Hannah left a will dated 5 Sept. 1674, proved 11 Nov. 1674, mentioning sisters Elizabeth, Mary, and Johanna; brothers Thomas, John and Nathaniel and their wives; "my six brothers and sisters"; William son of brother Thomas; son (unnamed) of brother Nathaniel. The inventory of the estate was taken 16 Oct. 1674.
_Thomas CHITTENDEN __+ | (1554 - ....) m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | |_Margaret BACHILER __ | m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (.... - 1660) m 1633| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| | (1584 - ....) m 1604| | |_____________________ | | |--Hannah (twin) CHITTENDEN | (1652 - 1674) | _Thomas SHEAFE ______+ | | (.... - 1604) m 1559 | _Edmund SHEAFE ______| | | m 1610 | | | |_Mary HARMON ________+ | | (1536 - 1609) m 1559 |_Joane SHEAFE _______| (1612 - 1668) m 1633| | _____________________ | | |_Joan JORDAN ________| (1578 - 1659) m 1610| |_____________________
Baptised as "Johan"....
d. after 15 Feb. 1688, the date of the will of her aunt, Mary (Sheafe) Merriam of Concord, Mass., that mentioned her sister's four children living in the Southern parts, viz.: John, Nathaniel, Mary and Joanna Chittenden.
_Thomas CHITTENDEN __+ | (1554 - ....) m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | |_Margaret BACHILER __ | m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (.... - 1660) m 1633| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| | (1584 - ....) m 1604| | |_____________________ | | |--Joan CHITTENDEN | (.... - 1688) | _Thomas SHEAFE ______+ | | (.... - 1604) m 1559 | _Edmund SHEAFE ______| | | m 1610 | | | |_Mary HARMON ________+ | | (1536 - 1609) m 1559 |_Joane SHEAFE _______| (1612 - 1668) m 1633| | _____________________ | | |_Joan JORDAN ________| (1578 - 1659) m 1610| |_____________________
died after 8 Feb. 1608/9, the date of his father's will. As he was not mentioned in his brother Thomas's 1643 will, perhaps he was the John Chittenden bur. 1 Apr. 1625.
__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | | __ | | | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | | |__ | | |--John CHITTENDEN | (.... - 1608) | __ | | | ________________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| m 1575 | | __ | | |________________________| | |__
He may have been the John Chittenden who m. at St. Andrew's Canterbury, 13 July 1641 Mary Wiley of Cranbrook, and might have been the parents of "Elizabeth daughter of John Chittenden and Mary his wife," bp Hawkhurst 6 Nov. 1642.
_Thomas CHITTENDEN _____ | (1530 - ....) _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _ | _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | | ________________________ | | | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| | m 1575 | | |________________________ | | |--John CHITTENDEN | | ________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |________________________ | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| (1584 - ....) m 1604| | ________________________ | | |_____________________| | |________________________
d. between 14 April 1716 (date of will) and 7 Oct. 1717 (date probate began).
_Thomas CHITTENDEN __+ | (1554 - ....) m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | |_Margaret BACHILER __ | m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (.... - 1660) m 1633| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| | (1584 - ....) m 1604| | |_____________________ | | |--John CHITTENDEN | (1642 - 1716) | _Thomas SHEAFE ______+ | | (.... - 1604) m 1559 | _Edmund SHEAFE ______| | | m 1610 | | | |_Mary HARMON ________+ | | (1536 - 1609) m 1559 |_Joane SHEAFE _______| (1612 - 1668) m 1633| | _____________________ | | |_Joan JORDAN ________| (1578 - 1659) m 1610| |_____________________
_Thomas CHITTENDEN __+ | (1554 - ....) m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | |_Margaret BACHILER __ | m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (.... - 1660) m 1633| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| | (1584 - ....) m 1604| | |_____________________ | | |--Joseph (twin) CHITTENDEN | (1652 - ....) | _Thomas SHEAFE ______+ | | (.... - 1604) m 1559 | _Edmund SHEAFE ______| | | m 1610 | | | |_Mary HARMON ________+ | | (1536 - 1609) m 1559 |_Joane SHEAFE _______| (1612 - 1668) m 1633| | _____________________ | | |_Joan JORDAN ________| (1578 - 1659) m 1610| |_____________________
buried at Hawkhurst 24 Feb. 1584/5.
