Chessman Johnson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 18
• Census: 1860, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 28
• Census: 1870, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 38
• Census: 1880, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 46
• Census: 1900, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 67
• Census: 1910, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 77
• Illness: 8 Mar 1918, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont

Notes:

[Clan of Hannah]

Census:
He was recorded while living with his parents.

Census:
He and his family were recorded while living with his parents.

He was a farm laborer.

Census:
He was a farmer.

Census:
He was a farmer.

Census:
He was a farmer.

Census:
He was a farmer.

Chessman married Fanny E. Wood on 1 May 1858 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont. Fanny (daughter of William Woods and Rachel Porter) was born in May 1837 in Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
They were married by E. B. Green, Justice of the Peace.

1. Fred F. Johnson was born in Dec 1860 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont.
2. Mary Marcia Johnson was born in 1864 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; died in 1896.
3. George M. Johnson was born on 26 Oct 1866 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; died on 26 Oct 1943 in Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont.
4. Andrew C. "Andy" Johnson was born on 20 Feb 1867 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; died in 1947 in Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont.
5. Clayton Johnson was born in 1872 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; died on 13 May 1874 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved to: Abt 1835, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont
• Census: 1840, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont
• Census: 1850, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 54
• Census: 1860, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 64
• Census: 1870, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 75

Notes:

Census:
1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 5
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49
2 - Persons Employed in Agriculture
3 - Free White Persons - Under 20
2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
5 - Total Free White Persons
5 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves

Census:
He and his family were living with the Field family.

Census:
He is listed as a farmer.

Nathaniel married Fanny Stiles on 13 May 1829 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Fanny (daughter of Phinehas Stiles and Hannah Delvee) was born on 24 Jul 1797 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jun 1887 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved to: Abt 1835, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont
• Census: 1850, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 53
• Census: 1860, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 63
• Census: 1870, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 73
• Census: 1880, Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont; : 83

Notes:

[Clan of Hannah]

Census:
Fanny was living with her son, Chessman and his family.

Notes:

Hayden (1916) gives their marriage date as 1823.

Married:
They were married by the Rev. John Dunklee.

Nathaniel married Zerviah Crosbee on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1800, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Office Held: 1801 to 1802, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.
• Married to: 5 Dec 1806, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Abigail "Nabby" Fisher. Their marriage intentions were filed 22 December 1806 in Wendell, and they were married 25 December 1806 in Wendell. Together, they had one daughter, Hannah, born 25 September 1807 in Wendell. Abigail died 3 October 1828 in Wendell, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1820, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Religion: say 1835, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was the first superintendent of the sabbath school of the Wendell Congregational Church.
• Married to: 31 Dec 1835, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Esther Hurd

Notes:

Date Issue: The only source we have linking Phinehas' parentage and birth, is Guild (1892). If this is true, the problem is that Phinehas was born in 1738, but did not get married until 1795 at the age of 60. Then after Hannah's death, he remarried in 1806 at the age of 68. While possible, this seems improbable.

There is another candidate, Phenehas Stiles, son of Edmond and Elizabeth Stiles who was born 20 March 1764 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. This would put his first marrage at the age of 31. It might also be noted that Shrewsbury is next to Wendell.

I believe that Guild (1892) was incorrect. Our Phenehas was born in Shrewsbury. Proof still needs to be found.

Incorrect Person: There was a Phineas Stiles in Jackson, Maine, however he came to Jackson in 1809 from Manchester, Massachusetts.

Census:
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
2 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
4 - Number of Household Members

Census:
1- Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1- Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15
1- Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
1- Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
1- Free White Persons - Under 16
3- Free White Persons - Over 25
5- Total Free White Persons
5- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other

Phinehas married Hannah Delvee in Jan 1796 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Peter Delva and Lucy Town) was born on 6 Apr 1776 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Dec 1805 in Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried est 17 Dec 1805 in Wendell Cemetery, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Last Full Review: 24 May 2020

Other Events and Attributes:

• Office Held: 1789 to 1792, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.
• Land/House : 1789, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He purchased Benjamin Glazier's 59 acres for £200. In the deed, Edmund is refereed to as Edmund Stiles of Wendell.
• Land/House : 1814, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; According to Richardson (2015) Edmund sold thirty of his Bear Mountain acres to his son, Phinehas, for $400. The text of that deed begins this way: “I, Edmund Stiles, am selling the north half of the lot I bought from Joseph Pepper.” There is no record, however, of any such real estate transaction between Stiles and Pepper, but Joseph Pepper was the father of Benjamin Glazier’s first wife, Elizabeth Pepper. It may be that Joseph Pepper financed Glazier’s purchase of the Bear Mountain property, thus explaining Edmund’s remembering Pepper — rather than Glazier — as the one who sold him his property.

Edmund married Elizabeth Preston on 11 Oct 1763 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved to: 1815, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Notes:

Moved to:
She moved after her husband's death, to live with her daughter and her family.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1752;
• Residence: 1767, Delvee Homestead, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Military: 1777
• Census: 1790, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1798, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1800, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 24 May 2020

Notes:

Parents: One reference gives Jonathan as the father of Peter Delva. No sources were given, nor have I found any other references.

Name:


Immigration:
Peter Delvee emigrated circa 1752 from Holland. As a small boy, he accompanied his parents and a younger brother to the New World. On the voyage, his mother died, not an uncommon occurrence in those days. Upon reaching this shore, his father soon died leaving Peter and his brother orphans. Peter was placed with a family in Oxford, Massachusetts. His brother was also placed, but here he disappears into history. To date, no trace of him has been found.

Residence:
In the spring following his marriage, Peter moved to Warwick, built a house and started a farm. In the fall he returned to Oxford to bring his wife and new daughter, Bathsheba, back to their new home. It is said that after Lucy's arrival in Warwick, she did not see another woman for a year. Their farm was a prosperous one of over 280 acres.

Military:
He served in the company of Captain Agrippa Wells, Col. Samuel Brewer's regiment, at Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolution. He mustered out at Deerfield 10 December 1777.

Census:
1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over
5 - Free White Persons - Females
8 - Number of Household Members

Residence:
He is listed as an owner of a home by the assessors.

Census:
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
3 - Number of Household Members

Died:
His death was recorded in Jonathan Blake's diary

Peter married Lucy Town on 10 Jul 1766 in Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lucy (daughter of Samuel Town and Bathsheba Woods) was born on 2 Nov 1744 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 29 May 1824 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried est 31 May 1824 in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1760, Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1767, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 24 May 2020

Notes:

Residence:
Lucy lived in Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, after her father's death in 1760.

Residence:
After their marriage, Peter went to Warwick to build a homestead. Later Lucy followed along with baby Bathsheba. It was said that Lucy was virtually the only woman in Warwick.

Died:
Her death was recorded in Jonathan Blake's diary