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William Chatterton (bef. 1640 - aft. 1700)

William Chatterton aka Chittenden
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Died after after age 60 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New Englandmap
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Biography

William Chatterton [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] spent his adult life in New Haven, New Haven Colony until the end of 1664, and as part of the Connecticut Colony thereafter. Sometimes he is referred to as Chittenden and it’s variations, but for the most part references to Chittenden are an entirely different family, and his name in the New Haven records is Chatterton.[5]

Birth ? The first we know about William Chatterton is 7 April 1657, when he took the New Haven Oath of Fidelity.[3] This implies adulthood, but not necessarily of legal age. This would make him born 1640 at the latest. His children were born starting in 1661, which also implies that his birth was before 1640.

Parents ? We know he had parents and judging from his age, there is a good possibility that his parents were in the vicinity. Hinman suggests that he might have been the son of Michael Chatterton. Michael Chatterton has one record in Connecticut. William Lotham owed him money in March 1645,[8] and may have been the Michael Chatterton in Portsmouth, 1640.[9] This does not constitute any kind of proof or evidence.

Married. William Chatterton married Mary Clark, about 1660, before the birth of their first child.[1] She was bpt. 8 Apr 1688 [NHC1] as an adult;[1] d. 3 Feb 1722 in Wallingford, Connecticut.[1] In a document dated 8 Mar 1688/9, James and Samuel Clark administrators for the estate of James Clarke Sr, give William Chatterton “our brother” the power to act in behalf of his son, Samuel Chatterton, as an heir of James Clarke.[7][10]

Religion. He was assigned seats in the meeting house: in 1661 third row against the soldiers seats[4] and in Feb 1667/8 fourth row in the gallery.[5] His wife did not have a seat assigned, which is not surprising since she was not baptized until 1688.

1 Mar 1669/70, William Chatterton brought suit (for £20 damages) against Grace Mattocke for slander and defamation. She accused William of having carnal knowledge of her. The court found for William, awarding him six pence damages and cost of court. The testimony mentions the death of William's child about this time. The full record is on pages 256-257 in the Town Records.[5]

15 Dec 1671, Wm Chatterton and a large group of people "entred their difsent as to the payment of their parts of the £70 which the court agreed to pay Christopher Todd to move the mill to a more convenient place."[5]

20 Dec 1680, A grant of 3rd division land on the western side of town generated a list in which William Chatterton had 8 persons in his household, and estate £35 and had 39 acres.[5]

William was on a list of New Haven's proprietors in 1685[11]

4 Jan 1699/1700 William Chatterton deeded to his son John a "certain messuage or tenemente of land" in New Haven called "holmes Raid[?] being a mantion house" with the provision that John pay six bushels of good merchantable corn per year on demand, to William, as long as William and his wife live.[12][13]

He made his will 1 Feb 1699/1700 bequeathing to his wife one third of his real and personal estate; to son John “all that farm he stands now possessed of given by deed of gift,” plus; to son Samuel, two acres in Ford's Quarter and two acres in the Yorkshire district. The remainder of his estate was to be divided among five children Samuel, Sarah, Mary and Susanna. The fifth child, Mercy, was omitted in the recorded will. Wife, Mary Chatterton, and brother, Samuel Clark, were executors. An inventory by Samuel Clark and Mary Chatterton executors was made 13 Jun 1709 and valued at £153 17s 6d. He had a gun and a sword, household goods, farm animals, his house and land.[14][15]

Jacobus' Families of Ancient New Haven says Chatterton died 1700,[1] but the Boardman Ancestry says he deeded land to son Samuel in 1704.[7] and an inventory was not taken until 1709.[15] This is enough to throw some doubt on Jacobus' date. Land records (not online)should be checked to see the context of the 1704 deed.[16]

