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Mathews-Williams Family Genealogy
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Charles Binns, Clerk of Loudoun County, (VA), Court from 1757 to 1796.
Charles Binns succeeded his father as Clerk of the Loudoun County, (VA), Court from 1796 to 1837. In his home called "Rokeby" it is said that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were stored during the War of 1812. (Source: "The First Two Hundred Years of the Alexander Family in Virginia", Kaye, p. 38).
Editors Note: A great deal of the information about the William Chinn family comes from "Genealogies of Kentucky Families", KY Historical Society, 1981:
Two sons of Col. William Chinn... William and Alfred, both fought in the War of 1812. Alfred Chinn lost his life at River Raisen; William was taken prisoner and exchanged. He moved to Kentucky and lived in Mason County.
William Chinn died in 1814 just after receiving his commission as an officer on (KY) Gov. Shelby's staff in the Indian War. Mrs. Chinn removed to Henry Co., KY, after the death of her husband, and settled on a land grant.
William Chinn made a reputation as an "Indian Fighter" -Source: Family Bible. His name is found in the early records of the state (KY) as a land holder in Fayette and Bourbon Counties. The Chinns were among the first citiznes of Bourbon, Fayette, Mason, Mercer and Nelson counties, and in the Land Office are find large bodies of lands patented to different members by this name. They were legislators, doctors, lawyers, and farmers.
Mrs. Chinn was one of the heroines of Bryan's Station, August 18, 1782, of which thrilling event Collins' History of Kentucky gives a graphic account. Her name is engraved on the memorial tablet at Bryan's Station. -Source: "Genealogies of Kentucky Families", KY Historical Society, 1981., p.191.
Alfred Chinn, like his brother William, served in the War of 1812. He lost his life at River Raisen.
Joseph Ball was a communicant of the P.E. Church for years; Warden of Old Wicomico Church, and in 1840 the only living member; was a lay delegate to the Dio. Conv. of Virginia from Wicomico parish, 1813. He left a widow, son, daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren. (Obit. Southern Churchman, Oct 2, 1851).