Sarah Chandler (abt. 1614 - aft. 1662)

Born about 1614 in England [uncertain]

Died after 3 May 1662 after about age 48 in New England [uncertain]

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Biography

Most sources, including The Great Migration Begins^[1] assumed Sarah was by the second wife of Edmund Chandler, but there is no reason for this assumption. The 1662 will of Edmund Chandler gave a bequest (of sugar in Barbadoes) to his daughters Sarah, Anna and Mary. He later gave a separate bequest to another daughter Ruth. Given the fact three of the daughters were named together, but a fourth daughter was named later is a weak indication that Ruth was by a different wife from the other three.

According to an article in the Winter 2022 Mayflower Descendant Sarah may have been Sarah (Unknown) Simmons (abt.1612-bef.1689), wife of of Moses Simonson (Simmons)^[2] Moses Simmons was married in Plymouth sometime during the early 1630's (first child born ca 1635) so his wife would have been born circa 1614 or so. IF Sarah, wife of Moses Simonson/Simmons was the daughter of Edmund Chandler, then she (and likely her sisters Anna and Mary) would have been daughters of Edmund's first wife.

Research Notes

There are three possibilities for Sarah presented.

1. Sarah was possibly the daughter of Edmund's second wife based on Anderson's book, and born in about 1638.
2. Sarah was possibly the daughter of Edmund's first wife and born much earlier.
3. Sarah was the wife of Moses Simmons.

Up until a recent merge, Sarah's birth date of 1638 was based on Anderson, but appears to be only an estimate and the book does not provide any proof of this date.

Since Edmund groups three daughters together in his will (Sarah, Anna, and Mary), and Ruth separately, it is possible they are from separate mothers.

Being unsure of who Sarah's mother was, I thought it made sense to remove the 2nd unknown as mother. I was not able to remove her mother since it is a project controlled profile.

I would suggest the following action:

1. Remove Sarah's mother (Edmund's 2nd wife), until it can be determined which one is her mother.
2. Document the conflicting sources.
3. Have the children's profiles for this situation controlled by the Great Migration project and a decision be made on how this should be handled so it is handled consistently among all related profiles.

Sources

1. ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. "Edmund Chandler" (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995).
2. ↑ Wing, Raymond T., "Sarah, wife of Moses Simmons of Duxbury: A Possible Parentage" Mayflower Descendant (2022) 70:42-46.

See also:

• “Morris Ancestry, Vol 5, The Great Migration Part II”, by Charles Gould Morris, 2010, vol. 5, pg.309