Jemima Chilcote (1778 - 1872)

Born 4 Aug 1778 in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robinson Chilcote Sr — married 31 May 1810 in Western Run, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1872 at age 93 in Madison Township, Perry, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jamima Chilcote was a Marylander.

Jemima, daughter of Humphrey Thomas Chilcote and Sarah Ensor,^[1] was born 4 August 1778 in Baltimore County, Maryland.^[2][3][4] The Chilcote family owned several hundred acres in what is now Lutherville, Baltimore County.^[5]

On 31 May 1810 in Western Run, Baltimore County, she is said to have married Robinson Chilcote,^[6] son of James Chilcote Sr. and Elizabeth Ensor. (Their mothers were sisters—both daughters of George Ensor and Elizabeth Reeves—which makes them first cousins.) They had at least six children:

• Darby Chilcote (b. 27 May 1811;^[7] m. Margaret Shaw;^[8] d. 17 May 1877).^[7][9][10] At least six children:^[11][12]

• Joshua Hezekiah Chilcote (b. 7 October 1812;^[13] m. Catharine Shaw;^[14] d. 27 December 1889).^[13][15][16] Seven children.^[17]

• Samuel Chilcote (b. 17 September 1814;^[18] m. Elizabeth Beard (seven children);^[19] m. Mary Ann Moore;^[20] d. 15 September 1892).^[18][21] Seven children.^[22]

• Micajah "Michael" Chilcote (b. 11 July 1816;^[23] d. unmarried 27 August 1899).^[23]

• Robinson Chilcote (b. 11 October 1817;^[24] d. unmarried 1 October 1872).^[25][24]

• Priscilla Chilcote (b. 3 March 1821;^[26] d. 30 March 1824 at age three).^[26]

Jamima Chilcote was a Pennsylvanian.

Jamima Chilcote was an Ohioan.

Early in the 19th century, much of the Chilcote family moved to Huntingdon and/or Bedford County, Pennsylvania, including the Robinson Chilcotes. Darby, Joshua and Samuel were all born in Huntingdon County, but Jemima and Robinson continued to move west, finally settling in what became Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio,^[27] before Micajah's birth in 1816.^{[23][28][29][30]}

About 1818 a class that later became Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church met in her house until 17 April 1819, when the congregation purchased two acres and built a wood-hewn church which stood until 1838. The first trustees were Robinson, James and Nathan Chilcote, Joseph Claypool, James Porter, Nicholas Rible and John Shaw. The wooden church was replaced by a brick one in 1838.^[31]

By 1850, Robinson (68, farmer on own land) and Jemima Chilcote (70) owned a farm in Madison Township, where they lived with their sons Micajah "Michael" (33, farmer) and Robinson Chilcote (32, farmer).^[28] The household composition was similar in 1860: Robinson (age 78, farmer, b. Maryland), Jemima (81, b. Maryland), Micajah (41, b. Ohio) and Robinson (40, b. Ohio) with the addition of Darby's son Henry C, Chilcote (16, b. Ohio).^[29]

After her husband Robinson's death in 1864,^[32] Jemimah's (age 92) sons Michael (age 54, farmer on his own land) and Robinson (52, farmer on his own land) took over management of the Madison Township farm, while their niece (Joshua's daughter) Jemimah Holler (44, b. Pennsylvania) served as their housekeeper.^[30]

Jamima died 19 March 1872 in Madison Township at age 93^[3][4] and was buried at Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery in Somerset, Perry County.^[2]

Research Notes

• Given name: Jemima is the the expected spelling; however her gravestone,^[2] which lists her birth in Baltimore County, shows Jamima.
• Birth Date: No birth or baptismal record has been located; however, the headstone she shares with her husband Robinson provides her date of death and age at death.^[2][4] The calculation may be off a day or two depending on the method of calculation.
• Birth Place: Her indexed death record indicates she was born in Pennsylvania;^[4] however, her headstone reflects her birth in Baltimore County,^[2] where she was also married.

