From THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS: A DESCRIPTIVE LIST, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns and Churches and other Contemporaneous Documents, by Charles Henry Pope, pastor First Church, Charlestown, Boston, compiler of the Dorchester Pope Family, the Cheney Genealogy, etc., Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published Boston 1900. p 93 CHAPIN, CHAPUN, CHAPINNE, CHALPIN Samuel, Springfield, frm. June 2, 1641; town officer, 1543; deacon, 1649; employed to conduct service part of the time, 1656-7 when there was no minister in town. Commissioner, 1651, and 1600. Ch. Japhet, Josiah, Catharine, ---, (m --- Gilbert), Hannah b. 2 (10) 1644, (m Sept 27, 1666, John Hitchcock) Henry d April 29, 1668, Henry, Sarah (m 14 (2) 1647, Rowland Thomas. He d 11 Nov 1675. Will dated 4 (1`) 1674. prob. 24 Mar 1676, beq. to wife, son Henry and gr. son Thomas Gilbert. Son Japhet C. with his wife Abilene, deposed. The widow Cicely d Feb 8, 1692; beq. to sons Henry C. of Spr. and Josiah C. of Braintree; daus. Catharine, wife of Samuel Marshfield, Sarah Thomas and Hannah Hitchcock; to Henry Gilbert, apprentice to John Hitchcock. Son Japhet C. exec. From HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF NORTHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, FOR 150 YEARS, with an Account ot the prior o occuapation of the territory by the Squakheags: and with Family Genealogies by J. H. Temple and Goerge Sheldon, Albany NY: Joel Munsell, 82 State St., 1875. p 419 CHAPIN, Samuel, Roxbury, 1638; freeman at Boston, 1640; rem. to Springfield 1642; was apponted a magistrate 1652, on the occasion of the return of William Pynchon to England; one of the com. appointed 1654, to settle the plantation of Norwottuck; deacon; and often "chosen to carry one the work of the Sabbath," in the absence of a minister; and for a generation was one of the leading spirits in the town; d. Nov. 11, 1675. Bliss Family http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/lidajaneI0/bliss/html?mtbrand=AOL_US David was Deacon Palfenier Connections 2005 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3088776&id=I575792348 Otto Pafenier FROM THE CHAPIN FAMILY IN ENGLAND and ORANGE CHAPIN GENEALOGY OF 1862 and PAIGNTON RECORDS, Paignton, England Baptized Oct. 29, 1598 at Church of St. John the Baptist, Paignton, Devonshire, England: Died Nov 11, 1675, Springfield, Ma. Member of Rev. John Eliot's First Church of Roxbury, MA. Removed to Springfield by 1643, where he was a Deacon, constable, Selectman, and commisioner. The statue of The Puritian by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Springfield memorializes Deacon Sa muel Chapin. Additional information found in The Book Springfield Families by Thomas B. Warr en, Conn State Library, page 686. LDS PAF. Book: The Chapin Family in England. Springfield Library. Decon Samuel Chapin and Ciseley brought with them Sarah, Henry b. 1630 m Bethiah Cooley, Josiah lived in Braintree, David m. Linda Crump and lived in Boston. Catherine m. Nathaniel Bliss, Thomas Guilbert and Samuel Marshfield. Sarah Married Roland Thomas and Japhet was baptize d at Roxbury, 15 Oct 1742. He married Abelenah Cooley and Dorothy Root.The children born a t Springfield: Hannah born 1644 and married John Hitchcock. This family sailed to America in 1635 and settled in Roxbury, Mass before moving to Springfield in 1642. They had seven children Book: Springfield Families by Thomas B. Warren Conn. State Library, page 686 Book: The Chapin Family in England Springfield, Mass Library One major book is: "The Chapin book of Genealogical Data with Brief Biographical sketches o f the Decendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin" compiled by Gilbert Warren Chapin Published: Hartf ord, Conn: The Chapin Family Association. Includes first to twelth generations. (Over 2000 p ages) Available at FHL on microfilm. Volume 1: 907412, Volume 2: 907413. The FHL di d another filming in 1980 and it contained Volume 1-2. The number is: FHL US/CAN Film 10335 17.. Memorial to Samuel Chapin by Longfellow: Lives of great men, all remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behin d us, Foot prints on the sands of time. Deacon