Jacobus Norstrand.Jacobus married Phebe Carman.
Phebe Carman.Phebe married Jacobus Norstrand.
They had the following children:
F i Mary "Polly" Norstrand was born on 11 Aug 1767. She died on 6 Nov 1852.
Asa Chichester [Parents] was born on 18 Oct 1788 in Huntington, NY. He died on 23 Sep 1862 in West Hills, Huntington, Suffolk Co., Long Island. He was buried in 1862 in Peace and Plenty, West Hills, NY. He married Elizabeth Vail on 6 Feb 1809 in Huntington, Suffolk Co. L.I..
He died at age 52 years and is buried in the family plot in the back ofPeace and Plenty, the ancestral home. CHB p. 58 & 59.
He died intestate, leaving Mary, wife of Elijah Seaman; Susan, wife ofIsrael Whitson; Abigail, wife of George Hendrickson; Elizabeth Chichesterand John Vail Chichester.
Ref; Biographical Records; Family Bible records which are on file at theHuntington Historical Society; Huntington First Church Records; CHB pp.58 & 59.
Elizabeth Vail was born on 8 Mar 1790 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY. She died on 19 Dec 1867 in West Hills, Huntington, Suffolk Co., Long Island. She married Asa Chichester on 6 Feb 1809 in Huntington, Suffolk Co. L.I..
At the time of the 1850 census, Elizabeth was living with her son, JohnVail Chichester, in the family home, Peace and Plenty.
The children of Asa and Elizabeth were all born at Peace and Plenty inWest Hills, Huntington, NY. CHB p. 58 & 59.
She died at age 77 years 9 months and 11 days.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Chichester was born on 6 Aug 1809. She died on 23 Jun 1866. F ii Susan Chichester was born on 11 Jan 1813. She died on 5 Jun 1890. F iii Abigail Chichester was born on 11 Jan 1817. F iv Elizabeth Chichester was born on 29 Feb 1820. M v John Vail Chichester was born on 23 Mar 1822. He died on 1 Dec 1883.
Oakley. married Abigail Chichester.
Abigail Chichester [Parents] was born on 22 Aug 1797. She married Oakley.
Eliphalet Chichester [Parents] was born in 1737 in Huntington, NY. He died on 7 Feb 1804 in Huntington, NY. He married Margaret Carman on 23 May 1765.
Other marriages:Unknown
Like his forebearers, Eliphalet Chichester, known as "The Elder", was aman of high principle who suited his actions to his words. A fisherman bytrade, it was probably when he had to post a five hundred pound bound inorder to obtain a license to marry Mary Pine that he began to take noteof laws that he would later rebel against.
The bond stated that he was;
" . . . firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lord George - by the Grace ofGod, of Great Britain - Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith & in the sumof Five Hundred Pounds, Current Money of the Province of New York, is tobe paid to His Majesty or his Heirs or Successors; For the which paymentwell and truly to be made, and done, we do bind ourselves, and each ofus, our and each of our Heirs, Executors, and Administratories, and everyof them firmly by these Presents. Sealed with our Seale, Dated the 7thDay of September in the year of his said
Majesty's Reign, Anoque Domni 1758.THE CONDITION OF THIS SALE IS SUCH:
That whereas the above bounded Eliphalet Chichester hath obtained aLicense of Marriage for himself of the one party and Mary Pine of SuffolkCounty, Spinster, of the other party. Now if it shall not appearhereafter that they or either of them the said Eliphalet Chichester andMary Pine have any lawful Let or Impediment of Pre-Contract, Affinity, orConsanguinty to hinder their being joined in the Holy bonds of Matrimony,and after-wards their living together as Man and Wife, then thisObligation to be void and none respect, or else to stand, remain,
abide, and be in full force an Virtue.Signed; Eliphalet Chichester & Martin Pendergrast.
After such a binding contract no one could afford to change one's mind,have an accident or let anything interfere. Fortunately Eliphalet andMary were married four days later.
It was just such exhorbitant demands as this that lighted the FreedomFires. This particular one acounts for the absence of confirmation ofmany marriages, especially in the Colonies of Virginia, New Jersey andNew York where magistrates and governors were adament in enforcing suchmonetary demands.
