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Nathaniel CHAFEE

Male 1705 - 1759  (53 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Nathaniel CHAFEE was born 20 Oct 1705, Rehoboth, MA; died 12 Jun 1759, Rehoboth, MA.

    Nathaniel married Rebecca MASON 12 Dec 1734, Rehoboth, MA. Rebecca (daughter of Samuel MASON and Rebeckah READ) was born 27 Apr 1710, Rehoboth, MA; died 22 Apr 1745. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Nathaniel Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1735; died 1822.
    2. 3. John Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1737, Rehoboth, MA; died 21 Jan 1811.
    3. 4. Noah (1) Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1738; died 1738.
    4. 5. Levi CHAFEE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Sep 1742, Rehoboth, MA.
    5. 6. Ezra Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1744; died 2 Sep 1746.
    6. 7. Noah (2) Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1744/45; died 3 Jan 1816.

    Nathaniel married Lydia Peck 25 Feb 1746/47. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nathaniel Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nathaniel1) was born 16 Oct 1735; died 1822.

    Notes:

    There are at least two branches of the Chaffey family who settled in Vermont. The line from Nathaniel Chafee (III) and Susanna Carpenter (his 2nd wife), through their son Benjamin, then Daniel, then George Daniel, spell the surname with one F: CHAFEE. These families are based in the Pittsford, VT, area.

    The other Vermont family line, descended from Nathaniel III's son Comfort, by his first wife (Ruth Mansfield), spell the name with two Fs: CHAFFEE. This branch settled in the Berkshire, VT, area.

    Comfort is a male given name in the Chaffee family, first seen as the eldest son (b. 1735) of Nathaniel, and subsequently in succeeding generations of his line. It also appears on the family tree as the father of Chloe Pearce, the wife of Stephen Chafee, who was a son of Levi.

    Nathaniel married Ruth Mansfield 15 Oct 1755, Rehoboth, MA. Ruth was born 4 Jun 1732, Rehoboth, MA; died 3 Jan 1760, Rehoboth, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Nathaniel married Susanna Carpenter 17 Jul 1760, Rehoboth, MA. Susanna died 22 Dec 1818. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  John Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nathaniel1) was born 20 May 1737, Rehoboth, MA; died 21 Jan 1811.

    John married Ruth Jones 1760. Ruth was born 1739; died 26 Feb 1808. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. John Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Noah (1) Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nathaniel1) was born 1738; died 1738.

  4. 5.  Levi CHAFEE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nathaniel1) was born 10 Sep 1742, Rehoboth, MA.

    Notes:

    According to William Chaffee's history of the Chaffees, Levi was a blacksmith by profession. He was baptized at the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth in the spring of 1751. His father Nathaniel died in 1759, after which his brother Nathaniel was appointed as his guardian. He served in the Colonial Wars as a private under Jabez Snow (1761).

    Levi married Anna PIERCE 24 Feb 1765, Rehoboth, MA. Anna was born 10 Jun 1746. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Stephen CHAFEE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Oct 1765, Rehoboth, MA; died Abt 1812.
    2. 10. Johnathan Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Apr 1768, Rehoboth, MA.
    3. 11. Robey Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Feb 1772.
    4. 12. Rhoda Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Apr 1775.
    5. 13. Joseph Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Feb 1781.

  5. 6.  Ezra Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nathaniel1) was born 20 Oct 1744; died 2 Sep 1746.

  6. 7.  Noah (2) Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nathaniel1) was born 22 Feb 1744/45; died 3 Jan 1816.

    Noah — Susanna Estabrook. Susanna died 1829. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  John Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Nathaniel1)

  2. 9.  Stephen CHAFEE Descendancy chart to this point (5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born 10 Oct 1765, Rehoboth, MA; died Abt 1812.

    Notes:

    According to William Chaffee's history of the Chaffees, Stephen and Chloe moved to Londonderry, Vermont, around 1794. He kept a store there, and was known as a merchant and farmer. In 1805 he was injured in a fire. His wife was reported to be a good Christian woman who taught her children the truths of the Bible.

