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Lt. Richard CHITWOOD

Lt. Richard CHITWOOD[1]

Male 1764 - 1822  (58 years)

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  • Name Richard CHITWOOD  [2] 
    Prefix Lt. 
    Born 1764  Cumberland County, Virginia, British Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID KPQ1-MC1 
    Name Richard CHEATWOOD  [3] 
    _UID 72D2B34B4AFB4ECEA7C0C176FAFD34F05C15 
    Buried 1822  [2] 
    Died May 1822  Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1785, Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F536728467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Mary CANTLEY,   b. 1769, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1822, Florissant, St. Louis Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Alt. Marriage 1789  United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 3 Feb 1789  Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Alt. Marriage 3 Feb 1789  Greenbrier, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Marriage 3 Feb 1789  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Marriage 2 Feb 1798  Greenbrier, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Claud CHITWOOD,   b. 1789, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1863, Mt. Pleasant, Lawrence County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Margaret CHITWOOD,   b. 1790, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880  (Age 90 years)
     3. John C. CHITWOOD,   b. 11 Jan 1793, Greenbrier, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1875, Ralls County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Seth CHITWOOD,   b. 26 Jan 1795, Shelby County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1842, Newport, Franklin, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     5. Elizabeth CHITWOOD,   b. 1796, Greenbriar, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1870, Camden County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Richard C. CHITWOOD,   b. 1797, Shelby, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1862, Ralls, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     7. Elizabeth Caroline CHITWOOD,   b. 1802, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870, Camden, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     8. Hiram CHITWOOD,   b. 1808, Louisiana Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Missouri Territory Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     9. Amos CHITWOOD,   b. 1811, Louisiana Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     10. Alfred CHITWOOD,   b. 1816, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2023 
    Family ID F536728424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney.

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


  

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