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Thomas BLISS

Thomas BLISS

Male 1685 - 1767  (82 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas BLISS was born on 22 Jan 1685 (son of Samuel BLISS and Sarah STEBBINS); died on 4 Sep 1767.

    Thomas married Sarah DORCHESTER on 2 Nov 1710. Sarah (daughter of James DORCHESTER and Sarah PARSONS) was born on 2 Mar 1692; died on 16 Sep 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Sarah BLISS was born on 10 Dec 1711 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 25 Nov 1788 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    2. Margaret BLISS was born on 3 Aug 1715 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 16 Jun 1744 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    3. Miriam BLISS was born on 27 Sep 1717; died on 26 Nov 1789.
    4. Jemima BLISS was born on 15 May 1720.
    5. Anna BLISS was born on 24 Apr 1722; died on 2 May 1772.
    6. Mary BLISS was born on 30 Sep 1728; died on 6 Apr 1804.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel BLISS was born on 4 Nov 1647 in Springfield, Hampden, MA (son of Nathaniel BLISS and Catherine CHAPIN); died on 19 Jun 1749 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Samuel Bliss lived to the advanced age of 101 years and left, at his death, according to the "Boston News Letter:" six children, 38 grandchildren, 114 great-grandchildren and ten great-great grandchildren, making a total of 168.

    Samuel married Sarah STEBBINS on 2 Jan 1671 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. Sarah (daughter of Lt. Thomas STEBBINS and Hannah WRIGHT) was born on 18 Aug 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 6 Nov 1721 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah STEBBINS was born on 18 Aug 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, MA (daughter of Lt. Thomas STEBBINS and Hannah WRIGHT); died on 6 Nov 1721 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    Children:
    1. Samuel BLISS was born on 10 Aug 1677; died on 31 Aug 1692.
    2. Nathaniel BLISS was born on 8 Sep 1679; died on 12 Mar 1751.
    3. Sarah BLISS was born in Oct 1681; died in 1751.
    4. Margaret BLISS was born on 23 Nov 1683.
    5. 1. Thomas BLISS was born on 22 Jan 1685; died on 4 Sep 1767.
    6. Hannah BLISS was born in Aug 1687 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 15 Apr 1711.
    7. John BLISS was born on 4 Nov 1690; died on 8 Oct 1784.
    8. Samuel BLISS was born on 25 Apr 1694; died on 21 Dec 1724.
    9. Ebenezer BLISS was born on 4 Mar 1696; died on 29 Aug 1784 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Nathaniel BLISS was christened on 28 Dec 1622 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND (son of Thomas BLISS and Margaret HULINS); died on 8 Nov 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Nathaniel married Catherine CHAPIN on 20 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. Catherine (daughter of Deacon Deacon Samuel CHAPIN and Cicely PENNEY) was christened in 1626 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, ENGLAND; died on 4 Feb 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine CHAPIN was christened in 1626 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, ENGLAND (daughter of Deacon Deacon Samuel CHAPIN and Cicely PENNEY); died on 4 Feb 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    Children:
    1. 2. Samuel BLISS was born on 4 Nov 1647 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 19 Jun 1749 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    2. Margaret BLISS was born on 12 Nov 1649 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 3 Apr 1745 in Colchester, New London, CT.
    3. Mary BLISS was born on 23 Sep 1651 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died in (probably 1722) in Simsbury, Hartford, CT.
    4. Nathaniel BLISS was born on 27 Mar 1653 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 23 Dec 1736.

  3. 6.  Lt. Thomas STEBBINS was born in 1620 in ENGLAND (son of Rowland STEBBINS and Sarah WHITING); died on 15 Sep 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Death: 5 Sep 1683

    Notes:

    Death:
    Alternate death date.

    Lt. married Hannah WRIGHT on 16 Nov 1645 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. Hannah was born in Aug 1626 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 16 Oct 1660. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Hannah WRIGHT was born in Aug 1626 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 16 Oct 1660.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Death: 26 Oct 1660, Springfield, Hampden, MA

    Notes:

    Note:
    Ellen Baker forwarded your query about the references for Deacon Samuel Wright and his children. Unfortunately, we have yet to find any vital statistic records for any of the Deacon's children except James, Judah and the infant Helped who died shortly after birth. The births of these last three children are recorded in the early Agawam (Springfield) MA. records which are located at the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum's Archive library in the Quadrangle area of downtown Springfield.

