| i. | ELIPHALET13 CHIDESTER, b. January 12, 1750/51, Morris Co, NJ; d. February 12, 1821, Preston Co, WV, age 70 yrs. and 2 mo.; m. MARY PENCE. |
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Notes for ELIPHALET CHIDESTER: He came into Preston about 1820, from Harper's Ferry, Jefferson Co, WV and located near the forks of the Sandy. William McCoy Chidester, his son, came with him. See William's file for that family. From; "History of Preston County, (W) VA. by S. T. Wiley. pages 393-394. |
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More About ELIPHALET CHIDESTER: Military service: Revolutionary War, Pvt NY |
| ii. | EPHRAIM CHIDESTER, b. 1753, CT; d. March 27, 1817, East Masilion, Stark Co, OH; m. (1) ISABELLA MARTIN, Abt. 1778, Mt. Bethel, Horthumberland Co, PA; b. 1749, Mt. Bethel, Northumberland Co, PA; d. 1810, Cross Creek, Washington Co, PA; m. (2) MRS. MARY HARTFORD, 1811; b. 1779, Frankford Co, PA; d. July 07, 1843, Chippewa, Wayne Co, OH. |
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Notes for EPHRAIM CHIDESTER: He migrated to Kendall Stark Co, OH. Kendall is now part of Massillion, Stark Co., OH. 1787, September 3, Ephriam sold 102 acres to Samuel McFarlane. 1797, June, Ephriam purchased from David Hayes some land that Mr. Hayes had patented as "Hayes' Bottom'. History of Washington Co, PA, pg 912 and 913).\ 1817, February 3, Stark Co, OH, - Will Book A, 1811 - 1822, pg 17, Case 67. Court Repository, Canton, OH. (abstracted) Chidester, Ephraim - dated 2-3-1817. Wife, Mary. Sons; - James, Ephraim, Thomas, Samuel. Daughter; - Elenor. Step Daughter; - Margaret M. Commons. Grand Children; - Maria Samuel, Jacob Jennings and Elenor Harris. Executors; Wife, Mary; Sons, Samuel and Ephraim Chidester; and Wm. Henry. Signed; - Ephraim Chidester. Witnesses; - Amon (or Amos) Hart, Jane Marmant and Thos. Rotch. Above will copied from the book, Gateway to The West, Volumn 2, compiled by Ruth Bower and Anita Short. Gen, Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD. page 555. |
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More About EPHRAIM CHIDESTER: Burial: March 1817, Canton, Stark Co, OH Probate: 1817 Will: February 03, 1817, Will Book A, pg 17, Case 67, Canton, OH |
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More About ISABELLA MARTIN: Burial: 1810, Cross Creek Cemetery, Cross Creek, Washington Co, PA |
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Notes for MRS. MARY HARTFORD: At the time of her marriage to Ephraim she was Mrs. Mary (Hartford) McCammant. |
| iii. | WILLIAM JENNINGS CHIDESTER, b. Abt. 1755, Morris Co, NJ; d. 1803, Cross Creek, Washington Co, PA; m. MARGARET WILHELM; b. 1752, Rotterdam, Holland. |
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More About WILLIAM JENNINGS CHIDESTER: Burial: 1803, Cross Creek Cemetery, Washington Co, PA |
| iv. | HOLDREDGE CHIDESTER, b. 1756, PA; d. 1850, Harrison Co, WV; m. (1) ELIZABETH SELZER; m. (2) FRANCES ----?----; d. Bet. 1796 - 1798; m. (3) JOHANNAH WELLS, Bet. 1796 - 1798; b. February 12, 1778; d. Aft. 1850. |
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Notes for HOLDREDGE CHIDESTER: 1776 - (about). Washington Co, PA. Morgan Twp., He was a Private in Capt. Benjamin Site's Company in the Revolutionary War. From the DAR PATRIOT INDEX, CENTENNIAL EDITION, PART 1: CHIDESTER, OLRAGE: b 1756 PA d p (after - post) 1790 PA m Elizabeth Selzer Pvt PA. There is also a record; Chidester, Holdridge. Captain Shither's troop, "Sheldon's Regiment Light Dragoons", Continental Army. (Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War). Found - Fam. Tree Maker Online: Gen. Lib. p 167. It has been said that he didn't like his first assignment in the Revolution and left and was denied a pention for that reason when he applied, as no pention papers have been found. It has also been said he re-enlisted, as the above record seems to show. 1784 - Washington Co, PA, Morgan Twp., Tax List. 1785 - Washington Co, PA, Morgan Twp., Tax List. 1790 - First census of The United States; Washington Co, PA. He is listed as follows; 1 - Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families. Head is Holdridge. 2 - Free white males under 16 years. 3 - Free white females, including heads of families. This would be 2 daughters and probably his wife. 1790 - Washington Co, PA. Tax List. 1791 - Washington Co, PA. Tax List. 1792 - Washington Co, PA. Tax List. 1793 - Missing from Tax List. Moved to Harrison Co, WV NOTE: WV was part of VA until 1863 when it officially became a state. 1795 - (before). He settled in Jug Handle Mill, Booth's Creek Section, Harrison Co, WV 1800 - Census for WV missing. 1810 - Harrison Co, WV. Grant District. 2 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 1820 - Harrison Co, WV. Grant District. 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 1 / 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 1830 - Harrison Co, WV. Grant District. 1 @ 70 - 80 / 1 @ 50 - 60. 1835 - Inventory taken 4 August 1835. |
