John Henry Chiles^[1]

1671 - 1719  (47 years)

• Name	John Henry Chiles  [2, 3]
  Birth	4 Apr 1671	Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Henry Chiles
  Residence	1704	Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Death	27 Feb 1719	, Hanover, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I27077	Master
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Walter Chiles,   b. 20 Mar 1630, , , Middlesex, England d. 15 May 1672, Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Susannah Wadding
  Family ID	F9651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Littlepage,   b. 1673, Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA d. 20 Jun 1760, , Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1688	, Hanover, Virginia, USA
  Children	+ 1. Col Henry Chiles, Jr,   b. 13 Nov 1698, Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA d. 27 Jun 1746, , Amelia, Virginia, USA (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F6876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Apr 1671 - Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1688 - , Hanover, Virginia, USA Residence - 1704 - Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA Death - 27 Feb 1719 - , Hanover, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Captain Henry CHILES was born about 1669 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia. He was elected as Vestryman in 1702 in Saint Peter's Parish Church, New Kent County, Virginia. He served as as Justice of the Peace in Jul 1702 in New Kent County, Virginia. He served as as Church Warden in Oct 1704 in Saint Paul's Parish Church, Hanover County, Virginia. He served as as Justice of the Peace in 1714 in New Kent County, Virginia. He signed a will in 1718. He died in 1719/20 in Saint Paul Parish, Hanover County, Virginia. Parents: Walter CHILES III and Susanna BROOKS. Spouse: Margaret LITTLEPAGE. Captain Henry CHILES and Margaret LITTLEPAGE were married about 1688 in (probably) Virginia. Children were: Valentine CHILES, Margaret CHILES, Susannah CHILES, Henry CHILES, Walter CHILES, James CHILES, William CHILES, Hezekiah CHILES, Micajah CHILES, Richard CHILES, Manoah CHILES, Daniel CHILES, Malachi CHILES. Spouse: Mary Ann WINSTON. Captain Henry CHILES and Mary Ann WINSTON were married about 1720. Children were: Malachi CHILES. From The Chiles Family in Virginia (Continued) W. B. Cridlin The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 19, No. 2 (Apr., 1911), pp. 211-215 Published by: Virginia Historical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243134 Page 215 HENRY CHILES,' SON OF WALTER." Lived in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent county, x699. In the Parish Register are entries of the baptism of Walter and James, children of Henry Chiles, Gent., (699-1706.) He was elected a vestryman of St. Peter's Parish in 1702. In the records he is called Capt. Chiles. (St. Peter's Par. Reg., p. 73.) An old deed, found by the writer in the Clerk's office of King Wil- liam county, transfers from Richard Littlepage, Gent., and Frances, his wife, November 2, 1702, 400 acres in King William, formerly King and Queen, on the north side of Paniunkey River, to Henry Chiles, Gent., of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent. He was a justice in New Kent in 1714. (Va. Hist. Mag., II, 9.) He married Margarett Littlepage. Issue: Margarett,(?)m. Samuel Dagniell,of Middlesex countv, January24, 171 I(ChristChurchRecords); Henry, James, Walter, Hezekiah, Richard, Daniel,(?)and Valentine, who married Giles Thompkins, May 24, 1738. Henry Chiles died in 1720 in St. Paul's Parish, Virginia. He married first Margaret Littlepage and second Mary. --Among the Public Officers in Virginia in 1702 was Henry Chiles, Sr. He was a Justic of the Peace from New Kent County on 18 Jul 1702. --A King William Courhouse deed dated 20 Nov 1702 records Henry Chiles, Gent, of New Kent purchasing 492 acres on the Pamunkey River from Richard Littlepage, Gent, of New Kent, and Frances his wife. It is a three page deed and very full in describing the transaction. --On the Quit Rent Rolls (Tax Rolls) Henry was listed as owning 700 acres of land in King William County in 1704 and also 700 acres in New Kent County in the Parish of St. Peters and St. Pauls. (pg. 17) --Henry married first Margaret Littlepage, and 2nd Mary (last name unknown. who 2ndly married a Mr. Howe). --In 1671 there is a record of