Very interesting Lonnie. If my calculations are correct, this would make Salmon Chase and Abraham Lincoln 5th Cousins. I am not sure if this is commonly known, but another interesting fact about Salmon Portland Chase is that he is featured on the $10,000 bill. Just an intriguing piece of trivia. Also, although he really had no connection to it whatsoever, Chase Manhattan Bank was named in honor of Salmon and his role as Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln. On 11/5/05, Lonnie Chase <chase1858@direcway.com> wrote: > > > > (From the Chase Chronicle - Oct. 1911, page 10) > > Even if there was some animosity between the two men, Lincoln must have > had > some admiration for Chase because he was known to have said the following. > > " Chase is about one and a half times bigger than any other man that I > ever knew." > ************************************************************************ > > (From the Chase Chronicles - July 1910 - page 30) > > > Lincoln and Chase > > Though it is probably true that these two great men had a common > ancestor; yet it is equally true that neither of them knew the fact. Away > back in 1680, there was a man, John Whitman, who lived near the present > meeting house in North Weymouth, Mass. A daughter Sarah, married Abraham > Jones of Hull. Their son John, born 1669, married in 1693, Sarah who had a > daughter Alice, 1694 who married Daniel Corbett of Mendon, to which place > her father had removed. > > The daughter of Daniel and Alice Jones, was Alice Corbett born 1733, and > she married one of our ancestors, Dudley Chase, who lived later in > Cornish, > N. H. Their son was Ithamar, born in Cornish, 1762, who in turn married > Janet Ralston, and on January 13, 1808, to them was born Salmon Portland, > who as our kinsman was Chief Justice of the United States, and Secretary > of > the Treasury under Lincoln. > > John Whitman's daughter Sarah who married Abraham Jones of Hull, had a > daughter Sarah who married Mordecai Lincoln of Hingham. Their son Mordecai > married Hannah Salter and had a son John. This John Lincoln had a son > named > Abraham, keeping the old family name, and he married Mary Shipley, and had > a > son Thomas, and this Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, and on February > 12, > 1809 to them was born Abraham who became President Lincoln. Thus both the > President and the Chief Justice came from Abraham Jones of Hull, and John > Whitman of Weymouth. > > > ==== CHASE Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list send a request here > Chase-L-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe ONLY in the > subject and message boxes. > > -- Jeffrey Chace http://www.chace.demon.nl

(From the Chase Chronicle - Oct. 1911, page 10) Even if there was some animosity between the two men, Lincoln must have had some admiration for Chase because he was known to have said the following. " Chase is about one and a half times bigger than any other man that I ever knew." ************************************************************************ (From the Chase Chronicles - July 1910 - page 30) Lincoln and Chase Though it is probably true that these two great men had a common ancestor; yet it is equally true that neither of them knew the fact. Away back in 1680, there was a man, John Whitman, who lived near the present meeting house in North Weymouth, Mass. A daughter Sarah, married Abraham Jones of Hull. Their son John, born 1669, married in 1693, Sarah who had a daughter Alice, 1694 who married Daniel Corbett of Mendon, to which place her father had removed. The daughter of Daniel and Alice Jones, was Alice Corbett born 1733, and she married one of our ancestors, Dudley Chase, who lived later in Cornish, N. H. Their son was Ithamar, born in Cornish, 1762, who in turn married Janet Ralston, and on January 13, 1808, to them was born Salmon Portland, who as our kinsman was Chief Justice of the United States, and Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln. John Whitman's daughter Sarah who married Abraham Jones of Hull, had a daughter Sarah who married Mordecai Lincoln of Hingham. Their son Mordecai married Hannah Salter and had a son John. This John Lincoln had a son named Abraham, keeping the old family name, and he married Mary Shipley, and had a son Thomas, and this Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, and on February 12, 1809 to them was born Abraham who became President Lincoln. Thus both the President and the Chief Justice came from Abraham Jones of Hull, and John Whitman of Weymouth.

Excerpts from a James M. McPherson's review of "Team of Rivals" by Dorothy Goodwin – From the New York Times, November 5, 2005. Next to Seward in prominence was [Salmon P.] Chase, who had organized the Free Soil Party in 1848, became its first senator in 1849 and represented the cutting edge of the Republican antislavery ideology. * * * * * * Attorney General Bates, who initially underestimated Lincoln, soon echoed Seward's favorable opinions. Not so Chase, who never quite got over his conviction that the wrong man was nominated in 1860 and that he should receive the nomination in 1864. Lincoln valued his Treasury secretary's abilities as a finance minister, but he recognized Chase's lack of loyalty and poorly concealed ambition to replace him. Chase also became a lightning rod for the radical Republicans' dissatisfaction with the pace of Lincoln's actions against slavery. On several occasions Chase offered his resignation in a calculated effort to force Lincoln's hand on a policy or patronage dispute. Each time Lincolnparried Chase's tactic, refusing to accept his resignation, reasserting his own authority and maintaining the balance among radicals, moderates and conservatives in the administration. When Chase tried this ploy a fourth time in June 1864, after Lincoln had been safely renominated, the president astonished him by accepting the resignation. To redress the cabinet balance, Lincoln subsequently requested the resignation of Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, Chase's most bitter enemy in the cabinet and a member of the powerful Blair family, which represented the most conservative element in the party. And Lincoln further defused radical opposition by appointing the deposed Chase as chief justice of the United States. -- Jeffrey Chace http://www.chace.demon.nl

