Galatea (Gilbert) Chancellor (abt. 1773 - aft. 1831)

Born about 1773 in South Carolina

Wife of Jeremiah Chancellor — married about 1788 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died after 20 Sep 1831 after about age 58 in Coosa, Alabama, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Gail Williams [send private message]

Biography

Galatea Gilbert was probably born around 1773, possibly in South Carolina. Burial Pine Level Cem., Autauga, AL. They were living in Autuaga County, AL, 20 September, 1831.

Marriage

She married Jeremiah Chancellor ABT 1788 in Chesterfield, South Carolina.^[1]

Child: Abraham H. Chancellor

Census

1800 Census: Chesterfield Co., SC - listed as female 45 and up

Notes from spouse's profile

After the Revolutionary war was over he remained in South Carolina until 1818, when he brought a colony to Alabama and settled on the Autuaga side of the Alabama river, where he remained until his death. [Memorial Record of Alabama, Vol 2, p. 895, and Alabama Historical Society, Transactions, Vol. 4, p. 535.]

He was a Baptist, married Galatea Gilbert.

Children: [Unsourced] among others

1. William S. Chancellor, BIRTH 12 Feb 1816 DEATH 23 Dec 1907 (aged 91) BURIAL Childersburg Cemetery Childersburg, Talladega County, Alabama, MEMORIAL ID 6161659of Childersburg, Coosca County, m. (1.) Louisa, daughter of William and Mary (Tatum) Bridges, and had five children; m. (2.) Mrs. Elizabeth J. (Caruthers) Kelly, daughter of William and Mary (McCulla) Caruthers, of Virginia. may have m. Nancy Truit, residence: Autauga County.

2. Abraham H Chancellor Birthdate: April 05, 1792 Birthplace: South Carolina, USA Death: 1860 (67-68) Smith, Texas, USA Husband of Caroline Jones and Elizabeth Chancellor Father of Ann Crumpler; William C Chancellor; Dicey Chancelor; Eliza Elizabeth Chancellor; George B Chancellor and 3 others

3. Moses Chancellor;

4. Gilbert Chancellor

Notes

His will describes the "gifts" of Jeremiah Chancellor to several of his relatives. The document is marked (X) by Jeremiah and Galatea Chancellor, is dated 20 September, 1831, and was attested to the clerk of the county court on November 19, 1831. (Alabama Records, Vol. 206, pages 24-26 contain information from Deeds and Mortgages, Vol. 3, page 302, Autuaga County:)

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S232

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 April 2020, 14:45), entry for Galatea Gilbert (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHQB-FJM ); contributed by various users.
• Source: S457 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1
• will of Jeremiah Chancellor, Atugaville, Alabama