Elder John CHIPMAN

Male Abt 1621 - 1708  (87 years)


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  • Name John CHIPMAN  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Elder John Chipman was the only son of Mr. Thomas Chipman of Brinspittal near Dorchester, Dorestshire, England, who had had an estate there; b. about 1621. He had two sisters Hannah and Tamson, who remained in England. His father d. before he left England and his mother before 1642. He came to New England in May, 1637, in the service of his cousin Mr. Richard Derby, who settled in Plymouth. He had the trade of a carpenter....

      His 1st wife had joined the Barnstable church Aug. 7, 1650, and he joined Jan. 30, 1652/3. He was chosen one of the Ruling Elders of that church and was solemnly invested with the office April 14, 1670. He was the last ruling elder. Upon his removal to sandwich strong, but ineffectual, efforts were made to retain him in Barnstable. He was a freeman in 1649. He served several terms as deputy to the colony court and as one of the selectmen and in other important public capacities. June 5, 1663, he was one of those taking the Colonial Treasurer's account. "For his public services the court in 1669 granted him one hundred acres of land, between Taunton and Titicut, which was afterwards confirmed to him.".... [1]
    Prefix Elder 
    Birth Abt 1621  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Will 12 Nov 1702  [2
    Death 07 Apr 1708  Sandwich, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Will Proved 17 May 1708  [2
    Person ID I11362  Main Tree
    Last Modified 13 May 2021 

    Family 1 Hope HOWLAND,   b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachsetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Jan 1683/4, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1646  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth CHIPMAN,   b. 24 Jun 1647/8, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 24 Jan 1711 and 1712 (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
     2. Daughter CHIPMAN,   b. 09 Sep 1650   d. 09 Sep 1650 (Age 0 years)  [Natural]
     3. Hope CHIPMAN,   b. Between 13 and 31 Aug 1652, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1728, Middleboro, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 171 years)  [Birth]
     4. Lydia CHIPMAN,   b. 25 Dec 1654, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Mar 1730/1, Malden, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
     5. John CHIPMAN,   b. 02 Mar 1656/7, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1657, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     6. Hannah CHIPMAN,   b. 14 Jan 1658/9, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Nov 1696, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Birth]
     7. Samuel CHIPMAN,   b. 15 Apr 1661, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1723, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Birth]
    +8. Ruth CHIPMAN,   b. 31 Dec 1663, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Apr 1698, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Birth]
     9. Bethiah CHIPMAN,   b. 01 Jul 1666, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 12 Nov 1702 (Age > 36 years)  [Birth]  [Adopted]
     10. Mercy CHIPMAN,   b. 06 Feb 1668, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1724, Chilmark, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Birth]
     11. John CHIPMAN,   b. 03 Mar 1670/1, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Jan 1756, Newport, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
     12. Desire CHIPMAN,   b. 26 Feb 1673/4, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1705, Sandwich, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F07229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 May 2021 

    Family 2 Ruth SARGEANT,   b. 25 Oct 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1713, Sandwich, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F35011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2016 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S3601] Leonard H. Smith Jr., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy Vol. 1.

    2. [S02658] Mayflower Increasings 2nd Edition by Susan E. Roser.

    3. [S2008] Edwin Martin Stone, The Life and Recollections of John Howland, Late President of the Rhode Island Historical Society.

    4. [S3569] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. II.