    That Samuel Wright Jr. (or Sgt. Samuel Wright as he was known) was the Deacon's son there can also be no doubt. The Deacon was forced to acknowledge this son in official documents to the Springfield courts of those days for some misdeeds. (See Pynchon Court Records in "Families of the Pioneer Valley," Regional Publications, West Springfield, MA 2000).

    Evidence of the relationship to the Deacon for the girls, Margaret, Hester (Ester), Lydia, and Mary is most strongly established by the wills left by the Deacon and his wife. All are named in both wills. And, although for Margaret and Lydia there are also Springfield VR for their marriages (Lydia married four times!) and other records for Margaret (See NEHGR Vol IX, p. 200), there is nothing for Hester or Mary in the official records,and we know of their marriages via mention in wills and death records.

    So I source the wills first. The original handwritten wills, or shall I say officially transcribed wills, for the Deacon and Margaret are in the First Records Book of the Town of Northampton, MA. This record book is very fragile and is currently archived in the Hampshire County Clerk's office in Northampton, MA. It may be viewed by special request made to the County Clerk at the time of your visit. With their kind assistance, I have made a copy of all the pertinent Wright ancestry documents in it, including the two wills. I translated and transcribed both wills in their entirety for my publication.

    In these wills, the Deacon makes mention of each of his children, Samuel, Margaret, Hester, Lydia, Mary, James and Judah. Margaret, his wife, does much the same in her will mentioning also Hester's husband, Samuel Marshfield, and son James' daughter, Helped, to whom she bequeathed her bed.

    What is notable about these two wills is that neither the Deacon nor Margaret mention anything about Benjamin Wright or Hannah (Wright) Stebbins of Springfield who have been often assigned by previous researchers as his eldest children. What I think is most important is that there is no mention made of any of the children of Benjamin or Hannah (Wright) Stebbins, either. It is true that Hannah had died in 1661, prior to the Deacon (1665), and might not have been mentioned in his will (prepared 1663) for that reason. But Hannah's children were alive and husband, Thomas Stebbins, did not remarry until 7 years after the Deacon's death. So, if the Deacon was so diligent in bequeathing to each of his other children, and since he would have known at the time of making his will in 1663 that Hannah was dead, he would have known he had to make provisions for Hannah's portion to go to her children. Therefore, I think it is certain he would have named them in his will if they were his grandchildren. On the basis that neither he nor Margaret mention these potential grandchildren in their wills, I believe Benjamin and Hannah were not his children.

    Nevertheless, Benjamin and Hannah have often been assigned as the eldest children of the Deacon, and thought I do not believe this is the case, I do believe they may have been niece and nephew to the Deacon or some other relation. Certainly I believe they were some member of the large Wright clan to which the Deacon belonged (originating from Sir John Wright of Kelvedon Hatch, Co. Essex, England).

    Died:
    Alternate death date.

    Children:
    1. Samuel Wright STEBBINS was born on 19 Sep 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    2. Thomas STEBBINS was born on 31 Jul 1648 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    3. Joseph STEBBINS was born on 18 May 1650 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 9 Nov 1651 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    4. Lt. Lt. Joseph STEBBINS was born on 24 Oct 1652 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 15 Oct 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    5. 3. Sarah STEBBINS was born on 18 Aug 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 6 Nov 1721 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    6. Edward STEBBINS was born on 14 Feb 1655/56 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 31 Oct 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    7. Benjamin STEBBINS was born on 11 Apr 1658.
    8. Hannah STEBBINS was born on 1 Oct 1660.
    9. Rowland STEBBINS was born on 1 Oct 1660.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas BLISS was born about 1590 in ENGLAND (son of Thomas BLISS); died in (DEC 1650 OR Jan 1651) in Hartford, Hartford, CT.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigratn: 1638, Hartford, Hartford, CT
    • Probate: Feb 1650/51

    Notes:

    Immigratn:
    The "Hartford Book of Distributions" states "Severall Parcells of land in Hertford upon the River of Conecticott belonging to Thomas Blisse son and to his heirs forever" Dated February 1639/40.

    Probate:
    Thomas's will was not written down but recited orally to his wife, with his daughter, Mary Parsons, as witness.

