. History of Robert Chaffin and his descendants, and of the other Chaffins in America . alled the MysticFive, which met annually on New Years Eve for 50years, celebrating the dying year with a supper. Atthe fiftieth meeting it was voted to discontinue thegatherings, and one of the five died soon after. Thelast meeting was Dec. 31, 1893, at Youngs Hotel,Boston. Mr. Hill was the latest survivor,ii. Sally, b. Apr. 5, 1791, in Harvard; m. Sept. 29, 1816,Jonathan B. Symonds of Hanover, N. H., b. in Har-vard Mar. 20, 1791. He soon settled in Concord,N. H., but later moved to Oxford, Me., where he d.
. History of Robert Chaffin and his descendants, and of the other Chaffins in America . alled the MysticFive, which met annually on New Years Eve for 50years, celebrating the dying year with a supper. Atthe fiftieth meeting it was voted to discontinue thegatherings, and one of the five died soon after. Thelast meeting was Dec. 31, 1893, at Youngs Hotel,Boston. Mr. Hill was the latest survivor,ii. Sally, b. Apr. 5, 1791, in Harvard; m. Sept. 29, 1816,Jonathan B. Symonds of Hanover, N. H., b. in Har-vard Mar. 20, 1791. He soon settled in Concord,N. H., but later moved to Oxford, Me., where he son, Andrew, who for awhile took to the sea, mak-ing a voyage to China, but later studied for a lawyer,a keen, bright man, who grew to manhood but Mar. 20, 1850. Like many other families that come from England,the Chaffin family for many years entertained thepleasing tradition of an immense fortune held for themin the Bank of England, subject to call and sure to beturned over to them when sufficient evidence of owner-ship could be produced. This fiction has not yet died. JOSEPH CHAFFIN APPLETON HILL THIRD GENERATION 27 out. The author of this Chaffin History has beenquestioned about it by correspondents who seem daz-zled by the brilliant prospect of such an addition totheir cash as would enable them to buy the most ex-pensive automobiles and live henceforth at ease. Thesubject is referred to here only to say that the AndrewSymonds spoken of above was being trained in the lawmainly as a preparation for going to England andclaiming this great fortune. An early death savedhim from this foolish quest. Mrs. Symonds m. 2d,at Oxford, W. B. Norton, his 2d marriage. He had adaughter, Frances, with whom, after his death, hiswidow lived a part of the time, and where she d., Aug. 13, 1865. iii. Eunice, b. Jan. 8, 1791, in Harvard, Mass.; d. Nov. 2,1828; m. May 22, 1817, William Davis of Billerica,Mass., b. Sept. 9, 1790; d. Jan. 6, 1880, in Acton,Mass., s. of William and Rebec
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