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Surnames: Chesley Caulk Smith Harry
Classification: Query
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First Generation
1. Rev. John Harry CHESLEY was born 10 Dec 1856 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He died
14 Jan 1936.
Education: Virginia, Prominent Families, Vol. 1-4 Volume I Chapter VII Seventh
Generation.
Education: Rev. John Harry Chesley, b. in Westmoreland Co., Va., Dec. 10, 1856. Mr.
Chesley graduated, 1878, at the Virginia Theological Seminary; ordained deacon, June 20,
1878, in All Faith Church, St. Mary's Co., Md.; ordained priest, Dec. 19, 1880, in
Trinity Church, Upper Marlboro, Md., and is now rector of Ascension Church, Claymont,
Del.
John married (1) Claudia Walton La Vert SMITH, daughter of John Thomas SMITH and Margaret
Lewis MARSHALL, on 10 Jul 1878. Claudia was born 26 May 1856 in Ashleigh, Fauquier Co.,
Va.. She died 20 Sep 1934.
Notation: Claudia is a descendant of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall
They had the following children:
2 F i. Margaret Lewis Marshall CHESLEY "Madge" was born 16 Jan 1880 in East
Newmarket, Maryland.
Madge married William R. SHAFER.
3 F ii. Claudia Dare CHESLEY was born 15 Jun 1881 in Frederick County, Maryland.
DAR: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 35 page 23
Mrs. Claudia Dare Chesley Chaytor. DAR ID Number: 34059 Born in Prince Frederick,
Maryland. Wife of Armon D. Chaytor, Jr. Descendant of Col. Thomas Marshall, John Marshall,
Capt. John Hawkins and Col. Samuel Beall, Jr. [p.23] Daughter of Rev. John Harry Chesley
and Claudia W. Smith, his wife. Granddaughter of Rev. John W. Chesley and Harriet Beall
Harry, his wife; Maj. J. Thomas Smith and Margaret Lewis Marshall, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of John Harry and Harriett Eliza Williams, his wife; John Adams
Washington Smith and Maria Love Hawkins, his wife; Thomas Marshall and Margaret Lewis, his
wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Elisha O. Williams and Harriett Beall, his wife; John
Hawkins and Alice Corbin Thompson, his wife; John Marshall and Mary Willis Ambler, his
wife. Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Brooke Beall (b. 1742) and Margaret Johns, his wife;
Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith, !
his wife. Gr.-gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Samuel Beall, Jr. and Eleanor Brooke, his wife,
m. 1734. Thomas Marshall, (1730-1802), commanded a regiment in many battles. He was born
in Westmoreland County, Va., died in Mason County, Ky. Also Nos. 311, 3161, 5099, 7783,
9585, 11517, 12247, 13053, 15544, 17624, 18985, 28971, 29349, 32156. John Marshall,
(1755-1835), served with the Culpeper minute men and was later chief justice of the
Supreme Court. Also Nos. 311, 3161, 12247, 13052, 18986, 27207, 29781. John Hawkins,
(1750-1803), commanded a company under Col. Thomas Marshall. He was born in Maryland; died
in Virginia. Also Nos. 5198, 8189, 10835, 11615, 29781. Samuel Beall, Jr., (1714-78), was
chairman of the Committee of Safety of Frederick County, Maryland. His forge supplied
ammunition for the army in the trying days of the revolution. Also No. 254.
Claudia married Armon D. CHAYTOR Jr.. Armon was born 1853 in Delaware.
4 iii. Atta Harry CHESLEY was born 19 Sep 1885.
+ 5 F iv. Bessie Beall CHESLEY was born 28 Jun 1888 and died Jul 1967.
John also married (2) Claudia WALTON on 10 Jul 1878 in "Seminary Hill", Fairfax
Co., VA. Claudia was born 26 May 1856 in "Ashleigh, " Fauquier Co., Va.
Notation: Colonial Families in the Southern States
Claudia Walton, b. May 26, 1856, at "Ashleigh," Fauquier Co., Va.; living 1909;
m. July 10, 1878, Rev. John Harry Chesley, b. Dec. 10, 1856, in Westmoreland Co., Va.;
graduated at the Theological Seminary, 1878; ordained Deacon, 1878; and Priest, 1880; is
an influential Minister in the Diocese of Maryland; son of Rev. John William and Harriet
Beall (Harry) Chesley; gr.-son of Rev. William Fitzhugh and Jane (Dare) Chesley and of
John and Harriet Eliza (Williams) Harry.
They had the following children:
6 F v. Esther CHESLEY was born 1905 in Pennsylvania.
Second Generation
5. Bessie Beall CHESLEY (John Harry) was born 28 Jun 1888 in Delaware. She died Jul 1967
in Saint Michaels, Talbot County, MD.
Census: 1920 U.S. Census • Maryland • Talbot • Saint Michaels • ED# 107
Bessie married Howard W. CAULK, son of William CAULK and Margaret R.. Howard was born 1885
in Maryland.
They had the following children:
7 F i. Harriet R. CAULK was born 1915 in Maryland.
8 F ii. Florence CAULK was born 1917 in Maryland.
Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks
James S. Harry
j.harry(a)earthlink.net