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BONNIE WHITE wrote:
> The Smith's were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had come
> to America on the Mayflower. Among their kin were Senators and Wall Street
> wizards.
> They decided to hire a genealogist to compile a family history, a legacy for
> their children and grandchildren. Only one problem arose -- how to handle
> that great-uncle George, who had been executed in the electric chair.
> The genealogist assured them he could handle this part of their history
> tactfully, and the section on George appeared as follows: "Great-uncle
> George occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government
> institution, was attached to his position by the strongest of ties, and his
> death came as a great shock."
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Subscribers,
I am searching for information and the family of Ava Ches(t)ney. Family
tradition has it that she was a Cherokee and moved with her family to Texas
in abt. 1858. (This information is probably distorted somehow because Ava
married in Llano Co., Tx. and Mary Winefred was born in Kansas City in 1844.
It could be she returned to Kansas City after marrying Thomas, had her
children and then moved back to Texas.) She married:
(1st) Thomas Mil(l)sap at Valley Springs, Llano Co., Tx. (no date) and had 4
children of this union; James Marion Milsap, Matilda Francis Milsap, Susan
Milsap b. Kansas City, Mo. (No Date), Mary Winefred Milsap b. 12 Dec 1844
in Kansas City Mo.
(2nd) ? Westfall and had two children of this union; Jane & Dicey Westfall
(No other info.)
(3rd) James Maynard - There were no Children of this union.
Ava Died and is buried with her last husb. in Caldwell, Roberson Co., Tx.
Any lead, no matter how minute, would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Wayne Grogan
Grogan Web Site: http://users.lewiston.com/grogan
Dear Family,
I Have re-posted the photos taken August 1998 on my web site.
After looking at them again, it brought back so many wonderful memories I
thought I would once again share these wonderful moments with you.
Regards, and best of our love from Sue and I,
Dan and Sue Chesnut,
Photo Link Page. http://www.ionet.net/~chesnut/r_dinner/cindex.html
___________________________________________
Daniel Lawrence & Carolyn Sue Chesnut, Sr.
Mail Address (Physical Snail Ground Mail) To Oklahoma City:
Daniel L. Chesnut, Sr.
3500 South McKinley
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73109-2936
Country Home:
Daniel L. & Carolyn Sue Chesnut
Route 1, Box 51
Byars, Oklahoma 74831-9736
E-Mail Address: chesnut(a)ionet.net
URL: http://www.ionet.net/~chesnut
_________________________________
your doing a great job.
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My brother W. D.(Buddy) Chestnut of Horry County, Conway, South Carolina is
publishing a book to be completed soon on the heritage and genealogy of
Daniel Chesnut and his three sons. Robert, John, and Ready. You may choose
to contact me soon as posssible for possible verification to be added in
this book. This is going to be a very good book including authenic
documentation On revulotionary war soldiers, deceased Chestnut, etc.
Please pass this on, we don't want to miss anyone. It is soon coming to a
closure so please respond soon. "A Chestnut Reunion" for all Chestnut is
being planned for June with a genealogist speaking.
Thanks
Lillie M. Chestnut Weldinger
Before his death, my grandfather, James Earl Chesnut (b. 26 July 1901, West
Plains, Howell Co., MO) told me that his father's name had been Robert (b. 1
Dec. 1869 in Kentucky, d. 23 Feb. 1902 of "Farmer's Lung") He also told me
that he thought that Robert Chesnut's father was James L. Chesnut.
I'm relatively sure that my grandfather's father was Thomas Robert Chesnut
and that his father was James Lyons Chesnut (b. 13 Mar 1848 in Rockcastle
Co., KY. d. 12 Sept. 1934 in West Plains, MO). Does anyone have any
independent confirmation of this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jeff Chesnut
Jeff.Chesnut(a)worldnet.att.net
3416 N. Applecrest Ct., SE
Ada, MI 49301
Just thought I'd share this with my lists for those in the PA area.
This is not a passed on message. I actually got this while researching
the Pennsylvania Railroad for my Family Tree. The website is:
http://kc.pennsyrr.com/photos/images/HorseshoeCurve95b.jpg
Thought I would pass it on to my nearest and dearest.
Rhonda
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Revolutionary War Muster Roll is open free for about a
week!
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4282.htm
Here is what I found on Chesnuts (var. sp.)...
American Revolutionary War Muster Rolls
Name Rank ROLL-BOX
Chesney John W Private 66
Chesnut Alexander Mr 73
Chesnut Benjamin Private 115
Chesnut Robert Private 132
Chesnut Robert Privt 132
Chesnut William Private 51
Chesnutt Robert Private 132
no Chestnuts or Chestnutts were listed.
