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- William's origins and parentage remain unknown. He married by 1627 in England Mary _____.
That he came to New England in 1630 as part of Winthrop's Fleet is supposed by an entry by Rev. John Eliott in the First Church of Roxbury, MA:
"William Chase, he came wth the first company, 1630."
He lived with his family at Roxbury from 1630 to 1638 according to records kept by Rev. John Eliot of the church there. He was a housewright. He brought with him one child his son William, "a child of ill qualities & a sore affliction to his parents." He removed to Yarmouth by 1638.
In Yarmouth he was involved in many court disputes.
Trouble with Marmaduke Mathewes brought him before the Court almost immediately, for on 1 Sept 1640 he was censured for his 'miscarriages' against Mr. Mathewes and disturbance of church proceedings.
In 1641 he was back in court disagreeing with Nicholas Sympkins concerning a fence.
In 1647/8, the Plymouth Colony Court authorized Capt. Myles Standish to go to Yarmouth and put an end to the differences.
Death
He died in Yarmouth, MA btw 4 May 1659 (date of will) and 13 May 1659 (probate).
His wife died not long after her husband:
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1597 - 1659 (61 years)
