Elisha Walworth Chester

According to 'Chester Family Heritage Page', Elisha married Harriet B. Fish in 1820 and had the following children in Lawrenceville, Georgia: Edwin Seymour, 1823-1823; Mary Ann, 1824, m. Albert Hanford and had issue; Augustin Mallbie, 1826; George Foote, 1828-1889; Henry Seymour, 1830; Emily Elizabeth, 1832, m. Albert J. Batlilly and had issue. I believe the only surviving son was George.

According to Middlebury College Alumni Directory, Elisha married Harriet Bliss Fish in 1825. They had three surviving children: Mary Ann m. Hanford; George Foote; and Emily Elizabeth m. Battelle. He was a lawyer in Georgia 1819-1832, Cincinnati 1832-1839, and New York 1839-1873. {Catalogue of Officers and Alumni of Middlebury College, p. 47, 1915, GoogleBooks, <http://books.google.com/books?id=X1wiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=%...>, 7 Mar 2008}

According to the obituary of his son, "George Foot Chester [was] the only son of Elisha W. and Harriet (Bliss) Chester, who were originally from New London County, Connecticut, [and] was born in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, January 28, 1828. The family removed to Cincinnati about 1833, and thence to New York City in 1839... After graduation he studied law with his father, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1849. Shortly after this he entered into partnership with his father in New York City." {Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University 1889-1890, <http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1889-90.pdf>, 25 Jan 2006}

"Elisha W. Chester, with a recommendation from Middlebury College in Vermont, opened an academy in 1819 [in Wilkes Co., Georgia]." {"The Story of Washington-Wilkes", Wilkes Co. USGenWeb, <http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/history/soww4.shtml>}

According to a history of Lawrenceville, "Among the first lawyers in the town were ... E. W. Chester, 1825.... In 1832 ten acres were set aside northwest of Lawrenceville for the Lawrenceville Academy. The trustees were: William Maltbie, Elisha Winn, E. W. Chester...." {<http://www.oldplaces.org/gwinnettga/towns/lawrenceville.html>

There is an E.W. Chester listed in the 1830 census for Gwinnet County, Georgia, with 1 boy under 5 [George or Augustin], one 30-40 [Elisha], one girl 5-10 [Mary Ann], one 20 -30 [Harriet], and 2 adult slaves. There is also an Elisha W. Chester listed in the Georgia Land Lotttery for 1827 for Gwinnet county.

"In October of 1834, William Bishop made an agreement with the firm of Corey and Fairbank, of Cincinnati, that he owed that firm $280.36. Elisha W. Chester was assignee for Corey and Fairbank, listed in the Cincinnati Directory for 1834 as a firm of booksellers and publishers." {"A Printer's Troubles Oxford, Ohio, During the Eighteen-Thirties" by Alta Harvey Heiser, Ohio History quarterly, vol 47, p. 45, 53, & 56; <http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=toc&vol=47>}

In the directory for Cincinnati for 1834, Elisha W. Chester is listed, at '3rd E. of Mill'. {The Cincinnati directory for the year 1834, <www.heritagequest.com>}

There is an Elisha W. Chester in New York City in 1840, with 1 male 10-15 [George], 1 male 40-50 [Elisha]; 1 female 5-10 [Emily], 1 f 15-20 [Mary Ann], 1 f 20-30 [servant?], and 1 female 30-40 [Harriet]. {New York, New York, ward 7, p.171}

Possibly the Elisha Chester mentioned here: "The Eastern Cherokees hold a council (1832) ...to discuss President Jackson's special envoy Elisha Chester's proposals for their removal to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma)....Chester warns them that if they do not agree to move, they willl face the wrath of the State of Georgia." {www.turtletrack.org...'this date...'} Also in "1832: The Eastern Cherokees hold a council today, in Red Clay, Tennessee, to discuss President Jackson's special envoy Elisha Chester's proposals for their removal to Indian Territory. They will reject the proposal out-of-hand. They says they will not hold negotiations as long as the federal government is not living up to its previous treaty promises." {Excerpted from "On This Date In North American Indian History," By Phil Konstantin<http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/>}

Possibly the E. W. Chester from New York who corresponded with Ezra Cornell re telegraph and coal businesses, 1857-1860. {Guide to Ezra Cornell Papers...}

He is probably the E. W. Chester from New York, as listed in New York directories from 1840-1866, including a listing for the partnership Chester & Kennaday, with Elisha W. Chester and George F. Chester.

In the 1850 census for New York, New York, Elisha W. Chester is a lawyer, age 52 from Connecticut. Emily is 18, born Georgia. Catherine Flood is 20, from Ireland. Harietta(?) (Chester?) is 48, born Connecticut [listed last]. {16th Ward, district 2, p.225, #260/726}

According to WorldConnect databases, Elisha W. Chester, born 5 Jan 1795, married Catherine Winter Gilbert of Gilbertsville, New York. {'Gilbert & Markham Ancestry', <wc.rootsweb.com>}

In the 1860 census for New York, New York, Ed. W. Chester is 60, a lawyer from Connecticut. [His second wife?] Cath. is 52, from New York. Emily is 25 from New York. Thos. (J.?) Sherwood is 35, a lawyer and Frances is 25, Cath. A. is 5/12 -- all born New York. John D. Sherwood is 40, also a lawyer, and George is 10. The servants are Maryann Dougherty, 28, Betsy Reardon, 27; and Marg't (Creamer?), 30 -- all from Ireland. {Ward 21, dist. 1, p.664, #296/355}

In the 1870 census for New York, New York, 'Edward' W. Chester is 70, a lawyer from Connecticut. [Wife] Catherine W. is 60; [son-in-law]Thomas D. [Sherwood] is 43, also a lawyer; and [his daughter] Catherine is 10 -- all born New York. [Daughter] Emily Battell is 35, with 'Bartie', age 6 -- both born New York. Hattie Clark is 22, born New York. The servants are Rosa (Sann?), 25; and Bridget Hagan, 24 -- both from Ireland. {Ward 21, dist. 20, p.584}