Henry Chamnis (abt. 1660 - bef. 1719)

Born about 1660 in Prince George County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Moore) Chamnis — married 1690 in Prince George County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 9 Jun 1719 before about age 59 in Prince George County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Henry Chamnis, born c1660,^[1] married Mary Moore (born 1664, died 1734).^[2]

Children:^[3][4][5]

• John Chamnis,^[3] born 1700, married (1) Elizabeth Taylor, (2) Sarah Lee^[4] 1700 birth may not be correct, as the 1717 will of his father implies he was of age at the time (making birth year c1696 or earlier)
• Henry Chamnis,^[3] born c1704, married (1) Frances, (2) Catherine^[4]
• William Chamnis,^[3] born c1705, married Agnes^[4]
• Elizabeth Chamnis^[3]
• Mary Chamnis^[3]
• Ann Chamnis^[3]
• Nathaniel Chamnis,^[3] married Mary. Nathaniel died after 12/1/1781 (date of his will)^[4]
• Jacob Chamnis^[3]

Henry Chamnis died after October 31, 1717 (date of will) and before June 9, 1719 (date will entered for probate by executors Robert Bolling and Mary Chamnis, Prince George County, Virginia).^[6][7]

His widow Mary, signed an agreement "recorded 1/11/1720" with her father, John Moor, to maintain him. She married (2nd) John Denhart before "3/8/1725".^[4]

Notes:

Henry's will bequeaths "my carpenters tools" to son John and "a" set of coopers tools to son Henry.^[3]

Previous biography moved to Research Notes (roman text) with comments (italicized text).

Will Abstract

The following information was abstracted from the transcription of his will posted by USGenWeb:^[3]

Will of Henry Chamnis of "Bristoll Parish", Prince George County, Virginia.

Dated 31 October 1717

• Son John Chamnis ("plantation whereon I now live, bounded by the swamp and the Miery branch, but my will and pleasure is that my wife shall have full power and priviledge to live on the said plantation during her widdowhood without Disturbance or molestation.")^[8]
• Son Henry Chamnis ("the remaining part of this tract of Land, from the Miery branch to the head of the line, ... a set of Coopers Tools...")
• Son William Chamnis ("my Land at the Three Creeks, lying in the Isle of Wight County")
• Daughter Elizabeth Chamnis
• Daughter Mary
• Daughter Ann
• Son Nathaniel
• Son Jacob

"My will and pleasure is that if my wife marry, and cannot rule the children that Wm.Robert Bolling shall have my son Henry, and be his Guardian, and my son William to Hugh Golightly, till they come to age, and their Estates with them.

"Further I desire that what things is found in the Estate already not given to be equally Divided between my two youngest sons. [Nathaniel & Jacob?]

"Item. My will and pleasure is that my son John Chamnis shall give and pay to each one of his brothers, a hundred plantable Apple Trees when they come to age."

"Item. I make and ordain constitute and appoint my loving wife and Wm.Robert Bolling my Executor and Executrix of this my Will and Testament and I do utterly revoke all former Wills & Testaments heretofore made or Declared, and I desire that my Estate may not be brought to appraisment."

Henry ("H", his mark) Chamnis; sealed w'th. red wax.

"Signed Seald and Declared in presence of us whose names are hereunto subscribed."

• Robert Jeffreys
• Tho.Addison
• Hugh (his H mark) Golightly

Proved 1719, "At a Court held at Merchants Hope for Prince Geo. County on the second tuesday in June, being the ninth day of the said month... The above written Last Will and Testament of Henry Chamnis Dec'd. was Exhibited into Court by Robert Bolling and Mary Chamnis his Executors who made oath thereto, and it being proved by the oaths of Thomas Addison and Hugh Golightly witnesses thereto, is by order of the Court truly Recorded and a Certificate is granted the s'd. Robert Bolling and Mary Chamnis for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form."

Research Notes

The following was previously the biography for Chamnis-1 (roman text; comments in itals). Sources that had been listed for the biography^[9] are inadequate for the information in the biography. ~ Noland-165 16:06, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Henry, son of Jon Chamnis, was born Chamnis and became known as Henry Chambliss. unsourced statement and likely not true, since it is believed that the Henry who died between 1717 and 1719 (date of will/will proved date) signed his will Chamnis, according to the transcription.

Marriages of Henry, the son of John Chamnis:

about 1690 #1 Mary Boling. They had at least 1 child born in Sussex County, Virginia. He gave custody of this son Henry to Mr. Robert Boling.

Profile for Chambliss-14 shows parents of this Henry (d 1717/1719) as John and Mary (Bolling) Chambliss. In his 1717 will, Henry identified a guardian, Wm. Robert Bolling, for his son Henry if his wife should remarry and "cannot rule the children". He's really naming a guardian for the estates he left his sons Henry and William, since they were not yet 21 at the time of his will (note he does not name guardians for Nathaniel and Jacob, who are probably "his two youngest sons").

Note also... other profiles say this Henry (with the 1717 will) is son of Ann Abbott; his father's profile is attached to "Ann" (Unknown), with marriage year of 1658; this Henry, died 1717/1719, is said to have been born in 1660.

About 1690/1699 Henry m. #2 Mary Moore b. abt 1664 Prince George Virginia Colony. She was the daughter of John Moore. both Henry & John Moore were in the shipping business.

