Individual Details
Daniel Chaffee
(6 Feb 1710 - Aft 10 Dec 1790)
Burial Details Unknown.
Nathaniel,3 Thomas ') was born in Rehoboth, Mass., February 6, 1710-11, and died probably in the autumn of 1796. He married in Rehoboth, November 9, 1736, Mary, daughter of John Robinson. She died before December 10,1790, as in her husband's will of that date she is not mentioned.
Dan Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth in infancy, and was admitted to membership in the same church, October 8, 1727. July 29, 1739, his father gave him fifteen acres of land in Rehoboth. At a town meeting in Rehoboth, May 19, 1747, "Dan Chaffe was drawn out of the Box to serve on the petition Jury Next Inferiour Court for the County of Bristol to be holden at Taunton on the Second Tuesday of June next." December 31, 1747, he bought of Timothy Carpenter for £50, two acres of land in Rehoboth. January 3, 1753, Mary (Robinson) Chaffe and others, sold to Daniel Carpenter, for £100, thirty acres of land in Rehoboth, being the homestead of John Robinson, late father of the grantors. January 5, 1753, Dan Chaffe, "husbandman," bought of Charles Peck for £31, two acres of land in Rehoboth. January 15, 1753, he bought of John Whitaker, Jr., for £5, two acres more there at the same time, selling for the same amount to said Whitaker, a like quantity of land. December 2, 1755, he was chosen to serve on the Petit Jury. December 4, 1760, Dan Chaffe, "yeoman" sold for £50, to John Thurber, Jr., ten acres of land in Rehoboth. The same day, he bought for £90, of John Bowen, Jr., thirty-eight and one-half acres there. January 1, 1761, Dan and his wife sold to Amos Allen, housewright, of Providence, R. I., eighteen acres of land in Rehoboth for £40, 10s. November 10, 1766, he was again chosen Petit Juryman. August 18, 1769 he bought of Silvanus Martin, ten acres of land in Rehoboth, for £6, 12s.
The will of Dan Chaffe, dated December 10, 1790, leaves to his three sons, William, Jonathan and Braddock, all his lands, buildings, etc. Also to "Rachel Chaffee, widow of my son Robinson deceased" beside other bequests, 5s., "to be paid by my three sons," who were also to pay £9 to Sylvester, son of Robinson, when he reached the age of twenty-one. The son Jonathan was made executor of the will, which was probated November 1, 1796.
Burial Details Unknown.
H/O Mary Robinson (1711-)
S/O Jonathan Chaffee (1678-1766) and Hannah Carpenter (1684-1767)
Father of
William Chaffee (1737-)
Dan Chaffee (1740-1740)
Jonathan Chaffee (1742-1800)
Robinson Chaffee (1745-)
Dan Chaffee (1747-)
Robinson Chaffee (1750-)
Judith Chaffee ( 1753-)
Braddock Chaffee (1756-)
Nathaniel,3 Thomas ') was born in Rehoboth, Mass., February 6, 1710-11, and died probably in the autumn of 1796. He married in Rehoboth, November 9, 1736, Mary, daughter of John Robinson. She died before December 10,1790, as in her husband's will of that date she is not mentioned.
Dan Chaffe was baptized in the First Congregational Church of Rehoboth in infancy, and was admitted to membership in the same church, October 8, 1727. July 29, 1739, his father gave him fifteen acres of land in Rehoboth. At a town meeting in Rehoboth, May 19, 1747, "Dan Chaffe was drawn out of the Box to serve on the petition Jury Next Inferiour Court for the County of Bristol to be holden at Taunton on the Second Tuesday of June next." December 31, 1747, he bought of Timothy Carpenter for £50, two acres of land in Rehoboth. January 3, 1753, Mary (Robinson) Chaffe and others, sold to Daniel Carpenter, for £100, thirty acres of land in Rehoboth, being the homestead of John Robinson, late father of the grantors. January 5, 1753, Dan Chaffe, "husbandman," bought of Charles Peck for £31, two acres of land in Rehoboth. January 15, 1753, he bought of John Whitaker, Jr., for £5, two acres more there at the same time, selling for the same amount to said Whitaker, a like quantity of land. December 2, 1755, he was chosen to serve on the Petit Jury. December 4, 1760, Dan Chaffe, "yeoman" sold for £50, to John Thurber, Jr., ten acres of land in Rehoboth. The same day, he bought for £90, of John Bowen, Jr., thirty-eight and one-half acres there. January 1, 1761, Dan and his wife sold to Amos Allen, housewright, of Providence, R. I., eighteen acres of land in Rehoboth for £40, 10s. November 10, 1766, he was again chosen Petit Juryman. August 18, 1769 he bought of Silvanus Martin, ten acres of land in Rehoboth, for £6, 12s.
The will of Dan Chaffe, dated December 10, 1790, leaves to his three sons, William, Jonathan and Braddock, all his lands, buildings, etc. Also to "Rachel Chaffee, widow of my son Robinson deceased" beside other bequests, 5s., "to be paid by my three sons," who were also to pay £9 to Sylvester, son of Robinson, when he reached the age of twenty-one. The son Jonathan was made executor of the will, which was probated November 1, 1796.
Burial Details Unknown.
H/O Mary Robinson (1711-)
S/O Jonathan Chaffee (1678-1766) and Hannah Carpenter (1684-1767)
Father of
William Chaffee (1737-)
Dan Chaffee (1740-1740)
Jonathan Chaffee (1742-1800)
Robinson Chaffee (1745-)
Dan Chaffee (1747-)
Robinson Chaffee (1750-)
Judith Chaffee ( 1753-)
Braddock Chaffee (1756-)
Events
| Birth | 6 Feb 1710 | Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts |  |  | |
| Marriage Bann | 3 Jul 1736 | Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Mary Robinson | | | |
| Marriage | 9 Nov 1736 | Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Mary Robinson | | | |
| Death | Aft 10 Dec 1790 |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Robinson (1711 - 1790) |
| Father | Jonathan Chaffee (1678 - 1766) |
| Mother | Hannah Carpenter (1684 - 1767) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Chaffe Jr. (1704 - 1785) |
| Sibling | Nathaniel Chaffee (1705 - 1759) |
| Sibling | Hannah Chaffee (1707 - 1799) |
| Sibling | Merriam Chaffee (1712 - 1787) |
| Sibling | Susanna Chaffee (1714 - 1715) |
| Sibling | Ephraim Chaffee (1715 - 1790) |
| Sibling | William Chaffee (1717 - 1736) |
| Sibling | Deliverance Chaffee (1721 - 1736) |
| Sibling | Josiah Chaffee (1723 - 1725) |
| Sibling | Susanna Chaffee (1728 - 1736) |
Notes
Birth
Dan ChaffeeSex Male
Father's Name Jonathan Chaffee
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Hannah
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Event Date 6 Feb 1710
Event Place Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Marriage Bann
Dan ChaffeeSex Male
Spouse's Name Mary Robinson
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 3 Jul 1736
Event Place Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
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Dan Chaffe
Sex Male
Spouse's Name Mary Ro...
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 3 Jul 1736
Event Place Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Marriage
Dan ChaffeeSex Male
Spouse's Name Mary Robinson
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 9 Nov 1736
Event Place Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
"CHAFFEE Dand and Mary Robinson, both of Rehoboth, married by Rev. John Greenwood Nov. 9, 1736. Int. July 3, 1736."
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC7V-G27 : accessed 25 February 2015), Jonathan Chaffee in entry for Dan Chaffee, 06 Feb 1710; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952..
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