Joseph 3, b. , m. Sarah Sherman, dau. of Sampson Sherman, Feb. 28, 1693-4. ******************************************************************* From the Chase Chronicles - Apr. 1913 - pg. 27 Joseph - married Sarah Sherman - Children were: 1- Abigail- married John Davis 2- Job - married Patience Bourne 3- Lydia married Thomas Davis 4- Isabel - married Benjamin Buffington 5- Stephen married -1st Esther Buffington - 2nd Basheba Stafford - 3rd Abigail Porter 6- Nancy - married George Shove - 7 - Silas - married Hannah Buffington 8 - Ebenezer - 9- Moses - married Alice Sherman ******************************************************************** William 3, b. , m. Hannah Sherman, dau. Of Philip Sherman. He died 1685. Jacob 3, b.____ m. Mary____. Elizabeth 3, b.____, m. Daniel Baker, May 27, 1674. John 3 , b. -, m. Elizabeth Baker, 1674-5. Children of Abraham 3, 2d wife, b., m. Elizabeth-. Joseph 3, b. , m. Sarah Sherman, dau. of Sampson Sherman, Feb. 28, 1693-4. Benjamin 3, b. , m. Amy Borden, dau. of John Borden, Sept. 21, 1696. Samuel 3, b. -, m. Sarah Sherman, dau. of Samuel Sherman, 1699. This family, lived in that part of Yarmouth now called Dennis, or Harwich, on the east side of Bass River, near Herring River. The children were connected with the Society of Friends in that neighborhood. William3, Jacob3, Joseph3 and Samuel3, went to Swansea, Mass., about 1700, and were there members of the Society of Friends until their death. All of William's2 children except John3 and Elizabeth3 were in Rhode Island from 1680 to 1701. Joseph3 (son of William2) Chase and Sarah Sherman Chase had Children___ Abigail4, b. May 6, 1695, m. John Davis, June-27, 1720. Lydia4, b. Aug. 18, .1696, m. Thomas Davis, Mar. 1, 1716. Job4, b. Aug. 21, 1698, m. Patience Bourne, Sept. 6, 1718. Isabel4, b. Aug. 6, 1705, m. Benjamin Buffington, June 8, 1726. Stephen4, b. Mar. 2, 1707, m. 1st, Esther Buffiington, Sept. 11,1728; 2nd, Basheba Stafford, Dec. 20, 1751; 3rd, Abigail Porter, Aug. 2, 1769; 4th, Nancy Bushnell, Jan. 28, 1776. Sarah4, b. 1711, m. George Shove, Nov. 26, 1730. Silas4, b., m. 1st, Hannah Buffington, Oct. 20, 1733; 2nd, Sarah Chase, widow of Elisha, Jan. 27, 1774. George4, b. , m. Lydia Shove, Feb. 8, 1737: Ebenezer4, died young. Moses4, b. ___, m. Alice Sherman, Jan. 25, 1742. Joseph3 Chase was member of the Friend's meeting at Sandwich, Mass., in 1681. In 1688, he was at Portsmouth, R. I., and was a prominent member of the Rhode Island Friend's Meeting, until his death at Swansea, Mass., in 1724. Stephen Chase4 (son of Joseph3 and Sarah Sherman Chase) and his first wife, Esther Buffington, had ChildrenHannah5, b. Dec. 22, 1729, m. Joseph Stead, Sept. 24,-1747. Sarah5, b. Sept. 31, 1731, m. Jonathan Luther, Jan. 16, 1752. Esther5, b. Aug. 5, 1733, m. Thomas Earle, Nov. 1, 1753. Susanna5, b. Nov. 1, 1735, m. Daniel Wood, July 30, 1752. Benjamin5, b. Nov. 29, 1737, m. 1st, Elizabeth Durfee; 2nd, widow Mehitable Thurston, Feb. 19, 1777. Stephen5, b. Feb. 3, 1740, m. Hannah Blethen, 1761. Joseph5, b. Feb. 4, 1742, m. Hannah Ellis, Oct. 21, 1767. Asa5, b. June 4, 1744, m. Deborah Baker, Jan. 8, 1769. Jethro5, b. Feb. 13, 1746, m. Dorothy Cone, Dec. 15, 1768. Peace5, b. June 5, 1748, m. David Baker, Nov. 26, 1767. Comfort5, b. May 10, 1750, m. Samuel Upton, Feb. 18, 1773. The last two couples went to New York State. Stephen4 Chase removed to Nova Scotia where he married Abigail Porter as his third wife. Stephen5 Chase and wife, Hannah Blethen, Had Children Elizabeth 6, b. Aug. 29, 1762, m. Bartholmew Taber of Vassalborough, Maine. John 6, b. Mar 5, 1765, m. Hannah Piersons, June 26, 1792. Job 6, b. May 7, 1767, m. Jane Petty, June 26, 1792. Hannah6, b. Nov. 25, 1769, m. Lemuel Bartlett about 1786. Esther 6, b. June 10, 1772, m. Benjamin Bartlett. Hezekiah 6, b. Oct. 25, 1774, m. 1st, Sarah Gilkey, Nov. .1803; 2nd, Nancy Porter, Sept. 2, 1834. Huldah 6, b. Feb. 10, 1777, m. Gibbs Tilton, April 26, 1797. Bethiah6, b: April 8, 1779, m. James Hussey, July 23, 1800. Hepsibah6, b. June 12, 1781, m. Clement