Margaret Chesnut: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Margaret Chesnut was born on 1 Nov 1739 in Antrim, Ireland (daughter of David Chesnut, (immigrant) and Jennet Brown, (immigrant)); died on 6 Dec 1827 in Chester Co, South Carolina.

Margaret married Thomas H. McDill, (immigrant) about 1760. Thomas was born in 1725 in Antrim, Ireland; died on 4 Dec 1794 in Chester Co, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Margaret McDill was born in Oct 1772 in Chester Co, South Carolina; died in 1855 in Dallas Co, Alabama.

Generation: 2

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:

1. 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.
Alexander Chesnut, (immigrant) was born on 4 Jul 1759 in Antrim, Ireland; died in 1809 in Todd Co, Kentucky.

Generation: 3

4.	Alexander Samuel Chesnut, (immigrant) was born in 1672 in Ireland; died in 1749 in Hampshire Co, West Virginia. Alexander married Mary Adrian O'Draine, (immigrant) about 1710. Mary was born about 1683 in Ireland; died between 1762 and 1768 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Adrian O'Draine, (immigrant) was born about 1683 in Ireland; died between 1762 and 1768 in South Carolina.

Children:

2. David Chesnut, (immigrant) was born in 1713 in Antrim, Ireland; died on 22 Apr 1778 in Chester Co, South Carolina; was buried in Moffet-Strong-McDill Cem, Hopewell, Chester Co, South Carolina.
John Chesnut was born in 1715; died after 1730.
William Chesnut, II (immigrant) (son of who?) was born in 1716 in Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; died before 28 Jan 1783 in Rockingham Co, Virginia.
James Chesnut was born about 1718; died after 1730.