Samuel CHAPIN

HUSBAND:
[F2256]. Samuel CHAPIN.
Born about OCT 1598 at Paignton, Devonshire, England; son of John CHAPIN [F4512] and Phillipe EASTON [F4513]. He was christened 8 OCT 1598 at the Church of St. John the Baptist Paignton, Devonshire, England. He married Cicely PENNY [F2257] on 9 FEB 1623-1624 (1622-23-S4) at Paignton, Devonshire, England.

Member of Rev. John ELIOT's First Church of Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA. Removed to Springfield, where he was admitted freeman on Jun. 2, 1641 and was a Deacon, constable, selectman, and commissioner. The statue of The Puritan by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Springfield memorializes Deacon Samuel Chapin.

He became governor. (S?).

His will was dated Mar. 4, 1674. He died 11 NOV 1675 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; and was buried 15 NOV 1675.

His will was proved Mar. 24, 1676, naming wife, son Henry and grandson Thomas GILBERT.

WIFE:
[F2257]. Cicely (Cisely) PENNY (PENNEY).
Born (21-S?)(27-S?) FEB 1601 at Paington, Devonshire, England; daughter of Henry PENNY [F4514] and Jane DABINOTT [F4515]. She was christened 21 FEB 1601-1602 at Paignton, Devonshire, England. She married Samuel CHAPIN [F2256] on 9 FEB 1623 at Paignton, Devonshire, England. Springfield Records record her place in the Meeting House: "Goodwife Chapin is to sitt in the Seate alonge with Mrs Glover [minister's wife] and Mrs Hollyock." She died 8 FEB 1682-3 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

