Nathan Chaffin (abt. 1764 - 1847)

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Nathan Chaffin was born April 12, 1764. His parents were Samuel Chaffin and Sarah Hubbard. ^[1]

He married Hannah Cheney, ^{[2] [3]} the daughter of Josiah and Thankful (Clark) Cheney of Medfield, Mass. She was born Aug. 8, 1768 and died Oct 26, 1843. ^{[4] [1]}

Together they had these children in Holden:^[2][1]

1. Nathan Chaffin, b. 1788.
2. Hannah Chaffin, b. 1791.
3. Simon Chaffin, b. 1793.
4. Lucy Chaffin, b. 1795.
5. twins David Chaffin and Jonathan Chaffin, b. 1798.
6. Saraph Chaffin, b. 1800.
7. Eliza Chaffin, b. 1807.
8. Clarisa Chaffin, b. 1809.
9. Joseph Chaffin, b. 1812.

He died suddenly on September 16, 1847. ^{[2] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Chaffin, William L. History of Robert Chaffin and his descendants, and of the other Chaffins in America, New York, F.H. Hitchcock, 1913; p. 10, p. 45
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Vital Records of Holden, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
4. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW4V-76B : 2 March 2021), Nathan Chaffin in entry for Hannah Chaffin, 1843.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWCK-S6B : 2 March 2021), Nathan Chaffin, 14 Oct 1847; citing Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, 184-18, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,810.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8V-N8D2 : 19 April 2021), Nathan Chaffin and Hannah Cheney, 7 Sep 1788; citing Marriage, Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011122.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8J-K7Y5 : 19 April 2021), Nathan Chaffin and Hannah Cheney, 7 Sep 1789; citing Marriage, Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011122.

• Vital Records of Holden, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1904); p. 22-4, p. 111, p. 201

• FREDERICK H. HITCHCOCK, The History of Easton, Massachusetts and Robert Randall and his Descendants, Genealogical Publisher, New York