Person:Raleigh Chinn (2)

Research Notes

• possibly m abt 1782 Penelope Chinn, d/o Charles Downman Chinn and Scythia Davis ... Proof needed.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Partial Will Transcript of Elijah Chinn, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. Loudoun County Will Book A
   p 209.

   [from the Will of Elijah Chinn, dated 22 Jan 1771, proved 11 Mar 1771. See Elijah Chinn's page for complete transcript.]
   
   ... I give and bequeath to my son RAWLEIGH CHINN four hundred acres of land including the plantation whereon I now live and the following negros viz: Guss, Isaac, Nell, Mills, Adam, Nan, Obed, John Guss and Tomm, also a young horse known by the name of Tom and my silver watch to the said RAWLEIGH the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, and on failure of such issue, the afd. land to descend to his brother CHRISTOPHER with half the said negros and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, and the other half of the said negros to my daughter ELIZABETH. ...
   
   ... Item I give and bequeath all the residue of my estate both real and personal not already bequeathed to be equally divided between my three children - RAWLEIGH, CHRISTOPHER and ELIZABETH to them their heirs and assigns forever. ...
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   [Identifies him as son of Elijah Chinn.]

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Court Record of a Land Survey Completed for Chinn Heirs, in Hoppin, Charles Arthur. The Washington Ancestry: and Records of the McClain, Johnson, and Forty other Colonial American Families: Prepared for Edward Lee McClain. (Greenfield, Ohio: Privately printed by the Yale University Press, 1932).

   [Vol 1, p 433]
   [...Fauquier Court Minutes for 1771, p 296 ...]
   ... As the official survey made in Fauquier County in June, 1771, by John Wright, Junior, ... we give the text of the survey:

   FAUQUIER SC.^T At the request of Messrs. Charles Chinn on his own part and Leven Powill guardian to Rawleigh Chinn & Thomas Chinn Guardian to Christopher Chinn orphan of Elijah Chinn decd and in the preasents of Thos Marshel and John Moffett Gent of Fauquier and William Bronaugh and Charles West Gent of Lowdoun the Commissioners mentioned in an order of the worshipfull Court of Fauquier dated June Court one thousand seven hundred and seventy one I proseeded to survey and divide the Land mentioned in the Sd order acording to the above plot Beginning at a white oak near a branch on the so. side corner to Elijah Chinn Extending thence So 61d Et 375 pole to a white oak, thence So 43d Wt 220 pole to a stone in a glade corner to Charles Chinn now Hails Land [ * ] thence with his Line No 58d Wt 458 pole to whit oak in a pasture field thence No 59dr Et 280 pole to the beginning containing 528 acres. WILLIAM STROTHER, JOHN MURREY, Chainmen sworn.

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   [ * cos1776 note: could "Hails Land" = Halls Land? And, if so, which Hall is it? Needs further investigation.]
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   [Identifies Rawleigh Chinn as a ward of Leven Powell and therefore still underage in 1771.]

3. ↑ Estate Notice for Christopher Chinn, in The Kentucky gazette. (Lexington, Kentucky).

   [Notice was published on: 26 Jul 1788, 2 Aug 1788, and 7 Aug 1788.]
   All persons indebted to the estate of Christopher CHINN, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment that we may be enabled to close our accounts. Those that have any demand will make them known at Fayette August Court. Rawleigh CHINN, John RANSDELL, Executors.

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   [Relationship Notes: Rawleigh Chinn is Christopher Chinn's brother. John Ransdell is Christopher Chinn's brother in law (i.e. married to Christopher Chinn's sister, Elizabeth).]
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   [Note: The will of Christopher Chinn was destroyed in a courthouse fire in 1803. This notice identifies Rawleigh Chinn as Executor of the Will of Christopher Chinn, his brother.]

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Rawleigh Chinn, in Staples, Charles Richard. The history of pioneer Lexington, Kentucky, 1779-1806. (Lexington, Kentucky: Transylvania Press, 1939)
   48.

   ... in the [Kentucky] Gazette dated September 29, 1787, ... are to be found the cards of Mr. Rawleigh Chinn and Henry Lee, both of whom had lost horses, and of Joseph Robinson, who had opened a tanyard at Ruddle's Mill. ...

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Rawleigh Chinn, in Baptisthistoryhomepage.com.

   [Bryan Station Baptist Churchbook 1794-1797, Fayette County, Kentucky]
   p 82 -
   ... At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in October 1795 after Prayer to Almighty God Proceded to Business as follows.
   On a Complaint Lodg'd against Mr. Halls Sam, a member with us for appointing meetings in a disorderly manner and Marrying Black People.
   p 83 -
   ... Brethren Rawleigh Chinn and John Watts are appointed to request Sd. Sam to Attend our Next meeting to answer to Sd. Complaint.
   Our Clark [clerk] is directed to give Letters of Dismispion to Bro. Rawleigh Chinn and his Wife.
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   [cos1776 note: No reason is given for the dismissal of Rawleigh Chinn and his wife. Mr. Hall is identified as "Major Hall" in later entries, but no first name is given. The slave named Sam does eventually appear at a meeting to answer said complaint on the 3rd Saturday in Jan 1796 whereby the church agrees that he should "Continue his gift in the Church on Tryall" with supervision.]

6. ↑ Will Abstract of Richard Milton, in King, J. Estelle Stewart. Abstracts of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories: copied from original and recorded wills and inventories. (Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Co., 1993)
   191.

   [Nelson County Book A]
   MILTON, RICHARD. Dec. 31, 1797. May 1801.
   Wife: Peggy.
   Children: William, John, Moses, Elijah, Nancy Davis, Sally Wilson, Francis Davis.
   Son-in-law Rawleigh Chinn, James Davis.
   Ex: sons Moses and Elijah.
   Gr. son: James Moore.

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Probate Record, in King, J. Estelle Stewart. Abstracts of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories: copied from original and recorded wills and inventories. (Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Co., 1993)
   187.

   [(Nelson County, Book A]
   CHINN, RAWLEIGH. Inventory. Nov. 4, 1801.
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   [cos1776 Note: supposedly this record can be found in Book A:578 where Inventory is taken by John Kennedy, Thomas Crutcher and Stephen Vittitow. Adm: John Chinn. Total Value: L363, 9 shilling, 9 pence. Needs verification.]

8. ↑ Mentioned, in The Kentucky gazette. (Lexington, Kentucky).

   6 Oct 1787 - given an $8 reward. Strayed from Mr. Rawleigh CHINNs, near Lexington, some time in the month of March last, a likely young black horse, with a blaze face, about fifteen hands high, two years old lail (sic) spring, branded on the near buttock with a thrrupito nearly thus undocked, whoever takes up the said horse and delivers him to Mr. CHINN, or to the subscriber near Lexington, shall receive the above reward. Fayette 07.3. Henry LEE.
   
   9-23 Aug 1788 - Rawleigh CHINN placed an ad in the "Kentucky Gazette," announcing that he had opened "private entertainment for man and horse" on the road leading from Lexington to Bourbon Courthouse.