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- Aquila first appears at Hampton, NH when he is granted 6 acres for a house lot, June 1640. In 1644, he was granted an additional 6 acres of 'upland meadow and swamp' which he sold to his brother, Thomas when he removed to Newbury, Mass. He was induced to move to Newbury in 1646 - Newbury Records:
"Granted to Aquila Chase, Anno 1646, fower acres of land at the new towne for a house lott and six acres of upland for a planting lott, where it can be had, and six acres of marsh where it can be had, also on condition that he doe goe to sea and do service in the towne with a boate for four years." (this 4 acres was located on the NE corner of Chandler's Lane, now Federal Street, and the 'way by the Merrimack River', now Water street, in present day Newburyport, as evidenced by the sale of the lot several years later.)
This inducement to remove to Newbury would indicate that he was a mariner or fisherman and Joshua Coffin in his 'History of Newbury' states that it is a Chase family tradition that Aquila was the first person to pilot a vessel across the bar at the mouth of the Merrimack River.
On May 11, 1667, Aquila acknowledged that he sold to his brother, Thomas Chase of Hampton, all his land in Hampton excepting a dwelling and one acre and a half of land which had been sold about 20 years before the date of these presents. (Old Norfolk Co deeds, 2:122)
Before moving, he and Ann and his brother-in-law, David Wheeler, were seen 'gathering pease' on the first day of the week, and they were presented to the Quarterly Court at Ipswich, 9/29/1646 and again for the same offense on 3/30/1846/7, but the constable reported that the parties were not there but 'were gone to Newbury.'
A deposition presented at the Quarterly Court, Ipswich, 9/25/1666, mentions Acquilla Chas, aged about 48 years.
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| Children |
| | 1. Sarah Chase, b. Abt 1645, Hampton, NH  , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Anne Chase, b. 6 Jul 1647, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Priscilla Chase, b. 14 Mar 1648/9, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Mary Chase, b. 3 Feb 1650/1, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Aquila Chase, b. 26 Sep 1652, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. 29 Jul 1720, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA (Age 67 years) |
| | 6. Thomas CHASE, b. 25 Jul 1654, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. 25 Feb 1733, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA (Age 78 years) |
| | 7. John Chase, b. 2 Nov 1655, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. 26 Feb 1739/40, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA (Age 84 years) |
| | 8. Elizabeth Chase, b. 13 Sep 1657, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 9. Ruth Chase, b. 18 Mar 1659/60, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. 30 May 1676, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA (Age 16 years) |
| | 10. Daniel Chase, b. 15 Nov 1661 OR 9 Dec 1661, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. 8 Feb 1707, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA (Age 45 years) |
| | 11. Moses Chase, b. 24 Dec 1663, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA , d. 6 Sep 1743, Newbury, (now Newburyport) MA (Age 79 years) |
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West Virginia Pioneers
Abt 1618 - 1670 (~ 52 years)