Samuel Chapin and his wife, Cicely, came from England withseveral children as early as 1636. After remaining for a littletime in Roxbury, he settled permanently in Springfield. Hebecame a person of considerable prominence "both in church andstate." The statue in Springfield called "The Puritan" is knownas the Deacon Chapin Monument. It is the sculptor's idea of howsuch a man as Deacon Chapin, a man of his moral standing andspiritual qualities ought to have looked. He died November 11,1665. The date of his wife's death is not known. --- Thepreceeding is in a family notebook, Samuel is an ancestor ofmine and the line goes Samuel - Josiah - Seth - Deborah.The time of arrival of the family in Roxbury, Mass., is supposedto be 1635, and no evidence is found to prove that date inerror, and that five children came with their parents. Theconclusion is that Henry and Josiah were born between 1630 and1635, and as henry is mentioned first, it is supposed he is theelder of the two. Japhet was born in Roxbury and Hannah inSpringfield, Mass. "We are fortunate that we know the founder ofour race in this country and his name has come down to us as afixed and certain landmark in our history". - Judge HenryChapin, 17 September 1862"The beginning of the Chapin family is altogether creditable. Wemay well be satisfied that it should start with this genuine oldPuritan and what he did, with his fellow pioneers, to open theAmerican Continent and on it found a city and to establish amodel Christian Republic. The rolls of heraldry, even if theycould show the name linked with royal or princely blood, wouldadd nothing to the true nobility of its origin. It belongspeculiarly to this country, and the sphere of its highestdignity and honor was no doubt ordained to be here. Our chiefanxiety should be to maintain and advance its true nobility bylives and deeds worthy of such a father." - Pres. Aaron L.Chapin at the unveiling of the Chapin Statue at Springfield, MAon 24 November 1887.