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Rev. Jonathan Chafee

Male 1742 - 1800  (57 years)


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  1. 1.  Rev. Jonathan Chafee was born 16 Oct 1742, Rehoboth, MA (son of Daniel Dan Chafee and Mary Robinson); died 7 Aug 1800; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    Jonathan was a Baptist minister in Rehoboth, MA. His gravestone inscription reads: "The Reverend Jonathan Chaffe who was a faithful teacher of Jesus Christ & died in peace August 7th 1800"

    Jonathan married Mary Coomer 27 Nov 1766, Rehoboth, MA. Mary was born Abt 1742; died 14 Oct 1807; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Jonathan Chafee, Jr. was born 16 Feb 1769.
    2. Oliver Chafee was born Feb 1771, Rehoboth, MA; died 15 Feb 1852, Lyndon, VT; was buried , Lyndon, VT.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Daniel Dan Chafee was born 6 Feb 1709/10, Rehoboth, MA (son of Jonathan CHAFFEY and Hannah CARPENTER); died 1769, Rehoboth, MA.

    Daniel married Mary Robinson 9 Nov 1736, Rehoboth, MA. Mary died 10 Dec 1790. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Robinson died 10 Dec 1790.
    Children:
    1. 1. Jonathan Chafee was born 16 Oct 1742, Rehoboth, MA; died 7 Aug 1800; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jonathan CHAFFEY was born 7 Apr 1677, Rehoboth, MA (son of Nathaniell CHAFFEY and Experience BLISS); died 31 Dec 1766; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., Rumford, East Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    Baptisms from Rehoboth church records, transcribed by Elisha Turner, NEHGR, Vol. 15, Jan 1861:
    Jonathan Chaffey, 17 Apr 1709
    Nat. Chaffey, 17 Apr 1709
    Hannah Chaffey, 17 Apr 1709
    Dan l Chaffey (no date given)
    Miriam Chaffey, (no date given)
    These are some of Jonathan's children.

    The following information is extracted from William H. Chaffee's "The Chaffee Genealogy," published by Grafton Press in the early 1900s:

    "Jonathan Chaffe was several times chosen a grand juryman, also elected selectman, field driver, tything man, etc." In 1727 the town of Rehoboth appointed him to prepare and oversee a plan to locate schools throughout the town. He is known to have bought land in Ashford, CT, which he gave/sold to his eldest son, Jonathan, and to his brother David. Records also show that he became guardian of his brother Noah's two orphaned sons, presumably after 1736. Land deeds refer to Jonathan as "Yeoman," "husbandman," and "Mason."

    The old burying ground by the Congregational Church in Rumford, RI, has a stone which reads:
    Jonathan Chaffe
    Departed this life
    December 31, 1766
    in the 89th year of
    his age.

    Jonathan married Hannah CARPENTER 23 Nov 1703, Rehoboth, MA. Hannah (daughter of William CARPENTER and Miriam SEARLES) was born 10 Apr 1685; died 1777. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Hannah CARPENTER was born 10 Apr 1685 (daughter of William CARPENTER and Miriam SEARLES); died 1777.
    Children:
    1. Jonathan Chafee was born 25 Jun 1704, Rehoboth, MA; died 9 Feb 1785, Ashford, CT.
    2. Nathaniel CHAFEE was born 20 Oct 1705, Rehoboth, MA; died 12 Jun 1759, Rehoboth, MA.
    3. Hannah Chafee was born 3 Oct 1707, Rehoboth, MA; died 22 Feb 1799.
    4. 2. Daniel Dan Chafee was born 6 Feb 1709/10, Rehoboth, MA; died 1769, Rehoboth, MA.
    5. Miriam Chafee was born 22 Aug 1712, Rehoboth, MA; died 21 Oct 1773.
    6. Susanna (1) Chafee was born 22 Sep 1714, Rehoboth, MA; died 8 Dec 1715, Rehoboth, MA.
    7. Ephraim Chafee was born Between 25 Jan 1713/14 and 1716; died 9 Jun 1790.
    8. William Chafee was born Abt 1717, Rehoboth, MA; died 26 Apr 1790, Rehoboth, MA.
    9. Susanna (2) Chafee was born 10 Jun 1720, Rehoboth, MA.
    10. Deliverance Chafee was born 2 May 1721, Rehoboth, MA; died 10 May 1736, Rehoboth, MA.
    11. Josiah Chafee was born 2 May 1723, Rehoboth, MA; died 7 Apr 1725, Rehoboth, MA.
    12. Susanna (3) Chafee was born 28 Aug 1728, Rehoboth, MA; died 20 May 1736, Rehoboth, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Nathaniell CHAFFEY was born Between 1638 and 1642, Nantasket, MA (son of Thomas CHAFFEY and Dorothy Unknown); died Sep 1721, Rehoboth, MA; was buried , Rumford, East Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    On a bond signed 13 Nov 1695, his signature appears as: Nathaniell chaffe; official records of the Plymouth Colony during that period spell it variously as Nathaniell Chaffey and Nathaniel Chafey.