Henry Sr. in the Countil Journal MSS when his father Walter, appears on behalf of his sons John and Henry regarding land in Westmoreland County on 4 April 1671. (pg. 16) --There is a deed in from Mary Howe, Orange Co., Virginia dated 17 Jun 1765 that mentions certain slaves left to her by will to the said Mary Howle (then Mary Chiles) will bearing the date 29 April 1718 by Henry Chiles. --The last record of Henry Chiles on the St. Pauls Parish Vestry Book of Hanover Co. was : At a Vestry held at ye lower Church ye 29 Oct. 1720. Mr. David Meriwether was admitted a Vestryman for this Parish in the room of Mr. Henry Chiles, lately deceased. pg. 18) Copy of document in book of the Indenture 20 November 1673 between James Wadding, Susanna his wife, late the wife and executrix of Walter Chiles of James City aforesaid gentleman deceased, and John Page.....It mentions in the indenture (1649 Walter Chiles of James City aforesaid Gentleman, (father of the aforesaid Walter Chiles)....towards the end---And in or about the year of our Lord, one thousand six hundred fifty and three, the said Walter Chiles, the father dyed (leaving the said Walter Chiles late husband to the said Susanna Wadding party to these parts) his eldest son and heir at law.....the fifteenth day of November Annos Domi one thousand six hundred seventy one he the said Walter Chiles the son, made his last will and testament in writing, and Susanna his then wife (now Susanna Wadding party to these presents) sole executrix thereof....Shortly after the making of the will the said Walter Chiles the son dyed. (pages 10-12) The 2 known children of Henry and Mary are: IV. Manoah Chiles Micajah Chiles b. 1678 d. 1734 References http://sneakers.pair.com/roots//b48.htm#P5043 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mfludvigsen&id=I2200 Henry died in 1720 in St. Paul's Parish, Virginia. He married first Margaret Littlepage and second Mary. --Among the “Public Officers in Virginia in 1702” was Henry Chiles, Sr. He was a Justic of the Peace from New Kent County on 18 Jul 1702. --A King William Courhouse deed dated 20 Nov 1702 records Henry Chiles, Gent, of New Kent purchasing 492 acres on the Pamunkey River from Richard Littlepage, Gent, of New Kent, and Frances his wife. It is a three page deed and very full in describing the transaction. --On the Quit Rent Rolls (Tax Rolls) Henry was listed as owning 700 acres of land in King William County in 1704 and also 700 acres in New Kent County in the Parish of St. Peters and St. Pauls. (pg. 17) --Henry married first Margaret Littlepage, and 2nd Mary (last name unknown. who 2ndly married a Mr. Howe). --In 1671 there is a record of Henry Sr. in the Countil Journal MSS when his father Walter, appears on behalf of his sons John and Henry regarding land in Westmoreland County on 4 April 1671. (pg. 16) --There is a deed in from Mary Howe, Orange Co., Virginia dated 17 Jun 1765 that mentions certain slaves left to her by will to the said Mary Howle (then Mary Chiles) will bearing the date 29 April 1718 by Henry Chiles. --The last record of Henry Chiles on the St. Paul’s Parish Vestry Book of Hanover Co. was : “At a Vestry held at ye lower Church ye 29 Oct. 1720. Mr. David Meriwether was admitted a Vestryman for this Parish in the room of Mr. Henry Chiles, lately deceased.” pg. 18) Copy of document in book of the Indenture 20 November 1673 between James Wadding, Susanna his wife, late the wife and executrix of Walter Chiles of James City aforesaid gentleman deceased, and John Page.....It mentions in the indenture (1649 Walter Chiles of James City aforesaid Gentleman, (father of the aforesaid Walter Chiles)....towards the end---”And in or about the year of our Lord, one thousand six hundred fifty and three, the said Walter Chiles, the father dyed (leaving the said Walter Chiles late husband to the said Susanna Wadding party to these parts) his eldest son and heir at law.....the fifteenth day of November Annos Domi one thousand six hundred seventy one he the said Walter Chiles the son, made his last will and testament in writing, and Susanna his then wife (now Susanna Wadding party to these presents) sole executrix thereof....Shortly after the making of the will the said Walter Chiles the son dyed. (pages 10-12) The 2 known children of Henry and Mary are as follows: IV. Manoah Chiles Micajah Chiles b. 1678 d. 1734

  
  

• Sources

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