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Reuben Chewning (1773 - 1836)

Capt. Reuben Chewning
Born in Louisa, Louisa, Virginiamap
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Husband of — married 18 Dec 1799 in Louisa Co., Virginiamap
Husband of — married 24 Oct 1816 in Louisa, Virginiamap
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Died at about age 63 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginiamap
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Biography

Biography

Captain Ruben Chewning was born 1773 in Va., and died October 09, 1837 in Louisa Co. Va.. He married (1) *ANNE (DICKASON) DICKINSON December 18, 1799 in Louisa Co., Va., daughter of *ROBERT DICKINSON and ELIZABETH HIGGINS. She was born 1774 in Louisa Co. Va., and died Bef. 1816 in Va.[1]

He married (2) LOUISA ANDERSON October 23, 1816 in Louisa Co., Va.. daughter of BARTELOT ANDERSON and FRANCES DICKINSON. She died Aft. 1850 in Louisa Co., Va.[2]

Notes for *REUBEN CHEWNING, CAPTAIN:

  • In 1797 he was recommended by Thomas JEFFERSON to James MADISON to work at Montplier, MADISON'S Home . In 1798 he bought out his brother Jesse's half of George's land in the Green Springs region.

1807 Ruben' tax listing were 1 Free negro,1 tithe,1 slave over 16, 2 .In the Louisa County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1814.horses.[3]

  • Ruben was a Captain of the 7th. Va. Regiment in the War of 1812.[4]
  • He helped pick out the site for the Berea Baptist Church in Louisa.
  • After Ruben's death, there was a chancery suit, and his lands were orded sold.

Security and witnesses to his wedding were: Jesse Chewning, James Dickinson Jr., & Jonathan Dickinson. Ref. Malcolm H. Harris, MD., "History of Louisa County., Va." 1936 p. 72

Feb. 03, 1834, Reuben gave consent for Malinda A. Chewning to marry Christopher Valentine. Pleasant Hackett security* * FTM CD205 Va. Genealogies #4 The Marriage Register of Louisa Co., Va. 1766-1861 p. 91 has Jesse Chewning, James Dickinson, Jr., & Jonathan Dickinson as Security & Witnesses. Has Robert Dickason (Dickinson) as the father of Anne.

More About *REUBEN CHEWNING, CAPTAIN:

Census: Bet. 1820 - 1830, Louisa Co., Va. Residence: Green Springs, Louisa Co., Va. Will: Louisa WB 10 p.242 Notes for LOUISA ANDERSON: Louisa Co. Census 1850; Chewning Louisa (Mrs) 65 F 3800; Benjamin 25 M Asst. Farmer; Maria 23 F; Adeline 21 F; George 30 M Asst. Farmer; Frances 27 F; Ruben 4 M; Bettie 3 F; Jane 1 F More About LOUISA ANDERSON: Census: 1850, Louisa Co., Va.

Children of REUBEN CHEWNING and *ANNE DICKINSON are:

  • JAMES D. CHEWNING, b. Louisa Co., Va.; m. SARAH H. ???.

More About JAMES D. CHEWNING: Census: 1830, Louisa Co., Va.

  • MARIETTA (MANETTA) F. CHEWNING, b. Louisa Co., Va.; m. WILLIAM D. JACKSON, December 06, 1839, Louisa Co., Va..
  • ANN CHEWNING, b. Louisa Co., Va.; m. JOHN JOHNSON.
  • MALINDA CHEWNING, b. Louisa Co., Va..
  • ANN "ELIZABETH" CHEWNING, b. Louisa Co., Va.; m. WILLIAM CLARKE, 1823.
  • ALBERT GALLATIN CHEWNING, b. 1800, Louisa Co., Va..
  • ROBERT DICKINSON CHEWNING, b. 1807, Louisa Co., Va.; d. Bef. 1880, Louisa Co., Va..
  • FRANCIS BARBER CHEWNING, DR., b. January 06, 1809, Louisa Co. , Va. ( Greensprings Plantation); d. March 30, 1892, Fredericksburg, Va. (City Confederate Cemetary).

REUBEN T. CHEWNING, b. 1823, Louisa Co., Va.; d. 1900, Louisa Co., Va..

Children of *REUBEN15 CHEWNING and LOUISA ANDERSON are:

  • FRANCES A. CHEWNING, m. LILBURN L. FOX, November 26, 1841, Louisa Co., Va..
  • MILDRED B. CHEWNING, m. BENJAMIN F. BRYCE, March 15, 1858, Louisa Co., Va.. Burial: Mountain View, Louisa Co., Va.
  • GEORGE ASHBY CHEWNING, b. 1820.
  • BENJAMIN F. CHEWNING, b. 1825; m. SAPHRONIA COOKE; b. 1842; d. 1903. !850 Louisa Co., Va. Census: 1850, Louisa Co., Va.

