1774 James Chisum b. abt 1774 in Halifax County, Virginia, living in Tennessee

James Chisum b. abt 1774 in Halifax County, Virginia, living in Tennessee m. Elizabeth Gibbons

Parents: 

• Elijah Chisum b. abt. 1744 of Halifax Co, Va and White Co, TN

Children:

• Mary Ann Chisum Vassar 1795–1853
• Claiborne C Chisum 1797–1857
• Lucinda Chisum Hill 1800–1828
• Rebecca B Chisum Robinson 1802–1880
• Nancy Eppes Chisum Vernon 1804–1844
• Elizabeth Gibbons Chisum Robinson 1812–1893
• John Gibbons Chisum 1818–1905

Siblings: 

• James Chisum b. abt 1741 of Amelia County, Virginia m. Barbara
• John Chisholm b. abt 1742 of Spartanburg, SC, Rutherford, NC, and Madison Co, AL
• Elijah Chisum b. abt. 1744 of Halifax Co, Va and White Co, TN
• Elizabeth Chisum b. abt 1739 m. John Estes
• Obediah Chisum b. abt. 1761 m. Mary Cardwell
• Absalom Chisum b. abt 1759 of Halifax Co, Va and Logan Co, KY m. Edith (assumed son)

FACTS and SOURCES:

1794 Apr 23 – James Chisom (Warrant No. 1637) was issued 150 acres of land on 23 Apr 1794 in TN Eastern District County, located “On Spring fork of Sycamore creek”. This was recorded in Land Patent Book 81 page 557 as TN Eastern District County Grant # 168. The original request for this land was entered on 05 Oct 1791 and assigned TN Eastern District County Entry # 1637. It took 2 years and 7 months to issue the grant. From PATENT BOOK Issued: 23 Apr 1794 County: TN Eastern District Grant No: 168 Book: 81 pg: 557
From WARRANT / PLAT Entered: 05 Oct 1791 Entry no.: 1637 Other Identifiers: File no.: 196
https://www.nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.3.190&qid=719379&rn=1

