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Richard CHITWOOD, Sr

Richard CHITWOOD, Sr[1]

Male 1722 - 1785  (63 years)

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  • Name Richard CHITWOOD  [2
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 12 Aug 1722  Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID L6J1-55N 
    Name went by name Cheatwood after 1776  [3
    Died 14 Oct 1785  Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I594765428  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2023 

    Father Matthias (Mathias) "Mathew" CHITWOOD, Sr.,   b. 1681, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1755, Powhatan Magisterial District, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary KEY,   b. 12 May 1695, St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1755, Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1711  Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Winiford RANDOLPH,   b. 1 Jul 1724, Rutherford, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1780, Rutherford, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 1746  Powhatan Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann CHITWOOD,   b. 1749, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Pvt. James C. CHITWOOD,   b. 21 Jun 1751, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1839, Winfield, Scott, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Catherine CHITWOOD,   b. 1752, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     4. Moses CHITWOOD,   b. 1754, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Catherine CHITWOOD,   b. 1758, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Daniel CHITWOOD,   b. Sep 1760, Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1830, Habersham, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
     7. Shedrick CHEATWOOD,   b. 1762, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Lt. Richard CHITWOOD,   b. 1764, Cumberland County, Virginia, British Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1822, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     9. John CHITWOOD,   b. 1766, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1861, Franklin, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     10. Seth CHITWOOD,   b. 1766, Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1850, Center, Ralls, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     11. John CHITWOOD,   b. 1774, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1861, Franklin Co, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     12. Hiram CHITWOOD,   b. Abt 1775, Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1845, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F536728467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Richard Chitwood went by the name Cheatwood after the Revolutionary War.
      Sold 200 acres on Nobb creek that he inherited from his father to his brother William. He moved the family to Buckinham co, then to Bedford co, finally to Rutherford co NC.

      Children: Isabella Elizabeth Chitwood b: 1747 in Cumberland Co. VA Daniel Chitwood , Sr b: 1760 in Cumberland Co. TN-VA Catherine Chitwood b: 1758 in Cumberland Co. VA Mary Ann Chitwood b: 1749 in Cumberland CO. VA James Chitwood b: 21 JUN 1751 in Cumberland Co. VA Richard Chitwood , Jr b: 1764 in VA Seth Chitwood b: 1766 in Cumberland Co., VA John Chitwood b: 1774 in Cumberland Co. VA Hiram Chitwood b: BET. 1787 - 1811 Shedrick (Shad) Chitwood

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

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

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Jan 2023), entry for Richard CHITWOOD, person ID L6J1-55N. (Reliability: 3).