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      1158. Deacon Samuel* Chapin²⁶⁴, born 08 Oct 1598 in Paignton, Devonshire, England; died 11 Nov 1675 in Springfield, Hampton County, MA. He was the son of 2316. John Chapin and 2317. Phillipa Easton. He married 1159. Cecily* Penney 09 Feb 1622/23 in Paignton, England.

      1159. Cecily* Penney, born 21 Feb 1600/01 in Paignton, Devonshire, England; died 08 Feb 1682/83 in Springfield, Hampton County, MA. She was the daughter of 2318. Henry Penney and 2319. Jane~.

Notes for Deacon Samuel* Chapin:

"The Samuel Chapin Genealogy"
"The Opinion of REV. SAMUEL CHAPIN, D. D. of Rockyhill Ct.
as to the native place of DEA. SAMUEL CHAPIN.

SAMUEL CHAPIN is believed to be the progenitor of all who bear the name in this country. Respecting the history of the family previous to his landing here, or the precise time of his arrival nothing is definitely known.

The family is probably of Welsh origin.

His opinion is founded on some obscure traditions recollected by Calvin Chapin as current in Chicopee and the prevalence of some Welsh phrases and terms among the people of Chicopee, the greater part of whom bear this name. Calvin Chapin recollects on one occasion a man who was severely run by his mother, retorted by calling her Welsh, in the way of reproach.

On a map of England, in the possession of C. Chapin, there is in Derbyshire, the name of Chapin frith,
(frith meaning a rough, mountainous region of country.) This on another map is written Chapelin or Chapalin, and he thinks perhaps, as they were always a very religious, conscientious people, they may have been so termed from Chapel and this name with a little modification became Chapin.

Samuel Chapin took the freeman’s oath in Boston, in the year (June 2,) 1641. He lived probably in Dorchester, and was a Deacon in the Church, a man much esteemed and employed in public business. He removed to Springfield in 1642.”-- By Rev. A. L. Chapin, D. D., President of Beloit College, Wis.

FIRST GENERATION.

I. DEA. SAMUEL CHAPIN came with his family to reside in Springfield in 1642. It would rather appear that he resided in this country considerable time, perhaps eight or ten years before he came to Springfield, and perhaps the greater part of his children were bom in this country, but no record has been found of the birth of but one--the youngest, and we do not find any record of but one of his sons taking the freeman’s oath. David, his son, was made a freeman in Springfield, 5th day 2d month, 1649. He is supposed to be the progenitor of all who bear the name in this country, and I have not found one of the name who could trace their lineage to any other source. In 1652, 10th of October, Samuel Chapin was appointed one of the magistrates of Springfield, and in 1654 his commission was extended indefinitely. He was also much employed in other public business--a useful and highly esteemed man. In the records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in New England, " the name John Chapin is mentioned in connection with the building of a movable fort, March 4, 1633-4, and in July, 1634, mention is made of a meadow a part of which "John Chapin hath mown." That is all the information I have found respecting him. Whether he is a brother of Samuel or not is a matter of mere conjecture. Dea. Samuel Chapin died Nov. 11, 1675, age not known. His wife's name was Cisily, maiden name not known. Mrs. Cisily Chapin died Feb. 8, 1683, age not known.

Deacon Samuel Chapin lived on the home lot next south of the Ministry lot in the centre of the then village of Springfield. His son Japhet owned one half of said premises, but sold his right therein (by deed bearing date November 19, 1667) to Deacon John Hitchcock, who had married said Japhet's sister Hannah." ---"Samuel Chapin Genealogy"
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FROM THE WINTHROP SOCIETY WEBSITE

The Oath of a Freeman, or of a Man to be made free.

