*1848 10 10 Washington DC, USA
+1923 01 13 USA
Listed in 1900 Census, Washington Co., D.C., Roll 159 Book 1, Page 193a, Line 73; living at 1912 H Street, employed as a bank clerk.
(From JJC 10003) Started as a clerk at the Riggs Bank in Washington, D.C. Eventually became head of the credit department. Bought a 'cottage' in Jamestown, R.I. where his wife and children spent their summers growing up.
Listed in 1880 Census of Washington, see ERS 10044.
10021
Civil servant
*1811 11 04 VA, USA
+1873 08 03 Washington, DC, USA
![[portrait from painting of signing of Alaskan treaty]](http://www.math.utoronto.ca/jjchew/images/genea/10043.jpeg)
Brief biography listed in Appleton's 1886 Encyclopedia, is mentioned elsewhere for his roles as aide to Seward (was present at signing of Alaskan treaty in 1867, painted by Emanuel Leutze, an excerpt of which is shown above) and wartime special messenger for Lincoln.
1834 07: Joined State Department (according to sworn testimony, p. 117 of Congressional Globe, 40th Congress, 2nd Session at memory.loc.gov)
1844 03 02: Is mentioned in National Intelligencer as an Assistant Marshal on horseback at the funeral for the late Secretary of State, the Hon. Abel P. Upshur, killed when a gun aboard the USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration.
1861 04 06: Carried a famous message (which survives, and can be viewed at memory.loc.gov) from Lincoln to Governor Pickens at Charleston.
1866 07: Promoted to Chief Clerk of the State Department.
1868 04 04: Testified before Senate in impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson (memory.loc.gov).
1880: widow listed in Washington, DC, USA census.
Should investigate Seward papers at U of Rochester.
Library of Congress has some correspondence with Hamilton Fish as part of the latter's archives (LC mm 78020602).
According to family lore, when his brother was captured in the Civil War, RSC negotiated his release into house arrest at RSC's home.
10043 <71:6
Court Clerk
*1779 09 26 Spottsylvania Co., VA, USA
+1826 11 02
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.
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1753-1806 02 12
10067 <86:8
10069 <127:9 >48:20
10070 <127:9 >11:4
1759-1806 05 21
10068 <86:8
10071 >2:2
10072 >48:20
*1783
+1842
10052 <84:7
1751-1824 06 01
10085
1761-1820
10086
10087 <87:9 >12483:77
10088 <87:9 >37:20
*1815 03 24 Washington, DC, USA?
+1899 02 23 Washington, DC, USA
Listed in 1880 Census of Washington, DC, USA as widowed, living with sons Robert, John and Walter, sister Louisa and servants Kittie Walker, Caroline Green and Elenora Buckner.
A portrait of her, painted by Charles Bird King, is in the online collection of the Smithsonian, their object #DC990444
Some sources spell her middle name Ringgold.
JJC 10005 had her birth year as 1818.
Buried at Chapel Hill, Lot 538, Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC.
10044 <71:6
*1786 Washington DC, USA
+1864
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1744-1796
10095
10097 >91:25
10098 >71:25
1744-1814
10096
10099 >9:3
10100 >1720:78
*1796 Washington DC, USA
+1876
10054 <73:7
1768-1843
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10123 <82:9 >10:3
10124 <82:9 >126:23
1769-1789
10122 <76:8
10125 <82:9 >99:26
10126 <82:9 >24:4
