Persis (Skinner) 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), #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. 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).