Matthias CHITWOOD

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• FamilySearch ID: L41B-BLL
• _UID: A0F76C93A9B345DBBB3E8EF24E20B85D0ED7

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From Shanon Gilbert Blanton:
"I have a copy of Mathias Chitwood's (Matthias-Capt. James-Shadrack, b. 1799) family BIBLE. Also, I have a copy of the death certificate of one of his children. Both copies list the wife of Matthias as NANCY WRIGHT not NANCY TATE as is most often listed on the internet.
I am descended from Matthias and Nancy through their daughter, Malissa (Reuben Jefferson Malone); her daughter, Nancy (Charles A. Parrish); and her daughter, Fannie (Joe John Burt). Their daughter is my mother.
Shanon Gilbert Blanton"

Matthias is buried next to fathers large monument in Lebanon Cemetery, Dekalb County, Alabama.

Matthias married Nancy WRIGHT on 2 Jan 1824 in Kentucky. Nancy was born in 1805 in Virginia; died on 11 May 1893 in Dekalb Co., AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Richard Lee CHITWOOD was born on 4 Jul 1825 in Jackson Co., AL; died on 20 Feb 1907 in Alabama.
2. Pleasant CHITWOOD was born on 22 Nov 1826 in Dekalb Co., AL; died on 22 Jun 1862 in Alabama.
3. William CHITWOOD was born in Aug 1829 in Jackson Co., AL; died in Unknown in Dekalb Co., AL.
4. Joel CHITWOOD was born in Dec 1829 in Jackson Co., AL; died on 2 Oct 1902 in Dekalb Co., AL.
5. Amanda Melvina CHITWOOD was born on 12 Mar 1832 in Dekalb Co., AL; died on 10 Jan 1915 in Alabama.
6. Clement C CHITWOOD was born on 25 May 1834 in Dekalb Co., AL; died on 21 Feb 1917 in Dekalb Co., AL.
7. John CHITWOOD was born in 1839 in Dekalb Co., AL; died in 1863 in Alabama.
8. Catherine CHITWOOD was born on 26 Feb 1840 in Dekalb Co., AL; died on 21 Apr 1938 in Dekalb Co., AL.
9. Malissa E CHITWOOD was born on 7 Apr 1841 in Dekalb Co., AL; died on 26 Nov 1926 in Dekalb Co., AL.
10. James P CHITWOOD was born in 1845 in Dekalb Co., AL; died in 1854 in Dekalb Co., AL.
11. Shadrack CHITWOOD was born in 1848 in Dekalb Co., AL; died in 1927 in Dekalb Co., AL.

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• FamilySearch ID: KT3G-9DS
• Name: James Thomas CHITWOOD
• _UID: CD07EA3806BA4176B64F35BF998D68E4D864

Shadrack married Margaret CARPENTER. Margaret (daughter of Jacob Zimmerman CARPENTER and Katherine RAMSOUR) was born in Aug 1760 in Gaston, North Carolina; died on 27 Oct 1832 in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; was buried in 1832 in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LVC3-DY7
• Name: Margaret Carpenter ZIMMERMAN
• Name: Margaret Peggy CARPENTER
• _UID: D917CFDC28AB46CB8F11F3E83523A6271F58

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• Alt. Spelling of Last Name: ; Cheatwood
• FamilySearch ID: LZ46-6BZ
• MilitaryService: ; Officer In British Army
• MilitaryService: North Carolina; Tory in Revolutionary War
• Title: ; Captain
• _UID: E3DF951880BC41BFAD88901F3AE6F77F2516

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Capt. James Chitwood, son of Matthias and Mary (Key) Chitwood and brother to Richard Chitwood, was a Tory during the Revolutionary War and was captured and hung after the battle of King's Mountain NC. "The names of the condemned Tories were --- Colonel Ambrose Mills, Capt. James Chitwood, Capt. Wilson, Capt. Walter Gilkey, Capt. Grimes, Lieutenant Lafferty, John McFall, John Bibby, and Augustine Hobbs.

