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Well, sort of, except for a 30 y.o., golf addict, who did not think it
necessary to "call home". grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
If you have been watching the news:
lots of structural damage
road closures
land slides
the governor is "homeless" due to damage
one death due to a heart attack
All things considered we were very lucky.
Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.
Harriet Chase hatchase(a)qwest.net
Continued from #03
Please keep in mind that the following was written 100 years ago.
The will of Aquila chase, dated December 19, 1670, may be seen at the
probate office in Salem. The homestead was given to his oldest son, Aquila,
who made a will, now in the possession of one of his descendants, but died
before signing it, and the estate was divided by the heirs in 1723. Daniel
Merrill and wife Esther had ten acres of the northwest end, which was
bounded by their homestead, and Joseph, the only surviving son, who had
settled in what is now West Newbury, had the other seven acres and
buildings. He sold his share to Daniel Merrill, and the deed describes it as
"bounding on Sawyer's Lane." Enoch P. Chase, who was born in 1789, and lived
on North Atkinson Street, says the Sawyers lived where he did, and gave it
the name of Sawyer's Lane, and that there were two Merrill houses. The
Daniel Merrill cellar was open until within a few years, and the hollow
place marking the cellar of the house, where it is confidently believed
Aquila Chase lived and died, can be identified. The place of his burial is
unknown, but tradition says that it is in the old cemetery on the Plains.
Thomas, the second son of Aquila, married Rebecca, daughter of Thomas
Follansbee, and settled near Amesbury Ferry, about thirty rods north of the
road leading from the Ferry Road to the Artichoke River, which also leads by
the old cemetery to the Bradford Road. The deed for his first purchase of
fourteen acres is dated June 2, 1677. The estate remained in the family
until 1798, and the house stood until 1875. His son, Thomas, born September
15, 1680, settled in what is now West Newbury previous to 1700, and the
estate still remains in the family. It is now held by Miss Lois Jane and
Thomas Chase Thurlow, whose mother, Susan Chase, of the seventh generation
from Aquila, married George Thurlow.
Aquila, fourth son of Thomas, [2] born July 15, 1688, lived in Ipswich and
died in 1714. Among the items in the expense account of his funeral, we find
one of
1 pound 16s for eight gallons of wine. John, the third son of Aquila, bought
on December 24, 1698, a lot of land "in the upper woods," Now West Newbury,
giving in exchange a tract of tide meadow in Salisbury. His house was at the
"Training Field," and was the second east of the present town house. His
will was dated October 22, 1730, and proved May 19, 1739. He gave to his
grandson, "John Chase, of Hampton, the son of my son John," twenty
shillings. "It is all which I should have given to my said son John had he
been living." This phraseology of the will settles beyond question the
identity of the John Chase, grandson of Aquila, who married Abigail Green,
granddaughter of Thomas of Hampton, as there has been some confusion in
regard to the matter. The homestead was given to his son David.
Daniel, Aquila's fourth son, acquired by purchase from his brother Aquila,
the lot on the west of that owned by his brother John, being the one just
east of the West Newbury town house. He died in 1707 and the place soon
passed out of the name of Chase, although it remained in the collateral line
of Carr for over a hundred years.
Moses, the youngest son and eleventh child of Aquila, was born December 24,
1663. He married Ann Follansbee, who died April 15, 1708, at the birth of
her youngest son, Benoni. She was buried in the old cemetery of the Plains,
and her tombstone has the oldest date of any belonging to the family so far
as I am aware.
He died September 6, 1743, and was buried in the old Ferry Lane [now bridge
Street] Cemetery in West Newbury, where may be seen, in addition to his own,
the headstones of three others bearing the name of Moses of successive
generations.
The elder Moses was styled weaver and ensign and the latter title appears on
his tombstone. He and his wife were admitted to membership in the Second
Church
in 1713, and he signed the covenant and helped form the fourth Church in
1731. September 20, 1700, it was "granted to Moses Chase to set in the fore
seat by the pulpit." His eldest son, Daniel, settled in Sutton and was the
ancestor of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase.
In 1689 he purchased a lot of land in the "Upper Woods," as that part of the
town lying west of the Artichoke River was then called, being the first of
the name to settle in that locality. He afterward made other purchases so
that his farm contained one hundred acres, having a frontage of one hundred
and six rods on the Bradford road and extending back to the Merrimack River.
The house he built stood about twenty-five rods back of one now standing,
which was built by his son Joseph in 1755.
The Essex records contain numerous deeds of land which he bought and sold,
and he also acquired large tracts in Sutton and Rowley, Mass., and
Nottingham, N.H., which were willed to his sons. The homestead was divided
between his sons, Moses and Joseph, the first named having the east half, on
which his son,
Moses,[4] had built a house in 1736. This house is still standing, and is
occupied by the family of Samuel Carr, a descendant of the original settler
of two hundred and eleven years ago. The house built by Joseph on his part,
in 1755, is still standing and has been kept in such a state of repair that
it little conveys an idea of its age.
The house built by Ensign Moses' fourth son, Samuel, is supposed to be the
oldest Chase house in existence. It is of brick and stands on the west side
of the Bradford road about a mile above the spot where Ensign Moses settled.
