Sarah Allen

Sarah Chandler was born ca 1638 at Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a daughter of William Chandler and Annis Bayford. The family had emigrated from England just before Sarah's birth. She was the youngest and their only child born in Massachusetts. Her father was poor but well-respected and known for his faithfulness to God.[1] Sarah died after December 29, 1713 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (uncertain)

family

Per TAG 80:34-5:

Married

1. On 4 November 1659 Sarah, married William Cleaves, in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.(killed by Indians at Sudbury, Massachusetts, on 21 April 1676)
2. In 1677 or 1678 Sarah, married unknown Stephens.(died of the pox at Roxbury on 13 December 1678 probably a son of Henry Stephens).
3. In 1681 or 1682 Sarah, married John Parker, son of John Parker.(died on 30 January 1684/5)
4. Between 4 June 1686 and 3 June 1687 Sarah, married George Allen.(died before 17 April 1691)

Children of Sarah Chandler and William Cleaves

1. Sarah Cleaves2 (12 Aug 1660 - )
2. Margaret Cleaves2 (a 1662 - )
3. Hannah Cleaves2 (a 1664 - )
4. William Cleaves2 (a 1668 - )
5. Elizabeth Cleaves2 (4 Feb 1670/71 - )

Child of Sarah Chandler and unknown Stephens

1. Sarah Stephens2 (20 Apr 1679 - 9 Jun 1737)

Child of Sarah Chandler and John Parker

1. Annis Parker2 (8 Oct 1682 - )

Please note that Sarah Chandler's third husband John Parker of Brookline (Muddy River) had three wives. He had a first wife Sarah (possibly Curtis), a second wife Elizabeth unknown and then Sarah Chandler. Annis Parker is the only children with Sarah Chandler. The two wives named Sarah were previously conflated in some early worked. Please read TAG Vol 80 p 32-33 (below in citations) first.

Citations

1. Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990.
2. TAG 18:114
3. Helen Schatvet Ullmann CC FASG "Sarah (Chandler) (Cleaves) (Stevens) (Parker) Allen of Roxbury and Sandiwch Massachusetts: Documenting Her Several Husbands" in TAG Vol 80 p 32-33 (2005)
4. Neil D Thompson, "English Origin of John Parker of Boston" in TAG TAG 76:187-89 (2001)
5. John William Linzee, The history of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass., and their ancestors and descendants (Boston, 1918) 527-37 (did not know about Barbados will or Thayer 3rd wife see TAG update 2001) link
6. Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration 2:5:364-67
7. Preston, Belle. Bassett-Preston Ancestors (Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1930) Page 55 Archive.Org

biographical notes

Sarah was the 5th child of William & Annis (Agnes) Chandler who immigrated to Massachusetts in1636 with her 4 older siblings. She was the first child in this family to be born here around 1637. She married young to William Cleaves and started her family. William was killed by the Indians in King Philip's War in 1676. She outlived him by more than 35 years. She remarried at least once to Unknown Stevens [see Torrey & comments possibly Ephraim Stevens]. It was once proposed that on October 11, 1688 in Roxbury. She may have also married a Mr. Wilson [see Torrey & comments] however, TAG 80:34-5 says this is not possible. And she married 4th a Mr. George Allen. See TAG 80-34-5 for documentation of each marriage. Some confusion on her origin comes from the fact that she may have had an older sister named Sarah born and died in England roughly a decade before her own birth.

From http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chandler-171

The Church was important to Sarah, but she was frequently in need of confession and re-acceptance.

• July 31, 1670, Sarah was "solemnly admonished," and on January 29, 1671 was forgiven by the church.
• February 19, 1671 "Sarah Cleaves, wife of William Cleaves, solemnly owned the covenant."
• April 18, 1675, "Sarah Cleaves, wife of will. Cleaves restored to full communion, penitently confessing."
• December 13, 1678, (the day Stevens died), "A bill for Widdow Stevens for Ringing the bell & sweeping the meeting house."
• 1678 "Widow Stevens (alias Cleaves) chosen sexton"
• 1679[80], "1 1m Widdow Stevens was accepted in her confession."
• 1681, 4 7m [Sept] Sister Cleaves (alias Stevens) was admonished publickly for unseasonable entertaining & corrupting other folks servants and children & hath corrupted Mr Lambs neger, who in a discontent set her Mrs house on fire in the dead of the night & also Mr Swans. one girle was burned & all the rest had much adoe to escape with their lives.[2]

genealogical notes

An article, Sarah (Chandler) (Cleaves) (Stevens) (Parker) Allen of Roxbury and Sandwich, Massachusetts, by Helen Schatvet Ullmann, which was published in 2005 in the American Genealogist, looked for the first time at the Roxbury Congregational Church records for the marriages and children of Sarah Chandler. Apparently she was married four times and had children with three of her husbands. Ms. Ulman also found evidence concerning the correct names and origins of these husbands.

comments

From http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chandler-171

No documentation has ever been found concerning a claimed marriage to Unknown Wilson.[2] There was a very short time between the death of William Cleaves on April 21, 1676 and the first reference to her as "Widow Stevens (alias Cleaves)" in the Roxbury church in 1678. It is doubtful that she married an unidentified Wilson for her husband during that time.[2]
There is no evidence of a marriage to Ephraim Stevens. There is a 11 October 1680 (not 1688) marriage of Ephraim Stevens to Sarah Abbott in Andover. There is no Stevens-Chandler marriage in Roxbury. All sources for the supposed Chandler-Stevens marriage come from unsourced online trees.

