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Joan Purchase 1578–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1578

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 March 1653

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Oliver Purchace

Mother: Tamazine Harris

Spouse(s): Bernard Chapin

Children(s): Susanna Capen, Elizabeth Swift, John Capen, Dorothy Upshall, Honor Capen

The story of Joan Purchase began in 1578 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. Joan Purchase married Bernard Chapin, and had children including Dorothy Upshall, Elizabeth Swift, Honor Capen, John Capen, Susanna Capen. Joan Purchase passed away in 1653 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Purchase began in 1578 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
  • Joan Purchase married Bernard Chapin, and had children including Dorothy Upshall, Elizabeth Swift, Honor Capen, John Capen, Susanna Capen.
  • Joan Purchase passed away in 1653 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver Purchace
1552–1633
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
OP
Tamazine Harris
1552–1633
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
TH

Spouses(s)

Bernard Chapin
1562–1638
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
BC

Children(s)

Susanna Capen
1602–1666
Birth Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
SC
Elizabeth Swift
1611–1678
Birth Location: Dorset, England
ES
John Capen
1613–1692
Birth Location: Dorset, England
JC
Dorothy Upshall
1603–1675
Birth Location: Dorset, England
DU
Honor Capen
1605–1680
Birth Location: Dorchester, Europe., Dorset, England, United Kingdom
HC

Joan Purchase's Ancestors

Self
Joan Purchase
1578–1653
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Oliver Purchace
1552–1633
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Tamazine ((Thomazine)) Harris
1552–1633
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Oliver (Purchase **) ENGLAND
1522–1556
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Mary (Ann Kebble) Perkins
1528–1571
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Deol) Harris
1530–1599
Hatherup, Gloucester, England
Joan Purchase
1535–1602
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Purchase
1501–1556
Thomas Perkins
1513–1592
Alice Kebble
1513–1613
John Harris
1513–1554
Anne Harris
1512–1585
John Sr.
1515–1595
Honor Purchase
1515–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Purchase
1475–1510
Mary Perkins
1480–
Thomas (14ggf)
1525–1592
Mary Whitener
1505–1592
Arthur Harris
1475–1537
Lady Percy
1530–1572
Alexander Gudsall
1500–1540
Judith Gustall*
1500–1540

Joan Purchase's Descendants

1.
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Joan Purchase (25 March 1578–26 March 1653) m. Bernard Chapin (1562–8 November 1638)
  1. 1. Susanna Capen 1602–1666 m. William Rockwell 1590–1640
    1. 1. Ruth Rockwell 1633–1682 m. Christopher Huntington 1500–1537
      1. 1. John (Huntington) Sr 1666–1696 m. Abigail Lathrop 1665–1746
        1. 1. Lieut (John Huntington (Warner Warriner) II) Jr 1691–1737 m. Thankful Warner 1697–1739
      2. 2. Anne Bingham 1675–1756
      3. 3. Thomas Huntington 1664–1732
      4. 4. Susannah Griswold 1668–1727
      5. 5. Christopher (Huntington) Jr 1660–1735
      6. 6. Lydia Wales 1672–1754
      7. 7. Ruth Huntington 1658–1683
    2. 2. Joseph Rockwell 1629–1630
    3. 3. Sarah Rockwell 1638–1683
    4. 4. Joan Rockwell 1625–1683
      1. 1. Mary Baker 1649–
    5. 5. Samuel Rockwell 1631–1711
    6. 6. Mary Rockwell 1629–
    7. 7. John Rockwell 1627–1673
  2. 2. Elizabeth Swift 1611–1678
  3. 3. John Capen 1613–1692
  4. 4. Dorothy Upshall 1603–1675
  5. 5. Honor Capen 1605–1680

Joan Purchase's Timeline

9 Records

1578
25 March 1578
Birth of Joan Purchase in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1596
31 May - 01 Jun 1596
Age 18
Joan Purchase was married in Dorchester, England
Dorchester, England
1596
31 May 1596
Age 18
Joan Purchase was married in Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1596
31 May 1596
Age 18
Joan Purchase was married in Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1601
1601
Age 23
Joan Purchase was married in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1621
Abt 1621
Age 43
Joan Purchase was married in Dorset,Dorset,England
Dorset,Dorset,England
1641
1641
Age 63
Joan Purchase resided here in Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1653
26 March 1653
Age 75
Death of Joan Purchase in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1756
31 May 1756
Age 178
Joan Purchase was married in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1578
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 May - 01 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Dorchester, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 May 1596
    Event Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 May 1596
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1621
    Event Place: Dorset,Dorset,England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 May 1756
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania : Genealogical and Personal Memoirs

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A Potter-Richardson Memorial : the Ancestral Lines of William W. Potter of Michigan, and His Wife, Margaret (Richardson) Potter

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1653
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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