Captain Thomas Chandler, Sr.

Summary

• Born 1628 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England son of William Chandler and 2nd wife Annis Bayford
• Died 15 Jan 1702/3 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
• Married say 1651 to Hanna Unknown
• Older genealogies claim his wife was Hannah Brewer dau of Daniel but no evidence has been found to support this claim by the Great Migration Project.
• Children: John, Hannah, William, Sarah, Thomas, henry, Joseph (see below)

Biography

(This bio could use a little editing)

Came over with his parents in 1637. One of the proprieters and early pioneers in settlement of Andover, Ma. Lietenant. Representative 1678-9. He was a blacksmith and carried on a considerable iron works. Captain Thomas, second child and oldest son of William and Annis (Bayford) Chandler, was born in 9 Aug 1628 Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and died "15 day, 1702/3 He came with his parents to New England in 1637, when he was about seven years old. He was one of the proprietors and early pioneers in the settlement of Andover, and his name is twenty-third "of the householders in order as they came to town." He was employed with George Abbot, senior, and others, to lay out lands granted individuals by the general court. An old record reads : "It is ordered, that Thomas Chandler be leften'nt in ye ffoot Company in Andover, John Stephens. Ensign, under the command of Dudley Bradstreet, Capt." He was representative to the general court in 1678 and 1679, from Andover. Loring's "History of Andover" says : "Thomas Chandler was a blacksmith, ultimately a rich man, carrying on a considerable iron works." It is a tradition that iron works existed where Marland village now is. Thomas Chandler's son, Captain Joseph, sold, 1718. "one half of ye whole Iron works in Salisbury on ye falls commonly called ye Powwow River." Thomas Chandler married Hannah Brewer, of Andover. She died in Andover, October 25. 1717, aged eighty- seven. Their children were: Thomas (died-young), John, Hannah, William, Sarah, Thomas, Henrv and Joseph.

Thomas's younger sister Hannah Chandler, 1630-1711 was the mother of Hannah Abbott, 1650-1741, who married Thomas's son John Chandler I, 1655-1721, her first cousin. This John's younger sister Sarah Chandler, 1661-1757 became the grandmother of the Samuel Phelps III, 1712-1795 who married John's granddaughter Priscilla Chandler, 1713-1778, Samuel's second cousin; Our Thomas's son John and his first-cousin wife had two sons, both of whom are are direct ancestors of ours, so that two of his great-grandchildren (Priscilla Chandler Phelps's son Joshua Phelps I, 1738-1798 and Lois Ballard, 1746-1836) were also married as second cousins.

One of the ancient homesteads of the Chandlers is located at 88 Lowell Street in the West Parish. The house was built before 1673 by Captain Thomas Chandler. His daughter Hannah and her husband Captain Daniel Bigsby continued to occupy the house after the death of Hannah’s parents. The farm consisted of over sixty acres on the south side of Lowell St. and extended east to the Shawsheen River. Several additions have been added to the original structure including a lean-to addition to the northeast rear and an ell on the northwest side. It is believed to be the oldest First Period home still standing in Andover today

Children

Capt. Thomas Chandler, (William) b. about 1627 m. Hannah Unknown about 1651 (She was no Brewer daughter of Daniel & Ann Brewer of Roxbury). A Captain in the Militia, Representative to the General Court of Mass. 1678-9, and a blacksmith by trade. Ultimately a rich man, carrying on a considerable ironworks, of which he makes mention in his will, giving each of his sons a fourth part of his share in the works. Thomas dies Jan. 15, 1703. Hannah dies Oct. 25, 1717 in Andover age 88.
Children;

1. Thomas, b. Oct. 2, 1652 d. June 6, 1659 age 7y 7m.
2. John, b. March 14, 1655 d. Sept, 19, 1721 (Reading records) m. Dec. 20, 1676, Hannah Abbot, born June 9, 1650 daughter of George Abbot and Hannah Chandler. She dies March 2, 1741. John was a Captain and Selectman in Andover.
3. Hannah, b. about 1656 m, Dec. 2, 1674 Daniel Bigsby of Andover, son of Joseph Bigsby and Sarah Wyatt, (wid. of Luke Heard). Hannah died Nov. 20, 1730. Daniel died May 7, 1717 age 66.
4. William, b. May 28, 1659 d. Oct. 27, 1727 age 67. m. April 21, 1687 to Elinor Phelps. William was a brick maker in 1683 sells property to William Foster of Boxford on Sept. 3, 1697.
5. Sarah, b. Dec. 20, 1661 d. April 5, 1757 age 96; m. May 29,1682, Samuel Phelps. He dies Jan. 26, 1745-6 age 95.
6. Capt. Thomas, b. Oct. 9, 1664, d. Jan 20, 1736-7 age 73; m. May 22, 1686 to Mary Peters, daughter of Andrew Peters and Mary Beamsley (wid. of Richard Kilborn?) Mary died July 21, 1753 age 86. Thomas was a surveyor, served in the Essex County Militia and was given command on May 28, 1690 of 40 forty troopers and thirty foot soldiers for the defense of the frontier towns from Dunstable eastward to Bradford during the Indian Wars. He did service as a scout and was a Representative in 1690 & 1694 to the General Court.
7. Henry, b. May 28, 1667, d. Aug. 27, 1737 in Enfield, Conn. M. Lydia Abbot of Andover, daughter of George Abbot & Sara Farnum of Rowley. B. Sept. 29. 1675 d. March 11, 1739. Henry was an Ensign, surveyor, had a sawmill with his brother Joseph on the Cochichewick River, No. Parish, Andover and had ½ of his father Thomas’s homestead. He moved to Enfield, CN in 1723.
8. Joseph, b. Aug. 3, 1669, m. Nov. 26, 1691 to Sarah Abbot daughter of Thomas Abbot the Rowley line & Sarah Stewart, b. Jan. 8, 1671. He was a Captain, surveyor, part owner of the sawmill with Henry. He went to Amesbury before 1716, sold land to brother Henry, blacksmith, 1716, sold to John Brown of Amesbury ½ Iron works on Powwow River.

