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Isaac Chase (1650 - 1727)

Lieut. Isaac Chase
Born in Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 20 Feb 1673 (to before 5 Oct 1675) [location unknown]
Husband of — married 5 Dec 1675 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 77 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Baymap
Profile last modified | Created 30 Dec 2010
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Biography

Isaac Chase was born in Hampton, NH, 1 April 1650, third son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Philbrick) Chase[1]. An alternate birth date of 1 April 1647 is recorded in some references[2]

Isaac remained in Hampton until at least October 1673.[3], but then became the progenitor of the Chase family of Martha's Vineyard. How he came to the island is unknown but it might have been through Quakers from Salisbury, Mass., who had already started settling Nantucket. In any case, he initially intended to settled in Tisbury (1674), "but the townsmen refused the privilege to him for some reason at that time," possibly due to his Quaker beliefs.[4]

While he resided for a time at Homes Hole, "in the uttermost part of the town, many miles from the dwellings of any settlers," he purchased land within the town limits by 1675.

That he was a man of wealth is suggested by the fact that by 1700, he was one of the largest landholders on the Vineyard. He became sole proprietor of Homes Hole, had significant property in the Chickemmoo which, despite being subject of dispute with the Sachem and the town, which he continued to add to over the years.[5] He rarely sold any of his holdings, most of which passed down to his heirs.

Isaac made his living as blacksmith, inn-holder, and ferryman. While a Quaker, he held military office as Lieutenant in the Company of Foot in Tisbury before 1692, and was known as "Mr. Isaac Chase the Leueten't without oath he pleading for the quakers."[6] This is the only reference to his Quaker proclivities of Chase on record. He continued to be referred to as Lieutenant throughout his life.

Isaac Chase married first Feb. 20, 1673 Mary, daughter of Isaac Perkins of Hampton, by whom he had no issue.

He married second Oct. 5, 1675 Mary Tilton[7][8], probably sister of Samuel of Hampton and Chilmark. They were married by Rev. John Mayhew. This marriage produced 12 children that subsequently produced a large progeny in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.[9]:

  1. Thomas (9 Nov. 1677 - 22 Dec. 1721)
  2. Rachel Knight Munckley (25 Oct. 1679 - ____)
  3. Isaac (21 Jan. 1682 - 13 Oct. 1716)
  4. Abraham (10 Jan. 1684 - 20 Dec. 1763)
  5. James (15 Jan. 1686 - 1728 or 1729)
  6. Mary Weeks (17 Jan. 1688 - _____)
  7. Joseph (26 Feb 1689- 1 May 1749)
  8. Jonathan (28 Dec. 1691 - 20 July 1742 or 43)
  9. Hannah Pease (25 Nov. 1693 - ______)
  10. Sarah Cobb (15 Oct. 1695 - 1749)
  11. Priscilla Folger (12 Nov. 1697 - 30 Dec. 1753)
  12. Elizabeth (7 Sept. 1703 - 27 Sept. 1719 unm.)

Isaac died May 19, 1727[2][8], and his will, dated Feb. 12, 1721-2, was proven in July, 1727. By it he bequeathed what lands he had not given away in his lifetime to his widow and surviving children and grandchildren. He'd deeded the Chickemmoo property to his several sons between 1706 and1718; he deeded the Homes Hole neck between 1705 and 1717 to sons Thomas, Isaac and Abraham. But by 1725 the Chickemmoo property remained undivided and "Lieut. Isaac and his son Abraham entered suit against the heirs of Thomas and Ebenezer Rogers for a partition. This was done, and the division then made by the jury is the basis of all land titles in Vineyard Haven north of the creek in front of the hospital."

He was buried at South End Cemetery, Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts. His gravestone reads:

"Here lies the body of Lt Isaac Chase who died May ye 19 1727 aged about 80 years"[10]

Issac was born in 1650. He passed away in 1727.

Marriages

Isaac married Mary Perkins 20 Feb 1673, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [11] They had no children. She died circa 1674. He then married Mary Tilton, probably sister of Samuel of Hampton and Chilmark, on 5 Oct 1675 at Tewkesbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. They were married by Rev. John Mayhew. This marriage produced 12 children that subsequently produced a large progeny in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. [12]

Background

"At the age of 24 he came to Tisbury to settle (1674), but the townsmen refused the privilege to him for some reason at that time. Possibly it was because of his religious beliefs, which were of the Quaker doctrinal variety. 'The townsmen of Tysbury,' so reads the record, 'do not give unto Isack Chace of Hampton liberty to settle in the town.' [Tisbury Records, 8. We may surmise that they finally gave him permission to inhabit at Homes Hole, in the uttermost part of the town, many miles from the dwellings of any settlers. He was of Hampton in October 1673 (Norfolk Co. Deeds).] However he must have overcome this refusal before long, as we find him in less than two years making purchases of land in the town limits.

