Thomas Chandler

1676 - 1751  (74 years)

• Name	Thomas Chandler
  	He is styled Thomas Junr in the records of the town. [1]
  Birth	5 Dec 1676	Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (14 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Offices Held	1714 (37 years)	Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1]
  In 1714 he was a Heyward in the town of Andover, Massachusetts.
  Offices Held	1717 (40 years)	Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1]
  He was a surveyor in 1717.
  Offices Held	1718 (41 years)	Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1]
  In 1718 he was a Constable in Andover, Massachusetts.
  Will	Abt 1751 (74 years)  [1]
  In his will he gives "my wife Mary, So long as She Shall rem in my Widow, and if after a Second Marriage, She Shall again be a Widow and incline to come and dwell in my dwelling house, I then give her ye same yearly income during her Widowhood, &c, after making suitable provision for her. To each of his five daughters, viz. Mary Ballard, Phebe Dana, Bridget Wood, Hannah Burroughs, and Elizabeth Dane, 30 pounds Bills of public credit of ye Old Tenor." I give to my Six Grand children, Thomas Chandler, Rose Tenny, William Chandler, James Chandler, Stevens Chandler and Mary Chandler, children of my late Son William, 100 pounds Bills of Credit to be equally divided between them, to be paid at the age of 21 years, and if Mary shall marry younger, then upon her marriage. And "to sd Thomas a Saddle and a pair of Boots. To my Grand Son Joseph Chandler, only child of my late Son Joseph, £30. To each of the fatherless children of my daughter Hannah Burroughs, viz. George, Thomas and John Burroughs, £10. •• And to my Sous James and -John the remainder of my Estate, and I appoint them Executors of this my Will.
  Death	7 Nov 1751	Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Age: 75
  Burial	Aft 7 Nov 1751	South Church Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. South Church Cemetery, Andover, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  	Gravestone of Thomas Chandler Here Lies buried ye Body of Mr. Thomas Chandler of the 2nd Generation In Andover, Who Departed this life November the 7 AD 1751 In ye 75 year of His Age Plot: Plot 412 Grid 16
  Probate/Proved	2 Dec 1751 (74 years)  [1]
  His executors accepted the trust on 2 December 1751.
  Inventory	25 Dec 1751 (75 years)	Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1]
  His estate was inventoried on 25 December 1751 and valued at £423 7/3.
  Siblings	7 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Mary Chandler,   b. 5 Jul 1659, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jan 1745, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years) ▻ John Sherwin,  m. 30 Sep 1691   2. Willaim Chandler,   b. 31 Jan 1661, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Sarah Chandler,   b. 29 Jan 1662, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 May 1668, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 6 years)   4. Thomas Chandler,   b. 1663, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. John Chandler,   b. 1665, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1681, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 16 years)   6. Philemon Chandler,   b. 24 Aug 1667, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 May 1668, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   7. Thomas Chandler,   b. 2 Mar 1668, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Oct 1670, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 2 years)   8. Philemon Chandler,   b. 4 Sep 1671, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Hannah Chandler,   b. 5 Feb 1673, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Sep 1718, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 45 years) > 10. Thomas Chandler,   b. 5 Dec 1676, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 7 Nov 1751, Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 74 years) ▻ Mary Stevens,  m. Abt 1696   11. Joseph Chandler,   b. 1679, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1682, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 2 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of William Chandler and Bridget Henchman)
  1. Phebe Chandler,   b. 17 Sep 1680, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Joseph Chandler,   b. 17 Jul 1682, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Rhoda Chandler,   b. 26 Sep 1684, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry Chandler   (Great Grandfather)  Eleanor Clark  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I16253
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Chandler,   c. 20 Mar 1635/36, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England d. 18 Aug 1698, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Mary Dane   d. 10 May 1679, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F1690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Stevens,   b. 2 Apr 1679, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 4 Oct 1751, Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1696  [7]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years - She : ~ 16 years and 8 months.
  Children	From 1702 to 1723  [1, 4, 5]
  1. Mary Chandler (1702-1739) 2. William Chandler (1704-1741) 3. James Chandler (1706-1789) 4. Phebe Chandler (1708-____) 5. Lydia Chandler (1709-1731) 6. Bridget Chandler (1711-1711) 7. Bridget Chandler (1712-1754) 8. Hannah Chandler (1714-____) 9. John Chandler (1717-1717) 10. Elizabeth Chandler (1717-1800) 11 Joseph Chandler (1720-1745) 12. John Chandler (1723-1762)
  Family ID	F8871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Thomas Chandler(1676 – 1751) 2William Chandler(20 Mar 1635/36 – 1698) 4William Chandler(1595 – 26 Jan 1641/42) 8Henry Chandler 16 17 9Anne 18 19 5Annis Bayford( – 15 Mar 1683/84) 10Francis Bayford(1567 – ) 20Richard Bayford 21Joan Searle 11Johan 22 23 3Mary Dane( – 1679) 6John Dane 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Eleanor Clark 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Dec 1676 - Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Offices Held - 1714 - Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - 1717 - Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - 1718 - Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 7 Nov 1751 - Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 7 Nov 1751 - South Church Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 25 Dec 1751 - Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2100] Chandler, George. The Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler who Settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Press of Charles Hamilton, 1883). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 49861473 Thomas Chandler. [S1947] Gravestone Inscription. [S2101] Pickford, Anna Marie. The Chandler Family: Genealogy of a Branch, (Dedham, Massachusetts: unknown publisher, 1903). [S1026] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume I, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860). [S1272] Topsfield Historical Society. Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1912). [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990).