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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STARKSBORO, VERMONT
http://cat.middlebury.edu/~lib/AddisonCoHistory/chap33HAC.html
The Society of Friends was organized by Joseph Chase, and a meetinghouse
erected in 1812. In 1858 it was sold. In 1871 the present small structure
was erected at South Starksboro, costing in the neighborhood of a thousand
dollars. The society now has twenty or more members, the services being
conducted by laymen.
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nl
I would love to have some help from my fellow Chases at CHASE-L. Would you please look at the following bits of information and tell me whether you think that Dr. Thomas Chase of Maine, is likely to be the Dr. Thomas Chase, son of Benoni, born in Sutton in 1732.
Here is what I know about Dr. Thomas Chase of Maine. He married Marcy Gubtail in October 1776 in Berwick, York Co., Maine. (VR Berwick) They had 6 children between 1777 and 1892, all born in Berwick (Nahum, James, Lois, Eli, Abel, Mercy). (VR Berwick) He was in Berwick in the 1790 census. He was in Waterborougho, York Co., ME, in the 1800 and 1810 census. In the 1810 census, he is recorded specifically as “Dr.” Thomas Chase.
Here is what the histories say about Dr. Thomas Chase of Maine. The History of York Co., Maine, by Clayton, published by Everts and Peck, Philadelphia, 1880 says: "Dr. Chase, the first physician who settled in Waterborough, was a skillful practioner." Also, The Hamiltons of Maine, says, "The first physician was Thomas Chase, who removed from Berwick to Waterborough and who emigrated to the former place from New Hampshire or Massachusetts. He married Mercy Guptill, who was probably a native of Berwick.” Other Waterborough histories say he died in 1825.
So here is the question: Can my ancestor, Dr. Thomas Chase of Maine, be the Dr. Thomas Chase of Sutton, son of Benoni? There is nothing inconsistent in the dates found for Dr. Thomas Chase of Sutton, MA, and Thomas of Maine. Moreover an intriguing statement was made about Thomas of Sutton, MA, in the Seven Generations book. It said, “Some time after 1760, he removed to the State of NY.” In addition, an item in the Chase Chronicles from 1915 says that Dr. Thomas Chase of Sutton “came [back to MA] from NY and took his parents [Benoni and Mary] to his home.” The chronicler says he never discovered the location to which Thomas removed with his parents. I have found no other Thomas Chase who fits the requirements of my ancestor.
Here is what is recorded about Dr. Thomas Chase of Sutton.
From Seven Generations:
#121 “Dr. Thomas Chase (Benoni3, Ens. Moses2) born in Sutton, 3 Apr. 1732; married there, 26 Sept. 1751, MARY WHITE, said to be the daughter of Obadian White. He studied medicine with Dr. Benjamin Morse of Sutton and lived in Westborough [MA] for a time. Some time after 1760 he removed to the state of New York. There were three Thomas Chases heads of families in New York in 1790, viz. one in Catskill, Albany Co., another in Hillsdale, Columbia Co., another in Hillsdale, Columbia Co. and a third in Fredrickstown,) now Kent, Carmet and Paterson in Putman Co.)
He may be the Thomas Chase who lived in Ballston or Greenfield, Saratoga Co. in 1804.
Children, first three born in Westborough, fourth baptized in Sutton:
Mary, b. 22 May 1752
Eunice, b. 14 Dec. 1754
Hannah, b. 18 Feb. 1757
Eunice, bp. 29 June 1760 (may be second above).
Tryphosa, m. Captain Aaron or Allen Hale of Greenfield, Saratoga Co., NY. He d. 1829.
Annar (perhaps Hannah), m. Jonathan Burns of northeastern Penn.”
From the Chase Chronicles – October 1915, “The Thrill of Discovery”:
It took me longer to find the grave of Benoni. He evidently got tired of digging out stumps and piling up stones [Manlius Hill at Sutton, MA] and he forsook the hill-top and bought a beautiful farm on the lower levels and cultivated a farm until the boys grew up and he and Mary Rogers, his wife, found themselves getting old, and then his son, Dr. Thomas Chase came from NY State and took his parents to his home. But I found Benoni. It was a long hunt but the hunt is not ended. I cannot learn to just what place they removed. If I could only complete my search by the discovery of the town to which Dr. Thomas removed I should be happy. And if in addition I could find the family graves, I certainly should have another thrill of discovery.
