Jerry, John Attaway Clarke had no children. >From my notes: John Chesley of SMC m. by 1777, Elizabeth, dau. of John Attaway Clark. Fresco. This is an error. He named no children in his will, but he did name his niece, Elizabeth Chesley (dau. of his sister, Ann Clarke who m. William Chesley). The name of William Chesley as the husband of Ann Clarke came from "A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature." I haven't been able to confirm this or that there was even a man named William Chesley around at the time. Will of John Attaway Clarke, SMC, 3/1/1777-12/13/1780. Wife: (Not named), provided she abides by my will, to have use of my dwelling plantation with the several tracts of land adjoining it and pt. of "Johnson's Neck" during her widowhood; if she lodges any claim, this bequest is void. Wife: 24 negroes which is the number I got with her in marriage and I always said I would give her in case she survived me. Wife: 1/3 of my stock; use of 3 negroes while she lives a widow; use of all household furniture and after her death to my nephew, William Somerville. Wife: Her choice of my chariots during her widowhood. Nephew: William Somerville, all the land devised for use by my wife; if he has no heirs to nephew George C. Somerville during his life and if he has no heirs to nephew, John Somerville; if he has no heirs to my oldest sister and to descend to the male heirs of my other sisters down to the youngest. For want of such heirs by the female heirs of the whole blood aforesaid, then to the heirs of my sister, Susanna Mackall Smoot. Nephew: William Somerville, all of my negroes and personal estate with the requirement he give my five nieces: Elizabeth and Susanna Smoot; Elizabeth Chesley; and Ann and Susanna Watts two negroes each when they arrive at age 16 or day of marriage. He is to have the residue of my estate. Exec.: Nephew, William Somerville. Wit: T. DeButts. (St. Mary's County, Maryland Wills, 1777-1791 by Linda Reno and Joann Humphries). Linda Reno ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry L. Clark" <jerry876@comcast.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Elizabeth Pile d/o John Chesley > Linda Reno, > > I have been trying to make since of this discussion, but apparently I > don't > have much of this in my data base or else it's incorrect. > > > > > You stated: > > I have two wives for John Chesley (1703-1767). The first being Elizabeth > Parker as has been stated and that she was the mother of Elizabeth Chesley > who m. ____Pile and Benjamin. I have Elizabeth b. 1728-1732. > > > Linda, > > I only have one John Chesley in my data base and that John CHESLEY married > Elizabeth CLARKE daughter of John Attaway CLARKE and Hannah DE BUTTS. I > have > no dates on this John CHESLEY to know who he belongs to. > > > Perhaps this John Chesley is a son of the one you are discussing. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

So do we know anything about John CHESLEY son of John CHESLEY and Elizabeth WILLIAMSON? -----Original Message----- From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Reno Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:29 AM To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Elizabeth Pile d/o John Chesley Jerry, John Attaway Clarke had no children. >From my notes: John Chesley of SMC m. by 1777, Elizabeth, dau. of John Attaway Clark. Fresco. This is an error. He named no children in his will, but he did name his niece, Elizabeth Chesley (dau. of his sister, Ann Clarke who m. William Chesley). The name of William Chesley as the husband of Ann Clarke came from "A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature." I haven't been able to confirm this or that there was even a man named William Chesley around at the time. Will of John Attaway Clarke, SMC, 3/1/1777-12/13/1780. Wife: (Not named), provided she abides by my will, to have use of my dwelling plantation with the several tracts of land adjoining it and pt. of "Johnson's Neck" during her widowhood; if she lodges any claim, this bequest is void. Wife: 24 negroes which is the number I got with her in marriage and I always said I would give her in case she survived me. Wife: 1/3 of my stock; use of 3 negroes while she lives a widow; use of