They were swung off the Gallows Oak, three at a time, and left suspended at the place of execution. According to Lieutenant Allaire's acocunt, they died like soldiers --- like martyrs, in their own and friends' estimation. "These brave but unfortunate Loyalists', says Allaire, 'with their latest breath expressed their unutterable detestation of the Rebels, and of their base and infamous proceedings; and, as they were being turned off, extolled thier King and the British Government, Mills, Wilson, and Chitwood died like Romans.....The poor Loyalist leaders had been left swinging from the sturdy oak upon which they had been executed. No sooner had the Whigs moved off, than Mrs. Martha Bickerstaff, the wife of Capt. Aaron Bickerstaff who had served under Ferguson, and been mortally wounded at King's Mountain, with the assistance of an old man who worked on the farm, cut down the nine dead bodies. Eight of them were buried in a shallow trench, some two feet deep; while the remains of Capt. Chitwood were conveyed by some of his friends, on a plank, half a mile away to Benjamin Bickerstaff's, where they were interred on a hill still used as a grave-yard." Taken from the book "Kings Mountain and it's Heroes", by Lyman C. Draper
As depicted in the book Descendants of Matthias Chitwood compiled by I.O. Chitwood;

James Chitwood is the son of Matthias Chitwood and Mary Key.

James married Alice and they had 7 sons all born in VA;
1) James born 1752 who married Elizabeth Whiteside died in GA
2) Moses born 1754 and died in AL
3) Shadrack born 1756 who married Margaret and died in AL
4) Joshua born 1758 who married Jane Robinson in VA 1786
5) Joseph born in 1760
6) Pleasant born in 1765 and married Barbara Barnes in NC 1792 and died 1848 in TN
7) Amos born 1768 married Prudence Lattimore 1793 and died in 1843 in IN

James Chitwood was a Loyalist and Officer (Captain) during the Revolutionary War living in South Carolina.

As depicted in the book King's Mountain and its Heroes by Lyman C Draper;

The Battle of Kings Mountain (SC) was a decisive battle and turning point in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. British Officer Colonel Ferguson had taken up position on the top of the mountain with Loyalist militia from South Carolina but were overwhelmed in the battle on October 7, 1780 by Patriot militia "Over Mountain Men". Over 400 Loyalist were killed or wounded in the surprise attack by the Patriots. Ferguson was the only British soldier and he died in the battle that lasted about an hour. Over 600 were captured including 9 officers. One of those officers was Captain James Chitwood.

The Patriots retreated quickly with the prisoners north into NC. The set up camp and tried and sentenced 39 men to be executed in an infamous proceeding. Three at a time they were hung from a large oak tree known after as the Gallows Oak. Captain James Chitwood was in the first group of three to be hung. With nine hanging from the tree, and three more ready to go a disturbance occurred that caused the hanging to be discontinued and the remaining to be pardoned.

The men had been left swinging from the sturdy oak but as soon as the Patriot force moved off, the wife of Captain Biggerstaff (or Bickerstaff) who served under Ferguson and been mortality wounded at the battle, cut them down with the help of a farm hand. Eight were buried in a shallow trench and the remains of Captain Chitwood were taken to the Biggerstaff farm and interred on a hill there.

Find a Grave
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183144161

James married Alice ZIMMERMAN, Carpenter about 1748 in Rutherford, North Carolina. Alice (daughter of Hans Christian ZIMMERMAN, Translate Carpenter and Salome "Sarah" RUFFNER) was born on 30 Apr 1724 in Cumberland, Virginia; died in 1780 in Rutherford, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LHBG-NMP
• Name: Alice CARPENTER
• Name: Alice ZIMMERMAN
• Name: Alice ZIMMERMAN
• Name: Anna or Alice CARPENTER
• _UID: D826C08CD19A47FFBAB3E812ED07A5EEE9FD

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• FamilySearch ID: LZF2-ZDH
• Meaning of Zimmermann: ; Zimmermann is a German occupational surname which is literally an older German term for a carpenter.
• MilitaryService: ; Revolutionary war
• Name: Jacob ZIMMERMAN
• MilitaryService: Oct 1779, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina

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The Life Summary of Jacob Zimmerman
When Jacob Zimmerman Carpenter was born on 31 March 1734, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Peter Zimmerman, was 25 and his mother, Anne Weaver, was 9. He married Katherine Ramsour in 1759, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He registered for military service in 1781. He died on 3 May 1807, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Jacob Carpenter Cemetery, Crouse, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.