From the Chase Chronicles – October 1917, “Who Was Thomas Chase?”:
During the war of 1812 there was living in Saratoga Co., NY, an elderly man of the name of Thomas Chase. Here he kept an inn, as did the majority of men who were at all prosperous in those days, and he was married at that time to his second wife, a very young widow, Mrs. Wood. His two daughters, Annar and Tryphosa, were very unhappy over this second marriage, and were made particularly so when they knew that their mother’s finery was being worn by their youthful stepmother.
I believe that this Chronicle from 1917 shows that the Annar and Tryphosa (attached in Seven Generations to Dr. Thomas Chase of Sutton) were very likely not correctly attached to Thomas of Sutton. While the Chronicles record Annar and Tryphosa’s husbands as the same as those found in Seven Generations, it also notes that there is a dispute among family members about whether they are from the Benoni or William lines. Today’s posted family trees show Annar and Tryphosa descended from William through Benjamin. In addition, it is clear that their father was a wealthy innkeeper, not a physician.
I see no inconsistencies in dates between Thomas of Maine and Thomas of Sutton.
The last documentation of Thomas of Sutton was 1760; the first documentation of Thomas of Maine was his marriage in 1776 in Berwick, Me.
The 3 confirmed daughters of Thomas of Sutton were already married before 1776 so that is perhaps why Thomas of Sutton felt comfortable leaving MA;
Both Seven Generations and the Chase Chronicals say Thomas of Sutton removed to NY and took his parents to NY; none of the NY Thomases was ever proved to be Dr. Thomas Chase;
The histories of Waterborough, ME, say that Thomas of Maine came from NH or Massachusetts.
Thomas of Sutton was born in 1732 and Thomas of Maine died in 1825. If they are the same Thomas, he would have been 93 years old when he died. [I recently noted that another Chase of that period died at age 99.]
All of this leads me to believe that my Thomas of Maine is likely Thomas of Sutton.
What do you think? Do you have any additional information?
Perhaps the descendents of William could confirm for me that Annar and Tryphosa were, in fact, descendents of that line, rather than descendents of Dr. Thomas Chase of Sutton.
How would you analyze the information presented above? Do you think I am correct in my analysis?
> The Winthrop Society has William Chase listed as a passenger of the
> Winthrop Fleet - and Wivenhoe, Essex, as the "English Origin" .
> You can look up names on their site:
> http://www.winthropsociety.org/settlers.php#vital
William,
Do you happen to know upon what evidence the Winthrop Society is basing
this claim for William of Wivenhoe? There is no date of birth listed for
him and they simply preface the C name list with the following: "Where the
date of birth or christening is not known precisely, the English Origin can
be assumed to be traditional or conjectural."
I thank you for bringing this up. The Winthrop Society Website has been
nicely redone since last time I visited and has great information about the
early colonists.
Cheers,
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nl
Hello All,
Thought I would post a map to my website showing Wivenhoe and most all of
the places in my last post entitled "William of Wivenhoe?" That way, you
can see where all of these places are located. There is a scale of miles
in the top right corner of the map.
Cheers,
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nl
The Winthrop Society has William Chase listed as a passenger of the Winthrop
Fleet - and Wivenhoe, Essex, as the "English Origin" .
You can look up names on their site:
http://www.winthropsociety.org/settlers.php#vital
From the Thomas line, Vineyard resident Mercy Mayhew, wife of Abel Chase
(James3, Lt. Isaacs2, Thomas) was a descendant of Thomas Mayhew, who was
also a Winthrop Fleet passenger. There are likely many more connections to
these ships within the various Chase lines.
The subject of the orgins of William in England has lain dormant for some
time. I thought I would rock the boat a bit with this email.
In the past, some have claimed that William came from Chesham,
Buckinhamshire. This has been proven to be untrue. Some have said
Cornwall and others have claimed Wivenhoe in Essex. Personally, I think
Wivenhoe is the best candidate.
So, what are the indications that William Chace came from Essex and more
specifically from Wivenhoe?
First, Charles Banks in his book "The Winthrop Fleet of 1630," lists
William as "probably from Essex."
Second, "Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England,
1620-50" by Charles Edward Banks, specifically lists William Chase as
having come from Wivenhoe. Where Banks got this information is not known
to me, he merely lists his source as Banks MSS. (Banks Manuscripts).
