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Moody Chase (1723 - 1815)

Moody Chase
Born in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 17 Jan 1748 in Sutton, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 91 in Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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[Note: children listed as born at Sutton, but not located in Sutton VR] [Note: Text Reminiscences of the Family of Moody Chase seems to have errors]

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Biography

1776 Project
Moody Chase served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Moody Chase was born at Sutton or Littleton, Massachusetts on September 23, 1723, [1]son of Daniel and Sarah (March) Chase. [2] [3]

He married Elizabeth Hale of Sutton on January 17, 1748. [2] [4] Elizabeth was born at Bradford, Massachusetts on September 25, 1730 [5], daughter of Jonathan and Susannah (Tuttle) Hale.

Elizabeth's father Jonathan Hale of Sutton, wrote his will on August 27, 1768, and in it he named daughter Elizabeth Chase, among others. [6]

In November, 1768, Moody and Elizabeth Chase, were among the heirs of Jonathan Hale, submitting their satisfaction and approval of Jonathan's submitted will. [6]

Moody was a resident of Sutton until after the births of all his children (twelve in number). [2]

The Rev. Dr. Wheelock engaged Moody to survey and clear the land for his Indian school in Hanover, NH, the site of the current Dartmouth College. [3] [2]

His family removed to Groton, Massachusetts (now Shirley) where he remained until his death. [2]

He died on April 27, 1815 [7] and is buried in the Center Cemetery, Shirley, Massachusetts. [2] [8]

His will was dated August 19, 1814, appointing Joshua Langley executor, however Joshua died prior to execution of the estate, and on May 26, 1815, widow Elizabeth, Jaocb, Mary, Judith and March Chase petitioned to have john Walton of Pepperell appointed as administrator. [9] In his will he names:

  • wife Elizabeth
  • daughter Mary
  • daughter Judith
  • daughter Susanna Gould
  • daughter Elizabeth Sargent
  • son Jacob Chase
  • son March Chase
  • grandson Jonathan, son of my son William Chase, deceased
  • grand children, Lydia, Elizabeth, Samuel, Moody and William, children of my son Samuel Chase, deceased
  • children of my son March Chase, being Elizabeth, Mary, Susan and Celina [9]

The estate inventory was submitted on May 17, 1815 and assessed at $2891. 51 with the homestead in Shirley valued at $2550.00 and 25 acres at Harvard valued at $50.00. [9]

His debts, including a mortgage, several notes and funeral charges were in the amount of $ 2109.00, submitted by administrator John Walton on May 29, 1815. In addition there were taxes due and administrative charges, as well as the widows allowance of $100. 00 that exceeded the estate value. His estate was found insufficient by the amount of $92.49. The court ordered a sale of the personal items included in the estate. [9]

On March 20, 1816, the court further ordered John Walton to conduct an auction of sufficient real estate of Moody Chase to raise the sum of $1105.96 to cover remaining debts. [9]

His widow on died November 4, 1820. [2] [10] [7]

He owned and occupied a farm on the eastern bank of Nashua river. [2]

Military

Chase, Moody, Sutton. Private, Capt. Abijah Burbank's co.. Col. Jonathan Holman's Regiment.; Marched from Sutton to Providence, Rhode Island on the alarm of December 10, 1776; service, 16 days. [11] [12]

Children

  1. Susanna born at Sutton: married John Gould of Lyndeborough, New Hampshire on October 31, 1769. [2]
  2. William born at Sutton. [2]
  3. Jacob born on September 12, 1761; died at Pepperell, Massachusetts on December 5, 1848; married first Abigail Hubbard of Groton; second Sally Park of Groton in 1796; third Mrs. Elizabeth Fairbanks in 1815. [2]
  4. Mary/Molley born at Sutton in about 1767; died at Pepperell on July 24, 1843, aged 76. Unmarried. [2] [13]
  5. Samuel born at Sutton on April 20, 1768; married Anna Longley of Shirley on April 3, 1795. [14] [2]
  6. Betsey born at Sutton; married Timothy Sargent of Orford, New Hampshire [2] on November 3, 1802. [15]
  7. Judith born at Sutton in 1772; died aged 71, at Pepperell on December 30, 1843. Unmarried. [13] [2]
  8. March born at Sutton in 1776; died at Bolton, Massachusetts on January 17, 1827; married Hepsibath Gleason of Princeton on December 19, 1805. [16] [2]
  9. William born at Sutton, died young. [2]
  10. Three other children born at Sutton, died in infancy. [2]
Research notes

Littleton Births

Moodey Chase son of Daniel & Sarah Chase Born Septemr ye 3d 1723. (p. 34) [1]

Bradford Births

HALE, Elizebeth, d. Jonathan and Susannah, Sept. 25, 1730. (p. 62) [5]

Sutton Marriages

CHASE, Moody and Elisabeth Hale, Jan. 17, 1748/9. (p. 230) [4]

Shirley Deaths

CHASE, Moody, h. Elizabeth, Apr. 27, 1815. GR1 (p. 183)
Chase, Elizabeth, Nov. 9, 1820 a. 90. BR [w. of Moody, Nov. 10, a. 91, GR1] (p. 183)[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Births and Deaths, From the Earliest Records in the Town Books Begun in 1715 , Printed by the Town, Patriot Press, Concord, Massachusetts, 1900
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882, by Seth Chandler, Publ. by the Author, 1883
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reminiscences of the Family of Moody Chase, of Shirley, Massachusetts : also, a brief account of his ancestry , by William Moody Chase, John Shane & Co., Baltimore, 1888
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Franklin P. Rice Publ., Worcester, Massachusetts, 1907
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vital Records of Bradford Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1907
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Case 26334: p. 1-17 : Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Vital Records of Shirley, Massachusetts to the Year1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1918
  8. ↑ National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Patriot & Grave Index http://patriot.sar.org/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=Grave%20Registry&-loadframes
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Case 4303: p. 1-48: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
  10. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 58633264
  11. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. A compilation from the archives, Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State, Volume 3, 1896, p. 360
  12. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 3 Mar 2018), "Record of CHASE, MOODY", Ancestor # A021174.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Rice, George A., editor. Vital records of Pepperell, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts,1985, p. 263
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZH-MQQ : 27 September 2017), Samuel Chase and Anna Longley, 30 Apr 1795; citing Marriage, Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 765,406.
  15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZ4-1XB : 27 September 2017), Timothey Seargeant and Elizabeth Chase, 03 Nov 1802; citing Marriage, Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 765,406.
  16. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZH-38S : 27 September 2017), March Chase and Hepzibah Gleason, 19 Dec 1805; citing Marriage, Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 765,406.

See also:

  • Moody Chase: Find A Grave Memorial# 58633265
  • Elizabeth Hale Chase: Find A Grave Memorial# 58633264
  • George Bigelow Chase. Genealogical Memoir of the Chase Family of Chesham, Bucks, in England, and of Hampton and Newbury in New England, with Notices of Some of Their Descendants. H. W. Dutton & Son; Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Date: 1869: Reprinted from the Heraldic Journal
  • John Carroll Chase. Seven Generations of the descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase. Derry, N.H. 1928: p.56




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