The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-09
Correspondence of the New York World
A WILD GOOSE CHASE.
A Knock-Down Blow for the Chase
Heirs.

CHICAGO, April 24-The yer,
! hairs of our heads are numbered
which is more than can be said ofth,
heirs of Thomas, Aquilla and viii
liam Chase. A convention Of tbes,
hei-s who are interested in the Chas,
estate, valued at untold millions
which lies in the English Court O
Chancery awaiting a claimant, hav
ing been held here recently, and 9
still larger convention having been
called to meet at Trenton, New Jer.
sey, it may not be uninteresting to
commend to the perusal of these
gentlemen some facts communicated
by Mr.. George B. Chase, 234 Beacon
street, Boston.
There are two Chase families in
New England. One-found in Maine.
New Hampshire and Northeastern
Massachusetts, descended from
Thomas and Aquilla Chase, grantees
of Hampton in 1859, who were de-
scended from Thomas Chase of
Chesham, Bucks, 1910. The other
family is descended from William
Chase, who came over in Winthrop's
feet in 1880 and settled. and died in
Yarmouth. It's members are found
in Central and Southern Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island. Mr.. G. B.
Chase maintains that there is not one
little of evidence to show that Viii
liam Chase was related to Thomas
and Aquilla Chase, a careful search.
by a distinguished professional an
tiquarian (the results of which were
published by Mr.. G. B, Chase in the
Heraldic Journal for October, 1868. J
having amply proven this.
Mr.. Chase says that the whole
story of the Chase inheritance was a
pure invention, gotten up by some
journalist. The bubble was picked
by Mr.. Theodore Chase, of Boston.
in l847, when, wearied by the per
sistence with which the canard was
circulated, he caused researches to
be made by Messrs. Barring Brothers
& Co., the great English bankers
which fully demonstl ated the sill.
ness of the story.
Mr.. George b. Chase says that the
old story has been revived after
twenty five years ofrest. The pres |
ent heirs are encouraged to contri
butte literally to the fund with the
assurance that they will receive
value" in the shape of ga picture of
the original coat of arms and motto |
which the committee have received |
at considerable expense" Mr.
Chase shows that this is the precise |
coat-of-arms which he published in |
the HerGldic journal of October
1868. The motto, "Ne cede mali" "
is an addition.
The knock down is fairly given
by Mr.. Chase to the heirs of vii.
liam Chase, of Yarmouth, individ.
ually and collectively, as follows.
These heirs claim that Richard. the
elder brother of William, was aide-de-
camp to the Duke of WELLINGTON
Through his efforts, he being "a
thorough going man." Judgment was
secured for the heirs in Chancery.
having been placed in
Chancery by bill filed in l745. In
as William Chase came
over to Yarmouth in 1880, and Rich,
mOnd was his senior brother, and
inasmuch as the bill was filed in
l74G, and put through after some
delay by Richmond an aid
le- camp to the Duke of Wellington
(created Duke in 1814)-it follows
that Mr.. Richard Chase was a most
'thorough-going man. in the matter
IF age, being On the most favorable
200 years old when he
out that long lingering bill through.
This ought to be satisfactory, even
o the most infatuated of the Chase
leirs.