1795 Aug 1 – James Chisholm in the U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
State: Tennessee. Locality: Territory South of Ohio River . County: Hawkins County
Household Remarks: On 1 Aug 1795 he was made a Lieutenant in the militia for Hawkins County.
Document: Territorial Papers of the US; Volume Number: Vol 4; Page Number: 469; Family Number: 1
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1796 Feb 23 – Name: James Chessum
Warrant or Survey Date: 23 Feb 1796. Warrant or Survey Number: 3954. Record Type: Survey Order
Ancestry.com. North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Tennessee. North Carolina Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783–1837. Land Office Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1796 Feb 23 – Name: James Chessum
Warrant or Survey Date: 23 Feb 1796. Warrant or Survey Number: 3954. Record Type: Survey Order
… Warrant said: You are hereby required to lay off and survey for James Chisum a private in the line of this state 640 acres of land … 23d day of February 1796. J. Glasgow.
James Chisum had the following notes and assignments of his warrant above:
1) 1796 Feb 23 – p. 368. State of North Carolina – No. 3954. The Hon. James Glasgow Esq, secretary of state. To Co. Martin Armstrong Greeting. You are hereby required to lay off and survey for James Chissum a private in the line of this state, 640 acres of land within the limits of the lands reserved by law for the Officers and Soldiers of the Continental line of this state … Given under my hand at Raleigh the 23d day of Feby 1796. J Glasgow. (Notation to the right of certificate states: “R W T. No. 4120 – 3 acres(sp?)”)(Notation at the bottom states: “Sub R W T No. 4134 = 30. 3800 = 100”).
2) 1797 Jan 17 – I hereby assign the within land warrant to Stockley Donelson for value recd & request the grant to issue to him or his assigns. Signed: James Chisum 17th Jan 1797. No. 3954. Test: Abner? Lusagerty?
3) 1797 Jan 17 – I assign the within land warrant to Moses Fisk for value received this 17th of January 1797. Signed: Stockley Donelson. Teste: William Tyrele
4) 1810 FEb 6 – … hereby certify that James Robertson is entitled to enter and obtain a grant for 70 acres of land within this state, in lieu of so much of a Military Warrant issued to James Chisum a private (No. 3954) and dated the 23d day of February 1796 for 640 acres. Given under my hand at Nashville, this 6th day of February 1810. (Note at bottom appears to show prior grants out of this warrant including):
– William Cole? 26 acres granted
– Shadrack ? 16 acres granted
– Samuel Smith – 34 acres granted
(Total): 76 acres (or 70 acres – hard to read).
Ancestry.com. North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Tennessee. North Carolina Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783–1837. Land Office Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1797 Jan 17 – No. 3954. You are hereby required to lay off and survey for James Chissum a private in the line of his state 640 acres of land … 23d Feby 1796. …
… do hereby certify that James Robertson is entitled to enter and obtain a grant for 70 acres of land … in lieu of so much of a Military Warrant issued to James Chissum a private. No. 3954. and dated the 23d day of February 1796 for 640 acres.
… I hereby assign the within land warrant to Stockley Donelson for value recd and request the grant to issue to him or his assigns.
Signed: James Chisam.
Roll 06: Revolutionary Warrants, 1783-1799 (Nos· 3716-4134)
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1797 January 23 – James Chisolm to Thomas Gibbons, bk A, p 37. Grainger County, Tennessee
… between James Chisolm of the State of Tennessee Grainger County of the one part and Thomas Gibbons of the same place of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 30 pounds … paid unto the said Chisolm by the said Gibbons, he the said Chisolm bargained sold … unto the said Gibbons … land lying in the County of Grainger the Spring Fork of Sycamore Creek waters of Clinch River, bounded …. beginning on the NW side of said Creek on a Double poplar and white walnut … containing 150 acres …
Signed: James Chisum.
Acknowledged in Court }
(Registered 17th Oct 1797)
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1797 January 23 – James Chisum fr Stokely Dodson, bk A, p 66. Grainger County, Tennessee
… between Stokely Donelson of Hawkins County and State of Tennessee of the one part, and James Chisum of Grainger County and State afsd of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 211 and 2/3 dollars to the said Stockley Donelson in hand paid by the said James Chisum … sell unto the said James Chisum … land lying … in the County of Grainger on Tyes Branch waters of Clinch River, bounded … beginning at two post oaks … containing 340 acres …
Signed: Stockley Donelson by Will. Tyrell his attorney
Wit: John Word, Elijah Chisum (Bearing date 22d day July 1797)
(Registered 27th June 1798)
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1798 June 10 – Isam Chisum to David Shelton, bk A, p 116. Grainger County, Tennessee