According to tradition, it was erected previous to 1729, and the bricks were
made on adjoining land and carried to the site by Samuel's wife in her
apron. The house has remained in the family until the present time and is
now occupied by John Tyler Bailey, a direct descendant of the original
owner.
I have thus endeavored to give you a brief account of some who helped make
our early family history, and much could be added did time permit. A large
portion of what I have given has been compiled from the material gathered by
my grandfather, the late Benjamin Chase of Auburn, N. H., to whose patient
research and unflagging industry we are, without doubt, indebted for the
preservation of much valuable data that otherwise would have been lost."
[End of John Carroll's address]
_____________________
"A musical number came next on the programme, and Miss Alice Louise Chase
entertained the audience with an enjoyable organ solo, Guilmant's
"Elevation"
in A flat."
_____________________
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
Please keep in mind that the following was written 100 years ago.
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
John C. Chase, Derry, N.H.
Kinsmen and Friends:
"It affords me great pleasure to welcome such a goodly number, to this, the
first reunion of the Chase/Chace association. Organized but little over a
year ago, the first meeting was practically for business only, but to-day we
assemble with a different object, and it is hoped that this reunion will be
the first of a series, that shall continue so long as any of the name and
blood can be found to keep the organization alive. Each generation will have
its own record to perpetuate, and I can conceive of few obligations
paramount to that of transmitting to posterity a record of the achievements
of their ancestors. Says Edmund Burke, "People who will not look forward to
their posterity, who [sic] never look backward to their ancestors," and it
was with the object of furthering genealogical research, preserving family
records and strengthening the ties of kinship, that this Association was
formed.
It is particularly appropriate that the initial reunion and this Association
should be held in this city, rich in historic traditions and hallowed
memories, for it was here the progenitor of a numerous and important branch
of our family took up his abode, a half a dozen years after the first
settlement was made on the banks of the River Parker.
Other gatherings of the family have been held in former years, the earliest
of which we have any record being held in this city in 1847. The main
incentive of those gatherings was the pursuit of that will-o-the-wisp, known
as the "Chase Fortune."
"Hope springs eternal in the human breast," and recent correspondence
discovers the existence of many still have faith in the mythical fortune
awaiting presumptive American heirs of the English line. If any here present
are indulging in such belief, let me assure them that an investment in a
gold brick is, if anything, of more prospective value than one to prosecute
this chimerical claim.
If the "blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church," then no less did
those who caused these meetings to be held, render service of incalculable
value to coming generations, as they stimulated genealogical research and
caused the collection and preservation of historical data, that otherwise,
in all probability, would have been lost. So we may well say, all honor to
those who, for whatever motive, initiated the movement to collect and
preserve the family history.
Strenuous efforts were put forth to secure an address from some noted member
of the family, but, possibly on account of our policy of "benevolent
assimilation,"
we have been unable to secure anyone, consequently the set literary program
will be comparatively brief.
Personally I do not regard this as an unmixed evil, for I believe that in a
gathering of this kind the time allotted to social intercourse should
predominate; that a large proportion of those who attend, would prefer to
spend their time in making and renewing acquaintances, rehearsing family
traditions, and proving their genealogy,
to listening to the oratorical effort. Be that as it may, you have the best
we have been able to provide. We are certain that the experience gained will
be of great value in arranging for future reunions, which, we are confident,
will show a largely increased attendance, and a growing interest in the
Association and its object.
Notwithstanding the youth of the Association, it has already been called to
mourn the decease of one of its members, Henry Martin Chase of Barnstable,
Mass.
Although a native of Philadelphia, some of his early years were spent in
Newburyport, and his remains rest in the beautiful Oak Hill Cemetery not far
distant from his former home. He was greatly interested in the aims and work
of the Association, and would have been an exceedingly useful and valuable
member.
Our proceedings will contain a more appropriate biographical notice than I
can give at this time.
It has been suggested that I might occupy a portion of the time that happens
to be available, with a brief account of our ancestors who first settled in
this country. There is a popular but incorrect idea extant, that all bearing
the name of Chase in this country are the descendants of three brothers, who
settled in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the early part of the
seventeenth century. There are however, a number who trace their descent
from an immigrant who settled in Maryland and was the ancestor of Judge
Samuel Chase who signed the Declaration of Independence. Others are
descended from a John Chase who came from Barbados and settled in
Providence, R.I., in 1730.
>From a reply to one of the circulars sent out, we learn of one bearing the
name who came to this country from Canada, but was born in Ireland. Their
traditions make the family of Hugenot [sic] origin. They sought refuge in
England at the massacre of St. Bartholomew, and for services rendered in
Cromwell's army were given grants of land in England and the South of
Ireland.
We also have a colored brother of the name, the editor of an Afro-American
paper published at the national capital. It is hardly probable that there is
an Ethiopian line of the family, and in this case it is more likely that the
name was adopted rather than inherited. Whatever our personal feelings may
be in regard to the matter, we can hardly criticize the compliment paid us
in the selection of the surname.