    Thomas married Margaret HULINS on 18 Oct 1621 in St. Nicholas Church, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND. Margaret (daughter of John HULINS and Margaret UNKNOWN) was born on 15 Jul 1594 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died on 28 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret HULINS was born on 15 Jul 1594 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND (daughter of John HULINS and Margaret UNKNOWN); died on 28 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    Children:
    1. Thomas BLISS was born about 1618 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died on 15 Apr 1688 in Norwich, New London, CT.
    2. Ann BLISS was born about 1620 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died on 20 Nov 1685 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
    3. 4. Nathaniel BLISS was christened on 28 Dec 1622 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died on 8 Nov 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    4. Mary BLISS was born about 1626 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died on 29 Jan 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    5. Lawrence BLISS was born about 1628 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died in 1676 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    6. Sarah BLISS was born about 1630 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died on 27 Sep 1705 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    7. Hannah BLISS was born about 1633 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died on 25 Jan 1661 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    8. John BLISS was born about 1636 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died about 1636 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
    9. John BLISS was born about 1638 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND; died on 10 Sep 1702 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    10. Hester BLISS was born about 1640 in Hartford, Hartford, CT; died on 12 Jun 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    11. Elizabeth BLISS was born about 1640 in Hartford, Hartford, CT; died on 2 Oct 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    12. Samuel BLISS was born about 1642 in Hartford, Hartford, CT; died on 23 Mar 1720 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

  3. 10.  Deacon Deacon Samuel CHAPIN was christened on 8 Oct 1598 in Paignton, Devonshire, ENGLAND (son of John CHAPIN and Phillipe EASTON); died on 11 Nov 1675 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigratn: Abt 1638

    Notes:

    Immigratn:
    Samuel's son Josias was baptized in England in October of 1637, he is known to have been in Roxbury, MA in 1639.

    Buried:
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    Deacon married Cicely PENNEY on 9 Feb 1623/24 in Paignton, Devonshire, ENGLAND. Cicely (daughter of Henry PENNEY and Jane UNKNOWN) was christened on 21 Feb 1601/02 in Paignton, Devonshire, ENGLAND; died on 8 Feb 1682 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Cicely PENNEY was christened on 21 Feb 1601/02 in Paignton, Devonshire, ENGLAND (daughter of Henry PENNEY and Jane UNKNOWN); died on 8 Feb 1682 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    Children:
    1. David CHAPIN was christened on 4 Jan 1624/25 in Paignton, Devonshire, ENGLAND.
    2. 5. Catherine CHAPIN was christened in 1626 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, ENGLAND; died on 4 Feb 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    3. Sarah CHAPIN was christened in Oct 1628 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, ENGLAND; died on 5 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    4. Captain Captain Henry CHAPIN was christened on 25 Jan 1630/31 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, ENGLAND; died on 15 Aug 1718 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried in At Sea.
    5. Samuel CHAPIN was christened on 25 Jan 1630/31 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, ENGLAND; was buried on 10 Jul 1634 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, ENGLAND.
    6. John CHAPIN was christened on 16 Jan 1632/33 in Totnes, Devon, ENGLAND.
    7. Honor CHAPIN was christened on 8 May 1636 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, ENGLAND.
    8. Josiah CHAPIN was christened on 29 Oct 1637; died on 10 Sep 1726 in Mendon, Worcester, MA; was buried in Old Cemetery, Mendon, Worcester, MA.
    9. Japhet CHAPIN was christened on 15 Oct 1642 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; died on 20 Feb 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    10. Hannah CHAPIN was born on 2 Dec 1644 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 21 May 1719; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.

  5. 12.  Rowland STEBBINS was born in 1592 in Bocking, Essex, ENGLAND; was christened on 5 Nov 1592 in ENGLAND (son of Thomas STEBBINS); died on 14 Dec 1671 in Northampton, Hampshire, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigratn: 1634, Bocking, Essex, ENGLAND

    Notes:

    Immigratn:
    Rowland Stebbins immigrated aboard the "Francis" from Bocking, Essex, ENGLAND.

    Rowland married Sarah WHITING on 30 Nov 1618 in St. Mary's Church, Bocking, Essex, ENGLAND. Sarah was born in 1591 in ENGLAND; died on 4 Oct 1649. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Sarah WHITING was born in 1591 in ENGLAND; died on 4 Oct 1649.
    Children:
    1. 6. Lt. Thomas STEBBINS was born in 1620 in ENGLAND; died on 15 Sep 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    2. Sarah STEBBINS was born in 1623 in ENGLAND.
    3. John STEBBINS was born in 1626 in ENGLAND.
    4. Elizabeth STEBBINS was born in 1628 in ENGLAND.