Silence Chatfield

brief biography and family

She was Obadiah's third wife, and considerably younger than he. On September 12, 1723, Silence 'Wilcockson' exhibited receipts from five of the legatees of her former husband's (Obadiah) will, and declared the others had received their portions. (Her name at this time was Chatfield, although the Probate Court retained her former name.)

Married

1. Abt 1689 to Obadiah Wilcoxson (1646-1713)
2. After 1715 to George Chatfield (1693-)

Children of Silence Mansfield and Obadiah Wilcoxson:

1. Janna Wilcoxson, d. date unknown.
2. Timothy Wilcoxson, b. November 15, 1690, East Guilford, New Haven Co., CT d. date unknown.
3. Silence Wilcox, b. Abt. 1691 d. date unknown.
4. John Wilcoxson, b. November 09, 1692, East Guilford, New Haven Co., CT d. April 20, 1756
5. Joseph Wilcoxson, b. Abt. 1694 d. Abt. 1770
6. Mindwell Wilcoxson, b. Abt. 1696, East Guilford, New Haven Co., CT2 d. February 03, 1770
7. Jemima Wilcoxson, b. October 30, 1699 d. date unknown.
8. Ephraim Wilcoxson, b. Abt. 1700 d. date unknown.
9. Thankful Wilcoxson, b. April 04, 1702, East Guilford, New Haven Co., CT d. Aft. May 22, 1753, Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT or East Guilford, New Haven Co., CT

sources

• NEHGS Vol 66 page 309
• Mansfield, in Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Helen D. Love Scranton. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974), V:1137. " Silence Mansfield, b 24 Oct 1664 (New Haven Vital Records)."

links

• https://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/o/u/Faith-Foulkrod/WE...

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• Notes: Talcot's Early Families of Guilford, Conn. pg.1208;LDS Computer, Wilcox02.ged, 2/12/91;3/11/91, FHC, Ancestral File, WILCOXS1;
  • Reference: GenealogieOnline Family Tree Index - SmartCopy: Aug 25 2020, 6:04:13 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 4 2024, 21:09:28 UTC

comments

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be October 24, 1664 at East Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut <presumably attested on her GenealogieOnline record, conflicts with her Find A Grave memorial>.

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1717 at East Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut <presumably attested on her GenealogieOnline record, conflicts with her Find A Grave memorial>.