Jesse Chandler of Henry and Franklin Co., VA (continued from 12/7/98 message) (Part four) Note: In my last message I failed to list one pre 1800 marriage in the area. This was Robert Chandler to Judah Brown in Surry Co., SC (just across the border and adjacent to Henry Co., VA The following Jesse Chandlers were recorded in the U.S. Census noted (from FTM census index CDs) 1790 Jesse, NewCastle Co., DE Jesse, Newberry Dist. SC Jesse, Rutland Co., VT 1800 Jesse, Newberry Dist. SC (21010-1001000) Jesse, Rutland Co., VT (21010-210100) 1810 Jesse, NewCastle Co., DE Jesse, Plymouth Co., MA Jesse, Edgefield Dist., SC Jesse, Greenville, Dist., SC Jesse, Richland Dist., SC Jesse, Franklin Co., VA (Age ranges in household - 41210-1100100 1820 Jesse, NewCastle Co., DE Jesse, NewCastle Co., DE Jesse, Plymouth Co., MA Jesse, Franklin Co., VA I will not list U.S. census results past 1820 since the Franklin Jesse died in 1828, however I will note a Franklin County 1820 census as listed in Crickard. p. 3: Chandler, Jesse males under 10 - 2 females under 10 - 5 males 16/26 - 1 females 10/26 - 1 males over 45 - 1 females 16/26 - 4 females 26/45 - 2 females over 45 - 1 This census shows us that there were 15 children in the household plus Jesse and his wife. It also shows that by his age over 45, Jesse was born (1820 minus 45 = 1775) by 1775 or before. Jesse is alive in August, 1828 as shown by a bill of sale for cattle, household goods and fodder, to his son Moses.Jesse is listed in the document as Jesse Chandler of Franklin Co. A document (Franklin will book 3, page 160) dated March 18, 1829 is an inventory and appraisment of Jesse's property. It mentions that he is deceased, therefore he must have died in late 1828 or early 1829. A document (Franklin will book 3, page 386) dated July 12, 1831, seems to be a final accounting of the estate of Jesse and the money paid to various individuals from the proceeds from the sale of the land. Among the individuals mentioned are Elizabeth Chandler, Lucy Chandler, Jerusha Chandler, Moses Chandler, Sarah Chandler and Henry Hodges (Note: Moses married Elizabeth Hodges in 1825, a record of Moses and Elizabeth and the Hodges family can be found on a FTM CD). A document/Indenture (Henry County Deed Book 5, p 14,) dated January 21, 1793, shows a Jesse Chandler of the State of South Carolina selling 100 acres of land to James Spencer. (NOTE the SC designation). A document (bill of sale - Franklin Co.) dated August 12, 1828 between Jesse of Franklin Co. and Mose who is mentioned as his heir. A document (Deed Book 15, p. 41) dated Dec. 3, 1836, between Moses Chandler of Franklin Co. and Ellison Chavers(?) Indenture....."It being one eight part of the lands and personal estate which Sally Chandler Widow and relic(?) of Jesse Chandler Dec. late of Franklin holds as dower estate in the Estate of Jesse Chandler. A document (Deed Book 18, p. 440)dated Sept. 7, 1844 between Jerusha Chandler of Franklin Co......granted and sold unto Charles W. Ashworth all his interest in the tract of land allotted to Sally Chandler widow and relict(?) of Jesse Chandler......being one seventh part.. Jesse Chandlers estate. Note: I was unsure of where to place the following item in the sequence of documents and I am not sure of the origin. It is a page from a book that I can not identify, but perhaps some of you will recognize the item. At the top of the page is the page number 8 and a title "Gone to Georgia." The page is composed of 4 numbered paragraphs 12 to 15. Each paragraph is about a different individual. Paragraph 14 is titled Solomon Chandler 200010-10100-5. I will quote the first half of the paragraph which contains information that may be relevant to our discussion of Jesse. "The Chandler family from Southside Virginia, arrived in South Carolina before the Revolution; among its members was Shadrack, born in Lunenburg County, Va., c1756. (NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL QUARTERLY, March, 1945, p.27; Stewart, 1800 Pendleton, p. 52) Parkes Chandler (No. 962) was one of the first settlers in Jackson County. Shadrack moved from Newberry district, S.C. to Greenville District, S.C., after the war; in 1790, those enumerated in Newberry included Bailey (No. 554 below), James, Jesse, Johnathan, and two John Chandlers. Parkes Chandler was granted headright land in Oglethorpe County, Ga., during the 1790s but did not remain there long. Solomon K. Chandler was in Greenville District 1790-1800. THE PARAGRAPH CONTINUES with other information and refers to other numbered paragraphs. FACTS There was a Jesse Chandler in Henry Co. VA ( as shown by Henry document listings).in the period 1777 through 1782. There is no record of him in the area from this time until he appears on other Henry listings in 1790-91-92. There was a Jesse Chandler in the Newberry Dist. SC in the 1790 and 1800 census, but no Jesse in VA in either the 1790 or 1800 census (he may have been present for the 1800 VA census, but this census was destroyed). There are three Jesses in SC in the 1810 census and one Jesse in Franklin Co. VA, however the age ranges in the show the oldest male as under 45 (perhaps the mark was placed in the wrong column, since the oldest female, probably his wife is listed over 45). A 1793 Henry Co. deed lists a Jesse Chandler of SC. There are no Chandler marriages in Henry Co. before 1800 in spite of the presence of a number of male Chandlers (shown in documents deeds - Robert, Joseph, Jesse, Thomas)., however many Chandlers were married in Franklin Co. during this period (Benjamin, Daniel, Shadrack, Thomas, William - plus in Patrick Co. an Issac). A fact unlisted above (my oversight) is that a Bailey Chandler is mentioned (1805) the Henry Co. General Index to ended law.... It is a fact that the article about Solomn Chandler in SC quoted above also mentions a Baily Chandler - I wonder if they are the same. MY CONCLUSION (EDUCATED GUESS) A Jesse Chandler was present in Henry Co., VA as early as 1777. This Jesse probably moved to SC in the period between 1782 and 1790. This Jesse, or possibly a son of the same Jesse also named Jesse, moved back to Franklin Co. VA in 1790. If he arrived late in 1790, he may have missed being counted in the census. In either circumstance, the Franklin Co. Jesse is either the son of Joell Chandler as listed in the CFA documents or he is the grandson of Joell. Note: Once again I made this part too long, but it is difficult to know what to leave out. I have told you my conclusions and I will do one more part in a few days to give additional information on a few of Jesse's children and grand children, plus some random information about other Chandlers that may or may not be part of this group. Your guess is as good as mine - What is your theory about the VA Jesse Chandler. Please let me know. 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/