Josiah Chapin

1637 - 1726  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Josiah Chapin
  Christened	29 Oct 1637	Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Will	28 Dec 1724	Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   [1]
  	To son Seth Chapin: land; to son Ephraim Chapin: £50, to be paid at £10 annually; to daughters Lydia Taft, Sarah Read, Hannah Holbrooke: £40 each paid at £20 annually; to daughter Mary Chapin alias Mary Gannett: £10; to granddaughter Mary Jones and her sister Abigail Chapin: 40s each; to granddaughters Deborah White, Mary Tyler, Hopehill Holbrooke: 40s each; remaining estate, if any, to be equally divided between my five children Seth Chapin, Ephraim Chapin, Lydia Taft, Sarah Read, Hannah Holbrooke; executors, son Seth Chapin and son in law Laniell Taft
  	The town of Mendon was then located in Suffolk County; Worcester County was not organized till 1731
  Died	10 Sep 1726	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts   [2]
  Probate	21 Sep 1726	Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   [3]
  	Will proved
  Probate	14 Oct 1726	Suffolk Co., Massachusetts   [4]
  	Estate inventory filed, £1056.14.2
  Buried	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Old Cemetery
  		Josiah Chapin (1634 - 1726) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photo and biography. Maintained by: lydia Originally Created by: GrannyT Record added: Nov 25, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 23102202
  Notes	Josiah was the son of Deacon Samuel Chapin and Cicely Penny. He was born 29 Oct 1634 in Berry, Pomeroy, Devonshire, England. He arrived in Roxbury, Massachusetts between 1635 & 1638. In 1656 he took the Oath of Fidelity. He married Mary King of Weymouth on November 30, 1658. They had 11 children. She died 30 May 1676 in Braintree, Massachusetts. From 1661-1681 he was a resident of Braintree, Massachusetts. Served as a Selectman there in 1673, and was made a Freeman of the Colony in 1678. He married Lydia Brown September 20, 1676 in Ipswich, Massachusetts and they had four children. From 1681-1726 he was a leading citizen of Mendon. He was a selectman for many years; Chairman of the Board for 11 years; and was Justice of the Peace by a commission said to have come from the British Parliament. In 1683 he was Surveyor of Highways in Mendon, in 1693 he was Clerk of the Market, he served five years as Commissioner of Assessments and was Moderator in 1716 and 1718. For many years he was the largest taxpayer in Mendon. Lydia (Brown) Chapin died October 8, 1711 in Mendon. Josiah married Mehitabel Metcalf on June 22, 1713. He was the author of the so-called "Manuscript of Josiah Chapin", a genealogical account of his family. Military Records: Was Captain of Massachusetts Colonial forces at Mendon. Sergeant in 1685; Ensign in 1687; Lieutenant in 1689 and Captain in 1692. Josiah Chapin, Esq. died in Mendon, Massachusetts on September 10, 1726, aged 92 years, having out lived three wives. Current online probate records of Worcester Co., Massachusetts do not cover the year of his death (22 Jul 2014)
  Person ID	I1233	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Chapin,   c. 8 Oct 1598, Paignton, Devonshire, England ,   d. 11 Nov 1675, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Cicely Penney,   b. 27 Feb 1600/01, Paignton, Devon, England ,   d. 8 Feb 1682/83, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1622/23	Paignton, Devon, England
  Family ID	F577	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary King,   b. 15 Jun 1639, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 May 1676, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts  (Age 36 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1658	Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
  Last Modified	3 May 2013
  Family ID	F588	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Lydia Brown,   d. 8 Oct 1711, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Married	20 Sep 1676	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [5]
  	"Josiah Chapin & Lydia Pratt widew were maried the 7th. mo 26, 76 by Majr Denison"
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F589	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Mehetable Metcalf
  Married	22 Jun 1713	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F590	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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