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1818 Gallia Co Chattels, 3 cows, Letart - is this him?
From "Seven Generations..."
John Merrill Chase, b. Newbury MA 1 Mar 1774; d. in Ohio 27 Oct 1853. Married
29 Mar 1797 Miriam Murray who died in Ohio 25 Oct 1851. They removed from
Danville, ME to Athens Co., Ohio in 1817. According to Walker's History of
Athens Co. he resided there in the Township of Alexander, Athens Co. and died
there in 1860.
Children born in Danville, ME:
Mary, b. 9 Aug 1799; d. Aug 1802
John M., b.19 May 1801
Mary, b. 24 Jan 1804; d. 13 Mar 1866
Thomas J., b.6 Jan 1806
Hannah, b. 9 Aug 1808
Gardner F., b. 11 Sep 1810
Miriam, b. 1 Mar 1812
Abigail, b. 17 Aug 1814
Lydia, b. 23 Jan 1817
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This is from History of Athens county OH by Walker, Charles M. p. 360-61
In the year 1817 John M. Chase , a native of Danville Maine, moved to the county, and settled as a farmer in Alexander TWP, where he resided till his death in 1860. Of his family two sons and 4 daughters are now living in this and the adjoining county of Meigs. Gardiner F Chase, his son, born in Danville Maine in 1811 came to Alexander twp in 1817 and
now lives on the farm on which his father settled in that year.
This is from: Athens County Family History 1987 pub by the Athens countyHistorical Society and Museum p. 34-35
John Merril Chase b. Newberry Fort, (Newbury, Essex Co,) Massachusetts March 1 1774 s/o Jonathan and Hannah Merrill Chase. married Marian (mariam)Murray d/o Anthony and Brial Murray and settled Kennebec, ME. came to Athens co in 1815 settling in Alexander twp. When this was published, his great great grandson still owned the land.
John Merril Chase died in 1853 buried in Chase Freewill Baptist cem. in Athens co.
He and wife had children:
Mary b. 1799 d. 1802
John Merrill, jr b. 1801
Mary (Polly) 1804
The hsitory shows that John Merrill Chase was born at Newberry Fort, MA
3/1/1774. Came to Athens Co. in 1815 He died 1853 and is buried in the
Churchyard at the Chase Church which was built in 1794 on land that he
purchased, and is still there.
OHIO The cross road of our nation
Records of Pioneer Families
January-March 1964
Vol. V No. I
MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO PIONEER FAMILIES
CHASE, George W. - Born here Sept 4, 1838 son of Francis and Louisa
(Knight) Chase. Francis Chase was born June 30, 1810 and was 5th son of
Abel and Abigail (Nelson) Chase, one of the first settlers of the
county. Francis married Louisa Knight of Pomeroy, Meigs Co. and had:
Adaline, Amanda, George, Harrison, Alonzo, Abel, Sarah and Henry.
Harrison killed in Civil war.
Abel Chase, grandfather of George W. born December 4, 1774 at
Hallowell, Maine, married Oct 20, 1797 to Abigail Nelson of Gilmantown,
N.H. and on September 9, 1817 and with wife and 11 children started for
Ohio and here by spring of 1818. Abel died here April 10, 1852, age 78
leaving a 2nd wife. Abigail died November 4, 1849. The Chase family are
descended from Aquilla Chase who came to America in 1639 from Buckingham
County, England. Bishop Philander Chase and Chief Justice Chase
descended from Aquilla and collaterally related to Abel Chase.
George W. Chase married December 3, 1863 married Anna Wood of
Lake County, Ohio. Lived Rutland, Ohio.
CHASE, Abel - Born here June 24, 1847, son of Francis and Louisa
(Knight) Chase, both here in 1817. Abel married here on February 9,
1876 to Julia Skinner born July 23, 1853, daughter of David and
Elizabeth (Burwell) Skinner who were here in 1817. Abel and Louisa
had 2 children in 1883. Abel in Civil war.
John Merril Chase
" My grandfather John Merrill Chase was born March 1, 1774 at Newbury-Port Massachusetts, his parents at that time lived in a block house built by Aquilla Chase , one of the three brothers who came over from England and from whom all the Chases are descended . At the age of twenty one, he went to Maine and bought a farm in Kennebec County . A few years later his father and family followed him and settled near him . In 1798, he married Miriam Murray , a daughter of Anthony and Brial Murray . I have not the day or month , but it must have been in the winter for the ceremony had to be postponed on account of a deep snow storm which kept them in doors for some time . I have been told how high it drifted and how long they were kept prisoner, but I think the wedding was postponed one week .(Date of the marriage was March 29, 1797) Grandma was dressed on that ocassion in a fine white painted muslin dress with small red flowers on it . It was preserved many years but is not now in existence. Grandpa's hair, which was black , was worn at that time in one long braid , tied with a black ribbon .The braid being so long that he
could easily sit on it . The minister with the bride and groom joined in the after dinner dance , as was the custom . In the year 1815, some eight or ten famlies emigrated from Kennebec Co. Maine to Rutland , Megis Co. Ohio . How they learned of the rich lands of Leading Creek , I do not know , but in September of that year, Grandpa started to that land of promise , with his wife and seven children : John , Polly , Jefferson , Hanna , Gardner , Miriam and Abigal , and a young man named David Dudley , and a neighbor with a large family , by the name of Maloon . Grandpa and Mr. Dudley who lived with them as one of their own family, stopped at Barnesville , Belmount Co. Ohio and spent the winter . The next spring they again started for Rutland . When he reached Elder Sterns place in Athens Co., he offered inducements to hold him there during the summer of 1816 , and the following fall bought and moved on the place where he lived and died, and there he now lies . Their youngest child Lydia was
born there January 25 , 1817 . Grandpa was deacon of a F.W.B. Church for many years in Maine and was chosen for that position when a church was organized in Ohio , which position he filled till his death , being familiarly called Deacon Chase . His daughter Miriam , my mother , married in 1833, and moved to Rutland where she said her father started with her , far from Maine eighteen years before . When I went on the stand and looked over the assembly , and thought of the good times going to Grandpa , I thought that Auntie should be
remembered. So I added something like this ; I have spoken of the good times I have remembering going to Grandpa's , that there was another element in the household that is very essential , to make an old homestead complete --an old maid . The older ones marry and go to their own homes . They have children to take with them when they go back to visit , that turn the house topsy -turvey, there is the old maid to put it in order , and see that they are always fed and cared for, that the home goings may be happy ones , and I would say to bless the old maid that did so much to make our goings to Grandpa's such happy events , as to be remembered today with so much pleasure ".
SOURCE: The above piece about John Merrill Chase (1774-1797) was written by Miss Clarissa Benedict and read by her at the golden wedding anniversary of John Merrill and Esther (Winn) Chase at their home in Rutland, Ohio on October 31, 1902.
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