Genealogical Record: Samuel Chew

Self Parents Grandparents GGParents GGGParents
Samuel Chew

*1743 Virginia
+1778 03 04 Connecticut

Commissioned in U.S. Navy 1777 06 17, died in action in Revolutionary War, commanding the Resistance against a British privateer off Boston. The USS Chew (DD 106, 1918-45) was named for him.

11691

Thomas Chew
Colonel in the Royal Artillery

*1698 Orange Co., Virginia
+1782 Orange Co., Virginia

EMM 14525 mistakenly and inconsistently shows him marrying her sister Frances Taylor 11704 instead.

JC 11675 writes that he lost a large property in a failed business transaction.

11671 <259:10

Larkin Chew

*1676/1678 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland
+1728 05 11/1729 Spottsylvania Co., VA

Burgess, member of Virginia Assembly 1723-26, Sheriff of Spottsylvania Co., VA, 1727-1728, where he owned 17,000 acres of land.

Described by his grandson JC 11675 as "having married into the respectable family of Roy".

10301 <620:11

Joseph Chew
1637-1715/16 02 12
10303 <622:12
John Chew
10307 <2379:15 >20:16
Sarah Bond/Gale
10308 <2379:15
Ruth Larkin
1637-1728
10304 <622:12
John Larkin
10309
Katherine
10310
Hannah Roy

*1680 Caroline Co., Virginia
+1734 Spottsylvania Co., Virginia

10302 <620:11

John Roy
1659-1734
10305
Hugh Roy
15791
?
Dorothy Buckner
1657-
10306
Richard Buckner
19805 >1:1
?
Martha Thompson Taylor

*1701/02 01 27 Orange Co., Virginia
+1762 11 19

11672 <259:10

James Taylor

*1673/74 03 14 New Kent Co., Virginia
+1728/29 01 23 Hare Forrest, Orange Co., Virginia

JC 11675 says he also had sons named George and Erasmus, and daughter Tabitha (m. ? Wild), Hannah (m. ? Battaile), Molly (m. ? Pendelton).

11673 <274:11

James Taylor
1634/35 02 12-1698 04 30
11781
John Taylor
11785
Mary Gregory
11786 >2:1
Frances Walker
1645-1680 09 23
11782
?
?
Martha Thompson

*1679 Orange Co., Virginia
+1762 11 19 Greenfield, Orange Co., Virginia

TC 15785 quotes MKL 15788 as saying that Martha's mother was also named Martha.

11674 <274:11

William Thompson
11783
?
?
? ?
?

 

SpouseChildrenChildren-in-LawGrandchildren
Lucy Miller

*1750?

Daughter of a Captain Miller.

11692


m. 1770 09 18 New Haven, Connecticut
Coleby Chew
Colonel. Captain of "John Morgan"

*1772 09 20 New Haven, CT, USA
+1802 10 26 at sea en route from London to New York

Spelled Colby by EMM 14525.

11733

Frances Learned
-1846

From RLC 14093.

11734


m. 1798 New London, CT, USA
Frances Ann Chew

11740

Colby Chew

11743 >12:3

Samuel Chew
Captain of a merchantman

*1773 11 13 New London, CT, USA
+1834 10 25

11735

Mary Sabin
1775-1780-

EMM 14525 says she was the daughter of Jonathon Sabin and Sarah Alling.

11736


m. 1799 10
Lucy Chew

14556

Samuel Chew

14559

Thomas J. Chew

14561

Anthony Sanford Chew

14563 >5:1

Mary Sabin Chew

14566

James Smith Chew

14569

Thomas John Chew
Naval officer

*1777 01 28 New Haven, CT, USA
+1846

1790-1832: served in U.S. Navy.

1812 04 25: Commissioned Purser.

1813 06 01: captured aboard the USS "Chesapeake" by the HMS "Shannon", held Captain James Lawrence in his arms as he spoke his dying words, "Don't give up the ship" (now the USN motto).

1819: Purser aboard the 74-gun "Washington".

11737

Abby Hortense Hallam
1777-1785-

11738


m. 1812 09 10 New London, CT, USA
James Chew

14585

Elizabeth (Betsy) Prentis Chew

14588

Lucy Chew

18210

Abigail Hortense (Abby) Chew

14590

Mary Hallam Chew

14592

Lucy Christopher Chew

14594

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