First Generation 1. Ryland O. CHAPIN was born on 9 Sep 1861. Second Generation 2. Luther D. CHAPIN was born on 2 Aug 1836 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Elmer - Elmore Genealogy. Records of the Descendants of Edward Elmer, of Braintree, England and Hartford, Conn., through his son Edward 1632 - 1899. Complied by Rev. William Johnson, Published by the Compiler, North Greenfield, Wisconsin, 1899. Riverside Printing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. p. 78. He was in the Civil War. Enlisted first as a drummer in Co. C., 31st Mass. Vol. Inf., afterwards in 6th Cav.; was in 17 battles; wounded at Yellow Bayou, La., April 8, 1864, in right arm. Res. Plainfield, Mass. Luther D. CHAPIN and Nancy Sophia GRAVES were married on 1 May 1860. 3. Nancy Sophia GRAVES was born on 24 Nov 1840. She died on 18 Jan 1893. Luther D. CHAPIN and Nancy Sophia GRAVES had the following children: 1 i. Ryland O. CHAPIN. ii. Fred E. CHAPIN was born on 1 Jan 1869. iii. Lydia CHAPIN was born on 27 May 1874 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 23 Dec 1946. Third Generation 4. Capt. Lurther CHAPIN was born on 29 May 1809 in , Hampshire, Massachusetts. The History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick & Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Published by The Town of Buckland, Buckland, Mass. 1937. p. 425. Twice married, served as first Lieut. of the military company in Buckland, was elected Captain in 1841, honorably discharged in 1843, after which dae he removed to Ashfield, Mass. Was a carpener and wood turner, 8 children. Elmer - Elmore Genealogy. Records of the Descendants of Edward Elmer, of Braintree, England and Hartford, Conn., through his son Edward 1632 - 1899. Complied by Rev. William Johnson, Published by the Compiler, North Greenfield, Wisconsin, 1899. Riverside Printing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. p. 56. of Buckland, Mass. Children born in Ashfield, Mass., except the oldest. Res. Ashfield, Mass. Capt. Lurther CHAPIN and Lydia ELMER were married on 2 Jan 1833 in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts. 5. Lydia ELMER was born on 29 Apr 1814 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 9 Apr 1845 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Baptist Corner Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Buckland, Mass. to the year 1849, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1934. p. 81 Name listed as Lydia (Elmore) Elmer. Capt. Lurther CHAPIN and Lydia ELMER had the following children: i. Eunice M. CHAPIN was born on 23 Oct 1833 in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 13 Oct 1898. 2 ii. Luther D. CHAPIN. iii. Lydia Sophia CHAPIN was born on 1 Feb 1840 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Norris E CHAPIN was born on 19 Mar 1842 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Edward Monroe (Edmund) CHAPIN was born on 24 Nov 1844 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 16 Nov 1867. vi. Arthur Japhet CHAPIN was born on 16 Aug. 6. Ransom GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1806 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1886 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 213. Lived for a long time in the house on the opposite corner form the Bozrah schoolhouse, later in one of the houses at "Poverty Square." Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. Removed to Ashfield, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER were married on 12 Oct 1828 in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts. 7. Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. of Leverett, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER had the following children: i. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES was born on 30 Jul 1829. She died on 2 Feb 1883. ii. Spencer Elijah GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1831. iii. Levi Smith GRAVES was born on 3 Aug 1833. He died unmarried. iv. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES was born on 7 Mar 1835 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Mar 1895. v. Theophilus GRAVES was born on 22 Jun 1837. vi. Samuel Porter GRAVES was born on 29 Aug 1839. He died unmarried. 3 vii. Nancy Sophia GRAVES. viii. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES was born on 24 Jan 1847. ix. Harriet Eliza GRAVES was born on 11 Jun 1850 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in Jul 1894.