Lt. Richard CHITWOOD

1764 - 1822  (58 years)

• Name	Richard CHITWOOD  [1]
  Prefix	Lt.
  Birth	1764	Cumberland County, Virginia, British Colony   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	KPQ1-MC1
  Name	Richard CHEATWOOD  [2]
  _UID	72D2B34B4AFB4ECEA7C0C176FAFD34F05C15
  Burial	1822  [1]
  Death	May 1822	Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri   [1]
  Person ID	I139	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Sep 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	Margaret Mary CANTLEY,   b. 1769, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1822, Florissant, St. Louis Co., Missouri (Age 53 years)
  Alt. Marriage	1789	United States
  Marriage	3 Feb 1789	Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia   [2]
  Alt. Marriage	3 Feb 1789	Greenbrier, Virginia
  Alt. Marriage	3 Feb 1789	Virginia
  Alt. Marriage	2 Feb 1798	Greenbrier, Virginia
  Children	1. James Claud CHITWOOD,   b. 1789, North Carolina d. 24 May 1863, Mt. Pleasant, Lawrence County, Missouri (Age 74 years)   2. Margaret CHITWOOD,   b. 1790, North Carolina d. 1880 (Age 90 years)   3. John C. CHITWOOD,   b. 11 Jan 1793, Greenbrier, West Virginia d. 5 Aug 1875, Ralls County, Missouri (Age 82 years)   4. Seth CHITWOOD,   b. 26 Jan 1795, Shelby County, Kentucky d. 4 Apr 1842, Newport, Franklin, Missouri (Age 47 years)   5. Elizabeth CHITWOOD,   b. 1796, Greenbriar, Virginia d. Aft 1870, Camden County, Missouri (Age 75 years)   6. Richard C. CHITWOOD,   b. 1797, Shelby, Kentucky d. 30 Apr 1862, Ralls, Missouri (Age 65 years)   7. Elizabeth Caroline CHITWOOD,   b. 1802, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri, United States d. 1870, Camden, Missouri (Age 68 years)   8. Hiram CHITWOOD,   b. 1808, Louisiana Territory d. Bef 1900, Missouri (Age 91 years)   9. Amos CHITWOOD,   b. 1811, Louisiana Territory d. Bef 1900, Missouri (Age 88 years)   10. Alfred CHITWOOD,   b. 1816, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536728424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Chitwood was probably born about 1764 in Cumberland County, Virginia, to James Chitwood and his wife Alice. When he was young, his family moved south to Rutherford County, North Carolina. Following his father's death in 1780, he seems to have relocated to western Virginia. On 27 April 1786, Joshua Chitwood took out a bond in Botetourt County, Virginia, to marry Jane Robinson with Richard Chitwood as his bondsman.[1] Richard Chitwood himself married Mary Cantley in neighboring Greenbrier County, Virginia, on 3 February 1789.[2] On 24 February, 1798, he received a Spanish land grant of 610 acres on the Mississippi River in what would become Missouri.[3] He and his family lived in St. Ferdinand Township in St. Louis, and he took an active roll in local affairs. On 8 July 1806, he was certified in his appointment as Lieutenant of the 6th Militia Company.[4] On 24 January 1815, he was appointed Major of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment.[5] Major Richard Chitwood died about 1822 in St. Louis, Missouri, on the property he had been granted in 1798.[6] On 8 June 1822, his son Seth Chitwood was granted letters of administration on his estate.[7] His estate was finally ordered to be distributed in 1828, and his heirs were James Chitwood, Jr., Richard Chitwood, John Chitwood, James Chitwood, Sr., Warren Hunt, Hiram Chitwood, Amos Chitwood, and Seth Chitwood.[8] Parents There seems to be no surviving record that explicitly proves Major Richard Chitwood to have been a son of James Chitwood and his wife Alice, but the relationship can be inferred from other sources. As mentioned above, he was referred to as "my brother Richard Chitwood deceased" in the 1850 will of Seth Chitwood. In his will, Seth Chitwood also made reference to his "beloved brother John Chitwood."