Henry Chapin

M, b. before January 1631, d. 15 August 1718
FatherDeacon Samuel Chapin b. b 8 Oct 1598, d. 11 Nov 1675
MotherCecily Penny b. b 21 Feb 1601/2, d. 8 Feb 1682/83
     Henry was born in the parish of Berry Palmeroy, Devonshire, England. He was christened there in January 1631 in St. Mary's Church.1 At an early age, he signed on board a British ship & served there for seven years. Soon after he commanded a merchant ship sailing between London & Boston. In 1659, he left the sea & settled at Springfield, sharing with his brother, Japhet, his father's gift of lands in Chicopee [just north of Springfield] where he built his house.2 Henry married Bethia Cooley on 15 December 1664 in Springfield.2 Henry's wife, Bethia, died on 11 December 1711 in Springfield leaving him a widower. Henry departed this life on Monday, 15 August 1718 in Springfield.2

Family

Bethia Cooley b. 16 Jan 1644, d. 11 Dec 1711

Citations

  1. [S1713] Howard Millar Chapin, The English Ancestry of Dea, Samuel Chapin of Springfield, Mass., page 355 - Berry Palmeroy Parish Baptismal Register - Henry January 1630-31. He came to New England. - http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/…
  2. [S1703] Gilbert Warren Chapin, The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data, With Brief Biological Sketches of the Descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin, page 3.