STANCLIFF FAMILY GENEALOGY

From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff

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(5) SARAH² STANCLIFT (James¹)

Daughter of James and Mary [Tinker] Waller Stanclift born East Middletown, Hartford County, CT Dec. 8, 1695 baptized Dec. 9, 1694, died after Oct. 4, 1759 when she was mentioned in husband's will. One of the dates was entered into the records incorrectly. She appeared in the Middletown Church record on Apr. 28, 1712 as "owning the Covenant"⁽¹⁾ at that date. She married NATHANIEL CHADWICK⁽²⁾ son of Thomas and Sarah [Wolcott] Chadwick of Watertown, MA and Lyme, CT⁽³⁾. Nathaniel died in Lyme, CT where his will written Oct. 4, 1759, was proved Nov. 2, 1759⁽⁴⁾. He left Sarah 1/2 of his land and all of his moveable Estate, he left land in Lyme to son John, mentions daughters Sarah, widow of Hezekiah Smith, Martha widow of James Chadwick, Elizabeth wife of Benjamin Tinker indicating that upon the death of their mother, his moveable Estate is to be divided among them. He left a sum of money to sons Elijah and Elisha. Witnesses were Benjamin Rowland, Uriah Rowland and Joseph Wade⁽⁵⁾.

The ancestors of Nathaniel Chadwick had probably come from Rochdale, Lancashire, England only 20 miles from the Stancliffs in the Shibden Valley of Halifax, North Yorkshire. Oliver Heywood, the noted nonconformist minister stated often in his diaries that he visited the Chadwick homestead in Rochdale, which suggests that like the Stancliffs, the Chadwicks were sympathetic to the Nonconformist cause.

CHILDREN: Nathaniel and Sarah [Stanclift] Chadwick

1. JOHN CHADWICK living at time of father's will in 1759, but does not appear in known Lyme Vital Records.

2. ELESHABAS CHADWICK born 1717, died Sept. 12, 1719 � 2 years, and buried Duck River Cemetery, Lyme, CT. Her stone cut by William Stanclift.

3. SARAH CHADWICK married Sept. 1732⁽⁶⁾ HEZEKIAH⁴ SMITH (Francis³, Richard², John¹) son of Francis and Mary [___] Smith who died before 1759.

4. ELISHA CHADWICK living at time of father's will in 1759

5. ELIJAH CHADWICK married about 1746 LUCY⁴ TINKER (Amos³, Amos², John¹) daughter of Amos and Lucy [Lee] Tinker born July 9, 1725.

6. MARTHA CHADWICK married 1. Lyme, CT June 22, 1743 JAMES³ CHADWICK⁽⁷⁾ (Richard², Thomas¹)⁽⁸⁾ who was her 1st cousin, a son of Richard and Mary [Tillotson] Chadwick, she married 2. BENJAMIN ROLAND⁽⁹⁾, who was probably the same man who witnessed her father's will above along with his brother, Uriah Roland. They were sons of Richard and Rebecca Roland of Lyme, CT.

7. ELIZABETH CHADWICK married Dec. 13, 1749 BENJAMIN⁴ TINKER (Amos³, Amos², John¹) son of Amos and Lucy [Lee] Tinker born May 6, 1728. They lived in Waterbury, CT

8. SILAS CHADWICK born 1729, died Nov. 25, 1743 in his 15th year buried Duck River Cemetery, Lyme, CT, stone cut by his uncle, James Stanclift.

See Appendix A: CHADWICK

1. .This was listed in records as O.C. and meant that there had been a formal and public declaration of faith by the one "Owning the Covenant".

2. .Proof of marriage in Lyme Land Records Vol.6 page 42 in which William Stanclift, Nathaniel Chadwick and Sarah his wife jointly sold their interest on June 17, 1735 in a piece of land. The rights to this land had been inherited by their mother, Mary [Tinker] Waller Stanclift, by virtue of being a daughter of John Tinker. James Stanclift later sold his interest in this identical parcel of land. The daughters of Mary by William Waller also sold their interest in this land. All rights were purchased by Stephen Lee of Lyme.

3. .THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST Vol. 31 No. 2, page 65. THE BROTHERS THOMAS AND JOHN CHADWICK OF WATERTOWN, MA by Janice Boyd and George E. McCraken. The authors cite the origin of the Chadwick family in Rochedale, Lancashire England, which is about 20 miles from the Stanclift home in Halifax, Yorkshire. Nathaniel's Chadwick's sister, Lydia, married Samuel Tillotson of Lyme and the Tillotson family came from Sowerby Bridge, less than five miles from Halifax.

4. .New London County Probate Files at Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT.

5. .Joseph Wade was married to Esther Chadwick, daughter of Nathaniel's brother Daniel and his wife Jerusha [Smith] Chadwick. TAG Vol.31 No.2 p.70

6. .VITAL RECORDS OF LYME, CONNECTICUT, transcribed under the direction of Verne M. Hall and Elizabeth B. Plimpton, 1976, page 48.

7. .VITAL RECORDS OF LYME, CONNECTICUT, transcribed under the direction of Verne M. Hall and Elizabeth B. Plimpton, 1976, page 16.

8. .THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST, Vol.31 No.2, page 70 and page 230.

9. .Lyme Land Records Book 23, page 47, lease by Martha, widow of Benjamin Rowland to son Silas Chadwick.

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