John Chase

1655 - 1740  (84 years)

• Name	John Chase
  Born	2 Nov 1655	Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Feb 1739/40	Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA   [1]
  Person ID	I7456	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Aquila CHASE,   b. Abt 1618, prob in England ,   d. Dec 1670, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Mother	Ann WHEELER,   b. Between 1620 and 1630, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1644  [1]
  Notes	Aquila first appears at Hampton, NH when he is granted 6 acres for a house lot, June 1640. In 1644, he was granted an additional 6 acres of 'upland meadow and swamp' which he sold to his brother, Thomas when he removed to Newbury, Mass. He was induced to move to Newbury in 1646 - Newbury Records: "Granted to Aquila Chase, Anno 1646, fower acres of land at the new towne for a house lott and six acres of upland for a planting lott, where it can be had, and six acres of marsh where it can be had, also on condition that he doe goe to sea and do service in the towne with a boate for four years." (this 4 acres was located on the NE corner of Chandler's Lane, now Federal Street, and the 'way by the Merrimack River', now Water street, in present day Newburyport, as evidenced by the sale of the lot several years later.) This inducement to remove to Newbury would indicate that he was a mariner or fisherman and Joshua Coffin in his 'History of Newbury' states that it is a Chase family tradition that Aquila was the first person to pilot a vessel across the bar at the mouth of the Merrimack River. On May 11, 1667, Aquila acknowledged that he sold to his brother, Thomas Chase of Hampton, all his land in Hampton excepting a dwelling and one acre and a half of land which had been sold about 20 years before the date of these presents. (Old Norfolk Co deeds, 2:122) Before moving, he and Ann and his brother-in-law, David Wheeler, were seen 'gathering pease' on the first day of the week, and they were presented to the Quarterly Court at Ipswich, 9/29/1646 and again for the same offense on 3/30/1846/7, but the constable reported that the parties were not there but 'were gone to Newbury.' A deposition presented at the Quarterly Court, Ipswich, 9/25/1666, mentions Acquilla Chas, aged about 48 years.
  Family ID	F2498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Bingley,   b. 24 Jun 1660, Salisbury ,   d. Abt 1685  (Age 24 years)
  Married	23 May 1677	Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA   [1]
  Children	1. William Chase,   b. 20 Jan 1678/9, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Bef 22 Oct 1730  (Age < 51 years)   2. John Chase,   b. Abt 1680, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lyda Challis,   b. 31 May 1665, Salisbury ,   d. Aft 22 Oct 1730  (Age > 65 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1687	Salisbury, MA   [1]
  Children	1. Philip Chase,   b. 23 Sep 1688, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles Chase,   b. 12 Jan 1689/90, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jacob Chase,   b. Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abraham Chase,   b. Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Phebe Chase,   b. Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Chase,   b. Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lydia Chase,   b. Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elizabeth Chase,   b. Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Aft 22 Oct 1730   9. David Chase,   b. 20 Oct 1710, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 21 Dec 1687 - Salisbury, MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S139] Seven Generations . . Chase.