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| Name |
Christopher S. Chaffin |
| Born |
ca 1757 |
Cumberland Co. VA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
10 Oct 1836 |
Tazewell Co. VA |
| Notes |
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE
Feb. 1776 at age 18, he traveled to Prince Edward County and enlisted as a private in the Continental Army, 4th Va. Regulars.(Capt. John Morton's company, under Col. Robert Lawson) His unit marched to Norfolk and fought Dunmore and stayed until late 1776. Then to Trenton, New Jersey at Christmas and fought the Hessians. The unit then marched to Princeton and fought the British. Christopher was sent to Philadelphia to guard prisoners. Next to Albemarle, Virginia and then to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and discharged at age 20 in February 1778. Christopher's revolutionary war claimed is Virginia 26433. Pension established at $80/year (application in Tazewell Co., VA, age 76.
Selected Final Pension Payment Vouchers 1818-1864 - Va: Richmond & Wheeling, vol 1, Alyson Trubey Pierce, 1996: p. 99. Chaffin, Christopher, Richmond, 1832. Tazewell Co., VA 19 Sep 1836, Christopher Chaffin (signature), former private, resident of this county for about 24 years and previous thereto of Wythe Co., appoints Charles M. Mitchell Attorney to collect pension due from 4 Mar to 4 Sep 1836; wit. Thomas Peery, J. C. Spotts, Richmond - 26 Sep 1836. Thomas M. Mitchell collected $40.00.
Note citation in article, "1776 Valley Forge 1777 Jessie Baker in Press Observer, Dec. 23, 1976: One Christopher Chaffin Was There" by . Listed as a Montgomery Co. soldier in Summers: Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800.
Alexander Lee testified that Chris was a resident of Cumberland Co. when he enlisted in Prince Edward County.
OTHER HISTORICAL SOURCES
Bradshaw, History of Prince Edward County, Christopher and Isham Chaffin on payroll of Capt. John Morton's Co. of Regulars, 28 June to 28 July 1776.
Bickley, History of the Settlement of Indian Wars of Tazewell County, pp 197-203, Listed as citizen under orders as defense against the Indians in Tazewell County.
Annals of South West Virginia, Listed as posted at one of the Tazewell area forts, and also as a Montgomery County resident from the revolution.
Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia, 1800-1922, Mentions him in 1818, appointed constable in 2nd Battalion in the room of John Belshe; on 2 July 1834 was 77 years old, a private, receiving and annual allowance of $80; on tax lists 1816, 18, 19, 20; and in 1820 Tazewell Census: He, over 45; 1 male 0-10, 2 females 0-10, 3 females 16-28, 1 female over 45.
Schreiner-Yantis, Netti, 1800 Tax Lists and Abstracts (Tazewell).
Shreiner-Yantis, Netti, 1815 Tax Lists of Tazewell Co., VA.
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| Person ID |
I13828 |
Master File |
| Last Modified |
25 Jun 2012 |
| Family |
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
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| Children |
| + | 1. Christopher Chaffin, b. 22 Aug 1779, Goochland Co. VA , d. ca 1833, Logan Co. VA/WV (Age 53 years) |
| | 2. Tabitha Chaffin, b. 22 Nov 1780, Goochland Co. VA , d. 1852, Ohio (Age 71 years) |
| | 3. Edwin Chaffin, b. 1781, Goochland Co. VA |
| | 4. Stanley Chaffin, b. 1783, Cumberland Co. VA , d. 1808, Wayne Co. VA/WV (Age 25 years) |
| | 5. Omego Chaffin, b. 12 Mar 1784, Charlotte Co. VA , d. 09 May 1865, Salem, Forsyth Co. NC (Age 81 years) |
| | 6. Thomas Chaffin, b. 1786, Charlotte Co. VA |
| | 7. Martha Chaffin, b. 1789, Charlotte Co. VA |
| | 8. Ruth Chaffin, b. 1790, Charlotte Co. VA |
| | 9. Margaret Chaffin, b. 1791, Charlotte Co. VA |
| | 10. Elizabeth Chaffin, b. May 1794, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 02 Aug 1857, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 63 years) |
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| Last Modified |
24 Jun 2012 |
| Family ID |
F7676 |
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