PHOTO ADDED
Jacob (Zimmerman) Carpenter
BIRTH1734
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH3 May 1807 (aged 72? 73)
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Jacob Carpenter Cemetery
Crouse, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
MEMORIAL ID63716422 ? View Source

Jacob married Katherine RAMSOUR in 1759 in Pennsylvania. Katherine (daughter of Johannes Deitrich RAMSAUR and Kadarina HEIL) was born on 31 Mar 1742 in Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; was christened on 7 May 1742 in Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; died on 31 Jan 1819 in Lincolnton Township, Lincoln, North Carolina; was buried in Feb 1819 in Jacob Carpenter Cemetery, Crouse, Lincoln, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LHZY-GXK
• Name: Catherine RAMSOUR
• Name: Kadarina RAMSOUR

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• FamilySearch ID: LX9G-R9H
• Name: Mathew
• Name: Matthias Chetwood
• Name: Matthias CHITWOOD
• _UID: 025AB6D7EBEB414C8D03E24149F7C0E5E414

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Mathias Chitwood - 1681 England -1754 Cumberland County, VA
Elizabeth Banks brought 9 orphans to Northumberland Co. VA. One of these orphans is Matthias Chitwood the earliest known person in the Chitwood Line. Certificate given George Espridgil and assigned to Elizabeth Banks, who received 50 acres per child that she supervised on the crossing from England. Thus she received 450 acres of land in Northumberland Co. VA. This is in 1681 when we find Matthias Chitwood arriving. The church was required to care for them by the Government. If the church could send some of them to the Colonies (VA) this cut their responsibility and cost. We can't be sure if Matthias was an orphan. We find a Thomas Chitwood in VA along with other children. If not and Matthias is an orphan, we will have little luck in finding him. A book "I O Chitwood" covers lots of Chitwoods from that marriage down. Something interesting is the Chitwood name. In England it is Chetwode, Chetwoode, Etc. In our country we have Chitwood, Chetwood and a brother that became angry changed his name to Cheatwood. If we can connect the two Thomas Chitwoods, it is very possible our ancestors go back to around 1,000 AD. These Chitwoods were rich and merchants and in many other business. Quote - Chetwode, Chetwood, Chitwood family of England is an old Saxon one going back to the time of William the Conqueror, and to one John de Chetwode. One source for information on the early lines of Chitwood family is William and Mary quarterly, Vol. 18-second series, 1938, pp 507-509 by Dr. Blanche M Haines of Three River MI. All of this is from Chitwood Family and related lines by Jean (Cragun) Tombaugh. Printed and published by Wendell C. Tombaugh 913 E. pth(?) St Rochester, IN. Matthias Chitwood was living with a Mrs. Elizabeth Banks, Northumberland Co. VA in 1695, age 14. Thomas Pate transported nine people from Englan, including Mathias. Certificate was given to George Espridge and assigned to Mrs. Banks for 450 acres of land for transporting nine persons from England, including Matthew, or Matthias Chitwood. Matthias was 14 at the time. On 24 April 1722 a Richard Harris of Hanover was given headright for importing Matthew Chettwood. (Cavaliers and Pioneers). Mathias would have been about 41 at the time, perhaps returned from a trip to England to visit relatives and/or to conduct business. On the consolidated Virginia Census for 1740 a Matthew (Matthias?) Chitwood - Henrico Co.; a Thomas Chetwood-Lancaster Co and another Thomas Chitwood - Lancaster Co. were listed. His will was dated 1752 and proved 27 Jan 1775 (Cumberland Co. VA - now Powhatton Co VA). He secured land grant of 400 acres - Goochland Co VA 6 July, 1741. He also went by Cheatwood. Matthias' estate included: one bedstead and bedstead of furniture; one iron pot: one set of wedges, ax and iron: two basins, one dish and some spoons; one saddle bridge and bill; six spoons, one water pail; flock bed and furniture; one gun; give head of hogs; two wheels and spindle; six head of sheep; nine head of cattle. The estate was appraised by Henry Clay, Joseph Baugh, and Abraham Baugh and recorded 25 August, 1755. Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Northumbria Collectanea, 1645 -1720, A to L: " ...CHETWOOD, MATHIAS. Lately app constable for Newman's Neck and having departed out of the country. Sylvester Welsh is app in his place. 17 June, 1714. On 6 July, 1741, Matthias Chitwood had a land patent for 400 acres in Goochland Co. VA. When the counties were divided this land fell in Powhatan Co (earlier Cumberland Co. VA). His Will was dated 1752, proved in Cumberland Co. VA. In it he names his wife, Mary and sons, Richard (who received 200 acres); Matthias (100 acres); William (100 acres); John and James received personal property. His son Richard and his wife Winny sold the 200 acres to William and moved to Buckingham Co, then to Bedford Co and finally Rutherford Co. NC where Richard died. Matthias married May Key about 1711 in Northumberland Co. VA. Mary's brother Philip Key was the Great Grandfather of Francis Scott Keye the author of the Star Spangled Banner. Several people have placed his father as Thomas Chetwood, b. 1630 in England, however no source information has been given. Sherwood Forest: owners: 1667 Grant to William Ball and Thomas Chetwood, 1600 acres. 1667 Thomas and Elizabeth Chetwood convey all their interests to William Ball. Note: during the eighteenth century, Sherwood Forest was one of the largest tracts of land in Stafford County. The house is located on a lovely hill, which overlooks the Rappahannock River. Source: They call Stafford Home by Jerrilynn Ely.