However, it is certain that nearly all of those bearing the name are the
descendants of three immigrants who settled in Massachusetts. William Chase
was the first in the field, coming in Gov. Winthrop's fleet, in 1630. His
name is found in the records of the first church in Roxbury, in the
handwriting of the Rev. John Elliott, the apostle to the Indians. He removed
to Yarmouth in 1637, and those of the name in southeastern Massachusetts and
Rhode Island are generally of the of this line. They may be identified to a
large extent by the spelling of the name Chace, but it can by no means be
assumed that those spelling it Chase are not of this line. Nothing is known
of his history before his arrival here, and if any relationship exists
between him and the other two immigrants, it is purely conjectural and
apparently not susceptible of proof.
Aquila and Thomas had grants of land in Hampton, N.H., in 1640; and it is
assumed that they may have arrived the preceding year. That they were
brothers, is shown by a deed on record, in which Aquila conveys a certain
tract of land to his brother Thomas. It is supposed that Thomas lived where
the Quaker meeting house now stands in the town of Seabrook. As his oldest
son, Thomas, was a bachelor, it is probable that he remained on the
homestead. "For the love and good will that I have and do bear unto ye
people of God, called Quakers," he deeded on
June 1, 1689 to John Hussey, in their behalf, about sixty acres of land,
"for a burying place and to build a meeting house on." [Essex records,
10-88.]
When the estate was divided after his death in 1714, the tract by which the
above meritorious gift is bounded, is described as his homestead.
Thomas, the original grantee, married Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas
Philbrick, and died in 1652, leaving five sons. Joseph, the second son was
taken prisoner at Dover, N.H., in the assault upon Major Waldron's house in
1689. Dying in 1718, his will provided that certain beds, furniture, silver
tankard and Turkey worked chairs, should be divided, but that whichever
daughter should occupy the house,
should take care to entertain strangers, more particularly called Quakers.
It is recorded that the youngest son, Abraham, born the year his father
died, "was slain in the warres" in 1676.
The birthplace of Thomas and Aquila is unknown and the year of birth of the
latter is only known on the authority of Joshua Coffin, the historian of
Newbury, who has stated that he has seen a deposition in which Aquila gives
his age.
The Hampton, N.H., records show that in 1640 there was granted to Aquila
Chase six acres for a house lot. In 1644, an additional grant was recorded
of six acres
"of upland, meadow and swamp." TheNewbury, Mass., records contain the
following: "Granted to Aquila Chase, anno 1646, fower acres of land at the
new towne for a house lott and six acres of upland for a planting lott,
where it can be had, and six acres of marsh where it can be had, also on
condition that he do goe to sea and do service in the towne with a boate
for four years."
It is probable that he removed to Newbury the same year as the county
records state, that in September, 1646, Aquila Chase and wife, and David
Wheeler, of Hampton, her brother, were prosecuted for picking peas on the
Sabbath day. As the patriarch was allowed to change his name from Abram to
Abraham in witness of the covenant, that he should be the father of many
nations, so it is perhaps possible that the punishment for this
transgression of our progenitor was giving his name the current
pronounciation of A-quila instead of the scriptural Aq-uila.
Tradition throws little light upon the question of Aquila Chase's residence.
The "Newtowne" where his house lot was located is what is now known as
Newburyport, the original settlement in Newbury having been made on Parker
River. It is probable that the "fower acres of land at the new towne for a
house lott" was at the corner of Chandler's Lane now Federal Street, and the
old highway, now Water Street, for he conveyed this lot to Robert Rogers in
1659, eleven years before his death.** The records of deeds and probate
indicate with reasonable certainty that he also lived on the north side of
what is now known as North Atkinson Street, about five hundred feet from its
intersection with Low Street.
In 1688 Daniel Marrill bought of John Godfrey eighteen acres with the
"housing" near the Great Pine Swamp, which tract was bounded on one side and
end by land belonging to Aquila Chase. The Great Pine Swamp lies a few rods
west of Low Street, and is a positive and permanent identification of
location. Daniel Merrill's will, dated 1717, gives his homestead in Newbury
to his oldest son, Daniel, who married Esther Chase, daughter of Aquila, Jr.
Daniel, Jr., died about 1725, and the division of the estate is recorded in
the probate records. His son Peter had half of the house and probably bought
the other half, and lived there. His will was proved in 1778, and gave to
his son Jacob all of his real estate. The house stood at the intersection of
North Atkinson and Low Streets, and was known until its demolition as the
Jacob Merrill house."
** Currier's "ould Newbury," page 149.
To be continued under the heading, "first reunion of the
Chase Family Association #04"
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
This is THE HERE AND NOW
Due to the number of inquiries, I am responding to the lists, As to my
immediate family have heard from all but one son, who lives in N Seattle.
Appears to be building damage, including Harbor View Hospital (the main
trauma center) and rock slides.
12 injuries, 3 critical. as of noon.
Most of us felt like our buildings were going to fall like tooth picks.
Due to the "deepness of the quake" significant aftershocks are not expected.
I live in SE King County, of Washington State.
Thank you, Harriet M. Chase
Please keep in mind that the following was written 100 years ago.
