Samuel Chase

Biography

Samuel Chase, son of William Chase and (Abigail Hale?), may have been born 1656 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, and died before 4 April 1758 at Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Married 1699 in Portsmouth RI to Sarah Sherman (b 1682), daughter of Samuel Sherman & Martha Tripp.

Children of Samuel and Sarah (Sherman) Chase, born at Swansea:

• i. Phebe Chase, b. 22 Jan 1699/1700, d. bef 19 Feb 1735, m. 6 Dec 1720 Edward Slade;
• ii. Martha Chase, b. 24 Feb 1702, d. aft 19 Feb 1755, m. 1st 2 Nov 1720 Ezekiel Fowler, m. 2nd 11 May 1749 Samuel Bowen;
• iii. Susanna Chase, b. 7 Apr 1704, d. aft 19 Feb 1755, m. 5 Jul 1726 William Buffington;
• iv. Elizha Chase, b. 5 May 1706, d. 17 Oct 1764 at Swansea, m. 1st 20 Oct 1726 Elizabeth Wheaton (b. 12 may 1706, d. 20 Oct 1744, dau. of John & Sarah (Soule) Wheaton), m. 2nd at Swansea 16 Jan 1745/6 Sarah Tucker (b. 16 Jul 1727, dau. of Moses & Sarah Tucker, she m. 2nd at Swansea 27 May 1774 Silas Chase);
• v. Samuel Chase, b. 20 Jan 1709/10, m. at Salem 13 Aug 1730 Abigail Buffum (dau. of Joshua & Jane (White ) Buffum), blacksmith, resided at Salem.;
• vi. Eleazer Chase, b. 27 Apr 1711, d. 17 Oct 1763 at Swansea of smallpox, m. 26 May 1730 Ruth Perry;
• vii. Philip Chase, b. 20 Aug 1715, d. 16 Mar 1798 at Swansea, m. at Salem 18 Nov 1735 Hannah Buffum (b. 12 Aug 1716 at Salem, d. 23 Aug 1800 at Swansea or Somerset, dau. of Caleb & Mary (Gaskill) Buffum);
• viii. John Chase, b. 8 Dec 1720, d. 27 Mar 1786 at Somerset, MA, m. at Swansea 12 Nov 1743 Lydia Luther (b. 26 Jul 1726 at Swansea, d. 19 May 1805 at Somerset, dau. of James & Martha (Slade) Luther); and
• ix. Sarah Chase, b. 12 Mar 1722[/3], d. aft 19 Feb 1755, m. 22 May 1740 Daniel Baker. [2]

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GEDCOM Note

Biography

John Carroll Chase, "Some of the Decendants of William Chase of Roxbury and Yarmouth,Mass.,"NEHGR Vol. 87(Jan. 1933):54.

Samuel3 Chase (William2, William1), of Portsmouth, RI, and of Swansea, bornat Yarmouth, died at Swansea before 04 April 1758. He married at Portsmouth, in 1699, Sarah Sherman, born at Portsmouth 10 April 1682, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Tripp) Sherman. Samuel Chase and his wife moved from Portsmouth to Swansea about 1700.In his will, dated 19 Feb. 1755 and proved 4 April 1758, he mentioned his children Martha Bowen, Susannah Buffington, Sarah Baker, and Elisha, Samuel, Eleazer, Philip, and John Chase, Samuel Joseph, Edward, andPhilip Slade, children of Edward and Phebe Slade, and his [the testator's] grand-daughters, Abigail Chase and Sarah Robinson.

From John Carroll Chase, "Some of the Decendants of William Chase of Roxbury and Yarmouth,Mass.,"NEHGR Vol. 87(Jan. 1933):54.<

Children, born at Swansea

1. Phebe b. 22 Jan 1699/1700; d. probably before 19 Feb 1755; m. 6 Dec 1720 Edward Slade. 4 sons, Samuel, Joseph, Edward and Philip Slade, were living 19 Feb 1755.
2. Martha b. 24 Feb 1702; living 19 Feb 1755; m1. 2 Nov 1720 Ezekiel Fowler; m2. 11 May 1749 Samuel Bown.
3. Susannah b. 7 Apr 1704; living 19 Feb 1755; m. 5 July 1726 William Buffington
4. Elisha b. 5 May 1706
5. Samuel b. 20 Jan 1709/10
6. Eleazer b. 27 April 1711
7. Philip b. 20 Aug 1715
8. John b. 8 Dec 1720
9. Sarah b. 12 Mar 1722[/3]; living 19 Feb 1755; m. 22 May 1740 Daniel Baker.

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References

1. [S225] Some of the descendants of William Chase of Roxbury and Yarmouth, Mass., John Carroll Chase & George Walter Chamberlain.
2. New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Page: 87:53, 87:53
3. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Page 147
4. http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I59278&tree=Schirado
5. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michelott...

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