CHILDREN of Samuel CHAPIN [2256] and Cicely PENNY [2257]:
  1. David CHAPIN. David - b. Jan. 4, 1624/5, Paignton, Devon, England; d. Aug. 16, 1672, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Mentioned in Grandfather PENNY's will. Married 1654, 6th Mo., 29th Lydia CRUMP of Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Children of David and Lydia CHAPIN: Children of David and Lydia CHAPIN: Lydia; Caleb married Sarah; Sarah; Hannah; Ebenezer married first Elizabeth ADAMS, and second his first cousin Sarah GILBERT; Johnathan married Elizabeth BURT; Union; and Ruth.
  2. Sarah CHAPIN. bap. Oct. 1628, Berry Pomeroy, England; d. Aug. 5, 1684. Mentioned in Grandfather PENNY's will. Emigrated to New England. Married Apr. 14, 1647 Rowland THOMAS (b. Eng.; d. Feb. 21, 1698, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA). Children of Sarah and Rowland THOMAS: Joseph died in infancy; Samuel died in infancy; Mary died in infancy; Joseph married Mary; Benjamin married Anna BELDING; Josiah died in infancy; Josiah died in infancy; Samuel never married; a child died in infancy; Sarah married James WARRINER, Jr.; Mary died in infancy; and Mercy married Joh BAGG.
  3. Henry CHAPIN.
  4. Catherine CHAPIN. bap. 1626, Berry Pomeroy, England. Catharine married (1) on Nov. 20, 1646 Nathaniel BLISS (bur. Nov. 11, 1654, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA), son of Thomas BLISS and Margaret LAWRENCE. The sister (or half-sister) of Nathaniel BLISS was Mary (BLISS) PARSONS, who was tried and acquitted for witchcraft in Springfield in 1651. Catharine was married (2) on Jun. 30 or Jul. 1, 1655 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT to Thomas GILBERT (bap. Feb. 16, 1611/2, Yardley, Worcester, England; d. Jun. 5, 1662, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA), son of Thomas GILBERT and Elizabeth BENNETT. Catherine was the third wife of Thomas GILBERT, who was first married Sep. 17, 1639 in All Saints, Bromwich, Staffordshire, England to Mary JAMES (bap. Dec. 12, 1641, Yardley, Worcester, England), and second married Lydia. Lydia GILBERT was executed for witchcraft at Springfield, MA shortly after Nov. 28, 1654. Catherine married (3) Samuel MARSHFIELD. Children of Catherine and Nathaniel BLISS: Samuel married Sarah STEBBINS; Margaret married Nathaniel FOOTE (son of Nathaniel FOOTE and Elizabeth SMITH); Mary married Nathaniel HOLCOMB (son of Thomas HOLCOMB and Elizabeth); and Nathaniel married Deborah COLTON (daughter of George COLTON and Deborah GARDNER). Children of Catherine and Thomas GILBERT: Sarah married first Samuel FIELD, and second her first cousin Ebenezer CHAPIN; John married first Hannah BLAKEMAN, and second Hannah CANFIELD; Thomas married first Anna BANCROFT, and second Abilene MARSHFIELD (daughter of Samuel MARSHFIELD and Hester WRIGHT); and Henry married Elizabeth BELDING. Refer to the MARSHFIELD family for Catherine's children by her third marriage.
  5. Samuel CHAPIN. Samuel - bap. Jan 1630/1, Berry Pomeroy, England; bur. Jul. 10, 1634, Berry Pomeroy, England.
  6. Henry CHAPIN. Henry - bap. Jan. 25, 1630/1, Berry Pomery, England; d. Aug. 15, 1718. Emigrated to New England and settled in Chicopee Parish, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. Married on Dec. 15, 1664 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA to Bethia COOLEY (b. 1644; d. Dec. 9, 1711), daughter of Benjamin COOLEY and Sarah. Children of Henry and Bethia CHAPIN: Henry died in infancy; Mary married Benjamin WRIGHT; Sarah did not marry; Bethiah; Henry married Mary GARNZEY, and Esther BLISS; and Benjamin married Hannah COLTON (daughter of Isaac COLTON and Mary COOPER).
  7. John CHAPIN. John - bap. Jan. 16, 1632/3, Totnes, Devon, England. Died young.
  8. Honor CHAPIN. (daughter). bap. May 8, 1636, Berry Pomeroy, England. Probably died in England.
  9. Josiah CHAPIN. Josiah - bap. Oct. 29, 1637, Berry Pomeroy, England; d. Sep. 10, 1726. Married first on Nov. 30, 1658 Mary KING (b. Jun. 15, 1639, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA; d. May 30, 1676, Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA), daughter of John. Josiah married second on Sep. 26, 1676 Lydia (BROWN?) PRATT (b. Nov. 1658; d. Oct 18, 1711), widow of Thomas PRATT. He married third Mehitabel METCALF. Children of Josiah and Mary CHAPIN: Samuel married Mary HOBART; John; Mary married Joseph ADAMS, Jr.; Deborah died young; Joseph; Shem died as infant; Seth married second Bethiah THURSTON; Joseph; Henry died as infant; Ephraim married Margaret TORREY; and Deborah married Samuel READ. Children of Josiah and Lydia CHAPIN: Lydia married Daniel TAFT as his second wife; Sarah married Ebenezer READ; David; and Hannah married John HOLBROOK.
  10. Samuel CHAPIN.
  11. [F1128]. Japhet CHAPIN. Christened 15 OCT 1642 at (Roxbury-S1,S4)(Springfield-S2), Massachusetts. He married (1) Abilenah COOLEY [F1129], daughter of Samuel, on 22 JUL 1664 at (Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts-S2)( Milford, New Haven Co., CT-S4). He married (2) Dorothy ROOT, of Enfield, on 31 MAY 1711 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was selectman for Springfield eight times, and was in the 1676 Turner Falls battle in King Philip's War. He died 20 FEB 1711-1712 at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  12. Hannah CHAPIN. b. Dec. 2, 1644, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. Married Sep. 27, 1666, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, John HITCHCOCK, son of Luke HITCHCOCK and Elizabeth GIBBONS. Refer to the HITCHCOCK family for additional data and children.


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