Abraham Chase

     Abraham was born on Friday, 14 February 1715/16 in Tisbury, Duke's County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Abraham Chase and Abigail Barnard. Abraham married Deliverance Nickerson, daughter of Ensign William Nickerson IV and Deliverance Lombard, before 1739 in Massachusetts. Abraham and Deliverance had children: Abigail [1738] [m. 11/26/1758 John Burgess], Elizabeth [1740-5/02/1818] [m. 12/24/1767 Matthew Merry], Mercy [2/17/17437/27/1820] [m. 12/05/1765 Jethro Athearn], Timothy [6/22//1745-4/28/1818] [m. 11/23/1773 Rebecca Bassett], Benjamin [1747], Mary [1/__/17498/26/1843] [m. 1/17/1769 Nathaniel Ketchem & 2nd 6/18/1778 Joseph Merry] & Deliverance [1751] [m. 1/17/1773 Charles Edmundson].¹ Abraham departed this life in Tisbury. Letters of Administration of his estate were granted on 5 May 1752 to his widow.¹