However, I can tell you that the Banks Manuscripts can probably be found
here:
Banks genealogical collection. -- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress,
Photoduplication Service, 1978. -- 11 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
LC Call Number: Microfilm 51304
A collection of primarily genealogical and historical records relating to
American families, found in the library of Col. Charles E. Banks at the
time of his death in 1931. It includes some printed but mostly handwritten
and typewritten manuscripts. The originals are in the Library of Congress
Rare Book and Special Collections Division. The collection also includes
some periodical articles and book pages, lists, subsidies, parish
registers, photos, letters and postcards, some maps, some genealogies, and
other genealogical data. A list of items filmed appears at the beginning of
each reel.
LCCN: 84-187195
GUIDE: 9, [Banks Genealogical Collection].
1. New England--Genealogy. 2. England--Genealogy. 3. England--Registers.
Third, Reverend John Eliot lists William and Mary and their son William as
members of the First Church of Roxbury. Tellingly, John Elliot himself was
from Nazing in Essex.
Fourth, the Chaces married extensively with the Shermans, beginning with
Benjamin, son of William, the Elder. It is known beyond doubt that the
Shermans came from Dedham which is in Essex and more specifically in the
Hundred of Tendring and even more specifically, about six miles from
Wivenhoe which is also in the Hundred of Tendring. Philip Sherman, the
first American Sherman, was born in Dedham.
Fifth, all of the Chaces recorded in the Essex Records or Emmison's Wills
or Emmison's Marriages which had a placename associated directly with their
name are to be found in an area of only about ten miles square - including
Wivenhoe, Dedham, Ardleigh, Boxted, Lawford, Tendring, Great Horkesley,
Great Bentley, Colchester and Elmstead. So, if William did indeed come
from Essex, and did not hale from Wivenhoe, the chance is extremely great
that he came from within ten miles of Wivenhoe.
Sixth, there is a Benjamin Chace of Wivenhoe listed many times in the Essex
Records who was married to Helen Harvie in 1591 which timeframe makes them
very good candidates to be William's parents. Additionally, William named
his youngest child Benjamin. Ginger Reeder claims to have found records in
Wivenhoe of Benjamin and Helen having had a son William born 20 November
1597. I was not aware of this when I was in Essex and therefore not able
to verify.
In February 2002, I was able to travel to England for a few days and spent
some time at the Essex Records Office (ERO) in Chelmsford. There, I was
able to actually handle documents from as long ago as 1300 from Essex. A
copy of extracts from all of the Wivenhoe records with either the name (or
word) Chace or Chase mentioned in them is at my website at
http://www.chace.demon.nl/SeaxSearchChase-Chace.html
In these documents the following Chaces/Chases are to be found along with
occupations and/or document context. The dates are the dates of the
records in which they appear:
1361 Simon Chace of Elmstead - witness of a grant of deed.
1401, 1414 John Chace of Elmstead - witness to indenture of grant.
1444, 1458 Walter Chace of Elmstead (Junior or Senior?) mentioned in estate
and family records of Gray and Round families and also in records of
Manncock family.
1464/5 Walter Chase Senior of Elmstead.
1464/5 Walter Chase Junior of Elmstead.
1499, 1522 William Chace Senior of Elmstead - died 20 December 1520
1522 John Chace of Elmstead - son and heir of William Chace of Elmstead.
1539 Joan Chace - wife of John Chace of Elmstead.
1539, 1541 William Chace Junior of Elmstead - son of William Chace Senior
and brother of John Chace.
1569 William Chase - servant of Weston Browne.
1570, 1573 William Chase - Attorney.
1572 John Chace of the Hundred of Tendring - member of a court body of
inquisition (Wivenhoe is in the Hundred of Tendring).
1575 John Chase of Wivenhoe - Mariner
1577 Richard Chace of Ardleigh, labourer (Ardeleigh is also in the Hundred
of Tendring).
1581 Katherine Chace alias Kinge - indicted for Vagraney (discharged)
1582 Alice Chace of Dedham - Servant.
1603 Benjamin Chase - witness of court agreement for recognizances which
are bonds, supported by sureties, to keep the peace.
1605, 1606, 1609, 1616 Benjamin Chace of Wivenhoe - Victualler and Trustee
of the St. Mary the Virgin Charities.
1604 Richard Chase of Boxted - listed in court records for "keep[ing] no
service."
