Bethia CHIPMAN

Father: John CHIPMAN
Mother: Hope HOWLAND

Family 1: Indeterminate Spouse (see notes below) 

                                     ________________
                 _Thomas CHIPMAN ___|
                |                   |________________
 _John CHIPMAN _|
|               |                    _// DERBY ______
|               |_// DERBY _________|
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|--Bethia CHIPMAN
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|                                    _Henry HOWLAND _
|                _John HOWLAND _____|
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|_Hope HOWLAND _|
                |                    _John TILLEY ___
                |_Elizabeth TILLEY _|
                                    |_Joan HURST ____

Notes

Updated October 27, 2024. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com; Barnstable

- "The birthe of ye Children of John CHIPMAN... Bethiah ye 1 of July 1666"

(2) Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records via Ancestry.com

- 1702: "The Last Will and Testament of John CHIPMAN... Will and Bequeath to my daughter... Bethia"

(3) Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Increasings, 2nd Edition. Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Genealogy Publishing Co., Inc., 1995. Howland Chapter, Page 72.

"Bethia CHIPMAN-3, b. 1 July 1666, Barnstable [MD 4:121; Otis 1:161], aft. 12 Nov. 1702 [MD 3:183 (fath.will)]. It has been extremely difficult to identify Bethia's husbands. Her father's will (cited within), dated 12 Nov. 1702 mentions daughter Bethia as well as to grandchildren, Mary GALE and Jabes DIMMOCK who cannot be otherwise identified and have been attributed to Bethia. Bowman states she married 1st, ( ) GALE and 2nd, Timothy DIMMOCK [MBD 2:137] who m.2nd, 17 Mar. 1702/3, Abigail DOANE. According to this data, Bethia would have died betw. 12 Nov. 1702 - 17 Mar. 1702/3. Otis 1:161 states Bethia 'married as I have noted, Shubael DIMMOCK' and goes on to state Shubael m.2nd, 4 May 1699, Tabitha LOTHROP. There are two problems with this statement, first, although he states he has noted this marriage elsewhere in his book, it is nowhere to be found; second, Bethia was alive in 1699 (as shown by her father's will), so her husband could not have remarried. Another piece which does not add up can be found in the Barnstable ChR as printed in MSR:617 + NEHGR 10:351 where Bethia, wf of Shubal DIMOCK was baptized on 1 Sept. 1700. Since Shubael was married to Tabitha in 1699, is this an error for 'Tabitha wf of Shubael' or 'Bethia wf of Timothy'? Otis mentions Shubael's marriage to Tabitha in two other places in his book, 1:341,2:165 and in neither does he mention Bethia. Otis 1:341 also mentions Timothy DIMMOCK (who is Shubael's brother) and says only that his wife was Abigail, unfortunately he does not give an account of his children so there is no mention of a Jabez DIMMOCK. It would appear from the above that Bethia married, date unknown, Timothy DIMMOCK, (son of Shubael DIMMOCK + Joanna BURSLEY), b. Mar. 1668 [MD 4:221], d. c1733, Ashford CT [Otis 1:341] who m.2nd, 17 Mar. 1702/3, Abigail DOANE. (The other 'contender', brother Shubael DIMMOCK, b. Feb. 1673, Barnstable [MD 4:221], d. 16 Dec. 1728, Barnstable [Otis 1:341], m. 4 May 1699, Barnstable, Tabitha LOTHROP [MD 4:222 (+ 3 chil. b. 1702-1712)], (dau of Melatiah LOTHROP + Sarah FARRAR), b. 3 Apr. 1671, Barnstable [MD 6:237], d. 24 July 1727, Barnstable [Otis 1:341].)"(1) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families. United States, F. B. & F. P. Goss, 1888. Page 161.

(4) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families. United States, F. B. & F. P. Goss, 1888. Page 161.

"Bethia, born 1st July, 1666, married, as I have noted, Shubael DIMMOCK. The Jabez DIMMOCK and Mary GALE named in the will of Elder CHIPMAN were probably children of Bethia. She died early. Shubael DIMMOCK married 4th May, 1699, Tabitha LOTHROP or his second wife."

(5) U.S., New England Marriages Prior via Ancestry.com

- "DIMOCK, Shubael-2 did not m/1 Bethia CHIPMAN (numerous references that he m Bethia CHIPMAN are all wrong)"

(6) U.S. and International Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Bethia CHIPMAN
- Gender: Female
- Birth Place: MA
- Birth Year: 1666
- Spouse Name: Timothy DIMMOCK
- Spouse Birth Place: MA
- Spouse Birth Year: 1668
- Marriage Year: 1690
- Marriage State: MA

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Additional Notes.

Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; Bethia Chipman -3.