Descendants of Thomas of Botetourt Co., VA


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Chenoweth History: 3rd Generation

The Families of John Chenoweth & Mary Calvert

(based on database cutoff date: September 22, 2003)

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THOMAS(3) OF BOTETOURT CO., VA1737-1780

Probably born in Baltimore Co., MD, Thomas was the second or third son of John and Mary Smith Chenoweth. His life and locations became very different from his siblings. Thomas married Rachel Ruxton Moore in Baltimore County on September 14, 1766. He was about 29 years old and Rachel about 19. She was the daughter of James Moore, Jr. and Hannnah Wilmott. But how and why this Thomas was back in Maryland is perplexing. Shannon Graham, a descendant, claims that Thomas never left Maryland and that his father, John(2) did not go to Virginia until 1762 when Thomas was 25. That seems at odds with other descriptions we have for this family. It is possible that Thomas, for some reason, went from Virginia to Baltimore to make his way. The situation is not at all clear. But upon marriage Thomas appears to have settled in Maryland, probably on land that was gifted to his wife, by her uncle, Nicholas Ruxton Gay, the year of her marriage. Richard Harris describes this land as 30 acres of Gay's Woodyard and 110 acres of Annapolis. In 1773, Thomas and his wife Rachel, are mentioned a few years after their marriage on a land sale in Virginia, involving lands received in common by will from John(2), along with Mary, the mother of Thomas, and brothers, Absolom and Richard. It is by this transaction, that Thomas is linked to the Virginia Chenoweths of John(2).

Thomas and Rachel had 4 known children, all mentioned in a guardianship proceeding some 7 years after his death. Rachel had died at 28, in Maryland, some five years before Thomas. Two years later, on August 10, 1777, Thomas remarried to Ann Carroll, and shortly thereafter, they moved to Botetourt Co., VA where Henry Switzer had settled. Henry had married a Cloe. In some accounts her name is given as Cloe Chenoweth, but there is no family fit for such a person. Instead she is given to be Cloe Smith who was a ward of John Chenoweth, whose wife was Mary Smith. Henry had lived in Virginia and was known to have had land dealings with William who married Ruth Calvert while there. This William was the brother of Thomas. Two of the children of Thomas and Rachel would later marry two of the children of Henry and Cloe in Botetourt, VA. Ann and Thomas are known to have had one son born before Thomas died in 1780 in Botetourt County. This location in Virginia is very different from any other Virginia locations of the Chenoweths. In theory, Ann, the widow, remained there and raised her one son and four stepchildren, probably in close proximity to the Switzers. The Switzers would remain for some time in Botetourt and some of their descendants still live there today including lines from Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas and Rachel, who married Nathan Switzer. Of other lines of Thomas only two are known to present times, that of his son, Nicholas Ruxton Chenoweth, who married Mary Switzer and the newly devolped line of James Francis who married Rebecca Safley. Both families left Virginia just after the turn of the 19th Century and went first to Kentucky. Nicholas would evetually settle in the area of Williamson Co., IL and the children of James Francis would appear in Ohio. There is still much to be learned of the interplay of these families and their relations. There are still things to be learned of the two other children of Thomas.

WILL: Botetourt Co., VA: dated May 8, 1780
LOCATIONS: Baltimore Co., MD, Frederick and Botetourt Cos., VA
BOOKS: Harris pages 197-8, Hiatt page 73, Related families of Botetourt County, VA, by J. William Austin II
OTHER SOURCES: Shannon Graham

    Children of THOMAS CHENOWETH and RACHEL MOORE are:

  1. Elizabeth b. April 08, 1768, Baltimore Co., MD; d. Aft. 1841; m. NATHAN SWITZER, November 17, 1791, Botetourt Co., VA; b. Bet. 1750 - 1761; d. September 13, 1841, Botetourt Co., VA.
  2. Nicholas Ruxton b. December 12, 1769, Baltimore Co., MD; d. Bet. 1837 - 1839, Franklin Co., IL (now Williamson Co.); m. MARY SWITZER, April 12, 1790, Botetourt Co., VA; b. 1770, Virginia; d. Abt. 1849, Williamson Co., IL.
  3. Mary b. September 08, 1772, Baltimore Co., MD; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM WELCH, November 11, 1798, Bourbon Co., KY; b. Bet. 1757 - 1777; d. Unknown.
  4. James Francis b. 1774, Maryland; d. Unknown; m. (1) REBECCA SAFLY, August 20, 1799, Botetourt Co., VA; b. Bet. 1769 - 1784; d. Unknown; m. (2) NANCY CRAWFORD, November 14, 1813, Botetourt Co., VA; b. Bet. 1769 - 1789; d. Unknown.

    Child of THOMAS CHENOWETH and ANN CARROLL is:

  5. John Thomas b. 1778, Botetourt Co., VA.

Descendant Outline

NOTE: Dates for living individuals have been excluded. A number in brackets after the name indicates either the person belongs to more than one Chenoweth line of ancestry. (i.e. a marriage of cousins occurred or a person married more than one family member) or has multiple marriages.