I, A B, etc., being, by the Almighty’s most wise disposition, become a member of this body, consisting of the Governor, Deputy Governor, Assistants and a commonalty of the Massachusets in New England do freely and sincerely acknowledge that I am justly and lawfully subject to the government of the same, and do accordingly submit my person and estate to be protected, ordered and governed by the laws and constitutions thereof and do faithfully promise to be from time to time obedient and conformable thereunto, and to the authority of the said Governor and Assistants and their successors, and to all such laws, orders, sentences, and decrees as shall be lawfully made and published by them or their successors; and I will always endeavor (as in duty I am bound) to advance the peace and welfare of this body or commonwealth to my utmost skill and ability; and I will to my best power and means, seek to divert and prevent whatsoever may tend to the ruin or damage thereof or of any the said Governor, Deputy Governor, or Assistants, or any of them or their successors, and will give speedy notice to them, or some of them, of any sedition, violence, treachery, or other hurt or evil which I shall know, hear, or vehemently suspect to be plotted or intended against the said commonwealth, or the said government established; and I will not at any time suffer or give consent to any counsel or attempt that shall be done, given, or attempted for the impeachment of the said government, or making any change alteration of the same, contrary to the laws and ordinances thereof but shall do my utmost endeavor to discover, oppose, and hinder all and every such counsel and attempt. So help me God.
---www.winthropsociety.org
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FIRST CHAPIN IN AMERICA

Deacon Samuel Chapin was the only person by that name to immigrate to America according to Vernon S. Chapin at, family.compro.net/chapin.htm.

In 1899 a statue entitled "The Puritan" was erected on the Quadrangle of Springfield, MA. It memorializes Deacon Chapin and was completed by the foremost sculptor in the US at the time, Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
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CABINET MAKER

On a 27 March 2000 broadcast from Baltimore, MD, of "The Traveling Road Show" on PBS, a 18th century cherry table was displayed. It was about three feet in diameter and on a pedestal with three feet. The table was made by Eliphalet Chapin of East Hartford, CT, and was appraised at $15,000 to #20,000. In better condition, it coud have appraised at $50,000. Eliphalet Chapin was a well known cabinetmaker of the period. There also was a side chair listed on the internet by the same maker but no details were available. ---RCM.
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SAVAGE, VOL 1 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE

CHAPIN, CALEB, Boston, perhaps s. of David, by w. Sarah had Han-
nah, b. 4 Jan. 1682; Lydia, 15 Mar. 1683; Caleb, 2 Apr. 1686; and
David, 2 July 1690. DAVID, Springfield, perhaps s. of Samuel, b. in
Eng. m. at Boston, 29 Aug. 1654, Lydia Crump, had Lydia, b. 19 June
foll.; and Caleb, 2 Apr. 1657, rem. soon, and no more is heard of him.
HENRY, Springfield, s. of Samuel, b. Eng. m. 15 Dec. 1664, Bethia,
d. of Benjamin Cooley, had Henry, Benjamin, and two ds. wh. liv. to
adult age, was rep. 1689, and d. 15 Aug 1718. JAPHET, Springfield,
br. of the preced. liv. first at Milford, there m. 22 July 1664, Abilene, d.
of Samuel Cooley, had Samuel, b. 4 July foll.; Thomas, 20 May 1671;
John; Ebenezer; Daniel; Jonathan; and two ds. of wh. Sarah was b.
15 Mar. 1668. His w. d. 17 Nov. 1710, aged 68, and he m. 31 May
foll. Dorothy Root of Enfield, and he d. 20 Feb. foll. aged 70. JOHN,
Mass. 1634. Felt. JOSIAH, Weymouth, s. of Samuel, by w. Mary .
had Samuel, b. 22 Nov. 1659; perhaps Mary, wh. m. 20 Feb. 1682,
Joseph Adams; and other ch. rem. to Braintree 1676, was freem. 1678,
rep. for Mendon 1689, where he d. 10 Sept. 1726, aged 92. SAMUEL,
Roxbury 1638, brot. from Eng. w. Cicely, call. Sisly on rec. and sev. ch.
prob. Henry, Josiah, perhaps David, and two ds. Catharine and Sarah,
and at R. had Japhet, b. 15 Oct. 1642; rem. that yr. to Springfield,
there had Hannah, 2 Dec. 1611; was freem. 2 June 1641, a propr. of
Westfield 1660, a deac. and man of distinct. a. 11 Nov. 1675. Catha-
rine m. 20 Nov. 1646, Nathaniel Bliss; next, 3 or 31 July 1655,
Thomas Gilbert; and third, 28 Dec. 1664, Samuel Marshfield, and to
ea. bore four ch. Sarah m. 14 Apr. 1667, Rowland Thomas, and d. 5
Aug. 1684; and Hannah m. 27 Sept. 1666, John Hitchcock. SAMUEL,
Mendon, w. prob. of Josiah, was rep. 1692; but no more is kn. to me.
SAMUEL, Springfield, s. prob. of Japhet, m. 24 Dec. 1690, Hannah, d.
of the first Isaac Sheldon. Of this name, in 1834, gr. were count. by
Farmer, 7 at Yale, 4 at Dart. 3 at Harv. and 6 at other N. E. coll.
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CHAPIN, Samuel (1598-1675), from Eng. to Rox-
bury, Mass., 1635, freeman, 1641; settled at Aga-
wam (Springfield), Mass., 1642; was deacon, con-
stable, selectman, commissioner; apptd. by Gen.
Court of Colony of Mass. Bay to govern there;
m 1623/24, Cicely Penny (1683).

