3264–3265.  Hugh Chaplin was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, on Sunday, May 22, 1603, and died in Rowley, Massachusetts Colony, America, on January 22, 1654. Elizabeth _____ died in Rowley on June 2, 1674. He is the son of Ebenezer Chaplin. They had four children:

Her second marriage was to Nicholas Jackson on Tuesday, December 9, 1656. She took the name Elizabeth Jackson. They had no children.

In the summer of 1638, towards the end of the great migration to escape the tyrrany of Charles I of England, Rev. Ezekiel Rogers and his followers set sail on the ship John from Hull, England. On board were about 20 families, nearly all from Yorkshire, under the leadership of Rev. Rogers of Rowley, England, near Hull. Among the families were Frances Lambert from Holme-on-Spaulding-Moor; Edward Carleton from Barnston; Hugh Chaplin, Maximillian and Joseph Jewett from Bradford; Robert and John Hazeltine from Biddeford in Devon; William Jackson from Rowley, and William and John Boynton, Thomas Nelson, John Spofford, and Thomas Tenney.

The ship landed in Salem Harbor where they stayed the winter and spent the time looking for a more permanent location to settle. Rev. Rogers appeared before Mr. Wilson’s church of Boston in 1638 and requested for himself, and his people, to join with Mr. Wilson’s church. His request was granted. Rev. Rogers was urged to join a company, being formed to colonize Quinnipiack, now New Haven, Connecticut, but chose not to go. Before the winter was over, Ezekiel Rogers requested of the General Court a tract of land between Ipswich and Newbury. His request was granted and the settlement began in the spring of 1639.

Hugh Chaplin became a Freeman in 1642, and most of the others soon followed. (Previous to 1664 a Freeman meant that they were members of some Congregational Church, had taken the Freeman’s oath, and were entitled to vote.)

The Rowley Company purchased additional land for about £800. Those who were able contributed the purchase money, and in the layout of the house lots, the amount given determined the size of the lot granted. Hugh Chaplin received the following, "To Hugh Chaplin, one lotte containginge an acre, and halfe, bounded on the south side by John Dresser’s house lott, part of it lyinge on the west side, and part of it on the ease side of the street."

Although the first mention of the new plantation was in March of 1638, it was not incorporated until September of 1639.

Hugh Chaplin was a respected citizen of Rowley, served the term of 1648 as juror; served on the trial jury and was Overseer January 3, 1650, and again December 19, 1641. Hugh had four boys, all born in Rowley. Three of his sons were minors at the time of his death. The lots that were Hugh’s in later divisions, were given to his heir and only living son, Joseph, in his father’s right. Hugh Chaplin only lived fifteen years after settling in Rowley; he made his will a week before his death.

The will was not signed, but it was witnessed by Joseph Jewett and John Pickard, who proved the will in Ipswich Court, March 31, 1657. The will had not been proven by the widow within the 20 months allowed for the action, so she was sentenced to forfeit £100 to the court. On April 6, 1657, Elizabeth Jackson petitioned the court for an abatement of the fine for neglecting to present her former husband Hugh Chaplin's will to be probated and on September 29, 1657, the count moderated the fine of Nicholas Jackson for not proving the will of his wife's former husband.

• Schreiber, Joan "JC", A website containing research done by her great aunt, Bernice Choate Chaplin, unpublished and (currently: Aug. 2002) without references.