Nancy Chesser

Abt 1830 - 1905  (75 years)

• Name	Nancy Chesser  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1830	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with brother	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	HH#328 was headed by John Chesser, a 27 year old sawyer. The following Chessers were listed with him: Susan, age 21; Albert, age 1; Nancy, age 30; Sylvester, age 5/12; and Elizabeth, age 21. Also with him was Nancy Marshall, age 26. (The assumption is that Albert was his child and that Sylvester was Nancy's child.)
  Marr Name	Nancy Harris
  Marr Name	Nancy Knight
  Marr Name	Nancy Stant
  Record ID	2424
  Death	12 Oct 1905	Marsh Market, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	Mrs. Nancy Knight, a well known lady of Marsh Market, died at her home last Thursday, 12 Oct 1905, aged 75 years. Her funeral was held on Saturday, conducted by the Rev. L. Copeland (Acc News, 12 Oct 1905).
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Nancy Chesser,   b. Abt 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Oct 1905, Marsh Market, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 75 years) ╚═Thomas G. Harris,   b. Abt. 1814, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 6 Jul 1871, New Church, Accomack Co, Virginia   ╚═Gilbert Stant,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Oct 1885, Shad Landing Rd, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 83 years),  m. 16 Sep 1879, Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia   ╚═Henry Washington Knight,   b. Abt 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 18 Jul 1886, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 2. John C. Chesser,   b. Abt 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 31 May 1869  (Age 37 years) ╚═Susan Northam,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 10 Feb 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Zippora Ellen (of David) Tyler,   b. Abt 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 9 Mar 1861, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Matilda Small,   b. Abt. 1841, Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Abt. 1900  (Age 59 years),  m. 29 Aug 1864, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Elizabeth E. Chesser,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Thorogood Chesser,   b. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Apr 1893, Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 68 years),  m. 30 Dec 1863, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     4. Sally A. (of Eli) Chesser,   b. Abt 1844, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Chesser, (Chesher) I,   b. Bef 1655, England d. Bef 4 Feb 1701/02, St. Mary's Co, Maryland  (Age < 47 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Lucinda Lucas,   b. Abt 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I2424	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Eli Chesser,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Anne Chase,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 34 years)  m. 14 Oct 1806
  Mother	Lucinda Lucas,   b. Abt 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	6 Apr 1829	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5, 6]
  	Jacob Bird of Nathaniel was the security on the M.L.B. of Eli Cheshire and Lucinda Lucas of Wm.
  Family ID	F784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Sylvester Chesser,   b. Abt 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Aug 1872, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 12 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F44290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas G. Harris,   b. Abt. 1814, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Sarah A. Kelly,   b. Abt 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 1 Jun 1836    ╚═Elizabeth Lewis,   b. 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Jun 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 60 years)  m. 13 Sep 1854
  Marriage	6 Jul 1871	New Church, Accomack Co, Virginia   [7, 8]
  	He was shown as Thomas Harris, a 52 year old widowed shoemaker, born in Northampton County and living in Accomack County, the son of William and Elizabeth Harris. She was shown as Nancy Chesser, age 42 and single, the daughter of Eli & Lucinda Chesser. They were married by T.M. Poulson.
  Last Modified	6 May 2024
  Family ID	F785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Gilbert Stant,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Oct 1885, Shad Landing Rd, Sanford, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 83 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Sally Ann Miles,   b. Abt 1807, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Aug 1879, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 72 years)  m. 16 Apr 1827
  Marriage	16 Sep 1879	Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was a 77 year old widowed farmer, the son of 'Jas & Emphunia' and she was a 50 year old widow. They were married by J.E. Bundick.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Henry Washington Knight,   b. Abt 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Arenea 'Rennie' Marshall,   b. Abt 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 7 Apr 1855
  Marriage	18 Jul 1886	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8, 9]
  	He was a 54 year old widowed farmer and she was age 49 and single. They were married by J. E. Bundick. According to the newspaper, they were married at Dawson Knight's. According to the Peninsula Enterprise of 31 Jul 1886, Mr. Henry W. Knight and Mrs. Nancy Stant, were married at the residence of Mr. Dawson Knight, on 18 Jul 1886, with the Rev. John E. Bundick officiating. At night a party of a hundred or more gave them a rousing serenade.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F1934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1830 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 18 Jul 1886 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Accomack County, Virginia, Marriage Register #3, 1853-1896, 17. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S360] Accomack News, Obituary, 360. [S14] Mark C. Lewis, Marriage License Bonds, Accomack County, Virginia, 1806-1835, (Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, Virginia, 1970), 14. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S2238] FamilySearch.org, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BW-DN5, 2238. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S27] Peninsula Enterprise, 27.