Benjamin Chase

1639 - 1731  (91 years)

• Name	Benjamin Chase
  Birth	1639
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 6 Sep 1730 and 25 Jul 1731
  Person ID	I84292	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	William Chase,   b. 4 Jan 1607, Chesam, Buckingham, England d. MAYBE 13, Yarmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Mother	Mary Townley,   b. Abt 1602, Norfolk, England d. 6 Oct 1659, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F33398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philippi Sherman,   b. 1 Oct 1652   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1673
  Children	1. Mary Chase,   b. Abt 1674   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Chase,   b. Abt 1676   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Phillipa Chase,   b. 5 Jul 1679, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   4. Benjamin Chase,   b. 15 Jul 1682, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 1767, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island (Age 84 years)   5. Walter Chase,   b. 23 Oct 1684, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   6. Bethiah Chase,   b. 3 Dec 1686   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F19288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Baptized at Roxbury 18 April, 1652. He was admitted a freeman at Portsmouth, R. I., in May 1674, but was at Freetown as early as 1679, where he was chosen surveyor 2 June 1685 and constable in June 1686 (Plymouth Colony Records, vol. 6, pp. 167, 187). He was chosen assessor there in 1691, and was a selectman in 1698, 1699, and 1705. On 6 Mar. 1705 [1705/6] he was appointed guardian of his granddaughter Sarah Makepeace. He and his wife joined theFirstSabbatarian Church of Newport, R. I., 17 Apr. 1717. In his will, dated 6 Sept. 1730, he bequeathed to his sons Benjaminand Walter his lands in Freetown, to his grandson Benjamin Grinnell his 40-acre lot in Middleborough, to his daughter Bethiah Dunham one-half of a lot in Middleborough and a cow, to his daughter Philippe Hathaway and his son-in-law Jacob Hathaway land in Freetown, excepting a lot 3 rods square which was to be reserved for a burying place, to hisdaughterPhilippe œ20 and the furniture that he had moved to hisson-in-law'shouse, to his granddaughter Sarah, wife of Isaac Hathaway, one cow, and tohisgrandchild Daniel Grinnell 5s. (Bristol County Probate Records.)