Desire CHIPMAN

Father: John CHIPMAN
Mother: Hope HOWLAND

Family 1: Melatiah BOURNE

(1) Source: Vital Records of the Towns of Barnstable and Sandwich via Ancestry.com.

  1. Sylvanus BOURNE
  2. Richard BOURNE
  3. Samuel BOURNE
  4. Sarah BOURNE
  5. John BOURNE
  6. Shearjashub BOURNE
  7. Silas BOURNE
  8. Bathsheba BOURNE
                                     ________________
                 _Thomas CHIPMAN ___|
                |                   |________________
 _John CHIPMAN _|
|               |                    _// DERBY ______
|               |_// DERBY _________|
|                                   |________________
|
|--Desire CHIPMAN
|
|                                    _Henry HOWLAND _
|                _John HOWLAND _____|
|               |                   |________________
|_Hope HOWLAND _|
                |                    _John TILLEY ___
                |_Elizabeth TILLEY _|
                                    |_Joan HURST ____

Notes

Updated January 12, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com

"The births of ye Children of John CHIPMAN... His Daughter Desire born 26 of Feb. 1673"

(2) Mayflower Marriages via Ancestry.com: John HOWLAND Family

"Desire CHIPMAN-3 and Melatiah BOURNE, 23 Feb. 1692/93, Sandwich (MD 29:70)"

(3) Vital Records of the Towns of Barnstable and Sandwich via Ancestry.com: Sandwich

"Melatiah BOURNE and Desier CHIPMAN both of Sandwich wer maryed by Stephen SKEFFE Esq. Just peace the 23rd day of February Anno 1692/3"

(4) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Mass.] Families Volume I. Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, F.B. & F.P. Goss (the "Patriot Press"), 1888. Pages 115-116, 161.

Page 161: "Desire [CHIPMAN], born 26th Feb., 1673-4, married Hon. Melatiah BOURNE of Sandwich Feb. 23, 1695-6. She died March 28, 1705, aged 31."

Pages 115-116: "Children of Hon. Melatiah BOURNE [and Desire CHIPMAN]: I. Sylvanus, Sept. 10, 1694, married Mercy GORHAM, March 20, 1718. II. Richard, Aug. 13, 1695, died in Falmouth, 1738. III. Samuel, Feb. 7, 1697; died young. IV. Sarah, Feb. 7, 1697; died young. V. John, March 10, 1698, married March 16, 1772, Mary HINCKLEY. VI. Shearjashub, Dec. 21, 1699, married four wives. VII. Silas, Dec. 10, 1701, married --- ALLEN. VIII. Bathsheba, Nov. 11, 1703, married William NEWCOMB; second, Timothy RUGGLES, 1736."

(5) Find a Grave

- Name: Desire CHIPMAN BOURNE
- Birth: 26 Feb 1674; Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
- Death: 28 Mar 1705 (aged 31); Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
- Inscription: Desire Bourne the wife of L[ieutenant] Melatiah Bourne died March the 08 1705 age 31 years
- Burial: Falmouth Old Burying Ground; Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
- Memorial ID: 5846769

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Additional Notes.

Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; Desire Chipman -3.