all household furniture and after her death to my nephew, William Somerville. Wife: Her choice of my chariots during her widowhood. Nephew: William Somerville, all the land devised for use by my wife; if he has no heirs to nephew George C. Somerville during his life and if he has no heirs to nephew, John Somerville; if he has no heirs to my oldest sister and to descend to the male heirs of my other sisters down to the youngest. For want of such heirs by the female heirs of the whole blood aforesaid, then to the heirs of my sister, Susanna Mackall Smoot. Nephew: William Somerville, all of my negroes and personal estate with the requirement he give my five nieces: Elizabeth and Susanna Smoot; Elizabeth Chesley; and Ann and Susanna Watts two negroes each when they arrive at age 16 or day of marriage. He is to have the residue of my estate. Exec.: Nephew, William Somerville. Wit: T. DeButts. (St. Mary's County, Maryland Wills, 1777-1791 by Linda Reno and Joann Humphries). Linda Reno ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry L. Clark" <jerry876@comcast.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Elizabeth Pile d/o John Chesley > Linda Reno, > > I have been trying to make since of this discussion, but apparently I > don't > have much of this in my data base or else it's incorrect. > > > > > You stated: > > I have two wives for John Chesley (1703-1767). The first being Elizabeth > Parker as has been stated and that she was the mother of Elizabeth Chesley > who m. ____Pile and Benjamin. I have Elizabeth b. 1728-1732. > > > Linda, > > I only have one John Chesley in my data base and that John CHESLEY married > Elizabeth CLARKE daughter of John Attaway CLARKE and Hannah DE BUTTS. I > have > no dates on this John CHESLEY to know who he belongs to. > > > Perhaps this John Chesley is a son of the one you are discussing. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tom Jennings and I recently worked on this family. John Chesley, Jr. was born in SMC in 1754 and died August 1, 1805 in Prince William County, VA. He married Mary Ashcom Parran of Calvert County, dau. of Nathaniel Parran and Ann Wilkinson, January 5, 1779 at Christ Church in Calvert Co. He didn't move to VA until 1800 or later. Prior to that, he was living in Calvert County. 12/10/1799, Centinel of Liberty, D.C.: For Sale. The estate whereon I now reside called Point Patience, 450 ac., Calvert County. It is within 12 hours run to Baltimore and within a day and 1/2 easy riding to the Federal City or Annapolis. Describes house and buildings, etc. Another 450 ac. lying within two miles of the above, chiefly wood land, adjoining the land of Col. John Plater now for sale. John Chesley, 11/11/1799. John Chesley, late of Md. died Aug 1 at his seat in Prince William Co. in Va., leaving a wife & many children. Refs. BFG 8/6/1805 Linda Reno Descendants of John Chesley, Jr. Generation No. 1 1. JOHN2 CHESLEY, JR. (JOHN1) was born 1754 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 01 Aug 1805 in Prince William Co., VA. He married MARY ASHCOM PARRAN 05 Jan 1779 in Christ Church, Calvert Co., MD, daughter of NATHANIEL PARRAN and ANN WILKINSON. She was born Bef. 1760 in Point Patience, Calvert Co., MD, and died Bet. 1805 - 1814 in Prince William Co., VA. Children of JOHN CHESLEY and MARY PARRAN are: i. ELIZABETH3 CHESLEY, b. 1780, Calvert Co., MD; d. 1859, Lewis Co., KY; m. WILLIAM BOURNE, 1799; b. Bef. 1778; d. Aft. 1814. ii. ROBERT CHESLEY, b. 1782, Calvert Co., MD; d. 1826; m. ELIZABETH BUMBURY, 1811. iii. WILLIAM FITZHUGH CHESLEY, b. 1783, Calvert Co., MD; d. 08 Apr 1843, Herring Creek, Anne Arundel, Maryland; m. JANE DARE, Bef. 1815; b. 1781, Calvert Co., MD; d. Aft. 1825. iv. JOHN P. CHESLEY, b. 1784, Calvert Co., MD; d. Abt. 1817, St. Mary's Co., MD; m. ELIZABETH BISCOE, 22 Apr 1806, St. Geo's Epis., Valley Lee, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bet. 1784 - 1791, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1827, St. Mary's Co., MD. v. CATHERINE CHESLEY, b. 1788, Calvert Co., MD; d. 1848, MO; m. WILLIAM BUMBURY, Bef. 1814. vi. FRANCES CHESLEY, b. 1790, Calvert Co., MD; m. THOMAS SHORT, Aft. 1805; b. Bef. 1790. vii. CLARISSA CHESLEY, b. 29 Jan 1792, Calvert Co., MD; d. 06 Aug 1867, Henderson