Hi All, My wife was born a Chase, Daughter of Luther Milton Chase 1898 – 1970. Luther was the son of Joseph Emmett Chase 1861 – 1939. Joseph was the son of Increase Chase 1821 – 1900. Increase Chase was the son of Heman Chase 1788 – 1879. I have this pretty well documented but then I had trouble with Heman’s father. Then I found a study done by Almon B. Cannon in 1935 and he came up with a Jonathan Chase b 1765 and the son of Heman Chase b 1728. Heman 1728 is listed in the Book “ The Seven Generations of Aquila and Thomas Chase” by John Carroll Chase and George Walter Chamberlain, and Heman descends from Thomas Chase. Milton Chase, my wife’s brother was kind enough to have the 25 marker DNA test and his results, listed in the Chase Surname DNA Project definitely shows show a match to the William Line. I have studied the Almon Canon paper and it all seems to make sense, However I have concluded that Jonathan Chase 1765 as listed in the Canon study must be wrong. Jonathan 1765 is either not the father of Heman 1788, or he descends from William and is not the son of Heman 1728. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? At this point I need some help. I would be glad to exchange data with anyone and hope that someone might have something that will help. Thank you, Don Houck

Here is a Chase seemingly from Lithuania. I wonder if Edward M. Chase was his given name, or if he Anglicized his name upon immigrating to the United States? *Chase Peace Prize* The Chase Peace Prize was established at Dartmouth College by Edward M. Chase, a native of Lithuania who emigrated to the United States, settling in Manchester, New Hampshire until his death in 1939. A philanthropist of many causes, Mr. Chase established the Peace Prize in order to encourage careful reflection on the causes of war and the prospects for peace in the world. The Chase Prize is offered each year to recognize the best undergraduate essay and best Senior thesis relating to the understanding of war and the promotion of world peace. *The Chase Essay Prize *The Chase Essay contest is open to all students. The prize will be awarded for the best essay submitted on the subject of war or peace, broadly defined, and may concern art and literature, science, politics, philosophy or any other approach to the topic. Faculty nominations are encouraged. Essays may not exceed 25 pages in length, and submissions are due at the end of March each year. *The Chase Senior Thesis Prize *The Chase Senior Thesis Prize will be awarded to the best senior thesis that treats the subject of war, conflict resolution, the prospects and problems of maintaining peace or other related topics. The thesis may fall within any of the divisions of the College. Successful entries might include, for example, an analysis of the representation of war in art, literature, or music, a historical or contemporary case study of a particular conflict, the analysis of international institutions and their influence on peace promotion, a philosophical or ethical analysis of war, either in general or in a specific case, the study of the environmental causes and consequences of conflict, a scientific study of weaponry and the impact of technological change on arms races. Submissions may be in any format or of any length and may be made by the student or by a faculty member and are due June 1. -- Jeffrey Chace http://www.chace.demon.nl

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/vermilion/bios/chace.txt Vermilion county Illinois, HENRY L. CHACE ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives <sdgenweb@yahoo.com> Joy Fisher ==================================================================== p. 246-247 HENRY L. CHACE. The farming lands of Vermilion County comprise its most valuable property, and the men who have redeemed them from their primitive condition occupy no unimportant position among a vast and intelligent population. The subject of this notice may be properly classed among these, as he turns in annually a handsome sum to the county treasury as taxes on the property which he has accumulated, largely by the .labor of his own hands He is a land owner to the extent of a fine farm of 440 acres, with the residence, on section 5, township 23, range 12, which, together with its buildings and improvements, forms one of the most desirable estates in this part of Vermilion County. The native place of our subject was Newport R. I., where he first opened his eyes to the light March 7, 1843. There he spent his boyhood and youth, completing his education in the High School. This brought him up to the time of the Civil War. On the 13th day of October, 1862, he enlisted as a Union soldier in Company D, 12th Rhode Island Infantry, in which he first served a short time as a private, and later received the rank of Sergeant. His regiment was made a part of the First Brigade, Second Division, 9th Army Corps, and operated mostly with the Army of the Potomac. He participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, and was under Gen. Burnside in his skirmishes through Kentucky. He left the regular ranks in August, 1863, and was assigned to the Quartermaster's department, and given charge of two large pontoon trains, numbers 15 and 17, Army of the James, and was mostly stationed at City Point until the fall of 1865, when he assisted in the reconstruction of the burned bridge at Richmond after the surrender of Lee's army, when he was mustered out and returned home. Our subject for a year after leaving the army engaged in business in his native town, and in the meantime was married, March 26, 1866, to Miss Anna E. Cogswell. Soon afterwards they removed to Kendall County, this State, where he engaged in farming two years, then moved to the vicinity of Seneca, LaSalle County, where he sojourned for a period of eight years. His next removal, in 1877, was to the farm which he now owns and occupies. Upon this he has effected many improvements, gathering around him all the conveniences and appliances of the enterprising and progressive agriculturist. He votes the straight Republican ticket, and has held the various minor offices of his township. As an ex-soldier he belongs to the G. A. R., and finds his religious home in the Universalist Church. Henry Chace, the father of our subject, was likewise a native of Newport, R. I., where he was born in 1812. The paternal grandfather was Capt. James Chace. who followed the sea for many years, but finally settled on terra firma in Newport, and there spent his last days. There was a large representation of the Chace family in that city, where they were familiarly known for several generations, and traced their ancestors to the Puritans. Henry Chace in early manhood was married to Miss Mary Lyon, and for a time was engaged as a merchant in Georgetown, S. C. The wife of our subject was also a native of Newport. She was the daughter of Aaron S. Cogswell, of Revolutionary fame, who was the representative of an old and honorable family, which furnished a number of successful business men to the commercial interests of that time.

Found in Jefferson County KS's "Yesteryears" October 2005 issue, page 17: "Wagon and Buggy Shop "Mr C F Chase, proprietor of Oskaloosa's wagon and buggy, general repair shop and wood-work establishment, came to Jefferson county from Berlin Wis, in 1875 and located on a farm in Oskaloosa township, where he resided for thirteen years, and then went to Colorado, but a year and a half of that country was enough for him and he returned to old Jefferson, locating in Oskaloosa, engaging in his present business. "Mr Chase is an old soldier, having served two years, '64 and '65; is a member of the local GAR post, a member of the city council and is one of Oskaloosa's enterprising and progressive business men. "Mr Chase keeps constantly on hand all kinds of bent and sawed wagon and buggy material and does all classes of farm machinery repairing as well. His prices are reasonable and his work is executed in a workman-like manner, and you can get your work done here as well and as cheap as elsewhere." This is from their repaint of the 1897 Oskaloosa Business History. I hope somebody claims him. Jan

The repertoire of the Hutchinson Family is a big and complex subject that spans a long period of time. The core of the repertoire includes the songs of the classic Hutchinson Family quartet of the 1840s, the trio of brothers of the 1850s (Judson, John, and Asa), and the Tribes of John and Asa that flourished through the 1860s and 1870s. Asa B. Hutchinson was the youngest of twelve sons; and he was his father's pet. All the family showed musical talent. After brothers Judson and John bought violins, Asa managed to acquire a bass viol and set about teaching himself to play. Though sometimes described as a baritone, Asa sang bass in most family ensembles until he reached his mid-thirties. Today we would say that Asa's voice provided the foundation for the famous Hutchinson Family harmonies. In the summer of 1843 on Nantucket, Asa found true love, in the person of Elizabeth Chace (1828-1874). He and Lizzie, as she was called, were married on Monday, April 26, 1847. Jeffrey Chace http://www.chace.demon.nl

I wrote 5 years ago looking for James with no luck. I am still stuck in the same spot knowing nothing about James. I have his family all down to 1930 and some down to present. Does anyone have a James born 1796/67 in New York that married a Rebecca. It is a good chance he is mine. I have find a son Nicholas on Family Search, there is a discrepency in the dates. Birth: 14 Sept 1828 Christening 20 Jan 1828 Presbyterian, New Scotland, Albany, New York Parents: James Chase, Rebecca Winne. Either the dates were put in the wrong place or the years are wrong. If anyone can help you would have my forever thanks. I have been working on this family for about 15 years now and can't get past my James. Genealogy is my Hobby, I collect ancestors !

Hi Jeffrey Well that explanation of yours makes the reasons for why some of the ancestors put Dutch or German in the census when asked about their nationality, or origins... It is odd however, in the context of most of those I have identified having descended from William who had been dead since 1659 ! There must have been some word of mouth or family lore.... or more likely perhaps the kind of story that led to the great Chase/Townley estate landholdings scam that had so many of them all excited. Thanks for the background . Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Chace" <j.b.chace@gmail.com> To: <CHASE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [CHASE-L] German Dutch conundrum > Hello Derek, > Having lived in the Netherlands for the last 8 years, I can assure you > that > there are indeed "Dutch" people. However, the word "Dutch," as is > correctly > stated in the excerpt you posted, is a bastardization of the word > "Deutsch" > meaning German. But, the "Dutch" (people from the Netherlands) don't refer > to themselves as Dutch but rather as "Nederlanders" or sometimes as > "Hollanders" even though Holland, made up of the two provinces of North > and > South Holland, is merely one part of the Netherlands. > While the claim made in the article accusing Anglo-Saxon peoples of being > less linguistically adept than others may be a fair statement today with > the > virtual dominance of English as the premier world language, at the time of > Peter Stuyvesant this was certainly not the case. As with any trading > nation > of people, which the English certainly were, the knowledge of other > languages and being able to speak them was of paramount importance. > Moreover, William the Conquerer was a French speaker and the official > legal > language of the courts of England was French until 1732. Additionally (and > very interesting in the context of our subject matter, the "Dutch,"), > William III, the King of England from 1689-1702, was a Dutchman and was > the > Prince of Holland known as William of Orange. > There were also many Nederlanders from Flanders (also known as the > Flemish) > who fled the harsh rule of Duke Alva of Spain in the 16th century and > emigrated to Colchester, England, and they were referred to even then as > the > "Dutch." The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word "Dutch" as > incorporating all Germanic peoples or languages from the main continent of > Europe (excluding Scandanavia which is also Germanic). > Main Entry: *2Dutch* > Function: *noun* > *1 a* *archaic* (1) *:* any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, > Switzerland, and the Low Countries (2) *: GERMAN > <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/german+>*3 *b* *:* the Germanic language of > the Netherlands > *2* *Dutch* *plural* *a* *archaic* *:* the Germanic peoples of Germany, > Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries *b* *: GERMANS > <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/germans+>*2a, b *c* *:* the people of the > Netherlands. > Furthermore, I would like to comment on a comment in the rest of the > article from which you posted the excerpt. The writer claims that Germanic > languages are "not the medium of communication suited to love, romance or > mysticism" and uses as his example the word for "butterfly" as proof. > However, the word for butterfly in Dutch is "vlinder" (pronounced > "flinder" > which a short "i" as in "hinder") which I find to be at least as > melifluous > as the French "papillon." > Also, I find it quite interesting that the author of this article does not > seem to realize that English itself is a Germanic language. So, I wouldn't > put too much stock in what he has written about the Dutch. > Cheers, > Jeffrey

