Greetings listers
Welcome another new lister : Rebecca Flores
Rebecca is a descendant of the Massachusetts, US Chant's
As members may recall I recently posted
"I had a query recently from a gentleman in the US
who knew only sketchy details of his family line.
I have been able to help him back to Charles A Chant
born about 1854 in Massachusetts according to the
1880 US Census index.
It seems likely Charles A Chant's father was
Charles R Chant b <1828> Massachusetts.
Does anyone have anything on this Chant family in
Massachusetts or data from US census records 1880
or earlier?"
I followed this with :
"Charles R Chant b 1828 was the son of Robert Chant
born in England who had married Rebecca Robie b: in
Nashua, New Hampshire.
So the Challenge is now to find out where Robert Chant
born in England circa 1800+ was from."
I will let Rebecca describe the family in more detail to
you herself. I have also invited the gentlemen mentioned
earlier, a cousin of Rebecca's to join the list.
It's great to see US Chant lines besides the Odcombe and
Stoke Sub Hamdon branches coming out of the wood work.
with most surname lists they are dominated by US families
as many would be aware.
On this list we are dominated by UK and Australian Branches
with NZ, Canadaian and US lines coming up from time to time.
Anyway let's put our thinking caps on people. Rebecca is
chasing a Robert Chant born in England say a range of 1780-1805.
I cant see a match with Milborne Port, Sherborne or Oborne Chant
lines. Andy anything in the Wiltshire lines, anything look like
a possible Stoke sub Hamdon, West Chinnock, Merriott, Henstridge, Marnhull,
Odcombe, Stowell Chant lines people ?
Lets forward to the list possible Robert Chant's missing from
Chant branches that can be considered by Rebecca. She can then
use them to try and cross match with records for Robert in the
US.
If anyone has details of old letters, family bible entry's etc
that point to a Robert Chant going to the US, sing out.
Happy Hunting all
regards
Michael Cheeseman
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