1619 William Chase having paid "wrought in the highways" of 6 days.
1652 Chase of Dedham - listed for "keeping an unlicensed alehouse."
In the Essex documents, Chace is the preferred spelling more than 2-to-1
over Chase (31 times Chace and only 15 times Chase). The name is spelled
Chance once. Yes, we can forever debate whether or not clerks chose the
spelling or if the individuals were literate or not. I just find it
interesting that Chace was by far the more common spelling in Essex.
Ok, now I am going to do something that will probably get a lot of
reactions, but let's have some fun. Keep in mind, this is all speculation -
but who knows? Maybe there is some truth to be found here - or maybe some
clues.
From the listings of people and dates and even some direct references to
relationship from the Essex Records, let's imagine that the Ancestral home
of the American Chaces is actually Elmstead, Essex, England, being where
the preponderence of Essex Chaces were found beginning with Simon Chace in
1361.
It is possible that Simon could have been the father of John Chace listed
in 1401, who in turn very likely could have been the father of Walter Chace
Senior. Walter was no doubt the father of Walter Chace Junior both listed
in the 1464 records. Walter Chace Junior could very well have been the
father of William Chace Senior of Elmstead who died 20 December 1520. Of
course, William Senior was the father of William Junior and also of John
Chace of Elmstead. William Chace Junior may have been the father of John
Chace, Mariner of Wivenhoe, being that Wivenhoe is a mere three miles from
Elmstead and John having been listed in 1572 (maybe he was named after his
uncle John?). And John Chace the Mariner could have been the father of
Benjamin Chace, Victualler of Wivenhoe. Benjamin Chace has been posited by
others as the possible father of William Chace of the Winthrop Fleet of
1630.
Of course, at this point (except for the explicit relationships listed in
the records such as Senior, Junior, and brother) this is merely
speculation. But, considering the dates for each person, it is definitely
possible and considering the proximity, these Chaces were certainly all
from the same family.
Just as with any attempt at finding the truth, one must start with a
hypothesis and then test it. Above is my hypothesis for a possible lineage
of William Chace. That being said and considering that the records in
which each person is listed would have required each to have been of the
age of majority, which in Elizabethan times was 21, we should subtract a
minimum of 21 years from each date to approach the latest possible year of
birth for each person. And, if there is any inkling of truth in what I
have laid out above, and I do indeed intend to go back to Essex for more
research, then the following could have been William's lineage:
Simon Chace of Elmstead born ca. 1340
John Chace of Elmstead born ca. 1380
Walter Chace Sr. of Elmstead born ca. 1423
Walter Chace Jr. of Elmstead born ca. 1441
William Chace Sr. of Elmstead born ca. 1470, died 20 Dec 1520
William Chace Jr. of Elmstead born ca. 1510
John Chace of Wivenhoe born ca. 1551
Benjamin Chace of Wivenhoe born ca. 1570
William Chace of Wivenhoe born ca. 1597
William Chace Senior is a bit more complicated calculation. Since he is
listed as Senior in 1499, that implies that Junior already exists at this
point. Remember, this is just a supposition. But having a range of dates
to investigate is what is important.
Now, the chances that all of the forefathers of William are listed in the
Essex Records individually or that the ones who are listed are his
forefathers is very slim. Most likely we have a scattering of Uncles and
Cousins. But, one of these men could very well be an ancestor of our
William if he were indeed from Wivenhoe.
Cheers,
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nl
Anyone know anything more about this gentleman? He'd be 95 if he's still
alive.
From http://www.nmu.edu/biology/Neil/MainFWC-website/FWCCarcinologists.html
Fenner Albert Chace, Jr. 5 October 1908 -
American specialist on caridean shrimps and other decspods including
freshwater crabs. Zoologist Emeritus, National Museum of Natural History,
Smithsonian Institution. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts. Obtained his
Ph.D. in 1934 from Harvard University. He was Assistant Curator of
Invertebrates (1934-1942) and Curator of Crustacea (1942-1946), at the
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Joined the staff of the
U.S. National Museum in 1946 where he worked until his retirement in 1978.
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nl
Hello All,
Just found a nice little book entitled "Mr. Alonzo Abram Standish Mills
Pascoag, Burrillville, R. I. Daily Records." Alonzo was born in 1847 and
died in 1917. All pages are scanned and online at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/MillsRecords.html
This is a very nice record of the people and times around Burrillville,
R.I. There are many Chaces, Goulds, Angells, and Giffords mentioned.
