Jesse Chandler of Henry and Franklin Co., VA (continued from 12/3/98 message) (Part three) There are several items to mention before I plunge into part three. First, there was a typo on the address for Gayle Keough of the Chandler Family Association, the correct address is [email protected] Gayle also tells me " if they want membership information they can either contact Joe Burton, President [email protected] or go the CFA Homepage http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7918 The second item is that, as I sort through the papers sent to me by the Franklin Co. genealogist Mrs. Sigmon. I am finding a lot of information unconnected to Jesse. At the time she was concentrating on Jesse, but sent me other tidbits of information relating to various other Chandlers in the area. At the end of the discussion of Jesse, I will post a list of items gleaned from the papers. I will not post the source with the item unless you send me a message and ask where did a specific item come from. I am a two fingered typist and that will save me a lot of work. Third item. Does anyone have any information concerning the William Chandler (02-01-03-00-00) that appears in the 1790. Stokes, NC census? There is also listed in 1790 a William Chanley (01-03-02-00-00) in Surry Co., NC that I surmise is a Chandler with a misspelled name. In the 1800 and 1810 Stokes and Surry census, only the Surry William remains. The listing is (30110-210100). ON WITH THE JESSE STORY - A Jesse left footprints (i.e., a track record) in Henry County., VA and later the same or another Jesse left footprints in Franklin Co., VA, the county adjacent to and north of Henry County. In 1791 Henry Co. was split in two parts as Patrick Co., VA was formed. In our consideration of this sequence of events, we need to list a series of happenings that might help us make an educated guess at what happened. 1. There is no Jesse listed in the Family Tree Maker (FTM) census CD of Colonial America 1607-1789. This is not surprising in a collection of various census records before the first U.S. Census in 1790. 2. There is no record of a Jesse Chandler in Henry Co., VA in the first U.S. census of 1790. This is also not to surprising, even though Jesse left many footprints before this census. He may have been missed or may have been in transit to a new home at the time of the census. There were 3 Jesse Chandlers listed in this first census. One in DE, one in VT and one in the Newberry District or SC. (FTM census index). 3. In the US 1800 census, there are 2 Jesses, one in Newberry SC and one in VT. There is no Jesse in VA - but- the 1800 VA census was destroyed (all counties except Accomack & Louisa) and does not exist, although some records have been reconstituted from other sources such as tax records, etc. 4. There are 6 Jesses in the 1810 census. They are located in DE, MA, SC, SC, SC, and Franklin VA.. 5. In the 1820 census, there are only 4 Jesses, 2 in DE, one in MA and one in Franklin, VA. At this point, I will list a Jesse Chandler's foot prints in Henry Co. VA and also a Jesse Chandlers record in the adjacent county of Franklin, VA. Some of the information I will list is from the CFA research and some is from the documents supplied to me by Mrs. Sigmon. Some are from both sources. 1. The CFA documents say; Joel Chandler held some land in common with his brother Joseph, which they sold jointly in 1743. ...Joell's son Joel did move to Lunenburg Co. and lived in close association with his Uncle Joseph Chandler.... The younger Joell, son of Joseph and Priscilla had 6 siblings named Robert, John, David, Jesse, Timothy, and Rebecca. The Jesse mentioned is the same Jesse mentioned earlier as born in 1726 in Henrico, Co. VA. In 1754 he was in Cumberland Co. VA and by 1770 on the Pittsylvania Co. Tithe list. The CFA says that in 1793 he appears on the Henrry Co. Records as Jesse Chandler of S.C. and in the 1790, 1800, & 1810 census he appears in Greenville Co., SC. 2. Joseph Chandler (mentioned above) is listed in CFA documents as taking the oath of Allegiance in Henry Co. in 1778 together with Robert, Bally (sic), & Jesse. They also list Jesse and John (1782) as submitting claims for a gun for the militia. 3. From Mrs. Sigmon; A copy of the Henry Co, General Index to Deeds, Trust Deeds and Miscellaneous Liens. This page is for Grantors and only lists Chandlers. It shows Robert Chandler 1777..., Joseph Chandler..., 1779, Jesse Chandler 1793...., and several other listings for Joseph and Thomas Chandler in 1792 and 1794, plus some more modern Chandler listings for 1926 to 1950. 4. From Mrs. Sigmon; A copy of the Henry Co, "General index to Ended Law & Chancery County Court. The document has a column for Plaintiffs and one for Defendants. The Plaintiffs column on this page are all Chandlers. The first (1777) listing is Jesse "Appointed lieutenant of militia of this county, Took usual oath to commonwealth." Other Chandler listings are for various items (payment to witness, etc.) for James, Jesse, Benjamin, John, Joseph, Thomas (last in 1795). Jesse is listed in 1777, 1780, 1782, 1790, 1792 & 1793. At this point, I should say that I like to look at marriage records because they show names between the 10 year US census cycle and they also show males and females who may not have been listed as the head of a household in a census. Before 1850 only the names of heads of households were listed >From FTM marriage CD. Chandler marriages FRANKLIN Co. (before 1800) (Note, I have photo copies of most of these) Benjamin Chandler to Jane Fallis 1793 Daniel Chandler to Margaret Roan 1797 Shadrach Chandler to Anne Brummett 1789 Thomas Chandler to Charity Elliott 1787 William Chandler to Jane Douglas 1788 HENRY Co. (before 1800) none PATRICK Co. (before 1800) Issac Chandler to Elizabeth Stultz 1791 John Chandler to Elizabeth Bennett 1794 I see that that Part 3 is much to long, but rather than try to narrow it down, I will quit and continue in part four. I hope I am not boring you with this information. Please keep in mind that my Thompson Chandler seems to have no direct connection with Jesse. I just happen to have this information and I wanted to pass it on. See you in a few days. Tom. Dr. H. Thomas Chandler 1714 Besley Road Vienna, Virginia 22182 Phone 703-281-6137 FAX 703-281-3040 E-Mail [email protected] Web page address: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/h/a/Hubert-T-Chandler/