Samuel Chapin was a forceful and dynamic man. A man with Puritan faith, he brought his family to New England about 1638. Living first in Roxbury, Mass. then moving to Springfield in 1642 as one of the founders of that city then called Agawam. He served his town in many capacities including Selectman, Auditor and Magistrate and he was Deacon of the church for some 25 years. Next to the Public Library in Springfield there is a bronze statue, "The Puritan", placed there 24 Nov 1887 which honors him. It is the sculptor's idea of how such a man as Deacon Chapin, a man of his moral standing and spiritual qualities ought to have looked. A chronology of Samuel Chapin's activities: 1638: Samuel Chapin and wife Cicely were at Roxbury. Came to Springfield, MA from Roxbury, MA . 1641, 2 Jun: Samuel Chapin of Springfield, MA, admitted Freeman. 1643: Town officer. He took a prominent part in all the affairs of the town, both religious a nd civil. 1644: Freeman 1648: A member of the Board of Selectmen on which Benjamin Cooley first served. A member of t he first Board of Selectmen and served 9 consecutive years. 1649: Deacon. 1651: Commissioner. 1652: John Pynchon, Elizur Holyoke and Samuel Chapin were appointed Commissioners, or Magistr ates, to hear and determine all cases and offences, both civil and criminal, "that reach no t to life, limbe and banishment." 1653: The General Court appointed him and John Pynchon to lay out Northampton and its bounds , and they made purchase of the lands from the Indians. 1664: He petitioned the General Court for some land for services done. 1669: The General Court granted him 200 acres as laid out 4 miles from Mendon, bounded as i n the platt which is on file, provided it did not exceed 200 acres and that it did not take i n any of the meadows now granted to Mendon. 1674, 4 Mar (1st mo.): Samuel Chapin wrote his will. Bequeathed to wife, son Henry, grandso n Thomas Gilbert. 1676, 24 Mar: Will probated. Son Japhet Chapin with his wife Abilene deposed From Mack Shack website http://www.macksshack.com/macksshack/12100.htm The statue of The Puritan by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Springfield memorializes Dean Samuel Chapin. His willl was dated Mar. 4, 1674 and proved Mar. 24, 1676, naming wife, son Henry and grandson Thomas Gilbert. Married in England on Feb 9, 1623/4. Page XII of Chapin Book: Deacon Samuel Chapin's Place in the Community Samuel Chapin came to New England probably with his father and family in 1635 or earlier. A record at Roxbury, of early but unknown dates shows that he possessed 24 acres of land there, and had 8 persons in his family, himself, wife, father, and five childfren. (The presence of his father John Chapin, at this time is in conformity with records already quoted:) In 1641 he bought a house and lot of James Howe and became a Freeman, which implied he was a church member and gave him the right to vote and hold office under the Colonial Government. He was evidently an acaquaintance of William Pynchon in England and a neighbor, for a short time, in Roxbury. Pynchon, in 1636, led about a dozen famil\ies westward to the Connecticut River, where he founded the settlement first known as Agawam, later named Springfield. The Chapins apparently migrated to the new settlement during the winter of 1642-3. This change was doubtless largely due to Pynchon's influence. William Pynchon appointed five men of standing in Springfield, called Selectmen, to watch over morals, health, and public measures. Deacon Samuel was one of these. One of their most delicate duties was that of assigning the seats in the meeting house. The place of Mrs. Cissily C. is there recorded, "Goodwife Chapin is to sit in the Seate alonge with Mrs. Glover and Mrs. Hollyock." Mrs. Glover was the minister's wife and was therefore the leading lady, and Mrs. Hollyock was the daughter of William Pynchon. Samuel was engaged in town business and held continuously office of selectman 1644 to 1652 and again in 1661 and 1664, and later as auditor. He was first called deacon in the records on Feb. 21, 1650. Besides the regular duties assigned to this office, he conducted the Sabbath service, including preaching, for several years when the church lacked