Person:George Chowning (4)

Watchers
George Chowning
d.Aft 1653 Virginia
m. Abt 1585
  1. George ChowningEst 1595 - Aft 1653
  2. John ChowningBef 1599 -
  3. Martha Chowning1607 -
m. Bef 1625
  1. Robert ChowningAbt 1625 - Bef 1674
Facts and Events
Name George Chowning
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1595 Wrotham, Kent, England
Marriage Bef 1625 Englandto Elizabeth Chandler
Death? Aft 1653 Virginia[estimates vary]

Records

George Chowning was one of 19 people transported by John Chandler in 1636. "John Chandler 100 acares of land in Elizabeth Citie Co., Va., 1636 for transportaion wife Elizabeth Chandler and 19 persons, Thomas Herrick, Snr., Thomas Herrick, Junr., George Chowning, Joan Bayley, Robert Davis, Elizabeth Garrett et al.
George Chowning, 600 acres. Up. New Norf. Co., Aug 28, 1642, Page 818. Upon the W. br. of Nansamund River, along land of Francis Maulden & Thomas Brice. 500 acs. by assignment from Georg Ludlow & 100 acs. for trans. of 2 pers: William Amy & Maulin Bennett.
Thomas Brice, 150 acs. Up. Norf. Co., Oct. 29, 1643, Page 917. Lying on the Ewd. side of the N.W. Br. of Nansimund River against Indian Cr., adj. Georg Chowning and Francis Mauldin. 100 acs. by former patent & 50 acs. for trans. of: John Fisher.
William Wilkinson, Minister of the word of God, 100 acs. Eliza. City Co., June 21, 1644, P. 9. In or neare Buckerowe, adj. land lately in possession of George Chowninge, now Capt. Wm. Claiborne's, towards land late in tenure of Doctor Casvert (Calvert?) now in possession of Anthony Elliott and Wm. Leighe (changed to Leithe) near Point Comfort Cr. Due for trans of: Henry Herrick & Ann Herick, his wife by certificate from the Court of Eliz. City, Sept. 23, 1642 & transferred to sd Wilkinson under the hand of sd. Herick Sept. 12, 1643.
George Chowning assigned land to his son Robert Chowning in 1653.