Josiah Chapin1

#7658, (circa October 1637 - 10 September 1726)
Relationship7th great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*Dea. Samuel Chapin1 (c 1598 - 1675)
Mother*Cicely Penney1 (c 1601 - 1682/83)

Family 1

Mary King b. 1639, d. 1676
Children 1.Samuel Chapin7 (1659 - 1692)
 2.John Chapin7 (1661 - 1685)
 3.Mary Chapin7 (1662 - 1687)
 4.Deborah1 Chapin7 (1664 - 1668)
 5.Josiah Chapin Jr.7 (1665 - 1693)
 6.Shem Chapin7 (1667 - 1667)
 7.Seth Chapin7 (1668 - 1746)
 8.Joseph Chapin7 (1670 - 1722)
 9.Henry Chapin7 (1671 - 1671)
 10.Ephraim Chapin7 (1673 - )
 11.Deborah Chapin7 (1675 - 1702)

Family 2

Lydia Brown b. 1658, d. 1711
Children 1.Lydia Chapin7 (1677 - 1758)
 2.Sarah Chapin7 (1679 - 1773)
 3.David Chapin7 (1680 - 1704)
 4.Hannah Chapin7 (1684 - 1770)

Family 3

Mehitable Metcalf d. 1724
Birth*circa October 1637He was born circa October 1637 at Devon, EnglandG.2,3 
Christening29 October 1637He was christened on 29 October 1637 at St. Mary's Church, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, EnglandG.2 
after October 1637He accompanied Dea. Samuel Chapin and Cicely Penney after October 1637 from Devon, England (sometime after the baptism of Josiah) to Massachusetts BayG.2,4 
1639He lived with Dea. Samuel Chapin and Cicely Penney in 1639 at Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MassachusettsG.5,6 
1642/43He removed with Dea. Samuel Chapin and Cicely Penney in 1642/43 Agawam settlement (Springfield) during the winter.5 
Marriage*30 November 1658He married Mary King on 30 November 1658 at MassachusettsG.7 
Marriage*20 September 1676He married Lydia Brown on 20 September 1676 at MassachusettsG; each 2nd.7 
Marriage*22 June 1713He married Mehitable Metcalf on 22 June 1713; his 3rd, her unk.7 
Death*10 September 1726He died on 10 September 1726 at Mendon, Worcester Co., MassachusettsG.1 

Citations

  1. [S756] Gilbert Warren Chapin, compiler, The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data (Hartford, Connecticut: Chapin Family Association, 1924), p. XI, not named in grandfather's will of 1630, no record reported on baptism in Massachusetts.
  2. [S1707] St. Mary's Register of Christenings, Weddings & Burials, 1556-1664, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England; repository Devon Heritage Centre, Great Moor House, Exeter, Devon, England, archive no. 3046A/PR/1/2, img. 30. Christenings, 29 Oct 1637, Joseas, son of Samuell Chapin, online FindMyPast.com.
  3. [S756] Gilbert Warren Chapin, Chapin Book of Genealogical Data, p. XI, not named in grandfather's will of 1630, no record reported on baptism in Massachusetts, marr. 1658.
  4. [S756] Gilbert Warren Chapin, Chapin Book of Genealogical Data, p.XII, states by 1635, and that Dea. Samuel took the estate inventory of his father-in-law May 1630. [sons Josiah and Henry prob. went to New England with him]
  5. [S756] Gilbert Warren Chapin, Chapin Book of Genealogical Data, p.XII.
  6. [S1705] Howard Millar Chapin, "The English Ancestry of Dea. Samuel Chapin of Springfield, Mass.", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 83 (July 1929): p. 355.
  7. [S756] Gilbert Warren Chapin, Chapin Book of Genealogical Data, p. 5.