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Thomas Chevers | |
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| Born | c. 1630 |
| Died | 1663 or 1664 |
| Era | Colonial America |
| Children | 4 |
Thomas Chevers (c. 1630[1] – 1663 or 1664[2][3]) was an Irish-born Virginia landowner and surgeon who practiced husbandry.
Background
[edit]Thomas Chevers was born in 1630 in Dublin, Ireland, to an Anglo-Irish father, John Chevers, who belonged to the Anglo-Irish gentry and owned land in Ireland. His mother, Catherine FitzWilliam, was also Anglo-Irish.
Being Anglo-Irish, the Chevers family, originally from England, had settled in Ireland, where they acquired estates and became established in local society. The family's landholdings were greatly affected by the Cromwellian settlement, which led to widespread land confiscations from Anglo-Irish families. Consequently, the Chevers family chose to emigrate, eventually settling in the American colonies.[3]
Settlement in Virginia
[edit]Upon migration, Thomas Chevers's occupation was recorded as a "chiurgeon" (surgeon) upon his arrival in Virginia; there is no evidence of his formal medical training or practice in the colonies. He was also reported to previously be an archivist at Trinity College Dublin.
On May 20, 1659, Thomas Chevers purchased approximately 1,100 acres of land from Ralph Creed in Surry County, Virginia.[2] The land was described in the deed as including "houses, orchards, gardens, woods, ways and waters." Chevers's land was situated near Sunken Marsh and was previously occupied by Richard Hill.
His arrival in Virginia was said to have been accompanied by family and livestock. He engaged in agriculture and husbandry, including the cultivation of orchards.
Chevers also actively participated in local affairs, including serving on a Grand Jury in Isle of Wight County in June 1658.[3]
Family and later life
[edit]Thomas Chevers died in either 1663 or 1664 in Surry County, where he had been residing since his initial arrival in the New World; his will, dated February 8, though missing, is presumed to have provided for his children. Following his death, his children were left orphans, and they later dispersed. His son William claimed his inheritance in 1681;[4][5] his daughter Petronella and his son John later settled in Maryland, where they were involved with local Quaker communities. Elizabeth, on the other hand, moved to Charles City County and lived there until her death in 1681, working as a bound apprentice according to contemporary records.[3][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Saga of Southern Illinois. Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois. 1998. p. 38.
- ^ a b c Heinegg, Paul (1994). Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia: Including the Family Histories of More Than 80% of Those Counted as "all Other Free Persons" in the 1790 and 1800 Census. Clearfield Company. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8063-1430-3.
- ^ a b c d "CHEVERS/SHIVERS FAMILY: CHRONICLES AND CONNECTIONS". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Shivers, Marcus O. (1950). Shivers genealogy. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Salt Lake City, Utah, Desert News Press. pp. 294–296.
- ^ Davis, Eliza Timberlake (1980). Surry County records, Surry County, Virginia, 1652-1684. Internet Archive. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-0-8063-0904-0.