Sources

1. Daniel Brewer", in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), I:226-227. A daughter Hannah has also been proposed (for the family of Daniel Brewer), but without proof. [McArthur-Barnes 142, and sources cited there]
2. Ferris, Mary Walton. Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes; and A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Mary Beman (Gates) Dawes. (Milwaukee, WI: Cuneo Press, 1931-1943), I:110. A statement is made [Chandler Genealogy, 3,9; Booth and Allied Families, 157] that Hannah (considered a variant of Joanna) a claimed daughter in this family (Daniel(1) Brewer) married about 1651-2 Thomas(2) Chandler (William(1)) and died at Andover Oct. 25 1717, ae 87-8. It seems doubtful that "Joanna" would be changed thus and more likely that the Hannah concerned was not attached to this family.
3. George Chandler, The Chandler Family: Descendants of William and Annis Chandler (Worcester, Massachusetts, 1883)] 9-11 link
4. NEHGR 85:144 link
5. Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), p. 61.
6. Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1912), II:408. CHANDLER, Hannah, wid. Capt. Thomas, (died) Oct. 25, 1717, in her 88th y.

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Captain Thomas Chandler 9 August 1628–15 May 1717

Birth • 4 Sources 9 August 1628 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Age 88 Death • 4 Sources 15 May 1717 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Thomas Chandler, "Find A Grave Index"

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

Captain Thomas Chandler 1628-1717

Marriage: 28 May 1650 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

Hannah Ann Brewer 1630-1717

Children (7) John Chandler John Chandler 1655-1721 William Chandler William Chandler 1659-1727

Hannah Chandler 1659-1730

Sarah Chandler 1661-1757

Thomas Chandler Jr 1664-1737

Ensign Henry Chandler 1667-1737

Joseph Chandler 1669-1734

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS

William Chandler 1595-1641

Marriage: 6 November 1625 Farnham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Annis Agnes Bayford 1603-1683

Children (8)

Hannah Chandler 1623-1711

William Chandler 1627-1633

Captain Thomas Chandler 1628-1717

Henry Chandler 1632-1637

John Chandler 1634-1703

William Chandler 1636-1698

Sarah Chandler 1638-1692

Annis Chandler 1639-1666

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chandler-156

Capt Thomas Chandler Sr.

Born about 9 Aug 1628 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Son of William Chandler and Agnes (Bayford) Parmenter

Brother of Elizabeth Chandler [half], Sarah Chandler [half], William Chandler, Hannah (Chandler) Dane, Henry Chandler, John Chandler, William Chandler Jr and Sarah (Chandler) Allen

Husband of Hannah (Brewer) Chandler — married about 1650 in Massachusetts

Father of Thomas Chandler, Hannah (Chandler) Bixby, John Chandler, William Chandler, Sarah (Chandler) Phelps, Thomas Chandler II, Henry Chandler and Joseph Chandler

Died 15 Jan 1703 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 7 Jan 2020 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Thomas Chandler Sr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Military

"for years an officer of the Andover Military Company."

Nothing found to prove this Company...

f-a-g gives this: "An old record reads: "It is ordered, that Thomas Chandler be leften'nt in ye foot Company in Andover, John Stephens, Ensign, under the command of Dudley Bradstreet, Capt." He was representative to the general court in 1678 and 1679, from Andover. Loring's "History of Andover" " Biography

William Chandler (of Henry, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas) of Bishops Stortford, Herts and of Roxbury, Massachusetts, pointer, immigrant ancestor of the Chandler family in America, was baptised at Bishops Stortford 12 Oct. 1595 and died at Roxbury 26 Jan. 1641/2. He married first at Bishops Stortford, Alice Thoroughgood of Farnham Co., Essex. She was buried 15 June 1625, at Bishops Stortford as Alice Chandeler wife of William Chandler, poynter. He married secondly, Annis ( or Agnes or Ann) Bayford at Farnham, Nov. 6, 1625, who was baptized there June 12, 1603, daughter of Francis and Johan Bayford. [1]

