Pvt. James C. CHITWOOD

1751 - 1839  (87 years)

• Name	James C. CHITWOOD  [1]
  Prefix	Pvt.
  Birth	21 Jun 1751	Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LYMM-LMC
  Military Service	[2]
  	served in SC line infantry.
  Burial	1839	Chitwood Cemetery, Winfield, Scott, Tennessee   [1]
  Death	4 Mar 1839	Winfield, Scott, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I594765413	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard CHITWOOD, Sr,   b. 12 Aug 1722, Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 14 Oct 1785, Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Winiford "Winnie" RANDOLPH,   b. 1 Jul 1724, Rutherford, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1780, Rutherford, Tennessee (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1746	Powhatan Co, Virginia
  Family ID	F536728467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha WHITE,   b. 21 Jun 1749, Orange, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1834, Campbell, Tennessee (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1769	Rutherford, North Carolina   [2]
  Children	1. Pleasant T. CHITWOOD,   b. 9 May 1775, Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia d. 10 Feb 1848, Red Boiling Springs, Macon, Tennessee (Age 72 years)   2. James Lawrence CHITWOOD,   b. 9 May 1775, North Carolina d. 14 Mar 1851 (Age 75 years)   3. Lazarus CHITWOOD,   b. 28 May 1778, Rutherford, North Carolina d. Aft 1850, DeSoto, Mississippi (Age 72 years)   4. Winnie Webb CHITWOOD,   b. 1780, Rutherford, North Carolina d. 1840, Needmore, Brown, Indiana (Age 60 years)   5. William CHITWOOD,   b. 16 Feb 1787, Rutherford, North Carolina d. 29 Jun 1871, Winfield, Scott, Tennessee (Age 84 years)   6. Daniel H, Chitwood,   b. 3 Oct 1795, Rutherford, North Carolina d. 11 Feb 1882, Winfield, Scott, Tennessee (Age 86 years)   7. Elizabeth CHITWOOD,   b. 20 Nov 1796, North Carolina d. 26 Apr 1884, Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky (Age 87 years)   8. Nancy CHITWOOD,   b. 27 Nov 1803, Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky d. 1874, Kentucky (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F536728465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Biography James Chitwood lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee. James Chitwood was born 21 June 1751 in Cumberland County, Virginia, to Richard Chitwood and his wife Winney.[1] When he was young, his family moved west to Bedford County, Virginia. On 12 October 1773, he and his sisters witnessed a deed in which their parents sold land in Bedford County, Virginia, and the deed was described as having been made "upon the Plantation of the said Richard and in the presence of his son James Cheatwood and his Daughters Mary Ann and Elizabeth Cheatwood."[2] Shortly thereafter, the family moved south to what became Rutherford County, North Carolina. According to his later pension statement, James Chitwood, while a resident of Rutherford County, enlisted in a South Carolina Regiment in In May 1781. He spent most of his time in the service sick with the mumps and "Ague and fever." He was discharged in April 1782. He later moved to Tennessee.[3] He died in Campbell County, Tennessee, having received his last pension payment in March of that year.[4] He is buried in Chitwood Cemetery, Scott County, Tennessee Parents: Richard Chitwood, Sr. (1722 Powhatan County, VA - 1785 Rutherford County, NC) and Winnie/Winney Randolph (1724 VA - 1754) Grandparents: Matthias Chitwood, Sr. (1681 England - 1754 Cumberland now Powhatan County, VA) and Mary Key (May 12, 1695 Northumberland County, VA - Jan 27, 1755 Cumberland now Powhatan County, VA) Children Pleasant Chitwood 1775– 1851 Winnie Webb Chitwood Robertson 1780– 1840 William Chitwood 1787– 1871 Daniel Chitwood 1795– 1882 Elizabeth Chitwood Ross 1796– 1884 These are the only children listed on any of the 5 children's Find A Grave information.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Dec 2022), entry for Pleasent T. Chitwood, person ID L7LJ-VM6. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Dec 2022), entry for James C Chitwood, person ID LYMM-LMC. (Reliability: 3).