Chewning Louisa (Mrs) 65 F 3800 Benjamin 25 M Asst. Farmer Maria 23 F Adeline 21 F

  • MARIA L. CHEWNING, b. 1827.
  • ADELINE A. CHEWNING, b. 1829.
  • GEORGE ASHBY CHEWNING, m. FRANCES E. *LUMDSEN, January 13, 1845, Louisa Co., Va..

ADELINE CHEWNING, m. GIDEON STARKE, April 01, 1853, Louisa Co., Va.. MILDRED B. CHEWNING, m. BENJAMIN F. BRYCE, November 20, 1847. ANNE D. CHEWNING, m. JOHN JOHNSON, January 06, 1841, Louisa Co., Va.. BENJAMIN CHEWNING, b. 1825. Was living with Reuben T. in 1860. Census: 1860, Louisa Co.,Va. (Frederick Hall) Occupation: 1860, Tobacconist

1850-Book: CC, Page: 80, Grantor: Robert D. Chewning and Mary E. his wife, Grantee: Reuben T. Chewning, Date: 16-Nov-1850 Robert D. Chewning and Mary E. his wife of Fluvanna to Reuben T. Chewning of Louisa $500 for tract lying between 2 tracts sold to sd. Reuben T. Chewning and Christopher Valentine adjoining sd. Reuben T. Chewning, Col. Crawford, James M. Vest, Henry Chewning. sig. Robert D. Chewning and Mary E. Chewning.[5]

Research notes

110 acre SPRINGFIELD parcel was located in the Green Springs area? That land was purchased in 1862 by Francis T. West, of “Westlands”, from the Estate of Louisa Anderson Chewning, the dower widow of Captain Reuben Chewning (Louisa Deed Book FF, p. 388). SPRINGFIELD adjoined the other lands of Francis T. West, “Westlands”, and the lands of David Watson, whose parents owned “Bracketts”, and the South Anna River. That 110 acre parcel was owned by Captain Reuben Chewning, originally obtained by inheritance thru his father’s Estate Distribution, George Chewning. Louisa Land Tax Lists indicate that Captain Reuben Chewning always had a residence home thereon, that home tax disappearing shortly after F. T. West bought the land in 1862. The 1862 deed reserved the Chewning Family Burying Ground 60 feet square thereon, where at least 3 (probably more) known family members are buried: Capt. Reuben Chewning, his 2nd. wife Louisa Anderson Chewning, and their granddaughter Kate P. Starke (taken from Religious Herald articles). I would like to locate that Chewning Family Burying Ground, somewhere on the SPRINGFIELD parcel, probably somewhere south or southwest of the “Westlands” old home place in Green Springs.

1961 USGS map, which shows the old cemeteries at nearby Spring Vale farm, Mountain View farm, Corduroy farm, and Wills Memorial Church. However no cemeteries are indicated on the west side of the South Anna River and south of Louisa Road/Rt. 22. That is the general location of “Westlands” farm, now owned by Virginia Vermiculite LLC., and a known Ragland/Fox cemetery is located there (not shown on the map either). “Springfield” is a specific 110-acre parcel, somehow adjoining “Westlands”, per an 1862 Deed Book FF, p. 388 and subsequent Land Tax Lists. Hopefully I will try to trace that deed ownership to present-day at Louisa Court House, so I can more precisely locate the old Captain Reuben Chewning home place and reserved family burying ground, both of which might have disappeared completely, but I hope that some evidence remains to document for history, before it is all “Gone With The Wind”

Sources

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Cara Johnson for creating WikiTree profile Chewning-41 through the import of Brooks-Sherman.ged on May 15, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Cara and others.

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Sources

  1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQK-4PK : 11 February 2018), Reubin Chewning and Anne Dickason, 18 Dec 1799; citing Louisa, Virginia, reference 91; FHL microfilm 32,190.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQV-18X : 11 February 2018), Reubin Chewning and Louisa Anderson, 24 Oct 1816; citing Louisa, Virginia, reference 392; FHL microfilm 32,190.
  3. ↑ http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/louisa.htm
  4. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29V-BF42 : 12 March 2018), Reuben Chewning, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 38; FHL microfilm 882,556.
  5. ↑ http://www.trevilians.com/deeds/deed43.html
  6. ↑ Entered by Randolph King, Saturday, September 7, 2013.


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Thank you to Randolph King for creating Chewning-46 on 7 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Randolph and others.






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