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About Bethiah Chapin
Bethia was the mother of thirteen children:
Lydia was the daughter of Capt. Seth Chapin and Bethia Thurston. America's First Legal Woman Voter
Lydia Chapin Taft was an early forerunner in Colonial America who was allowed to vote in three New England town meetings, beginning in 1756.
Lydia and her siblings are listed as follows:
Seth, jun , b. Medfield, July 2, 1692; one of our most conspicuous early citi-
zens.
Bethiah, b., place not given, Feb. 16, 1693; m. Jonathan Thayer, jun., Oct.
1, 1714.
Josiah, b., place not given, March 1, 1695-96; untraced.
John, b., place not given, May 13, 169S; always res. here; dea. of the ch., etc.
Mary, b. hereabouts April 30, 1700; m. Robert Taft.
Samuel, b. hereabouts June 2, 1702; not well traced.
Deborah, b. hereabouts June 14, 1704; m. Nathaniel Nelson, April 15, 1725.
Hopestill, b. hereabouts Nov. 27, 1715; m. the 2d Dr. John Corbett of Bellingham, Massachusetts.
Joseph, b. hereabouts March 6, 1707; m. Mary Nelson, Feb. 5, 1729.
Abigail, b. hereabouts June 10, 1710; untraced.
Lydia, b. hereabouts Feb. 2, 1712; m. Josiah Taft.
Benjamin, b. hereabouts April 6, 1713; m. Sarah French, Feb. 23, 1732-33.
Ebexezeb, b. hereabouts Dec. 23, 1714; lived and d. in old Mendon.
Japheth, b. hereabouts Feb. 24, 1716; d. April 15, 1717.
Bethia is the wife of Seth Chapin and the mother (mr.) mentioned below:
The mr. d. March 2, 1744; the fr. in April, 1746. It appears from the old
proprietary records that Capt. Seth Chapin had acquired a family homestead
and domicile near the " Post Lane " bridge on Mill River some time previous to
May 26, 1700; for at that date he had the following-described parcel of land
laid out to him: "Forty-five acres of the 4th division laid out to Seth Chapin,
and in possession of said Chapin. encompassing the said Chapin's homestead
and meadow upon the Mill River," etc. (See Part I. of this work, Chap. III.
p. 38.) He went on adding parcel after parcel to his real estate, till he became
the owner of several hundred a?res on our territory. In 1713 he and his wf.
made a gift-deed of 60 acres to their son Seth, jun., situated in what we now
call So. Hopedale. Aug. 31, 1715, they sold and deeded to Josiah Wood, for-
merly of Concord, their homestead, consisting of 150 acres, with the buildings
thereon. They then removed to Mendon Town, to live thenceforth with or near
his venerable fr., Josiah Chapin, Esq. There, while fulfilling his filial duties
with exemplary fidelity, he was welcomed to the front rank of official dignity,
and finally closed a life of 78 yrs. with very similar manifestations of public
confidence and respect to those enjoyed by his honored father.
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Bethiah Chapin's Timeline
| 1672 |
April 30, 1672
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Mendon, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1692 |
July 2, 1692
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Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1694 |
February 16, 1694
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Mendon, Worcester County, MA, United States
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| 1695 |
March 1, 1695
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Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
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| 1698 |
May 13, 1698
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Mendon, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, United States
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| 1700 |
April 30, 1700
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Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
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| 1702 |
June 2, 1702
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Mendon, MA, United States
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| 1704 |
June 14, 1704
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Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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| 1705 |
November 27, 1705
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Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
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