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I was wondering if any of you would know something about either a James or a Thomas Chisholm that came over from Scotland in 1775?
I saw them listed on the page that I posted earlier. This would likely be about the time our ancestors came over.
It said that James was 42 at the time, and he came from Stornaway to Philadelphia in July of that year.
Thomas went from Dumfries to Prince Edward Island in May of that year, at the age of 36.
I just found this really interesting since Thomas was my gr gr grandfather's name, and James is very common in our Chisham lines. May not mean a thing, but might be worth looking into.
Thanks,
Deah
Ok, here's my big brick wall. My gr gr grandfather was Thomas Dinwiddie Chisham. He was born in Kentucky in 1812, possibly Jessamine county.
In 1834, he married Julia Ann Stribling in Franklin county, Kentucky. At the time of their marriage, information in Julia's bio states that Thomas was from Indiana.
I do not know who his mother and father was, only that his maternal Grandfather was Thomas Dinwiddie. This information comes from Julia's bio, and from bits of what is left of Thomas Dinwiddie's will.
It is said that at one time our Chisham name was spelled Chisholm. Also on at least one census, and in one church record of membership, it was spelled Chism.
Has anyone by chance run across a Chisham/Chism/Chisholm, that tied into any Dinwiddie's or Striblings?
Thanks,
Deah
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Also, posting family traditions is welcomed. More insight yet into the families. There are many aspects to families in addition to hard facts and data.
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And so that's about it from the "bossy" list mom,......chuckle. Now back to just being me!
Happy Thanksgiving,
Deah
Hi,
I am looking for information on Bessie Chisholm Robinson, born in Gainesville
Florida around 1888, she died Nov. 1909, her parents were Sara and Thomas
Chisholm and she grew up in an area called Newnans Lake. Bessie is an African
American. I would like to know who her husband is and what was the
circumstance of her death. Also looking for any decendants. thank you in
advance and have a happy holiday.
Sincerely,
Antoinette
For those interested, my Chisholm ancestry may be accessed from my
Family Tree maker home page:
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/r/e/Jan--Breedlove/index.html
At this site you can access my Book: "Our Chisholm Legacy",
a research project that accounts for John D. Chisholm in a documented
chronology.
It includes the descendants of Jesse Chisholm and Thomas Chisholm, a
3rd Chief
and my ancestor among the Old Settlers (Cherokee) of the Oklahoma
Indian Territory.
Also available is a self protrait of Narcissa Chisholm, dau of Thomas
Chisholm,
and author of "Memoirs of Narcissa Owen, 1831-1907."
Bill Breedlove
Las Cruces, NM
Boy, I don't know why it did that, but try the main page and then do a keyword search for Chisholm. Here's the main page.
Deah
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html
Hello, I tried to access this site and it said problem with page turner? How
else can I access this?
> >From the George Washington Papers. It mentions a William Chisholm.
> Deah
>
> http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage