Chapin - Holbrook - Torrey - Taft - Family History

(Descendents of Deborah Chapin (1675 - 1702) [4], Josiah Chapin (1637 - 1726) [3], Samuel "DEACON" Chapin (1598 - 1675) [2], John Chapin (1566 - 1600) [1])

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Samuel Read
BORN03NOV1669 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
MARRIEDDeborah Chapin 08JUL1693 in Mendon, Worchester, Massachusetts (Note 2)
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Mary b. 11AUG1694 MA d. 06AUG1742 MA
  2. (F) Deborah b. 25JAN1696 MA d. 26AUG1750 MA
  3. (F) Hopestill b. 01APR1698 MA d. 16MAR1762 MA
DIED14FEB1725 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
SOURCESRootsweb (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2),

William Holbrook
BORN28MAR1694 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
MARRIEDHopestill Read 09APR1722 in Mendon, Worchester, Massachusetts
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Silence b. 1723 MA
  2. (F) Mary b. 1725 MA
  3. (M) Isaac b. 1727 MA
  4. (F) Alice b. 09NOV1728 MA d. 15JUL1737
  5. (F) Ruth b. 06SEP1729 MA
  6. (F) Deborah b. 24FEB1732 MA d. 18SEP1776 MA
  7. (F) Alice b. 26APR1734 MA
  8. (F) Annah b. 11JUN1737 MA d. 15JUL1737 MA
  9. (M) Thomas b. 11AUG1738 MA d. 25SEP1761 MA
DIEDAbt. 1776 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
SOURCESRootsweb (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2),

Joseph Torrey
BORN14AUG1727 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
MARRIEDDeborah Holbrook 06SEP1752 in Mendon, Worchester, Massachusetts
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Martha b. 15JUL1753 MA
  2. (M) William b. 23NOV1754 MA d. 16SEP1817 MA
  3. (F) Mary b. 09JUL1756 MA
  4. (F) Deborah b. 31JAN1758 MA
  5. (M) Joseph b. OCT1760 MA d. 06JUN1761
DIED29NOV1760 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
SOURCESRootsweb (Note 1)

William Torrey
BORN23NOV1754 Mendon, Worchester, Massachusetts
MARRIEDAnna Davenport 20JUL1788 in Mendon, Worchester, Massachusetts
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Samuel Davenport b. 14APR1789 MA d. 23DEC1877 MA
  2. (M) Joseph b. 04OCT1790 MA
  3. (F) Louisa b. 29MAR1792 MA d. 10JUL1874
  4. (M) Benjamin b. 05MAR1794 MA d. 20OCT1797
  5. (M) Stephen b. 25MAR1796 d. 29APR1875
  6. (M) Benjamin Davenport b. 19DEC1803 MA
  7. (M) George Washington b. 26OCT1806 MA
DIED16SEP1817 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
SOURCESRootsweb (Note 1)

Samuel Davenport Torrey
BORN14APR1789 Mendon, Worchester, Massachusetts
MARRIEDSusan Holman Waters 27JAN1824 in Milbury, Worchester, Massachusetts
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Delia b. 30SEP1825 MA
  2. (F) Louisa Maria b. 11SEP1827 MA d. 07DEC1907 MA (Note 3)
  3. (M) Samuel Davenport b. 10JAN1830 MA d. 1830
  4. (F) Susan Waters b. 26AUG1835 MA d. 01FEB1904 CA
  5. (F) Anna Davenport b. 01NOV1840 MA d. 23JUN1900 OH
DIED23DEC1877 Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
SOURCESRootsweb (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2),

Note 1:
Information for Samuel Read family was obtained from the Rootsweb Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Deborah Chapin Read was obtained from the Rootsweb Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Hopestill Read and William Holbrook family was obtained from the Rootsweb Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Deborah Holbrook and Joseph Torrey family was obtained from the Rootsweb Website. (view WEB page)
Information for William Torrey family was obtained from the Rootsweb Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Sameul Davenport Torrey family was obtained from the Rootsweb Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Louisa Maria Torrey was obtained from the Rootsweb Website. (view WEB page)

Note 2:
Information for Samuel Read was obtained from the Find A Grave Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Deborah Chapin Read was obtained from the Find A Grave Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Hopestill Read Holbrook was obtained from the Find A Grave Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Deborah Holbrook Torrey was obtained from the Find A Grave Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Sameul Davenport Torrey was obtained from the Find A Grave Website. (view WEB page)
Information for Louisa Maria Torrey was obtained from the Find A Grave Website. (view WEB page)

Note 3:
Deborah Chapin Read is the 4th great grandmother of President William Howard Taft
Louisa Maria Torrey is the mother of President William Howard Taft
Kathleen Marie Chapin Gracey is the 4th cousin 3 times removed from President Howard Taft

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