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Richard Chavis 1729–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1729

Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1766

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Father: VA Shivers

Mother: Martha Indian)

Spouse(s): Susannah Chavis

Children(s): Elizabeth Crieves

The story of Richard Chavis began in 1729 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA. Richard Chavis married Susannah Lucresie Chavis Chavis, and had children including Elizabeth Charity Crieves. Richard Chavis passed away in 1766 in Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Chavis began in 1729 in Bertie, North Carolina, USA.
  • Richard Chavis married Susannah Lucresie Chavis Chavis, and had children including Elizabeth Charity Crieves.
  • Richard Chavis passed away in 1766 in Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

VA Shivers
1685–1750
Birth Location: Sunken Marsh, Surry, Virginia, USA
VS
Martha Indian)
1685–1731
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
MI

Spouses(s)

Susannah Chavis
1729–1767
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Crieves
1752–1815
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Virginia, United States
EC

Richard Chavis's Ancestors

Self
Richard Chavis
1729–1766
Birth Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Parents
VA Bartholemew William Chavis Chevis Shivers
1685–1750
Sunken Marsh, Surry, Virginia, USA
Martha (Francis Smith (Gingaskin) Indian)
1685–1731
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
VA (William Early Chevers) Shivers
1654–1700
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Martha (Patsy) Boone
1658–1685
Hertford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Chavis's Descendants

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Richard Chavis (13 Jun 1729–1766) m. Susannah ((Lucresie) Chavis) Chavis (1729–After 1767)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Charity) Crieves 1752–1815 m. John (Aaron Drake) Sr 1750–1813
    1. 1. John (Aaron) Drake 1776–1828 m. Rosalie Abshire 1782–1871
      1. 1. Solomon Drake 1810–1864 m. Marquerite Drake 1805–1870
        1. 1. Rosalie (Drake) Ashworth 1833–1880 m. Jesse (E.) Ashworth 1823–1872
        2. 2. Mary (Drake Herrin) Ashworth 1835–1900
        3. 3. Aaron (Newton) Drake 1846–1915
        4. 4. James Drake 1837–1880
        5. 5. Sarah (Fay Drake) Calhoun 1841–1909
        6. 6. John Drake 1834–1860
        7. 7. Franklin Drake 1842–
        8. 8. Solomon (Quinn) Drake 1848–1926
        9. 9. Martha (Elizabeth) Drake 1848–1913
        10. 10. William (Nile) Drake 1854–1927

Richard Chavis's Timeline

2 Records

1729
13 Jun 1729
Birth of Richard Chavis in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1766
1766
Age 37
Death of Richard Chavis in Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1729
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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