The Chaces listed therein, along with a bit of information on each
including birthdates, dates of death, etc. are as follows:
Chace, Buffum died Jan 10th 1870 in his 89th year.
Chace, Frank C. died Jan 2d 1871.
Chace, Mary Jane died Feb 23d 1858.
Chace, Mrs. Charlotte T. born Jan 12th 1810
Chace, Albert H. died Jan 23d 1892, in his 47th year
Chace, Mr. Dean died in Pawtucket, R.I. Tuesday, May 12th 1874 in his 81st
year.
Chace, Rev. J. Aubrey of Chelmsford, Mass, and Miss Ada Lovejoy, were
united in marriage, at the residence of the bride's father, Rev. Azael
Lovejoy, Pascoag, R.I., by the officiating clergyman, - Rev. A. Lovejoy on
Wednesday forenoon Jan 21st 1885.
Chace, George S. - pall bearer for Laban Irons.
Cheers,
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nl
It has been a while since I have worked on this line so I just checked my
computer, not my binders.. I do have Benjaman of Wivenhoe and Helen Harvie
as William's parents. I go back just one more generation to Benjaman's
parents being William Chace Of Wivenhoe (born 1550) and Mary Hammond. As I
said, I haven't looked to see if I had proven this and have no notes on my
computer program.
Susan Bellon
Looking for info on FREDERICK E. COOPER. Fred was born in MA on Jan. 1882
and died in 1939 in MA.
(Parents were: Mary Anne (Chase) Cooper and William Cooper) Siblings were:
Walter, Lilly Mae, Herbert, Lyman and Earl..
Looking for info on the family of HERBERT COOPER.
Herbert was born in MA on Feb. 1879 and died in Jan. 1931
in MA. I believe his wife's name was Maude. In 1930, his mother in law was
living with them... her name was Mary
Maher age 77.
(Herbert's parents were: Mary Anne (Chase) Cooper and William Cooper)
siblings were: Walter, Lilly May, Frederick, Lyman and Earl. All siblings were
born in MA and died in MA.
Looking for info on the parents of MARY CHASE and WILLIAM COOPER.
Mary was born March 18, 1848 in Alton, England.
Walter was born September, 1845 also from Alton, England.
They came to NY in May of 1870 and were married in MA in April, 1871...
(Mary died in Sept. 1925 and William died in Nov. 1919; both died in MA..)
From The Great Migration Begins
WILLIAM CHASE
ORIGIN: Unknown
MIGRATION: 1630
FIRST RESIDENCE: Roxbury
REMOVES: Yarmouth 1638
OCCUPATION: Housewright. (On 25 November 1639 Thomas Starr of Duxbury sold
to Andrew Hellot of Plymouth a house and land in Yarmouth, and as part of
the agreement stated that "The frame of the said house is to be made & set
up with a chimney and to be thatched, studded and lathed (daubing excepted)
by Will[ia]m Chase" [PCR 12:50].)
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admitted to Roxbury church as member #13: "William
Chase, he came with the first company, 1630. He brought one child his son
William, a child of ill qualities, & a sore affliction to his parents. He
was much afflicted by the long and tedious affliction of his wife; after
his wife's recovery she bare him a daughter, which they named Mary, borne
about the middle of the 3rd month 1637. He did after that remove
(intending) to Situate, but after went with a company who made a new
plantation at Yarmouth" [RChR 74].
FREEMAN: Requested 19 October 1630 and admitted 14 May 1634 [MBCR 1:80,
369]. Oath of fidelity in Yarmouth lists of 1639 and 1657 [PCR 8:185, 186].
EDUCATION: Signed his will by mark.
OFFICES: Yarmouth constable, 5 March 1638/9, 4 June 1639 [PCR 1:116, 125].
Yarmouth surveyor of highways, 3 June 1657 [PCR 3:116]. In Yarmouth section
of 1643 Plymouth list of men able to bear arms [PCR 8:194].
ESTATE: On 8 June 1642, William Chase, in consideration of a debt of £5
which he owed to Mr. Stephen Hopkins, mortgaged to Hopkins "all that his
house and lands in Yarmouth containing eight acres of upland and six acres
more lying at the Stony Cove" [PCR 12:83-84].
