Japheth Chapin

1642 - 1712  (69 years)

• Name	Japheth Chapin  [1]
  Birth	05 Oct 1642	Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts
  Christening	16 Oct 1642
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Feb 1712	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  Burial	Springfield Cem, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  	Inscription: Mr. Japhat Chapin dy'd (sic) on Febr ye 20 1712 aged 70 year Note: Grave moved from Old Elm Street / Old Court Square Burial Ground in 1848. (findagrave)
  		Springfield Cemetery and Crematory
  		Springfield Cemetery and Crematory
  		Springfield Cemetery and Crematory
  		Springfield Cemetery and Crematory "In this enclosure are the remains and monuments removed from the old burial places at the foot of Elm Street in 1848." (This monument is shown in the 2nd video featured in the Springfield Cemetery as the tour focuses on this section; begins at time stamp 2:36)
  		Springfield Cemetery and Crematory - Chapin, Japhat
  		Chicopee Street Burying Grounds Notes: 228 Chicopee Street contact info: Cemetery Department 687 Front Street Chicopee MA 01013 (413)594-3481 Chicopee Street: For more than sixty years, the people of Chicopee continued their connection with the old First Church in Springfield, finding their way on foot, or on horseback, fording the Chicopee River, at the Indian Wading Place, or smetimes going by canoe down the Connecticut. The sabbath services and the weekly lectures were their edification and delight. Their lives were regulated by its ordinances and discipline; and when death came, they were laid to rest in the Old Burying Ground at the foot of Elm Street on the banks of the Connecticut. The names Japhet and Abilene, his wife, may still be seen on the old headstones in Peabody Demetery. They were removed when the building of the railroad made it necessary to discontinue the old burying place. " Annals of Chicopee Street Clara Skeele Palmer Harvard College Library page 20 Rootsweb message board: "Chicopee Cemeteries Notes: The earliest cemetery was established at the foot of Elm Street in Springfield. The "Old Burying Ground" was Chicopee's colonial cemetery on Chicopee Street (where all the Chapins are buried) -- first buried there was Miss Sarah Hitchcock in 1741. Thanks to Gail Ferris for contributing this information. The "Old Burying Ground" was Chicopee's colonial cemetery. The first burial dates back to 1741."
  Notes	From A Gen Dict of the First Settlers of New England: Japhet, Springfield, br. of the preced. [Samuel] liv. first at Milford,there m. 22 July 1664, Abilene, d. of Samuel Cooley, had Samuel, b. 4 July foll.; Thomas, 20 May 1671; John; Ebenezer; Daniel; Jonathan; and two ds. of wh. Sarah was b. 15 Marcy 1668. His w. d. 17 Nov. 1710, aged 68, and he m. 31 May foll. Dorothy Root of Enfield, and he d. 20 Feb. foll. aged 70. www.ancestry.com COOLEY [perhaps Abelenah, (m. 22 July, 1664, Japhet Chapin,) ] Bethia b. Sept. 16, 1643, (m. Dec. 5, 1664, Henry Chapin,) Obediah b. Sept. 27, 1646, Eliakin b. Jan. 8, 1648, Daniel b. May 2, 1651, Sarah b. Feb. 27, 1653, (m. Jan. 5, 1679, Jonathan Morgan,) Benjamin b. Sept. 1, 1656, Mary b. June 22, 1659, (m. April 21, 1687, Thomas Terry,) Joseph b. March 6, 1661. __________ He was prominent in town affairs of Springfield, MA. Was chosen Selectman 8 times. According to The Chapin Genealogy (page 4) by Orange Chapin he was involved in King Phillip's War of 1676, "I went out Volenteare against ingens the 17th of May, 1676 and we ingaged batel the 19th of May in the moaning before sunrise and made eat Spoil upon the enemy and came off the same day with the Los of 37 men and the Captin Turner, and came home the 20th of May." ------------- Japhat is the son of Samuel Deacon Chapin and Cicely Penny.He married (1) Abilenah COOLEY 22 Jul 1664, daughter of Samuel COOLEY. He married (2) Dorothy ROOT 31 May 1711, of Enfield, Connecticut. Japhet Chapin probably for time resided in Milford, Connecticut. John Pynchon deeded land in Springfield to him in 1669. He was engaged in the battle with the Indians at Turners Falls in 1676 and was a deacon in the church in Springfield. Japhet was baptised 15 Oct 1642.(Source: The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data Of the Descendants of Deacon Samuel Chapin by Gilbert Warren Chapin; pg. 3) findagrave
  Person ID	I4871	Roots
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Deacon Samuel* Chapin, (immigrant) (J-FFDNA-5r),   b. Bef 8 Oct 1598, Paignton, Devonshire, England d. 11 Nov 1675, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Cicely* Penney, (immigrant),   b. 21 Feb 1601, Paignton, Devonshire, England d. 8 Feb 1683, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1623	Paignton, Devonshire, England
  Family ID	F2116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abelenah (Abilene) Cooley,   b. 12 Mar 1643, Milford, New Haven Co, Connecticut d. 17 Nov 1711, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1664	Milford, New Haven Co, Connecticut
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Chapin,   b. 04 Aug 1665, Milford, New Haven Co, Connecticut d. Aft 1695, of, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 30 years) + 2. Sarah Chapin,   b. 15 Mar 1667, Milford, New Haven Co, Connecticut d. 23 Nov 1747, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 80 years) + 3. Thomas Chapin,   b. 20 Apr 1671, Milford, New Haven Co, Connecticut d. 27 Aug 1755, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 84 years) + 4. John Chapin,   b. 14 May 1674, Milford, New Haven Co, Connecticut d. 01 Jun 1759, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) + 5. Ebenezer Chapin,   b. 26 Jun 1676, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 13 Dec 1772, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 96 years)   6. Hannah Chapin,   b. 18 Jul 1680, Milford, New Haven Co, Connecticut d. Aft 1710 (Age 30 years) + 7. David Chapin,   b. 1682, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 17 Jul 1772, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)   8. Jonathan Chapin,   b. 20 Feb 1684   d. 01 Mar 1685 (Age 1 year)   9. Jonathan Chapin,   b. 03 Sep 1688, Milford, New Haven Co, Connecticut d. 23 Feb 1761, Hampden Co, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)   10. Daniel Chapin,   b. Abt 1690   d. Aft 1691 (Age ~ 2 years)
  Family ID	F2157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 05 Oct 1642 - Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts Death - 20 Feb 1712 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts Burial - - Springfield Cem, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1102] Ms. Mary E. MacKay (J-FFDNA-5r).