FIRST REUNION
THE CHASE/CHACE FAMILY ASSOCIATION
Newburyport, Mass., August 30, 1900
"The first reunion of the Chase/Chace Family Association
was held in the historic Meeting House of the First Religious
Society in Newburyport, Mass., Thursday, August 30, 1900.
In the preceding month, over seven thousand circulars were sent out
announcing the organization of the association and its objects, the names of
those to whom the circulars were sent being obtained from city directories,
and from the records in the possession of the Historians of the Association.
A copy of the circular appears on the preceding pages as a matter of record
and for the information of those who did not happen to receive it.
While it could hardly be expected that more than a small portion of those
notified could be present, the response by letter and in person was very
gratifying, nearly one hundred and fifty being in attendance, although but
few more than one-half of the number registered as belonging to the family.
The day of the meeting was exceptionally fine, and it was assumed that
providence as well as nature was smiling upon the venture of launching
another family association.
Although the hour of meeting was set for ten o'clock, many came an hour
earlier and pleasantly passed the time in making and renewing acquaintances,
sociability without formality being the order of the day.
Shortly after the hour set for beginning the exercises, the president called
to order, and the audience joined in singing the opening hymn to the grand
tune of Hamburg, played by Miss Alice Louise Chase of Medina, N.Y., the
organist of the day. The hymn was a selection contributed by Mr. Charles
Estes of Warren R I, who was unable to be present, and was sent in response
to a request for a poem."
OPENING HYMN
Two hundred years! Two hundred years!
How much of human power and pride,
What glorious hopes, what gloomy fears,
Have sunk beneath their noiseless tide!
'Tis like a dream when one awakes -
This vision of the scenes of old
"Tis like the noon when morning breaks
'Tis like a tale round watch fires told.
God of our fathers, in whose sight
The thousand years that sweep away
Man, and the traces of his might
Are but the break and close of day.
Grant us that love of truth sublime,
That love of goodness and of thee,
Which makes thy children, in all time
To share thine own eternity.
Rev. Horace C. Hovey, D.D., pastor of the Old South Church,
Newburyport, then offered the following prayer:
"All wise and eternal God, who art from everlasting to everlasting ,
we come into Thy presence believing in Thee and trusting in Thee as
our Father and as our God. One generation passeth away and another
generation cometh, but the Lord abideth forever.
We pray that Thou wilt bless the family reunions that are being held
at this delightful season of the year in many parts of our country, and
as the children meet to rehearse the deeds of the fathers and mothers
and to recount their struggles and triumphs, may their own patriotism
be rekindled with new zeal. May their love for God and home and
native land be stronger, purer and better than before.
Wilt Thou bless all the different branches of this great family bearing
the name of Chase, and those who are represented here to-day, done
here to-day be to Thine honor and glory, while it is to the advantage,
welfare and prosperity of Thy people."
Closing with the Lord's prayer.
____________
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
I have been fortunate enough to purchase the Chase/Chace Association's first
reunion book. I hope that the articles from it will give those who are
interested a feel for the atmosphere and proceedings of the early Chase
meetings.
PLEASE NOTE: The first reunion was held Aug. 30, 1900. Please keep in mind
that the following was written 100 years ago.
THE CHASE/CHACE FAMILY ASSOCIATION
Incorporated at Hartford, Conn., July 6th, 1899
"The Chase/Chace Family Association was organized
at Hartford, Conn., July 6,1899, its object being to incite
interest and aid in compiling and publishing a genealogical
history of the family.
Will you not assist in this undertaking by becoming a member
of the Association, and furnishing such data relating to the family
as may be in your possession?
It is hoped that a prompt and gratifying response may be made to
this appeal, in order that the long delayed work of publishing the
history of a noted family may be prosecuted to an early and
successful conclusion.
It is also earnestly desired that any who do not feel like rendering
financial aid, by becoming members of the Association, will not
fail to send their own family records, that the work may be made
as complete as possible.
The membership fee has been fixed at two dollars; no future
annual payments being required. Membership fees should be sent
to the Treasurer, who will return receipts therefor. Genealogical
data may be sent to either of the Historians, if those sending have
any doubt in regard to the line to which they may belong.
Through the courtesy of the New England Historic Genealogical
Association and George Bigelow Chase, Esq., of Boston, the
Association has been permitted to copy a large collection made by
the latter, and has also obtained possession of the collections made
by the late Dr. John B. Chace of Taunton, Mass., and the late
Benjamin Chase of Auburn, N.H.
Those who become members of the Association will be furnished
with their family lines, if desired, without charge, if they appear in
the records which have been or may be collected.
The next meeting of the Association will be held August 30, 1900,
at ten o'clock A. M., in the Unitarian Church, Newburyport, Mass.
A cordial invitation to attend is extended to all members of the family
and its collateral branches; also to any who are interested in the work of
the Association. Those intending to be present are requested to give timely
notice to the secretary.
