4. Elnathan Chatfield & Hannah Northrup

by Catherine Sevenau on May 11, 2011

Elnathan Chatfield

  • 3rd child of Ebenezer Chatfield & Abigail Prindle
  • Born: abt 1733, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut
  • Died: bef Aug 1778 (age 45), Derby or Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Buried: Trinity Cemetery in Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Married: Sep 12, 1754, Hannah Northrup, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Four known children: Rebecca Chatfield, JOEL CHATFIELD, Isaac Chatfield, Sarah Chatfield

Hannah Northrup

  • Daughter of Joel Northrup & Ruth Andrews
  • Born: Dec 27, 1728, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Died: aft 1790 (abt age 62), prob Connecticut
  • Buried: unkn
  • Married: Sep 12, 1754, Elnathan Chatfield, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Four known children: Rebecca Chatfield, JOEL CHATFIELD, Isaac Chatfield, Sarah Chatfield

1. Rebecca Chatfield

  • Born: Jul 28, 1755, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Baptized: Sep 24, 1755, St. James Church in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Died: Mar 1805 (age 49), Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Buried: unkn
  • Married: Dec 21, 1773, Capt. Raymond/Raiment Sanford, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Note: Raymond (abt age 53), a sea captain, died at sea
  • Six children: Sarah Sanford, Guy Sanford, Gay R. Sanford, Susan Sanford, Mary Sanford, Nancy Sanford

2. JOEL CHATFIELD

  • Born: Feb 21, 1757, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Baptized: May 1, 1757, St. James Church in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Died: Jun 14, 1836 (age 79), Derby, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Buried: Trinity Cemetery in Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Married: Nov 13, 1785, RUTH STODDARD, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Seven children: ISAAC CHATFIELD, Lyman Chatfield, Almira Chatfield, Oliver Stoddard Chatfield, Charlotte Chatfield, Thirza Chatfield, Joel Raymond Chatfield

3. Isaac Chatfield

  • Born: Sep 1, 1762, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Died: Apr 1780 (age 17), Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Buried: unkn
  • Note: May 2, 1780: estate administered by mother, Hannah Chatfield

4. Sarah Chatfield

    • Born: Jan 22, 1771, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Died: Feb 6, 1802 (age 31), Litchfield County, Connecticut
    • Buried: unkn
    • Married: 1789/1800, Stephen Sanford, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Elnathan Chatfield & Hannah Northrup

History, Newspaper Articles, Letters, etc.:
Book Excerpt Census Record Letter, Family Note, Diary
Military Record Newspaper Voter Record, Land Record, City Directory

Note: The spelling and punctuation in the following census records, certificates, newspaper articles, documents and letters have been copied as written (though periods were added in some letters to have them make sense). However, you won’t remember this and will send me notes wanting to correct them.

Dec 16, 1778: The Connecticut Journal, New Haven, Connecticut (pg 4):
ALL persons that are indebted to the estate of Elnathan Chatfield, late of Milford, deceased, are desired to settle with Raymond Sanford, or Joel Chatfield, of Milford, at the dwelling house of said deceased; and those that have any demands on said estate, are desired to bring in their accounts in order for settlement. Attendance will be given on the second Tuesday in December, and every Monday following in the month.RAYMOND SANFORD, Administrator

December 1, 1778

Elnathan Chatfield
“Elnathan lived just east of what is now the Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut line, on the north side of Bladens Brook. This was within the limits of Milford until Jan 1784, when the town of Woodbridge was incorporated. When the town of Bethany was incorporated in 1832, and Bladens Brook was made a part of the boundary, the site of the house was in Bethany, New Haven, Connecticut. The house was a few rods north of the house (afterward occupied by Oliver Stoddard Chatfield and later owned by his eldest daughter Mrs. Friend Cook Ford), which is crossed by the Seymour and Woodbridge town line. Mary Jane (Chatfield) Ford, wife of Friend Cook Ford, was the great-granddaughter of Elnathan.”
From Cheryl (Chatfield) Thompson, 8th cousin and fellow research

MILFORD, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
The land which today comprises Milford, Orange and West Haven, Connecticut was purchased on Feb 1, 1639 from Ansantawae, chief of the local Paugussets (an Algonquian tribe) by English settlers affiliated with the contemporary New Haven Colony. Originally, the area was known as “Wepawaug”, after the small river which runs through the town, and which has given its name to several streets in both Milford and Orange.During the Revolutionary War the Milford section of the Boston Post Road, a vital route connecting Boston, New York and other major coastal cities, was blockaded by Continental forces and Fort Trumbull was constructed to protect the town.

By 1822, the town had grown large enough that residents in the northern and eastern sections of Milford chartered their own independent course as the town of Orange. During the next century and a half, the remaining section of Milford was known for shipbuilding, farming and oystering, although a small subset of industrial facilities also developed in town. During this time, Milford also became known as a beach resort for residents of New Haven and Bridgeport.

Milford was one of the early settlements in south central Connecticut and, over time, gave rise to several new towns that broke off and incorporated separately. The following is a list of towns created from parts of Milford:

  • Woodbridge in 1784 (also partly from New Haven)
  • Bethany created from Woodbridge in 1832
  • Orange (originally North Milford) in 1822 (also partly from New Haven)
  • West Haven created from Orange in 1921
Online source: Wikipedia