General Notes

THOMAS CHASE AND HIS DESCENDANTS
    Thomas Chase, a brother of Aquila, first appears in New England, at Hampton, N. H., among the second group of settlers there having a grant of land in June 1640.  (History of Hampton, 1;18)   He married about 1642, elizabeth Philbrick (Philbrook), daughter of Thomas and elizabeth Philbrick who settled in Watertown as early as 1636 and removed to Hampton in 1645.   Her father made his will, 12 Mar. 1663/4, being "very aged" which was probated, 8 Oct. 1667.  One clause of the will reads as follows: "and thatt att the Deseace of my Daughter Elizabeth Garland, her son James Chase shall have one Com in lew of the Cow which I have Given my daughter Elizabeth."  (Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, 1635-1717, p72)
    Thomas Chase died in Hampton shortly before 5 Oct. 1652, upon which day his widow elizabeth Chase was granted administration upon his estate.  She married (2) 26 Oct. 1654, John Garland, first of the name in Hampton.  He died there, 4 Jan. 1672, aged 50 years and she  married (3) in Hampton, 19 Jan. 1673/4, Henry Robie [Roby] of Hampton, and died there, 11 Feb. 1677.

Children, born in Hampton:
2.  Thomas, b. 1643.
3.  Joseph, b. 1645
4.  James, b. 1649.
5   Isaac, b. 1 Apr. 1650.
6. Abraham, b. 6 Aug. 1652.
    The last two were recorded as born in Hampton and their births are
to be found in the Old Norfolk Co. Returns from Hampton.



DEED FROM THOMAS CHASE TO JOHN PHILBRICK
                          1649

"Know all men by thes presenes that I Thomas Cheas of      Ham(p)ton in the
county of norfolk seeman for and in consederation of foure pound allrede in
hand resevid in full satisfaction of John Fellbrik of Hampton in the county
aforesaid planter have granted bargened sould and confermed and by thes
presenes clearly grant bargin and conferme into the aforesaid John Fellbrik
foure aceres of upland medow and swampe as it is layd out more or les
belonging unto me within the boundes of Hamton butting southeast and
northwest aioyning to the said John Fellbrikes six acer lott to have and to
hould to the said John Fellbrik to him and his ayres for ever in witnis
hereof I have here unto sett my hand the ninth of the ninth month one
thousand six hundred forty nine*

                              Thomase Chase (autograph)

Signed and delevered in
the presenes of us
Thomas Philbrick (autograph)
James Philbrick (autograph)

*(This date is by the old style,by the
present style, it would be Nov. 9, 1649).



Lonnie Chase
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