Conditions did not improve; they only got more so, until in 1775,Eliphalet was one of the first signers of the Association AgainstEngland, which was a pledge to refuse any assistance to the authority ofthe King of England. He, Eliphalet, was a Minute Man and ready to backhis words with action. A Regiment was raised in Long Island to oppose theBritish authority. Eliphalet was a Private in Capt. John Wick's Company,Col. Josiah Smith's Regiment, Suffolk Co. Militia.
Opposition to Great Britain was so strong in Huntington, that after theBritish won the Battle of Brooklyn, a detachment of soldiers wasstationed at Huntington to control the rebellious population.
Huntington Harbour offered a convenient springboard to the Continent.Connecticut and Massachusetts, hotbeds of revolutionaries, lay justacross the Sound, making Long Island a strategic point of operation forthe British. The town was subjected to the most ruthless treatment.Property was confiscated and provisions seized, cattle seized, and thepeople left in an impovrished condition. Those that remained were forcedto sign an Oath of Loyality, which included a declaration that they hadsurrendered all arms to the British.
Many men escaped to CT to join the Revolutionary Forces. Some were ableto take their families. Eliphalet was one of them. Having earned thereputation with the British of being "The worst rebel of the lot", he wasable to escape detection and to evacuate his family to Stratford, CT, in1776. He had been active, and would continue to be, in undergroundactivities, smuggling arms and ammunition across the Sound to theContinental Army, carrying them at night in small boats. (See "Refugeesof 1776 From Long Island", by F.G. Mather.
References; CHB pp. 25, 26, 27, 28; Huntington Church Records; DutchReformed Church of Flatbush, Long Island, NY; The National Society ofDaughters of Founders and Patriots of America; Other references aslisted.
Margaret Carman died on 11 Sep 1793. She married Eliphalet Chichester on 23 May 1765.
She was the widow of Nathaniel Oakley when she married Eliphalet. [CHB p.
25]See CHB pp. 25 and 26 for the children of this marriage.
They had the following children:
F i Mary "Polly" Chichester was born in 1766. She died on 20 Mar 1846. F ii Elizabeth "Betsey" Chichester was born in 1773. She died on 21 Aug 1812. F iii Rebecca Chichester was born in 1761. F iv Phebe Chichester was born in 1769. F v Sarah "Sally" Chichester was born in 1772. F vi Margaret Chichester was born in 1771. M vii Nathaniel Chichester was born about 1775. He died on 11 Dec 1848. M viii John Chichester died on 13 Sep 1893.
Jeremiah Chichester [Parents] was born about 1685 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York. He died before 1750 in Huntington, NY. He married Sarah Brush. Jeremiah was baptized on 17 May 1730 in First Church of Huntington, NY.
He was Baptized by Rev. Ebenezer Prime.
He left no will but his wife Sarah did.
He and his wife Sarah Brush are mentioned in "Genealogies of L.I.Families pg 192 and pg 180".
NOTE; JEREMIAH CHICHESTER had a contingent inheritance if EPHRAIMCHICHESTER died without issue.
per 1708 deed by older JAMES CHICHESTER to his son, EPHRAIM.From - The Account Books of Henry Lloyd of Queens Village
Entry of ESTHERS acct: Dr 1726 to cash per JEREMIAH CHICHESTER.
1731 ACCT 5 : 21.
Dr May wool.
Cr June by cash.
1731/2 - 1731/3 acct 8 : 16
Jan 1, 1731/2 bal from No 2 book p 27 - 1 . 6 . 0. (bk. missing)
Dr 1731/2 linen, dld JAMES CHICHESTER wife per (M) MORGAN ??
Dr 1731/32 to JONAH ROGERS per order - 2 . 15 . 0.
Dr 1732 to paper, pens, & primer & cash box.
Cr 1731/32 by JONAH ROGERS in full - 0 . 1 . 6 (bal acct)
Cr Jan 12, 1732 by his note to WILSON JOHNSON, JR. in full - 3 . 7 . 9.
settled with himDec 25, 1732 signed JEREMIAH CHICHESTER.
entry JONAH ROGERS acct 8 : 75
Dr 1731/2 JEREMIAH CHICHESTER per order - 0 . 1 . 6.