---Virkus
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http://www.theyliveagain.com/Chapin/chapininfo.htm

Chapin Family

The family of Chapin, although perhaps of French origin, flourished for centuries in England before the time of Deacon Samuel Chapin who founded the American Chapin lineage.

According to Howard Chapin as found in "English Origins of New England Families, Volume 1", pages 446-452, "it seems probable that the Chapins of the two parishes of Paignton and Berry Pomeroy, which were in the hundred of Haytor, county Devon, were descended from, or at least related to, the Chapin family of the neighboring hundred of Coleridge.

In 1524 Robert Chopyn and Christopher Chopyn were at Cornworthy in the hundred of Coleridge, and in 1525 Henry Chopyn and Thomas Chopyn were at Harberton in the same hundred.

At Totnes, also in the hundred of Coleridge, the parish in which Roger Chapyn, who was probably the grandfather of Deacon Samuel Chapin, lived, there was a Stephen Chapin as early as 1489, a fact which seems to indicate that the ancestors of Samuel Chapin were living at Totnes as early as the fifteenth century; and the appearance of the Christian name Stephen in the family at that date seems to point to a connection between the Chapin families of Totnes and Cornworthy, for a Stephen Chapin was born at Cornworthy in 1570 and moved to Dartmouth. Thomas and Christian also were names that were common in both families. The Chapin family is found in Coleridge as early as 1333, when Petro Chapyn was taxed and six years earlier, in 1327, a Nicholas Chopyn was taxed at the manor of Sheftbeare in the hundred of Haytor - the first appearance (so far as is known) of the surname in Devonshire".

Roger Chapin was born 1535 in Totnes, Devonshire, England, and died December 09, 1590 in Constantine, Falmouth, Cornwall, England. He married Urdde about 1559. She was born around 1540 in England.

One of their son was John Chapin who was Baptized at St. Mary's Church on September 25, 1566 in Totnes, Devonshire, England, and died June 3, 1600 in Paignton, Devonshire, England. There is a possibility, according to "Colonial Families of the United States" that he was lost at sea. He married Phillipa Easton on September 14, 1590 in Paignton, Devonshire, England. She was born approximately 1569 in Paignton, Devonshire, England. Photograph of St. Mary's courtesy of http://www.stmarys.totnes.btinternet.co.uk/index.html.

Son of John Chapin, Deacon Samuel Chapin was born on October 8, 1598 in Paignton, Devonshire, England and died November 11, 1675 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

The Church of St. John the Baptist at Paignton, Devon, England is where Deacon Samuel Chapin was Baptized on October 8, 1598 and where he married Cicely Penny on February 9, 1623. Deacon Samuel and Cicely left with their seven children and eventually settled in Springfield. An anniversary of their wedding - 360 years later and 3,600 miles from Springfield was held at the church in England in 1984.

There are memorials to the deacon at the church including the Reredos (a screen behind the alter) given in 1927 by one of the descendants, who also presented a silver service to the parish. A volume of signatures of the descendants is maintained at the church. Photograph is courtesy of http://www.paigntonparishchurch.co.uk/.

