finding out more on my dads moms side, gary is my uncle, only a 1 1/2 older than me.
Charles Sr. was born 18 Oct. 1723 Richmond Co. d. 1788 Fauquier Co. Va.
Charles, husband of Sythia/Seth Davis died in 1788. His will was probated 25 Feb 1788. Fauquier Co, VA
''Our Royal Ancestors'' written by Dr. Winona Stevens Jones, 1971, has that same death date and a birthdate of Oct 18,1723. In his will he names is wife, Seth, and all children etc.. all his property in Loudon, Fauquier , VA and property he owned in Kentucky etc.. The Charles who died in 1788 is definately the husband of Sythia etc Davis .
1758-001 Chinn, Charles Cohabiting 1758 The King's Court
(Rex)
Grand Jury
Presentments May
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Seith Davis
1758-005 Chinn, Charles Cohabiting 1758 Continue at
Defendant's cost
The King's Court
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Seith Davis
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1768-010 Chinn, Charles Cohabiting 1768 Dismissed The King's Court
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Cohabiting with Syth
Davis
Syth Dav
Since his will was probated in Fauquier Co. it is highly possible that he was buried on the Bittersweet property. and upon inheriting 500 acres from his father, he enlarged his landholdings by purchasing other properties. One of them lay just three miles west of Middleburg along the Belhaven Road
Belhaven Rd is where Bittersweet is located. It would be interesting if you could find deeds showing the transfer of Bittersweet property to that of his son Charles. It appears by this will that he left 1/3 the estate to Seth….. so I’m thinking they lived there and when he died was buried there. After his death Charles and Sarah took over Bittersweet and Seth went to Nelson Co. ky where her other son Elijah lived or one of her kids anyway and most likely she is buried there.
What do you want to know about Bittersweet. I don’t know much.. I was there, didn’t get to speak to the owners…. There was a lady friend of theirs painting on the back porch. She allowed us to walk the grounds and take pictures. I explained I was a descendant.. didn’t want to go into the formalities of how although not directly. It is a private residence…. Belonging now to people by the name of Kohlers….. which are named in those papers I sent you.
Do you know anything about your Rogers side? You do know there were Rogers in Loudoun Co. Va. as well.
I seem to recall seeing John F. Chinn and Elizabeth Byrne in my papers but I don’t have all of Charles and Sarah’s children listed as of yet. I only have Elijah so far.
I am married have 2 children by my first husband. They are 27 and 23. I have 3 grandchildren. I have attached a picture of me when I visited Waverly, which is another Chinn property in those papers I sent you which is now a Winery….. Piedmont Vineyards. He was restoring the home when I was there. I live about 8 miles outside of Akron Ohio in a small town called Barberton . I work for the Public Defender office for our county as the office manager been there 20 years.
I was born in Nov 1957 in Akron Ohio . All my family….. the Balls, Chinns, Tarpley, Travers etc etc etc. came from England into Virginia and eventually the Chinns married into the Wilson family and moved into White Co. IL. My Adams and Marlin families were from Ireland , came into Chester Co. SC and they too ventured to White Co. IL where they all hooked up and the Adams girl ended up married to a Wilson boy and that is where most my family came from. My father, grandmother, great grandparents, and great great grand parents were all in Illinois .
My fathers other sides the Skiles family which is my maiden name came out of Pennsylvania …. I haven’t totally located them there yet but have pretty good areas narrowed down went into Ohio and then into Illinois .
My mothers side which were Meadows also came out of England into Virginia , then what became West Virginia and then into Ohio which is where my father met my mother after my grandparents moved here from Illinois .
I will keep in touch, I love sharing my discoveries. I’ve been doing this now for over 10 years and have had so much help from a lot of great people. As always let me know what questions you have and I’ll try to help.
Janean Ray
From: Gary Woodward [mailto:gwgto1970
valornet.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:27 PM
To: Janean
Subject:
Janean,
Thanks for your help. The child of Charles Chinn I descend from is Charles Chinn Jr., father of John F. Chinn who married Elizabeth A. Byrne. Their son was Randolph Chinn who married Alice Henderson. Their daughter was my grandmother Cora Elizabeth Chinn who married Henry Erwin Rogers. Their children were Van Hinckle Rogers, Burl Finnis Rogers and my mother Allene Rogers (Hunter/ Woodward) My mother was married to Norman Hunter, then to Horace Woodward.
The Charles Chinn Sr. that is on record at the SAR headquarters for civil service in the Revolutionary War was born Oct. 18, 1723 and died Feb. 25, 1788. Charles Jr. is who may be on the headstone you provided the picture of. I need the burial place of Charles Sr. Perhaps he is hiding in the same back yard at Bittersweet? Could you tell me more about the Bittersweet residence?
Regards,
Gary