a pastor. In 1651, William Pynchon was convicted of heresy, by the General Court, and returned to England. His son-in-law Henry Smith then became chief magistrate. The next year he too returned to England and Capt. John Pynchon, Lieut. Elizer Holyoke and Samuel Chapin were by the General Court commissioned magistrates for the administration of justice, "allowing them the power of a County Court." He held the office until 1664, and in addition performed important duties, laying out land grants and the plantations that became Northampton and Hadley. His first home lot was at the corner of the present Main and Pynchon Streets, but by 1664 he appears to have been living in Chicopee, with his son Japhet. His holdings in Springfield were large, but he gave all to his sons in his lifetime, reserving a life interest for himself and his wife, his will disposing of personal estate only. In October, 1675, Springfield was attacked by Indians and burned. Deacon Chapin did not see the town rebuilt, for in about a month, as he wrote his son Japhet, "My father was taken out of this troublesome world the 11 day of November about 11 of the clock in the eve. 1675." Deacon Samuel Chapin "conscientiously and wisely discharged important trusts for the maintenance of religion and good order and left an abiding impress of the character and life on the city." To judge from the private acts of the man, and from the firm hand he wrote, he was a man of some education, strong will, inflexible integrity, abundant charity and real piety. See LIFE OF DEAN SAMUEL CHAPIN OF SPRINGFIELD, by Howard Miller Chapin, Providence, RI, 1908, the fullest account, based upon original documents and records. Appointed magistrate in Springfield 10 Oct 1652. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/source_files/chapin.htm Documented events in his life were: 1. CR - Baptism; 8 Oct 1598; Paignton, Devonshire, ENG 1. Samuel, son of John Chapin 2. Mention in Will, Inv. or Prob.; 20 Jan 1614/15; Paignton, Devonshire, ENG 3. Received legacy in the will of his stepfather, George Stone, along with his mother, of 'my furnance and all the furniture thereunto belonging and my brassen crocke." 3. Lands Recorded; Between 1636-1640; Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA 4. Samuel Chapin Acres Persons & Estate 24 8 4. Settler; After 1637; Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA 5. Listed in the first book of Town Records as having 24 acres and 8 persons in his household. The section giving the value of the estate is torn off. 5. Oath of Freemanship/Allegiance; 12 Oct 1641; Massachusetts Bay Colony, MA 6. Samu. Chapun 6. Jury Duty; 21 Dec 1643; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. Served on jury trying the case of Thomas Merick against Robert Ashley over a pig. 7. Town Office; 14 Feb 1643/44; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. Samuell Chapin was sworne Constable 8. Town Office; 26 Sep 1644; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 8. By general vote of the town, Henry Smith, Thomas Cooper, Samuel Chapin, Richard Sikes, & Henry Burt were elected Selectmen with power "to order in all the prudential affaires of the Towne, to prevent anythnge they shall judge to be to the dammage of the Towne or to ordr anything they shall judge to be for the good of the Towne: and in these affaires they shall have power for a yeere space and that they, 5, or any three of them shall also be given full power and virtue, alsoe to here complaints, to Arbitrate controversies, to lay out High ways, to make Bridges, to repayr High wais ... to see to the Scouring of Ditches, and to the killing of wolves, and to training up of children in some good caling, or any other thing they shall judge to be to the profitt of the Towne. 9. Jury Duty; 21 Apr 1648; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. Served on jury trying case of Alexander Edwards against Thomas Mericke in an action for abusing his child, Samuell Edwards, being about 5 or 6 years old, the 14 of April last. 10. Town Service; 1 May 1648; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. These are chosen to seale up the votes of the Freemen to one of the deputies of Roxbury: Henry Smith and Samuell Chapen. 