Chauncey, (Rev.) Charles, s. of Israel. Granted remuneration as Chaplain to Army, Oct. 1690, and as Chaplain and physician, Oct. 1691. Preached Election Sermon, 1702. Born at Stratford, 3 Sept. 1668; grad. Harvard Coll. 1686; minister at Stratfield, where he d. Dec. 1714 ae. 48 (g. s.). Married (1) (rec. Fairfield) 29 June 1692, Sarah Burr. She was dau. of John, b. 25 July 1675, d. "15 of 1697/8." He, of Stratfield, m. (2) 16 Mar. 1698/9, Sarah Wolcott, dau. of Mr. Henry of Windsor. She d. 5 Jan. 1703/4. He m. (3) 4 Mar. 1710, Elizabeth, widow of Matthew Sherwood, and dau. of Samuel Morehouse. She m. (3) at Stratfield, 10 Apr. 1716, Lt. Richard Miles of New Haven. Will of Charles Chauncey of Fairfield, Clerk, 24 Dec. 1714, proved 6 July 1715; wife Elizabeth, mentioning income from Est. at Lambeth near Bristol in Great Britain which descended from father Mr. Israel Chauncey of Stratford dec'd; son Israel, farm given unto my gr. father Mr. Charles Chauncey near Merrimack River, Mass. Bay; son John, lands in Stratford from my father and by purchase from my bro. Robert of Bristol, Gt. Britain; sons Robert and Ichabod Wolcott, estate in Stratfield; dau. Abiah Chauncey; overseers, Rev. Joseph Webb of Fairfield, and Rev. Timothy Cutler of Stratford. Abiah chose Rev. Samuel Cook of Stratfield for guardian, 6 June 1716; and Ichabod Wolcott chose the same guardian, 1 Dec. 1718. Lt. Richard Hubbell was appointed to administer, but failing to distribute, on 29 Apr. 1719 Lt. Richard Miles, in right of wife Elizabeth who was the widow, applied for distribution.
