Handley CHIPMAN

Father: John CHIPMAN
Mother: Elizabeth RUSSELL

Family 1: Jean ALLEN

(1) Source: North America, Family Histories via Ancestry.com.

  1. John CHIPMAN
  2. Elizabeth CHIPMAN
  3. Margaret CHIPMAN
  4. John CHIPMAN
  5. Catherine CHIPMAN
  6. a daughter CHIPMAN
  7. Handley CHIPMAN
  8. Rebecca CHIPMAN
  9. Thomas Handley CHIPMAN
  10. William Allen CHIPMAN
  11. Anthony CHIPMAN

Family 2: Nancy POST

(1) Source: U.S., Family History Books via Ancestry.com.

  1. Nancy CHIPMAN
  2. Holmes CHIPMAN
  3. Zachariah CHIPMAN
  4. Major CHIPMAN
  5. Stephen CHIPMAN
                                      _Thomas CHIPMAN ___
                      _John CHIPMAN _|
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 _John CHIPMAN ______|
|                    |                _John HOWLAND _____
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|--Handley CHIPMAN
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|_Elizabeth RUSSELL _|
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Notes

Updated February 26, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable [Mass.] Families Volume I. Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, F.B. & F.P. Goss (the "Patriot Press"), 1888. Page 164.

"Handley [CHIPMAN], 31st Aug., 1717. He removed with his father to Chilmark, thence to Providence, R. I., and in 1761 to Cornwallis, N. S. He was a distinguished man, and his descendents are numerous and respectable."

(2) U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Handley CHIPMAN
- Arrival Year: 1761
- Arrival Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
- Primary Immigrant: CHIPMAN, Handley
- Source Publication Code: 8750.40
- Source Bibliography: SMITH, LEONARD H., JR., and NORMA H. SMITH. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. 546p.

(3) U.S., Family History Books via Ancestry.com: Genealogiae Or, Data Concerning the Families of Morse, Chipman, Phinney, Ensign and Whiting

"HANDLEY CHIPMAN, born at Sandwich, Mass., on 31 Aug., 1717, died at Cornwallis, N. S. on 27 May, 1799, married (2) at Cornwallis, N. S. on 14 Dec., 1755, to Nancy POST, born at Saybrook, Conn. on -- 1751, died at Cornwallis, N. S. on 28 Jan., 1802 æ 51."

(4) North America, Family Histories via Ancestry.com: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America

"Handley CHIPMAN (Hon. John, Dea. John), b. in Sandwich, Mass., Aug. 31, 1717; m. Jean, daughter of John and Margaret ALLEN, April 24, 1740, and had 11 children in Newport, R.I. Mr. CHIPMAN was a cabinetmaker, Justice of Peace, and a pious Congregationalist. He left Newport, R.I., May 7, 1761, sailed to Nova Scotia, and settled in Cornwallis, Kings County, where his wife d. April 5, 1775, aged 53... Mr. CHIPMAN m. 2d., Nancy, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (CLARK) POST, Dec. 14, 1775; had 5 more children. Mr. CHIPMAN was Justice of Peace, and Judge of Probate in Nova Scotia; left some comments on the New Testament; d. May 27, 1799. His wife d. 1802, aged 51... Children: i. Elizabeth, b. in Newport, R.I., Feb. 19, 1741; m. William DEXTER, of Cranston, R.I., and d. Feb. 9, 1764. ii. John, b. July 21, 1742; died soon. iii. Margaret, b. July 17, 1743; m. Richard BACON, Providence, R.I., and d. May 4, 1761. iv. John, b. Dec. 17, 1744. v. Catharine, b. Nov. 11, 1746; m. John BECKWITH, Jr., 1764; 7 children, and d. 1812; he d. 1816. vi. Handley, b. Oct. 9, 1748; d. in Nov. vii. Rebecca, b. Nov. 8, 1750; m. Samuel BECKWITH (Samuel, James, Matthew, Matthew), Aug. 6, 1767; 11 children. viii. Anthony, b. 1754; was a soldier in the American army under Colonel TUCKER; after deserting the British naval service at Halifax into which he had been impressed, he went to Gloucester, Mass., 1780; m. Anna LURVEY, 1783, and d. since April, 1790. She m. 2d, Samuel WONSON, 1792, and lived in Rockport; had Anthony, 1786, and James, Aug. 12, 1788. ix. Thomas Handley, b. Jan. 17, 1756. x. William Allen, b. Nov. 8, 1757. xi. Nancy, b. Oct. 6, 1772; m. Capt. Abner MORSE, May 27, 1793, and d. Dec. 30, 1851. xii. Holmes, b. Jan 17, 1778. xiii. Zachariah, b. March 20, 1779. xiv. Major, b. Dec. 4, 1780. xv. Stephen, b. June 29, 1784."

(5) Find a Grave

- Name: Judge Handley CHIPMAN
- Birth: 31 Aug 1717
- Death: 27 May 1799 (aged 81)
- Inscription: "Here Lies the Body of Handley Chipman, Esqr. who Departed this life, May the 27th 1799 in the 82nd Year of his Age"
- Burial: Chipman Corner Cemetery; Chipmans Corner, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Memorial ID: 115269657

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Additional Notes.

Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; John Chipman -3; Handley Chipman -4.