Born about 1600. Married Hannah ____ before 1643. Died in Swansea MA between 15 May & 25 Jul 1683. Their child: Joseph Chaffee
THOMAS CHAFFE was born c.1610, possibly in Dorsetshire or Devonshire, England. The name of the ship he arrived on and the port he left from is still unknown, but it may have been on a ship named Speedwell, Diligent, John & Dorothy, Rose, or Mayflower and left from a port such as Plymouth, Weymouth, England. There are no records of which part of England Thomas Chaffe/Chaffy was born, but very possibly the southern part of England. Thomas Chaffe arrived in Hingham, Massachusett Bay Colony, on April 22, 1637. Thomas received his first lot of land for planting from the Township of Hingham on July 17, 1637. Thomas lived on Batchellor [Bachelor] Street, the main street through Hingham. Thomas married, possibly a woman named Dorothy/Dorthea Unknown, who very likely was born in England also. Thomas married after arriving to Hingham, or Hull [old name Nantasket], although there are no records in existence of a marriage or who Thomas Chaffe married. Thomas is known to have two sons, Joseph and Nathaniel. Thomas died after the filing of his will July 25, 1680, and before the inventory was announced on May 15, 1683, in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is unknown what happened to his wife. She is not mentioned in his will or any other known documents. It is unknown where THOMAS CHAFFE was buried, possibly in the present area of Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, where his farm was located, which was in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony, at that time period. [http://www.chafetree.com/135famous_chaffees1945.html]
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Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 image 555 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
Source text: Will and inventory of Thomas Chaffee, Plymouth Colony, MA
Film # 007051111, image 555 page 36:
In the name of god Amen
I Thomas Chaffee of Swansie in the Colony of New Plymouth in New England being of great age yet in my perfect memory and good understanding make this my Last Will and Testament, first I Comitt my soul to god in Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body unto ye grave.
Item. I give unto my Eldest son Nathaniel my home lott being twenty five acres - the which I purchased of Capt. Thomas Willett and James Brown said grant: as also my right in ye Comon lott it being ye twelfth lott: ten acres of meadow lying & being at a place Comonly caled the long boare and four acres of meadow lying and being at ye mouth of ye River on ye great neck Comonly caled mount hope neck.
Item. I give unto my son Joseph all ye rest of my lands meadows orchards gardens Dwelling-house barn out houses: as also my living stock noat loasts [goats?] sheep horse Kine swine poltory and thirty five acres of land lately purchased upon ye neck Comonly caled phobos neck, with all other my priviledges that I now have or here after may have in ye aforesaid Towne of Swansy with my Debts now Due or hereafter may be Due unto me or my estate, whom I make my sole agent & to pay my Debts to see this my will performed and my body buried. in witness my hand and seal this twenty five of July in ye year of the Lord one thousand six hundred and Eighty
Signed and sealed in ye presence of
John Peck
John Ormsby
The mark of Thomas Chaffe T
THOMAS CHAFFE was born c.1610, possibly in Dorsetshire or Devonshire, England. The name of the ship he arrived on and the port he left from is still unknown, but it may have been on a ship named Speedwell, Diligent, John & Dorothy, Rose, or Mayflower and left from a port such as Plymouth, Weymouth, England. There are no records of which part of England Thomas Chaffe/Chaffy was born, but very possibly the southern part of England. Thomas Chaffe arrived in Hingham, Massachusett Bay Colony, on April 22, 1637. Thomas received his first lot of land for planting from the Township of Hingham on July 17, 1637. Thomas lived on Batchellor [Bachelor] Street, the main street through Hingham. Thomas married, possibly a woman named Dorothy/Dorthea Unknown, who very likely was born in England also. Thomas married after arriving to Hingham, or Hull [old name Nantasket], although there are no records in existence of a marriage or who Thomas Chaffe married. Thomas is known to have two sons, Joseph and Nathaniel. Thomas died after the filing of his will July 25, 1680, and before the inventory was announced on May 15, 1683, in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is unknown what happened to his wife. She is not mentioned in his will or any other known documents. It is unknown where THOMAS CHAFFE was buried, possibly in the present area of Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, where his farm was located, which was in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony, at that time period. [http://www.chafetree.com/135famous_chaffees1945.html]
"Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-V3CV?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29%3A338083801
Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 image 555 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
Source text: Will and inventory of Thomas Chaffee, Plymouth Colony, MA
Film # 007051111, image 555 page 36:
In the name of god Amen
I Thomas Chaffee of Swansie in the Colony of New Plymouth in New England being of great age yet in my perfect memory and good understanding make this my Last Will and Testament, first I Comitt my soul to god in Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body unto ye grave.
Item. I give unto my Eldest son Nathaniel my home lott being twenty five acres - the which I purchased of Capt. Thomas Willett and James Brown said grant: as also my right in ye Comon lott it being ye twelfth lott: ten acres of meadow lying & being at a place Comonly caled the long boare and four acres of meadow lying and being at ye mouth of ye River on ye great neck Comonly caled mount hope neck.