As part of the settlement of disputes over Yarmouth land, made on 14 May
1648, it was ordered that "Mr. Hawes shall enjoy 8 acres of upland or
thereabouts, in the West Field, which he bought of Goodman Chase"
and "there was granted also to John Darby to have six acres of meadow in
the Easteren Swan Pond Meadowe, in lieu of 4 acres due to William Chase,
for a debt the town owed him" [PCR 2:128-29].
In his will, dated 4 May 1659 and proved 13 May 1659, "William Chase of
Yarmouth the elder, being aged," bequeathed to son Benjamin one heifer calf
and two steer calves; to son William "who hath had of me already a good
portion, the sum of five shillings ... if he demand it"; and the residue to
wife Mary, including "this my dwelling house, the land and all
appurtenances thereunto belonging, as also half of my lot of land at the
Bass Pond which I bought of William Palmer" and "my orchard and land I
bought of Goodman White," and at her death she to have one third at her
dispose and the other two parts to son Benjamin [MD 17:159-60, citing PCPR
2:2:63].
On 6 October 1659 Plymouth court ordered Robert Dennis "according to the
last will and testament of Will[i]am Chase deceased" to "make division of
his estate according to the tenure thereof, viz: to Benjamin Chase, son of
the said William Chase, two parts of three thereof, and the other remaining
third part to Will[i]am Chase, Junior, the eldest son of the said Will[i]am
Chase, deceased" [PCR 3:172].
The inventory of the estate of William Chase was taken 14 September 1659
and contained only moveables; the inventory was not footed [PCPR 2:2:64;
NEHGR 87:48-49].
BIRTH: By about 1595 based on estimated date of marriage.
DEATH: Yarmouth between 4 May 1659 (date of will) and 13 May 1659 (probate
of will).
MARRIAGE: By about 1620 Mary _____; she was admitted to Roxbury church as
member #29: "Mary Chase, the wife of William Chase. She had a paralytic
humor which fell into her backbone, so that she could not stir her body,
but as she was lifted, and filled her with great torture, & caused her
backbone to go out of joint, & bunch out from the beginning to the end of
which infirmity she lay 4 years & a half, & a great part of the time a sad
spectacle of misery. But it pleased God to raise her again, & she bore
children after it" [RChR 75].
In October 1659 a coroner's jury "having made search and inquiry,
according to our best light and understanding, into the cause of the death
of Mary Chase, viz: of our town of Yarmouth, do with joint consent present,
the day and year abovesaid, that we can find no other but that she died a
natural death through inward sickness, as is evident to all men naturally"
[PCR 3:172].
CHILDREN:
i WILLIAM, b. say 1620; m. (1) by about 1645 _____ _____; m. (2) by
about 1672 _____ _____. (See COMMENTS below.)
ii MARY, b. Roxbury about 15 May 1637 [RChR 74]; bur. Barnstable 28
October 1652 ("Mary daughter of Goodman Chase the elder") [NEHGR 9:286].
iii BENJAMIN, bp. Roxbury 18 April 1652 [RChR 119]; m. by about 1674
Phillipa Sherman, daughter of PHILIP SHERMAN [Austin 178-79; NEHGR 87:51].
(Savage and others claim that this Benjamin was born about 1640, which is
certainly possible. If we are correct in placing the birth of William as
early as 1620, it is not likely that a younger full brother could have been
born much later than 1645.)
ASSOCIATIONS: Late in his life William Chase was frequently associated with
Robert Dennis and his wife Mary. On 3 October 1654 Robert Dennis acted "in
the behalf of William Chase" in settling a debt [PCR 7:72]. Mary Dennis
witnessed the will of William Chase, Robert Dennis was one of the
appraisers of the estate, and Robert Dennis was ordered to divide the
estate. This is merely suggestive, and may only reflect a friendship
developed after having resided for several years in Yarmouth.
COMMENTS: Banks derives this William Chase from Wivenhoe, Essex, citing
only "Banks Mss." [Topo Dict 53]; this is certainly the right area for an
early Roxbury resident, but it should not be accepted without further
research.
William Chase's appearance as constable of Yarmouth on 5 March 1638/9
implies that he had settled there in 1638 as one of the earliest
inhabitants. Eliot's use of the word "intending" to describe the move to
Scituate suggests that he was joining with Reverend John Lothrop and his
party, who were at that same time making the move to Barnstable, as further
evidenced by the burial of his daughter Mary at Barnstable, entered in
Lothrop's records.
