Isaiah CHAFFE

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October 21, 1753, he joined the West Woodstock Congregational Church, but before 1758 had moved to Wales, a district of Springfield, Mass., and later a part of the town of Wilbraham. In the latter year he served as a Private in the Colonial War, in Colonel William William's regiment, Captain Jonathan Ball's company, raised by the province of Massachusetts Bay for the reduction of Canada. He is spoken of as "of Springfield," served from April 13, to November 4, and travelled seven days. ( Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, Vol. XCVI, P 444.)

In a list of pew holders in the Wilbraham Congregational Church, dated July 3, 1770, we find that Isaiah Chaffee and his wife, with four other men and their wives occupied pew number five. The land records show that on August 18,1761, "Isaiah Chafee husbandman of Wales" sold to David Burt, 2d, of Springfield, husbandman, for L90, one hundred and eight acres of land in Wales, formerly belonging to Isaiah's "Honored father, Joseph Chaffee, deceased." This deed is signed by "Isaiah Chafee" and Betty Chafee." April 10,1767, "Isaiah Chaffee, husbandman, of Wilbraham" bought land of Henry Badger of that place for L18. April 2, 1771, in Northampton, Mass., Comfort Chaffee, brother of Isaiah, was appointed administrator of this estate, and at the same time William King was appointed guardian of the five minor children, Betty, over fourteen, William, Joseph, Isaiah and Hannah under fourteen. Isaiah left almost nothing and September 14, 1772, Comfort Chaffee obtained the consent of the court to sell the whole of the estate, the papers being signed by Comfort and the widow, Betty Chaffee. This was probably for the purpose of paying Isaiah's debts and obtaining ready money for the needs of the widow and children. From this time the family suffered many hardships from extreme poverty; probably no line of the Chaffee family had a harder life than did the children of Isaiah after his death.

Isaiah and his bother Ephraim are said to have helped drive the wolf of Israel Putnam fame into the cave where it was captured. It had wrought sad havoc among the sheep in the neighborhood of Pomfret.

Isaiah married Betty MANNING on 21 Oct 1753 in Woodstock, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph Chaffe was Constable and town Sealer of weights and measures in Barrington in 1729.
January 21, 1729/30, "Joseph Chaffe Junr. of Barrington, boatman," bought of Benjamin Marcy of Woodstock, husbandman, a "Mansion house" and seventy-five acres of land in Woodstock, bounded by the land of Isaiah Tiffany and John Chaffe, for L300.
February 23, 1729/30, "Joseph Chaffee Junr. of Barrington in the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Boatman, for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred pounds to me paid by my Honoured Father, John Chaffee of Woodstock, in the County of Suffolk and Province aforesaid, yeoman, being part of my Portion or Patrimony of my said Father's Estate do by these presents Remit, Release and forever Quit Claim . . . unto my Father John Chaffee . . . all my right title interest Claim & Demand unto all of Housing & Lands of my said Father being & Lying in Woodstock Aforesaid, belonging . . . to me as a son or heir." This document was witnessed by his uncle Joseph Chaffe and Samuel Luther. (Woodstock Land Records.) In those days a man was called "Junior" if there was another man in his family of the same Christian name, whether he was his father or not. Between the date of the above release and July 5, 1730, Joseph and his family removed to Woodstock, Mass. (now Conn.) as on the latter date his wife was admitted to the First Congregational Church of Woodstock by a letter of dismission and recommendation from the Church of Christ in Barrington. He settled in what is now West Woodstock, and which was set off from Woodstock as the Second Precinct of Woodstock, or New Roxbury......

Joseph Chaffe died of smallpox, and one of the items in the account of the administrators against the estate is 5s. "for brimstone & rum to cleanse the infection out of the house." He lies buried in the cemetery in Hampden, Mass. (formerly South Wilbraham)...

Joseph married Hannah MAY. Hannah was born on 1 Oct 1704 in Swansea, Massachusetts; was christened on 12 Feb 1706/7 in Swansea, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Ephraim May of Rehoboth, Mass.