Item. I give unto my son Joseph all ye rest of my lands meadows orchards gardens Dwelling-house barn out houses: as also my living stock noat loasts [goats?] sheep horse Kine swine poltory and thirty five acres of land lately purchased upon ye neck Comonly caled phobos neck, with all other my priviledges that I now have or here after may have in ye aforesaid Towne of Swansy with my Debts now Due or hereafter may be Due unto me or my estate, whom I make my sole agent & to pay my Debts to see this my will performed and my body buried. in witness my hand and seal this twenty five of July in ye year of the Lord one thousand six hundred and Eighty
Signed and sealed in ye presence of
John Peck
John Ormsby
The mark of Thomas Chaffe T
Born about 1600. Married Hannah ____ before 1643. Died in Swansea MA between 15 May & 25 Jul 1683. Their child: Joseph Chaffee
THOMAS CHAFFE was born c.1610, possibly in Dorsetshire or Devonshire, England. The name of the ship he arrived on and the port he left from is still unknown, but it may have been on a ship named Speedwell, Diligent, John & Dorothy, Rose, or Mayflower and left from a port such as Plymouth, Weymouth, England. There are no records of which part of England Thomas Chaffe/Chaffy was born, but very possibly the southern part of England. Thomas Chaffe arrived in Hingham, Massachusett Bay Colony, on April 22, 1637. Thomas received his first lot of land for planting from the Township of Hingham on July 17, 1637. Thomas lived on Batchellor [Bachelor] Street, the main street through Hingham. Thomas married, possibly a woman named Dorothy/Dorthea Unknown, who very likely was born in England also. Thomas married after arriving to Hingham, or Hull [old name Nantasket], although there are no records in existence of a marriage or who Thomas Chaffe married. Thomas is known to have two sons, Joseph and Nathaniel. Thomas died after the filing of his will July 25, 1680, and before the inventory was announced on May 15, 1683, in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is unknown what happened to his wife. She is not mentioned in his will or any other known documents. It is unknown where THOMAS CHAFFE was buried, possibly in the present area of Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, where his farm was located, which was in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony, at that time period. [http://www.chafetree.com/135famous_chaffees1945.html]
"Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-V3CV?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29%3A338083801
Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 image 555 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
Source text: Will and inventory of Thomas Chaffee, Plymouth Colony, MA
Film # 007051111, image 555 page 36:
In the name of god Amen
I Thomas Chaffee of Swansie in the Colony of New Plymouth in New England being of great age yet in my perfect memory and good understanding make this my Last Will and Testament, first I Comitt my soul to god in Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body unto ye grave.
Item. I give unto my Eldest son Nathaniel my home lott being twenty five acres - the which I purchased of Capt. Thomas Willett and James Brown said grant: as also my right in ye Comon lott it being ye twelfth lott: ten acres of meadow lying & being at a place Comonly caled the long boare and four acres of meadow lying and being at ye mouth of ye River on ye great neck Comonly caled mount hope neck.
Item. I give unto my son Joseph all ye rest of my lands meadows orchards gardens Dwelling-house barn out houses: as also my living stock noat loasts [goats?] sheep horse Kine swine poltory and thirty five acres of land lately purchased upon ye neck Comonly caled phobos neck, with all other my priviledges that I now have or here after may have in ye aforesaid Towne of Swansy with my Debts now Due or hereafter may be Due unto me or my estate, whom I make my sole agent & to pay my Debts to see this my will performed and my body buried. in witness my hand and seal this twenty five of July in ye year of the Lord one thousand six hundred and Eighty
Signed and sealed in ye presence of
John Peck
John Ormsby
The mark of Thomas Chaffe T
THOMAS CHAFFE was born c.1610, possibly in Dorsetshire or Devonshire, England. The name of the ship he arrived on and the port he left from is still unknown, but it may have been on a ship named Speedwell, Diligent, John & Dorothy, Rose, or Mayflower and left from a port such as Plymouth, Weymouth, England. There are no records of which part of England Thomas Chaffe/Chaffy was born, but very possibly the southern part of England. Thomas Chaffe arrived in Hingham, Massachusett Bay Colony, on April 22, 1637. Thomas received his first lot of land for planting from the Township of Hingham on July 17, 1637. Thomas lived on Batchellor [Bachelor] Street, the main street through Hingham. Thomas married, possibly a woman named Dorothy/Dorthea Unknown, who very likely was born in England also. Thomas married after arriving to Hingham, or Hull [old name Nantasket], although there are no records in existence of a marriage or who Thomas Chaffe married. Thomas is known to have two sons, Joseph and Nathaniel. Thomas died after the filing of his will July 25, 1680, and before the inventory was announced on May 15, 1683, in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is unknown what happened to his wife. She is not mentioned in his will or any other known documents. It is unknown where THOMAS CHAFFE was buried, possibly in the present area of Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, where his farm was located, which was in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony, at that time period. [http://www.chafetree.com/135famous_chaffees1945.html]
"Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-V3CV?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29%3A338083801
Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 image 555 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
Source text: Will and inventory of Thomas Chaffee, Plymouth Colony, MA
Film # 007051111, image 555 page 36:
In the name of god Amen
I Thomas Chaffee of Swansie in the Colony of New Plymouth in New England being of great age yet in my perfect memory and good understanding make this my Last Will and Testament, first I Comitt my soul to god in Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body unto ye grave.
Item. I give unto my Eldest son Nathaniel my home lott being twenty five acres - the which I purchased of Capt. Thomas Willett and James Brown said grant: as also my right in ye Comon lott it being ye twelfth lott: ten acres of meadow lying & being at a place Comonly caled the long boare and four acres of meadow lying and being at ye mouth of ye River on ye great neck Comonly caled mount hope neck.
Item. I give unto my son Joseph all ye rest of my lands meadows orchards gardens Dwelling-house barn out houses: as also my living stock noat loasts [goats?] sheep horse Kine swine poltory and thirty five acres of land lately purchased upon ye neck Comonly caled phobos neck, with all other my priviledges that I now have or here after may have in ye aforesaid Towne of Swansy with my Debts now Due or hereafter may be Due unto me or my estate, whom I make my sole agent & to pay my Debts to see this my will performed and my body buried. in witness my hand and seal this twenty five of July in ye year of the Lord one thousand six hundred and Eighty
Signed and sealed in ye presence of
John Peck
John Ormsby
The mark of Thomas Chaffe T
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