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1722-1749 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Will Book A; [William Armstrong Crozier];
DURHAM, ROBERT, Fredericksville, in the Parish of St. George, d. Apr. 15, 1734, Page Aug. 6, 1734. Wit. Charles Barrett, Adam Gordon, William Wombwell Cliff.
Ex. Charles Chiswell, Gentl. Leg. wife Agnes; daughters Hannah and Ann, which I had by the said Agnes. Mentions wages due him from the Fredericksville Company. Page 230)
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WILL OF COLONEL JOHN CHISWELL (c.1710 - 1766)
WITH SOME GENEALOGICAL NOTES
by
George H. S. King
Colonel Charles Chiswell died in upper Hanover County in 1737 and his widow, Esther, continued there. In 1743 Esther Chiswell witnessed the will of Mary Barret of Saint Martin's Parish, Hanover County, and same was admitted to probate in February 1746 [Louisa County Will Book #1, p.9]. This lady was the widow of Rev. Charles Barret of Williamsburg and they were the parents of Ann Barret (c. 1714-1779), wife of Colonel William Dabney.
I also seek an explanation why John Chisell, Gentleman, of Hanover County, deeded my relative Captain John Fox (1739-1803) 400 acres of land on Henson's Creek in Louisa County on 8 August 1752 when the said Fox was only thirteen years of age. The deed recites that this land had been patented 20 July 1733 by the grantor's father, Charles Chiswell, Gentleman, deceased, and "a church is built thereon being the uppermost church in St. Martin's Parish." [Louisa County Deed Book "A," Page 478; Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Volume 21, Page 237]
On 31 December 1728 for £70 current money, Andrew Harrison of Spotsylvania County conveyed to Richard FitzWilliam, Esq., in trust for himself, the Hon, William Gooch, His Majesties Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Captain Vincent Pearse, Dr. George Nicholas and Charles Chiswell, 600 acres of land in Spotsylvania County on the north east side of Pamunkey River one quarter of a mile below Pegeon Run and being the same land which was purchased by the grantor from Harry Beverley, Gentleman, 6 April 1725 [Spotsylvania County Deed Book "A" pp, 134, 354].
The aforementioned 600 acres tract became the cite of the Fredericks-ville Iron Works; it was located on Douglas Run in the neighborhood of Glenora, Saint George's Parish (now Livingston District), Spotsylvania County. Douglas Run arises in the area between present routes #208 and #655 and enters the North Anna River just below Piegeon Run which is a larger stream and enters the said river at New Bridge.
In 1730 and 1732 Charles Chiswell, Gentleman, of Hanover County, purchased several additional tracts of land in Spotsylvania County [Spotsylvania County Deed Book "B," Page 94, 305] and in October 1732 Colonel William Byrd visited the Chiswells at "Scotchtown" and left an extended account in The Westover Manuscripts containing A Progress to the Mines (Petersburg, Va., 1841) Page126-132.
ommenting on certain misfortunes "of the mines of Fredericksville," Colonel Byrd observed that the iron must be conveyed "twenty-four miles, over an uneven road to Rappahannock River, about a mile below Fredericksburg, to a plantation the company rented of Col. Page." A portion of his ancient road as it approaches the Rappahannock River and the ruins of "Mansfield" (seat of Colonel Mann Page), is yet called the Mine Road.
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1724-1730 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; [Antient Press];
Spotsylvania County Court 6th of November 1728; Page 276
- On petition of CHARLES CHISWELL Gentn. in behalfe of himselfe & Partners for a Road to be laid of marked and cleared from the intended place where they are intending to erect a FURNACE for makeing of Iron at a place called FREDRICKSVILL on a RUN called DOWGLAS RUN in this County to FREDERICKSBURGH TOWN nigh the FALLS of RAPPAHANOCK RIVER is granted And ordered that Mr. EDWIN HICKMAN, Capt. THOMAS CHEW Mr. ANDREW HARRISON & Mr. JOHN KEY or any three of them do some time between this and the next Court make and lay of the most convenient & nearest way for the Road as petitioned for, and make report of their proceedings to next Court
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1724-1730 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; [Antient Press];
Spotsylvania County Court 3d of December 1728; Page 285
- RICHARD FITZWILLIAMS Esqr. haveing made returne of the Viewers report- that were appointed to view lay of & make a Road (on the petition of CHARLES CHISWELL & COMPA.) from the intended place where thay are prepareing to erect a FURNACE for makeing of Iron at FREDRICKSVILL on DUGLASSes RUN in this County to RAPAHANOCK RIVER, none of the Gentn. appointed that were at the laying of the said Road being present to inform about laying of the said Road into severall precincts for the more easy clearing the same, the consideration of the same is referred to the next Court for the Court to be informed p EDWIN HICKMAN Gentn., who is one of the Court & one that was at ye laying of the said Road
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1724-1730 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; [Antient Press];
Spotsylvania County Court 5th of February 1728/9; Page 289