    The name Nath: Chafy appears on a list of early members of the First Baptist Church, Swansea, MA.

    The following information is extracted from William H. Chaffee's "The Chaffee Genealogy," published by Grafton Press in the early 1900s:

    Nathaniell was probably born in Nantasket (Hull), MA, and moved with his parents to Rehoboth between 1657 and 1660. The area where they lived was set apart as Swansea in 1667/68. He "was evidently a valued citizen, for in 1674/75 he was invited by the town of Rehoboth, in which he had formerly lived, to return and again become an inhabitant, land being offered him as an inducement. He sold land in Swansea and removed to Rehoboth."

    A blacksmith by trade, Nathaniell and his young family lived in this area during the tension and destruction of King Philip's War (Jun 1675 - Aug 1676). It is recorded that he contributed money to the war effort.

    Nathaniell served two terms as constable, was also a grand juryman, and was known as a "tytheing man." This may mean that he gave of his funds to God's work, but it may also mean that he was the church treasurer, responsible for collecting and recording other people's tithes. He married Experience Bliss in 1669, and together they had at least eleven children. Their youngest son, Noah, still lived with them in their later years. It is thought that Noah and his wife, Sarah, probably cared for them in their last days. Nathaniell and Experience died within a short time of each other, in September of 1721. It is believed that they were buried in the old burying ground by the Congregational Church, now in Rumford, RI, where in recent years memorial markers have been placed in their honor.

    Nathaniell married Experience BLISS 19 Aug 1669, Swansea, MA. Experience (daughter of Johnathan BLISS and Miriam HARMON) was born 5 Feb 1648/49, Rehoboth, MA; died Sep 1721, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , Rumford, East Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Experience BLISS was born 5 Feb 1648/49, Rehoboth, MA (daughter of Johnathan BLISS and Miriam HARMON); died Sep 1721, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA; was buried , Rumford, East Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    Information on the siblings and ancestors of Experience Bliss (wife of Nathaniell Chaffey) was gleaned from several online sources, and has not been verified through first-hand documentation. Much of the information seems common to numerous genealogy sites, but may not be accurate or "proven." Examples of such sites are:

    http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3713/index.html
    "Bryant Genealogy" site 309-792-2495
    Ronald James Bryant
    517-2nd Street
    Colona, IL 61241

    http://www.mizak.net/family
    "McCabe" site

    http://www.ezlibrary.net/family/history/pafg2171.htm
    (this one has some confusing and/or conflicting dates)

    Interestingly, there seems to have been another "Experience Bliss" born in April 1679 in Hartford, CT. I have not traced their lines of ancestry to determine whether they were related.

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Chaffey was born 1670, Swansea, MA; died 16 May 1718, Rehoboth, MA.
    2. Thomas Chaffey was born 19 Oct 1672, Swansea, MA; died 21 Feb 1751/52, Rehoboth, MA.
    3. Rachell Chaffey was born 7 Sep 1673, Rehoboth, MA; died 28 Feb 1702/03, Rehoboth, MA.
    4. Nathaniell Chaffey was born 8 Feb 1674/75, Rehoboth, MA; died 28 Feb 1702/03, Rehoboth, MA.
    5. 4. Jonathan CHAFFEY was born 7 Apr 1677, Rehoboth, MA; died 31 Dec 1766; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., Rumford, East Providence, RI.
    6. Experience Chaffey was born 24 Mar 1678/79, Rehoboth, MA; died 19 Apr 1754, Rehoboth, MA.
    7. David Chaffey was born 22 Aug 1680, Rehoboth, MA; died 25 Feb 1749/50, Rehoboth, MA.
    8. Mehitable Chaffey was born 10 Jun 1685, Rehoboth, MA; died 6 Aug 1699, Rehoboth, MA.
    9. Daniel Chaffey was born 30 Oct 1687, Rehoboth, MA; died 13 Feb 1768, Attleborough, MA.
    10. Noah (1) Chaffey was born 19 Jan 1689/90; died 9 Jul 1691.
    11. Noah (2) Chaffey was born 17 Dec 1692, Rehoboth, MA; died 5 Oct 1732, Rehoboth, MA.

  3. 10.  William CARPENTER

    William — Miriam SEARLES. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Miriam SEARLES
    Children:
    1. Obadiah Carpenter was born 12 Mar 1677/78.
    2. 5. Hannah CARPENTER was born 10 Apr 1685; died 1777.