Listed as son of his first marriage:

1. Henry Chamliss (II), m Frances Wayne, d. 23 Aug 1784 Brunswick County, Virginia. They had 8 children:

1. Jacob
2. Mary Chambliss
3. Frances Chambliss
4. John Chambliss
5. Robert Chambliss
6. Joshua Chambliss
7. Silvia Chambliss m. Mr. Whitehead
8. Joel Chambliss

Henry I & Mary [Moore] had at least 7 children, all born Prince George County, Virginia Colony

1. John R. Chambliss (the elder)
2. Elizabeth Betty Taylor
3. William Chambliss b. 1704 d 1874
4. Mary Chambliss b. 1706
5. Ann Chambliss b. 1708
6. Nathanial Chambliss b. 1710 d. 1761
7. Jacob Chambliss b. 1712
8. Elizabeth Chambliss b. 1714

Henry's will dated 31 October 1717, entered for probate 1719, gives custody of his 1st son Henry II to his grandfather to be his guardian until he is of age. What the will actually says:

"Item. My will and pleasure is that if my wife marry, and cannot rule the children that Wm.Robert Bolling shall have my son Henry, and be his Guardian, and my son William to Hugh Golightly, till they come to age, and their Estates with them."

Lineage

Descendants of Robert Chamnis/nes^[2]

some of the following apparently from Immigrants into America by Nugent 5 May 1652.

Robert Chamnis/nes was born 1603 in France. He married Joanne Pirton? July 1622 in England. Child of Robert Chamnis/nes and Joanne Pirton? is: John Chamnis/es, b Bet. 1628-1630, England; d. 1670, Virginia.

John Chamnis/es, son of Robert Chamnis/nes, was born Bet. 1628-1630 in England, and died 1670 in Virginia. He married Ann Abbott. She was born in England.

Notes for John Chamnis/es: Henry’s father lived in England and was John Chamnis whose father was Robert. They were both in the shipping business. Robert was born in 1603 in France and came to James City Co., Virginia at age 19 aboard the ship George. John Chamnis born 1628 was the son of Robert. John was a merchant.^[10]

Child of John Chamnis/es and Ann Abbott is:

Henry Chambliss, b. 1660, Prince George Co., Virginia; d. 1719, Prince George Co., Virginia; m. Mary Moore, about 1690, Prince George County, Virginia; b. 1664, Prince George County, Virginia; d. 1734, Prince George Co., Virginia.

Children, take 2

The following is from Ancestry and other essentially unsourced trees (in other words, the children listed need to be confirmed with better sources):

Henry Chambliss and Mary Moore's children:

• John Chambliss
• Ann Chambliss
• Nathaniel Chambliss
• Elizabeth Chambliss
• Mary Chambliss
• Henry Chambliss^[11]
• William Chambliss
• Mary Chambliss
• Elizabeth UNKNOWN
• Mary Chambliss
• Nathaniel Chambliss
• Jacob Chambliss
• Jacob Chamblee
• Jacob Chamblee
• Ann Chambliss

Note: Birth dates of the three Marys indicate that Henry and Mary (Moore) Chambliss had three daughters they named Mary; at least two died young. No dates with multiple Roberts, but it's possible Henry & Mary had two sons named Robert also, with one or both dying young. Also, the footnote now attached to son Henry had been given as a source for his father. Duplicate profile for Henry (Chamnis-1) has list of children from Will and an unsourced list under Research Notes.

Sources

1. ↑ online tree (no sources), accessed 29 August 2019
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Transcribed from image on Chambliss-28.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Will of Henry Chamnis (text file), Deeds, Etc. 1713-28, page 325, Prince George County, Virginia. Submitted by Russell L. Lawrence and posted by USGenWeb. Accessed 29 August 2019.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers by Jeannette Holland Austin; pages 68-69 (accessed 30 August 2019).
5. ↑ Austin's The Georgians lists issue named in his 1717 will: "Henry, John, William, Elizabeth, Mary, Ann, Nathaniel, and Jacob." It also gives details for most of the sons (estimated birth year/wife, children).
6. ↑ Will of Henry Chambliss. Virginia Archives for Prince George, County Virginia, USGENWEB, Transcription as Submitted by Russell L. Lawrence. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/princegeorge/wills/chamnis1.txt (accessed July 16, 2014)
7. ↑ Transcribed as January 9, 1719 page 89, "Historical and Genealogical Notes and Queries." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 20, no. 1, 1912, pp. 79–95. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4243181.
8. ↑ Wording implies that his widow is not John's mother. ~ Noland-165
9. ↑
   • Will dated 31 October 1717, entered for probate 9 June 1719. Virginia archives for Pr. Geo. Cnty. Va.
   • Birth & death dates Sussex County Va.
   • M. records Prince George County, Va.
10. ↑ Perhaps just this paragraph from Nugent's Immigrants into America.
11. ↑ Birth 1700, Prince George, VA (APID: 1,4725::3885745; Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Edmund West, comp.). Death 1768, Sussex Co, VA. Marriage 1728, Prince George, Co, VA.

See also Ancestry links (if you're a subscriber):

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Edmund West, comp. (Ancestry Online publication. APID: 1,4725::0)
  • APID: 1,4725::4491648. Birth 1664, Prince George VA. Marriage Prince George, Co, VA. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4491648&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt & APID: 1,4725::3885732. Birth 1660, VA. Death 1719, Prince George Co, VA. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=3885732&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
• Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members):
  • http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=12744898&pid=335972004
  • http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21058954&pid=2938 **http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4151977&pid=2268
  • https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/4151977/person/430144997988/facts