Hannah (Chapin) Childs (1680 - 1765)

Born 18 Jul 1680 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Sheldon II — married 3 Dec 1703 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Timothy Childs — married 26 Nov 1719 in Deerfield, Franklin, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1765 at age 85 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Hannah was born July 18,1680,^[1] in Springfield,Massachusetts. Hannah was the child of Japhet Chapin and Abilene Cooley.^{[2] [3]}Hannah, wife of Timothy, died Sept. 30, 1765,^[4] in Deerfield,Mass.^[5]

"Hannah was married Dec. 3, 1703,^[6] to John Sheldon of Deerfield. The town of Deerfield was attacked by Indians about three months after her marriage, and she was taken captive with many others, and marched to Canada, and after about two years many of the captives were redeemed and returned home. I have reasons for believing that Hannah's husband went to Canada and obtained her release before the release of the other prisoners. John, son of John and Hannah of Deerfield, born in Springfield, April 1, 1706."^[5] "Hannah's friends felt some anxiety in regard to her settling in a frontier town, and as she was making a dress previous to her leaving the maternal home, her mother told her she must make the dress so it would do to wear into captivity." The Chapin Genealogy, containing a very large proportion of the descendants of Dea Samuel Chapin ..., footnote, ^[5]

"In 1704 during the attack on Deerfield while the enemy were cutting through the door of the house, John and Hannah jumped from the second-story window... Hannah was taken prisoner to Canada and was there two years. She was redeemed by her father-in-law, John Sheldon..." ^[5]

Husbands and Children

First husband: John Sheldon 1681–1713, married Dec. 3, 1703 ^[5]

1. John Sheldon d.y. 1706–1706
2. Hannah Sheldon Allis 1707–1779
3. John Sheldon III 1710–1793
4. Charles Sheldon 1713–1773

Second husband: Capt. Timothy Childs 1686–1755, married Nov. 26, 1719 ^[5]

1. Timothy Childs 1720–1781
2. Anna Childs 1723–1746

Hannah was born about 1692. Hannah Unknown ...

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Sources

1. ↑ Springfield-Births, Bk. 1, p. 27, https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/BirthsC.shtml
2. ↑ Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, 1913) Vol. 2
3. ↑ Williams, Stephen. What Befell Stephen Williams In His Captivity (Deerfield, Mass., 1889),
4. ↑ Vital records of Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 by Deerfield, Mass. [from old catalog]; Baldwin, Thomas Williams, 1849- [from old catalog] comp,Volume 1,page 272, https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofde01deer/page/272/mode/2up
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Chapin, Gilbert. The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data (Chapin Family Association, Hartford, Conn., 1924) Vol. 1, Page 12
6. ↑ Vital records of Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 by Deerfield, Mass. [from old catalog]; Baldwin, Thomas Williams, 1849- [from old catalog] comp,Volume 1,page 228,(original text. John and Hannah Chapin of Springfield, in Springfield, Dec. 3, 1703.) https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofde01deer/page/228/mode/2up

Other Sources

• What befell Stephen Williams in his captivity [microform : with an appendix; Page 33]

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9CDF-VBN : accessed 2014-09-04), entry for Mrs. Hannah Sheldon, submitted by bturner2764802.

See also:

• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry Record 2495 #4475086

Hannah Chapin

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1680

Birth Place: Springfield, Massachusetts

Father Name: Japhet Chapin

Mother Name: Abilene Chapin

• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry Record 2495 #80217973

Hannah Chapin

Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1703

Marriage Place: Deerfield, Massachusetts

Spouse Name: John Shelding

• Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). [1]

Hannah SHELDEN

Marriage 1719

Location Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Original Text Hannah, wid., and Timothy Childs, Nov. 26, 1719.*

Volume Name Deerfield - V1 Page 228