Capt. Seth Chapin

CHAPIN, Capt. Seth 3 (Josiah, 2 Samuel 1 ), b. Braintree, Aug. 4,1668; m., 1st,

Mary Read, May 23^ 16S9. She survived less than four months, and'd.

without issue,. Sept. 12, 16S9. He m., 2d, Bethiah Thurston, March 25, 1691.

Their chn. were, —

Seth, jun , b. Medfield, July 2, 1692; one of our most conspicuous early citizens.

Bethiah, b., place not given, Feb. 16, 1693; m. Jonathan Thayer, jun., Oct.

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.