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Erasmus Chavis 1767–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1767

Birth Location: Wilkinson Swamp, Bladen, North Carolina, America

Death Date: 25 May 1839

Death Location: Robeson, North Carolina, USA

Father: Phillip County

Mother: Celia Locklear

Spouse(s): Rachel Chavis

Children(s): Eliab Chavis, Erasmus Chavis, Nelson Chavis, Rachel Chavis, Duncan ⭐️, Priscilla Chavis

Erasmus Chavis was born in 1767 in Wilkinson Swamp, Bladen, North Carolina, America, the child of Phillip Chavis Lumbee Tribe And Tuscarora Of Robeson County And Celia Selah Locklear. In 1800, Erasmus Chavis resided in Capt Lervis District, Bladen, North Carolina. In 1820, Erasmus Chavis resided in Bladen, North Carolina, USA. Erasmus Chavis married Charlotte Durden, Rachel Sampson Chavis, and had children including Duncan Chavis, Eliab Chavis, Erasmus Chavis, Nelson Chavis, Priscilla Chavis, Rachel Chavis. Erasmus Chavis passed away in 1839 in Robeson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Erasmus Chavis was born in 1767 in Wilkinson Swamp, Bladen, North Carolina, America, the child of Phillip Chavis Lumbee Tribe And Tuscarora Of Robeson County And Celia Selah Locklear.
  • In 1800, Erasmus Chavis resided in Capt Lervis District, Bladen, North Carolina.
  • In 1820, Erasmus Chavis resided in Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • Erasmus Chavis married Charlotte Durden, Rachel Sampson Chavis, and had children including Duncan Chavis, Eliab Chavis, Erasmus Chavis, Nelson Chavis, Priscilla Chavis, Rachel Chavis.
  • Erasmus Chavis passed away in 1839 in Robeson, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Erasmus Chavis's Ancestors

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Erasmus Chavis
1767–1839
Birth Place: Wilkinson Swamp, Bladen, North Carolina, America
Parents
Phillip Chavis Lumbee Tribe and Tuscarora of Robeson County
1726–1793
Vance County, North Carolina, USA
Celia (Selah) Locklear
1715–1800
Bertie, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Chavis
1709–1777
Surry, Virginia Colony
Mary (Frances “Lottie” (Smith) Gibson (Married 2nd) Cousin)
1687–1754
Henrico, Virginia, Colonial America
Robert (Thomas) Locklear
1700–1798
Edgecombe, County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Patterson
1702–1745
Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bartholemew Chavis
1685–1750
Martha 1685
1685–1731
John Color”\Melungeon
1660–1727
Frances Pamunkey
1666–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Parish
1660–1731
Elizabeth Blyth
1665–1693
Henry Chavis
1655–1685
Martha Boone
1658–1685
Thomas Gibson\Gibbons
1639–1710
Elizabeth Chavis
1648–1681
Thomas IMMIGRANT
1640–1725
Sarah Maddox
1638–1706

Erasmus Chavis's Descendants

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Erasmus Chavis (Abt. 1767–25 May 1839) m. Rachel (Sampson) Chavis (1762–)
  1. 1. Eliab Chavis 1800–1840
  2. 2. Erasmus Chavis 1800–
  3. 3. Nelson Chavis 1815–
  4. 4. Rachel Chavis 1803–1886
  5. 5. Duncan (Chavis) ⭐️ 1814– m. Sarah (Ann) Ranson 1840–1919
    1. 1. William (Wesley) Chavis 1858–1919
    2. 2. Milton Chavis 1870–1964
    3. 3. James (Albert Chavis) ⭐️ 1874– m. Lency (Ann) Revels 1873–1946
      1. 1. Ambrose Chavis 1897–1961 m. Maggie (Locklear) Chavis 1900–1989
        1. 1. Lindburg Chavis 1928–1990 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Revels 1927–2000
    4. 4. Willis Chavis 1867–
    5. 5. William (Richard) Chavis 1861–1923
  6. 6. Priscilla Chavis 1785–1876

Erasmus Chavis's Timeline

5 Records

1767
Abt. 1767
Birth of Erasmus Chavis in Wilkinson Swamp, Bladen, North Carolina, America
Wilkinson Swamp, Bladen, North Carolina, America
1800
1800
Age 33
Erasmus Chavis resided here in Capt Lervis District, Bladen, North Carolina
Capt Lervis District, Bladen, North Carolina
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 53
Erasmus Chavis resided here in Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1839
25 May 1839
Age 72
Death of Erasmus Chavis in Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 73
Erasmus Chavis resided here in Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1767
    Event Place: Wilkinson Swamp, Bladen, North Carolina, America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Capt Lervis District, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Capt Lervis District, Bladen, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 19; Image: 28; Family History Library Film: 337907

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Bladen, North Carolina; Page: 136; NARA Roll: M33_82; Image: 85

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 355; Page: 193; Family History Library Film: 0018092

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1839
    Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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