Christopher Chaffin

1779 - 1833  (53 years)

• Name	Christopher Chaffin
  Born	22 Aug 1779	Goochland Co. VA
  Gender	Male
  Died	ca 1833	Logan Co. VA/WV
  Notes	History of Logan County, W.Va. by Henry Clay Ragland Chapters 13-22 - The Genealogical Section CHAPTER XXI Christopher Chafin who came from Montgomery County, Va., settled near the mouth of the Elk Fork of Pigeon. He married a Miss Roberts and first settled near Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio, where several of his children were born. He then moved to the Elk Fork of Pigeon, where he lived for many years and then mysteriously disappeared. His sons were Stanley, who died unmarried; William, who married Sarah Deskins; Joshua who married Sarah Collins; Nathan, who married Matilda Varney; Pleasant, who married Nancy White, and Thomas, who married Jennie Horn. His daughters were Bettie, who married Harrison Blair; Alafair, who married ____ Nelson, and Margaret, who married James Copley. John Chafin, who was for a long time clerk of the circuit and county courts of this county, and Francis M. Chafin, who was sheriff of the county, were sons of William Chafin, and John B. Wilkinson, the present prosecuting attorney of the counties of Logan and Mingo, is his grandson. 1820 United States Federal Census Name: Christ Chafin [Christopher Chafin] Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Tazewell, Virginia Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 3 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 3 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 8
  Person ID	I13775	Master File
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Christopher S. Chaffin,   b. ca 1757, Cumberland Co. VA ,   d. 10 Oct 1836, Tazewell Co. VA  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Vawter,   b. Aug 1761, Essex Co. VA ,   d. 04 Jun 1841, Clermont Co. OH  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1778	Powhatan Co. VA
  	U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Christopher Chafin Gender: Male Birth Place: VA Birth Year: 1757 Spouse Name: Mary Ann Vawter Spouse Birth Place: VA Spouse Birth Year: 1760 Marriage Year: 1778
  Family ID	F7676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary (Polly) Roberts,   b. 1780, North Carolina ,   d. Dec 1854, Canada Creek, Wayne Co. KY  (Age 74 years)
  Married	U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Christopher Chafin Gender: Male Birth Place: VA Birth Year: 1780 Spouse Name: Mary Roberts Spouse Birth Place: NC Spouse Birth Year: 1785 Number Pages: 1
  Children	1. Alafiar Chaffin,   b. ca 1806   2. Mary Ann Chaffin,   b. 1810, Floyd Co. KY   3. Pleasant Chafin,   b. 1815, Virginia ,   d. 19 Dec 1880, Logan Co. WV  (Age 65 years)   4. William Chaffin,   b. 1818, Kentucky + 5. Nathaniel (Nathan) Chaffin,   b. 1820, Pike Co. Kentucky ,   d. aft. 1880, West Virginia  (Age 61 years)   6. Margaret Chaffin,   b. Dec 1824, Kentucky   7. Elizabeth (Betsy) Chaffin,   b. 1828
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F7653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart