(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.

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