- On petition of Mr. CHARLES CHISWELL & COMPA. for a Road from their intended IRON WORKS on DUGLAS RUN called FREDRICKSVILLE to FREDERICKSBURGH on RAPAHANOCK RIVER and the veiwers haveing returned that River at the mouth of the HAZEL RUN between ye lands of Collo. MAN PAGEs & MRS. JAEL JOHNSONs to be the most convenient landing, which report was last Court referred to this for Mr. EDWIN HICKMAN, one of the said Viewers to inform them, and Mr. ZACHARY LEWIS, Attorney in behalfe of the said CHAS: CHISWELL & COMPA. haveing put in a new petition to have the said Road & landing according as it is returned laid out & marked, the same is granted, and ordered that Mr. THOMAS JERMAIN be Overseer of the said Road & that all the male labouring tithables belonging to the said Mr. CHARLES CHISWELL & COMPA: and all adjacent Inhabitants that lives within two miles of each sides the said Road so marked and laid off do help him clear the same
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1730-1731 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book B; [Antient Press]; Page 95
This Indenture made the twenty fourth day of September in the fourth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second by the grace of God of Great Brittain France & Ireland King Defender of the faith &c in the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred thirty between THOMAS CHEW & LARKIN CHEW of the parish of St. George in the County of Spotsylvania Gent. of the one part and CHARLES CHISWELL of Hannover County Gent. of the other part. Witnesseth that the said THOMAS & LARKIN CHEW for & in consideration of the sume of twenty nine pounds seventeen shillings current money of Virginia in hand paid to ye sd THOMAS & LARKIN CHEW the receipt whereof they acknowledged & therewith to be fully satisfyed & paid and thereof and every part thereof do by these presents acquit & discharge ye sd CHARLES CHISWELL his heirs Executors and administrators and every of them the said THOMAS CHEW & LARKIN CHEW have granted bargained sold aliened released & confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien release & confirm to the said CHARLES CHISWELL his heirs and assigns forever in his actual possession now being by virtue of the Statute for Transferring uses into possessions all that Messuage Tenement houses plantation and land containing by estimation one thousand acres be the same more or less situate lying and being in ye parish of St. George in the County of Spotsylvania which said land was granted to LARKIN CHEW, Sen. Decd. by patent dated the twenty eight day of September MDCCXXVIII and is bounded as followeth vizt. Beginning at a small corner pine & white oak of JAMES TAYLOR & JOHN KEYS standing on a barren ridge thence along the said KEYS line south fifty seven degrees west eighty eight poles to a stake by a small corner red oak & white oak of ye sd CHARLES CHISWELL on the west side the Main Road in a Valley in KEYS line thence up ye road twenty poles to a corner white oak on the west side the road & two corner pines & a white oak of ye sd CHISWELLS on the east side the road thence along the said CHISWELLS line south eighty five degrees west six hundred & six poles to a red oak & two small white oaks sd CHISWELL corner on a ridge in HARRY BEVERLEYS old line thence along his line north nineteen degrees west two hundred & sixty four poles to three great pines on the south east side a small branch thence north eighty two degrees east eight hundred & forty four poles to two pines & two white oaks in JAMES TAYLORS line on the north west side a branch thence along his line south east one hundred & fifty four poles to his corner pine at the head of a meadow thence south one hundred & sixty poles to a corner white oak & red oak on a point of JAMES TAYLORS thence along another line of the sd TAYLORS west one hundred & sixty poles to the Beginning to have to hold all the said Messuage tenement plantation & land with all its appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the said CHARLES CHISWELL & his heirs and assigns for ever and the said THOMAS CHEW & LARKIN CHEW for themselves and for each of them their and each of their heirs do covenant & grant to and with ye sd CHARLES CHISWELL his heirs and assigns that the sd THOMAS CHEW & LARKIN CHEW or one or both of them are lawfully & rightfully seized of & in the sd Messuage tenement houses plantation and land with the appurtenances of a good absolute and indefeasible Estate in fee simple and now hath good right and absolute authority to grant and convey the premises to the said CHARLES CHISWELL and his heirs forever according to the true intent & meaning of these presents free from all other gifts grants sales mortgages rights of Dowers or other Incumbrances whatsoever at any time heretofore made or done by ye sd THOMAS CHEW & LARKIN CHEW or by LARKIN CHEW decd. the patentes of the premises and that it shall & may be lawfull to & for the sd CHARLES CHISWELL his heirs & assigns to have hold possess & enjoy the before granted premises with all the appurtenances herein before mentioned to be given granted aliened and released or hereby intended to be given granted alien'd released & confirmed without any Lett Suite Interruption or disturbance whatsoever of them the sd THOMAS CHEW or LARKIN CHEW or either of them their or either of their heirs or assigns or of any other person or persons whatsoever claiming under them or any of them or under LARKIN CHEW, Sen. Decd. ye rents & services due to ye King from & after the date of these presents against the claim of all persons whatsoever claiming by from or under them or either of them or by from or under the said LARKIN CHEW, Sen. Decd. and the said THOMAS & LARKIN CHEW do further covenant that they shall and will whenever thereto required by the said CHARLES CHISWELL his heirs or assigns at th€ cost and charge of the said CHARLES CHISWELL made and execute such further and better conveyance or assurance as shall be intended to them to execute for the firmer and better assurance & conveying the premises to the said CHARLES CHISWELL and his heirs forever. In Witness whereof the said THOMAS CHEW and LARKIN CHEW have hereunto sett their hands & seals the day and year first above written.
