Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.
Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Chisher, Chesher, Lynn, Weedon, Williams
Classification: deed
Message Board URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cheshire/344/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
Know all men by these presents that I Cloah Chisher of the county of Prince William State of Virginia, for and in consideration of the natural law and affection which I bear to Susan Chisher (my Daughter) of said county in state aforesaid as well as for the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid by the said Susan Chisher before the ensealing of these presents and delivery of the same the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have given & granted and by these presents do give & grant unto the said Susan Chisher her heirs etc. one bedstead & furniture one bay horse about 9 years old one horse cart and gear, one sideboard two new pots 6 earthen plates - tea kettle and one skillet. To have and to hold the said property heretofore mentioned unto her the said Susan Chisher her heirs executors or administrators and assign forever and the said Cloah Chisher for herself her executors and administrators and against the claim or claims of all and every person whatsoev!
er shall and will warrant and forever defend them by these presents. In witness thereof she the said Cloah Chisher hath set her hand and fixed her seal this 6th day of October eighteen hundred & forty six.
Cloah Chisher her mark
Signed and acknowledged in the presence of us
L. Lynn
Sophia C Lynn
Geo. Weedon
In Prince William County Court, August 2nd, 1847
This Deed of Gift, was presented to the Court, proved by the oath of Seymore Lynn and George Weedon, & ordered to be recorded.
Teste _. Williams, e.c.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Cheshire
Classification: deed
Message Board URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cheshire/343/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
CHLOE CHESHIRE SELLS LAND TO HELEN CHESHIRE 1823
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA
Know all men by these presents that I Chloe Cheshire of the County of Prince William and State of Virginia for and in consideration of the sum of forty dollars to me in hand paid by Helen Cheshire of the County and State aforesaid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. Have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said Helen Cheshire two beds bedsteads and furniture 13 head of hogs 4 chairs 1 table 1 bofet and earthan ware 2 pots 2 ovens 1 pail 1 piggin 1 chest 1 frying pan and 1 tub. To have and to hold the said property to her the said Helen her heirs Exors. administrators and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of her the said Helen and her heirs Exors Administrators and assigns forever. And the said Chloe Cheshire for myself and heirs and do by these presents warrant and forever defend the before named property to the said Helen her heirs Exors.defend against all claims of any person or persons whome!
ver. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sealed and delivered.
In presence of Chloe (X) Cheshire
The words "1 chest 1 frying pan interlined before signing
P.D. Lawe
Prince William County to Wit.
This bill of sale from Chloe Cheshire to Helen Cheshire was acknowledged by the said Chloe Cheshire to be her act and deed in the Clerk Office of the county on the 22nd day of August 1823 and admitted to record.
SOURCE: Prince William County, Virginia, Deed Book 9, Pages 168-169.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Cheshire, Hayney, Williams, Nelson, Davis, Helm
Classification: deed
Message Board URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cheshire/342.1.1.1/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
Lieutenant John Cheshire
Cloe Cheshire and Jane Hayney appointed William Helm as their Atty. 3rd Sept. 1838. "To receive on half of the Va. Land Bounty warrant which he has secured for us as heirs, on account of the service of our father, the late John Cheshire who was a Lieut, in the Va. state navy of the Rev." Witnesses, Thomas Nelson and Thomas Davis.
Prince William Co, Va. The above named heirs at law of John Cheshire personally appeared in court and ackn. the above power of Atty before Robert Williams, Jr., J. of P. Certified as to Thomas Nelson and Robert Williams being Justices of Prince William Co., Signed, John Williams, Clerk.
Richmond, Va, June 28, 1848. Rec'd warrants 557 and 558 for 1000 acres each issued to me as assignee of Cloe Cheshire and Jane Hayney. These were Ex. Wts. issued in lieu fo 8567 and 8568. Recorded, Book 3, page 525.
Source: Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Compiled and Edited by Louis A. Burgess, Vol. 1, Clearfield Company, Originally Published Richmond, Virginia, Reprinted for Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1973, p. 81
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Nelson, Chesher, Cheshire, Hayney, Haney, Williams
Classification: deed
Message Board URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cheshire/342.1.1/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
Prince William County Court March 6 1838
Satisfactory evidence was this day addressed in court to prove that Jane Haney formerly Jane Chesher and Chloe Chesher are the only surviving heirs of John Chesher, decd.
