Genealogical Record: John Chew

Self Parents Grandparents GGParents GGGParents
John Chew

*1616 Whalley, Lancashire ENG
+1672 Flushing, Long Island

1623: Sailed with his mother and servants on the "Seaflower", to join his father in Jamestown, Virginia.

1644: Was sent with brother Nathaniel to New England in pursuit of three runaway servants. Met and married Ann.

1650-1666: Migrated with other English colonists to Long Island to found the first English settlement near Hempstead, had a 100-acre farm at Flushing.

Head of New Jersey branch of Chew family.

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John Chew
Merchant, Colonist

*1587 07 16 Whalley, Lancashire ENG
+1668 08 24 York Co., VA

1587: Birth recorded in parish register.

1607: Might have sailed to Jamestown with Capt. John Smith.

1618 11 18: Granted land by Sir John Harvey. Location uncertain.

1621/22: Sailed to Virginia on the "Charitie".

1623: His wife Sarah followed on the "Sea Flower".

1623-1624 Burgess of Hogg Island.

1624: Lived at Hog(g) Island, opposite Jamestown, granted one rood, nine poles near his house in James City, was York County Justice. Is mentioned in the 1624 Jamestown census entry for his servant Roger Delk, who came aboard the Southampton and was recorded on 1624-02-04.

1636: Granted 1200 acres in Charles River (later York) County.

1639/40 01 17: Mentioned in father's will.

1642-1644: Burgess of York County.

1644-1650: Moved for a while to Anne Arundel Co., Maryland following a Puritan massacre.

1652: York County Justice.

geni.com records death as 1640 01 17.

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John Chew

*1552 05 14 Whalley Parish, Lancashire ENG
+aft. 1639/40 01 16? Bewdley, Worcestershire ENG

1552: Christening recorded in parish register.

1575: Likely the John Chewe who inherited twenty pounds from his father-in-law John Broddyll in a will dated this year.

Listed erroneously in some sources as Joseph Chew.

One IGI record suggests that his parents were RC 15991 and E 15992 instead.

11603 <2385:16

Robert Chewe
1525-1599 09 03
11605
Richard Chewe
11607 >13:13
Elena
11608
Ana Chatburne
1525-
11606
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Anne Broddyll

*1555 Whalley Parish, Lancashire ENG

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John Broddyll
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Sarah Bond/Gale

*1600 Virginia
+1651

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SpouseChildrenChildren-in-LawGrandchildren
Ann Gates

*1620

11770 <5:2


m. 1640 Hingham, Massachusetts
Richard Chew

*1655 Flushing, New York
+1726 Blackwood, Gloucester Co., New Jersey

1698: Moved with Quakers from Flushing on Long Island to Upton, Gloucester Co. in New Jersey (RLC 14093).

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Frances Woodward
1657-

11958 <6:3


m. 1674/75 03 01 Flushing, New York
Nathaniel Chew

12537 >725:12

Richard Chew

12539 >263:10

Henry Chew

12541 >3:1

Charity Chew

15292

John Chew

12543 >8:2

Thomas Chew

12545 >43:7

Mary Chew

12546

Hannah Chew

12548

Elizabeth Chew

12550

Priscilla Chew

12552

Benjamin Chew

*1657

11959

Margaret Gale

11768

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