Many more Chesnuts than these fought in this war, but they may not have
been in regular units whose muster rolls still exist, or they may have
fought in militias, or they may have provided other assistance.
Could you please tell me where the name Margaret Cantey came from? I have
searched for a long time for her surname and have been unable to find it. I
am definitely interested in this information as I am a descendant through
John Chesnut (b. 1743, VA) and Sarah Cantey (b. 1753, SC).
Also, I have never heard of Mary Bowes Cox having lived in Virginia. Could
you please give me the source of this information. I know that she lived in
Trenton, New Jersey, at the "Trent" House which her father moved his family
to during the war. John Cox's mother's portrait hangs in the dining room
there.
Appreciate you help very much.
Nancy Hughes
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Dellinger <argothor(a)visi.com>
To: <CHESNUT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: James Chesnut the civil war senator
> James Chesnut, Jr. was a graduate of Princeton University in New Jersey.
He
> served as a Senator from South Carolina prior to the Civil War. He was
the
> first southern Senator to resign his Senate seat after the election of
Lincoln
> to President. He served as a general in the Confederate Army and served
on
> President Jefferson Davis' staff.
>
> James Chesnut, Jr. was born in Camden, Kershaw Co., South Carolina to
James
> Chesnut and Mary Bowes Cox on 18 January 1815. James, Jr. is James and
Mary's
> youngest son and second youngest child. His siblings in include: Esther
> Serena; John; Mary; Mary Cox; Sarah; an unnamed child, who was a twin of
the
> previous named Sarah, and who died as an infant; another Sarah; yet
another
> Sarah; Harriet Serena; Elizabeth; and yet another Sarah who was also known
as
> Sally; Emma; and Flora McRae.
>
> Mary Bowes Cox was born in New Jersey and later moved to Virginia, where
she
> was a neighbor and friend of Nellie Custis, who is the daughter of Martha
> Custis Washington, wife of George Washington. At the age of 14 Mary Cox
was at
> the reception for President George Washington at Trenton, New Jersey.
Mary Cox
> was born 22 March 1775 and died 13 March 1864. She was the daughter of
Colonel
> John Cox and Ester Bowes. John Cox served on General Washington's staff.
>
> The elder James Chesnut was born 19 February 1773 in Camden, South
Carolina and
> died 17 February 1866. James and Mary Cox were married in Philadelphia,
PA on
> 20 September 1796. James served as a Colonel during the American
Revolution.
> His portrait was painted by Gilbert Stuart. James is the son of John
Chesnut
> and Sarah Cantey.
>
> John Chesnut was born 18 June 1743 in Shenandoah Co., VA to James Chesnut
and
> Margaret Cantey. John died 1 April 1813. When John was 13 years old his
> mother and step father moved to South Carolina. After serving as an
apprentice
> in John Kershaw's mercantile business John went into business on his own,
and
> eventually became a wealthy man, owning an extensive amount of land.
After the
> Revolution he become involved in politics, serving in the state Senate
twice
> and was a member of the convention to frame to Constitution in 1788. His
> portrait was also painted by Gilbert Stuart.
>
> At this time I don't know if there is a connection between Sarah Cantey,
wife
> of John Chesnut and Margaret Cantey, mother of John Chesnut.
>
> John's father James was born about 1717 and died in 1755 in Frederick Co.,
VA.
> James was a Virginia landowner and was under Colonel George Washington's
> command when General Braddock was defeated by the French near present day
> Pittsburgh, PA, during the French and Indian War. After James died, his
widow,
> Margaret Cantey, remarried to Jasper Sutton. Jasper, Margaret and
Margaret's
> children first moved to North Carolina in 1756 and then moved to South
> Carolina in 1757.
>
> James Chesnut is the son of Alexander Chesnut and Mary O'Draine.
Alexander
> Chesnut was born in 1672 in Ireland and is believed to have died in 1749
in
> what is now Hampshire Co., West Virginia.
>
> Budd Chesnut (by way of Donald Chesnut ) wrote:
>
> > well i'm intrested in information on James Chesnut the aid to
> > jefferson davis and his wife Mary who wrote a diary and i just want to
know
> > anything i can get my hands on thanks
> >
> > KENNETH LEON CHESNUT 3rd
> > BUDD CHESNUT
> > budchesnut(a)hotmail.com
> > enough is enough and
> > its time for me to change
> > my life so stand back
> >
> > ______________________________________________________
> > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>
>
James Chesnut, Jr. was a graduate of Princeton University in New Jersey. He
served as a Senator from South Carolina prior to the Civil War. He was the
first southern Senator to resign his Senate seat after the election of Lincoln
to President. He served as a general in the Confederate Army and served on
President Jefferson Davis' staff.
