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Author: wtcheatham
Surnames: Cheatham, Chatham
Classification: queries
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Message Board Post:
Following is circumstantial evidence to support Martin Cheatham/Chatham of Wilkes Co. N.C. being the son of Robert Cheatham of Albemarle Co. Va.:
1. Martin Chatham named a son CHARLES MOORE Chatham. Robert Cheatham's wife Milly Moore had a brother CHARLES MOORE.
2. MARTIN Chatham's first name is the same as the surname of Milly Moore's mother Judith MARTIN. This surname is common in Albemarle Co. Va. & Amherst Co. Va.
3. The History of N.C. Vols. III & IV (1928) states that Martin Chatham was born 1803 in either Augusta Co. Va. or Western Va. Robert Cheatham was listed as head of household in the 1810 Albemarle Co. Va. census, with one male under 10 years old in the household. Albemarle Co. is adjacent to Augusta Co. and both are in western Va.
4. Robert Cheatham had children by his second wife who were named William Alexander, George, Caroline & Martha. Martin Chatham had children named William, Alexander, George, Caroline & Martha Chatham.
5. Martin Chatham also named one of his sons Robert Chatham as well as two daughters Sarah & Martha. It's believed that Robert Cheatham had two daughters by Milly Moore, named Patsy (Martha) & Sarah.
6. Martin Chatham's surname on his marriage record was recorded as CHEATHAM. Robert Cheatham also married his second wife Elizabeth Turnbill in Wilkes Co. N.C.
7. Robert Cheatham's presumed sister Alice Cheatham Suddith named a son MARTIN Suddith (also born c.1800-10, like Martin Chatham).
8. Martin Chatham's presumed sister Sarah Cheatham Curry named a son MARTIN Curry.
9. Robert Cheatham's daughter by his 2nd. wife, Ann Elizabeth Cheatham Carroll, named her first son MARTIN Henry Carroll.
Feel free to contact me directly at WTCheatham(a)aol.com if you have any questions - Bill Cheatham
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