Early Records and Notes of the Chandler Family of Andover
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-/ . ~~~' ~ .. ,1 \. ~' -" ..~ . , "'.; EARLY RECORDS AND NOTES OF THE CHANDLER FAJlILY OF ANDOVER ----.-"".~ - ,-V ~/ COMPILED BY CHARLOTTE HELEN ABBOTT ~~7 «"~-r- -/- The CHANDLER FAMILY of ANDOVER William (1) Chandler, with his Wife,Annis,( surname either Weld or Alcock) and four children, was in Roxbury, 1637. He is supposed to have been a tanner. He held an estate of 22 acres and owned land on the corner of Bartlett street ( or avenue) and Shawm~ Avenue, Roxbury, owned later by Samuel Guild. Wm. died of consumption, ,It'eb. 26,1641. Annis married, second, July 2, l6~3, John Dan~, of Back Hampstead and I Bishopy , England, and of Ipswich and Roxbury, in this colony. In six years the house and land of Chandler were given to Dane, who had paid the deceased husband's debts and brought up the children.' Dane was bur ied,Sept. 14, 1658, and Annis took for a third husband, John Parmen~er, of\Sudbury, Aug. 9, 1660. John's wife, Bridget, had died, April 6~ John Parmenter was a Selectman and a Deacon. They returned to ~ Roxbury and kept a tavern there, as she had a license to sell wine and beer. John died May 1, 1671, age 32. Annis died Mar.15 (or 17) 1683. William (1) £handler and WL~is, had:- Hannah (2), b. about 1629; m. Dec. 12, 1?46, Ueorge Abbott, i~ Roxbury; -~-' the marriage was performed by eeo. M! E1io~; ~orge Abbott died Dec. 24,1681, at 66; Hannah m. 2nd., the Rev. Francis Dane, of Andover, who d. Feb. 17,1697 , age 81. Tho~as (2), b. abe 1627( according to depositlon,1692 in WitDhcraft scar3 m. Hannah Brewer, about 1651; she was daughter of Daniel and Ann Brewer, of Roxbury; she d. Oct.25,1717, in ANDOVER; age~; f he died Jan. 15,1700t he was Capt; Rep..,., to Ct.,1678-9;b smith; William (2), b. 1633; d. 1698; he m. 1st, Aug. 5 (or 18) 1658, Mary ~ane, daughter of John Uane and Elinor Clark, of Ipswich, b • .,-/f-... " 1658; she d. in ANDOVER, May 10,1679; he m.2nd., Bridget H1nx ~' man, widow of ',~'c:'., ,.' James RiChardson , sister of Major '!hose Hinxman of Chelmsford, Oct. 8,16790 j).' -2- The CHANDLER FAMILY Children of William (1) Chandler and wife, Annis- ; ( cont.) :- r" John (2), b. about 1635; m. li'eb.16,1658, Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of ~m. Douglas and wife Ann MattIe; ( Ann was a daughter of Thomas MattIe of Ringstead, Northamptonshire,Eng.;) John (2) was a deacon and selectman; he settled in Woodstock, Conn; she died Sept.23, 1705; he d. at Woodstock, April 15,1703. S&ra.h. (2), b. in Roxbury ; m. Nov. 4, 1659, '!lIn. Cleaver, who Was killed by Indians, at Sudbury, April 29, 1676. ~e was serving under Wadsworth; a mondment for r~im and 29 other victims is standing in Acton; ~ara..h married 2nd., a {.ir. Vlilson; she m. 3rd., Oct.ll,1688, Ephraim stevens; her 4th husband 'was a Mr. Allen. TholUas (2) Chandler (·',Vm. (1) and Hanna..l). Brewer, had: Thomas (3), b. Oct.2,1652; d. June 6,1659 ,,-...,: John (3), b. },,1arch 14, 1655; d. Sept.19,1721( given in Reading records); (> m. 1)ec. 20, 1676, Hannah Abbott; he was Capt. and ~e1ectman; she was b. June 9, 1650, dau. of George Abbot and Hannah Chandler; she d. March 2, 1741. - Har.nah (3), b.- ; m. 1)ec.2, 1674, Davis Bixby of Andover, son of Joseph Bixby and wife, Sarah Wyatt ( widow of' Luke Heard); she d. Nov. 20,1730; he d. May 7,1717, at 66. William (3), b. May 28, 1659; d. before 1728; m. Elinor Phelps,Apr.fl1,1687; she was a widow in 1728 , in Nov. when she joined the Church; he sold out , ~n Sept.3, 1697,to V1m. Foster, of Boxford- the Ballard Lovejoy Site, or near it, or ..: _: the Shattuck Tavern. (West Par~: Sal?ah (3), b. Dec. 20,1661; d. Apr.l, 1757; m. May 29,1682,Samue1 Phelps, whc d. Jan. 26,1746, age 95. r-;. rhomas (3), b. Oct. 9,1664; d. Jan. 20,1737; m. May 22, 1686, Mary Peters, \~ ~ daughter of Andrew Peters and Mary Beamsley(widow of Rich.K11bourI Thomas was surveyor; rtep. to General Court;he d. Jan.20,l737. - The CHANDLER FAMILY -3- Children of Thomas (2) Chandler and Hannah Brewer, ( cont.):- 1t enry (3), b. May 28, 166'7; d. Aug. 27, 1'73'7 in Endrteld, Conn.; ,me Lydia and Sara Farnum, Abbott of Andover, dau. of Geo. Abbott of RowleYJ b.