He married Cicely Penny on February 09, 1622/23 in Paignton, Devonshire, England. As the story goes, the problem began in Scotland just about the time when Samuel decided to leave England. A policy began of enforcing the new prayer book on Scotland. It was very nearly the same prayer book as the new prayer book of today. That action set all of Scotland in flame. No doubt far and wide there was the grumbling of the future revolution and the Pilgrim fathers were only samples of a movement that was wider spread. They would not stand for it and remain in the old country. They loved their country, but would go to a country where there was no fear of Roman domination or even High church domination and so that exodus, so different from the colonization under Raleigh - took place.

They brought their children to the New World in 1638 and settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts and later moved to Springfield where he was one of the founding members of the community. Deacon Samuel Chapin was a forceful and dynamic man. He served his town in many capacities including Selectman, Auditor and Magistrate and he was Deacon of the church for some 25 years.

Next to the Public Library in Springfield there is a bronze statue, "The Puritan", placed there on November 24, 1887 which honors him. It is the sculptor's idea of how such a man as Deacon Chapin, a man of his moral standing and spiritual qualities ought to have looked.

The "Puritan" is one of the internationally acclaimed Augustus St. Gaudens finest works. The statue was commissioned by Chester W. Chapin, Springfield's railroad magnate. The statue was created in honor of Chapins ancestor. In the springtime of 1885 Augustus was well along with his work on the bronze statue that would soon come to be ranked with the world's masterpieces of sculpture, and greatly enhance the sculpture's fame throughout the world. It now stands in Merrick Park beside the City Library but it originally was unveiled on Thanksgiving Day in 1887 in Stearns Square, and remained there for twelve years before it was moved to Merrick Park. In moving the statue it separated from the beautiful bronze fountain and pink granite bench designated by the architect Stanford White. Today the fountain and bench are relegated to obscure corners of the city, where the passerby would never guess. The working model is now owned by the Carnegie Museum of Art, and on display in Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pa.

A chronology of Samuel Chapin's activities:

1638:
Samuel CHAPIN and wife Cicely were at Roxbury. Came to Springfield, MA from Roxbury, MA.

1641, 2 Jun:
Samuel CHAPIN of Springfield, MA, admitted Freeman.

1643:
Town officer. He took a prominent part in all the affairs of the town, both religious and civil.

1648:
A member of the Board of Selectmen on which Benjamin COOLEY first served. A member of the first Board of Selectmen and served 9 consecutive years.

1649:
Deacon.

1651:
Commissioner.

1652:
John PYNCHON, Elizur HOLYOKE and Samuel CHAPIN were appointed Commissioners, or Magistrates, to hear and determine all cases and offences, both civil and criminal, "that reach not to life, limbe and banishment."

1653:
The General Court appointed him and John PYNCHON to lay out Northampton and its bounds, and they made purchase of the lands from the Indians.

1664:
He petitioned the General Court for some land for services done.

1669:
The General Court granted him 200 acres as laid out 4 miles from Mendon, bounded as in the platt which is on file, provided it did not exceed 200 acres and that it did not take in any of the meadows now granted to Mendon.

1674, 4 Mar (1st mo.):
Samuel CHAPIN wrote his will. Bequeathed to wife, son Henry, grandson Thomas GILBERT.

1676, 24 Mar:
Will probated. Son Japhet CHAPIN with his wife Abilene deposed.

Photograph of Japhet & Abilene Chapin's headstones in the Old Cemetery of Springfield, Massachusetts by R. Thornton. Used with permission on 3/24/2001.

His grandson, Henry Gilbert was a soldier and was sent to command a squad of men,among whom was his brother Thomas, who was a builder or carpenter, to build a fort or blockhouse at Quabaug
(Brookfield), starting September 16, 1688. It was called Gilbert's Fort, perhaps because he took a house lot and lived adjoining it on the west, on the south side of the road. The fort was on the (later) schoolhouse lot in Brookfield, at the intersection of North Main and Maple Streets, of convenient size, having barracks for soldiers and their families and was surrounded by a stockade. It was a defense against Indian attacks from the northward, northwestward and northeastward. In 1688 Henry Gilbert commanded a scouting troop sent by Pynchon during King Phillip's War. He built "Gilbert's Fort" a fort of considerable size with barracks for soldiers and families surrounded by a stockade.

