Isaiah CHAFFE

Male Abt 1728 - 1771  (43 years)


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  • Name Isaiah CHAFFE  [1
    • 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. [1]
    Birth Abt 1728  Woodstock, Massachusetts, now Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Jan 1771  Wilbraham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I73617  Main Tree
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2014 

    Father Joseph CHAFFE,   b. 17 Jan 1701/2, Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1760 (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Hannah MAY,   b. 1 Oct 1704, Swansea, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betty MANNING 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1753  Woodstock, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F29835  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2014 

  • Sources 
    1. [S5743] William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy; Also Certain Lineages from Families in the United States, Canada and England, not descended from Thomas Chaffe 1635-1909, (The Grafton Press, Genealogical Publishers).