Children

  1. Sarah b. 19 July 1661;[2][1] m. Samuel Benton of Hartford about 1679.[1]
  2. Hannah b 4 Aug 1663[2][1] Hannah died 4 Nov 1663[2][1]
  3. Mercy Nov 22 1664[2][1] m. John Francis of Wethersfield.[1]
  4. Mary b. 12 Dec 1666[2][1] died soon.[1]
  5. John b. 21 Feb 1668[2][1] d. 1701;[1] m. (1) Mary Clement;[1] m. (2) Mary Peck[1]
  6. Samuel b. 10 June 1671.[2][1] d. 1733;[1] m. (1)Elizabeth Warner;[1] m. (2) Abigail Sanford.[1]
  7. Mary b. 29 Nov 1673.[2][1] d. 26 July 1741;[1] m. John Hotchkiss.[1]
  8. Joseph, b. 1 June 1676[2][1]Joseph died 1 June 1676[2][1]
  9. Susannah b. 17 Sep 1678;[2][1] d. Sep 1766 ae 88[1]; m. (1) Joshua Hotchkiss;[1] and m. (2) Abraham Dickerman.[1]
  10. Hannah b. 23 Jan 1680;[2][1] died young[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932.
  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 Vital Records of New Haven 1649-1850 Part I. Hartford: The Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917. Sarah p. 17; Hannah (1663)p. 18, p. 21; Mercy p. 22; Mary (1666) p. 23; John p. 28; Samuel p. 34; Mary (1673) p. 38; Joseph p. 42, p. 45; Susannah p. 46; Hannah (1680)p. 51
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hoadley, Charles J, MA. (editor) Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, From 1638 to 1649. Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Company, 1857. p. 140
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (editor) Ancient Town Records Vol 1. New Haven Town Records 1649-1662. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1917. p. 512
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (editor) [Ancient Town Records Vol II. New Haven Town Records 1662-1684. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1919. Index beginning at page 445. Seat p. 221; Suit pp 256, 257; tax dissent p. 299; 3rd Div. p. 408
  6. ↑ Hinman, Royal R. A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut; With the Time of their arrival in the Country and Colony... Hartford: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company. 1852. p. at Archive
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Boardman, William F. J., The Ancestry of William Francis Joseph Boardman (Hartford, 1906) p. 174
  8. ↑ Trumbull, J. Hammond. (transcriber). The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony May 1665. Hartford: Brown and Parsons, 1850. AKA Colonial Records of Connecticut. Volume I. 1636-1665 https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Public_Records_of_the_Colony_of_Conn.html?id=X8VSAAAAcAAJ Google Books
  9. ↑ Belknap, Jeremy. John Farmer edition. The History of New-Hampshire. Dover, N.H.: G. Wadleigh, 1862.
  10. ↑ Boardman cites: [New Haven Land Records I : 448]
  11. ↑ “The Names of the Proprietors of New Haven, CT in the Year 1685. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1: 157 Boston: NEHGS, (1847)
  12. ↑ Boardman cites [New Haven Land records II:28] incorrectly, saying that William gave him his house, but William still had a house when he died. It is clearly another different house. Also six bushels, not half bushels. There is nothing about William living with John.
  13. ↑ New Haven Land Records II:28
  14. ↑ New Haven Probate III: 158, 159 172.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 New Haven (Conn.) Probate Records; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (New Haven District); Probate Place: New Haven, Connecticut. Probate Records, Vol 3-4, 1703-1719 Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts Accessed at Ancestry.com mis-indexed put in death 1609
  16. ↑ Note: Anne B checked the Land records April 2022 and missed this 1704 deed. Will try again.






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B-404 Anne B
Chittenden-211 and Chatterton-23 appear to represent the same person because: We don't have a birth document, but it was always spelled Chatterton in New Haven records. One date of death is a before and the other an after. Same guy
posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
Michael Chatterton/Chittenden, was not the son of Thomas Chittenden & Rebecca.

He was not the wife of Martha Vinal He was not the father of William Chatterton

He did not die in 1676

See his profile He needs to be disconnected from all these profiles.

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posted by Anne B

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