John Chaffin (1744 - 1778)

Born 9 Aug 1744 in Charlotte, Virginia

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Died 1778 at about age 33 in Charlotte County, Virginia

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Biography

John Chaffin was born in 1747. He was the son of Joshua Chaffin and Esther Easter. He passed away in 1779.

Name of John Chaffin

Data: is on the Record for Elias Chaffin which has John's DOB as between 1745 and 1750 Charlotte, Virginia, USA and his death in the same locale 1778/79. His Spouse is given as Mary; in one source his parents are given as Joshua Chaffin Sr and Mary; in others as Ester or Elizabeth

John Chaffin in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Name: John Chaffin

Birth Date: 1750 Birthplace: Virginia Volume: 26 Page Number: 379

Reference: Muster and payrolls of the Rev. War, 1775-1783. ( Vols. For 1914-15 of the "Collections" of the N.Y. Hist. Soc.) 1914-15. (2v.), 620

Source Information

Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999.

Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

This Biography is all quoted from book: "Chaffin Genealogy" - By: Verner Bee (Fry) Chaffin; 1999.

• "Joseph Chaffin was born in Virginia in 1749. Much research has been done trying to determine and verify his first name. Amos, Abner, Abel, as well as Joseph have been presented. From the deductions of diligent genealogy researchers - - Joseph has been chosen as the most likely name.

• Joseph's parents also are not known at this time. He married Mary Moor (Moore), whose father is believed to be Amos Moor. She was born in 1749 also. Mary died in 1850, being 101 years old, in Itawamba County, Mississippi. She is buried in Itawamba County.^[1]

• She probably was in the home of her grandson - Joseph, whose daughter - Sarah Helena Chaffin was fifteen at the time of her great grandmother'sdeath and this was nine years before Sarah first married. in Itawamba.

• Joseph, after his first two sons were born in Virginia, left for Burke +County, North Carolina by 1790 census. His other children were born in Burke County.

• Joseph later went to Georgia by 1809 with his son Amos. However, Joseph was in Davie County, North Carolina when he died. The year appears to be missing. He apparently died before his wife, leaving the possible reason why Mary was in the home of their grandson Joseph.

• Joseph Chaffin, Sr. and Mary Moor had five children:

• i. Abner Chaffin
• ii. Amos Chaffin
• iii. Elias Chaffin
• iv. Joseph Chaffin
• v. Daughter Chaffin"

This Biography is all quoted from book:

"Chaffin Genealogy" - By: Verner Bee (Fry) Chaffin; 1999. Although it had not been proven at the time that Joseph is his name, this is information that has been printed. The message board has his date of birth as being 9 August 1744, also that his name could possibly be Amos or John. ^[2].

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Mary Moor "Moore" Chaffin (1749–1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #140253651, Maintained by Mary Atkins Godsey (contributor 47993649) Body lost or destroyed, who reports a Unknown Location.
2. ↑ Family Records of Mary Atkins.

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Joshua Chaffin Story - Story Date 7/27/2016 - Description - the Inventory of Estate of John Chaffin

Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 - Census & Voter Lists Name Joshua Sen. Chaffin - Residence 1782 - 05 00, Charlotte County, VA

U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

= Sources obtained by Mary Atkins:

• Chaffin Genealogy - By: Verner Bee (Fry) Chaffin; 1999.
• Ancestry.com Message Board [1]
• Ancestry.com Message Board [2]
• Ancestry.com Message Board [3]
• "The Jackson Mountaineers" by Dr. John F. Duckworth, DVM with Charles Ferdinand Carson, Jr. [4]

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140253441/joseph-chaffin

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Theresa Ellenwood for creating Chaffin-163 on 8 March 2013 through the import of KatyAliceIdaHuckabyAncestors.ged. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Theresa and others.

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