__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | | __ | | | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | | |__ | | |--Margaret CHITTENDEN | | __ | | | ________________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| m 1575 | | __ | | |________________________| | |__
bp 28 June 1560; m. _____ Blacke. Children: Richard Blacke; Abraham Blacke, b. say 1590; bur. 21 May 1629, m. Susan ______, bur. 3 June 1627.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Mary CHITTENDEN | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_Thomas CHITTENDEN __+ | (1554 - ....) m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | |_Margaret BACHILER __ | m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (.... - 1660) m 1633| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| | (1584 - ....) m 1604| | |_____________________ | | |--Mary CHITTENDEN | (1645 - 1712) | _Thomas SHEAFE ______+ | | (.... - 1604) m 1559 | _Edmund SHEAFE ______| | | m 1610 | | | |_Mary HARMON ________+ | | (1536 - 1609) m 1559 |_Joane SHEAFE _______| (1612 - 1668) m 1633| | _____________________ | | |_Joan JORDAN ________| (1578 - 1659) m 1610| |_____________________
bp. 7 Jan. 1587/8; m. 19 July 1619 Harbert Nokes. Children (as mentioned in their uncle's will): Thomas Nokes; George Nokes; Harbert Nokes; John Nokes.
__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | | __ | | | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | | |__ | | |--Mercy CHITTENDEN | | __ | | | ________________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| m 1575 | | __ | | |________________________| | |__
_Thomas CHITTENDEN _____ | (1530 - ....) _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _ | _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | | ________________________ | | | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| | m 1575 | | |________________________ | | |--Nathaniel CHITTENDEN | | ________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |________________________ | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| (1584 - ....) m 1604| | ________________________ | | |_____________________| | |________________________
Place of birth not given, but assumed to be CT
Date discrepancy reported by researchers but inventory of estate was dated 9 June 1691 (New Haven Probate, 2:1:85).
_Thomas CHITTENDEN __+ | (1554 - ....) m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | |_Margaret BACHILER __ | m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (.... - 1660) m 1633| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| | (1584 - ....) m 1604| | |_____________________ | | |--Nathaniel CHITTENDEN | (1640 - 1690) | _Thomas SHEAFE ______+ | | (.... - 1604) m 1559 | _Edmund SHEAFE ______| | | m 1610 | | | |_Mary HARMON ________+ | | (1536 - 1609) m 1559 |_Joane SHEAFE _______| (1612 - 1668) m 1633| | _____________________ | | |_Joan JORDAN ________| (1578 - 1659) m 1610| |_____________________
b. say 1569; bur. 2 Mar. 1637/38; m. there 13 Nov. 1593 Elizabeth Hatch(e), bur. in Oct. 1604.....
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Robert CHITTENDEN | (1569 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | __ | | |__| | |__
In his will dated 8 Feb. 1590(1?), proved 6 Apr. 1591, Thomas Chittenden of Hawkhurst, weaver, mentioned wife Margaret (to be executrix), eldest son Thomas Chittenden, and sons William, Edmund, and Robert Chittenden. No daughters were mentioned. Son William was bequeathed the mansion house in Hawkhurst.
The will of Thomas Chittenden, broadweaver, of Hawkhurst, dated 8 February 1608/9, directs that his body be buried in the churchyard at Hawkhurst and names eldest son Thomas Chittenden and son John Chittenden, daughter Hanna Chittenden, son William Chittenden, daughter Mercy Chittenden, and wife Margaret (to be executrix).
As wills of Hawkhurst Chittendens show, most of the men were weavers or clothiers. Thomas Chittenden left looms to his sons Thomas and John, as follows, but not to William. I give & bequeath to Thomas Chittend my eldest sonne one broade loome tha standeth next to the oast and the halfe of all the Implement(e)s or tacklings to the two loomes to be delyvered to him ymmediately after my decease....to John Chittenden my sonne the other broadloom and the other halfe of the said Implement(e)s or tackling(e)s belonging to the said bequeathed looms to be delyu(er)ed by my Executrix.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Thomas CHITTENDEN | (1554 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | __ | | |__| | |__
In his will, dated 22 April 1643, proved 6 June 1643, he referred to himself as a broadweaver. The will names cousins John (eldest), Edward, Nathaniel and Thomas Chittenden, sons of brother William Chittenden, cousin William Chittenden "which is in New England", and his children John and Thomas; sister Hanna Tailer, wife of Edward and their daughter Sara wife of Thomas Batcheler; and John, Harbert, George, and Thomas Nokes, sons of Harbert Nokes, Thomas being the eldest. Brother-in-law Edward Tailer was to be executor.