11. Town Service; 5 Apr 1649; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. Henry Smith and Samuell Chapen now chosen to seale up our Freemen's votes for magistrates and to send them seald up to John Johnson of Roxbury who is chosen for our deputy to the General Court. 12. Fine; 30 May 1649; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. Along with William Warriner, ordered to pay 1½ bushels of marsh wheat to Henry Burt for the damage their team of oxen did to his field. 13. Town Office; 22 Nov 1652; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. Took oath as Commissioner of the town of Springfield; appointment by order of the General Court. Other commissioners wre John Pynchon & Elitzur Holyoke. 14. Town Service; May 1653; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 9. At the May 1653 General Court, upon the petition of Sprinfeld inhabitants craving liberty to erect a new platation at Nonotuck (Northampton), Pynchon, Holyoke, and Chapin were appointed a committee to divide the land petitioned for into two plantations, the petitioners to have liberty to settle on the one of their choice, under certain conditions. [citing The Records of Massachusetts Bay (Part 1), 136] 15. Fine; 1 Nov 1653; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. The persons underwritten being presented for breach of Towne orders are ordered to pay: as followeth - Deacon Chapin 0.01.00 16. Oath of Freemanship/Allegiance; 24 Apr 1654; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. "(before us John Pynchon & Elizur Holyoke) Sworne to be freemen of this Jurisdiction.": Samuell Chapin "made free in the Bay" 17. Credit; 28 Oct 1657; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 10. Deacon Chapin DR October 28 1657 Recd by porke & Bacon to the lead mines 02 06 10 Deacon Chapin DR Jun 18th 1658 Rec'd 2 bus of Pease to the men at the lead mine [no amount posted] 18. Town Service; May 1659; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 9. In May 1659, settlement having commenced on the east side of the Connecticut, the General Court empowered a committee of five including Pynchon, Holyoke & Chapin to lay out the bounds of the town "at Noarattocke" (Hadley) on either or both sides of the river, "so as shall be most suitable for the chohabitation and full supply of those people.." 19. Took Inventory; 15 Jul 1659; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. Along with Richard Fellows, took the inventory of the estate of Symon Sackett 20. Tax Rate; 1661-1662; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 11. In the account of Mr. Glover CR D[eacon] Chapin By my Rate 1661/62 12 00 06 21. Church Office; 18 Apr 1665; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 11. In the account of Mr. Glover CR D[eacon] Chapin By my Rate 1661/62 12 00 06 Volume III, 1664-1667 . Page 5 [p 443] Deacon Chapin hath had of me for the church so much Red wine to this 18th of Aprill 1665 as cometh to 00 11 00 May 1665 Recd of Decon Chapin toward this 2 bush of wheate & more 6d on account is 00 07 06 So rest due to mee from the church 00 03 06 22. Signed Petition; 2 Feb 1668/69; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 12. Signed a petition protesting the imposition by England of customs upon goods being exported into and from Massachusetts Colony. 23. VR - Death; 11 Nov 1675; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 2. Chapin, Samuel, Dea. of ye Church of Springfield. Samuel married Cicely Penny 1, daughter of Henry Penny and Jane Unknown (Penny), on 9 Feb 1622/23 in Paignton, Devonshire, ENG 1. (Cicely Penny was born on 21 Feb 1601/02 in Paignton, Devonshire, ENG 1 and died on 8 Feb 1682/83 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 13.) Documented events in his life were: 1. Military Service; 19 May 1676; Upper Falls of the Connecticut River, MA 22. Listed in 1736 as being among those who fought under Capt. Wm. Turner against the Indians in the Falls Fight. 