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Sarah Chandler was born ca 1638 at Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a daughter of William Chandler and Annis Bayford. The family had emigrated from England just before Sarah's birth. She was the youngest and their only child born in Massachusetts. Her father was poor but well-respected and known for his faithfulness to God.[1] Sarah died after December 29, 1713 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (uncertain)

family

From http://genealogy.theroyfamily.com/p24232.htm

Sarah Chandler was born about 1638 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1,2 Sarah Chandler probably died after 29 December 1713 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.2

She was the daughter of William Chandler and Annis Bayford.1,2

Married

1. On 4 November 1659 Sarah, married William Cleaves, in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1,2
2. In 1677 or 1678 Sarah, married unknown Stephens.1
3. In 1681 or 1682 Sarah, married John Parker, son of John Parker.2
4. Between 4 June 1686 and 3 June 1687 Sarah, married George Allen.1,2

Children of Sarah Chandler and William Cleaves

1. Sarah Cleaves2 (12 Aug 1660 - )
2. Margaret Cleaves2 (a 1662 - )
3. Hannah Cleaves2 (a 1664 - )
4. William Cleaves2 (a 1668 - )
5. Elizabeth Cleaves2 (4 Feb 1670/71 - )

Child of Sarah Chandler and unknown Stephens

1. Sarah Stephens2 (20 Apr 1679 - 9 Jun 1737)

Child of Sarah Chandler and John Parker

1. Annis Parker2 (8 Oct 1682 - )

Citations

1. Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990.
2. Ullmann, Helen Schatvet. "Sarah (Chandler)(Cleaves)(Stevens)(Parker) Allen of Roxbury and Sandwich, Massachusetts", The American Genealogist volume 80 (January 2005).

biographical notes

Sarah was the 5th child of William & Annis (Agnes) Chandler who immigrated to Massachusetts in1636 with her 4 older siblings. She was the first child in this family to be born here around 1637. She married young to William Cleaves and started her family. William was killed by the Indians in King Philip's War in 1676. She outlived him by more than 35 years. She remarried at least once to Ephraim Stevens [see Torrey & comments] on October 11, 1688 in Roxbury. She may have also married a Mr. Wilson [see Torrey & comments] and a Mr. George Allen. These last two marriages lack full documentation. Some confusion on her origin comes from the fact that she may have had an older sister named Sarah born and died in England roughly a decade before her own birth.

From http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chandler-171

The Church was important to Sarah, but she was frequently in need of confession and re-acceptance.

• July 31, 1670, Sarah was "solemnly admonished," and on January 29, 1671 was forgiven by the church.
• February 19, 1671 "Sarah Cleaves, wife of William Cleaves, solemnly owned the covenant."
• April 18, 1675, "Sarah Cleaves, wife of will. Cleaves restored to full communion, penitently confessing."
• December 13, 1678, (the day Stevens died), "A bill for Widdow Stevens for Ringing the bell & sweeping the meeting house."
• 1678 "Widow Stevens (alias Cleaves) chosen sexton"
• 1679[80], "1 1m Widdow Stevens was accepted in her confession."
• 1681, 4 7m [Sept] Sister Cleaves (alias Stevens) was admonished publickly for unseasonable entertaining & corrupting other folks servants and children & hath corrupted Mr Lambs neger, who in a discontent set her Mrs house on fire in the dead of the night & also Mr Swans. one girle was burned & all the rest had much adoe to escape with their lives.[2]

genealogical notes

An article, Sarah (Chandler) (Cleaves) (Stevens) (Parker) Allen of Roxbury and Sandwich, Massachusetts, by Helen Schatvet Ullmann, which was published in 2005 in the American Genealogist, looked for the first time at the Roxbury Congregational Church records for the marriages and children of Sarah Chandler. Apparently she was married four times and had children with three of her husbands. Ms. Ulman also found evidence concerning the correct names and origins of these husbands.

comments

From http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chandler-171

No documentation has ever been found concerning a claimed marriage to Unknown Wilson.[2] There was a very short time between the death of William Cleaves on April 21, 1676 and the first reference to her as "Widow Stevens (alias Cleaves)" in the Roxbury church in 1678. It is doubtful that she married an unidentified Wilson for her husband during that time.[2]
There is no evidence of a marriage to Ephraim Stevens. There is a 11 October 1680 (not 1688) marriage of Ephraim Stevens to Sarah Abbott in Andover. There is no Stevens-Chandler marriage in Roxbury. All sources for the supposed Chandler-Stevens marriage come from unsourced online trees.

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• page 161 of New England Marriages Prior to 1700 By Clarence Almon Torrey.
• Updated from Ancestry Genealogy by SmartCopy: Nov 18 2015, 17:47:39 UTC