The Chatfield Name & Heritage

Chatfield:

English heritage

Literal Translation:

Field of the wild cat

Emigrated:

In 1639, from North Mundham, Sussex, England on the ship St. John

Immigrated:

In 1639, the three sons of HENRY CHATFIELD & JANE WICKHAM, to Guilford, Connecticut in Rev. Henry Whitfield’s Company

1. Francis Chatfield (b: 1615/16, age 24); Francis died without family.
2. Thomas Chatfield (b: 1620/21, age 17); Thomas migrated to Long Island, New York to raise his family.
3. GEORGE CHATFIELD (b: 1623/24, age 15); our line descends from the youngest brother, George, who remained in Connecticut.
   

   the ship, St. John

Planters:

Planted the English colony of Guilford, Connecticut

Religion:

Congregationalists or Dissenters (emigrated as they did not want to be members of the Church of England)

Occupation:

Farmers