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Emigrated to America from Sussex, England with older brothers Francis and Thomas 1639.

Original Inhabitants of Guilford CT,USA

George was of Guilford, CT, by 1642, and moved to Killingworth in 1663

Check out The Chatfield Family, by William C. Sharpe, 1896, Seymour, CT.

GEORGE CHATFIELD, I (1624-1671): He was b. in 1624 in Sussex, England, and d. Jun 9, 1671 in Killingworth, CT. He was named in the wills of both his parents. Md. 1st Sarah Bishop in Mar 1656, dau. of John and Anne of Guilford, CT. She died childless in Sep 1657. His 2nd mg. was to Isabel Nettleton, dau of Samuel and Mary of Milford, CT, on Mar 29, 1659.

George CHATFIELD, with brothers Thomas and Francis, left England and arrived in Guilford, CT in 1639. They were part of Rev. Henry Whitfield's Company and were Original Inhabitants of Guilford CT, where they appear on lists of Planters in Jun 1639 and 1650.

In 1663 George and family moved to Killingworth CT. George was one of the most prominent men of Killingworth. He held the office of constable. George and Sarah, his 1st wife, had no children.

By: Cheryl (Chatfield) Thompson.

Many of his descendants were still living in Killingworth, CT in 1877. By 1985 , there were none of them left but a State Park is named after them.