2. Oath of Freemanship/Allegiance; 31 Dec 1678; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7 42. Pynchon's court records say "Japhet Chapin .. admitted to fredome May 1680: sworn at Springfield September 1680" 3. VR - Birth of Child; 21 Jun 1679; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 26. Hannah Daughter of Japhet & Abilene Chapin, borne June 21, 1679 4. VR - Birth of Child; 18 Jul 1680; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 57. Hannah Daughter of Japhet & Abilene Chapin, borne July 18, 1680 5. Residence; 13 May 1691; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 7. Listed as a Freeman of the town of Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 6. VR - Death of Spouse; 17 Nov 1711; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 58. "Abilene HA wife of Mr Jap__ Chapin dyd on Nor ye 17th 1711 aged 68 year." 7. Gravestone; 20 Feb 1711/12; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 59. " Mr. Japhat Chapin dyd on Feb ye 20 1712 age 72 year" ________________________________________ Sources ________________________________________ 1. Chapin, Howard Millar, The English Ancestry of Deacon Samuel Chapin of Springfield, Mass., (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 83, July 1929, p 351 & subsequent.) citing the parish registers of Paignton, Devonshire, England. 2. John Pynchon, Pynchon Birth Marriage & Death Records, (Families of the Pioneer Valley, Regional Publications, West Springfield, MA, 2000). Springfield, p 73. 3. Chapin, Howard Millar, The English Ancestry of Deacon Samuel Chapin of Springfield, Mass., (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 83, July 1929, p 351 & subsequent.) 4. Francis S. Drake, The Town of Roxbury: Its Memoriable Persons & Places, (Roxbury, October, 1878). p 49. 5. Charles M. Ellis, transcriber, Early Records of Roxbury, (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 2, January 1848, p 52). 6. Rev. Lucius E. 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Trask, Petitions Against Imposts, (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 9, January 1855, p 81). 13. John Pynchon, Pynchon Birth Marriage & Death Records, (Families of the Pioneer Valley, Regional Publications, West Springfield, MA, 2000). Springfield, p 74. 14. Chapin, Howard Millar, The English Ancestry of Deacon Samuel Chapin of Springfield, Mass., (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 83, July 1929, p 351 & subsequent.) citing the parish registers of Berry Pomroy, Devonshire, England. 15. ibid. citing the parish registers of Totnes, Devonshire, England. 16. Charles H.S. Davis, Records of Springfield, Mass., (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 18, January 1864, p 82-86; April 1684, p 142-146). 17. John Pynchon, Pynchon Birth Marriage & Death Records, (Families of the Pioneer Valley, Regional Publications, West Springfield, MA, 2000). Springfield, p 40. 18. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 4 Vols., (Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., c. 1981). Vol 2, pg 428. 19. Judge Pynchon's Marriage Records, 1685-1711, (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 123, October 1969, p 258 & subsequent). 20. Alcorn, Mrs. Winifred, Abstracts of the Early Probate Records of New Haven, Book I, Part I, 1647-1687, (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 81, April 1927, p 121-135). 21. Mary L. Hitchcock, The Hitchcock Genealogy, (Mass. 1894). p 208-211. 22. Rev. George M. Bodge, Soldiers in King Philip's War, (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 43, July 1889, p 259-279). 41:211; citing 'A List of ye Soldiers yt were in ye Fall Fight under Capt. Wm. Turner, approved off by ye Committee of ye Gen. Court (Dated June 1736). 23. Carl Bridenbaugh & Juliette Tomlinson, eds., The Pynchon Papers, Vol II, Selection from the Account Books of John Pynchon, 1651-1697, (The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Boston, 1985). Volume VI, 168301694, Page 126 [p 376-377]. 24. ibid. p 447. 25. Charles H.S. Davis, Records of Springfield, Mass., (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 18, January 1864, p 82-86; April 1684, p 142-146). Vol 19, p 249. 26. ibid. Vol 19, p 251. 27. Joan's Genealogy Site, (http://home.inreach.com/verdoorn/). 28. Carl Bridenbaugh & Juliette Tomlinson, eds., The Pynchon Papers, Vol II, Selection from the Account Books of John Pynchon, 1651-1697, (The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Boston, 1985). Volume I, 1651-1655 . Page 78 [p 73]. 