My Family Tree

Emigrated to America with brothers Thomas & George. Remained unmarried.

Will settlement 13 Oct 1646.

Francis Chatfield was born in N. Mundham, Sussex, ENG Feb 24, 1616/1617. Francis died abt 1647 in Guilford Twp., New Haven, CT, USA. His body was interred 1647 in Chichester, Sussex, ENG. He was christened Feb 24, 1617 in N. Mundham, Sussex, ENG. Francis emigrated to Guilford, CT with the Kent and Sussex Co. followers of Rev. Henry Whitfield, "Congregationalists or Dissenters". He and his brothers were among the few listed as "Mr. and Gentleman" in Guilford's founding history.

"We, whose names are hereunder written, intending by God's gracious permission so plant ourselves in New England, and if it may be, in the southerly part, about Quinnipiack. We do faithfully promise each to each, for ourselves and families, and those that belong to us; that we will, the Lord permitting us, sit down and join ourselves together in one entire plantation; and to be helpful each to the other in every common work, according to every man's ability and as need shall require, and we promise not to desert or leave each other or the plantation, but with the consent of the rest, or the greater part of the company who have entered into this engagement. And for our gathering together in a church way, and the choice of officers and members to be joined together in that way, we do refer ourselves until such time as it shall please God to settle us in our plantation. In witness whereof we subscribe our hands, the first day of June, 1639."

Robert Kitchell John Hughes
John Bishop William Dudley
Francis Bushnell John Parmelin
William Chittenden John Mephan
William Leate Henry Whitfield
Thomas Joanes Thomas Norton
John Jurdon Abraham Cruttenden
William Stone Francis Chatfield
John Headley William Halle
John Stone Thomas Naish
William Plano Henry Kingsworth
Richard Outridge Henry Doude
Thomas Cocke

When Guilford and New Haven voted to join their plantations, Francis opposed it. He was brought to court before the magistrates and deputies on Aug. 14, 1645 because of this. He died unmarried two years later and his estate went to brothers, Thomas and George Chatfield. He apparently was buried in a Cathedral back in England after his death.