Samuel Chew (1737 - 1790)

Born 1737 in Anne Arundel County MD

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Weems) Chew — married 17 Feb 1763 in Anne Arundel County MD

Husband of Priscilla (Clagett) Chew — married 1764 in Prince George's, Maryland

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1790 at about age 53 in Calvert County MD

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Biography

Judge Samuel Chew served with Civil Service, Maryland during the American Revolution.

CHEW, SAMUEL (1737-1790). ^[1]

Birth

BORN: in 1737 in Anne Arundel County; eldest son. NATIVE: sixth generation. RESIDED: in Calvert County.

Family Background

• FATHER: Samuel Chew (1709-1749), who died in London, England.
• STEPFATHER: Richard Chew (1716-1769).
• MOTHER: Sarah Loch (1721-1791), daughter of Dr. William Loch(?-1732) and his wife Sarah Harrison Lane.
• BROTHERS: John Lane, who married in 1787 Mary Wilson; William (1746-1801), who married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Reynolds (?-177 8).
• HALF BROTHERS: Samuel (1755-1785); Richard; Philemon; and Locke.
• SISTER: Elizabeth, who married first, (first name unknown) Smith, and second, (first name unknown) Sprigg.
• HALF SISTERS: Sarah; Mary, who married first, Alexander Hamilton Smith (?-ca. 1785), and second, William Lyles (?-1790).

Marriage

MARRIED first, in 1763 Sarah (?-1763), daughter of James Weems (ca. 1707-1781) and his wife Sarah Parker Stoddert. Her half-uncle was James John Mackall (1717-1772). Her brothers were William Loch (?-1783); James; and John Weems (1737-1813). Her sisters were Susannah, who married Roger Wheeler (?-1763); Margaret (?-1783), who married first (first name unknown) Elzey, and second, Joseph Sprigg (1732- 1800). Her first cousin was John Weems (1727-1794). Her niece was Sarah Wheeler (ca. 1754-ca. 1804), who married William Allein (ca. 1742-ca. 1802).

MARRIED second, Priscilla, daughter of Rev. Samuel Clagett and wife Elizabeth Gantt.

Children

• SONS: Samuel (1763-1820), who died in Kentucky; John Hamilton (1771-1830); and Thomas John (?-by 1794).

Private Career

• EDUCATION: literate.
• RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Protestant; the Loch and Chew family backgrounds were strongly Quaker.
• OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter.

Public Career

• LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Convention, Calvert County, 5th, 1775; Lower House, Calvert County, 1777-1778 (elected to the 1st session to fill vacancy), 1778-1779 (Tax Commissioners 3), 1781-1782, 1782-1783 (Elections 2).
• LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Calvert County, 1761-1790 (quorum, 1769-1790); justice, Orphans' Court, Calvert County, 1777-at least 1789; commissioner of tax, Calvert County, 1777-1779.

Wealth

• PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed value £1,252.0.0, including 38 slaves and 42 oz. plate,

1783. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 1,140.5 acres in Calvert County (1,006 acres inherited from his father in 1749).

• SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: Owned

1,115 acres in Calvert County, plus 5 lots in Lower Marlboro, Calvert County, 1783. *WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on February 20, 1790, Calvert County.

• LAND: probably 1,115 acres in Calvert County, plus 5 lots in Lower Marlboro, Calvert

County.

Name: Samuel Chew. Given Name: Samuel. Surname: Chew. ^[2]

Born 1737 ^[2]

Died Feb 1790. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland State Legislature. Edward C. Papenfuse et. al. http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/000001/000426/html/am426--219.html
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: S1492895652 Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Record Ancestry Record 61175 #33762

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• Will of James Weems
• Source: S1492895652 Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61175 Note: <p>Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. <i>Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775.</i> 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.</p>