29. ibid. Volume 1, 1651-1655 . Page 332 [p 213-214]. 30. John Pynchon, Pynchon Birth Marriage & Death Records, (Families of the Pioneer Valley, Regional Publications, West Springfield, MA, 2000). Springfield, p 57. 31. ibid. Springfield, p 3. 32. Bea Hayes-Surnames Report, (http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/y/Beatrice-E-Hayes/COL12-0017.html (08/16/98)). 33. Clemens, William Montgomery, American Marriage Records before 1699, (Pompton Lakes, NJ: Biblio Co., 1926.) 34. Ruth Ellsworth Richardson, Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth , (1974). p 344. 35. Douglas Richardson, The English Origin of Thomas(1) Gilbert of Braintree, Mass., and Wethersfield, Conn. With a Note of Lydia Gilbert, Executed for Witchcraft in 1654, (The American Genealogist, July 1992, p 161-166). 36. John Pynchon, Pynchon Birth Marriage & Death Records, (Families of the Pioneer Valley, Regional Publications, West Springfield, MA, 2000). Springfield, p 58. 37. ibid. Springfield, p 6. 38. ibid. Springfield, p. 39. ibid. Springfield, p 72. 40. ibid. Springfield, p 8. 41. ibid. Springfield, p 9. 42. Inhabitants of Springfield, Massachusetts, (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 5, January 1851, p 83). 43. John Pynchon, Pynchon Birth Marriage & Death Records, (Families of the Pioneer Valley, Regional Publications, West Springfield, MA, 2000). Springfield, p 13. 44. Carl Bridenbaugh & Juliette Tomlinson, eds., The Pynchon Papers, Vol II, Selection from the Account Books of John Pynchon, 1651-1697, (The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Boston, 1985). Volume VI, 1683 . Page 274 [p 193]. 45. Chapin, Howard Millar, The English Ancestry of Deacon Samuel Chapin of Springfield, Mass., (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 83, July 1929, p 351 & subsequent.) citing the parish registers of Totnes, co. Devon, 1560-1650. 46. Stephen W. Norris, Genealogical Hotline, (http://userzweb.lightspeed.net/~genhotline). 47. Braintrey's Book of Records of Births, Marriages & Deaths, begininge in ye year 1643, (http://genweb.net/~braintree/627.html). p 647. 48. ibid. p 650. 49. ibid. p 644. 50. ibid. p 665. 51. ibid. p 639. 52. ibid. 53. ibid. p 649. 54. ibid. p 652. 55. ibid. p 640. 56. ibid. p 655. 57. Charles H.S. Davis, Records of Springfield, Mass., (New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 18, January 1864, p 82-86; April 1684, p 142-146). Vol 19, p 252. 58. Bridgman, Thomas, Inscriptions on the Grave Stones in the Grave Yards of Northampton and of Other Towns in the Valley of the Connecticut, as Springfield, Amherst, Hadley, Hatfield, Deerfield, &c. with Brief Annals of Northampton, (1850). Courtesy of Cynthia. 59. ibid. From THE CHAPIN GATHERING. PROCEEDINGS AT THE MEETING OF THE CHAPIN FAMILY OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS., SEPTEMBER 17, 1862. Springfield: Printed by Samuel Bowles and Company, 1862. p 1 The Chapin family is one of the largest in this country. It is descended from Dea. Samuel Chapin, who settled in Springfield, Mass., in 1642--a man whose name and blood are now to be found in every one of the United States. p 17 February 1, 1658.--Samuel Chapin hath a house lot granted him from ye plantations, containing four acres more or less, Breadth 8 rods, Length 80 rods, abutting against the street East, and the Great River West, bounded by Mr. Moxon, North; by Thomas Rives, South. Also on the same line before his house lot, Eastward, all the wet meadow containing to the value of about two acres more or less, and at the end of the wet meadow lies a wood lot of four acres more or less, Breadth 8 rods, Length 80 rods, running on the same line bounded as the home lot is. Also over the Great River a lot of four acres more or less abutting against the Great River East; and thence running in length Westward 74 rods. The breadth 8 rods. Bounded North by Mr. Moxon, South by Mr. Rives." * * * p 24 Arriving in Springfield in the year 1642, Samuel Chapin soon appears to be one of the most prominent and reliable citizens of the place, and soon after the organization of the church he was undoubtedly selected one of the first deacons