Seventh Generation

142. George Chatfield was born on 20 March 1623 in Fittleworth, Sussex West, England. He immigrated in 1639 to Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. He emigrated in 1639 from Pagham, Sussex West, England. George died on 9 June 1671 at the age of 48 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA. 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.

George Chatfield and Sarah Bishop were married on 29 March 1656 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. Sarah Bishop, daughter of John Bishop and Ann / Anne STEVENS, was born about 1628 in North Mundham, Sussex West, England. She died on 30 September 1657 at the age of 29 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. Born: 1628, England or Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

George Chatfield and Sarah Bishop had the following children:

George Chatfield and Isabel Nettleton were married on 29 March 1659 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. Isabel Nettleton, daughter of Samuel Nettleton and Maria Mary Waite, was born about 1640 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. She died about 1700 at the age of 60 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA.

George Chatfield and Isabel Nettleton had the following children: