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Hazen Family Tree - Thomas Chittenden, Founding Settler of Scituate, Massachusetts

Thomas Chittenden - Founding Settler of Scituate, Massachusetts
Family Connection - 9th great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr. 

Thomas Chittenden was born in England in 1584. In 1625, he married Rebecca Bamfort. They had at least two children:

                        Isaac         b. 1625        d. 1676
                        Henry       b. 1629        d. 1713

Thomas, Rebecca, Isaac, and Henry migrated on Massachusetts in 1635 on the ship Increase. They landed in Boston, but settled in a developing town, Scituate, where Thomas was listed as one of the founding setters. He was a linen-weaver by trade. His house was built in 1635, the thirteenth house in town. It was located on Kent Street (the main street in town), on the 5th lot to the south of Meeting House Lane. 

Thomas and Rebecca joined the church at Scituate on February 12, 1636 as the 41st and 42nd members. Thomas was named Freeman on February 1, 1638. He served at least once on the Plymouth Coroner's Jury in 1655. 



Scituate Map from 1630's

Rebecca Chittenden died sometime before Thomas made his will dated October 7, 1668. Thomas Chittenden died between October 7 and November 9, 1668. In his will, he divided his property in half, and gave half to each of his sons. The house and houselot were willed to Henry, but he was to pay Isaac ten pounds in compensation. In addition to land, each son received a loom. Apparently the sons were to choose which loom they wanted with the stipulation that "he that possesseth the great loom shall pay ten shillings to him that hath the lesser". It can be assumed that both sons were also weavers by trade. 

No burial information exists for Thomas Chittenden or his wife Rebecca, but it is possible they are buried in the Men Of Kent Cemetery in Scituate. 


Thomas Chittenden > Isaac Chittenden > Rebecca Chittenden > Mary MacIver > Mary Parrish > Ruth Brewster > Emma Forbes > Lucy Storrs > Emmaline Goodale > Harriet Augusta Hurlburt > Edward Elihu Hazen > Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr     Charts H-P and H-Main



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