Letitia Strong Chesnut: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Letitia Strong Chesnut was born on 18 Jun 1815 in Chester Co, South Carolina (daughter of David Chesnut and Jane Gaston Gladney); died on 24 Jan 1900 in Decatur, DeKalb Co, Georgia.

Letitia married John Thompson on 24 Dec 1842 in Newton, Georgia. John was born on 27 Jul 1812 in Fairfield, Co, South Carolina; died on 28 Nov 1879 in Newton, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

David Chesnut Thompson was born on 28 Apr 1856 in Dalton, Whitfield Co, Georgia; died on 22 Feb 1950 in DeKalb Co, Georgia.

Generation: 2

David Chesnut was born on 3 Jun 1785 in Blackstock, Chester Co, South Carolina (son of Alexander Chesnut, (immigrant) and Sarah Meek, (immigrant)); died on 28 Mar 1837 in Newton, Georgia.

David married Jane Gaston Gladney in 1804 in South Carolina. Jane was born on 1 Mar 1785 in Fairfield Co, South Carolina; died on 15 Jan 1865 in Chamlee, DeKalb Co, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane Gaston Gladney was born on 1 Mar 1785 in Fairfield Co, South Carolina; died on 15 Jan 1865 in Chamlee, DeKalb Co, Georgia.

Children:

1. Letitia Strong Chesnut was born on 18 Jun 1815 in Chester Co, South Carolina; died on 24 Jan 1900 in Decatur, DeKalb Co, Georgia.

Generation: 3

Alexander Chesnut, (immigrant) was born on 4 Jul 1759 in Antrim, Ireland (son of David Chesnut, (immigrant) and Jennet Brown, (immigrant)); died in 1809 in Todd Co, Kentucky.

Alexander married Sarah Meek, (immigrant) about 1786 in South Carolina. Sarah (daughter of James Meek, (immigrant) and Martha Davidson Young, (immigrant)) was born in 1766 in Antrim, Ireland; died on 13 Jul 1809 in Todd Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Meek, (immigrant) was born in 1766 in Antrim, Ireland (daughter of James Meek, (immigrant) and Martha Davidson Young, (immigrant)); died on 13 Jul 1809 in Todd Co, Kentucky.

Children:

2. David Chesnut was born on 3 Jun 1785 in Blackstock, Chester Co, South Carolina; died on 28 Mar 1837 in Newton, Georgia.

Generation: 4

David Chesnut, (immigrant) was born in 1713 in Antrim, Ireland (son of Alexander Samuel Chesnut, (immigrant) and Mary Adrian O'Draine, (immigrant)); died on 22 Apr 1778 in Chester Co, South Carolina; was buried in Moffet-Strong-McDill Cem, Hopewell, Chester Co, South Carolina.

David married Jennet Brown, (immigrant) in 1739 in Ireland. Jennet was born about 1719 in Ireland; died after 1779 in Chester Co, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jennet Brown, (immigrant) was born about 1719 in Ireland; died after 1779 in Chester Co, South Carolina.

Children:

Margaret Chesnut was born on 1 Nov 1739 in Antrim, Ireland; died on 6 Dec 1827 in Chester Co, South Carolina.
Samuel Chesnut, (immigrant) was born about 1740 in Antrim, Ireland; died after 1778 in of, Craven Co, South Carolina.
Martha Chesnut, (immigrant) was born in 1748 in Antrim, Ireland; died on 6 Sep 1829 in Chester Co, South Carolina.
Barbara Chesnut, (immigrant) was born on 29 Sep 1749 in Antrim, Ireland; died in Hopewell, Chester Co, South Carolina; was buried in Moffet-Strong-McDill Cem, Hopewell, Chester Co, South Carolina.
James Chesnut, (immigrant) was born in 1752 in Antrim, Ireland; died on 1 Sep 1822 in Chester, Chester Co, South Carolina.
Jennet Chesnut, (immigrant) was born about 1756 in Ireland; died in Aug 1840 in Chester Co, South Carolina.
4. Alexander Chesnut, (immigrant) was born on 4 Jul 1759 in Antrim, Ireland; died in 1809 in Todd Co, Kentucky.

10.

James Meek, (immigrant) was born in 1740 in Antrim, Ireland; died in Apr 1806 in Chester Co, South Carolina.

James married Martha Davidson Young, (immigrant) in 1765 in Antrim, Ireland. Martha was born in 1743 in Antrim, Ireland; died about 1805 in Chester Co, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Martha Davidson Young, (immigrant) was born in 1743 in Antrim, Ireland; died about 1805 in Chester Co, South Carolina.

Children:

5. Sarah Meek, (immigrant) was born in 1766 in Antrim, Ireland; died on 13 Jul 1809 in Todd Co, Kentucky.