Hello Derek, Having lived in the Netherlands for the last 8 years, I can assure you that there are indeed "Dutch" people. However, the word "Dutch," as is correctly stated in the excerpt you posted, is a bastardization of the word "Deutsch" meaning German. But, the "Dutch" (people from the Netherlands) don't refer to themselves as Dutch but rather as "Nederlanders" or sometimes as "Hollanders" even though Holland, made up of the two provinces of North and South Holland, is merely one part of the Netherlands. While the claim made in the article accusing Anglo-Saxon peoples of being less linguistically adept than others may be a fair statement today with the virtual dominance of English as the premier world language, at the time of Peter Stuyvesant this was certainly not the case. As with any trading nation of people, which the English certainly were, the knowledge of other languages and being able to speak them was of paramount importance. Moreover, William the Conquerer was a French speaker and the official legal language of the courts of England was French until 1732. Additionally (and very interesting in the context of our subject matter, the "Dutch,"), William III, the King of England from 1689-1702, was a Dutchman and was the Prince of Holland known as William of Orange. There were also many Nederlanders from Flanders (also known as the Flemish) who fled the harsh rule of Duke Alva of Spain in the 16th century and emigrated to Colchester, England, and they were referred to even then as the "Dutch." The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word "Dutch" as incorporating all Germanic peoples or languages from the main continent of Europe (excluding Scandanavia which is also Germanic). Main Entry: *2Dutch* Function: *noun* *1 a* *archaic* (1) *:* any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries (2) *: GERMAN <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/german+>*3 *b* *:* the Germanic language of the Netherlands *2* *Dutch* *plural* *a* *archaic* *:* the Germanic peoples of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries *b* *: GERMANS <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/germans+>*2a, b *c* *:* the people of the Netherlands. Furthermore, I would like to comment on a comment in the rest of the article from which you posted the excerpt. The writer claims that Germanic languages are "not the medium of communication suited to love, romance or mysticism" and uses as his example the word for "butterfly" as proof. However, the word for butterfly in Dutch is "vlinder" (pronounced "flinder" which a short "i" as in "hinder") which I find to be at least as melifluous as the French "papillon." Also, I find it quite interesting that the author of this article does not seem to realize that English itself is a Germanic language. So, I wouldn't put too much stock in what he has written about the Dutch. Cheers, Jeffrey On 10/21/05, Derek Chase <chasede@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > > Hello everyone---- > > I have been beside myself trying to understand why some family members > back in the early census days put "German" in the nationality of origin > column...and recently I came across someone who put "Dutch"... > > I just found a piece in the Resident, a Lisbon Portugal newspaper that may > clear up half the mystery... > > http://portugalresident.com/portugalresident/showstory.asp?s=ISITME > > Here's just the interesting bit : > > " If you are a smoker, you are more likely than not to have heard of Peter > Stuyvesant, the founder and Governor of New Amsterdam (today's New York) in > 1626. The name change that followed 38 years later was indicative of the > growing British dominance in the New World. Over the next 300 years, English > speaking immigrants far outnumbered other national minorities, although > among these there were a fair number of Stuyvesant's compatriots. But these > settlers from Holland were not, in fact, those referred to as being 'Dutch' > by their English, Irish and Scottish predecessors - 'Dutch', a > mispronunciation of 'Deutsch'! > > Hoards of oppressed or politically persecuted Germans also flooded across > the Atlantic, but their declaration of being 'Deutsch' proved too much of a > tongue twister for the linguistically less than gifted Anglo-Saxons, so they > became 'Dutch'. So you see, the 'Dutch' really are a fictitious race - as > was that notorious gangster 'Dutch Schutz1'. This is just one example of the > treasures that the constantly changing English language has to offer, which > for me, is a fascinating area of study. " > > > ==== CHASE Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list send a request here > Chase-L-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe ONLY in the > subject and message boxes. > > -- Jeffrey Chace http://www.chace.demon.nl

