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Author: Mason_Blake
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Ken,
Your post is an excellent synopsis of the state of my research with respect to Jerusha Chipman. It is apparent she was not the daughter of Stephen Chipman and Mary Griffin, which is commonly asserted. In addition to the points you make, Mary Pearson White (in the book you referenced) indicates that bequests (or the lack thereof) in his father John's will "prove" that Stephen did not have any children.
The fact that Jerusha named a son James Chipman Griffin has led some (myself included) to speculate that her first husband may have been named James Chipman. But the only likely "James Chipman" candidate we know of was married to another woman and alive at the time of Jerusha's marriage to Thomas Griffin.
So your conclusion is correct - we are still trying to determine just who Jerusha Chipman was. Thanks very much for your post.
Mason Blake
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