Esther (Say) Chesney (1696 - 1757)

Born 1696 in Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Harris Sr. — married 1719 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wife of William Chesney Sr. — married 1 Jun 1752 in Paxtang, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died Jun 1757 at about age 61 in Newberry, York, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Esther (Say) Chesney was born in England.

Bio of John Harris, Sr. (Esther Say's 1st husband) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Harris Sr

John Harris was born in Yorkshire, England, of Welsh parents. When John Harris landed in Philadelphia, his total wealth was 16 guineas (about $81.76) but he began to improve his fortune through contracts to clear land and open streets in the city. He formed a firm and lifelong friendship with Edward Shippen, second Mayor of Philadelphia, justice of the State Supreme Court, the later president of the Provincial Council, and married Shippen's niece Esther Sey (Say), also a native of Yorkshire, England. He developed cordial relations with the Penn family as well.

From "HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia," Chapter 7, John Harris, Dauphin County, PA

" ....his first and only wife was Esther Say, whom he married late in life. She was many years his junior, and concerning whom we have much traditional history. It is said that John Harris, on his frequent visits to Philadelphia, met her at the house of Edward Shippen, the first mayor of Philadelphia, an intimate friend of Harris. Esther Say was also a relative of the family with whom she was residing. They were married in old Christ Church, but the exact year we have no record.

Esther Say Harris survived her husband, and four or five years thereafter married William Chesney (aka McChesney), who resided on the west side of the Susquehanna, in what is now Newberry township, York county. She died there in 1757, and was probably buried in Silvers Spring church graveyard.

Sources

• John Harris, Sr. John Harris Sr From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.[1]

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [2]

• Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1700-1821 [3]

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [4]

• Source: Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

• Source: Title: 'Inglewood, Marian. Then and Now in Harrisburg. Harrisburg, Pa., 1925 Note: Bibliographic sources given in "Preface" p. 5-8. Repository: Ancestry.com

• Source: From "HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, John Harris, Dauphin County, PA" Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Bookwalter Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm | http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ | http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/runk/runk-bios.htm | http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/history/family/runk-7-harris-john.txt

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Harris-7111 created through the import of McChesney Extended Decision Tr.ged on Jan 11, 2013 by Grace McChesney. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Grace and others.