JOHN
CARROLL CHASE,
President
OMAR P. CHASE,
Secretary
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
This article is from the Chase Chronicles, of Oct. 1912
MONEY IN ENGLAND WAITING FOR CLAIMANTS
"the following article from "the London Answers" indicates that the Chases
are not the only people who have cherished the elusive hope of sharing in
the distribution of vast estates in England, and indicates also how
unfounded such hopes usually are":
"MONEY IN CHANCERY"
What it Means - The Phrase Itself a Misnomer.
"Most people have heard the phrase "money in chancery," but it is more than
doubtful whether many people know what the money is, or how it came into
chancery, or how it gets out, in most cases after the lapse of many years.
As a matter of fact, the phrase "money in chancery" is a misnomer, for there
is not now a Court of Chancery as a separate organization. It was killed by
act of Parliament, the judicature act doing the deed. There is a chancery
division of the High Court of Justice, and the money commonly called money
in chancery is simply standing in the books of the Supreme Court pay office.
How did the money get there?
Imagine a typical case. A man dies in 1850. He leaves property to trustees
in trust for his four children. One of these children goes abroad and
settles out there. Some dispute arises between the other children and the
trustees. The matter comes before the court, and the trustees are ordered to
pay the shares into court. They do this, and in time the three children are
able to draw out their shares; But the one abroad never claims his, and
unless he or his descendants claim the money it will lie there still.
There is nothing more unprofitable than the pursuit of money in chancery.
Dozens of people have wasted their means and their lives at the game of
hunting unclaimed funds. One in a hundred may get something in the end, the
other ninety- nine find themselves balked and disappointed.
Some people ran away with the idea that because they happen to bear the same
name as one of the people mentioned in the list of unclaimed funds in the
books of the Supreme Court that, therefore, they stand a good chance of
getting something. That is not so, and even people with uncommon names,
although they see a similar name in the list, often do not stand a ghost of
a chance. The court will require very strict proof and very strong evidence
indeed before it will order money to be paid out to a claimant, and hearsay
evidence is not acceptable."
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
This article is from the Chase Chronicles, of Oct. 1912
MONEY IN ENGLAND WAITING FOR CLAIMANTS
"the following article from "the London Answers" indicates that the Chases
are not the only people who have cherished the elusive hope of sharing in
the distribution of vast estates in England, and indicates also how
unfounded such hopes usually are":
"MONEY IN CHANCERY"
What it Means - The Phrase Itself a Misnomer.
"Most people have heard the phrase "money in chancery," but it is more than
doubtful whether many people know what the money is, or how it came into
chancery, or how it gets out, in most cases after the lapse of many years.
As a matter of fact, the phrase "money in chancery" is a misnomer, for there
is not now a Court of Chancery as a separate organization. It was killed by
act of Parliament, the judicature act doing the deed. There is a chancery
division of the High Court of Justice, and the money commonly called money
in chancery is simply standing in the books of the Supreme Court pay office.
How did the money get there?
Imagine a typical case. A man dies in 1850. He leaves property to trustees
in trust for his four children. One of these children goes abroad and
settles out there. Some dispute arises between the other children and the
trustees. The matter comes before the court, and the trustees are ordered to
pay the shares into court. They do this, and in time the three children are
able to draw out their shares; But the one abroad never claims his, and
unless he or his descendants claim the money it will lie there still.
There is nothing more unprofitable than the pursuit of money in chancery.
Dozens of people have wasted their means and their lives at the game of
hunting unclaimed funds. One in a hundred may get something in the end, the
other ninety- nine find themselves balked and disappointed.
Some people ran away with the idea that because they happen to bear the same
name as one of the people mentioned in the list of unclaimed funds in the
books of the Supreme Court that, therefore, they stand a good chance of
getting something. That is not so, and even people with uncommon names,
although they see a similar name in the list, often do not stand a ghost of
a chance. The court will require very strict proof and very strong evidence
indeed before it will order money to be paid out to a claimant, and hearsay
evidence is not acceptable."
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
| Forwarding Kathy's new url for "The Bay Path"
| you may want to check it out.....has a lot
| to do with Mass Bay Colony and the Conn River
| Valley.
|
| Cynthia
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Kathy Leigh" <kroseleigh(a)hotmail.com>
| To: <MAHistoryandGenealogy(a)yahoogroups.com>
| Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 11:38 AM
| Subject: [MAHistoryandGenealogy] The Bay Path
|
|
| Hello everyone,
| >
| > For anyone that might be interested, I have finished transcribing a
| > book entitled "The Bay Path and Along the Way", by Levi Badger Chase,
| > 1919. The url is:
| >
| > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ma/state/baypath/index.html
| >
| > It traces the Bay Path, an old Indian trail across MA from Boston to
| > Springfield. Since it passes through several towns, there are brief
| > descriptions, notations on land ownership, excerpts from journals,
| > and many location maps.
| >
| > Kathy Leigh
| > List Moderator
A great web site and also if you replace the "ma" in the web site address
with the two letter code for any other state you get taken there also. Have
not tried all, so some may not be included but VT and NH had great sites
including some CHASES in NH.
P. Chase Marchbanks
THIRD CHASE REUNION, SALEM, MASS.
