Individual Details

Jonathan Chaffee, son of Nathaniel and Experience (Bliss) Chaffee, was born in the town of Rehoboth, Mass., April 7, 1678. On February 10, 1701-02, he received from his father four and a half acres of land near 'Broken Cross'. He subsequently became very prominent in the life and affairs of Rehoboth, and took active part in civic life. On March 19, 1704, he was chosen to the office of field driver. On November 21, 1715, he and one hundred and ten others agreed to pay for building a new meeting house. In 1718 he purchased one hundred acres of land from Joseph Russ for L8 in Ashford, Conn. On December 11, of that year, he was a member of a jury of trials. In 1819 he bought of Jeremiah Allen one hundred additional acres in Ashford. He was a large landowner and a considerably wealthy man, an influential citizen, and a highly respected member of the community. On March 28, 1720, he became tythingman, and from that time until his death held public office continuously. Jonathan Chaffee married in Rehoboth, Mass., November 23, 1703, Hannah Carpenter, daughter of William and Miriam (Searles) Carpenter, who was born April 10, 1684. In 1767 she was the executrix of her husband's estate. He died December 31, 1766, leaving a will dated May 5, 1754. He is buried in the old burying ground formerly in Rehoboth, but now in the village of Rumford, R. I., where his grave is marked by a stone bearing the inscription:

'Jonathan Chaffe
Departed this life
December 31, 1766,
in the 89th year of his age.'

Children of Jonathan and Hannah (Carpenter) Chaffee, born in Rehoboth: Jonathan, born June 25, 1704; Nathaniel, Oct. 20, 1705; Hannah, mentioned below; Dan, Feb. 26, 1710; Miriam, Aug. 22, 1712; Susanna, Sept. 22, 1714; Ephraim, Jan. 25, 1716; William, 1717; Susanna, June 10, 1720; Deliverance, Sept. 4, 1721; Josiah, May 2, 1723; Susanna, Aug. 28, 1728.

Birth	7 Apr 1678	Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Marriage Bann	18 Sep 1703	Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Hannah Carpenter
Marriage	23 Nov 1703	Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Hannah Carpenter
Death	31 Dec 1766	Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Burial		Newman Cemetery, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Spouse	Hannah Carpenter (1684 - 1767)
Child	Jonathan Chaffe Jr. (1704 - 1785)
Child	Nathaniel Chaffee (1705 - 1759)
Child	Hannah Chaffee (1707 - 1799)
Child	Daniel Chaffee (1710 - 1790)
Child	Merriam Chaffee (1712 - 1787)
Child	Susanna Chaffee (1714 - 1715)
Child	Ephraim Chaffee (1715 - 1790)
Child	William Chaffee (1717 - 1736)
Child	Deliverance Chaffee (1721 - 1736)
Child	Josiah Chaffee (1723 - 1725)
Child	Susanna Chaffee (1728 - 1736)

Father	Nathaniel Chaffee (1639 - 1721)
Mother	Experience Bliss (1649 - 1721)
Sibling	Dorothy Chaffee (1669 - 1718)
Sibling	Thomas Chaffee (1672 - 1754)
Sibling	Rachel Chaffee (1673 - 1703)
Sibling	Nathaniel Chaffee (1675 - 1704)
Sibling	David Chaffee (1680 - 1750)
Sibling	Experience Chaffee (1682 - 1754)
Sibling	Mehitable Chaffee (1685 - 1699)
Sibling	Daniel Chaffee (1687 - 1768)
Sibling	Noah Chaffee (1692 - 1732)

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