29 May 1649 Robert Chowning landed in Virginia with Richard Kemp and his party of 70 Royalists. On this trip was also a woman named Joan Hitchcock who married Robert Chowning
Sources: Land patent 30 Jan 1653 by George Chowning in the name of Robert
Lancaster County, VA, Deed Book #1, 1652-57, p. 27-- Court of 10 Jan 1652/53
Lancaster County Deed Book 4, 1666-82, p. 20 -- sale of land by Joan Chowning.