Deacon John Chedsey

England

New Haven, Conn

Death Notes

Probate record for Deacon John Chedsey taken from the New Haven, Connecticut Records,

Vol. 2, Page 1.


Where as our honored father John Chedsey senior late of New Haven, deceased, died without a full distribution of his estate in his lifetime, or by will before his death: and our loving brother, John Chedsey, eldest son of the deceased, having taken upon himself the administration of said estate by the allowances and appointment of the honored judges and justices authorized there unto. Know all whom it may concern that we the children of said deceased having said considered among ourselves about the distribution of the estate indisposed of by our said honored father in a loving and peaceable way we knowing best what each of us have received of our said father's estate in his lifetime. After some pains and labor therein have come to a loving agreement and issue to our good satisfaction in reference to the distribution of the said estate according to inventory exhibited; and do hereby clearly and absolutely give a discharge unto our eldest brother John Chedsey, his heirs, executers, administrators or assigns from all , or any further claims or demand to any part of said estate by us, or any of us, our heirs, executers, administrators, etc. and from all or any other person or persons what so ever by our means cause, or procurement, and do hereby signify the same before the honored judges and justices requesting their allowances and approbations of the same. In testimony here of we the children of the said deceased have here unto set our hands and seals this fifth day of March Anno Domini one thousand six hundred eighty and eight and nine 1688/9

Signed, sealed and delivered.
Joseph Chedsey
In the presence of
Caleb Chedsey
Samuel Munson
Ebenezer Chedsey
John Morris     Samuel Alling on the
    behalf of my wife Sarah
    Caleb Mix on the
    behalf of my wife Hannah
    Mary Chedsey

All the subscribers appeared at New Haven this 5th day of March 1688/89 and acknowledged the above written dischargeto be from each of hands before me, James Bishop, Justice.

Samuel Munson and John Morris, witnesses to the above discharge personally appeared in court this 5th day of March 1688/89 and testified that they saw the above written agreement signed, sealed and delievered as above expressed.

attest Samuel Eells Clerk

This above is a true record of the original within probate as recorded by me, James Bishop Clerk

of the New Haven Court.

General Notes

Deacon John Chedsey came from England, leaving by ship from Bristol in late 1638 and arriving in New Haven in 1639. There is no record of John's name on any ship records so it is possible that he came with a group or family. It is thought he could have come from Chedzoy, a small village in Somersetshire, England. There are old church records that mention the "Chedsey" name from that time period.

John Chedsey was a tanner of leather and shoemaker and was very active in the New Haven Church and community.

1644: Colony Constitution was enlarged and revised and 11 more names were added, John Chedsey's name was added to the Constitution March 7,1647 in the hand of Francis Newman.

1642: A bridge was built over Stony River.

1662: John Potter obtained a piece of land which to set his blacksmith shop, he was a next door neighbor of John Chedsey.

1681: Deacon John Chedsey, a tanner of leather and shoemaker, settled on the northside of the green on a 3 acre square lot between John Potter and John Austin. Afterwards 10 acres were granted him by the village on the west side of the fresh meadows which ever since have been known as Chedsey Field and Chedsey Hill. ( East Haven Register)

1683: In March John Chedsey proposed to the village to have a 3rd division of land us equal to 10 heads and 100 estate which he doth apprend to be 60 acres, etc. A 3rd division of land, 20 acres for cash 100 lbs in the list and 4 acres to each child and 20 acres to each family, John Chedsey drew, but his estate is not listed so amount of land was not.

Deacon John and his sons Caleb and Ebenezer were active in town politics when they moved to to East Haven (Stony River, the village), but Joseph was not mentioned in East Haven affairs, nor was the eldest son of Deacon John, John. Evendently Joseph and John did not remove to Stony River when their father did.

Deacon John's tombstone was removed from the original site to the wall of the cemetery. It is a slab of brownstone which could be read in 1967, but is fading as the stone is soft.

Children:

Mary Chidsey b: September 22, 1650, New Haven, CT; d: October 09, 1650, New Haven, CT

John Chidsey b: October 21, 1651, New Haven, CT; d: February 13, 1692/93, East Haven, CT; Probate Record

Sarah Chidsey b: October 12, 1653, New Haven, CT; d: Aft. 1713; m: Samuel Alling October 26, 1683, New Haven, CT, b: November 04, 1645, New Haven, CT; d: August 08, 1709, New Haven, CT; son of Roger and Mary (Nash) Alling

Joseph Chidsey b: December 05, 1655, New Haven, CT; d: 1712, New Haven, CT; m: Sarah Hull about 1694/95, New Haven, CT, b: March 04, 1673/74; d: 1741; dau of Jeremiah and Hannah (Baldwin) Hull

Daniel Chidsey b: July 30, 1657, New Haven, CT; d: June 04, 1667, New Haven, CT;

Mary Chidsey b: November 24, 1659, New Haven, CT; d: Unknown, New Haven, CT; m: William Wilmont October 20, 1692, New Haven, CT, b: October 17, 1665; d: January 25, 1713; son of William and Sarah (Thomas) Wilmont; one son was born 24 July 1693, died 29 Aug 1693

Caleb Chidsey b: November 20, 1661, New Haven, CT; d: February 20, 1711/12, East Haven, CT; m: #1) Anna Thompson May 10, 1688, New Haven, CT, ; d: January 15, 1690/91, New Haven, CT; dau of John and Ann (Vicars) Thompson; m: #2) Hannah Dickerman July 06, 1693, New Haven, CT,b: November 06, 1665, New Haven, CT; d: December 25, 1708, New Haven, CT; dau of Abraham and Mary (Cooper) Dickerman

Hannah Chidsey b: January 09, 1662/63, New Haven, CT; d: December 11, 1693, New Haven, CT; m: Caleb Mix Abt. 1684, New Haven, CT, b: Abt. 1661, New Haven, CT; d: August 12, 1708, New Haven, CT; son of Thomas and Rebecca (Turner) Mix

Ebenezer Chidsey b: February 10, 1664/65, New Haven, CT; d: September 26, 1726, East Haven, CT; m: Pricilla Thompson about 1685/86, b: August 07, 1671, New Haven, CT d: January 01, 1725/26, East Haven, CT; dau of John and Pricilla (Powell) Thompson

Elizabeth Chidsey b: December 16, 1668, New Haven, CT; d: July 16, 1688, New Haven, CT

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