Japhet Chapin

1642 - 1712  (69 years)

• Name	Japhet Chapin
  Born	15 Aug 1642	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [1]
  Christened	15 Oct 1642	Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Will	15 Jan 1711/12	Hampshire Co., Massachusetts   [2]
  	To sons Samuel Chapin, Thomas Chapin, John Chapin, Ebenr Chapin, David Chapin, Jonathan Chapin: land, described in great detail; all other lands and moveable items to payment of debts and to wife's legacy; to son Samll: "my Blunder Buss & Raper (sic.!) & alsoe my Haw Chain & Iron Crow"; to son Thomas: "my Musket & hanger"; to son John: "my Holsters & Pistol & Carbine"; to son Ebenr: "my Fowling Piece & Cutlass"; to son Jonathan: carting hardware and parts; to daughters Sarah and Hannah: £50 each; should sufficient money remain in the estate, a Bible to every grandchild; any residue to be divided between my daughters and my administrators; executors, sons Samll, Thomas, John
  Died	20 Feb 1711/12	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [3]
  	"Japhet Chapin ye husband of Dority Chapin was sick and died Feb. 20 1711/12" [3]
  Probate	18 Mar 1711/12	Hampshire Co., Massachusetts   [4]
  	The other four sons file an agreement that gives additional lands, out of each of their shares, to their brother, David Chapin
  Probate	25 Mar 1712	Hampshire Co., Massachusetts   [5]
  	Will proved
  Buried	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Inscription: Mr. Japhat Chapin dy'd (sic) on Febr ye 20 1712 aged 70 year Plot: Willow Avenue 1-10 Springfield Cemetery [1]
  		Japhet Chapin (1642 - 1712) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photos and biography. Maintained by: Sharon W Originally Created by: John P OCONNOR Record added: May 01, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 36605785
  Notes	Japhat is the son of Samuel Deacon Chapin and Cicely Penny.He married (1) Abilenah COOLEY 22 Jul 1664, daughter of Samuel COOLEY. He married (2) Dorothy ROOT 31 May 1711, of Enfield, Connecticut. Japhet Chapin probably for time resided in Milford, Connecticut. John Pynchon deeded land in Springfield to him in 1669. He was engaged in the battle with the Indians at Turners Falls in 1676 and was a deacon in the church in Springfield. Japhet was baptised 15 Oct 1642.(Source: The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data Of the Descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin by Gilbert Warren Chapin; pg. 3) Children of Japhet CHAPIN and Abilenah COOLEY are: i.Ebenezer CHAPIN, b. 26 Jun 1676;d. 13 Dec 1772 ii.Samuel CHAPIN, b. 4 Jul 1665; d. 19 Oct 1729. iii.Thomas CHAPIN, b. 20 May 1671; d. 27 Aug 1755. iv.Sarah CHAPIN, b. 15 Mar 1668; d. 23 Nov 1747. v.John CHAPIN, b. 14 May 1674; d. 1 Jun 1759. vi.Hannah CHAPIN, b. 21 Jun 1679; d. 7 Jul 1679. vii.Hannah CHAPIN, b. 18 Jul 1680; d. 30 Sep 1765. viii.David CHAPIN, b. 16 Nov 1682; d. 17 Jul 1772. (bio by: Barbara Chapin)
  Person ID	I1235	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	Abilene Cooley,   b. 12 Mar 1643, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 17 Nov 1711, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 68 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1664	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [6, 7]
  	"Japhet Chaphin joined in marriage with Abelenah Coley the two and twentieth day of July (1664)" [6]
  Family ID	F592	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Root
  Marriage License	21 Apr 1711	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [8]
  	Intention
  Married	31 May 1711	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [8, 9]
  	"Apr 21 1711 Japhet Chapin of Springfield enters his intention of marriage w Dorothy Root of Enfield by their publishing was posted the same day "Japhet Chapin and Dorothy Root [illegible] were maried May 31st anno. dom. 1711" [8]
  Family ID	F593	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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