Timothy Chapin (1733 - 1761)

Born 8 Mar 1733 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British North America

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Wells — married 8 Aug 1755 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 31 Dec 1761 at age 28 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British North America

Biography

Timothy, son of Jonathan Chapin and Elizabeth Burt, was born on 8 Mar 1732/33 at Springfield, Hampshire County, MA.^[1] He died on 31 Dec 1761 at Springfield, Hampshire County, MA, and was buried in Chicopee.^[2][3]

He married Martha WELLS, daughter of Samuel WELLS and Martha CHAPIN, on 8 Aug 1755; (published); children (surname CHAPIN):^[4]

1. Achsa - b. 5 Jul 1756; d. 14 May 1838; m. Philip SMITH
2. Ezra - b. 12 Feb 1758; d. 15 Nov 1802; m. Lois BEMENT
3. Timothy - b. Feb 1760
4. Jehial - b. 29 Dec 1761; m. Ursula BEAUMONT

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (AmericanAncestors.org: NEHGS, 2001-2018), Springfield v1, p 172; giving "Timothy Chapin Son of Jonathan Chapin and Elizabeth Chapin of Springfield Born the 8th day of March anno: Dom: 1732/3."
2. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Springfield v1, p 523; giving "Timothy Chapin of Springfield Died Decemr 31st anno: Dom: 1761."
3. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Springfield v3, p 2232; giving "In Memory of Mr Timothy Chapin who died Decbr 31st 1761 in the 29th Year of his Age [footstone: Mr Timothy Chapin] [Chicopee Street Burying Ground]." [1]
4. ↑ Orange Chapin, The Chapin Genealogy Containing a Very Large Proportion of the Descendants of Dea. Samuel Chapin, Who Settled in Springfield, Mass. in 1642, (Northampton, MA: Metcalf & Co, 1862), p 26.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Andrew White for creating WikiTree profile Chapin-555 through the import of APW_2013-03-26.ged on Mar 26, 2013.