… between Isam Chisum of Christian County State of Kentucky of the one part and David Shelton of the County of Grainger and State of Tennessee of the other part … in consideration of 130 dollars … paid by the said Shelton unto the said Chisum …. granted … unto the said Shelton … land lying and being in the County of Grainger on the North side of Holston River about 2 miles below the mouth of German Creek joining the lower end of James Nicholas tract. Begining at a pine on the river bank a corner of Nicholas’ survey running on said line north … containing 100 acres …
Signed: Isam Chisum
Wit: James Chisum, Thomas Gibbons
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1798 June 13 – Elijah Chisum from William Arnold, bk A, p 67. Grainger County, Tennessee
… between William Arnold of the County of Hawkins of the one part and Elijah Chisum of the same place of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 25 pounds …. paid by the said Chisum … sold … unto the said Chisum … land lying and being in the County of Hawkins on the Spring Branch of Sycamore Creek the waters of Clinch River, beginning on a dogwood and white oak … containing 100 acres obtained by a grant in the name of William Arnold No. 167 dated April 23d 1794 …
Signed: William Arnold
Wit: Walter Evans, James Chisum
(Registered 28th June 1798)
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1807 Aug 21 – Elijah Chisom fr Tennessee, bk C, p 92. White County, Tennessee
… obtained from the board of commissioners for West Tennessee by Elijah Chisum and entered on the 14th day of Aug 1807 by No. 124 there is a granted by the said State of Tennessee unto the said Elijah Chisum … land containing 450 acres … in White County in the 3d District and 22 section … in the line that divides the 19th and 22 sections … in Moses Fisk’s line … surveyed the 6th of March 1809 by James Chisum ….
By the Governor Willie Blount
(Recorded April 9, 1810)
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1814 April 12 – Elijah Chisom to Sherrod Horn, bk E, p 276, 277. White County, Tennessee
… between Elijah Chisum Sr of the County of White and State of TN of the one part, Sherrod Horn of the County and State afsd of the other part … the said Elijah Chisum Sr … in consideration of the sum of 75 dollars … confirmed unto the said Sherrod Horn … land situate in the County and State afsd on both sides of the Calf Killers Fork of the Caney Fork adj a tract of 100 acres in the name of George Russell, location No. 475 above … passing said Russells NE corner … containing 30 acres … was granted by the said State of TN to the said Elijah Chisum Sr per grant No. 4889 and dated the 15th day of July 1813 …
Signed: Elijah Chisum Sr
Wit: James Chisum
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1815 July 1 – James Chisom to Marshal Duncan, bk E, p 449. White County, Tennessee
… between James Chisum of the County of Overton and State of Tennessee of the one part and Marshal Duncan of the County of White and State afsd of the other part … the said James Chisum for and in consideration of the sum of 266 dollars and 66 and 2/3 cents … confirm unto the said Marshal Duncan … land … in the County of White on the Waters of Calf Killers on the Waters of a creek known by the name of Cherry Creek including part of the improvement where the said Duncan now lives containing 80 acres granted by the State of Tennessee to the said James Chisum Grant No. 5772 and dated 30th day of June 1814 … corner of Hardy Jones occupant survey of 100 acres … in the south boundary of an entry in the name of Elijah Chisum Jr … to the NE corner of said Jones’ survey …
Signed: James Chisum
Wit: Elijah Chisum Sr, Soloman Duncan
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1818 Oct 19 (Proveup Date of Will) – Last Will and Testament of Elijah Chisum Sr. White County, Tennessee
… I, Elijah Chisum Sr of the County of White and State of Tennessee … ordain this my last will and testament …
… 1st I give … to my 2 grandsons William H Chisum & Elijah Chisum the Western part of the tract of land on which I now live. It being that part on I now live by a North and South line … which 2 tracts of land are given them my 2 grandsons as before mentioned to make them equal to my sons and daughters which I have heretofore given land …. allotted to my said 2 grandsons should be by 3 or more respectable persons of the neighborhood valued to 500 dollars …
… 2dly. I give .. to my grandson Elijah Gibbons my tract of land containing 80 acres known by the name of the Lance Place it being a tract lying South of the one on which I now live and adjoining the large claim of Fisk and others which tract of land of 80 acres … in addition to a tract that I had formerly given to his father (Thomas Gibbons) is in full of all that I intend the said Elijah Gibbons my grandson as afsd shal inherit of my estate.