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Thomas Chenoweth b: 1737 in Baltimore Co., MD d: May 08, 1780 in Botetourt Co. VA Military: Revolutionary War
... +Rachel Ruxton Moore b: January 08, 1747/48 in Baltimore Co., MD d: 1775 in Baltimore Co., MD Father: James Moore, Jr. Mother: Hannnah Wilmott
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Elizabeth Chenoweth b: April 08, 1768 in Baltimore Co., MD d: Aft. 1841
..... +Nathan Switzer b: Bet. 1750 - 1761 d: September 13, 1841 in Botetourt Co., VA Military: Revolutionary War Father: Henry Switzer Mother: Cloe CHENOWETH?
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Bartlett Switzer b: Aft. 1792 in Virginia d: Unknown
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+Sara Catherine Reed b: Aft. 1792 d: Unknown
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James C. Switzer b: Aft. 1792 in Virginia d: Unknown
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+Ann Schenck b: 1822 d: Unknown Father: Ralph Schenck Mother: Nancy ?
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Joseph Switzer b: Aft. 1792 in Virginia d: Unknown
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Lewis Switzer b: Aft. 1792 in Virginia d: Unknown
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Rachel Switzer b: August 21, 1794 in Virginia d: July 13, 1890
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Thomas Switzer b: 1800 in Virginia d: Unknown
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+Mary H. Brown b: 1805 in Virginia d: Unknown
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Prisciila Switzer b: 1802 in Virginia d: Unknown
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+Samuel Stewart b: Bet. 1787 - 1807 d: Bet. 1845 - 1850
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Jonathan Switzer b: 1808 in Virginia d: Unknown
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Madison Monroe Switzer b: January 10, 1810 in Virginia d: January 09, 1885 Military: Civil War: Confederacy, Burial: Mt Pleasant cemetery, Botetourt Co., VA
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+Lucy Ann Linkenhoger b: January 31, 1810 in Virginia d: July 30, 1866 Burial: Mt Pleasant cemetery, Botetourt Co., VA Father: George Linkenhoger
.... *2nd Wife of Madison Monroe Switzer:
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+Sarah Jane Atkinson Giles b: Abt. 1837 in Virginia d: Unknown
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George Washington Switzer b: 1813 in Virginia d: Bef. 1880 Burial: Switzer Mountain, Botetourt Co., VA
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+Sarah Ann Finch b: 1813 in Virginia d: Unknown Burial: Switzer Mountain, Botetourt Co., VA Father: Barnet Finch Mother: Sarah Webber
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Nicholas Ruxton Chenoweth b: December 12, 1769 in Baltimore Co., MD d: Bet. 1837 - 1839 in Franklin Co., IL (now Williamson Co.) Military: War of 1812
..... +Mary Switzer b: 1770 in Virginia d: Abt. 1849 in Williamson Co., IL Father: Henry Switzer Mother: Cloe CHENOWETH?
.... 5
James Francis Chenoweth b: 1793 in Botetourt Co., VA d: 1814 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA Military: War of 1812
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+Mary Hancock b: Bet. 1788 - 1793 d: Unknown
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John Thomas Chenoweth b: 1794 in Botetourt Co., VA d: Unknown in Williamson Co., IL
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+Harriett Henry b: 1798 in McCracken Co., KY d: Unknown in Williamson Co., IL Father: William Henry Mother: Jane Purdy
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Rachel Chenoweth b: 1796 in Botetourt Co., VA d: 1848 in Williamson Co., IL
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+Andrew Henry b: 1803 in Gallatin Co., KY d: March 14, 1866 in Williamson Co., IL Burial: Crain-Pike cemetery, Marion, IL Father: William Henry Mother: Jane Purdy
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Mary Chenoweth b: 1798 in Botetourt Co., VA d: Aft. 1870 Comment: never married
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William Chenoweth b: 1800 in Botetourt Co., VA d: Aft. 1876 Comment: never married
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Elizabeth Chenoweth b: 1804 in Botetourt Co., VA d: March 02, 1881 in Williamson Co., IL Comment: never married
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Mary Chenoweth b: September 08, 1772 in Baltimore Co., MD d: Unknown
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+William Welch b: Bet. 1757 - 1777 d: Unknown unproven
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James Francis Chenoweth b: 1774 in Maryland d: Unknown
..... +Rebecca Safley b: November 18, 1784 in Rockingham Co., VA d: February 28, 1813 in Botetourt Co., VA Father: Henry Safley Mother: Margaret Dunlap
.. *2nd Wife of James Francis Chenoweth:
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+Nancy Crawford b: Bet. 1769 - 1789 d: Unknown Father: William Crawford
*2nd Wife of Thomas Chenoweth:
+Ann Carroll b: Bet. 1732 - 1752 d: Unknown
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John Thomas Chenoweth b: 1778 in Botetourt Co., VA d: Unknown

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