THOMAS CHEW [seal] LARKIN CHEW [seal]
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
W. RUSSELL, J. WALLER, Jun., JOHN GRAME
September 27th 1730. Reced. of CHARLES CHISWELL twenty nine pounds seventeen shillings in full of the within mentioned consideration money.
Witness W. RUSSELL, J. WALLER, Jun., JOHN GRAME
THOMAS CHEW LARKIN CHEW
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1731-1734 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book B; [William Armstrong Crozier];
May 5, 1732. Thomas Turner of King Geo. Co., Gent., to Charles Chiswell of Hanover Co., Gent. £150 curr., 250 a. in Spts. Co., purchased by sd. Turner of Edward Rowzee of Essex, by deeds, Jany. 5, 1725. Also 200 a. in Spts. Co., formerly purchased by Turner of John Blanton of Spts. Co., as pr. deeds Feby. 10th and 11th, 1728. Also 150 a. in Spts. Co., which sd. tracts are part of tract formerly granted Larkin Chew by patent. Wm. Strother, Z. Lewis, M. Battaley. Augt. 1, 1732. Sarah, wife of Thomas Turner, acknowledged her dower, etc.
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1726-1730 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 13; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 21
CHARLES CHISWELL, Gent., of the City of Williamsburgh; 742 acs. (N. L.), Hanover Co; adj. lines of Thomas Hart, John Rice, Philip Higginson, Cicilia Anderson, John Stanley, Capt. David Crawford, the Sims' grant, Anthony Waddey, & William Rice; on S. side the Ridge Road; on E. side a hr, of Locust Cr; & by W. fork of Licking Hole Cr; 1 Nov. 1727, Page 214. 3 Lbs., 15 Shill.
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1726-1730 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 13; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 34
CHARLES CHISWE'LL. GENT., 4975 acs. (N. L.), Hanover Co; on both sides of Contrary Riv. & Franks Run, on S. side the Northanna (Riv.), adj. lines of Col. Nicholas Meriwether, Benjamin Brown, Mrs. Barbary Winston, John Poindexter, Ambrose Joshua Smith, & Capt. William Fleming; on Elk Creek; to Capt. Carr's line, &c; 28 Sept. 1728, Page 334. 19 Lbs., 10 Shill., & Imp. of 22 pers: John Johnson, Thomas Lee, Evan Joseph, Michael Strippell, Eustruitius Reighley, Samuel Amyes, Alexander Taylor, John Torine, John Jones, John Brasbridge, Elizabeth Brornett, Elizabeth Forest, John Morgan, Hugh Mack--ly, William Jarman,
Stephen Frensham (o r Freusham), Wilkinson Twist, Jean Walker, David Williams, Anne Crofford, George Anderson, George Redhead.
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1726-1730 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 13; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 48
CHARLES CHISWELL, GENT., of Hanover Co; 1000 acs. (N. L.), Spotsyl. Co., in St. George's Par; on the fork of Duglass' Run, on N. side the North-anna (Riv.) ; adj. Col. John Waller, Richard Fitz William, Esqr., & John Key; & Mr. Harry Beverley's old line; 28 Sept. 1728, Page 430.
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1728-1732 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 14; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 23
CHARLES CHISWELL, GENT., of Hanover Co., 15,568 acs. (0. & N. L.), in Hanover Co. & Spotsylv. Co; 25 Aug. 1731, Page 238. On 'both sides the North-anna & Pidgeon 'Rivers; adj. Mr. Thomas' line; on E. side of Douglas' Run, corner of John Key; on W. side of the main Road in a valley; adj. James 'Taylor; Mr. Robert Baylor; Mr. Harry Beverly; Roger Tandy; Capt. John Camm; Smith's line; Col. Meriwether; & William Stevens; on N. fork of the Contrary River; to Benjamin Brown; on Pendexter's line; on a slash of Elk Cr., in Mrs. Winston's line; cor. of Ambrose Joshua Smith; near. main br. of Sedgy Cr; to Capt., Flemming. 1000 acs. part granted John Waller, 5 June 1722; 600 acs. being part of 6720 acs. granted Mr. Harry Beverly, 20 July 1722; 1000 acs. part granted Richard FitzWilliam, Esqr., 14 Jan. 1726; 1000 acs. granted Col. David Bray, 28 Sept. 1728; 1000 acs. granted Mr. William Robertson, the same day; 1000 acs. granted Capt. Larkin Chew, the same day; & 3000 acs. granted Dr. George Nicholas, 7 Apr•. 1730; which tracts have been conveyed to sd. Chiswell; 1000 acs. & 4975 acs. part granted sd. Chiswell, 28 Sept. 1728; 993 acs., the residue, never before patented. 5 Lbs., Money
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1732-1735 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 15; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 13
CHARLES CHISWELL of Hanover Co., Gent., 400 acs. NL in sd Co. adj. Pouncey & Anderson near a Valley; 20 Jun 1733, p.66. £2.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1677 - 1737 (60 years)