A Copy
Teste Jn. (could be Js.) Williams, CC
Virginia Prince William County Court
This day Nancy Austin aged 80 years or there about and a very credible witness personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in the county aforesaid and made oath that she knew John Cheshire, a lieutenant in the Navy during the Revolution that he returned before the close of the war and died leaving a wife and his wife had been dead a great many years and all the children except John, Jane, and Chloe died in infancy. John died after the war of age intestate and was never married and Jane Hayney and Chloe Cheshir who are named in the above certificate of our court of Prince William county are the only heirs of John Cheshire dec'd given under my hand this day of May 1838.
Thos. Nelson (seal)
X __ on the persons who take the land bounty oath or oath of the orders. The Court should certify, then, whether __ persons be dead before or after they became of age; and if after age, whether or do: __ whether they died
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Cheshire, Selsane, Hayney, Green, Campbell, Heath
Classification: deed
Message Board URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cheshire/342.1/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
We have found part of the original documents online at the Library of Virginia. Here is what it said about what this is:
The act of the General Assembly passed on June 22, 1779, which established the Virginia Land Office, also provided for the rewarding of lands promised as bounty for specified Revolutionary War military service. The purpose of the bounty land system was to encourage longer military service. In order to qualify for bounty land, a soldier had to serve at least three (3) years continuously in the State or Continental line. Militia service did not count. Servicemen submitted various documents such as affidavits of commanding officers and fellow soldiers and discharge papers in order to substantiate their service record. When the claim was proved, the Governor's Office issued a certificate to the register of the Land Office authorizing him to issue a warrant. The first warrant was issued in 1782 and the last in 1876 as heirs of warrantees continued to seek lands for additional service. Land awarded as bounty was in the present-day states of Ohio and Kentucky.
The papers accumulated as proof of service are now part of the records of the Executive Dept. Office of the Governor (RG#3) and are called 'Bounty Warrants' if approved and 'Rejected Claims' if disapproved. These records are housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
The original image can be found here: http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetRev.pl?dir=0801/C0033&card=16
I've attempted to transcribe what it says. I welcome your suggestions on the transcription. There are a few things I could not read clearly. Here it is:
Wednesday the 2nd day of September 1778. This Board doth recommend to his Excellency the Governor and the Honorable the ? Mr. John Cheshire as a proper person to be appointed a Lieutenant of the Navy of this Commonwealth.
The above entry is truly exdricated from the Journal of the Navy page 461.
Given under my hand and the Auditor's Office. Richmond this 30th day of March 1838.
James E. Heath.
It appears that John Cheshire a Lieutenant in the state navy has not been allowed Land bounty.
Teste,
?
Mar. 30 1838
Virginia
Fauquier County To wit.
This day James Green of this County personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in said county and made oath that he was very well acquainted with a John Cheshire in the Virginia navy from the fall of 1777 untill the Spring of the year 1780 that the said Cheshire was a Master in the service when he (Green) first knew him (Cheshire) and that said Cheshire was commissioned a Lieutenant in the winter of 1778-9; and in that capacity rendered service untill the Spring of the year 1780. He ? for this state on oath that he thinks said Cheshire entered the service as a Master in the fall of the year 1775 and that he lived in Prince William County Virginia. That he settled down previous to the war of the said Revolution and after leaving the Navy lived there untill his death. He further states that he was himself a midshipman in the Navy aforesaid and winessed what he has stated above.
Given under my hand and seal this 7th day March 1828. I consider the said Green ? entitled to full confidence.
?? Seal
Ho. Jno. Cheshire
? S. N
Regiment 311838
Bounty land is allowed in this case for a service of three years as a Lieut. in the State Navy.
D. Campbell
3rd April 1838
Cp. ?
JBK
To the Governor of Virginia
Your petitioners, residents of the County of Prince William are the only children of John Cheshire who died in this county during the war of the Revolution and when we were infants, we have always understood that the said John Cheshire (our father) served in the Navy of this state as a Lieutenant during the War of that Revolution, and that he was entitled to bounty in land for the services, but that he died before he could, or did, claim? his grants in land for his said services, leaving his family in poverty. He died with or leaving a will, and we are the only surviving heirs and respectfully ask your Excellency to take our oath into your consideration and if you find, our father, or his survivors, in the sd. Navy, entitled? himself to the bounty in land due to Lieutenant of the navy, we only ask to be allowed the quantity of land due to him. We are your excellency obedient servants.