… 3dly. I give … to Lucy my dearly beloved wife the full possession … of the land and plantation whereon I now live (which is not hereing before disposed of together with my negroes, stock of all descrition household furniture and farming utenseals to be her my said wife fully possessed and enjoyed during her natural life or pleasure provided …. my said wife continue to keep house and remain upon the plantation whereon I now live … and after her death (or pleasure to deliver up to my executors herein after named the whole to be equally divided between my three sons that are now living Towit: James Chisum, John Chisum, William Chisum and my daughter Elizabeth Dodson and my two grandsons William H Chisum and Elijah S Chisum which two last mentioned grandsons are to be jointly interested and to have a share equal to one of my own children …
… I do constitute appoint … my two sons James Chisum and John Chisum my executors … In witness whereof I have hereinto set my hand … 28th day of January 1818.
Signed: Elijah Chisum, Senr.
Wit: Samuel Johnson, John W Dearing
(Will proven in court on the 19th of October 1818)
(Executors John Chisum and James Chisum, along with William Glenn and Jacob A Lane post bond for 10,000 on 24th October 1818 for the the executors of the estate).
Will Books, 1810-1840, White County, Tennessee; Author: Tennessee State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee); Probate Place: White, Tennessee. Will Books, 1810-1840. Will Book A, p. 77. 1810-1828. White County, Tennessee
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1819 June 18 – James and John Chisom exrs to John Rutledge, bk F, p 332. White County, Tennessee
… between James Chisum of the County of Overton and John Chisum of the County of White both of the State of Tennessee executors of the last will and testament of Elijah Chisum Sr decd of the one part, and John Rutledge of the County of White and State afsd of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 2500 dollars … confirm unto the said John Rutledge … land … in the County of White on the waters of the Calf Killers Fork of the Caney Fork of Cumberland River … including the late residence of the said Elijah Chisum Sr decd being part of a tract of 450 acres granted by the State afsd to the said Elijah Chisum Sr decd by patent No. 1858 and bearing date the 18th day of January 1810 … corner to a tract of 150 acres willed by the said Elijah Chisum Sr decd to his two grandsons William H Chisum and Elijah S Chisum … with the line of the said 150 acre tract … corner of the cleared land whereon Peggy Chisum (widow woman) now lives … in Moses Fisk’s line … containing 300 acres … reserving two poles square including the graves of the late proprietors in the center …
Signed: James Chisum, John Chisum
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1824 Nov 8 – James Chisom to Marshal Duncan, bk G, p 398. White County, Tennessee
… between James Chisum of the County of Overton and State of Tennessee of the one part and Marshal Duncan of the County of White and State afsd of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 100 dollars … confirm unto the said Marshal Duncan all that certain … land situate … in the County of White on the waters of Cherry Creek containing 25 acres … granted by the State of Tennessee to Thomas Tarien by Grant No 5773 and dated the 13 day of June 1814 …. and which a part of the land … allotted to the said James Chisum by the commissioners … dividing sundrly tracts of land between the heirs of said Thomas Farnor and said Chisum who located said lands which partition …. the tract hereby surveyed is bounded … corner of said Chisam for 100 acres No. 499 ….
Signed: James Chisam
Wit: George Thomas, James Hudgins, William Pryor
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1824 Nov 8 – James Chisom to James Hudgens, bk G, p 445. White County, Tennessee
… between James Chisum of the County of Overton … and James Hudgings of the County of White … of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 500 dollars … confirm unto the said James Hudgings the two following described tracts of land, one containing 150 acres …. granted by the State of Tennessee to Thomas Turner by grant No. 10235 and dated the 26th day of June 1817 and bounded … line that formerly divided the Counties of Jackson and White where said line crosses Old Chickamoga Path near the Dry Valley … Aron England line … at the foot of Cumberland Mountain … one other tract containing 100 acres granted by the said State of Tennessee to the said Thomas Turner by grant No. 10240 dated the 26th day of June 1817 … bounded … boundary of Aron England occupant survey and corner to the survey before described for 150 acres … commisioners … divided sundry tracts of land between the heirs of said Turner and said Chisum who located said land …
Signed: James Chisum
Wit: George Thomas, William Pryor
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1824 Nov 15 – James Chisom to William Pryor, bk G, p 440. White County, Tennessee
… between James Chisum of the County of Overton … of the one part and William Pryor of the County of White … of the other part … in consideration of 200 … confirm unto the said William Pryor … land … in the County of White in the Dry Valley adj said Pryor’s entry No 458 for 50 acres above containing 50 acres … part of a tract of 100 acres granted … to Thomas Turner by grant No. 10241 dated 8 day of June 1817 … part of the land partitioned and attested to the said James Chism by the commissioners … dividing sundry tracts of land between the heirs of said Thomas Turner and James Chism …