^{[28] [29] [30] [5] [6] [2] [3] [4] [1] [32] [27] [31]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, images, FamilySearch (3 July 2014), Huntingdon County, Wills and administration record index 1787-1918; Deed: Prudence Chilcott and others to Simon Gratz, 28 December 1813. The record describes the sell of land in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania by the heirs of Humphrey Chilcote, late of Springfield Township, Huntingdon County. It names his living heirs and children as Prudence, Jemima (husband: Robinson Chilcote), Honour, Humphrey (wife: Nancy), Elizabeth, Sairah, and Micajah Chilcote. The record spells their surname as both Chilcott and Chilcote. The 416 acres of land between Saddle Back Hill in Springfield Township and Shirley Township abutting that of Benjamin Brown was sold for $93. The land had originally been surveyed by and a warrant granted to John and Humphrey Chilcote on 19 January 1793.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 August 2020), memorial page for Jemima Chilcote (4 Aug 1778–19 Mar 1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #73140050, citing Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008). Jamima shares a headstone with her husband that is engraved with their birth place, shows their relationship and indicates full dates of death with full age at death.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Jamima Chilcote, 19 Mar 1872; citing Death, Perry, Ohio, United States, source ID p4, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,109,295.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (8 March 2018), Jamima Chilcote, 19 Mar 1872; citing Death, Madison Township, Perry, Ohio, United States, source ID vol 1 p 26, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 910,677. Jamima died of old age. The record indicates birth in Pennsylvania, but her headstone clearly indicates she was born in Baltimore County, Maryland.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Maryland may have deeds that will show the extent of holdings and the various households represented in Baltimore. They may give further insight into timelines of movement.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} While her marriage record has not been located, the place in Baltimore County is reasonable and so is the year. Records for various children and a deed of sale for land in Huntingdon County in 1813 demonstrate the relationship of Jemima and Robinson,
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Darbey Chilcote, 17 May 1877; citing Death, Perry, Ohio, United States, source ID p4, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,109,295. Birth was calculated from age at death and may be off several days depending on the method used.
8. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch (26 August 2019), Darby Chilcote and Margaret Shaw, 29 Jun 1843; citing Marriage, Perry, Ohio, United States, bk 2-3 p 79 cn 624, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (8 March 2018), Darbey Chilcote, 17 May 1877; citing Death, Madison Township, Perry, Ohio, United States, source ID vol 1 p 124, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 910,677.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 August 2020), memorial page for Darby Chilcote (27 May 1811–17 May 1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #73139661, citing Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008).
11. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (4 April 2020), Darby Chilcote, Madison, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing family 708, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
12. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (19 March 2020), Darby Chilcote, 1860.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 August 2020), memorial page for Joshua Chilcote (7 Oct 1812–27 Dec 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #73091566, citing Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008).
14. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch (26 August 2019), Joshua Chilcote and Catharine Shaw, 01 Nov 1838; citing Marriage, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, p146, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
15. ↑ Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Joshua Chilcote, 27 Dec 1889; citing Death, Perry, Ohio, United States, source ID p4, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,109,295.
16. ↑ Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (8 March 2018), Joshua Chilcote, 27 Dec 1889; citing Death, Madison Township, Perry, Ohio, United States, source ID vol 2, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 910,677.
17. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (4 April 2020), Joshua Chilcote, Madison, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing family 707, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Samuel Chilcote, 15 Sep 1892; citing Death, Perry, Ohio, United States, source ID p4, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,109,295.
19. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch (26 August 2019), Samuel Chilcote and Elizabeth Beard, 21 Jun 1842; citing Marriage, Perry, Ohio, United States, bk 2&3 p 54 cn 429, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
20. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch (12 May 2020), Samuel Chilcote and Mary Ann Moore, 1877. Moore may be the name of a prior husband.
21. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 August 2020), memorial page for Samuel Chilcote (1814–15 Sep 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #73117504, citing Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008).
22. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (19 March 2020), Samuel Chilcote, 1860.
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1 23.2} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 August 2020), memorial page for Micajah Chilcote (11 Jul 1816–27 Aug 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #73106271, citing Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008). Micajah's cenotaph is engraved with his full birth and death dates, as well as his age at death.
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 August 2020), memorial page for Robinson Chilcote Jr. (26 Oct 1817–1 Oct 1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #73140131, citing Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008). Robinson's cenotaph is engraved with his date of and age at death from which his birth date was calculated.
25. ↑ Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Robison Chilcote, 01 Oct 1872; citing Death, Perry, Ohio, United States, source ID p4, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,109,295.
26. ↑ ^{26.0 26.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 August 2020), memorial page for Priscilla Chilcote (3 Mar 1821–30 Mar 1824), Find A Grave: Memorial #73139901, citing Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008). Priscilla's headstone is inscribed with the names of her parents, her date and age of death, from which her birth date was calculated.
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1} Graham, A. A. et al. History of Fairfield and Perry counties, Ohio. Their past and present. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1883. p. 209.
28. ↑ ^{28.0 28.1 28.2} United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (4 April 2020), Gemima Chilcote in household of Robinson Chileite, Madison, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing family 705, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
29. ↑ ^{29.0 29.1 29.2} United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (19 March 2020), Jemima Chilcote in entry for Robinson Chilcote, 1860.
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1 30.2} United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (17 October 2014), Robinson Chilcote in household of Michael Chilcote, Ohio, United States; citing p. 12, family 93, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,754.
31. ↑ ^{31.0 31.1} Graham, History of Fairfield and Perry counties, p. 211.
32. ↑ ^{32.0 32.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 August 2020), memorial page for Robinson Chilcote (19 Mar 1782–4 Oct 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #73139977, citing Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008). Robinson shares a cenotaph with his wife that is engraved with their full dates of death, age at death (from which birth has been calculated) and their places of birth.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGM-Q4X : Wed Oct 04 04:37:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Chilcote and Jemima Chilcote, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LX-DQ9 : Sat Oct 07 00:29:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Michael Chilcote and Robinson Chilcote, 1870.
• This profile was created by Tom Bredehoft. It was researched and initially written by Kathy Rabenstein (1st cousin, six times removed).