Hello everyone---- I have been beside myself trying to understand why some family members back in the early census days put "German" in the nationality of origin column...and recently I came across someone who put "Dutch"... I just found a piece in the Resident, a Lisbon Portugal newspaper that may clear up half the mystery... http://portugalresident.com/portugalresident/showstory.asp?s=ISITME Here's just the interesting bit : " If you are a smoker, you are more likely than not to have heard of Peter Stuyvesant, the founder and Governor of New Amsterdam (today's New York) in 1626. The name change that followed 38 years later was indicative of the growing British dominance in the New World. Over the next 300 years, English speaking immigrants far outnumbered other national minorities, although among these there were a fair number of Stuyvesant's compatriots. But these settlers from Holland were not, in fact, those referred to as being 'Dutch' by their English, Irish and Scottish predecessors - 'Dutch', a mispronunciation of 'Deutsch'! Hoards of oppressed or politically persecuted Germans also flooded across the Atlantic, but their declaration of being 'Deutsch' proved too much of a tongue twister for the linguistically less than gifted Anglo-Saxons, so they became 'Dutch'. So you see, the 'Dutch' really are a fictitious race - as was that notorious gangster 'Dutch Schutz1'. This is just one example of the treasures that the constantly changing English language has to offer, which for me, is a fascinating area of study. "

Hi to all my lists . . . This came today from a CHASE research list. It doesn't apply to our ancestry, but may be of interest to many genealogy students. It certainly does sound logical! Hope all is well for you and your families. We're doing fine here in Northern California but realize there is genuine grief and misery in other parts of the US. God bless us every one. Jean Edwards > Hello everyone---- > > I have been beside myself trying to understand why some family members > back in the early census days put "German" in the nationality of origin > column...and recently I came across someone who put "Dutch"... > > I just found a piece in the Resident, a Lisbon Portugal newspaper that may > clear up half the mystery... > > http://portugalresident.com/portugalresident/showstory.asp?s=ISITME > > Here's just the interesting bit : > > " If you are a smoker, you are more likely than not to have heard of Peter > Stuyvesant, the founder and Governor of New Amsterdam (today's New York) > in 1626. The name change that followed 38 years later was indicative of > the growing British dominance in the New World. Over the next 300 years, > English speaking immigrants far outnumbered other national minorities, > although among these there were a fair number of Stuyvesant's compatriots. > But these settlers from Holland were not, in fact, those referred to as > being 'Dutch' by their English, Irish and Scottish predecessors - 'Dutch', > a mispronunciation of 'Deutsch'! > > Hoards of oppressed or politically persecuted Germans also flooded across > the Atlantic, but their declaration of being 'Deutsch' proved too much of > a tongue twister for the linguistically less than gifted Anglo-Saxons, so > they became 'Dutch'. So you see, the 'Dutch' really are a fictitious > race - as was that notorious gangster 'Dutch Schutz1'. This is just one > example of the treasures that the constantly changing English language has > to offer, which for me, is a fascinating area of study. " > > > ==== CHASE Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list send a request here > Chase-L-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe ONLY in the > subject and message boxes. > >

Can any one tell where this fits in? Here is some info on James Judson Chase. Born: 2/9/1847 Father - Solon Chase Mother - Ann Died - Old Orchard, Maine 6/1/1918 Lived in Turner, Maine - farmer.

Hello Fellow Chasers Good baseball site and 12 cards and photos of Hal Chase. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/bbcards:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(Chase,+Hal)) Barry

Hello All, Just wondering if anyone could help me out with any information about Abner Chase, born 9 November 1777 (where I do not know), married Mathilda in Oneida County, New York before 1816. Moved to Byron, New York in 1816. Was a Magistrate, member of the Masons and died 2 June 1844 in Byron. Can anyone tell me about his origins? Mother/Father Grandparents, etc? Cheers, Jeffrey Chace http://www.chace.demon.nl

Hello Pat, Your Job Chase [Jonathan, Job, Joseph, Wm, Wm] married Sybil Robinson. I have some letters of Miller Chace (who married Job's neice Mary) which talk about Sybil and Job briefly. Your Cromwell seems to have been named after Job's brother Cromwell who was the father of the Mary Chase I mentioned above. Miller Chace is my Great Great Great Great Granduncle and also descends through Joseph, grandson of the immigrant William. He is the second cousin of your Job who is the uncle of Miller's wife, Mary. Confusing isn't it? Anyway, you might like to look at a section of Joseph Chace's family tree that I have put together which includes your line down to Jonathan. You can find it at http://www.chace.demon.nl/ Then, click on the left on Joseph Chace Family Tree. Cheers, Jeffrey Chace -----Original Message----- From: Pat Potter [mailto:patpotter_5@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 12:53 PM To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHASE-L] New Chaser - William-William-Joseph Hello all. I am new to the Chase mailing list. I have enjoyed reading past messages and have found it interesting that most of the North American Chases have descended from so few. I am descended from, I believe, William(England) - William(England to US in 1630) - Joseph (Mass.US) - Job (RI, US) - Jonathan (Mass?) - Job (Mass US) - Cromwell (?US) - Jonathan (?US, who came to Canada with his cotton mill expertise.) Jonathan and his wife Ellen Louisa Perry had 4 children, one Joseph who was born in the US and the other 3 born in Ontario Canada. This Joseph is my ggrandfather. The name Chase has died out for us, with only females as descendants. Joseph had a brother George, which I know little about, and he may still have descendants in Canada. I would greatly appreciate any contacts with relatives from either side of the border. My great aunt, still living, at the age of 98, has provided most of my information. I would love to hear from anyone interested. Pat from Canada _________________________________________________________________ Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented MicrosoftR SmartScreen Technology. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU =http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSNR Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. ==== CHASE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Digest send a request here Chase-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe ONLY in the subject and message box.

