Chase, Jonathan

The following data is extracted from History of the Town of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

4. JONATHAN⁵ CHASE (Samuel⁴, Daniel³, Moses², Aquilla¹) was was b. Dec. 6, 1732. (For military record see sketch.) He m. first, Nov. 28, 1759, Thankful Sherman of Grafton, Mass., b. in 17.39 and d. Nov. 25, 1765, aged 29, leaving five children; m. second, Oct. 22, 1770, Sarah Hall, dau. of Rev. David Hall of Sutton, Mass., b. Dec. 15, 1742, and d. Oct. 13, 1806, aged 63. He d. Jan. 12; 1800. Children by Thankful Sherman:

i. PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 5, 1760: m. March 11, 1775. Nathaniel Hall. Nine children. (See Hall.) She d. April 3, 1808.
ii. ELIZABETH. b. in 1765; m. Jan. 16, 1791, Dr. 'Nathan Smith then a physician in Cornish. (See Dr. Nathan Smith.) She d. April 24, 1793.
iii. POLLY (Mary), b. -; m. -, Ebenezer Brewer. She d. -.
iv. Son, twin, unnamed, b. in 1765, and d. in aug. of same year.
v. Son, twin, unnamed, b. in 1768, and d. in Aug. of same year.

Children by Sarah Hall:

9. vi. JONATHAN, b. Nov. 21, 1771.
vii. DAVID HALL, b. Feb. , 1774; a graduate of Dartmouth Col., class 1793. He d. Aug. 18, 1794. A young man of great promise.
viii. SARAH HALL, b. -; m. in 1794, Dr. Nathan Smith, her deceased sister's husband, and by him had ten children. (See Dr. N. Smith.) She d. -.
10. ix. LEBBEUS, b. Jan. 21, 1779.
x. PARMELIA, b. Nov. 8, 1780; m. in 1803, Samuel Paine (her cousin). Nine children. (See Paine.) Shed. June 14, 855, aged 75.
xi. GRATIA, b. -, 1752; m. in 1805, Dr. Erastus Torrey, then of Windsor, Vt. Three children. She d. Aug. 4, 1826.

Source: History of the Town of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

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