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Personal data Deacon Samuel Chapin 

• He was born before October 9, 1590 in fortasse, Eng.
• He was christened on October 8, 1598 in Paignton, Devon Co., Eng. (St. John the Baptist Chr.).
• (note1) .Source 1

  Source: Regina Brite, Shirley Dubuque, Gale Meade, John Jacobs, Douglas A. Wick, Archer, L. A., et al.

• He died on November 11, 1675 in Springfield, Hampshire Co., MA.
• He is buried on November 15, 1675 in Springfield, Hampshire Co., MA (Springfield Cem.).
• A child of John Chapyn and Phillipe Easton
• This information was last updated on July 2, 2023.

Household of Deacon Samuel Chapin

He is married to Cicely Penny.

They got married on February 9, 1623 at Paignton, Devon Co., Eng..

Child(ren):

1. Catherine Chapin  1626-1712 

Notes about Deacon Samuel Chapin

Samuel Chapin

Sources: Author: ReginaBriteReginaBrite; shirleydubuqueshirleydubuque; GaleMeadeGaleMeade; JohnJacobsJohnJacobs; Douglas A. WickDouglas A. Wick; archerlaarcherla; et al.; Title: "Samuel Chapin," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: i July MMXXIII)

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"... Samuel Chapin ... Last Changed: July 1, 2023 L. A. Archer Sex Male Last Changed: June 24, 2018 Marcella T.

Christening 8 October 1598 St John the Baptist Church, Paignton, Devonshire, England ... Last Changed: December 22, 2022 L. A. Archer

Death 11 November 1675 Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts ... Last Changed: March 18, 2022 John Jacobs

Burial 15 November 1675 Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampshire, ... Last Changed: March 18, 2022 John Jacobs

Deacon Samuel Chapin ... Shirley Dubuque

Immigration 1635. Or after 1624 Roxbury, Massachusetts ... Arrival Last Changed: December 28, 2021 Gale Meade

Occupation 1641 Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts ... Freeman, Deacon, Magistrate, Farmer, Auditor Last Changed: April 17, 2023 Douglas A. Wick

Religious Affiliation Puritan Reason: He was a Puritan before coming to the "New World"!! Last Changed: April 18, 2023 L. A. Archer

National Origin English Last Changed: June 30, 2021 Gale Meade

Marriage 9 Feb 1623/1624 Saint John the Baptist Church of England Reason: Married in Saint John the Baptist Church of England, Paignton, Devon, England. Last Changed: June 8, 2023 Shirley Dubuque

Spouses & Children

Samuel Chapin Male 1598-1675
Cicely Penny Female 1601-1682
Marriage 9 February 1623/1624 Paignton, Devon, England

Children (10)

[1] Sarah Chapin Female 1623-1684
[2] David Chapin Male 1624-1672
[3] Catherine Chapin Female 1626-1712
[4] Captain Henry Chapin Male 1630-1718
[5] Samuel Chapin Male 1630-1634
[6] John Chapin Male 1632-1700
[7] Honor Chapin Female 1635-1635
[8] Josiah Chapin Male 1637-1726
[9] Japhet Chapin Male 1642-1711
[10] Hannah Chapin Female 1644-1719

Parents & Siblings

John Chapyn Male 1566-1600
Phillipe Easton Female 1569-1637
Marriage 14 September 1590 Paignton, Torbay, Devon, England

Children (5)

[1] Joane Chapin Female 1591-1617
[2] Thomas Chapin Male 1591-1596
[3] Thomas Chapin Male 1596-1628
[4] Samuel Chapin Male 1598-1675
[5] Margaret Chapin Female 1600-1600

Deacon Samuel Chapin
Magistrate; Town Commissioner; Church Deacon

Born before 8 October 1598 in Paignton, Devonshire, England. Died 11 November 1675 in Springfield, Massachusett Bay Colony, British Colonial America at age 77.
Married Cicely Penny 9 February 1623 in Paignton, Devonshire, England

A chronology of Samuel Chapin's activities:

1638: Samuel Chapin and wife Cicely were recorded at Roxbury. Came to Springfield, MA from Roxbury, MA.

1641, 2 Jun: Samuel Chapin of Springfield, MA, admitted Freeman.

1643: Town officer. He took a prominent part in all the affairs of the town, both religious and civil.

1644: Freeman

1648: A member of the Board of Selectmen on which Benjamin Cooley first served. A member of the first Board of Selectmen and served 9 consecutive years.

1649: Deacon.

1651: Commissioner.

1652: John Pynchon, Elizur Holyoke and Samuel Chapin were appointed Commissioners, or Magistrates, to hear and determine all cases and offenses, both civil and criminal, 'that reach not to life, limbe and banishment.'

1653: The General Court appointed him and John Pynchon to lay out Northampton and its bounds, and they made purchase of the lands from the Indians.

1664: He petitioned the General Court for some land for services done.

1669: The General Court granted him 200 acres as laid out 4 miles from Mendon, bounded as in the platt which is on file, provided it did not exceed 200 acres and that it did not take in any of the meadows now granted to Mendon.

1674, 4 Mar (1st mo.): Samuel Chapin wrote his will. Bequeathed to wife, son Henry, grandson Thomas Gilbert.

1676, 24 Mar: Will probated. Son Japhet Chapin with his wife Abilene deposed.

"The Puritan" - a bronze statue in Merrick Park next to the Public Library in Springfield, Mass. honors one of the town's founders, the Deacon Samuel Chapin. The artist was Augustus St. Gauden and it was commissioned by Chester W. Chapin, Springfield's railroad magnate, in 1885. The statue was originally unveiled on Thanksgiving Day in 1887 in Stearns Square, and remained there for twelve years before being moved to its current location. In moving the statue, the beautiful bronze fountain and pink granite bench that were constructed to compliment the artwork were relocated to other parts of the city. The working model is now owned by the Carnegie Museum of Art.

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~scanderson/genealogy/deacon_chapin.HTM

"Samuel was a Deacon. Deacon Samuel Chapin was born in Paignton, Devonshire, England on October 8, 1598. He left his native England in 1635 to escape religious persecution. He settled for a time in Roxbury, Massachusetts, before moving his family and helping to found a site they called Agawam. Four years later, Agawam was renamed Springfield, and Deacon Chapin became one of the leading men in the government of the town, and held many public offices during his life, including: Selectmen, Auditor and Magistrate, and he was Deacon of the church. During his life, he became a symbol of the new country's religious founders. Over two centuries after his death, he was immortilized by master sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in bronze with his work called "The Puritan", an 8 foot 7 1/2 inch, 1887 piece that can now be found in Springfield's Merrick Park, to emphasize the piety and perhaps moral rigidity of the country's religious founders. Smaller variants of the work can be found in various museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, at City Hall Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Louvre, Paris, France. A book was written about the life of Deacon Chapin, titled "Life of Deacon Samuel Chapin of Springfield".

Last Changed: April 21, 2022 L. A. Archerla"
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