[9] Richard Chitwood was also mentioned in a letter dated 26 May 1809 from Thomas Thomson to James Chitwood of North Carolina. In the letter, the writer specifically mentioned that Seth Chitwood and John Chitwood were brothers of James Chitwood.[10] Sources ? "Botetourt County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1770-1850," images, FamilySearch, Marriage Bond of Joshua Chitwood and Jane Robinson, 27 April 1786, Botetourt County, Virginia, (accessed 24 February 2022); citing Botetourt County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1770-1815. ? "Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Marriages, 1780-1969," images, FamilySearch, Marriage Record of Richard Chitwood and Mary Cantley, 3 February 1789, Greenbrier County, Virginia, (accessed 24 February 2022); citing Marriages, v. 1A, 1B, 1780-1914. ? "French and Spanish Land Grants, 1795-1812," FamilySearch, Grant to Richard Chitwood, 24 February 1798, (accessed 24 February 2022); citing Record Book A, page 234. ? "U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820," database, Ancestry, Certification of Richard Chitwood, 8 July 1806, (accessed 26 February 2022). "He was appointed Lieutenant in the 6th Company of militia for the District of St Louis, certified 8 Jul 1806." ? "U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820," database, Ancestry, Appointment of Richard Chitwood, 24 January 1815, (accessed 26 February 2022). " On the 24 Jan 1815 he was appointed "Major of 2d Battn of 1st Regiment." ? "Deed Records of the City and County of St. Louis, Missouri, 1804-1901," images, FamilySearch, Mortgage from James Chitwood, Jr., to Stephen Glascock, 16 July 1823, (accessed 26 February 2022); citing St. Louis County, Missouri, Deed Book F, page 222. James Chitwood, Jr., to Stephen Glascock, mortgage, "right, title, & interest of and in a certain tract of land lying in St. Louis County formerly the property of Richard Chitwood deceased which I can claim on account of my wife's part of the said estate…whereon, the said deceased, lived and died in St. Louis County, Missouri. ? "St. Louis (Independent City), Record of Wills, 1816-1928," images, FamilySearch, Letters of Administration on the Estate of Richard Chitwood, 8 June 1822, St. Louis, Missouri, (accessed 26 February 2022); citing Will Book A, page 82. ? "St. Louis, Missouri, Probate Case Files, 1802-1876," FamilySearch, Division of the Estate of Richard Chitwood, February 1828, (accessed 28 February 2022); Estate File 555. ? "Ralls County, Missouri, Wills," images, FamilySearch, Will of Seth Chitwood, Sr., 23 February 1850, Ralls County, Missouri, (accessed 26 February 2022); citing Ralls County, Missouri, Will Book B, page 109. ? St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 1979, p. 102. "Richard Chitwoods family and your sister Betty's family is in good health. Your brothers Seth and John Chitwood is well." Missouri Wills: Name Richard Chitwood Probate Date 7 Jun 1822 Probate Place St Louis, Missouri, USA Inferred Death Year 1822 Name: Richard Chitwood Gender: M (Male) State: Missouri Locality: Louisiana and Missouri Territory County: St Louis County Town: St Ferdinand Township Residence Year: 1820 Household Remarks: Between 1 Oct 1816 and 31 Mar 1817 he was made a Justice of the Peace for St. Ferdinand Township. Name: Richard Chitwood Gender: M (Male) State: Missouri Locality: Louisiana and Missouri Territory County: St Louis District Residence Year: 1810 Household Remarks: He was appointed Lieutenant in the 6th Company of militia for the District of St Louis, certified 8 Jul 1806.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Caroline Elizabeth Chitwood, person ID KZY5-RRP. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Richard Chitwood, person ID KPQ1-MC1. (Reliability: 3).