Additional Info. I'm so used to spelling the name Chase that I see I did so in the lst email.......LOL Barb PS Linda, I don't see any Thomas Chase except a Thomas S. Chase of Chatham, NY which would be fr. Stephen's son Benjamin's brother Cornelius Chase. However, I will read it over to be certain, but this is written over other writing and almost impossible to read. All I can really make out is Thomas S. Chase. Barb Barb, I don't descend from Stephen Chase as far as I tell, but I have collected lots of info on his family. My ancestor was Thomas Chase (born abt 1792 probably in New England. He married Elizabeth Legge in Nova Scotia in 1822 and died there in 1868. He went by the alias LINNELL (also spelled Linnel or Lennel) when he married. Some have theorized he was pressed into British navy around the time of the war of 1812 and jumped ship. Because deserters were often hung, he changed his surname to avoid detection. Later in his life, he returned to Chase surname and so did his ancestors. Following are some notes I have on Stephen Chase: Millicent Submit Chase wrote a document in 1936 about the descendants of Stephen Chase of Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. She wrote that Stephen Chase and his three sons Stephen Jr., Joseph, and Jethro went to Nova Scotia. "Apparently father and sons divided forces - for in the Town Book of Liverpool, Stephen Chase has a grant of land, in the Township, but he never occupied it and his name does not appear there again. As there was a community of Quakers near there interested in whale fishing, he may have been induced by them to go there, but he did not remain and soon joined his three sons in Cornwallis, whose lands were granted to them in 1763, and in the year following Stephen Chase Sr. received his Grant. The Grant is recorded in the Crown Lands Book. Others to receive lands at the same time were Porter, Cove, Kinsman, and Blackmer. In The assessment roll for Cornwallis 1765, appears the following: L. S. Jethro & Joseph Chase 4 4 Stephen Chase Jr, 4 4 Stephen Chase 4 4 Assessors: William West, Isaac Bigelow, Handley Chipman In common with many of the early settlers - the Chase men chose the North Mountain land for their home lace and tho there is no exact record of it found, it is a family story that the original homestead was near what is now known as Halls Harbour and that at least three generations were born there - and removed to the Valley lands between 1825 - 1830. In the Chipman Collection, Kings County records in the Provincial Archives of Nova Scotia, there is this reference in some road survey papers: "1813 folder - A road leading from a certain place called Sheffields in Cornwallis to a place called Chase's Harbour." No map in existence shows any place of that name, nor is any other reference to be found. In 1771 papers there is a mention of Chase's Grist mill - the following letter or petition in all its original spelling, mentions a mill, persumably the family property: "To the Justices of The Court of General sessions These are to Informe that Isaac Bigelow surveyor of highways for the year past hath neglected the highways so that there is no passing with horse nor teme in the Road on the North sid of Little Habitant River up to the mill greatly to the prejudice of the Inhabitants and a material road for all on that sid of the s. river. and likewise he hath neglected one of the the biggest roads in the town namely the mill road so that it is not passabell many times and at best very bad passing and in danger many times of life and many complints have been made to him, the said souiever, but to no purpos. when there us inhabitants that not worked on the high ways the years past. Witnesses William Canidays. Amos Sheffield. Isaac Bigelow Ju. Stephen Harrington and many more beside the nou inhabiing population by which neglects the inhabitants hath suffered much as you may be informed by Peter Wickwire and sseveral more Grand Jurors of our town, I respect and remane your friend Stephen Chase Cornwallis May ye 25 - 1767" At the time of the granting of land, everyone was given a certain proportion of meadow upland, etc. and it was to this that Stephen Chase, Born 1770, came and built, about 1830, on the present (1936) Chase homestead. The following is from <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nskings/placenames3.html> SHEFFIELD