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About Col. Joshua Chandler
JOSHUA4 CHANDLER, (John, John, William1) and Elizabeth4 Cutler, West Woodstock, Conn. She was probably born in Reading, 20 April, 1705. She was dau. of Nathaniel3 Cutler 1, b. in Reading 12 March, 1659; d. 7 June, 1714; m. 24 May, 1700, Elizabeth Underwood of Watertown. She, Mrs. Elizabeth Underwood Cutler, m. second, 1718, Theophilus Clark of Medway, and took her four children there. She was gr. dau. of Nathaniel2 Cutler of Reading, Mass., by his wife Mary, whom he m. 1655; gr. gr. dau. of John1 Cutler of Hingham, Mass., formerly of Sprauston, County of Norfolk, Eng.
Mr. Joshua Chandler was a farmer in the West Parish, about half a mile east of the meeting house. This farm came to him in the will of his father "for and in Consideration of the love and good will and affection which I, John Chandler) have and bear unto my well beloved son, Joshua" " yeoman and for his advancement and settlement in the world, I have given him all that my out- Division of land in West Woodstock, known by the name of Division No. 23, lying in the third Range." Aug 22, 1727.
He was highway surveyor in 1731, was admitted to full communion with the church in Woodstock 4 Aug., 1728.
The first clock in West Woodstock was his, and is in 1882. in good time keeping order at the house of the widow of his great- grand son, Moses Chandler, at Putnam, Conn. It is a brass face eight day clock. On the face is written "Timothy Cheny, Hartford A." It indicates the seconds, minutes, hours, and days of the month. It has a mahogany case with iron strap hinges to the door, and has kept time for nine generations.
Will and Testament
The following extracts are from the will of Joshua Chandler, dated 13 Sept., 1767
- " Item, I give to Elizabeth, my Wife, all my Household goods and one half of my husbandry tools." " And also my Negro Boy, named Prince, and also the sum of thirty pounds."
- "To my son Joshua Chandler of New Haven, three hundred and thirty pounds with interest, which I lent him. I also give and devise to John and William, sons of my said son, Joshua Chandler, and unto their heirs, land &c." "And if either of them should die, I give one- half to Thomas. son of my said son, Joshua Chandler, and unto his heirs and assigns forever, and if both of them should die before me, then I give the same to the natural children or Heirs of my said son, Joshua Chandler, and unto their heirs and assignes, forever to be equally divided amongst them upon condition that my 2nd wife, Elizabeth Chandler, shall have the improvement of said tract of Land."
- " My son, Moses Chandler, shall pay to my son- in- Law, Nehemiah Barker, the Sum of fifty pounds. I give to the Heirs of my Daughter, Elizabeth Barker, lawfully begotten or to be begotten, and unto their heirs and assignes forever, two pieces of land in Ashford."
The will was signed by Joshua Chandler, and was witnessed by Samuel Dorothy and Charles Church Chandler. " We, Joshua Chandler of New Haven, and Moses Chandler of Woodstock, for to gratify the last Will and Testament of our Honored Father, late of Woodstock, give or convey to our beloved brother- in- Law, Nehemiah Barker, Clerk, and our Sister, Elizabeth Barker of Southold, Long Island, lands in Ashford &c.
In the old graveyard in the West Parish, Woodstock, on a mica- slate stone slab, about two and a half feet by four, under death's head and wings, is inscribed:
- In Memory of Mr Joshua Chandler, who died April 15th in 1768, in ye 73d year of his Age. In his last days, he, in Hopes of another world, Saying" by and by, Glory Glory Glory," " Blessed are ye dead That die in the Lord."
The children of Joshua and Elizabeth (Cutler) Chandler were:
- 814 i. Joshua, b. at Woodstock, 1 March, 1727- 8; bapt. 8 March, 1728 m 21 Sept., 1747, Sarah Miles of New Haven, Conn.
- 815 ii. Elizabeth, b 11 Aug., 1730; bapt. 6 Sept. 1730; m. first 10 Oct., 1740, Rev. Nehemiah Barker of Killingly, Conn.; m. second, 18 Dec. 1775, Rev. John Davenport of Mattetuck.
- 316 iii. Moses, b. 1733; bapt. 27 May, 1733; m. 12 Dec., 1754, Frances Lyon of Woodstock.
Source:[History of William and Annis Chandler who Settled in Roxbury, Mass.1637]; George Chandler; Worcester, Mass.,press of Charles Hamilton, 1888
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Col. Joshua Chandler's Timeline
| 1695 |
February 9, 1695
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New London, New London County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1727 |
March 1, 1727
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Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial America
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August 11, 1730
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| 1733 |
July 13, 1733
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Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1768 |
April 15, 1768
Age 73
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Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut Colony
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