Genealogical Record: Benjamin Chew

Self Parents Grandparents GGParents GGGParents
Benjamin Chew

*1657

11959

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-aft. 1639/40 01 16?
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Robert Chewe
11605 >15:14
Ana Chatburne
11606
Anne Broddyll
1555-
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John Broddyll
11807
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Sarah Bond/Gale

*1600 Virginia
+1651

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Ann Gates

*1620

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Stephen Gates

*1600 Norwich ENG
+bef. 1662

1638-1642: Came from Norwich to America aboard the "Diligent", settled first at Hingham, Massachusetts, later moving to Nashaway, Lanaster Co., Massachusetts.

1654: Petitioned for the incorporation of Nashaway.

RFU 14107 lists four children: Simon (b. bef. 1618), Stephen (b. bef. 1619), Ann (b. 1620) and Elizabeth (b. 1620 in England, m. John Lazell 1649 11 29, d. 1700 08 03 at Hingham, Massachusetts).

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Thomas Gates
11953
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Ann Hill

*1603 Norwich ENG
+1682~1683

11778

Ralph Hill
11955
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Margaret Toothaker
11956
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