MILLS This rural area is located on the Upper Habitant Creek in central Nova Scotia. It was named for the Sheffield family who were early settlers. Mason and Frank A. Sheffield acquired land here on what was the site of Stephen Chase and Company Mills, or Mills Montique, probably in the late 18th century. The following minute is found in the registrar's office in Cornwallis: "William Newcomb and his Phebe his wife went to Lebanon in the County of Windham-- sold some of their lands, after they went back, to Capt. Ratchford, some to Benjamin Newcomb. He gave to Stephen Chase & Abigail (Porter) his wife half of his farm lot-- reference being had to Proprietors' records-- Signed a Deed in Lebanon, County of Windham, in 1771." William married Phebe Porter on 19 Mar 1761 in Cornwallis N.S. Phoebe was the sister of Abigail Porter (Stephen's wife). Linda ****************************************** Derek, I feel that Chipman Chase did not come from Yorkshire, England, but rather he descended from the Chases who lived in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Chipman's brother is likely Reuben Chase who married Famicha Bower Kerr, daughter of Ebenezer Kerr and Caroine Lavinia Gesner. In Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, you will find the following marriage record, transcibed by Don Lewis: http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/dl/dlfiles.html CHASE REUBEN 67 W UPPER LAKEVILLE SACKVILLE JETHRO ISABEL 1 1 1880 KEN DANICHA B 35 S PARRSBORO PARRSBORO EBENEZER CAROLINE Note: Don Lewis incorrectly transcribed Famicha Kerr's name as "Danicha Ken." This record indicates Reuben's parents were Jethro Chase (1786- ?) and Isabel Unknown, so I have assigned these; parents to Chipman as well. Jethro Chase was the youngest son of Jethro Chase (1746 - ?) and Dorothy "Dolly" Cone of Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Chipman also had a son Jethro Chase (1854-1911) who married Martha Jane Richardson. Jethro Chase and Dorothy "Dolly" Cone are named in the document "Some of the Descendants of William Chase," compiled by George Walter Chamberlain for John Carroll Chase, Hazen P. Chase, Holyoke, Mass.,1983 : 129. JETHRO5 CHASE (Stephen,4 Joseph,3 William,2 William1), of Cornwallis, N. S., born at Freetown 13 June 1746, died at Cornwallis. He married, 15 Dec. 1768, DOROTHY CONE, daughter of Reuben and Nem[sic] Cone. Children, born at Cornwallis: i. STEPHEN,6 b. in 1769; d. 15 Dec. 1769. ii. STEPHEN, of Cornwallis, b. 22 Nov. 1770; d. about 1840, aged 70 years; m. 7 Jan. 1796 ALICE WOODWORTH, b. 9 Aug. 1776, probably daughter of John and Submit (Newcomb) Wood-worth of King's County, N. S. (Eaton's History of King's County, p. 878.) Children: 1. Submit,7 b. 10 Oct. 1796. 2. John Woodworth, b. 26 Aug. 1798. 3. Alice, b. 14 June 1800. 4. Jane Sarah, b. 6 June 1802. 5. Mary Ann. 6. Stephen Albert, b. 19 Jan. 1816. 7. Elizabeth. iii. ESTHER, b. 15 Aug. 1772; m. 2 Mar. 1803 ABIJAH PARSONS. iv. REUBEN, b. 12 Aug. 1774. v. JOHN, b. 10 Sept. 1776. vi. HANNAH, b. and d. 10 Mar. 1778. vii. BENJAMIN, b. 26 Aug. 1780; m. (???). Child: 1. Benjamin,7 living at Sackville, N. B., about 1865. viii. EXPERIENCE (twin), b. 11 Nov. 1782. ix. SAMUEL (twin), b. 11 Nov. 1782. x. DOROTHY, b. 22 Nov. 1783; m. JAMES KINSMAN. xi. JETHRO, b. 12 Nov. 1786. <<<<<<<<<<<< Also notice that Benjamin, the son's of Benjamin( Jethro Jr's brother) was named as living in Sackville in this document. Also five of the granddaughter of Stephen Jr. (Jethro Jr's brother) moved to Sackville: Alice Chase married William Fawcett Jane Sarah Chase married Thomas Wheaton Elizabeth Chase married James Ayer Mary Ann Chase married Bedford Boutenhouse Barnes Rebecca Chase married Barnhill Cahill From documents I have read, the Chases frequently travelled back and forth by boat between Sackville, NB and Cornwallis, NS. Hope this helps, Linda Chase Alberta -----Original Message----- From: Derek Chase [mailto:chasede@nbnet.nb.ca] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 5:44 PM To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHASE-L] Chipman Chase Does anyone know the name Chipman Chase ? and is there any way of discovering his birth about 1820, probably in Yorkshire, ENG? Maybe they had a census near that time. He did come to North America some time after 1820 and died here. Thanks!