On 7 October 1639 "Edward Morrell, being sworn, deposeth & sayeth, that
Wm. Chase (at his return home from the court when Mr. Mathewes & he were
here together) did report that Mr. Mathewes had nothing to say for himself,
& that he marvelled how any durst join with him in the fast, & further said
that some being then in presence with the magistrates, did hold up his
hand, & cried, Fye fye! for shame!" [PCR 1:135]. On 1 September
1640 "William Chase, of Yarmouth, is censured (for his miscarriages against
Mr. Mathewes, and disturbance of the proceedings of the church, court, &
country), to find sureties for his good behavior during the time of his
abode there, which is six months, and then to depart the place." "Will[ia]m
Chase, of Yarmouth, planter" posted bond of £40, and his sureties were
Thomas Starr of Yarmouth, chirurgeon, and Andrew Hellott of Plymouth,
gentleman [PCR 1:162]; the bond was renewed, at £20, on 2 March 1640/1 [PCR
2:9].
On 2 June 1640 "Nicholas Sympkins, Peter Worden, and Will[ia]m Chase are
granted a warrant to attach and divide the goods of one Phillips Woodall,
left in the said Nicholas Sympkins hands, who is departed the government
some time since, being severally indebted to them & others, and to make
satisfaction so far as the said goods will extend, to themselves and
others" [PCR 1:156]. On 17 June 1641 the "differences betwixt Nicholas
Sympkins & Will[ia]m Chase, by consent of both parties, are referred to the
arbitrament of Mr. Mayo and Mr. Thom[as] Dimmack, and have entered into an
assumpsit of £5 to each other to abide their award; & it's to be ended
within a month next coming" [PCR 2:20]. At the same court an adjustment was
made to the lands of William Chase, Nicholas Sympkins and Mr. Anthony
Thacher, as a result of a fence erected by Sympkins which encroached on
land of Chase [PCR 2:20].
On 6 June 1654 the grand jury presented "Will[i]am Chase, Seni[or], of
Yarmouth, for driving one pair of oxen in the yoke upon the Lord's day, in
time of exercise, about five miles" [PCR 3:52].
All of the dates for the son William Chase are rough estimates and
largely unsupported by contemporary evidence. This William's apparent
eldest child, another William, was married by the early 1670s, and would
therefore have been born about 1645, which roughly dates the first marriage
of William Chase, the son of the immigrant, and also suggests a year of
birth for the son of the immigrant. In his article of 1933 John Carroll
Chase stated that "it has been claimed that the four youngest children of
William Chase were born of his second wife," but no evidence other than
this is offerred [NEHGR 87:50]. The evidence for the list of children for
this William is itself slim, and so all dates for this William are subject
to alteration.
Jeffrey Chace
http://www.chace.demon.nl
Frances Lowe Chace
CHACE, FRANCES LOWE, 85, of Maitland, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2004,
at her home. She was born November 22, 1918, in Lakeland, FL, to Bessie Craig
and the Reverend Lewis D. Lowe. After attending Wesleyan College, she married
Richard Chace in 1939. They moved to Orlando in 1945 when Dr. Chace, a
periodontist, opened his dental office. An active member of the community, she was
past President of the Junior League of Orlando and the Women's Auxiliary of the
Florida Symphony. Fran was also a past member of the League of Women Voters,
the Orlando Day Nursery, the Community Little Theater, the Orlando Youth Center,
the Maitland Art Center, the Orlando Museum of Art, and Meals on Wheels. She
belonged to the Country Club of Orlando, the Rosalind Club, and the University
Club of Winter Park. Fran was a dedicated bridge player and enjoyed both
tennis and golf. She loved the arts and appreciated them in the many different
cultures she visited while traveling with her husband. She also enjoyed giving
dramatic book reviews and talks. Fran lived life to its fullest with warmth and
enthusiasm, and held her family and many friends close to her heart. Deeply
spiritual, she attended the Winter Park Methodist Church for 52 years and was a
member of the Miriam Circle. She was predeceased by her parents and two
brothers, Louis D. Lowe, Jr., and R. Craig Lowe. She is survived by her husband of
65 years, Richard Chace DDS; children Richard (Carolyn) Chace, Jr., and Susan
(John) Caven; grandchildren John W. (Rose) Caven III, Richard Chace (Debbie)
Caven, Elizabeth Chace Caven, Matthew M. Caven, Richard Chace III, and Kathryn
P. Chace; great grandchild John Blake Caven; brother James T. Lowe; and sisters
Mary Elizabeth (Francis) Black and Carolyn Estelle Shephard. A memorial
service will be held at 2PM, Friday, April 22, at the First United Methodist Church
of Winter Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of
Frances Chace to the Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 North Mills Avenue, Orlando, FL
32803.