    Stephen married Chloe PEARCE 25 Feb 1789, Rehoboth, MA. Chloe (daughter of Comfort PEARCE) was born Abt 1767. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Allen Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1790.
    2. 15. Stephen CHAFEE, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 17 Oct 1864, Bristol, RI.
    3. 16. Sanford Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jan 1793, Rehoboth, MA; died 17 Jan 1882, Westfield, VT.
    4. 17. Betsey Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1795.

  3. 10.  Johnathan Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born 18 Apr 1768, Rehoboth, MA.

    Johnathan married Polly Horton 13 Apr 1795. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Robey Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born 20 Feb 1772.

    Robey married Reuben Horton 17 Sep 1793. [Group Sheet]


  5. 12.  Rhoda Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born 10 Apr 1775.

  6. 13.  Joseph Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born 27 Feb 1781.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Allen Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (9.Stephen3, 5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born 1790.

    Allen married Eliza Bryant 20 Apr 1817. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  Stephen CHAFEE, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (9.Stephen3, 5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 17 Oct 1864, Bristol, RI.

    Notes:

    These birth records were found in the vault at the Bristol Town Hall, in Vol. 4, p. 249. I have a photocopy.

    According to "The Chaffee Genealogy" by William H. Chaffee, p. 276, Stephen & Deborah "were members first of the Episcopal and later of the Methodist Church. November 2, 1814, Stephen Chafee bought land of James Usher in Bristol, where he made his home. He was a country storekeeper and shipper of merchandise, and is said to have been eccentric in manner. He had a light complexion, blue eyes, and was five feet, four inches in height."

    James Usher was brother to Deborah.

    In the 1850 Federal Census, Stephen & Deborah Chafee are both aged 60, living in Bristol, RI. Son Cyril, aged 20, is with them. They are next door to sons Zechariah & Thomas and their families. In the 1860 Federal Census, Stephen & Deborah Chafee are both aged 70, still living at Bristol, RI.

    Stephen married Deborah USHER 13 Dec 1812, Bristol, RI. Deborah (daughter of Allen USHER, Jr. and Susanna DIMAN) was born Abt 1791, Rehoboth, MA; died 19 Feb 1861, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Lucinda Thomas Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Oct 1813, Bristol, RI; died 26 Jan 1834; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
    2. 19. George Tew Barker CHAFEE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 May 1816, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 11 Apr 1891, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    3. 20. Eunice Foster Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Apr 1818; died 24 Dec 1828; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
    4. 21. Stephen James Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1820; died 17 Feb 1833.
    5. 22. Hezekiah Usher Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jun 1822; died 17 Apr 1823; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.
    6. 23. Zechariah Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jan 1824; died 24 Nov 1856, Bristol, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    7. 24. Thomas Diamond Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jun 1826, RI; died Aft 1888; was buried , Bristol, RI.
    8. 25. Eunice Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Dec 1828; died 15 Feb 1829.
    9. 26. Cyril Newell Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Mar 1830; died 10 Jul 1851; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
    10. 27. Sarah Elizabeth Chafee  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 May 1833; died 4 Dec 1833; was buried , East Burial Ground, Mt. Hope Ave., Bristol, RI.

  3. 16.  Sanford Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (9.Stephen3, 5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born 27 Jan 1793, Rehoboth, MA; died 17 Jan 1882, Westfield, VT.

    Notes:

    According to "The Chaffee Genealogy," in 1832 Sanford lived in Saline, MI, and in 1882 died in Burton, WI.

    Sanford married Sarah Chase 16 Oct 1816, Fall River, MA. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin Chase) died 1818, Sheldon, VT. [Group Sheet]

    Sanford married Mary A. Otterson 1819, Bristol, RI. Mary was born 1796, Bristol, RI; died 1 Jul 1883. [Group Sheet]


  4. 17.  Betsey Chafee Descendancy chart to this point (9.Stephen3, 5.Levi2, 1.Nathaniel1) was born Abt 1795.

    Betsey married Abel Maxfield 5 Nov 1812. [Group Sheet]