John Cheshire

Abt 1753 - 1836  (~ 83 years)

• Name	John Cheshire
  Birth	Abt 1753	Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Aug 1836	Floyd County, Indiana   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I10145	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of PNH
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	Sarah,   b. Abt 1757, Virginia d. Between 1840 and 1841, Floyd County, Indiana (Age ~ 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1774	Maryland   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Jonathan Cheshire,   b. Abt 1785, Maryland d. Between 11 Oct 1871 and 1880, Bullitt County, Kentucky (Age ~ 86 years)
  Family ID	F4638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Also spelled Chesser, Chessher, Cheser, etc. Fought in the 10th Virginia regiment in 1778-79, during which time it was redesignated the 6th. He appears to have been for a time encamped at Valley Forge, although only after the famously difficult winter of 1777-78. Appears in Maryland in the 1790 census, owning no slaves. In Mason County, Kentucky (which was created in 1788) by 1795; in Washington County, Kentucky on the 1800 and 1810 censuses. In the 1820 census he is in Little York, Hardin County, Kentucky. In 1829 he is found in Floyd County, Indiana, applying for a pension.

  
  

• Sources

  [S911] Our Cheshire Family by Patricia O'Connor., or Maryland. [S911] Our Cheshire Family by Patricia O'Connor. [S6198] User-submitted data at familytreedna.com. [S911] Our Cheshire Family by Patricia O'Connor., or Virginia.