"He must have been possessed of more than the average wealth at that time as he became, before 1700, one of the largest landholders on the Vineyard. He began his purchases of Homes Hole neck in 1676, as elsewhere related, and finally became its sole proprietor. His property in the Chickemmoo region was second in extent of acreage. His initial purchase in 1682 became a subject of dispute with the Sachem and the town, and was relinquished; but in 1692 he bought the entire eastern half of Chickemoo of Thomas Tupper, consisting of 1200 acres, and was continually adding to his domain in that region. [Deeds, I, 130, 187, 281, 391.] He rarely sold any portion of these acquisitions and all of it, practically, became the heritage of his heirs.

"His occupation, as elsewhere detailed, was that of blacksmith, inn-holder, and ferryman, and these he followed until his death. Although by religion a Quaker, yet he does not seem to have been ultra orthodox in the faith, for he took military office as Lieutenant in the Company of Foot in Tisbury before 1692, and thus broke one of the principal tenets of that sect. In the political upheavals of that time Simon Atheam thus refers to him: 'Mr. Isaac Chase the Leueten't without oath he pleading for the quakers.' [Mass. Arch., CXII, 424. This is the only reference to the Quaker proclivities of Chase to be found in the record. The allusion to the oath relates to their objection to swearing, although willing to affirm to an act or statement.] During the remainder of his life he was generally called Lieutenant in the records of that period."[13]

Will and Burial

Isaac's will, dated 12 Feb 1721/2, was proven in July 1727. By it he bequeathed what lands he had not given away in his lifetime to his widow and surviving children and grandchildren. He'd deeded the Chickemmoo property to his several sons between 1706 and1718; he deeded the Homes Hole neck between 1705 and 1717 to sons Thomas, Isaac and Abraham. But by 1725 the Chickemmoo property remained undivided and "Lieut. Isaac and his son Abraham entered suit against the heirs of Thomas and Ebenezer Rogers for a partition. This was done, and the division then made by the jury is the basis of all land titles in Vineyard Haven north of the creek in front of the hospital."[14]

He was buried at South End Cemetery, Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts. His gravestone reads: "Here lies the body of Lt Isaac Chase who died May ye 19 1727 aged about 80 years"

Sources

  1. Pg. 482, Seven Generations of the Descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase, Compiled by John Carroll Chase and George Walter Chamberlain, Derby, New Hampshire, 1928[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sons American Revolution
  3. Norfolk Co. Deeds
  4. Tisbury Records, 8: "The townsmen of Tysbury do not give unto Isack Chace of Hampton liberty to settle in the town."
  5. Deeds, I, 130, 187, 281, 391
  6. Mass. Arch., CXII, 424, citing Simon Atheam.
  7. Dodd
  8. 8.0 8.1 Torrey
  9. "Annals of Tisbury," in History of Martha's Vineyard, (Publisher? Year)
  10. FindAGrave, Memorial #8975408, Lieut, Isaac Chase. Maintained by NCLafter, Creared by Bev June 23, 2004.
  11. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH15-W65 : 24 January 2020), Isaac Chase, 1673.
  12. https://www.geni.com/people/Lt-Isaac-Chase/5273692438010084760
  13. http://history.vineyard.net/banks2b.htm
  14. http://history.vineyard.net/chase.htm




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Chase-6669 and Chase-271 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, sa.me birth date & death dates, same wife married on 5 Dec
posted by [Living Schwartz]
Chase-2653 and Chase-271 appear to represent the same person because: Married same woman.
posted by David Bailey
Chase-3035 and Chase-271 appear to represent the same person because: Other than a discrepancy in the birth date (NEHGR Vol 1 pg 68 says 1647), these persons have the same wife, and all the children correspond with the NEHGR article
posted by David Bailey
Chase-271 and Chase-2653 are not ready to be merged because: Vitals are different.
posted by Jillaine Smith

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