Mary (Bliss) Chaffee

Family

Sources

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), #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).

2. 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).

   William H. Chaffee, The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), #244: Comfort Chaffee "married (1) January 19, 1758, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Bliss, their marriage intention being recorded in Springfield, Mass. She was born November 21, 1734, and died April 15, 1774." Independently: "April 6, 1773, Comfort and Mary (Bliss) Chaffee sold ... part of the estate of the late Nathaniel Bliss, father of Mary." Confirms father Nathaniel Bliss; exact birth/death/marriage match mary-bliss-chaffee. Mother not named here (supplied by Bliss Family 1881).

3. Bliss Family (1881) p.36 (same URL): Nathaniel "married Catharine, daughter of Dea. Samuel Chapin, of S., Nov. 20, 1646" — father named; mother unnamed in Bliss (Cicely from Chapin genealogies).

   John Homer Bliss, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America (1881), #229, p. ~68: "NATHANIEL, of Wilbraham, Mass., (son of Nathaniel Bliss and Mary Morgan, of Longmeadow, Mass.,) was born Oct. 26, 1704, and was one of the twenty-four original settlers of W., who were incorporated as a parish in 1741. He was married Sept. 25, 1733, to Priscilla, daughter of David and Martha [Hall] Burt. She was born March 18, 1711, and died April 12, 1769. He d. Nov. 23, 1771. Issue: 625. Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1734, m. Jan. 19, 1758, Comfort Chaffee of W." Matches mary-bliss-chaffee: (1) exact birth 1734-11-21; (2) marriage to Comfort Chaffee 1758-01-19; (3) Wilbraham; (4) death 1774-04-15 already locked from Chaffee Gen / gravestone.

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).

5. Bliss Family (1881) p.36 (same URL): Nathaniel "married Catharine, daughter of Dea. Samuel Chapin, of S., Nov. 20, 1646" — father named; mother unnamed in Bliss (Cicely from Chapin genealogies).

   John Homer Bliss, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America (1881), #229, p. ~68: "NATHANIEL, of Wilbraham, Mass., (son of Nathaniel Bliss and Mary Morgan, of Longmeadow, Mass.,) was born Oct. 26, 1704, and was one of the twenty-four original settlers of W., who were incorporated as a parish in 1741. He was married Sept. 25, 1733, to Priscilla, daughter of David and Martha [Hall] Burt. She was born March 18, 1711, and died April 12, 1769. He d. Nov. 23, 1771. Issue: 625. Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1734, m. Jan. 19, 1758, Comfort Chaffee of W." Matches mary-bliss-chaffee: (1) exact birth 1734-11-21; (2) marriage to Comfort Chaffee 1758-01-19; (3) Wilbraham; (4) death 1774-04-15 already locked from Chaffee Gen / gravestone.