The President: [John Carroll Chase] "WE are fortunate in having with us
today a widely known member of our family, and if I characterize him as a
typical New Englander, it is because the Chases are, I believe, true
representatives of that sectional type. It was my good fortune to hear him
in New York City in a political campaign nearly a quarter-century ago, and
his voice gave no uncertain sound in the interests of the agriculture class
to which he is proud to belong. The "steers", of which he made such an
important object lesson, have long ere this, it is presumed, gone the way of
all edible flesh, but their driver and exhibitor is still vigorous, and I
have the pleasure of presenting to you Solon Chase of Maine".
[Solon, Isaac, Isaac, Eleazer, Moses, Moses, Aquila.]
REMARKS OF SOLON CHASE
"Mr. Chairman, Men and Women of my Kith and Kin":
"As I live some ways down East, I didn't get here quite as early as I wanted
to, but I had no difficulty in finding the North Church, and I am glad to
see you. Now we Chases are a peculiar lot. We don't raise a great many
bishops, or a great many congressmen or a great many presidents of the
United States, but, nevertheless, we are a race that have as much influence
in this country as any you can find.
In our country public opinion is the power behind the throne, and the Chases
have as much to do with that as anybody. I believe that there is no race in
the country that has more influence over public opinion than the name of
Chase and the descendants of Chase. They are all through the country, and
wherever you find them you will find them as men with minds of their own.
I have lived an uneventful life on the farm for more than seventy years. I
have been of some use to myself and of some to the world. So we all have
been right along, not unambitious, but surely and steadily doing the work of
the country. Public opinion, perhaps, may not always be right, but it is the
power that rules this country.
While the president has been with us he has been telling us about the evils
of trusts and what the remedies are, and he has made one grand epigram, and
that is: "That which is good for the crops is good for the weeds"; and he
says that so long as we have prosperity, and more prosperity growing up, we
are going to find obstacles in the way. He has talked on trusts, but he
hasn't offered the remedy; yet he has set the people to thinking, and that
is all he has been trying to do. He has come before the people of the
country, and he has gone away simply asking the people to think, and he is
endeavoring to point the way.
We have a coal strike before us at this time, and the people of this country
are not going to stand coal at ten dollars a ton, for public opinion is
going to point the way out, and we Chases are going to help. We go forward
to remain there and be equal to any of them.
I don't know quite where I came from, but they say I am a descendant of
Aquila Chase. My father and mother were both Chases, and my two grandfathers
were half brothers. That is how they stood. I have in me a streak of
barbarian blood, and perhaps this is not the worst thing in the world. The
barbarian blood doesn't come from my mother's side, but my father's. My
grandmother was a quarter-born Indian, and her father sailed away from Salem
over the seas and was never heard from afterwards; and his wife was left on
Cape Cod with her little girl, who afterwards married and went East.
My grandfather moved into a log house, and everything my grandmother had for
housekeeping was a cast-iron pot., and she boiled the tea in that pot and
got along with that pot for everything. After the second year my grandmother
thought that they ought to have more housekeeping stuff, ----- more kitchen
furniture, ----- and she kept talking to my grandfather about it, and he
would say, "We have got the Cape Cod pot and don't need anything else." And
it went on that way for a year or so. Finally, one morning when he said, "We
have got the Cape Cod pot and don't need anything else," she said, "We
haven't got the Cape Cod pot, for it has been smashed to pieces." Then there
had to be something provided, and there was something provided. Her standard
of living was lifted up, and she had a teakettle and a frying-pan and all
sorts of things. So you see sometimes in order to get justice, you have got
to tear things down. Now I would like that Cape Cod pot today, but as much
as I want it, I think more of my convictions that I inherited from my Indian
grandmother than I do of the Cape Cod pot.
But I have just come here to get in touch with my kith and kin and to see
what manner of folk they are, and I guess I have taken quite enough of your
time and won't say anything more just now."
_________________________________
Augusta, Me., Feb. 2, 1929 ----- "A portrait of the late Solon Chase of
Turner, founder of the American Greenback Party, candidate for President in
that party and a powerful agency of political discussion in his day, has
been placed on exhibit at the State House and will be presented to Maine.
The painting, which is greatly admired, is a historic memento of the
fiftieth anniversary of the inception of the Greenback movement which took
its start in the fall of 1878 and began its career of the nation in 1879.
Its first preachment was by "Uncle Solon" Chase of Turner. He was its chief
expounder all over America for a decade, in which the Republican Party was
swept from its place of power, and in which fusion and many historical
events came to pass.
Solon Chase was born at Chase's Mills, Turner, ME., where he lived the life
of a farmer, dying twenty or more years ago. He came of old time pioneer
stock,
vigorous, able, industrious and strong-thinking men.
As a young man he was appointed to the West Point Military Academy but was
rejected on account of his physical examination.
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)bwn.net
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ma/state/baypath/title.html
I am sorry in my haste to get the note off I neglected to say what the book
is written by Levi Chase and mentions Hatch and of course many other names.
The book is: "The Path", the above url should take you directly to that
book.
Me sorry ^ ; ^ go spring fever maybe!
Harriet
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ma/state/index.html
Dear Chasers and Hatchers
If you haven't visited the above web page of late, there is much of
interest.
