Person:Henri Chiffelle (1)

Notes

• Chifelle lived until 1765 (the same as Boltzius), during which time he received many land grants under the name of Chivillet, Chevelis, Chefeille, and Shiffle. Smith, 212, 213, 217, 218. See note 10. [1]
• sent by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to organize the Anglican Church there.
• Though Reverend Chiffelle struggled for many years, neither the town nor the established church prospered. Henry Chiffelle’s son, Philotheos, moved off to Charleston and became a successful merchant. [2]

1. ↑ Salley, A. S. (Alexander Samuel). Marriage notices in the South-Carolina and American general gazette from May 30, 1766 to February 28, 1781 and in its successor the Royal gazette, 1781-1782: from the files in the library of the Charleston Library Society, Charleston, S.C. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959).

   Mr. Robert Dillon, to Miss Christiana Chiffelle, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Chiffelle, rector of St. Peter's, Purrysburgh, deceased. Friday, October 14, 1768.

2. ↑ Dalcho, Frederick. An Historical Account of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina: from the First Settlement of the Province, to the War of the Revolution; with Notices of the Present State of the Church in Each Parish and Some Account of the Early Civil History of Carolina, Never Before Published. (Charleston, South Carolina: E. Thayer, 1820)
   385, 386, 433.
3. ↑ .

   South Carolina Probate Records Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 Charleston Inventories, 1758-1761, Vol. 085A , Page 271, Inventory, page 471-473, account of sales, of Estate of Henry Chiffell. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] image 244 of 512 image 492 of 512.