The Chapin line continued to lead New England for generations and will continued to be researched.
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http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/sfa/chapinfamily.htm

Chapin Family
Business Records, 1782-1866
Mss: 1
1782-1866
C463

Historical Note:

Descended from Deacon Samuel Chapin who settled in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1642, William Chapin, 2nd , son of William and Mary (Chapin) Chapin, was born May 26, 1758 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. William 2nd married Mary Church in Springfield on May 20, 1780. The couple had five children. He engaged in a variety of agricultural pursuits as well running a cider mill and a saw mill. William 2nd died on May 9, 1826.

William Chapin, 3rd, son of William 2nd and Mary (Church) Chapin was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts on May 23, 1783. As the oldest son, William 3rd, resided for many years in the ancestral home and assisted his father with farming and millwork until the growth of the community caused him to move to another location. He relocated yet a third time when railroads entered neighboring Springfield claiming much of his property. William 3rd married Lucy Day on April 12, 1804, and they had eleven children. William 3rd died June 17, 1861.

Heman Chapin, son of William 2nd and Mary (Church) Chapin was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts on April 15, 1786. He married Phena Chapin on November 5, 1809 and eventually settled in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He and his wife produced nine children. In addition to agricultural pursuits, Heman engaged in the paper making trade. He died April 5, 1873.

Scope and Content:

This collection consists of five volumes of material including ledgers, daybooks and accounts. Volumes one and two include information on William Chapin 2nd. Volumes three and four are daybooks for William Chapin 3rd. Volume five, a ledger and daybook, is for Heman Chapin. Details as follows:

Volume 1: Daybook, May 9, 1782-May 18, 1789 for William Chapin 2nd

Daybook includes notes on the cost of meals and three nights lodging for Major Kent; the sale of potatoes, turnips, and apples; sawing boards; and the sale of vinegar and cider. In addition, he made note of the dates in which hired laborers began working on his farm.

Volume 2: Ledger, September 18,1798-November 6, 1819 for William Chapin 2d

Ledger contains an index of names on first page and memoranda on the second page. Remaining fifty pages include accounts with Levi Chapin, Reuben Bizbee, Peter Terre, James Whaling, Gabe Chapman, Ezekeil Bagg, Paul Chapin, Moses Bliss, Lewis Ferry, Cotton Ely, solomon Ashley, Wareham Stebens, Benjamin Ashley, Philip Smith and others. Entries reflect sale of cider, and boards and the hiring farm labor. Last page of volume contains inventory of household furniture that "Anne carried to town with her October 1806" including "one feather bed & tick sheeting,...eleven yards of table lining,...3 pewter plates, ...one washtub, ...one pair of flatirons...."

Volume 3: Daybook, 1806-1830 for William Chapin 3rd.

Daybook contains saw mill accounts; the hiring of farm labor for William and his brothers Joseph and Heman; factory accounts from 1823; carpentry work on meeting house (1825); and notation of hired help moving into house. Accounts include Benjamin Burgess, William Bliss, Giles Day, Calvin Wright, Gustavis Pinney, William Babcock, Joseph Pearce, Alexander Chapin, Samuel Alden, Mr. Taft, and Stephen Knowlton.

Volume 4: Daybook, 1826-1852, 1866 for William Chapin 3rd

Daybook contains accounts for the selling of wood, potatoes, carpentry work and cider. Occasional notation next to entries denotes letter containing information [letters not in this collection], dimensions of houses and other buildings. Accounts include A. G. Parker, Norman Chapin, Thaddeus Chapin, Widow Mary Chapin, William Bemis, Giles S.Chapin, Auartus Chapin, Ferdinand Colas, Eli Hoar, Luke Day, Joseph K. Bundy, Joseph Pease and others.