Hi Everyone, I now have a copy of a letter sent to me by the Library of Congress and written by Stephen Chase4 of Wm., Wm2. Jospeh, Stephen4, to his grandson Stephen SLADE. It says at the top "Cornwalis in Nov. 22, of 12th mo. 1768," and begins, "Well beloved Grandson Stephen Slade, offfer my kind love unto thee to thy father and all friends. I would like them to know I am well in health as all my Children likewise hoping these may find thee and all friends in the same enjoyment." END OF lst PARAGRAPH.. It's a 3 1/2 pg. legal size letter and signed by Stephen CHACE not Chase. It says it is "transcribed by Susan Slade .....1822. Note spelling of SLADE besides CHACE. Also, it would appear that SUSAN SLADE would probably be Stephen Slade's wife or else Stephe C's grandaughter...(doubtful but I just noticed this and didn't take time to figure it out yet timewise!). He's asking Stephen S. to come to Nova Scotia as his other sons are not interested. Stephen C.says they don't want to come . It may be because they have heard of the "Earthquake, the thunder and a mighty swishing wind which hath overset the ship of reason and made them tremble for fear of (sinking???) under the censure of the Whirlwind." . He says he needs help with his farms, "As I am destitute of help & none of my Children will come and take charge of my farms, I shall expect thow wilt come and see me and I will pay the portage??? back as soon as thou shalt be disposed to go," etc. He says he will give him a good farm He tells him he will do by him as he did by Benjamin Chase, (my ancestor), and then it looks like "and in the City ! or possibly another name", David Baker and Comfort. Looks like a David Bsuch or he means David B. such, but I can't tell what it says for it's on the fold of the paper.....! He speaks as though Stephen Slade, parents and all of his Chase children are in New England at this time. He says, "I dare not give thee an account of a crop Jethro had this season past for I think it would not be believed and would be like casting pearls??? before swine, etc. It was so wonderful that the like here was never known and the land was all wild full of - - - -. ( - - - are what is there in the letter) Oh come and see for thyself thou art now young. Now is thy time, thou shalt ??????????? live to see the here & be rewarded for coming to a little.?????'s "............the previous phrase as it's so hard to make out. "I shall reward Asa if he never comes again for coming and shall not want any of it much longer but I cannot do without more help. I have now abt. 20 acres of grain in the ground of my land & hope to put in 10 to 15 more in the spring if I have help and have more hay to cut than I think my farm can cut in your neckland????????? and how can I that am so old and impaired by hard labour for my Children expect to go through it all with only two small lads and my mills also to take care of." ETC. This is 1768 and when I look at his children, I do not see who the 2 small lads !!! would be. Would have to be by 2nd w. or POSSIBLY by 3rd whom he m. in 1764 and they would be MIGHTY SMALL......! Other papers show Esther spelling her name Chace. There's a list of his land holdings in Cornwallis. There are papers signed in 1822 & 23 by some of the family apparently laying claim to these holdings.......those apparently not dispersed and naming Attorneys and signed by family members, dt. Esther CHACE before she was m., and Grandchildren Stephen CHACE, Joseph CHACE and Clark CHACE who it says are the sons of Asa Chace (deceased). If anyone has any info, I'd sure appreciate it...........! I've put the line below......and in a separate email I will send some additional info on the family. Barb GENERATION 4 37. Stephen 4) Chase, (Joseph 3, William 2, William 1), of Freetown and, after 1763 , of Cornwallis, N.S., born at Portsmouth, R.I., 2 May 1709, died at Cornwallis, 23 June 1790. He m. first, at Portsmouth, 11 Sept. 1728, Esther Buffington, b. 30 Oct. 1712, d. 14 July 1750, dt. of Benjamin & Hannah Buffington of Swansea; secondly, at Swansea, 20 Apr. 1751, Basheba Stafford, who d. abt. 1763, dt. of Joseph (or Josiah) & Sarah Stafford of Newport, R.I.; thirdly, in Nova Scota, 2 Aug. 1764, Abigail Porter; and fourthly, 28 Jan, 1776, Mary (or Nancy) Bushnell. INTERESTING NOTE: Per Stephen's letter, he spelled his name CHACE and so did many of his children. *72 Children by 1st wife, b. at Freetown: i. Hannah, . 22 Feb. 1729, m. 25 July 1747 Joseph Slade (or Slead), *( is Slade per Stephen's letter, they had son Stephen Slade). ii.Sarah, b. 18 Nov. 1731, m. 16 Jan. 1752 Jonathan Luther. iii. Esther, b. 5 Oct. 1733, m. 11 Nov. 1753 Thomas Earle. iv. Susannah, b. 1 Jan. 1735, m. 20 July 1752, Daniel Wood. *************125. v. Benjamin, b. 29 Jan. 1737. 126. vii. Stephen, b. 3 Apr. 1740 127. vii. Joseph, b. 13 Apr 1742 128. viii. Asa, b. 4 Aug. 1744 129. ix. Jethro, b. 13 June 1746. x. Peace, b. 5 Aug. 1748, m. 26 Nov. 1767 David Baker. xi. Comfort, b. 10 July 1750, m. 18 Feb. 1773 Samuel Upton. Child by 2nd wife: xii. William, probably d. young Children by 3r wife: xiii. Lois, b. 7 Nov. 1765, m. 3 Apr. 1783 Levi Loomer. xiv. Abigail, b. 23 Aug. 1769, m. 4 Mar. 1788, Constant Dunham. Children by 4th wife, b. at Cornwallis: 130. xv. William, b. abt. 1778. 131. xvi. Job, b. 21 June1782. .

Hello all. I am new to the Chase mailing list. I have enjoyed reading past messages and have found it interesting that most of the North American Chases have descended from so few. I am descended from, I believe, William(England) - William(England to US in 1630) - Joseph (Mass.US) - Job (RI, US) - Jonathan (Mass?) - Job (Mass US) - Cromwell (?US) - Jonathan (?US, who came to Canada with his cotton mill expertise.) Jonathan and his wife Ellen Louisa Perry had 4 children, one Joseph who was born in the US and the other 3 born in Ontario Canada. This Joseph is my ggrandfather. The name Chase has died out for us, with only females as descendants. Joseph had a brother George, which I know little about, and he may still have descendants in Canada. I would greatly appreciate any contacts with relatives from either side of the border. My great aunt, still living, at the age of 98, has provided most of my information. I would love to hear from anyone interested. Pat from Canada _________________________________________________________________ Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented Microsoft® SmartScreen Technology. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.