Aquila Chase and his brother, Thomas, were early settlers of Hampton. Their origin in the old country has been variously exploited. The incentive of the Chase Inheritance was pro ductive of much speculative genealogical work. A somewhat careful examination of the various published investigations relating to the Chase family leads me to accept the conclusion that Aquila and Thomas of Hampton were sons of Aquila Chase, born in Chesham, Buckingham shire, August 14, 1580. Aquila of Chesham was unquestionably the son of Richard Chase, who was born in 1542, and was the son of a Thomas of Hundrich in the parish of Chesham. An un fortunate Thomas Chase was barbarously mur dered in 1506 in a small room in which one could not sit nor stand without great inconvenience; this room was adjoining the chapel connected with the palace of the Bishop of Longlance at Woburn, confessor of Henry VIII. It is extremely prob able that this unfortunate Thomas was in some way related to Sir William Chase of Chesham, who is said to have been High Steward in the household of Henry VIII. At all events they were of the same name and the same parish. Sir William Chase's eldest son, Richard, born in 1537.