Rackliffe, Mar. 4, 1803. Sarah6, b. Oct. 13, 1785, m. Ebenezer Pope, Nov. 21, 1804. This family all lived in Unity, Maine. Their descendants scattered far and near still claim the Chase lineage. Hannah (Blethen) Chase, wife of Stephen6 Chase, was 106 years old when she died. , When she was 100 years old she had 10 children, 66 grandchildren, 132 great grandchildren, 3 of whom were of the fifth generation. The time when Stephen5 Chase first settled in Durham, Maine, is still uncertain, as is also the exact time of his migration to Unity, Maine, then called Twenty-five Mile Pond Plantation," but tradition tells us that he, with his small family, followed up the Kennebec in a boat to the mouth of the Sebasticook, a small tributary river, finding its source in Unity Pond, now called Windermere Lake. Pushing on to the head of the Sebasticook, he made a landing, choosing a place for a home on an eminence, called "The Horseback," overlooking the pond. Its shores still echoed the war cry of the Indian, and in the forest still roamed the bear, the wildcat, the moose and the deer. The lake alive with fish gave, with the abundant game of the forest, ample return for their hardihood and dangers encountered. (Concluded in July number.) (The July issue was skipped and the following appeared in the Oct. issue) THE JOURNEYINGS OF STEPHEN CHASE And some of his Ancestors and Descendants. By Lucy E. Ayer of Needham, Mass., Continued from April issue This peaceful Quaker family were soon joined by other venturesome people, progenitors of our future race. Where their first cabin stood there is now but a slight trace, a hollow in the ground. Two tall pines near by guarding the then entrance to the home, are eloquent of the past. On a recent visit to the place by the author, these two trees were laughingly named Lemuel and Benjamin, in honor of two of our Bartlett forebears, who came hither to win Hannah and Esther, great-great-grand-daughters of Stephen5 Chase. At the end of the lane is a large colonial brick house, built by his son, Hezekiah6 Chase, and across the square is another house, similar but somewhat larger, built by his son-in-law, Lemuel Bartlett, my great grandfather. On the shore of the pond is the cemetery with many old grey stones marking the last resting places of the early settlers. Over it settles the peace of the declining day, the sun's last rays outlining the beautiful view of lake and shore fringed by wooded land. Stephen5 Chase built the first frame buildings in the town, a house and a barn. One old citizen recalls an incident told him by his grandfather; when he, the grandfather, was a small boy, his mother sent him to borrow a darning needle of Mrs. Chase. On his journey for the needle through forest and underbrush. Oh, the anxious care that hung upon the fate of that darning needle! Hannah6 Chase and Lemuel Bartlett, m. 1786, had Children Joseph7, in Unity, Me., April 30, 1787, d. Dec. 2, 1808. Stephen7, b. in Unity, Me., Feb. 20, 1789, m. Mehitable Stevens. Elizabeth7, b. in Unity, Me., Aug. 11, 1792, m. James Gilkey, of Freedom, Me., d. Oct. 12, 1880. Jane7, b. in Unity ,Me., Mar. 7, 1795, m. Peter Ayer, Mar. 2, 1815,. d. Dec. 29, 1889. Rebecca7, b. in Unity, Me., June 26, 1797, m. Bryant Moore, d. Aug. 1857. Hepzabeth7, b. in Unity, Me., Mar. 5, 1800, m. James Banks, d. April 13, 1876. Lemuel7, Jr., b. in Unity, Me., June 19, 1802, m. Abigail Connor. Jefferson7; b. in Unity, Me., Sept. 22, 1809 m. Achsa Chase, d. Mar: 5, 1878. Harriet7, b. in Unity, Me., Feb. 5, 1807, m. Benjamin Fogg, Mar. I8, 1834, d. 1863. Esther7, and Benjamin7, twins, b. in Unity, Me., Nov. 26, 1804; Esther? d. Dec. 8, 1804; Benjamin7, d. Dec. 2, 1804. The children of Lemuel Bartlett and Hannah Chase Bartlett are of the Seventh generation in this country, both on the Bartlett and Chase sides of the family. The author of this sketch is of the ninth generation on the Chase, Bartlett and Ayer sides. Perhaps at some future time I may be able to give you more of the early history of Stephen5 Chase.