Family of Samuel + CHAPIN and Cicely + PENNY

Husband:	Samuel + CHAPIN (1598-1675)
Wife:	Cicely + PENNY (1601-1682)
Children:	David CHAPIN (1624- )
	Catherine CHAPIN (1626- )
	Sarah CHAPIN (1628- )
	Samuel CHAPIN (1630- )
	Henry CHAPIN (1630- )
	John CHAPIN (1632- )
	Josiah CHAPIN (1634- )
	Honor CHAPIN (1636- )
	Japhat + CHAPIN (1642-1712)
	Hannah CHAPIN (1644- )
Marriage	9 Feb 1623	Paignton, Devonshire, England1,2

Husband: Samuel + CHAPIN

Wife: Cicely + PENNY

Child 1: David CHAPIN

Name:	David CHAPIN
Sex:	Male
Birth	4 Jan 1624

Child 2: Catherine CHAPIN

Name:	Catherine CHAPIN
Sex:	Female
Birth	6 Apr 1626

Child 3: Sarah CHAPIN

Name:	Sarah CHAPIN
Sex:	Female
Birth	Oct 1628

Child 4: Samuel CHAPIN

Name:	Samuel CHAPIN
Sex:	Male
Birth	1630

Child 5: Henry CHAPIN

Name:	Henry CHAPIN
Sex:	Male
Birth	25 Jan 1630

Child 6: John CHAPIN

Name:	John CHAPIN
Sex:	Male
Birth	16 Jan 1632

Child 7: Josiah CHAPIN

Name:	Josiah CHAPIN
Sex:	Male
Birth	29 Oct 1634

Child 8: Honor CHAPIN

Name:	Honor CHAPIN
Sex:	Female
Birth	8 May 1636

Child 9: Japhat + CHAPIN

Child 10: Hannah CHAPIN

Name:	Hannah CHAPIN
Sex:	Female
Birth	2 Dec 1644

Note on Husband: Samuel + CHAPIN

In 1877 a bronze statue of "The Puritan" sculpted by Augustus St Gaudens was presented to the city of Springfield and placed beside the public library on State St. It is now in Springfield's Merrick Park. It was dedicated to the memory of Deacon Samuel Chapin of whom it is said it is an idealised portrait. It emphasises the piety and perhaps moral rigidity of the country's religious founders, evident in the scultoral pose with the proud stance, the sure stride, flowing cape, assertive use of cane and hefty Bible.

 

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• Research. 1 Deacon Samuel Chapin came with his family to reside in Springfield in 1642. It would rather appear that he resided in this country considerable time, perhaps eight or ten years before he came to Springfield, and perhaps the greater part of his children were born in this country, but no record has been found of the birth of but one--the youngest, and we do not find any record of but one of his sons taking the freeman's oath. David, his son, was made a freeman in Springfield, 5th day, 12th month, 1649. He is supposed to be the progenitor of all who bear the name in this country, and I have not found one of the name who could trace their lineage to any other source. On 10 October 1652, Samuel Chapin was appointed one of the magistrates of Springfield and in 1654 his commission was extended indefinitely. He was also much employed in other public business--useful and highly esteemed man. In the records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in "New England" the name John Chapin is mentioned in connection with the building of a movable fort, 4 Mar 1633/4,and in July 1634. Mention is made of a meadow, a part of which "John Chapin hath mown".

 

Samuel Chapin, bap 8 October 1598 at Church of St. John the Baptist, Paignton,Devonshire, England: d 11 Nov1675, Springfield, Massachusetts. Member of Reverend. John Eliot's First Church of Roxbury, Massachusetts - removed to Springfield by 1643, where he was a Deacon, constable, Selectman, and commissioner . The statue of The Puritan by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Springfield memorializes Deacon Samuel Chapin. (Additional information found in the book Springfield Families by Thomas B. Warren, Connecticut State Library, page 686.)

 

 

Deacon Samuel Chapin and Ciseley brought with them Sarah, Henry born 1630 married Bethiah Cooley, Josiah lived in Braintree, David married Linda Crump and lived in Boston. Catherine married Nathaniel Bliss, Thomas Guilbert and Samuel Marshfield. Sarah married Roland Thomas and Japhet was baptized at Roxbury, 15 October 1742. He married Abelenah Cooley and Dorothy Root. The children born at Springfield: Hannah born 1644 and married John Hitchcock. This family sailed to America in 1635 and settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts before moving to Springfield in 1642. They had seven children. (Book: Springfield Families by Thomas B. Warren, Connecticut State Library, pg 686)

 

 

One major book is: The Chapin book of Genealogical Data with Brief Biographical sketches of the Descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin compiled by Gilbert Warren Chapin Published: Hartford, Connecticut: The Chapin Family Association. Includes first to twelfth generations, over 2000 pages, and is available at Family History Library on microfilm. Volume 1: 907412, Volume 2: 907413.The FHL did another filming in 1980 and it contained Volume 1-2. The number is: FHL US/CAN Film 10335 17.

 

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Samuel moved from Paignton to Berry Pomeroy shortly after his first child David was born. They probably stayed there until they emigrated to America with their 6 children. With the issuance of a new prayer book by the High Church Scotland and the Pilgrims of England wanted to leave their homes and get away from High Church domination. Samuel and his family arrived in Roxbury Mass. in 1638. In 1641,they moved to Boston. Samuel took the freemans oath in Boston 22 Jun 1641. They then moved to Springfield,Mass. after the birth of their 9th child Japhet. Samuel and John Pynchon, the fur trader, knew each other in England and he led a group of Pilgrims, including the Chapin Family, to Springfield. Deacon Samuel was one of the founders of the 'Old First Parish Church' and he served as deacon. They lived in peace and carried on a mutual advantageous trade in corn, skins, and general produce for 40 years. Then King Philips war began and many settlers and indians were kille

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