Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn Chestnut 38625,38626,38627,38628,38629,38631,25792,38649,38650,38651,38652
Birth18 Jun 1746, Augusta County, VA38625,38627,38628,38653,38654,38655
Memobet 1770-1780? abt 1739?
Land Purchase15 Feb 1768, Augusta County, VA38656
Memo232 ac by survey to John Chesnut (sic) on Bull Pasture Mountain. The land is now in Highland County, VA
Land Purchase1772, Augusta County, VA38657
Memoland received from his father, William Chestnut
Land Sold26 Apr 1779, Augusta County, VA38658
Memosold land to William Boyd
Land Purchase1782, Augusta County, VA38659
MemoBull Pasture Mountain, 232 acres Survey for John Chesnut
Residenceabt 1790, VA38639
Memoleft VA for Green County, TN
Residenceabt 1790, Greene County, TN38639
Land Purchaseaft 1800, Knox County, KY38660
Memoin the Talbot survey
Will Filed21 Mar 1805, Knox County, KY38661
MemoWill dated
Deathaft 21 Mar 1805, Knox County, KY38653,38662,38663
Will FiledMay 1805, Knox County, KY38661
MemoWill Probated
FatherWilliam Chestnut (~1716-<1788)
MotherMary Sophia Tylers (ca1716-)
Misc. Notes
Abstracts of Bath County VA Wills, Pg 44: p. 349 Inventory Abraham Gum Submitted Mar 21, 1806 by Wm Dinwiddie & Henry & Stuart Slaven...notes and accounts of John Chestnut & Pg 120, p. 106 Sale of estate of Abraham Gum, Mar 28, 1806? Bond: John Chestnut2753
Military
John Chesnut Mil Svc 1777 Augusta Co VA (S66 Virginians in the Revolution, Gwalthmey, 1938, in Capt Hopkins Co, Augusta VA, William was fined for missing Capt Hopkins’ militia muster on September 8, 1777 and this is the only known record of evidence of his service.3738 (Note William was fined, not John?)

Pg 402 John Chesnut served in Capt Hopkins Company of Augusta County in 1777 in the Revolutionary War25870
Spouses
1Patience Gum 38625,38626,38627,38628,38629,25789,38630,38631,38632,38633,38634,38635,38636
Birthabt 1745, Sussex County, DE38625,38626,38627,38628,38629,38630,38631,38632,38637,38638
Memoabt 1746? bet 1770-1780 VA? Augusta Co VA?
Residenceabt 1790, VA38639
Memoleft for Green County, TN
Residenceabt 1790, Greene County, TN38639
Residence1808, Knox County, KY38640,38641
MemoWilliam Graham appointed to represent her interests
Residence2 Jul 181738642,38643,38644
MemoLeft VA
Residenceabt 1818, Silverville, Lawrence County, IN38645
Death1825, Lawrence County, IN38625,38627,38628,38629,38630,38646,38647,38648
Memobet 1821-30, abt 1828? 1821?
FatherJohn Gum (1715-<1802)
MotherAlice Fisher (~1719-~1797)
Misc. Notes
1791 Joseph Malcom & Joseph Beith filed suit against them for running out on debts, Source: Chalkley Vol 1 pg 39525708
Research
Not listed as child of John Gum II21729
Not listed as child of John Gum33796

1818 Patience -Benjamin-John Jr. moved to Lawrence Co., IN 25708(Who are Benjamin & John Jr.?)

Pg 402 The 1810 Augusta Co Census lists: John Chesnut & Jane Chestnut. The Bath Co VA census lists a John Chesnut25870 (Her/Them - He died in 1805?)
Marriageabt 1765, Augusta County, VA38625,38629,38631,38664,38665,38636
Marr Memobef 1808? bef 1779? abt 1768?
ChildrenWilliam Gordon (~1767-1802)
 Ann (~1770-)
 Jenny (~1773-)
 John (~1773-)
 Jacob (~1776-)
 Abraham (1782-)
 Nancy (1790-)
 Benjamin (<1784-<1830)
Last Modified 31 Aug 2011Created 12 Jul 2024 using Reunion 13 by Chris Dunmore
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