Jacob Chrisman Jr. (1729 - 1809)

Born 1729 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Magdalena Mary (McDonald) Chrisman — married 1753 in Frederick, Virginia

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1809 at about age 80 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Jacob Chrisman Jr. performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Birth

Jacob Chrisman, Jr, son of Jacob Chrisman and Magdalena Hite, was born in 1729 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Shenandoah Pioneers

In 1732 Jacob, Jr., age 3, traveled with his parents, Jacob Chrisman and Magdalena (Hite) Chrisman, and the Hite party, led by Jost Hite, on its pioneering expedition into the Upper Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Jost Hite had immigrated to America with his family from Bonfeld, Germany in 1709. In 1751 Jacob and Magdalena built a stone house near Chrisman Spring in the Upper Shenandoah Valley.

In 1753 Jacob, Jr. was "patented" a Virginia Land Grant: "425 acres of land on Lost River of Cacapon, patented to Jacob Chrisman, Jr., by Lord Fairfax, September 15, 1753." They migrated to their new land in Virginia (now Hardy County, West Virginia) before Hampshire County split from Frederick, Virginia.

Marriage

Jacob Chrisman married Mary Magdelin McDonald prior to 1750 in Frederick, Virginia Colony.^[2]

Children

Jacob and Magdalena were the parents of:^[3]

Residence

1732: Upper Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.

1751: Chrisman Spring in the Upper Shenandoah Valley.

1753: Frederick County, Virginia.

1773: Fauquier County, Virginia Colony.^[6]

1790: Hampshire Co., Virginia.

1800 - 1809: Rockingham, Virginia, USA.^[7]

Death

Jacob Chrisman died April 28, 1809 in Lost River, Hardy County, in what was then Virginia. He and his wife are buried in the Chrisman Cemetery, Lost River, Hardy County, West Virginia.^[8]

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Mollie Chrisman.
2. ↑ Given that their first child was born in 1750, in the absence of contrary records, we must assume that the marriage took place before her date of birth.
3. ↑ FamilySearch, Jacob Chrisman II, LVVK-QR2; GENi, Jacob Chrisman, Jr.
4. ↑ FamilySearch gives the precise date of 17 April 1767, which is patently absurd, since she married George Lewis before 1770. There is also no source for this date. Rachel is doubtless the woman living with her son Gabriel Lewis in 1830 who is said to have been between the ages of 80 and 90, which implies a date of birth between 1740 and 1750. Her husband George (d. 1807) was born in 1744, making it likely that she was born ca. 1745 or later. Her sister Molly also married Amos Lewis, a brother of George's, suggesting perhaps they were around the same age.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, memorial page for Sarah Chrisman Warden. FamilySearch, Sarah Chrisman, LRJQ-XT9.
6. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Jacob Chrisman II.
7. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Jacob Chrisman II.
8. ↑ Find a Grave.

Bibliography

• 1790 United States Census, Hampshire Co., VA, p.70, col 3: List of Stephen Ruddell. Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790: records of the state enumerations, 1782-1785, Virginia. Microfilm of original published: Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1908. 189 p.
• FamilySearch, Jacob Chrisman II (1729 – 28 April 1809) LVVK-QR2.
• GENi, Jacob Chrisman, Jr.
• DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution, Ancestor #: A205048 (Jacob Chrisman).
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 February 2023), memorial page for Jacob Chrisman (1729–28 Apr 1809), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58468483, citing Chrisman Cemetery, Lost City, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by One 2 Wander ღ (contributor 47038231).
• Source: S29 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R3 NOTE: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files.

Children's Records:

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 February 2023), memorial page for Sarah Chrisman Warden (18 May 1757–16 Aug 1829), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82895020, citing Warden Cemetery, Baker, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Gathering Roots (contributor 47213048).
• FamilySearch, Sarah Chrisman (18 May 1757 – 16 August 1829) LRJQ-XT9.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Jon Cunnyngham for creating the Jacob Chrisman profile on 11 Dec 2011. Chrisman-182 (merged) was created by Derek Romines through the import of select.ged on Aug 10, 2014.