James Chestnut
James was born about 1745 in
Shenandoah County, Virginia
. James' father was
James Chestnut
and his mother was
Margaret Cantey
. His paternal grandparents were
Alexander Chestnut
and
Mary O'Draine
; his maternal grandparents were
John Cantey
and
Margaret McGrit
. He had a brother and a sister, named
John
and
Margaret
. He was the youngest of the three children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named
Son
,
Richard
and
Sally
. He died on December 8th, 1772.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
Alexander Chestnut
- b.1672 in Ireland d.1749 in Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
James Chestnut
- b.~ 1717 in Ireland d.1755 in Winchester, Old Frederick County, Virginia
Mary O'Draine
- b.< 1690 in Ireland d.> 1717 in Virginia or West Virginia
James Chestnut
- b.~ 1745 in Shenandoah County, Virginia d.08 Dec 1772
John Cantey
- b.< 1710 d.> 1723
Margaret Cantey
- b.Feb 1722/23 in Ireland d.> 1756 in South Carolina
Margaret McGrit
- b.< 1710 d.> 1723
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