Cr 1731/2 by JEREMIAH CHICHESTER - 2 . 15.
Dr to rent 4 acres of ground for planting @ 5 bushel corn per acre.
Dr to exchange deer skin. Cr paid cash in full.
Dr to cash lent him. Cr by doe skin.
From - Garret Van Horne Account Leger - Huntington, L.I., NY
1734 - ? & 173 - ? accts pp 67 & 168 Tr fr D338
acct closed by (carried on yr bond 12 . 8d).
Dr 1737 to 500 shingles
Crs cash
Dr Mar 12, 1737 to cash carried on your bond - 11 pounds 10 shillings 11pen
Entry on ELIZABETH KELSEYS acct (reverse p 7)
Cr 1734/5 (or later, undated) by JEREMIAH CHICHESTER wife IS.
Sources; CHB p 17 # 4-6; Jack Pullen; Long Island, NY Biography andGenealogy - Vol 66 pg 207; Prime's Church
Records of Huntington, NY.
Sarah Brush [Parents] was born in 1684. She died before 1739. She married Jeremiah Chichester. Sarah had a will probated on 17 May 1739 in Brookhaven, NY.
Sarah left a will, she died "a widow" 8 May 1739, naming hebrother-in-law James Chichester executor. He probated the will inBrookhaven, 17 May 1739. (see Long Island, NY Biography and Genealogy,Vol 66 pg 207; Prime's Church Records of Huntington, NY).
They had the following children:
M i Eliphalet Chichester was born in 1737. He died on 7 Feb 1804. F ii ESTHER CHICHESTER. F iii ELIZABETH CHICHESTER. F iv SARAH CHICHESTER.
She was reported to be mentally deranged, supported by the town 1n 1742,1755, 1767.M v ELIJAH CHICHESTER , SR..
Oliver Baylis.Oliver married Mary "Polly" Chichester on 25 Sep 1788 in West Hills, Huntington, L.I., NY.
He and Mary were married by Rev. William Schenk.
Mary "Polly" Chichester [Parents] was born in 1766. She died on 20 Mar 1846 in Huntington, Suffolk Co., L.I., NY.. She married Oliver Baylis on 25 Sep 1788 in West Hills, Huntington, L.I., NY. Mary was baptized on 11 May 1766 in Huntington, L.I., NY.
Her nickname was "Polly". She died at 80 years of age.
They had the following children:
M i Timothy Baylis was born in 1807. He died in 1870.
Alexander SMITH was born in Cow Harbor. He married Elizabeth "Betsey" Chichester.
Elizabeth "Betsey" Chichester [Parents] was born in 1773 in Huntington, NY. She died on 21 Aug 1812 in Huntington, NY. She married Alexander SMITH.
David Ketcham.David married Rebecca Chichester on 1 Sep 1800 in Huntington, Suffolk Co. L.I..
Rebecca Chichester [Parents] was born in 1761. She married David Ketcham on 1 Sep 1800 in Huntington, Suffolk Co. L.I..
Elias Bayley.Elias married Phebe Chichester.
Phebe Chichester [Parents] was born in 1769. She married Elias Bayley.
Nathaniel Chichester [Parents] was born about 1775 in Huntington, NY. He died on 11 Dec 1848 in Huntington, NY. He married Phebe Platt on 21 Jan 1802 in Huntington, L.I..
He and Phebe were married by Rev. William Schenk.
Phebe Platt [Parents] was born in 1781 in Suffolk Co, NY. She married Nathaniel Chichester on 21 Jan 1802 in Huntington, L.I..
She was living, age 69, in Huntington, Suffolk Co, NY in the 1850 census.
She was of Frog Pond, Suffolk Co., NY.
They had the following children:
M i Nathaniel Chichester was born about 1804 in Suffolk Co, NY. He died on 12 Jan 1823 in Suffolk Co. NY. F ii Mary Ann Chichester was born about 1809. M iii Platt Chichester was born on 31 Jul 1812. He died on 5 Aug 1897. M iv Eliphalet Chichester was born on 4 Feb 1804. He died on 28 Jul 1877.