Co., KY; m. WILLIAM POWELL, 10 Sep 1812. viii. HARRIETT CHESLEY, b. 1794, Calvert Co., MD; d. Aft. 1823; m. CUTHBERT V. HARRISON, 13 Jun 1817, King George Co., VA; b. Bef. 1794; d. Aft. 1823. ix. ALEXANDER P. CHESLEY, b. 1796, Calvert Co., MD; d. Aft. 1851; m. FRANCES H. SHORT, 11 Apr 1817, King George Co., VA; b. Bef. 1802; d. Bef. 1851. x. CAROLINE CHESLEY, b. 1798, Calvert Co., MD; d. Aft. 1814. xi. CHARLOTTE CHESLEY, b. 1800, Calvert Co., MD; d. Aft. 1832; m. JOHN CUTHBERT SHORT, Bef. 1814; b. Bef. 1793; d. Aft. 1814. xii. GEORGE CHESLEY, b. 1802, Calvert Co., MD; d. Aft. 1814. xiii. LOUISA CHESLEY, b. 1804, Calvert Co., MD; d. Aft. 1814. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry L. Clark" <jerry876@comcast.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Elizabeth Pile d/o John Chesley > So do we know anything about John CHESLEY son of John CHESLEY and > Elizabeth > WILLIAMSON? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Linda Reno > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:29 AM > To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Elizabeth Pile d/o John Chesley > > Jerry, > > John Attaway Clarke had no children. > >>From my notes: > > John Chesley of SMC m. by 1777, Elizabeth, dau. of John Attaway Clark. > Fresco. This is an error. He named no children in his will, but he did > name his niece, Elizabeth Chesley (dau. of his sister, Ann Clarke who m. > William Chesley). > > The name of William Chesley as the husband of Ann Clarke came from "A > Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature." I haven't been able > to confirm this or that there was even a man named William Chesley around > at > > the time. > > Will of John Attaway Clarke, SMC, 3/1/1777-12/13/1780. Wife: (Not named), > provided she abides by my will, to have use of my dwelling plantation with > the several tracts of land adjoining it and pt. of "Johnson's Neck" during > her widowhood; if she lodges any claim, this bequest is void. Wife: 24 > negroes which is the number I got with her in marriage and I always said I > would give her in case she survived me. Wife: 1/3 of my stock; use of 3 > negroes while she lives a widow; use of all household furniture and after > her death to my nephew, William Somerville. Wife: Her choice of my > chariots during her widowhood. Nephew: William Somerville, all the land > devised for use by my wife; if he has no heirs to nephew George C. > Somerville during his life and if he has no heirs to nephew, John > Somerville; if he has no heirs to my oldest sister and to descend to the > male heirs of my other sisters down to the youngest. For want of such > heirs > > by the female heirs of the whole blood aforesaid, then to the heirs of my > sister, Susanna Mackall Smoot. Nephew: William Somerville, all of my > negroes and personal estate with the requirement he give my five nieces: > Elizabeth and Susanna Smoot; Elizabeth Chesley; and Ann and Susanna Watts > two negroes each when they arrive at age 16 or day of marriage. He is to > have the residue of my estate. Exec.: Nephew, William Somerville. Wit: > T. DeButts. (St. Mary's County, Maryland Wills, 1777-1791 by Linda Reno > and > > Joann Humphries). > > Linda Reno > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry L. Clark" <jerry876@comcast.net> > To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:52 AM > Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Elizabeth Pile d/o John Chesley > > >> Linda Reno, >> >> I have been trying to make since of this discussion, but apparently I >> don't >> have much of this in my data base or else it's incorrect. >> >> >> >> >> You stated: >> >> I have two wives for John Chesley (1703-1767). The first being Elizabeth >> Parker as has been stated and that she was the mother of Elizabeth >> Chesley >> who m. ____Pile and Benjamin. I have Elizabeth b. 1728-1732. >> >> >> Linda, >> >> I only have one John Chesley in my data base and that John CHESLEY >> married >> Elizabeth CLARKE daughter of John Attaway CLARKE and Hannah DE BUTTS. I >> have >> no dates on this John CHESLEY to know who he belongs to. >> >> >> Perhaps this John Chesley is a son of the one you are discussing. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message