Published in the Orlando Sentinel on 4/19/2004
I meant to say of and BY him. :>)
The biography of John Carroll Chase was the all time most requested offer
from the
Chase/Chace Chronicles. I have added a few things of, and by him, gleaned
from
the chronicles, and if you are interested, I will send you a copy upon
request to my
address:
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)direcway.com
The biography of John Carroll Chase was the all time most requested offer
from the
Chase/Chace Chronicles. I have added a few things of, and about him, gleaned
from
the chronicles, and if you are interested, I will send you a copy upon
request to my
address:
Lonnie Chase
chase1858(a)direcway.com
As they say on Fox News, "we report, you decide"
Excerpts from:
SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CHASE
OF ROXBURY AND YARMOUTH, MASS.
Compiled by George Walter Chamberlain for John Carroll Chase.
William Chase and his family lived at Roxbury from 1630 to 1638; and the
following information about them has been copied from the records of the
church at Roxbury kept by Rev. John Eliot:
"William Chase, he came with the first company, 1630; he brought one child
his son willia. a child of ill qualitys, & a sore affliction to his parents:
he was much afflicted by the long & tedious affliction of his wife; after
his wives recovery she bare him a daughter, wch they named mary borne aboute
the midle of the 3d month [May], 1637. he did after yt remove (intending) to
Situate, but after went with a company who maide a new plantation at
yarmouth." (Roxbury Church Records, pp. 73-74.)
WILLIAM2 CHASE (William1), of Yarmouth, born in England as early as 1627,
died at Yarmouth 27 Feb. 1684/5. He married first, about 1644, (???); and
secondly (???). It has been said that he had four children by each wife, and
that his second wife was Elizabeth Holder. One Christopher Holder of
Olveston, co. Gloucester, England, came to Boston in 1656, but, since he
espoused the views of the Quakers, he was banished in 1659 and fled to
Newport, R. I. He married, 12 Aug. 1660, Mary Scott. Among his nine children
born at Newport was Elizabeth Holder, born 4 Jan. 1664/5, who, when William
Chase died, would have been barely twenty years of age. As it has been
claimed that the four youngest children of William Chase were born of his
second wife, and as the eldest of these four children sold land in Harwich
in 1695 and therefore must have been born as early as 1674, when Elizabeth
Holder was only about ten years old, it is impossible for her to have been
the second wife of William Chase. No other Holder family has been found in
New England before 1700.
Hello Barb,
As far as I know, William the Younger is said to have had two wives. According to my family
records from my Grandfather's brother James Burton Chace, neither of these wives' names were
known. However, I have read that some claim one of his wives was Elizabeth Holder or Holden. But,
I don't know if there is any actual evidence for this or if it is merely speculation.
Furthermore, I believe that William the Younger was listed by John Elliot as having been eight
years old when he arrived with his parents in MBC. So, his birthdate would need to have been
around 1622.
As to Buffington versus Buffinton, you might ask Judy Chace Needham. A friend of hers has done
research on the family I believe. It may be something similar to the two Chase/Chace spellings.
But, I do not know.
Cheers,
Jeffrey
http://www.chace.demon.nl
> ?
>
> 2. William Chase 2) of Yarmouth, b. abt.1627, England, d. Yarmouth, 27 Feb. 1684/85, m. 1st
Mary________, abt. 1644, m. 2nd w. Mary____________.
>
> Is it a fact that Mary Holder was the lst or 2nd wife???
>
> Generation 3
>
> Child of Joseph
>
> ********* 37.ix. Stephen, b. at Portsmouth, 2 May 1709. Stephen Chase m.9/11/1778, Esther
Buffington , dt. of Benjamin Buffinton and Hannah Buffum.
>
> ?'s
>
> I have Esther Buffington spelled w/a g in Buffington, but her father as Buffinton. Anyone know
if the spelling of Buffinton was chg'd to Buffington re Esther? Also, am interested in info on
HANNAH BUFFAM..........!
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Barb
>
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