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Descendants of
(1) William or John ? Chenoweth. He married Lannier.
Child:(2) is John Chenoweth, B: 1682, St. Martins in Meneage, Cornwall Co., Wales-Now England. He married Mary Calvert 1705 in St. Martins in Meneage, Cornwall Co., -Now England, daughter of Charles Calvert and Mary Banks.
John was a skilled blacksmith, and to use that term today would mean he was a manufacturer, for in those days every article used that was made of iron, wad made in the blacksmiths shops; farming implements, plows, wagons, harrows,etc. Axes, hammers, shovels, spades, etc. All kinds of chains, and even the nails were made at the shops and sold at 25 cents per 100. Such was the life of John and his sons, while the farming was done, mostly by the negro slaves.
John always appeared as a man of means, and after his children were married, and the grand-children began to fill the old manor house, it was decided that the different families must have homes of their own, so it was arranged that his eldest son, whose name was also John, and his two youngest sons, William and Thomas, should go to Virginia, where it seemed a good place to locate. Here is where the division of the family came, and a century later tradition said there were three brothers, who came from wales and settled in Virginia, while another version was that John Chinoweth and his two sons, Arthur and Richard, hdd come and settle in Maryland. These traditional stories were not cleared up until a few years ago, when a synopsis of the will of John was secured, which gave the names of all his children, it was given thus: In Frederick County, Virginia, on April 11, 1746, John Chinoweth, Blacksmith, made his will. probated May 6, 1746. Witnesses were Joseph Stanley, Mary Stanley and William Jolliffe. He mentions wife (not by name), children, John (eldest), Richard, Arthur, William Thomas, Mary Watson, Hannah Carter, and Ruth Petitt; Grandson, John Watson Jr., son-in-law John Petitt, son Thomas Chinoweth, and James Carter were appointed executors.
From this will it is shown that he must have been visiting his sons in Virginia, for there are no land grants, patents, or deeds showing that he ever purchesed any land there, while the grants, patents and deeds do show that the land possessions belonging to the sons in Virginia, also, of the two sons, who remained in Maryland.
John died leaving his family well provided for, and the children of John and Mary were; (2) John, Born 1706.., Mary born 1708, Richard born 1710, Hannah born 1713, Married James Carter, Arthur, born 1716, William born 1718, Thomas born 1720 Ruth born 1722 married John Petitt.
Now we come to a period in the history of which there is no data at all, whether of the sailing from England or of the arriving of John Chenoweth in America; but this fact we do know, he came and settled on Gunpowder River, Near Joppa, Baltimore County, Maryland, on an estate belonging to the Calvert's, which was called "Gunpowder Manor." This estate may have belonged to Charles Calvert, Mary's father and she may have heir to it. At any rate they lived there almost thirty yers and raised their family of eight children, and because of their long residence here, the place gradually became known as the Chenoweth Manor.
John Chinoweith and Mary Calvert daughter of Charles Calver, third Lord Baltimore, were married about 1705, at the time when the religious strife of England was an issue. This may have been the reason no record of their marriage can be found in England or in AMerica. for if a priest performed the ceremony, which is most likely, he would not have made a record of it. John being a protestant and Mary a catholic. Also this may account for the lack of parish records of the births of their children, as we have only bible biary records. It is generally supposed that John and Mary were married in England and came to America about the time of her father, Charles Calvert's death, in 1715.
Children of John Chinoweth and Mary Calvert:
i. John Chennerworth, B. 1706, St. George's parish Baltimore County, Maryland. M: Mary Smith Nov. 26, 1730.
ii. Mary Chinoweth, b. 1708
iii. Richard Chinoweth, b. 1710
iv. Hannah Chinoweth, b. 1713, M. James Carter
v. Arthur Chinoweth, b. 1716
vi. William Chinoweth b 1718
vii. Thomas Chinoweth, b. 1720
viii. Ruth Chinoweth, b. 1722, M. John Petitt.
I have more on the Chinoweth's that I may be of help to you. This information came from: "History of the Chenoweth Family" Beginning 449 A.D. by Mrs. Cora Chenoweth Hiatt, Lynn, Indiana.pages 30-42 and pages 50-53.The pages were given to be by a Chenoweth that we a member of the Pueblo Genealogy Society at Pueblo McClelland Library, 100 E. Abriendo Ave, Pueblo, Colorado, 81004. Copies may be purchased until limited supply is exhausted, from the Author, and Ernst E. Chenoweth Butlerville, Indiana. Published by The Winchester Publishing Company Winchester, Indiana. Copyright, 1925, by Mrs. Cora C. Hiatt.
My descendants are as follows: John, John, William, Major William, Abraham, William and Calista Married to Hiram Jenkins.
You may Email me at sysmcs@ris.net.
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