James Chesnut, Jr. was born in Camden, Kershaw Co., South Carolina to James
Chesnut and Mary Bowes Cox on 18 January 1815. James, Jr. is James and Mary's
youngest son and second youngest child. His siblings in include: Esther
Serena; John; Mary; Mary Cox; Sarah; an unnamed child, who was a twin of the
previous named Sarah, and who died as an infant; another Sarah; yet another
Sarah; Harriet Serena; Elizabeth; and yet another Sarah who was also known as
Sally; Emma; and Flora McRae.
Mary Bowes Cox was born in New Jersey and later moved to Virginia, where she
was a neighbor and friend of Nellie Custis, who is the daughter of Martha
Custis Washington, wife of George Washington. At the age of 14 Mary Cox was at
the reception for President George Washington at Trenton, New Jersey. Mary Cox
was born 22 March 1775 and died 13 March 1864. She was the daughter of Colonel
John Cox and Ester Bowes. John Cox served on General Washington's staff.
The elder James Chesnut was born 19 February 1773 in Camden, South Carolina and
died 17 February 1866. James and Mary Cox were married in Philadelphia, PA on
20 September 1796. James served as a Colonel during the American Revolution.
His portrait was painted by Gilbert Stuart. James is the son of John Chesnut
and Sarah Cantey.
John Chesnut was born 18 June 1743 in Shenandoah Co., VA to James Chesnut and
Margaret Cantey. John died 1 April 1813. When John was 13 years old his
mother and step father moved to South Carolina. After serving as an apprentice
in John Kershaw's mercantile business John went into business on his own, and
eventually became a wealthy man, owning an extensive amount of land. After the
Revolution he become involved in politics, serving in the state Senate twice
and was a member of the convention to frame to Constitution in 1788. His
portrait was also painted by Gilbert Stuart.
At this time I don't know if there is a connection between Sarah Cantey, wife
of John Chesnut and Margaret Cantey, mother of John Chesnut.
John's father James was born about 1717 and died in 1755 in Frederick Co., VA.
James was a Virginia landowner and was under Colonel George Washington's
command when General Braddock was defeated by the French near present day
Pittsburgh, PA, during the French and Indian War. After James died, his widow,
Margaret Cantey, remarried to Jasper Sutton. Jasper, Margaret and Margaret's
children first moved to North Carolina in 1756 and then moved to South
Carolina in 1757.
James Chesnut is the son of Alexander Chesnut and Mary O'Draine. Alexander
Chesnut was born in 1672 in Ireland and is believed to have died in 1749 in
what is now Hampshire Co., West Virginia.
Budd Chesnut (by way of Donald Chesnut ) wrote:
> well i'm intrested in information on James Chesnut the aid to
> jefferson davis and his wife Mary who wrote a diary and i just want to know
> anything i can get my hands on thanks
>
> KENNETH LEON CHESNUT 3rd
> BUDD CHESNUT
> budchesnut(a)hotmail.com
> enough is enough and
> its time for me to change
> my life so stand back
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Dear Sir, I was browsing through GENDEX and came across the name of
Alexander Chesnut-Birth 1660 N.Ireland;death 1690 V.A. I would be
interested in finding out a little bit more about him. Can you help?
Chiefly I would be interested in knowing from which part of Northern
Ireland he came from and his religion. I would be very grateful for any
information you could give me. Yours Sincerely, Glenn Alexander
Chestnutt glenn(a)chestnutt100.freeserve.co.uk
At 12:55 PM 1/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
>well i'm intrested in information on James Chesnut the aid to
>jefferson davis and his wife Mary who wrote a diary and i just want to know
>anything i can get my hands on thanks
Here is what I have in the database...
James CHESNUT Jr.
BIRTH: 18 JAN 1815
DEATH: 1 FEB 1885, Camden, SC
Father: James CHESNUT
Mother: Mary COX
Spouse 1: Mary Boykin MILLER MARRIAGE: 23 APR 1849
BIRTH: 31 MAR 1823, Statesburg, SC
DEATH: 22 NOV 1886
well i'm intrested in information on James Chesnut the aid to
jefferson davis and his wife Mary who wrote a diary and i just want to know
anything i can get my hands on thanks
KENNETH LEON CHESNUT 3rd
BUDD CHESNUT
budchesnut(a)hotmail.com
enough is enough and
its time for me to change
my life so stand back
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Ok, my husband is Robert Blair Chesnutt b: 1956
son of Robert Paul Chesnutt b: 1933 in Phillipston, PA
son of Robert Roy Chesnutt b: 1902 in PA
son of Thomas Patton Chesnutt b: abt 1880 in PA.
