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Elizabeth Smith *1759 Interred at Masonic Cemetery, Fredericksburg, VA, USA [findagrave.com; Dora C. Jett cf. RBC 14139]. Tombstone gives date of death and age (47) at death. 10068 |
John Morris Smith *1701 Middle name and birth year from Ancestry. 10071 |
John Smith *1650 From Ancestry. 110427 |
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Mary Debnam 1631-1738 110430 |
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Mary Chew *1736 Married to Oliver Towles at the time of her father's death. 10072 |
Larkin Chew *1708 Spottsylvania Co., Virginia Will probated 1770 09 21. 10077 <94:10 |
Larkin Chew 1676/1678-1728 05 11/1729 10301 <620:11 |
Joseph Chew 10303 <622:12 >22:17 |
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Ruth Larkin 10304 <622:12 >2:1 |
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Hannah Roy 1680-1734 10302 <620:11 |
John Roy 10305 >1:1 |
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Dorothy Buckner 10306 >2:2 |
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Mary Beverley +1704 Mentioned in father's will. 10078 <94:10 |
Henry (Harry) Beverley 1669-1730 11 30 10311 <271:11 |
Robert Beverley 10313 <273:12 >3:2 |
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Margaret Boyd 10314 <273:12 >2:1 |
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Elizabeth Smith 1670-17__ 10312 <271:11 |
Robert Smith 10315 >3:2 |
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John Chew *1753 Interred at Masonic Cemetery, Fredericksburg, VA, USA [findagrave.com; Dora C. Jett cf. RBC 14139]. Tombstone gives date of death and age (53) at death. Jett adds that he was the first of four generations that held the post of clerk of the Hustings Court (a/k/a the General Court or Corporation Court) of Fredericksburg from 1787 to 1886. He was a vestryman in St. George's Church in 1803. His will dated 1805 mentions his wife ES 10068, his son RSC 10051, his daughter MBC 16260 and grandon JJC 11661 (who received "my gold watch and chain and gold seal in token of my love and affection for him"). The existence of a miniature portrait is mentioned in an article in the Free Lance-Post, which also mentions that he was clerk of the Fredericksburg Court 1787-1806. USGenWeb mentions that he was succeeded as Clerk of the General Court on his death in 1806 by a Robert Hening. Mentioned in S. Bassett French's biographical sketches. A portrait, possibly the one mentioned above, can be found at findagrave.com, catalogued in the Frick Art Reference Library. 10067 <61:21 m. 1778 | Mary Beverly Chew From father's record at findagrave.com. 16260 | Barton From father-in-law's record at findagrave.com. 16261 | |
Robert Smith Chew Court Clerk *1779 09 26 Spottsylvania Co., VA, USA Succeeded his father as Clerk of the Hustings Court for the Town and Corporation of Fredericksburg, some of whose signed certificates 1812 07 14-1820 02 26 survive. Is listed at LDS IGI 442426.35.25657. Month and date of birth and death from findagrave.com, which lists interment at Masonic Cemetery, Fredericksburg VA, is source of father-in-law's profession and gives date of marriage as 1802-10-20. S. Bassett French confirms career. but gives date of death as 1825-11-23. Dora C. Jett (see RBC 14139) gives the text of his tombstone, confirms his date of death, says his will was dated 1821-10-17 and left property to his wife, his sister and his sons RSC 10043, JJC 11661 and an unknown son George French Chew. I would very much like to see this will. RLC 14093 gives year of marriage as 1802. 10051 | Elizabeth (Betsey) French 1783-1842 10052 <12524:79 m. 1805 | George French Chew 110435 | |
Ann E. Chew 110438 | |||
John James Chew 11661 >9:2 | |||
Robert Smith Chew 10043 >71:6 |
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