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Notes for ELIZABETH SELZER: She was mentioned as his first wife in the DAR index. It is unclear how she fits into the picture. Was she the mother of any of the first children?. Did she die soon after her marriage?. As we do not have a complete name for Frances, could it have been Elizabeth Frances Selzer or Frances Elizabeth Selzer?. Time will tell. |
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Notes for FRANCES ----?----: She was living in 1796 when she appeared as a witness in a law suit, (Original County Court Files, Harrison Co., WV. Courthouse, Clarksburg, WV), but before 18 Jun 1798 when Holdredge and his wife Johanna signed an indenture. |
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Notes for JOHANNAH WELLS: The three different spellings of her name, Jane, Johanna, Hannah, all appear in the same deed in Harrison Co, WV. 1794. She would have been 22 years younger than Holdredge at the time of their wedding, which was not too unusual at that time. She would have been 18 or 19 and he would have been about 40 years of age. She was too young to be the mother of the older children shown in the first family, and secondly the places of birth of ALL the children of Holdredge, Sr. seem now to agree with the census reports of the various years. She died after 1850, as she was listed in the 1850 census as the wife of her second husband, Benjamin Simon. The following children may not be in the absolute correct order as only a few birth dates are verified by bible records, etc. Many are calculated from various census reports and they always vary. It is also possible a few more children may have existed. |
| v. | SILAS CHIDESTER, b. Abt. 1760, NJ; d. January 17, 1820, Sadsbury Twp., Crawford Co, PA (died age 59); m. JANE CLAIR STUART; b. Abt. 1760, of Mansfield Twp., Sussex Co, NJ; d. Aft. 1840. |
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Notes for SILAS CHIDESTER: The middle name, Thomas, with which he has been associated, is questionable and awaits definite proof. His age at death was 59 years taken from the Cemetery records. He died at Homestead Farm on which he was residing. 1798 (about), he removed to Harmonsburg, Crawford Co, PA |
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More About SILAS CHIDESTER: Burial: January 1820, Union Cemetery, Summit Twp., Crawford Co, PA Probate: January 29, 1820, Sadsbury Twp. Records, Docket A, Line 84. Will: May 03, 1819, Crawford Co, PA |
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Notes for JANE CLAIR STUART: She was living 11 January 1823. In the census of 1840 she was living in Sparta Twp., Crawford Co, PA. age 70 - 80 years. Her maiden name Stuart, may have been spelled Stewart. |
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More About JANE CLAIR STUART: Will: January 11, 1823, Sadsbury Twp., Crawford Co, PA |
| vi. | JOHN CHIDESTER, b. September 19, 1765, NJ; d. September 17, 1859, IA; m. (1) FIRST WIFE, ?, Bef. 1818; m. (2) SARAH ANN CORNELL, September 13, 1818, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; b. March 06, 1796; d. June 09, 1876. |
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Notes for JOHN CHIDESTER: He may be mis assigned. Sara Ann is his second wife. |
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More About JOHN CHIDESTER: Burial: September 1859, Bethel Cemetery, Albia, Monroe Co, IA |
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Notes for SARAH ANN CORNELL: Her death date could have been 1872 or 1876. The record was hard to read. |
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More About SARAH ANN CORNELL: Burial: 1876, Bethel Cemetery, Albia, Monroe Co, IA |
| vii. | JOSHUA DANIEL CHIDESTER, b. 1770, Manwell, Sussex Co, NJ; d. October 17, 1847, Tracy Creek, Vestal, Broome Co, NY; m. REBECCA GARRISON, Abt. 1790; b. November 25, 1778, Manwell, Sussex Co, NJ; d. May 09, 1848, Tracy Creek, Vestal, Broome Co, NY. |
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More About JOSHUA DANIEL CHIDESTER: Burial: 1847, Tracy Creek, Vestal, Broome Co, NY |
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More About REBECCA GARRISON: Burial: 1848, Vestal Cemetery, Vestal, Broome Co, NY |
| viii. | SARAH CHIDESTER, b. December 21, 1771; d. June 30, 1839, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV; m. WILLIAM VANHORN, December 03, 1787, Burlington, WV; b. May 02, 1764, Burlington, Burlington Co, NJ; d. March 1831, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV. |
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More About WILLIAM VANHORN: Burial: 1831, Van Horn Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV |
| ix. | SAMUEL CHIDESTER, b. 1774, NJ; m. MARY ----?----; b. Abt. 1780, NJ. | ||
| x. | ANN CHIDESTER, b. 1779, NJ; d. July 30, 1871, Mantorville, Dodge Co, MN; m. WILLIAM GARRISON; b. March 1771; d. July 16, 1848, Mantorville, Dodge Co, MN. |
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