A book written by Levi Chase, mentions Elijah Hatch.
Migration from Groton, MA to Maine.
Connecticut development
a Lot of vital record information of which I have as yet had time to check
out,but looks very promising.
Harriet Chase
hatchase(a)qwest.net
Hi list, my husband descends from Timothy Chase born Sept 2, 1762 and Sarah his wife born Mar 2 1759, thru a son Asahrl Chase Sr. born Ap 20 1788 married Cornelia Ann Waters Aug 15 1818 at Newburgh, Orange county NY. They had the following children: Phebe Ann Chase born Jan 4 1820,Catherine JaneChase born Dec 3 1821, Mariah Jane Chase born Jan 30, 1823; Asahel ChaseJr. May 1 1824, Catherine Cornelia born Oct ll, 1826, Margaret Ann Chase( who married George Howard Hess, later Norman W.Perkins in Mich )born Aug 2, 1828at Goshen NY , Amanda Chase born at Newburg,NY Mar 28, 1830;John Henry Chase born Oct 21, 1831;John Henry W.Chase born Feb 27, 1833. This information passed down to us by a great grandfather Willard Howard Hess bornMar 28 1854, near Union Center, Broom Co NY , who died May 28 1931 at Flint , Genesee Co Michigan. Willard Hess was the son of Margaret Ann Chase.Wanted to know if there are any descendants alive today . I have additional information down on the Hess side of the family. Margaret Ann Chase Hess and her mother Cornelia Ann Waters Chase(died Sept 14,1866) are both buried in Marshall co Indiana, altho i have not been able to find their grave sites.Information on this line of the Chase family is found in Evart, Michigan .Clyde Hess Smith and Susan in Llano Co TX email: edith(a)281.com
Dear Keith (and cousins),
I have not sought actual hard copy (yet) from the ABI (aka "American
Genealogical-Biographical Index"), but as a member of Ancestry.com I can
access the Index for raw data and get specifics about the volumes where my
surnames might be found. Tonight, in response to your mail, I signed on and
got 7300 hits for "Chase." Of course, these hits included the name in
whatever position it lies, thus definitely not as a surname only.
If you would like me to run some of your Chases, I'm happy to do it. Just
let me know.
Sandy Chase
Some weeks ago I enquired of the group if anyone has used the
American Biographical Index,published by Saur.
The Index list biographies, of 1000s of people, that are held on
microfilm/fiche by the Library of Congress.
When I looked at the Index at my local library here in England I
discovered there were about 250 CHASE listed.
These films can be obtained by Inter Library loan.
Have any of you tried to get or have obtained any of thes
biographies?,
Keith
Keith Hume,
email khume(a)cwcom.net
CHASE-L Website at:- http://www.surnameweb.org/centers/c/chase/index.html
HUME/Hulme Family Website at at:-
http://www.geocities.com/keithhume/
Kent,England
Researching:- HULME,DAWSON,(In Lancs.)
HUME,McKAY, (In New Brunswick & Nova Scotia
SHERMAN,SIMMONS,HATHAWAY AND CHASE,(In USA & Canada)
SHERRING & BLUNDEN (Hampshire,England)
FALL,(Ireland & Australia)
BUTCHER,PAYNE/PAINE,BURCKITT(Bedfordshire,England)
Just in case you did not hear about the latest virus, I am forwarding a
security alert from Carnegie Mellon - Please be careful.
Sasha Friedman
Webnests.com
----- Original Message -----
From: CERT Advisory <cert-advisory(a)cert.org>
To: <cert-advisory(a)cert.org>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 9:06 PM
Subject: CERT Advisory CA-2001-03
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>
> CERT Advisory CA-2001-03 VBS/OnTheFly (Anna Kournikova) Malicious Code
>
> Original release date: February 12, 2001
> Last revised: February 12, 2001
> Source: CERT/CC
>
> A complete revision history can be found at the end of this file.
>
> Systems Affected
>
> Users of Microsoft Outlook who have not applied previously available
> security updates.
>
> Overview
>
> The "VBS/OnTheFly" malicious code is a VBScript program that spreads
> via email. As of 7:00 pm EST(GMT-5) Feb 12, 2001, the CERT
> Coordination Center had received reports from more than 100 individual
> sites. Several of these sites have reported suffering network
> degradation as a result of mail traffic generated by the
> "VBS/OnTheFly" malicious code.
>
> This malicious code can infect a system if the enclosed email
> attachment is run. Once the malicious code has executed on a system,
> it will take the actions described in the Impact section.
>
> I. Description
>
> When the malicious code executes, it attempts to send copies of
> itself, using Microsoft Outlook, to all entries in each of the address
> books. The sent mail has the following characteristics:
>
> SUBJECT: "Here you have, ;o)"
>
> BODY:
>
> Hi:
> Check This!
>
> ATTACHMENT: "AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs"
>
> Users who receive copies of the malicious code via electronic mail
> will probably recognize the sender. We encourage users to avoid
> executing code, including VBScripts, received through electronic mail,
> regardless of the sender's name, without prior knowledge of the origin
> of the code or a valid digital signature.