Volume 5: Ledger, 1813-1847 for Heman Chapin

Ledger contains an index on the first page. Volume also contains notations on farm labor, the hiring of horses, and the sale of wheat and potatoes. Accounts include Bridgeman Chapin, William Colton, Francis Chapin, Otis Skeele, Moses Bliss, Lewis Ferry, Giles Day, Joseph Pease, Caleb Pendleton, Gustaves Pinney, Calvin Wright, Thomas Chapin and others.

Provenance : Purchase.
Amount: 1 box, 4 volumes.

Container List:

Box 1 - Folder.1 -- Daybook, 1782-1790 [William Chapin 2nd]
Vol. 2 Ledger, 1782-1827 [William Chapin 2nd]
Vol. 3 Daybook, 1806-1830 [William Chapin 3rd]
Vol. 4 Daybook, 1826-1852, 1866 [William Chapin 3rd]
Vol. 5 Ledger, 1813-1847 [Heman Chapin]
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More About Deacon Samuel* Chapin:
Appointed: 10 Oct 1652, A magistrate of Springfield, MA (extended indefinitely in 1654)
Baptism: 08 Oct 1598, Church of St. John the Baptist, Paignton ²⁶⁵
Burial: Nov 1675, Chicopee, MA, Cemetery
Ethnicity: 1598, Welsh ²⁶⁶
Freeman: 02 Jun 1641, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Historical: "The Puritan" statue in Springfield memorializes Samuel Chapin ²⁶⁷
Immigrant Ancestor: Abt. 1635, England, Devonshire, to MA
Lineage: Ancestor of Richard Bedford Bennett, Prime Minister of Canada
Migration 1: Abt. 1635, England to Roxbury, MA, aboard the Lyon.^268,²⁶⁹
Migration 2: Abt. 1642, Roxbury, MA, to Springfield, MA
Occupation: Aft. 1643, Deacon, constable, selectman, commissioner
Property: Aft. 1635, owned 24 acres of land, probably at Roxbury, MA ²⁷⁰
Religion: First Church of Roxbury, MA ²⁷¹
Residence: Dorchester, MA

More About Cecily* Penney:
Baptism: 21 Feb 1600/01 ²⁷²
Burial: Feb 1682/83, Chicopee, MA, Cemetery
Immigrant Ancestor: Abt. 1635, England, Devonshire, to MA
Lineage: Ancestor of Richard Bedford Bennett, Prime Minister of Canada
Migration: Abt. 1635, England to Massachusetts

More About Samuel* Chapin and Cecily* Penney:
Marriage 1: 09 Feb 1622/23, Paignton, England
Marriage 2: 09 Feb 1622/23, St. John the Baptist Church ²⁷³

Children of Samuel* Chapin and Cecily* Penney are:

Sarah Chapin, born 09 Oct 1623 in Berry Pomeroy, England; died 05 Aug 1684; married Rowland Thomas 14 Apr 1647; died Unknown.

Notes for Sarah Chapin:

13 children.

More About Rowland Thomas and Sarah Chapin:
Marriage: 14 Apr 1647

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David Chapin, born 04 Jan 1623/24 in Paignton, Devonshire; died Unknown; married Lydia Crump 29 Jun 1654; died Unknown.

Notes for David Chapin:

FROM THE WINTHROP SOCIETY WEBSITE

The Oath of a Freeman, or of a Man to be made free.

I, A B, etc., being, by the Almighty’s most wise disposition, become a member of this body, consisting of the Governor, Deputy Governor, Assistants and a commonalty of the Massachusets in New England do freely and sincerely acknowledge that I am justly and lawfully subject to the government of the same, and do accordingly submit my person and estate to be protected, ordered and governed by the laws and constitutions thereof and do faithfully promise to be from time to time obedient and conformable thereunto, and to the authority of the
said Governor and Assistants and their successors, and to all such laws, orders, sentences, and decrees as shall be lawfully made and published by them or their successors; and I will always endeavor (as in duty I am bound) to advance the peace and welfare of this body or commonwealth to my utmost skill and ability; and I will to my best power and means, seek to divert and prevent whatsoever may tend to the ruin or damage thereof or of any the said Governor, Deputy Governor, or Assistants, or any of them or their successors, and will give speedy notice to them, or some of them, of any sedition, violence, treachery, or other hurt or evil which I shall know, hear, or vehemently suspect to be plotted or intended against the said commonwealth, or the said government established; and I will not at any time suffer or give consent to any counsel or attempt that shall be done, given, or attempted for the impeachment of the said government, or making any change alteration of the same, contrary to the laws and ordinances thereof but shall do my utmost endeavor to discover, oppose, and
hinder all and every such counsel and attempt. So help me God.---www.winthropsociety.org

