Dea. John Chandler1,2

#5489, (circa 1634 - 15 April 1703)
Relationship7th great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*William Chandler1 (b 1595 - 1641/42)
Mother*Annis Bayford1 (1603 - 1683)

Family

Elizabeth Douglas b. 1641, d. 1705
Children 1.John1 Chandler7 (1659 - 1660)
 2.Elizabeth Chandler7 (1661/62 - )
 3.John Chandler Jr7 (1665 - )
 4.Joseph1 Chandler7 (1667 - 1668)
 5.Hannah Chandler7 (1669 - )
 6.Mehitable Chandler7 (1673 - )
 7.Sarah Chandler7 (1676 - )
 8.Joseph Chandler7 (1683 - )
Birth*circa 1634He was born circa 1634 at Hertfordshire, EnglandG; CF has Massachusetts.2,1 
Baptism27 July 1634He was baptized on 27 July 1634 at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, EnglandG.2 
1637He accompanied William Chandler and Annis Bayford in 1637 from England to Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.3,4 
Marriage*16 February 1658/59He married Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of William Douglas and Anna Matlat, on 16 February 1658/59 at Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay ColonyG.2,1 
1686He and Elizabeth Douglas removed in 1686 Woodstock as pioneer settlers.5 
Death*15 April 1703He died on 15 April 1703 at Woodstock, Connecticut; In 1682, Massachusetts bought a tract of land, which included Woodstock, from the Mohegans. A group of 13 men from Roxbury, Massachusetts (home of the Pastorate of Woodstock's earlier visitor, John Eliot), settled the town in 1686 and named it New Roxbury. Judge Samuel Sewall suggested the town change its name to Woodstock in 1690, and in 1749 the town became part of Connecticut.2,6 

Citations

  1. [S597] George Chandler, compiler, Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler Who Settled in Roxbury, Mass. 1637 (Worcester, Mass.: Press of Charles Hamilton, 1883), pp. 1-4.
  2. [S605] J. Gardner Bartlett and G. Andrews Moriarty, "Genealogical Research in England Communicated by the Committee on English and Foreign Research", New England Historical and Genealogical Register 85 (April 1931).
  3. [S604] Record Commissioners of Boston, compiler, Roxbury Church and Land Records, 2nd Edition (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1884), p. 83.
    William Chandler he came to N. E. aboute the yeare 1637. he brought 4 small childr, Thomas, Hana. John, Williâ his 5t child Sarah was borne here, he lived a very religions & Godly life among us, & fell into a consumption, to wh he had bene long inclined, he lay neare a yeare sick, in ail wh time, his faith, patiens & Godlynesse & contentation so shined, yt Christ was much gloryfied in him, he was a man of weake pts but excellent fath & holyness, he was a very thankfull man, & much magnified Gods goodnesse, he was pore, but God so opened the hearts of his naybe to him yt he never wanted yt wh was (at least in his esteeme) very plentifull & comfortable to him; he dyed about the ____ in in yeare 1641. & left a sweet memory & savor behind him.
    Hannah Chandler the wife of WilliaIn 1682, Massachusetts bought a tract of land, which included Woodstock, from the Mohegans. A group of 13 men from Roxbury, Massachusetts (home of the Pastorate of Woodstock's earlier visitor, John Eliot), settled the town in 1686 and named it New Roxbury. Judge Samuel Sewall suggested the town change its name to Woodstock in 1690, and in 1749 the town became part of Connecticut., Chandler.
  4. [S597] George Chandler, Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler, pp. 1-3.
  5. [S605] J. Gardner Bartlett and G. Andrews Moriarty, "Genealogical Research in England", 23 Sep 1705.
  6. [S504] Wikipedia, online Wikipedia.com, In 1682, Massachusetts bought a tract of land, which included Woodstock, from the Mohegans. A group of 13 men from Roxbury, Massachusetts (home of the Pastorate of Woodstock's earlier visitor, John Eliot), settled the town in 1686 and named it New Roxbury. Judge Samuel Sewall suggested the town change its name to Woodstock in 1690, and in 1749 the town became part of Connecticut.
  7. [S597] George Chandler, Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler, pp. 16-23.