Thomas Chase, son of Aquila Chase and Martha Sarah Jelliman. Born Jul 15, 1616 at Hundrich, Chesham, Buckingham, England, died Oct 5, 1652 at Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, 36 years THOMAS CHASE AND HIS DESCENDANTS Thomas Chase, a brother of Aquila, first appears in New England, at Hampton, N. H., among the second group of settlers there having a grant of land in June 1640. (History of Hampton, 1;18) He married about 1642, elizabeth Philbrick (Philbrook), daughter of Thomas and elizabeth Philbrick who settled in Watertown as early as 1636 and removed to Hampton in 1645. Her father made his will, 12 Mar. 1663/4, being "very aged" which was probated, 8 Oct. 1667. One clause of the will reads as follows: "and thatt att the Deseace of my Daughter Elizabeth Garland, her son James Chase shall have one Com in lew of the Cow which I have Given my daughter Elizabeth." (Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, 1635-1717, p72) Thomas Chase died in Hampton shortly before 5 Oct. 1652, upon which day his widow elizabeth Chase was granted administration upon his estate. She married (2) 26 Oct. 1654, John Garland, first of the name in Hampton. He died there, 4 Jan. 1672, aged 50 years and she married (3) in Hampton, 19 Jan. 1673/4, Henry Robie [Roby] of Hampton, and died there, 11 Feb. 1677. Children, born in Hampton: 2. Thomas, b. 1643. 3. Joseph, b. 1645 4. James, b. 1649. 5 Isaac, b. 1 Apr. 1650. 6. Abraham, b. 6 Aug. 1652. The last two were recorded as born in Hampton and their births are to be found in the Old Norfolk Co. Returns from Hampton. DEED FROM THOMAS CHASE TO JOHN PHILBRICK 1649 "Know all men by thes presenes that I Thomas Cheas of Ham(p)ton in the county of norfolk seeman for and in consederation of foure pound allrede in hand resevid in full satisfaction of John Fellbrik of Hampton in the county aforesaid planter have granted bargened sould and confermed and by thes presenes clearly grant bargin and conferme into the aforesaid John Fellbrik foure aceres of upland medow and swampe as it is layd out more or les belonging unto me within the boundes of Hamton butting southeast and northwest aioyning to the said John Fellbrikes six acer lott to have and to hould to the said John Fellbrik to him and his ayres for ever in witnis hereof I have here unto sett my hand the ninth of the ninth month one thousand six hundred forty nine* Thomase Chase (autograph) Signed and delevered in the presenes of us Thomas Philbrick (autograph) James Philbrick (autograph) *(This date is by the old style,by the present style, it would be Nov. 9, 1649). Lonnie Chase chase1858@bwn.net Married 1642 at Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts (9 or 10 years married) to: Elizabeth Philbrick, daughter of Thomas Philbrick and Elizabeth Knapp. Born Oct 23, 1621 at Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England, died Feb 11, 1676/77 at Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, approximately 54 years, 1st marriage to: Thomas Chase, 2nd marriage to: John Garland, 3rd marriage to: Judge Henry Roby RFN962 Children: 1. Thomas ChaseBorn 1643 at Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, died 1714 at Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, 70 or 71 years 3. Lieutenant Isaac ChaseBorn Apr 1, 1647 at Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, died May 19, 1727 at Edgartown, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, 80 years ISAAC CHASE, (Thomas1), the first of the name to settle on Martha's Vineyard, was descended from the Chase family of the parish of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, through Aquila, (a) his grandfather, bapt. 14 Aug. 1580. Richard,(b) his great grand-father, bapt. 23 Aug. 1542 (who m. Joan Bishop 16 May 1564) and Thomas (c). Isaac2 was b. abt. 1 Apr. 1650, or 1647 (according to his gravestone), and came first to Tisbury in 1674 bringing with him the trade of a blacksmith as well as his predilections for the Quaker religion. [See also Annals of Tisbury: Sketches of the Early Settlers.] 5. Abraham ChaseBorn Aug 6, 1651, died 1676 at Killed in battle, 24 or 25 years |