thereof. From that time he is designated as Deacon Chapin. From NEHGS REGISTER p 351, 1929 THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF DEA. SAMUEL CHAPIN Commnicated by Dea. Howard Millar Chapin , A.B. of Providence, RI It has long been known that Samuel Chapin, who was at Roxbury, Mass., about 1638 and settled at Springfield, Mass., about 1642, where he was a deacon and prominent citizen and died in 1675, brought with him from England a wife named Cicely, and several children, Henry, Josiah, David, Catherine and Sarah. There was a tradition that he was born at Dartmouth, co Devon, a great-grandson, John Horton, having written in 1779 that Samuel Chapin was born in Dartmouth in Old England; and, in an attempt to verify this tradition, the writer of this article caused a search to be made, some twenty years ago, in the registers of the Church of St. Saviour's, Dartmouth co, Devon, from their beginning in 1582 to 1635, but only one Chapin entry was found, the baptism on 17 Dec 1593, of Englishe, daughter of Robt. Chapin. It seems probable, however, that Samuel Chapin might have been born in some parish near Dartmouth, and that, either because Dartmouth was the nearest large town or because he may have sailed from that port, the tradition that he was born in Dartmouth, arose. Lack of funds at that time a search of the registers of the parishes near Dartmouth. Soon afer this an American genealoist accidentally found, in the registers of Paignton, a parish in Devonshire, on the shore of Tor Bay, about 7 miles from Dartmouth, the record of the marriage of Samuel Chapin and Cicely Peny [Penny] , 9 Feb. 1623 [1623/4]; and the same registers were found to contain several other Chapin and Penny records, including the baptism of Davidson of Samuell Chapin 4 Jan. 1624 [1624/5], that of Samuel himself, son of John Chapin 8 Oct. 1598, that of Cicely, daughter of Henry Penny, 21 Feb 1601 [1601/2], and the marriage, 14 Sept. 1590, of John Chapin [Samuel's father] and Phillipa Easton. Henry Penny of Paignton, baker, in his will dated 6 April 1630, made bequests to his daughter, Cicelly Chapin, his nephew [i.e., grandson], David Chapin, and to Katherine Chapin and Sarah Chapin; and thus the identity of Samuel Chapin and wife of Cicely of Paignton with the Samuel Chapin and wife Cicely of Springfield, Mass. was established. Mr. Roy D. Chapin of Detroit, Mich., then employed the English genealogist Richard Holworthy, Esq. of London to continue the researches in Devon by examining the registers of the parishes near Paignton and also any other Devon records that might throw light on the English connections of Dea. Samuel Chapin; and it is the purpose of the writer of this article to present a summary of Mr. Holworthy's researches, which by the courtesy of Mr. Roy D. Chapin, he is permitted to contribute to the REGISTER. In the Registers of Berry Pomeroy, co. Devon, a parish a short distance west of Tor Bay, Mr. Holworthy found the baptismal records of six of Samuel Chapin's children, namely, two sons, Henry and Josias, two daughtes, Sara and Honor, a son, whose name was illegible in the registers, and a daugher, whose name was illegibile except for the last two letters, in, probably the ending of the name Katherin. As Samuel Chapin of Springfield had children named Henry, Josiah, Sarah, and Katherine, the identity of Samuel of Springfield with Samuel of Paignton and Berry Pomeroy was established beyond any doubt. The daughter, Honor, and the son whose name was illegible, though doubtless Samuel, probably died in England. No earlier generations of Chapins were found either in Paignton or in Berry Pomeroy, bt in another neighboring parish. Totnes, Mr. Holworthy found a most important item. On 16 Jan. 1632/3 John Chapin, son of Samuel, was baptized at Totnes. This one record is the only Chapin entry in the Totndes registsrs after Jan. 1619/20, although there are many early Chapin records, some of which antedate those of the Paignton and Bery Pomeroy registers. The question arises as to why Samuel Chapin had one of his children baptized in Totnes, and the thought occurs that Totnes may have been the home of his fatehr. This possibility is still further strengthened by th Savage'