Jane Hayney
Cloe Cheshire
Prince William County to wit
This day Jane Hayney and Cloe Cheshire personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in the County aforesaid and made oaths present the facts taken in the preparing numerical our ? to ? ? ? ? un... Given under my hand this 6th March 1838.
Thos. Shelsane?, J. of Peace
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Cheshire, Cornwell, Hayney, Austin, Thomas, Oliver, Dawby, Ashton, Corbell, Cox, French, Davis, Lynn, Overton
Classification: deed
Message Board URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.cheshire/342/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
Application 1292, 1305, 1449
John Chesire
Lieutenant, Virginia, State Nanvy
There were three claims submitted by different individuals.
The first claim was made in 1838 by the heirs of John Chesser of Prince William Co, Va.
Maysville, Mason Co, Ky. Court 27, Apr 1880
Prince William Co, Va Will 21 Oct 1779-7 August 1780
John Chesser, d. on 1780 leaving widow Sethy--He was a shoemaker before and after the war.
Issue:
1. Jane Chesser b. 1771, d 1846 m. ___ Hayney
2. Nancy Chesser d w/o issue
3. Mary Chesser d infant
4. John Chesser d w/o issue
5. Choe Chesser d before 1854
Issue:
1. William Cheshire d. bef 1860 m. ___ Austin liv. Mason Co, Ky.
Issue:
1. Ann Cheshire m. Moses Lynn
2. James Cheshire
3. George W. Cheshire
4. Ellen Cheshire
5. Susan Sheshire m. William Simonds
6. Elizabeth Chesser
Depositions: Nancy Austin (Mother in law of William Chesser); Moses Lynn (Son in law of William Chesser); James Green (RWS)
The second claim was made in 1848 by the heirs of John Chesire of North Carolina
Norfolk, Va, Court 18 Apr. 1848
Princess Anne Co, VA. Court 6 Apr. 1848
John Chesire served in a Row Galley and died in service, in 1781, leaving one sons:
Issue:
1. William H. Chesire m. Sarah Thomas (see 3rd claim)
Issue:
1. William H. C. Chesire
2. Sarah T. B. Chesire m. ___ Oliver
3. Margaret R. Chesire m. Caleb Dawby
4. Thomas J. Chesire
5. George W. Chesire m. 13 Aug. 1829 Nancy Ashton
Depositions: William Corbell b.. ca 1764.
Chowan Co, NC Court Spring Term 1856
John Chesire d. 1781 in service. He was Captain of the Caswell, which was one of two ships built at Edenton, NC during the Revolution. He died when his ship was lost near John's Island, NC.
Issue:
1. Henry Chesire d. bef 1848
Issue:
1. William H. C. Chesire
2. Sarah T. B. Chsire m. ___ Oliver
3. Margaret R. Chsire m. Caleb Dawby
4. Thoams J. Chesire
5. George W. Chesire m. Nancy Ashton
2. Wilson Chesire d. bef 1856
Issue:
1. Mary Chesire
2. Sarah Chesire
3. John Cheshire d. bef 1856
Issue:
1. Joseph B. Chsire
2. unk. dau.
3. unk. dau.
4. Peggy Chesire d bef 1856 m. Thomas Cox
Issue:
1. John Cox
2. unk. son
3. unk. dau.
5. Mary Chesire
Depositions: William T. French; Obed Cornwell; John W. Davis; Seymour Lynn; Lawrence Cole; Additon N. Thomas; Robert Marshall; Jonathan Overton b. ca 1766 (RWS): Northumberland Pearson (RWS); Elizabeth Cornwell
The first claimant was awarded land in 1838, and even though a majority of the depositions in 1856 indicated that the first claim was fraudulent, the Attorney General of the United States, in an opinion dated 28 June 1859, stated that the Government Land Office did not have the power to reverse the decision made by the State of Virginia in 1838. It appears that the second and third claims were connected.