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Mathews-Williams Family Genealogy
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Martha Delilah Booth and her sister Minerva shared the same wedding date.
Elijah Chinn held two Kentucky land grants (Nos. 733 and 907) by 1784, issued to him personally as treasury warrants. He was commissioned as a lieutenant, Eighth Regiment, Third Brigade, Second Division (Fayette County, Kentucky), August 9, 1792.
Francis Chinn, killed in the Battle of River Raisin, January 22, 1813.
The Hon. William Ball Chinn represented Bourbon County (KY) in the legislature, 1818. -ref. "Genealogies of Kentucky Families", KY Historical Society, p. 198.
William Ball Chinn became the Kentucky pioneer of the Chinn family in 1790. He was on of the early pioneer settlers of Harrison county, KY. Large families were the rule. The City of Lexington, KY, had one of his lineage as mayor. He figured prominently in the VA militia during the Revolutionary War. Later he removed to Bourbon Co., KY where he died at age 60.
WILL OF WILLIAM BALL CHINN: Harrison Co., KY Will Book B, p. 452; dated 6 Feb. 1830; proved March, 1830;I WILLIAM B. CHINN, of the County of Harrison, and State of Kentucky, being weak and sick, but sound of mind, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows, viz:
First: After selling enough of my surplus property to pay off all just demands, I will and bequeath the remainder of my property, of every description, to my beloved wife SALLY CHINN during her natural life and at her death, or sooner if she see proper, my son, JOSEPH G. CHINN, shall have the privilege of having one-fifth part of my land, her now resides: To be run parallel with the division line now between us, or he may take the whole tract by paying my daughter MATILDA WILMOT or her heirs five hundred dollars at any time my wife may give up the whole tract, my daughter FANNY HARCOURT or her heirs five hundred dollars in one year thereafter, my daughter POLLY BURTON or her heirs five hundred dollars in two years thereafter and my daughter SUSAN McHATTON or her heirs five hundred dollars thereafter.
Secondly: Provided my daughter-in-law BARBARA P. CHINN, widow of my son DAVID, should lose her negro girl Eliza who is now sick, my wife SALLY shall have the liberty to give her the sum of one hundred dollars out of my estate at any time it may be convenient for her to do so.
Thirdly: The remainder of my property of every description at my wife's death, I wish sold on a credit of twelve months and appraised as follows viz:
Should my son JOSEPH G. CHINN have his proportionate part of my land run off adjoining him, then in that case I will and bequeath him the extra sum of two hundred dollars for services rendered as physician in my family, but provided he should take the whole tract, as above, then he is not to have the aforesaid land as the payments to be made to my daughters are equivalent thereto.
Fourthly: I will and bequeath my daughter SUSAN McHATTON the sum of fifty dollars to make her lot o fnegroes equal to what all my other children have received.
Fifthly: having given my grandson WILLIAM WILNOT about twenty dollars and my grandson JOSPEH DAVIS WILMOT having received a silver watch of the estate of my dec'd. son DAVID CHINN, I will and bequeath to my grandsons WILLIAM CHINN and DAVID DAVIS CHINN, sons of JOSEPH G. CHINN, the sum of twenty dollars and my grandson WILLIAM McHATTON, son of my daughter SUSAN McHATTON, twenty dollars.
Sixthly: The remainder of the money arising from the sale as above I wish equally divided among all my children.
Lastly: I appoint my son, JOSEPH G. CHINN, and my son-in-law, WILLIAM BARTON, executors of this, my last will and testament. Given under my hand and seal this sixth day of February A. D. 1830.
Signed and acknowledged WM. B. CHINN
in presence ofRoger Williams
John Chinn
James E. DuvallHarrison County March Court 1830
The last will and testament of Wm. B. Chinn, dec'd. was proven in open court by the oaths of John chinn and James E. duvall, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.att. H. C. Moore C.H.C.
David D. Chinn and Barbara P. Graves were first cousins prior to their marriage.
This William chinn died in infancy.