Nathaniel Bliss

Family

Sources

1. Greenlee, The Stebbins Genealogy (1904), First Generation #1: "ROWLAND STEBBINS was born, 1594, in England; died December 14, 1671 (T. R.) at Northampton, Massachusetts; married in England to SARAH ___, born, 1591, in England; died October 1649 ["Sarah, wife of Rowland Stebbins, buried 4 (8) 1649." Springfield records, NEHGR 9:171] at Springfield ... CHILDREN: Thomas, born 1620; married Hannah Wright ... Sarah, born 1623; married Thomas Merrick ... John, born 1626 ... Elizabeth, born 1628; married John Clark." Matches thomas-stebbins-bsb: b. 1620, m. Hannah Wright.

   Ralph Stebbins Greenlee & Robert Lemuel Greenlee, The Stebbins Genealogy (1904), vol. 1, #10: "SARAH STEBBINS, daughter of Thomas Stebbins and Hannah Wright, was born August 18, 1654, at Springfield, Massachusetts; died November 6, 1721, at Longmeadow, Massachusetts: married January 2, 1672 (or 1671), at Springfield, Massachusetts, to SAMUEL BLISS of Longmeadow, born November 7, 1647, at Springfield ... died June 19, 1749, at Longmeadow ... who was a son of Nathaniel Bliss and Catharine Chapin. CHILDREN: ... Nathaniel Bliss, born September, 1679; married Mary Morgan." Matches sarah-stebbins-bliss and samuel-bliss-bsb: exact births 1654-08-18 / 1647-11-07, deaths 1721-11-06 / 1749-06-19, marriage 1672-01-02, son Nathaniel x Mary Morgan.

2. 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), p.36 (Nathaniel) + #32: "NATHANIEL, of Springfield, Mass., (son of Thomas and Margaret Bliss, of Hartford, Conn.,) was born in England ... he married Catharine, daughter of Dea. Samuel Chapin, of S., Nov. 20, 1646 ... the father died Nov. 8, 1654 ... [Widow Catharine Bliss ... married Thomas Gilbert July 31, 1655 ... her third husband, Samuel Marshfield, Dec. 28, 1664] She died Feb. 4, 1712. Issue: 32. *Samuel, b. Nov. 7, 1647, d. June 19, 1749." #32 heading: "SAMUEL, of Longmeadow, Mass., (son of Nathaniel Bliss and Catharine Chapin, of Springfield, Mass.,) was born at S., Nov. 7, 1647 ... married Jan. 2, 1672, to Sarah (daughter of Thomas and Hannah) Stebbins, who was born August 18, 1654, and died Nov. 6, 1721." Matches samuel-bliss-bsb: birth 1647-11-07, death 1749-06-19, Longmeadow, wife Sarah Stebbins m. 1672-01-02.

3. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. 1 pp.198–209 (transcript at usgennet Bliss Hartford page): THOMAS, Hartford ... "His wid. Margaret was very resolute and capable, and after two or three yrs. rem. with all her ch. exc. Thomas, and Ann, to Springfield, there d. 28 Aug. 1684. She had nine ch. ... Ann ... Mary m. 26 Nov. 1646, Joseph Parsons; Thomas; Nathaniel; Lawrence; and perhaps Samuel; were b. in Eng." Independent of Bliss 1881; names Nathaniel among children of Thomas Bliss of Hartford and widow Margaret who removed to Springfield.

   James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. 1 pp.198–209 (transcript at usgennet Bliss Hartford page): THOMAS, Hartford ... "His wid. Margaret was very resolute and capable, and after two or three yrs. rem. with all her ch. exc. Thomas, and Ann, to Springfield, there d. 28 Aug. 1684. She had nine ch. ... Ann ... Mary m. 26 Nov. 1646, Joseph Parsons; Thomas; Nathaniel; Lawrence; and perhaps Samuel; were b. in Eng." Independent of Bliss 1881; names Nathaniel among children of Thomas Bliss of Hartford and widow Margaret who removed to Springfield.

4. 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), p.36: "NATHANIEL, of Springfield, Mass., (son of Thomas and Margaret Bliss, of Hartford, Conn.,) was born in England, came to America with his father in 1635, and removed to Springfield, Mass., with his mother in 1643 ... he married Catharine, daughter of Dea. Samuel Chapin, of S., Nov. 20, 1646 ... the father died Nov. 8, 1654 ... She died Feb. 4, 1712. Issue: 32. *Samuel, b. Nov. 7, 1647, d. June 19, 1749." Matches nathaniel-bliss-springfield-bsb already on graph: Springfield, m. 1646-11-20 Catharine Chapin, d. 1654-11-08, father of Samuel Bliss of Longmeadow.

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), p.36 (Nathaniel) + #32: "NATHANIEL, of Springfield, Mass., (son of Thomas and Margaret Bliss, of Hartford, Conn.,) was born in England ... he married Catharine, daughter of Dea. Samuel Chapin, of S., Nov. 20, 1646 ... the father died Nov. 8, 1654 ... [Widow Catharine Bliss ... married Thomas Gilbert July 31, 1655 ... her third husband, Samuel Marshfield, Dec. 28, 1664] She died Feb. 4, 1712. Issue: 32. *Samuel, b. Nov. 7, 1647, d. June 19, 1749." #32 heading: "SAMUEL, of Longmeadow, Mass., (son of Nathaniel Bliss and Catharine Chapin, of Springfield, Mass.,) was born at S., Nov. 7, 1647 ... married Jan. 2, 1672, to Sarah (daughter of Thomas and Hannah) Stebbins, who was born August 18, 1654, and died Nov. 6, 1721." Matches samuel-bliss-bsb: birth 1647-11-07, death 1749-06-19, Longmeadow, wife Sarah Stebbins m. 1672-01-02.

6. 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), p.36: "NATHANIEL, of Springfield, Mass., (son of Thomas and Margaret Bliss, of Hartford, Conn.,) was born in England, came to America with his father in 1635, and removed to Springfield, Mass., with his mother in 1643 ... he married Catharine, daughter of Dea. Samuel Chapin, of S., Nov. 20, 1646 ... the father died Nov. 8, 1654 ... She died Feb. 4, 1712. Issue: 32. *Samuel, b. Nov. 7, 1647, d. June 19, 1749." Matches nathaniel-bliss-springfield-bsb already on graph: Springfield, m. 1646-11-20 Catharine Chapin, d. 1654-11-08, father of Samuel Bliss of Longmeadow.