Gen. Jonathan Chase

Gen. Jonathan Chase

Male 1732 - 1800  (67 years)

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  • Name Jonathan Chase 
    Prefix Gen. 
    Born 6 Dec 1732  Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
      Name:       Jonathan Chase
      Event Type:       Birth
      Birth Date:       6 Dec 1732
      Birth Place:       Sutton, Massachusetts
      Father Name:       Samuel Chase
      Mother Name:       Mary Chase
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LH72-B29 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 37068511 
    Occupation Revolutionary War Soldier. 
    Died 14 Jan 1800  Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 14 Jan 1800  Trinity Cemetery, Cornish City, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Inscription:
      Erected in Memory of Gen. Jonathan Chase a free and accepted Mason, one of the first settlers in this town. He filled a variety of offices with honour to himself and advantage to the public. On the 14th of Jan 1800 departed this Life. In the 68th year of his age.

      Note: The gravestone for General Jonathan Chase was carved by JONAS STEWART, [Sr.] of Claremont, NH. This carver produced gravestones from 1770 to 1822. He was the carver of choice for the CHASE FAMILY.
    Person ID I776  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2019 

    Father Judge Samuel Chase, Esq.,   b. 22 Sep 1707, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1800, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Mary Dudley,   b. 24 Aug 1711, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1789, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married May 1728  Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Thankful Sherman,   b. 21 Jul 1739, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1768, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1759  Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Prudence Chase,   b. 5 Aug 1760, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1808, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     2. Mary "Polly" Chase,   b. 1765, Cornish Flat, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1795  (Age 30 years)
     3. Elizabeth Chase,   b. 1765, Cornish Flat, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1793  (Age 28 years)
     4. Son Chase,   d. Aug 1768
     5. Son Chase,   d. Aug 1768
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Hall,   b. 15 Dec 1742, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1806, Cornish City, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married Bef 1771 
    Children 
     1. Jonathan Chase,   b. 21 Nov 1771, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1843, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. David Hall Chase,   b. Mar 1774,   d. 18 Aug 1794  (Age ~ 20 years)
     3. Sarah Hall "Sally" Chase,   b. 1777, Cornish City, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1848, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Col. Lebbeus Hall "Elibeus" Chase,   b. 21 Jan 1779, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1865, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Pamela Chase,   b. 8 Nov 1780, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1855, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     6. Gracia Chase,   b. Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     7. Mary Chase,   d. Unknown
    Last Modified 18 May 2018 
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Dec 1732 - Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Nov 1759 - Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Jan 1800 - Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 14 Jan 1800 - Trinity Cemetery, Cornish City, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    General Jonathan Chase (1732-1800)
    General Jonathan Chase (1732-1800)
    Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
    General Jonathan Chase (1732-1800)
    General Jonathan Chase (1732-1800)

    Badges
    Halls of Rehoboth
    Halls of Rehoboth
    DNA Family 006
    Halls of Yarmouth
    Halls of Yarmouth
    Hall DNA Family 020
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier

  • Notes 
    • General Chase filled a variety of offices with honor to himself and advantage to the public.

      General Chase and his two brothers, Dudley and Samuel, were early settlers, and very large proprietors of Cornish; another brother, March Chase, was said to be the richest man in Sutton, his first wife was Beulah Coye, sister of Ann Coye, the wife of Deacon Willis Hall.

      Col. Jonathan Chase's Regiment of New Hampshire Minutemen commanded by Major Francis Smith, marched from Cornish and towns adjacent to reenforce the garrison at Fort Ticonderoga on the alarms of June 27th and July 4th, 1777.
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      From FindaGrave:

      He was the son of Samuel Chase and Mary Dudley Chase.

      He married, first, Thankful Sherman, on Nov 28,1759 at Grafton,MA.

      He married, second, Sarah Hall, on Oct 22,1770 at Hollis,NH. She was the daughter of David Hall and Elizabeth Prescott Hall of Sutton,MA.

      Children(by first marriage): Prudence Chase Hall, Elizabeth Chase Smith, Mary Chase Brewer, and twin infant sons.

      Children(by second marriage): Jonathan Chase(Here?), David Hall Chase, Sarah Hall Chase Smith, Lebbeus Hall Chase, Pamelia Chase Paine, and Gratia Chase Torrey.