Deborah Chickering

Last updated 14 Dec 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: 9 Apr 1722 in Dedham, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America

Died: 10 Jan 1818 in Danby, Rutland County, Vermont, United States

Father: Nathanael Chickering (bet 1675/1676 – 1746)

Mother: Deborah Wight (1684 – 1748)

Supporting evidence for:
name

birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]

Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Deborah [Chickering]).

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869: J. C. Williams, The History and Map of Danby, Vermont; Rutland, Vt.: McLean & Robbins, 1869; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed before 20 Apr 2018) [Includes a section devoted to family sketches of contemporary and ancestral individuals as well as sections for civil and military town history. The family sketches appear to be the result of interviews with residents by the author.]

Reference Detail: Pages 258-259 (PDF pages 267-268), "Smith, Caleb"

Comment Detail: Source includes name ("a Chickering").

estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”

Reference Detail: Page 326, line 15

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Deborah Chickering).

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register: Family bible registry entries for the family of Barak Smith; photocopy, privately held [Most entries are believed to have been made by Barak and Mary Smith. Entries are separated by inconsistent types of lines, and not all entries have individuals or couples; several are informational.]

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entry 3

Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Deborah Smith).

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748: Intentions of marriage registry entry for Calleb Smith and Deborah Chickery (1748); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 Dec 2023), “⟩ Mendon ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 391; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)”

Reference Detail: Page 9, entry 9

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Deborah ⟨spelling⟩). See research notes for spelling details.

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birth

birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]

Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15

Comment Detail: Source includes date (April the 9th 1722) and implied location (Dedham, Massachusetts).

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register: Family bible registry entries for the family of Barak Smith; photocopy, privately held [Most entries are believed to have been made by Barak and Mary Smith. Entries are separated by inconsistent types of lines, and not all entries have individuals or couples; several are informational.]

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entry 3

Comment Detail: Source includes date (9 of 4mo 1722).

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death

estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”

Reference Detail: Page 324, lines 27-28; page 326, line 15

Comment Detail: Source implies Deborah is living as of the date of the will, 6 Jan 1746/47.

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register: Family bible registry entries for the family of Barak Smith; photocopy, privately held [Most entries are believed to have been made by Barak and Mary Smith. Entries are separated by inconsistent types of lines, and not all entries have individuals or couples; several are informational.]

Reference Detail: Deaths page, left side, entry 3

Comment Detail: Source includes date (10 of 1mo 1818) and location (Danby [, Vermont]).

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father

estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”

Reference Detail: Page 326, line 15

Comment Detail: Source identifies Deborah as a daughter of Nathanael Chickering. (Probably biological but not explicit.)

birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]

Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15

Comment Detail: Source identifies Deborah as the daughter of Nathanael Chickering. It implies a biological connection.

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mother

birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]

Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15

Comment Detail: Source identifies Deborah as the daughter of Deborah Chickering. It implies a biological connection.

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Family

Spouse/Partner: Caleb Smith (1720 – 1797)

Married: Aft 14 Nov 1748 in Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869: J. C. Williams, The History and Map of Danby, Vermont; Rutland, Vt.: McLean & Robbins, 1869; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed before 20 Apr 2018) [Includes a section devoted to family sketches of contemporary and ancestral individuals as well as sections for civil and military town history. The family sketches appear to be the result of interviews with residents by the author.]

Reference Detail: Page 258 (PDF page 267), "Smith, Caleb"

Comment Detail: Source notes that "Smith, Caleb from Uxbridge Mass., in ⟨conflict⟩, m. a Chickering..." See research notes for conflict details.

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register: Family bible registry entries for the family of Barak Smith; photocopy, privately held [Most entries are believed to have been made by Barak and Mary Smith. Entries are separated by inconsistent types of lines, and not all entries have individuals or couples; several are informational.]

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entries 2,3

Comment Detail: Source identifies Deborah Smith as the wife of Caleb Smith.

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748: Intentions of marriage registry entry for Calleb Smith and Deborah Chickery (1748); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 Dec 2023), “⟩ Mendon ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 391; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)”

Reference Detail: Page 9, entry 9

Comment Detail: Source includes registration date of intention (Nov.14th.1748) and location (Mendon [, Province of Massachuesetts Bay, British America]).

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Child: Ebenezer Smith (1749 – 1826)

Child: Asa Smith (1751 – 1837)

Child: Nathan Smith (1753 – 1824)

Child: Barak Smith (1755 – 1828)

Child: Deborah Smith (1755 – 1848)

Child: Lydia Smith (1757 – 1837)

Child: Rhoda Smith (1761 – 1850)

Miscellaneous Facts

Attributes

Residence: at Dedham, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748: Intentions of marriage registry entry for Calleb Smith and Deborah Chickery (1748); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 Dec 2023), “⟩ Mendon ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 391; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)”

Reference Detail: Page 9, entry 9

Comment Detail: Source includes entry date (Nov. 14th.1748) and residence location (Dedham [, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America]).

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

SPELLING

Surname: This database uses Chickering. A marriage intention registry entry uses the spelling Chickery. [marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748]

Supporting evidence for:
research notes

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748: Intentions of marriage registry entry for Calleb Smith and Deborah Chickery (1748); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 Dec 2023), “⟩ Mendon ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 391; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)”

Reference Detail: Page 9, entry 9

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Sources

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