Comfort Chaffee Jr.

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1. The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), Appendix B, p. 565: "Joseph Hills was born in Billerica [Billericay], Essex County, England, in 1602, and married Rose Clark. He emigrated to New England in 1638. He had: Gershom Hills, born in Charlestown, Mass., July 7, 1639, and married Elizabeth Chadwick. He lived in Malden, Mass., and had: Sarah Hills, married John Chaffe (16). Abigail Hills, married Joseph Chaffe (18)." Same book #16: heirs of Gershom Hills quitclaimed land in Malden (1721) "given to Gershom Hills by his father, Joseph Hills of Newbury, Mass., September 10, 1677." Matches gershom-hills-bsb: of Malden; m. Elizabeth Chadwick; daughters Sarah (Chaffee) and Abigail (Chaffee).

   The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), #622, pp. 184-185: "Comfort Chaffe, Jr. (Comfort, Joseph, John, Joseph, Thomas), was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., July 3, 1767, and died there, August 18, 1841. He married in South Wilbraham, June 13, 1796, Persis, daughter of Jonathan S. Skinner of Woodstock, Conn. ... She died there December 20, 1857, aged eighty-one ... He was also a Captain in the State Militia ... north of the land of his father, Comfort Chaffee, Sr. In 1811 and 1812 he bought of his sister Lucretia (Chaffee) Cadwell, and his brother Nathaniel B. Chaffee, all their interest in the estate of their father ... Children, born in South Wilbraham: i Mary Bliss Chaffee, born January 9, 1797; married Ishled Smith." Matches mary-chaffee-smith: exact birth 1797-01-09, husband (J)ahleel Smith; Cutter independently calls her "daughter of Captain Comfort Chaffee" (Comfort Jr. was the militia Captain).

2. Rufus P. Stebbins, An Historical Address ... Centennial of Wilbraham (1864): early South Wilbraham settlers "Comfort Chaffee, who came from Wales, settled between them"; Wilbraham birth register "Crease [Lucretia], dr. of Comfort Chaffee, June 22, [1760]" and "Bershabee, dr. of Comfort Chaffee June —, '62"; Shays' Rebellion roll call of Shepard's army: "Asa Chaffee, Asa Chaffee, Jr., Comfort Chaffee, Comfort Chaffee, Jr."; gravestone "Mr. Comfort Chaffee Who Died June 1811 Aged 74 years". Independently corroborates Chaffee Genealogy: Lucretia b. 1760-06-22 and Bathsheba 1762 daus. of Comfort; father and son Comfort Sr./Jr. both serving 1786-87; Comfort Sr. d. 1811 aged 74.

   Rufus P. Stebbins, An Historical Address ... Centennial of Wilbraham (1864): early South Wilbraham settlers "Comfort Chaffee, who came from Wales, settled between them"; Wilbraham birth register "Crease [Lucretia], dr. of Comfort Chaffee, June 22, [1760]" and "Bershabee, dr. of Comfort Chaffee June —, '62"; Shays' Rebellion roll call of Shepard's army: "Asa Chaffee, Asa Chaffee, Jr., Comfort Chaffee, Comfort Chaffee, Jr."; gravestone "Mr. Comfort Chaffee Who Died June 1811 Aged 74 years". Independently corroborates Chaffee Genealogy: Lucretia b. 1760-06-22 and Bathsheba 1762 daus. of Comfort; father and son Comfort Sr./Jr. both serving 1786-87; Comfort Sr. d. 1811 aged 74.

3. The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), Appendix B, p. 565: "Joseph Hills was born in Billerica [Billericay], Essex County, England, in 1602, and married Rose Clark. He emigrated to New England in 1638. He had: Gershom Hills, born in Charlestown, Mass., July 7, 1639, and married Elizabeth Chadwick. He lived in Malden, Mass., and had: Sarah Hills, married John Chaffe (16). Abigail Hills, married Joseph Chaffe (18)." Same book #16: heirs of Gershom Hills quitclaimed land in Malden (1721) "given to Gershom Hills by his father, Joseph Hills of Newbury, Mass., September 10, 1677." Matches gershom-hills-bsb: of Malden; m. Elizabeth Chadwick; daughters Sarah (Chaffee) and Abigail (Chaffee).

   The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), #622, pp. 184-185: "Comfort Chaffe, Jr. (Comfort, Joseph, John, Joseph, Thomas), was born in South Wilbraham, Mass., July 3, 1767, and died there, August 18, 1841. He married in South Wilbraham, June 13, 1796, Persis, daughter of Jonathan S. Skinner of Woodstock, Conn. ... She died there December 20, 1857, aged eighty-one ... He was also a Captain in the State Militia ... north of the land of his father, Comfort Chaffee, Sr. In 1811 and 1812 he bought of his sister Lucretia (Chaffee) Cadwell, and his brother Nathaniel B. Chaffee, all their interest in the estate of their father ... Children, born in South Wilbraham: i Mary Bliss Chaffee, born January 9, 1797; married Ishled Smith." Matches mary-chaffee-smith: exact birth 1797-01-09, husband (J)ahleel Smith; Cutter independently calls her "daughter of Captain Comfort Chaffee" (Comfort Jr. was the militia Captain).

4. The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), Appendix B, p. 565: "Joseph Hills was born in Billerica [Billericay], Essex County, England, in 1602, and married Rose Clark. He emigrated to New England in 1638. He had: Gershom Hills, born in Charlestown, Mass., July 7, 1639, and married Elizabeth Chadwick. He lived in Malden, Mass., and had: Sarah Hills, married John Chaffe (16). Abigail Hills, married Joseph Chaffe (18)." Same book #16: heirs of Gershom Hills quitclaimed land in Malden (1721) "given to Gershom Hills by his father, Joseph Hills of Newbury, Mass., September 10, 1677." Matches gershom-hills-bsb: of Malden; m. Elizabeth Chadwick; daughters Sarah (Chaffee) and Abigail (Chaffee).

   The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), #244, pp. 112-113: "Comfort Chaffee (Joseph, John, Joseph, Thomas) was born in Woodstock, Mass. (now Conn.), March 20, 1737-8, and died in South Wilbraham, Mass., June 4, 1811. He married (1) January 19, 1758, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Bliss ... She was born November 21, 1734, and died April 15, 1774 ... April 6, 1773, Comfort and Mary (Bliss) Chaffee sold ... part of the estate of the late Nathaniel Bliss, father of Mary ... Children by first wife, born in South Wilbraham: ... ii Lucretia Chaffee, born June 22, 1760 ...; v Comfort Chaffee, Jr., born July 3, 1767; married Persis Skinner ...; vii Nathaniel Bliss Chaffee, born December 14, 1772". Gravestones quoted: "Mr. Comfort Chaffe who died June 4, 1811, Aged 74 years" and "Mrs. Mary wife of Mr. Comfort Chaffee who died April 15 1774 in her 40 year". Matches comfort-chaffee-jr: exact birth 1767-07-03 South Wilbraham, wife Persis Skinner, siblings Lucretia & Nathaniel B. (the same siblings named in #622's 1811-12 estate purchase).