| Stansbury Ancestral Place |
| Thomas Chatfield |
THOMAS CHATFIELD and ANN HIGGINSON (Source: The Early History of Southampton, L.I., New York, with Genealogies, by George Rogers Howell, M.A., published by Weed, Parsons and Company in 1887.) Thomas Chatfield, the first of this name on Long Island, came to East Hampton quite early (after Spring of 1651 and before 1654). He had abrother Francis who settled in Guilford, CT, and another brother George,who settled in Killingworth. Thomas removed from Guilford to New Haven,where he married Ann d. of Rev. Francis Higginson, and thence to EastHampton. Mr. John Chatfield of B.H. has an old parchment having thereon a picture of the arms of the family, probably brought to this country by hisancestor Thomas Chatfield above mentioned. The description of these armsin heraldic language is: Or, a griffin segreant sable, on a chief purpurethree escallops argent. Crest: An heraldic antelope's head, erased,argent, attired and ducally gorged gules. Motto with coat of arms: Chesara sara. 1 Thomas d. before 1687 and had ch. 2 Anna b. 1649 (m. 1670, Josiah Stansborough), 3 Thomas b. 1652 and 4 John who had w. Mary, but whetherch. I know not. 3 Capt. Thomas d. Mch. 20, 1712, had s. 5 Thomas b. 1686. 5 Thomas (called Judge on the E.H. records) d. Jan. 12, 1754, m. May 26, 1707, Hannah Stratton b. June, 1687, and had ch. 6 Mary (who m. 1stJoseph King who d. 1732 and m. 2nd Francis Pelletreau Sept. 4, 1734, andhe d. in London 1737 leaving one d. Hannah b. Nov. 12, 1735), 7 Anna b.Oct. 8, 1709, 8 Thomas b. Sept. 12, 1712, 9 John b. Mch. 8, 1716, and 10Esther bap. 1720. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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