I strongly believe that Matthias' ancestors are: John Chitwood and Ellenor Bushop married in Shropshire, England in 1679. Matthias and Mary Key's first child was named Elinor (born 1712) and they also named a son John. Their son Richard was named after Mary's father and her mother's name was Margaret, so Elinor was not named after her mother. It seems possible or even likely that Matthias' and Mary's first child was named after Matthias' mother. There is no William or James (the names of their other sons) in the right time period to be Matthias' father.

Matthias married Mary KEY in 1711 in Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America. Mary (daughter of Richard KEY, Sr. and Mary CARTWRIGHT) was born on 12 May 1695 in St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened on 12 Jan 1695 in Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 27 Jan 1755 in Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in 1755 in Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The facts concerning Mary Key, the wife of Matthias Chitwood, Sr., are sometimes confusing but have been verified from multiple sources. She was apparently born before or soon after her parents' marriage in 1695. While her place of birth is said to be Northumberland County, Virginia, at least two of her younger brothers were supposed to have been born in England. It is certain that her father, Richard Key, Sr., was born in England where he is buried in St. Paul's Covent Garden. It seems possible Mary was also born in England.
More is known about the ancestors of Richard Key, Sr. His father was John Key, born on January 23, 1623, in Wilcombe, Oxfordshire, England; he died in 1695. He married Mary Lenman on May 2, 1645.
John Key's parents were Richard Key, born February 19, 1575, in Widell, Lancashire, England, and Elizabeth Cowper. His father was Thomas Keye (note different spelling), born in 1540 in Widell, Lancashire, England; died about 1575. He married Mary Flower. As an interesting side note, Thomas had an uncle (also named Thomas) whose wife, Mary Grey-Keye, was sister to Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England.
Thomas Keye's father was Roger Keye, born 1496 in Shepelbothan, Lancashire, England, who married Elizabeth Hurst on September 11, 1539. Roger Keye's father was John Keye, born 1471 in Littlewood, Lancashire, England, who married Margaret Nadem about 1495. He died in 1571.
The earliest direct ancestor who can be verified is Nicholas Keye, the father of John Keye. He was born in 1420 in Woodsome, Lancashire, England. I have been unable to find the name of his wife or the date of his death.

Mary's brother Philip Key was the Great Grandfather of Francis Scott Keye the author of the Star Spangled Banner.

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• FamilySearch ID: L1QC-4QJ
• Name: Johannes Christian ZIMMERMAN
• _UID: EB6815975CC9418F9B0443B68A312B1A8C5C
• Immigration: 21 Sep 1732, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; on the Pink Plaisance

Hans married Salome "Sarah" RUFFNER about 1720. Salome was born in 1698 in Oberland, Canton, Bern, Switzerland; died in 1790 in Cocalico, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GVF4-6GR
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• FamilySearch ID: G79N-8VW
• Name: Johannes Peter ZIMMERMAN

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Burial per:
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots about Peter Zimmerman
Name: Peter Zimmerman
Cemetery: Cocalico Twp
Location: nr Bucks Co PA 50 [Cocalico is now Lancaster Co]

Believe this to be:

TIMMERMAN/ZIMMERMAN, PETER DAR Ancestor
Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE
Birth: CIRCA 1710 GERMANY
Death: 1790 LANCASTER CO PENNSYLVANIA
Service Description: 1) CAPT ISAAC ADAMS,COL J.HUBER,9TH BATT.
2) LANCASTER CO.,MIL.
Residence 1) County: LANCASTER CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA
Spouse 1) ELIZABETH X

whose daughter Elizabeth Zimmerman married George Wohlfarht 1725-1794 (who is buried in the same location as Peter Zimmerman, per burial records)

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• FamilySearch ID: L13F-R97

Johannes married Kadarina HEIL. Kadarina was born in 1695 in Germany; died in Oct 1783 in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina; was buried in Ramsaur-Ramsour Cemetery Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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