__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | | __ | | | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | | |__ | | |--Thomas CHITTENDEN | | __ | | | ________________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| m 1575 | | __ | | |________________________| | |__
Buried at Hawkhurst on 19 Aug. 1615
_Thomas CHITTENDEN _____ | (1530 - ....) _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _ | _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | | ________________________ | | | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| | m 1575 | | |________________________ | | |--Thomas CHITTENDEN | | ________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |________________________ | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| (1584 - ....) m 1604| | ________________________ | | |_____________________| | |________________________
_Thomas CHITTENDEN _____ | (1530 - ....) _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _ | _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | | ________________________ | | | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| | m 1575 | | |________________________ | | |--Thomas CHITTENDEN | | ________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |________________________ | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| (1584 - ....) m 1604| | ________________________ | | |_____________________| | |________________________
See footnote 39: Inventory dated 3 December 1683.
_Thomas CHITTENDEN __+ | (1554 - ....) m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | |_Margaret BACHILER __ | m 1575 _William CHITTENDEN _| | (.... - 1660) m 1633| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| | (1584 - ....) m 1604| | |_____________________ | | |--Thomas CHITTENDEN | (.... - 1683) | _Thomas SHEAFE ______+ | | (.... - 1604) m 1559 | _Edmund SHEAFE ______| | | m 1610 | | | |_Mary HARMON ________+ | | (1536 - 1609) m 1559 |_Joane SHEAFE _______| (1612 - 1668) m 1633| | _____________________ | | |_Joan JORDAN ________| (1578 - 1659) m 1610| |_____________________
b. say 1557; bur. 12 May 1624; m. Elinor Hatche.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--William CHITTENDEN | (1557 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | __ | | |__| | |__
Hawkhurst Parish records show that William was baptized on 3 November 1577.
__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN _____| | (1530 - ....) | | |__ | _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | | __ | | | | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _| | | | |__ | | |--William CHITTENDEN | (1577 - ....) | __ | | | ________________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| m 1575 | | __ | | |________________________| | |__
[13100] According to Earnest Flagg's Genealogical Notes, William was the son of Robert Chittenden of Marden, near Cransbrook, co. Kent, ENG, where the family had lived for generations. Latest research (2006) proves that William was the son of William Chittenden of Hawkhurst, Kent, ENG.
Hawkhurst Parish baptismal records show: 17 July 1608 - Wyllyam sonne of William Chittenden the younger
William Chittenden came to New England in 1639 with his family, perhaps with the Rev. Henry Whitfield, as their wives were first cousins. The Whitfield group landed at New Haven in 1639 and proceeded to make arrangements for settling at Guilford. William Chittenden and Abraham Cruttenden were among those who signed a covenant on board ship in June 1639. On 29 September 1639 William Chittenden and others signed an agreement to purchase the lands called Menunkatuck.
died at Guilford, CT by 24 October 1660 when his inventory was presented in the Guilford court.
Widow married in 1665, Abraham Cruttenden.
Place of marriage not given in this article but noted that Joan was the daughter of Edmund and Joan Sheafe of Cranbrook.
_Thomas CHITTENDEN _____ | (1530 - ....) _Thomas CHITTENDEN __| | (1554 - ....) m 1575| | |_Margaret (CHITTENDEN) _ | _William CHITTENDEN _| | (1577 - ....) m 1604| | | ________________________ | | | | |_Margaret BACHILER __| | m 1575 | | |________________________ | | |--William CHITTENDEN | (.... - 1660) | ________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |________________________ | | |_Elizabeth MARKLEY __| (1584 - ....) m 1604| | ________________________ | | |_____________________| | |________________________
Jean appears as the father-in-law of Pierre Paret in 1604, and in 1606 Pierre Paret appears as the son-in-law of Jean Chognard at the baptism of what appears to be a second daughter of Jean Chognard named Louise, in spite of the fact that the first Louise Chognard was the wife of this Pierre Paret.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Jean CHOGNARD ______| | (.... - 1606) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Louise CHOGNARD | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | |__| | |__