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Elizabeth Ringold Smith *1815 03 24 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 |
Richard Smith *1786 Washington DC, USA 10053 <73:7 |
Walter Smith *1744 10095 |
Clement Smith 1718-1792 10097 |
Walter Smith 10101 >6:2 |
Susanna Brooke 10102 >83:24 |
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Barbara Sim -1746 10098 |
Patrick Sim 10103 |
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Mary Brooke 10104 >69:24 |
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Hester Belt *1744 10096 |
Joseph Belt 1716-1791 10099 |
Benjamin Belt 10105 >6:2 |
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Elizabeth Middleton 10106 >1:1 |
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Esther Smith 1722-1796 10100 |
William Smith 10107 >1706:77 |
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Jane Edmonston 10108 >12:4 |
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Covington Mackall *1796 Washington DC, USA 10054 <73:7 |
Leonard Covington Mackall *1768 10121 <76:8 |
Benjamin Mackall 1722/23 02 16-1795 10123 <82:9 |
Benjamin Mackall 10127 >2:1 |
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Barbara Smith 10128 >6:2 |
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Rebecca Covington 10124 <82:9 |
Leonard Covington 10129 >115:22 |
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Priscilla Magruder 10130 >9:4 |
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Catherine Beall *1769 10122 <76:8 |
Brooke Beall 1742-1798 10125 <82:9 |
Samuel Beall 10131 >24:5 |
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Eleanor Brooke 10132 >73:25 |
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Margaret Johns 1742- 10126 <82:9 |
Richard Johns 10133 <85:10 >11:3 |
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Margaret Crabbe 10134 <85:10 >11:3 |
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Robert Smith Chew Civil servant *1811 11 04 VA, USA 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 <12641:80 m. 1842 01 26 | Richard Smith Chew *1843 09 07 Washington, DC, USA Listed in Appleton's 1886 Encyclopedia under father's entry, from whence most of the following. 1861: Graduated from Naval Academy. 1862 03 08-09: served aboard the frigate "Minnesota" during the famous battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack (Appleton misdates this in April, and misspells the ship Merrimac, but is not known for his accuracy). 1864 02 22: commissioned Lieutenant. 1866 07 25: Lieutenant-Commander. 1875 02 02: retired for disability Another source gives his date of death as 1870. Jim Cheevers of the USNA Museum confirms that RSC was in the Naval Academy class of 1859, which was ordered to active duty in May 1861 and was subsequently considered to have graduated in 1863. He also says that Midshipman Chew was serving aboard the steam frigate Minnesota in a published register of U.S. Navy officers dated 1862 09 01, and that it is safe to assume he was at the Battle of Hampton Roads. 11933 | Louisa Harrison Coffin 1848 04 09-1888 06 05 Some sources list her as Louise, but her grave at the Oak Hill Cemetery in DC, USA (findagrave.com) gives the correct spelling. 11934 | Louisa Harrison Chew 110376 >3:1 |
Elizabeth Smith (Bessie?) Chew 110378 >2:1 | |||
Elizabeth Ring(g)old Chew *1845 Probably the same person identified on gravestone as Elsie French Chew 1845-1862 07 08 11936 | |||
Harriet (Hallie) Patterson Chew *1846 Had four children with first husband Joseph: Elizabeth Chew, Joseph F., Mary F., Robert Chew. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Section 1 Site 219 Gravestone gives birth in 1848. 11938 | Francis Mackall Gunnell 1828-1922 06 10 11941 <267:29 | ||
Joseph D. Barnes -1882 05 13 11939 | |||
Robert Smith Chew *1848 10 10 Washington DC, 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 | Mary Emott (Minnie) Cady 1862 09 14-1943 01 05 LDS: R8LZ-3P. Findagrave.com: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC, USA; Chapel Hill Lot 538. 10034 <2043:81 m. 1886 04 28 Washington DC, USA | Robert Smith (Rob) Chew 10009 >11:3 | |
Mary Heard Chew 11634 | |||
John James Chew 10005 >31:4 | |||
Richard Smith (Dick) Chew 10023 >7:3 | |||
John James Chew State Department clerk *1851 Washington, DC, USA Listed in 1880 Census of Washington, see ERS 10044. His father-in-law TJC 11641's obituary reads in part: Mr. and Mrs. Coffey’s daughter, Mrs. John Chew, died abroad while Mr. Chew was secretary to the American legation at Vienna. 11637 | Lillian Kerr Coffey 1864 10 31-1892 07 22 Her father TJC 11641's obituary reads in part: Mr. and Mrs. Coffey’s daughter, Mrs. John Chew, died abroad while Mr. Chew was secretary to the American legation at Vienna. 11638 <1:1 m. 1886 03 01 | Lillian Chew 11948 | |
Evelyn Chew 11950 | |||
Louis Forsyth Chew *1852 11943 | |||
Walter Hill Chew *1856 Washington, DC, USA Listed in 1880 Census of Washington, see ERS 10044. 11639 | |||
Leonard Covington Chew *1856 11945 | Helen C. Wallace 11946 | Helen Wallace Chew 11947 |
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