More About David Chapin:
Freeman: 05 Feb 1648/49, Springfield, MA²⁷⁴
Residence 1: Springfield, MA
Residence 2: Boston

More About David Chapin and Lydia Crump:
Marriage: 29 Jun 1654

579	iii.	Catherine* Chapin, born Abt. 1626 in Berry, Pomeroy, Devonshire, England; died 04 Feb 1711/12 in Springfield, Hampton County, MA; married (1) Thomas* Gilbert III 17 Sep 1639 in All Saints, W. Bromich, Staffordshire, England; married (2) Nathaniel Bliss, Sr 20 Nov 1646 in possibly Springfield, MA; married (3) Samuel Marshfield 28 Dec 1664.
	iv.	Samuel Chapin, born 25 Jan 1630/31; died Unknown.
	v.	Henry Chapin, born 25 Jan 1630/31 in Berry Pomeroy, England; died 15 Aug 1718; married Bethia Cooley; died 11 Dec 1711.

Notes for Henry Chapin:

"HENRY CHAPIN, son of Samuel and Cisily, was m. Dec. 5, 1664, to Bethia Cooley, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Cooley of Longmeadow. He d. Aug. 15, 1718. Mrs. Bethia Chapin d. Dec. 11, 1711.

It appears that Henry Chapin did not reside in Springfield in the early part of his manhood, but took up his residence there about the year
1659. He, as well as his father, was a prominent man in town affairs, as appears by the ancient records of the town, and was a
Representative to the General Court in the year 1689. Tradition says of Henry, that he was impressed on board a British man of war and
served seven years, during which time he was in a severe engagement with the Dutch. He afterwards commanded a merchant ship and made several voyages between London and Boston, but at length, tired of a seafaring life, took up his residence in Boston, and afterwards in Springfield, where his father and family resided. Henry came to the northerly part of Springfield (now Chicopee) to reside, built him a
house south side of Chicopee River, in what is now the village of Chicopee, on Ferry street, facing south on West street, near the large
elm tree and a few feet east of the house formerly owned and occupied by William Chapin, one of his descendants. The house took fire and was burned, 1762. He also made a contract with John Pyncheon for 200 acres of land on the north side of Chicopee River. The following is said to be a copy of the contract.

March 9th, 1659. Sold to Henry Chapin 200 acres of land on ye north side of Chickkuppy River to run fro ye hills on ye east side, to the Great river on ye West, and on the south it is to be bounded by, and to join to Chickkuppy river, onley one 25 acres or thirty being by Chickkuppy river about the place which shall be judged best for a warehouse is to be taken out and excepted, out of the parcel yet so as ye 200 acres is to be made up there together. Also Henry is to have half of ye upper lsland which is to be as equally divided as it can be, and also he is to have five acres of mowable meadow at the lower end of the muxy meadow. For all which he is to pay and allow me the sum of twenty pounds in Wheat at current prices at four several payments, viz., five pounds by the first of March next, which wifl be anno 1660, and five pounds by the first of March 1661, and another five pounds in March 1662, and ye last five pounds ye first of March 1663. All the payments to be in Wheat at price current at the several times of payment, this is the joint agreement betwixt us this 9th day of March 1659 as witness our hands.

Signed HENRY CHAPIN.
JOHN PYNCHEON.