>
> It is possible for the recipients to be be tricked into opening this
> malicious attachment since file will appear without the .VBS extension
> if "Hide file extensions for known file types" is turned on in
> Windows.
>
> II. Impact
>
> When the attached VBS file is executed, the malicious code attempts to
> modify the registry by creating the following key:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OnTheFly="Worm made with Vbswg1.50b"
>
> Next, the it will then place a copy of itself into the Windows
> directory.
>
> C:\WINDOWS\AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs
>
> Finally, the malicious code will attempt to send separate, infected
> email messages to all recipients in the Windows Address Book. Once the
> mail has been sent, the malicious code creates the following registry
> key to prevent future mailings of the malicious code.
>
> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\OnTheFly\mailed=1
>
> The code's propagation can lead to congestion in mail servers that may
> prevent them from functioning as expected.
>
> Beyond this effect, there does not appear to be a destructive payload
> associated with this malicious code. However, historical data has
> shown that the intruder community can quickly modify the code for more
> destructive behavior.
>
> III. Solution
>
> Update Your Anti-Virus Product
>
> It is important for users to update their anti-virus software. Some
> anti-virus software vendors have released updated information, tools,
> or virus databases to help combat this malicious code. A list of
> vendor-specific anti-virus information can be found in Appendix A.
>
> Apply the Microsoft Outlook E-mail Security Update
>
> To protect against this malicious code, and others like it, users of
> Outlook 98 and 2000 may want to install the Outlook E-mail Security
> update included in an Outlook SR-1. More information about this update
> is available at
>
> http://office.microsoft.com/2000/downloaddetails/Out2ksec.htm
>
> You may also find the following document on Outlook security useful
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/outlook/downloads/security.htm
>
> The Outlook E-mail security update provides features that can prevent
> attachments containing executable content from being displayed to
> users. Other types of attachments can be configured so that they must
> be saved to disk before they can be opened (or executed). These
> features may greatly reduce the chances that a user will incorrectly
> execute a malicious attachment.
>
> Filter the Virus in Email
>
> Sites can use email filtering techniques to delete messages containing
> subject lines known to contain the malicious code, or can filter
> attachments outright.
>
> Exercise Caution When Opening Attachments
>
> Exercise caution when receiving email with attachments. Users should
> disable auto-opening or previewing of email attachments in their mail
> programs. Users should never open attachments from an untrusted
> origin, or that appear suspicious in any way. Finally, cryptographic
> checksums should also be used to validate the integrity of the file.
>
> IV. General protection from email Trojan horses and viruses
>
> Some previous examples of malicious files known to have propagated
> through electronic mail include:
>
> Melissa macro virus - discussed in CA-99-04
> http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1999-04.html
>
> False upgrade to Internet Explorer - discussed in CA-99-02
> http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1999-02.html
>
> Happy99.exe Trojan Horse - discussed in IN-99-02
> http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-99-02.html
>
> CIH/Chernobyl virus - discussed in IN-99-03
> http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-99-03.htm
>
> In each of the above cases, the effects of the malicious file are
> activated only when the file in question is executed. Social
> engineering is typically employed to trick a recipient into executing
> the malicious file. Some of the social engineering techniques we have
> seen used include
>
> * Making false claims that a file attachment contains a software
> patch or update
> * Implying or using entertaining content to entice a user into
> executing a malicious file
> * Using email delivery techniques that cause the message to appear
> to have come from a familiar or trusted source
> * Packaging malicious files in deceptively familiar ways (e.g., use
> of familiar but deceptive program icons or file names)
>
> The best advice with regard to malicious files is to avoid executing
> them in the first place. CERT advisory CA-1999-02.html and the
> following CERT tech tip discuss malicious code and offers suggestions
> to avoid them.
>
> http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-02.html
>
> http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/malicious_code_FAQ.html
>
> Appendix A. - Vendor Information
>
> Appendix A. Anti-Virus Vendor Information
>
> Aladdin Knowledge Systems
>
> http://www.aks.com/home/csrt/valerts.asp#AnnaK
>
> Command Software Systems, Inc.
>
> http://www.commandcom.com/virus/vbsvwg.html
>
> Computer Associates
>
> http://ca.com/virusinfo/virusalert.htm#vbs_sstworm
>
> F-Secure
>
> http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/onthefly.shtml
>
> Finjan Software, Ltd.
>
> http://www.finjan.com/attack_release_detail.cfm?attack_release_id=47
>
> McAfee
>
> http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/viruses/vbssst/default.asp
>
> Dr. Solomon, NAI
>
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=99011
>
> Sophos
>
> http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/vbsssta.htm
>
> Symantec
>
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.sst@mm.html
>
> Trend Micro
>
>
http://www.antivirus.com/pc-cillin/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=VBS
_KALAMAR.A
>
> You may wish to visit the CERT/CC's Computer Virus Resources Page
> located at:
>
> http://www.cert.org/other_sources/viruses.html
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> This document was written by Cory Cohen, Roman Danyliw, Ian Finlay,
> John Shaffer, Shawn Hernan, Kevin Houle, Brian B. King, and Shawn Van
> Ittersum.
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
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