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CHAFFEE. 



Thomas, prob. the ancestor of all who have borne this surname in 

 the United States up to the present century, came to Hing. amoug 

 the early settlers, and in 1637 drew a house-lot of two acres on Bach- 

 elor, now Main St., nearly opposite the present meeting-house of the 

 First Parish. Other lands were also granted him the same yr. for 

 planting purposes. He prob. remained here until 1642, when he oc- 

 cupied land granted him at Nantasket (Hull), and resided there until 

 ab. 1659. He then removed to Swanzea. In his will of 1680, refer- 

 ence is made to his being "of great age." He d. in 1683 leaving sons 

 Nathaniel and Joseph, from whom have descended a highly respect- 

 able posterity. 



CHAMBERLAIN (Chamberlin). 



Henry, with his w. and mother and two ch., came from Hing. in 

 Old Eng., to Hing. in New Eng. 1638. He had land granted him the 

 same yr. by the town, but finally settled at Hull, where he d. ab. 

 1674. Wid. Christian Chamberlin, prob. his mother, d. in Hing. 19 

 Apr. 1659. The inv. of his est. appraised by Nathaniel Bosworth and 

 Thomas Loring, 27 Apr. 1675, inc. a five-acre lot in Hing., a lot at 

 Old Planter's Hill, and ten acres on the Plain. " Chamberlin's Run," 

 near " Rocky Hill," prob. took its name from him. He was by occu- 

 pation " blacksmith. 7 



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1. Kinsman, b. at Brookfield, N. H., 1811. m. in Hing. Sept. 8, 

 1833, Susan B. Stodder, or Stoddard, dau. of Thomas and Charlotte 

 (Beal) Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 28, 1815, and d. at Wey. 

 16 Feb. 1887, set. 72 yrs. " Shoemaker." Resided on Fort Hill St., 

 until he removed to Wey. 



Ch.,— 



i. Susan, b. at Wey. July 7, 1835. m. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1851, Nathaniel B. 

 Peare. 



2. ii. Kinsman Stoddard, b. in Hing. Apr. 12, 1837. 



iii. Aisbie Buiilkigh, b. at Wey. Oct. 24, 1838. m. in Hing. Nov. 16, 1859, 

 James M. Brant. 



2. Kinsman S. (Kinsman = Susan B. Stoddard), b. in Hing. Apr. 

 12, 1837. m. Sept. 20. 1861, Valentia L. Blaisdell, dau. of David H. 

 and Eleanor B. (Gross) Blaisdell. She was b. at Rockland, Me., 

 March 2, 1841. " Cabinet-maker." Resides on Hersey St. 



Child, b. in Hing., — 



i. David Blaisdell, Sept. 22, 1862 ; Har. Coll. 1886. 



Note. — Daniel, bt. in Hing. March 17, 1639. Sarah, bt. in Hing. Sept. 26, 1641. 

 Nathaniel, bt. in Hing. Nov. 26, 1643. Ebenezer, d. 28 Oct. 1G46. Sarah, bt. in Hing. June 

 6, 1652. John, of Hull, bt. in Hing. Aug. 27, 1654. Benjamin, bt. in Hing. May, 1662. 

 John, d. 28 March, 1679. Benjamin, m. Oct. 13, 1685, Mary, dau. of Edward Wright. 

 Mary, dau. of Henry, m. Oct. 13, 1685, Thomas Soyer, or Sayer. Henry, m. (pub. May 14, 

 1714) Lvdia Vinton. Lydia, m. Sept. 24, 1739, James Lnwson. Benjamin, of Boston m. 

 Dec. 4, '1817, Eliza W., dau. of Capt. Thomas Harding. She d. 10 Aug. 1818, at. 21st yr. 

 Martha A., m. June 13, 1801, Charles W. S. Seymour. 