§ept.29,lS'75, d. !'i1arch 11, 1'739; he was Ensign; Surveyor; had a sawmill with brother Joseph, on Cochichewick River; had 1/2 of Tom(2)'s home stead; moved to Enfield, 1'723. Joseph (3), b. Aug. 3, 1669; m. Nov. 26,1691, Sarah Abbott, dau. of Thomas Abbott of the Rowley line, and Sarah Stewart, b. Dan.8,1671; he was a Capt.;8urveyor; part owner of sawmill with Joseph; went to Amesbury before 1716; sold some land to brother ~enry, blacksmith, 1'716; sold to Joseph Brown of Amesbury,I/2 Iron ~~s. on Powow River, 1718;d~~not recorded. William (2) Chandler and wife Mary Dane, had their home near Billy Foster's, and later moved down to the Billerica Road near the Vale. He was a brick maker, 1683. He sold a pasture and meadow to Joseph Ballard, which lay back of the Homer Foster place in the crook of' the river. He kept an inn on the Ipsv.'ich Road to Billerica .. (Back of the Seminary,·:~ it called is nOW/Highland Road, I think, and goes by Sylvester Abbott's:) It was probably the old Ballard Tavern, later , on Rattlesnake Hill Road- the Allen place,-as Chandler's Bridge is dovin there. A meadow of 100 acres part he gave to Tom and Philemon, and they were south of Ballard's. One/was near the ~eyward place. Willi~ (2) Chandler (Wm.(l) and 1st wife, Mary Dane, had:~ Mary (3), b. July 5,1659; d. Jan. 18,1'745; m. Sept. 30,1691, John SherwUi', of Ipswich, b. about 1644, d.Oct. 15,1726; his .first wife,Fran ces Lawrence, whom he m. Nov. 25,1667, left 2 children• .. ~.. The CHANDLER FAMILY -4- Children of William (2) Chandler and Mary gane ( cont.) <, }lilliam (3), b. Jan. 31, 1661; d. Oct.27,1727; m. Dec.28,1682, Sarah Buclanin- ster, b. 1661; d. Oct. 9,1735; lived next the parsonage, he says, nn he gave land/Ito south side of little brook, west side So. Ch\lrch parsonage- on highway that leads to Roger's Brook.(/I maybe Chas. 8m! th I S or Abraham Mar land's) • John (3), b. 1665; d. ~ec. 29,1681 Philemon l3), b. Aug. 24,1667; d. May 6,1668 Thomas l3-}, b. March 2,1668; d. Oct.6,1678 Philemon (3), 2nd., b. Sept. 14, 1671 ; d. in Pomfret Conn., about 1740;Deaco~ Clerk of Proprietors l ; Lieut.; Se~ectman.1719; m. Ist,Hannah C-- who d. June 24, 1735 at 64; m. 2nd., widow Patience (Parker) Griggs of Woodstock, who d. Oct.4,1754. in Charlestown; Hannah (3), b. ~eb. 5,1673; d. Sept.15,1718, m. Nathaniel Robbins, son of Richard; date of m. unknown; one dau. Hannah Robbins, b. June 30, 1705, m. Zebadia Johnson, prop. of Andover. Thomas (3), b. Dec.5,1676; m. .Mary Stevens, ab.1700, dau. of Deaaon Joseph ,,", stevens and ~~ry Ingalls, b. Apr. 2, 1679; d. 1751 age 73; Thos. was a constable and surveyor Joseph (3), b. 1679; d.y. By 2nd wife, Bridget Ei~~~an:- Phebe (3), b. Sept. 17,1680; m. June 14,1708,Jonathan Tyler;death not given. Joseph (3), 2nd., b. July 17,1682 ; d. Apr~l 23, 1734; m•• ehit~bel Russell, June 10, 1708; daughter of Thos. and Phebe(Johnson) Russell. Rhoda (3), b. Sept. 26,1684; d. Aug. 14,1765; m. Timothy Holt, April 19, 170q son of uames Holt and Hanna Allen, b. Jan. 25,1683;d.March 4,1758. -- -- The CHANDLER FAMILY -5- John (3) Chandler ( Thomas (2) WIn.(l) and Hanna Abbott, had: {~John (4), b. Oct. 23,1677; d. 1679, July 10. ~ John (4), 2nd., b. March 14,1680; d. May 3,1741; m. June 2l,170~,Ranna Frye, b. Apr. 12, 1683; d. l727,Aug. 1; John (4) was an Ensign; lived on the Chandler homestead of Joshua; he and brother Zebadiah bought t~e famous Russ meadow from Samuel Blunt, 1713; he was a surveyor; selectman; trustee; wrestler; in 1730 sold John (5) his homestead lot- John Wilson's dwelling was on side of the road(where was there a John Wilson, blacksmith, up that way ,1727-301) he had lana in Concord; he gave Nathan the homestead, while John (5) Ue1d one near it. Zebadiah (4), b. April 1, 1683; d. June 20,1766; surveyor and constable; m. Sarah Abbott, Jan. 9, 1707; she was dau. of John (2) Abbott and Sarah ~arker, b. Dec.7 1680; d. March 6,1754; he m. 2nd.,March 29, (Harnden)L 1756, Mrs. Elizabeth/Abbott, who d. July 29, 1756; ( Aug. 9, by Town records.) Abiel (4), b. Jan. 9,1687; d. Sept. 1,1711; m. March 22,1711, Hephziba harnden daughter of Richard and Susanna, of Reading; she m. 2nd., &ept.20~ - I ,~ 1724, Timothy (4) Chandler, son of Tim(3) and Mary (Peters). Hrull~ah (4), b. May 12, 1690; m. Sept.12,1711,Danie1 Abbott of Woodstock,Conn.