Signed: James Chisum
Wit: James Hudgings, George Thomas
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1828 Oct Session – Report by Commission of a settlement made with the execution of Elijah Chisam Snr decd returned on oath at Oct Session A.D. 1828. Towit:
… whose names are hereunto subscribed, commissioners, to settle with James Chisum and John Chisum, executors of the Last Will and Testament of Elijah Chisum Senr deceased, late of the County of White, concerning the amount of the Estate of the Testator which came to their hands as Executors, Report and say as follows, To wit:
First, that the amount of the sales of property of said testator and moneis by them received … account current returned by said executors on oath, at the July Session A.D. 1819 of White County Court – $7276.24 and 1/2
To amount of part of lands bequeathed to the heirs of Elijah Chisum Jr decd as evidenced by Report of Commissioners made at January County Court A.D. 1822 – $1000.00
To amt of sales of 3 small tracts of land one to David Snodgrass and 2 to William Hill on 21 July 1828 – $302.00
Total amt of Estate Real and Personal – $8578.24 and 1/2
Said Executors distributed:
To Nimrod Dodson, who intermarried with Elisabeth Chisum, daughter of testator – (amounts listed) …
By receipt of William Hill, guardian to William H Chisum, surviving heir to Elijah Chisum Jr, decd …
Heirs of William Chisum decd, a son of the Testator. By paying Seth Cason, who married with Elizabeth Chisum daughter of William Chisam decd paid 14 Aug 1822 ….
Sally Chisum, daughter of William Chisum decd …
By amount paid to John Chisum, guardian to the heirs of William Chisum decd, July 1821.
By amount retained by John Chisum executor and one of the heirs of the testator …
By amount retained by James Chisum executor and one of the heirs of the testator …
(List of payments made after this part for notes and bills owed …)
… Distributees respective shares.
To Nimrod Dodson in right of his wife $1472.17 and 1/2
To William H Chisum, heir of Elijah Chisum Jr $1472.17 and 1/2
To James Chisum $1472.17 and 1/2
To John Chisum $1472.17 and 1/2
Sales of land in recapitalation mentioned is to be divided among the above named persons; the executors retaining therefrom, the amount of expenses incurred, in enclosing the Graves of Elijah Chisum Sr and Lucy Chisum Decd the father and mother of said Executors, when said expenses are ascertained.
Interest account:
To amt interest due Nimrod Dodson on his share 69.63
To interest due Sally Chisum 69.63
To interest due W H Chisum 237.05
To interest due 5 minor heirs of William Chisum decd 520.27
It will be seen, that the amount of each distributive share is $1472.17 and 1/2 cents, which will stand amongst the heirs of William Chisum as follows, there being 7 of them, and the executors having paid and advanced money for the joint benefit of said heirs to the amount of $84.71 cents, would leave their share amounting to the sum of $1387.46
Each share amounting to the sum of $198.20 besides the sum mentioned in the interest account above. Therefore there is due to the heirs of William Chisum as follows, towit:
To Seth Cason principal and interest – $67.83
To Sally Chisum, principal and interest – $110.61
To five other minor heirs of said William, principal and interest – $1511.27
To William H Chisum, son of Elijah Junr bal principal and interest – $709.22 and 1/2
The amt of the share of Nimrod Dodson … $1541.80 and 1/2 …
It being represented to the commissioners, that there remained in the hands of Elijah Chisum Senr the testator, the sum of 15 dollars 6 and 1/4 cents due to William Hill, adm of Elijah Chisum Junr decd, unaccounted for and for which said executors are bound to account. The commr therefore direct that that sum with interest from the time it fell due, untill paid, be paid by said executors, out of the land last sold by them and herein before refered to, when the money for the same be collected. Also one dollar for one day to Turner Lane, on commissioners.
The commissioners, therefore, having fully examined all the papers records and documents relating to the Estate of the said Elijah Chisum Senr decd —
Report and say that the said account and report as before herein stated, shows a true, full, and perfect statement of the smount of each distributive share, with the interest threon, up to this day, with the balances due the heirs of the said Elijah Chisum decd severally.
John Chisum, executor etc produced and shewed, that he had furnished and paid for, Tombstone of Elijah Chisum and Lucy Chisum, his father and mother, prepared at Nashville, and halling same $23; and further, that the price for putting up the mason-work as herein before expressed, round said graves, the further sum of $25 – all of which is allowed him out of said Estate, by said commissioners.
All of which is most respectfully submitted to the worshiful court.
Given under our hands and seals 18th Sept 1828.
Signed: Turner Lane, Anthony Dibrell, Jacob A Lane
Returned 5th July A.D. 1831
Settlements and wills, v. B-G 1831-1893, White County, TN. bk B, p
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