Hired Burke to make nails for him and then had him arrested
| When Burke met | 1781 |
| Where Burke met | Tyringham, MA |
| Occupation | Uncertain |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke made nails for him |
| Identity Status | Probable |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 29 |
Notes
Joseph Chapin (1757–1838) was a resident of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, born to Japheth Chapin and Patience Hayward. He resided primarily in Tyringham and Sandisfield. In 1781, he married Bethiah Taft, with whom he had seven children. Upon his father’s death in 1797, Chapin was named sole executor of the estate and inherited his father’s lands and buildings in Tyringham. Military records from the Revolutionary War identify a Joseph Chapin of Tyringham who served as a private and corporal in several Berkshire County militia detachments, including Colonel Brown’s and Colonel Ashley’s regiments, between 1777 and 1781. He died in Berkshire County on November 4, 1838.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.