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Silence Mansfield

Silence was born on October 24th, 1664 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT. Silence's father was Joseph Mansfield and her mother was Mary Potter. Her maternal grandparents were William Potter and Frances Child. She was an only child. She died at the age of 72 in 1736.

General Notes
- On September 12, 1723, Silence 'Wilcockson' exhibited receipts from five of the legatees of her former husband's (Obadiah) will, and declared the others had received their portions. (Her name at this time was Chatfield, although the Probate Court retained her former name.)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Joseph Mansfield
  - b.~  1636 in Exeter, Devonshire, England d.15 Nov 1692 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
  
  Silence Mansfield
  - b.24 Oct 1664 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT d.  1736
  
  John Potter
  
  William Potter
  - b.  1608 in England d.06 Jun 1662 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
  
  Hannah
  - d.  1659 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
  
  Mary Potter
  - b.~  1636 in New Haven, New Haven, CT d.~  1701 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
  
  Frances Child
  - b.  1609 in England d.  1662 in New Haven, New Haven, CT

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