Family stories tell of a feud between brothers and one of them changing the
spelling of the name to Chesnutt so they would not have to be related. It may
have been Thomas Patton because it wasn't very far back in the line.
Also it was told that the family was originally from Scotland where the name
before coming to America was Mc Chesney. Has anyone have a link to this line?
Rhonda
Donald Chesnut wrote:
> At 09:57 PM 1/5/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >OK, I am just now beginning to delve into this branch of my husband's
> >family tree. He is descended from Abraham Chesnut and Esther Evans. I
> >understand Abraham (b. 1782) to be the son of John Chesnut and Patience
> >Gum(m). Here's where my confusion begins...Is John the son of William
> >or Alexander? I've seen reference to both. Is this a bone of
> >contention amongst genealogists or am I mixed up? I think that Don
> >Chesnut's info says William and that Daniel Chesnut's info says
> >Alexander...
>
> There are at least two hypotheses about the origin of this group of
> Chesnuts. One hypothesis holds that William Chesnut, father of John Chesnut
> is the son of another William and that they moved from the British Isles
> (Scotland or Northern Ireland) to Pennsylvania, then down the Shenandoah
> Valley to Virginia. This hypothesis, by John B. Chesnut Jr., is described
> in the following webpages:
>
> http://www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/chesnut2.htm
> http://www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/chesnut3.htm
>
> Another hypothesis is that William, father of John Chesnut, is the son of
> Alexander Chesnut of Northern Ireland. This hypothesis was developed, in
> part, by Dr. V. Gordon Walker whom many of you met at the Chesnut Reunion
> of 1998. Daniel Chesnut's website below describes this hypothesis.
>
> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/h/e/Daniel-sr-L-Chesnut/GENE10-0001.h
> tml
>
> The Chesnut list has been quiet for the last few months. Perhaps we can
> entertain some dialog about these or other origins for this family. I am
> not a spokesman or expert on either alternative, but hopefully we can get
> some insight from those who have done this research. Thank you.
> Don
At 09:57 PM 1/5/00 -0600, you wrote:
>OK, I am just now beginning to delve into this branch of my husband's
>family tree. He is descended from Abraham Chesnut and Esther Evans. I
>understand Abraham (b. 1782) to be the son of John Chesnut and Patience
>Gum(m). Here's where my confusion begins...Is John the son of William
>or Alexander? I've seen reference to both. Is this a bone of
>contention amongst genealogists or am I mixed up? I think that Don
>Chesnut's info says William and that Daniel Chesnut's info says
>Alexander...
There are at least two hypotheses about the origin of this group of
Chesnuts. One hypothesis holds that William Chesnut, father of John Chesnut
is the son of another William and that they moved from the British Isles
(Scotland or Northern Ireland) to Pennsylvania, then down the Shenandoah
Valley to Virginia. This hypothesis, by John B. Chesnut Jr., is described
in the following webpages:
http://www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/chesnut2.htmhttp://www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/chesnut3.htm
Another hypothesis is that William, father of John Chesnut, is the son of
Alexander Chesnut of Northern Ireland. This hypothesis was developed, in
part, by Dr. V. Gordon Walker whom many of you met at the Chesnut Reunion
of 1998. Daniel Chesnut's website below describes this hypothesis.
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/h/e/Daniel-sr-L-Chesnut/GENE10-0001.h
tml
The Chesnut list has been quiet for the last few months. Perhaps we can
entertain some dialog about these or other origins for this family. I am
not a spokesman or expert on either alternative, but hopefully we can get
some insight from those who have done this research. Thank you.
Don
Excerpts from The Mt. Echo [London, Laurel Co., KY]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reprinted with permission of the Laurel Co. Historical Soc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FEBRUARY 27, 1903
MAPLESVILLE
Mr. Rowland Davidson and wife were visiting Mrs. James Chesnut Saturday
night.
[Does anybody know this family?]
OK, I am just now beginning to delve into this branch of my husband's
family tree. He is descended from Abraham Chesnut and Esther Evans. I
understand Abraham (b. 1782) to be the son of John Chesnut and Patience
Gum(m). Here's where my confusion begins...Is John the son of William
or Alexander? I've seen reference to both. Is this a bone of
contention amongst genealogists or am I mixed up? I think that Don
Chesnut's info says William and that Daniel Chesnut's info says
Alexander...
This may have already been discussed ad nauseum. If so, sorry!
Thanks so much!
Kate McKinney