Memorandum I promised Henry that if I did part with the 25 acres or 30 acres or with the lslands, he should have the offer of them (Said
premises have been, and the greater part are still in the possession of the descendants of said Henry.)"---"Samuel Chapin Genealogy"

More About Henry Chapin:
Occupation: 1689, Representative of the general court.²⁷⁵
Residence: 1659, Springfield, MA (now Chicopee)

		vi.		John Chapin, born 16 Jan 1631/32 in Totnes, Devonshire, England; died Unknown.
		vii.		Honor Chapin, born 08 May 1635 in Berry Pomeroy, England; died Unknown.
		viii.		Josiah Chapin, born 29 Oct 1637 in Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England²⁷⁶; died 10 Sep 1726 in Menden, Worcester County, MA; married Mary King 30 Nov 1658 in Weymouth, MA; born 15 Jun 1639 in Weymouth, MA; died 30 May 1676 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA.

More About Josiah Chapin:
Migration: Braintree, MA, to Mendon, MA
Occupation: Built first sawmill in Mendon, MA
Settled: Mendon, Worcester County, MA (one of the original grantees)²⁷⁷

More About Josiah Chapin and Mary King:
Marriage: 30 Nov 1658, Weymouth, MA

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Japhet Chapin, born 15 Aug 1642 in Roxbury, MA; died 20 Feb 1711/12 in Springfield, MA²⁷⁸; married (1) Abilenah Cooley; born 1642; died 17 Nov 1710 in Springfield, MA; married (2) Dorothy Root 31 May 1711; died Unknown.

Notes for Japhet Chapin:

JAPHET CHAPIN, of Chicopee, son of Dea. Samuel Chapin, b. 1642; m. (1) July 22, 1664, Abilenah Cooley. Mrs. Abilenah Chapin d. Nov. 17, 1710. And a small stone in the old burying ground in Springfield marks the spot where she was buried. m. (2) May 31, 1711, Dorothy Root of Enfield, Ct. He d. Feb. 20, 1712, and was buried by the side of his first wife Abilenah. Their remains and the stones which mark their resting places have (probably) been removed to the new cemetery in Springfield.

Japhet probably resided for a time in Milford, Connecticut. As the Worshipful Capt. John Pyncheon of Springfield conveyed to Japhet Chapin of Milford, in Connecticut Colony, a small strip of land near Connecticut River in Springfield, Bounds east on Deacon Chapin’s land. Deed dated 16th of November, 1669. By Deed bearing date March 9th, 1666, John Pyncheon conveyed to Samuel Chapin the greater part of the land lying in the Valley between Chicopee River and Willimansett Brook. And by Deed bearing date April 16th, 1673, Samuel
conveyed the same premises to his son Japhet Chapin. The said Japhet built him a house at the upper end of Chicopee Street, north-westerly of where the dwelling house of Henry Sherman now (1862) stands.

Japhet was at the great fight at Turner's falls, May 18th, 1676, and on the outside leaf of an old account book belonging to said Japhet, I find the following, supposed to be in his hand-writing. "I went out Volenteare against ingens the 17th of May, 1676 and we ingaged batel
the 19th of May in the moaning before sunrise and made great Spoil upon the enemy and came off the same day with the Los of 37 men
and the Captin Turner, and came home the 20th of May." Thomas Chapin, son of Japhet, was one of the original grantees of the large
tract of land which was granted to the officers and soldiers and their descendants in the Falls fight. And on another leaf of the same book, I
find the following, "my father was taken out of this troubelsom world the I I day of November about eleven of the clock in the eve, 1675." After the death of Japhet Chapin, the Rev. Mr. Williams of Deerfield wrote a lengthy letter to his children, instructing them concerning the
improvement which they should make of his death, and speaking of him as having been a man of great piety. This letter is.now (1859) probably in the care of Mr. Dormer Chapin.---"Samuel Chapin Genealogy"

More About Japhet Chapin:
Burial: Unknown, Springfield, MA
Residence 1: north Springfield, MA (now Chicopee)
Residence 2: Milford, CT

More About Abilenah Cooley:
Burial: Unknown, Springfield, MA

Hannah Chapin, born 02 Dec 1644 in Springfield, MA; died Unknown; married Deacon John Hitchcock I 27 Sep 1666; died 1712 ²⁷⁹.

Notes for Hannah Chapin:

9 children.

More About John Hitchcock and Hannah Chapin:
Marriage: 27 Sep 1666

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