They emigrated to New England in 1637 with their four children Thomas, Hannah, John and William. Children by his second wife; Bapt. as Bishop's Stortford: Captain Thomas, bapt. 9 Aug. 1628; m. Hannah Brewer, perhaps the daughter of Daniel Brewer. [1]

Daniel Brewer born in England 1596; d. Roxbury, Massachusetts 28 March 1646; Estate Probated 20 May 1647; m. in England, before 1624 Joanna ___; b. 1602 England; d. 7 Feb. 1688-9 in Roxbury. Children: Joanna, b. in England bef. 1632; m. at Roxbury 1651, Thomas Chandler, son of William Chandler and Annis Bayford. [2]

Passengers: Roxbury: Daniel Brewer, Mrs. Joanna Brewer, and Daniel, Anne and Joanna Brewer [2]

"Chandler-Bixby-Abbot House (1673) is a historic house at 88 Lowell Street in Andover, Massachusetts and is the oldest surviving house in Andover.

History: "The house was built before 1673 by Captain Thomas Chandler, a blacksmith who was one of the original proprietors of Andover, as part of his sixty-acre farm. The house was inherited by his daughter Hannah Bigsby (Bixby) upon Chandler's death. The farm house was later remodeled in a Georgian style. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is one of the oldest surviving houses in Massachusetts." [3] [4] Capt. Thomas b. 1630; m. Hannah Brewer, Andover. She died there Oct. 25, 1717. He died 15th day 1703. [5]

Capt. Thomas Chandler and Hannah Brewer of Andover, Mass: She died in Andover 25 Oct. 1717 a. 87. He was probably buried in the graveyard at N. Andover as he died 15 day 1703. [6]

He was one of the proprietors and early pioneers in the settlement of Andover. His name is 23d of householders in order as they came to Town. [6] Thomas Chandler was a blacksmith ultimately a rich man carrying on a considerable iron works. [6] He was employed with George Abbot Sen. and others to lay out lands granted individuals by General Court. [6] Thomas Chandler was 'leften'nt' in ye libot Company in Andover, John Stephens Ensign, under the command of Dudley Bradstreet, Capt. [6] He was a representative to the General Court in 1678 and 1679 from Andover. [6] Children

Thomas b. 2 Oct. 1652; d. 6 June 1650, a. 7 years. Salem Records.[6] John b. 14 March 1655, Andover; m. 20 Dec. 1670 Hannah Abbot. [6] Hannah b. ___; m. 2 Dec. 1674 Daniel Bixby of Andover.[6] William b. 28 May 1659; m. 21 April 1687 Eleanor Phelps by Rev. Francis Dane of S. Andover. [6] Sarah b. 20 Dec. 1661; m. 2 May 1682 Samuel Phelps. [6] Thomas b. 9 Oct. 1664; m. 22 May 1686 Mary Peters, by Major Saltonstall. [6] Henry b. 28 May 1667; m. 28 Nov 1695 Lydia Abbot of Andover. [6] Joseph b. 3 Aug 1669; m. 20 Nov. 1691 Sarah Abbot. [6] Research notes

Andover Births

Chandler, Henry, s. Thomas and Hanna, May 28, 1667. (p. 96) Chandler, Joseph, s. Thomas and Hannah, Aug. 3, 1669. (p. 98) Chandler, Sara, d. Thomas and Hanna, Dec. 20, 1661. (p. 101) Chandler, Thomas, s. Thomas and Hanna, Oct. 2, 1652. (p. 101) Chandler, Thomas, s. Thomas and Hanna, Oct. 9, 1664. (P. 101) Chandler, William, s. Thomas and [Hanna. CTF], May 28, 1659. (p. 101) Andover Deaths:

CHANDLER, Thomas, Capt. Jan. 15, 1702-3. (p. 410) CHANDLER, Hannah, wid. Capt. Thomas, Oct. 25, 1717, in her 88th y. (p. 408) Chandler, Thomas, s. Thomas and Hannah, June 6, 1659. (p. 410) [7] Burial Family Monument: Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Thomas Chandler [Note: this monument has his death as 1717, Andover records indicate he died in 1702-3, wife died 1717] [8] Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Moriarty, Andrews G. Ancestry of William Chandler of Roxbury MA. English Origins of New England Families 1500-1800 CD #181 Series I Vol. 2 pgs. 363-366 ↑ 2.0 2.1 Olney, Sandra Sutphin. Passengers on the "Lion" From England to Boston, 1632, and five generations of their descendants, Volume 1, Heritage Books, Westminster, Maryland, 2008 p. 71: x ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot_House wikipedia.com] ↑ National Register of Historic Places ↑ Tuttle, Julius Herbert. The Dedham Historical Register, Volumes 11-12, Dedham Historical Society, 1900 p. 105 ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Chandler, George. The Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler who Settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637, Press of C. Hamilton, 1883 p 9: 11 ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1912 ↑ [1] Find A Grave Memorial# 16059963 See also:

Preston, Belle. Bassett-Preston Ancestors (Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1930) Page 55-56 Jacqueline Kelly, "The Untold Story of Mary Ayer Parker: Gossip and Confusion in 1692", 2005, http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people?group.num=G01&mbio.num=mb42

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