John Chinn, of "Marattico Creek"

John Chynn owned an estate called "Oakley" in Lancaster Co., VA, after landing on the boat, "James" at Maraticco Creek, VA in 1657. He came to Virginia the first time on business for the King of England. He returned in 1662 and bought 1,000 acres of land, (Aug 24, 1664), on Marattico Creek, Lancaster Co., VA. He then received altogether six grants of land (1664-1667) from the King of England for deeds of bravery, part in the same location and the rest in Prince William County, it being called the White Chapel Grant.

Will recorded Lancaster, Lancaster Co., VA on 21 May 1692. Will Book 8, p. 35.

In the name of God Amen the fifteenth day of December An. Dom. 1691 I JOHN CHINN SR. of the County of Lancaster, Gent. being in sound and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God and calling to remembrance the uncertainties therto of this transitory life and that all flesh must give unto death when it shall please God to call do make and constitute ordaine and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following revoking and annulling by these presents all and every Testament and Testamenty, Will and Wills heretofore by me made and declared whether by word or writing and this to be taken only for my last will and testament and none other. And first being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for my sins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same I give and committ my Soul unto God my Saviour and Redeemer in whom and by the merits of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assuredly to be saved and to have full remission of all my sins and that my soul with my body at the General Day of Resurrection shall rise again with joy and through the merits of Christ's death and passion possess and inherit the Kingdonm of Heaven prepared for the elect and chosen and my body to be buried in such place where it shall my executor hereafter named and appoint. And now for the settling of my debts as I am now possessed with and it hath pleased God for far above my deserts to bestow upon me I do order and dispose of the same in manner and form following that is to say:

Item I give unto my loving wife ALICE CHINN my saddle horse and all my furniture thereunto belonging called by the name of Dragon and also the riding horse with all her furniture belonging called by the name of Hester.

Item I give unto my sone JOHN TRUSSELL and my daughter ELIZABETH TRUSSELL his wife twelve pounds apiece to be paid them six months after my death.

Item I give unto my sone THOMAS CHILTON and my daughter SARAH CHILTON his wife twelve pence a piece to be paide within six months after my decease.

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• ! (1) "Mostly Southern," by Mark Freeman (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, markfreeman database, 6 Jul 2007). Cites: (a) Will of John Chinn, Will Bk 8, p.34. (b) Lancaster Co Deeds, p.90, 127-128.
• (2) "The Chinn and Myers Families," by Randie Myers (http://wc.rootsweb.com, rjm66 database, 29 Apr 2007). Cites: (a) Will of John Chinn Sr. Copied from a photostat obtained from The Virginia State Library by Nanon L. Carr, Kansas City, MO. (b) Hayden's "VA Genealogies," p.75, 299. (c) Jones, "Our Royal Ancestors," p.28. (d) W. G. Stannard, Virgina Historical Society, Richmond, VA. April26, 1916 Letter to Mrs. Wm. Rodes, Lexington, KY. (e) WFT V1 #5169. (f) "Wm. & Mary Quarterly," Vol 17 (July 1908) p.63. Lancaster Recorder. (g) Frederick Adams Virkus, "The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy," Vol. I (1925) p.546. (h) E.P. Bentley, "Genealogies of Va. Families (from Wm. &Mary Qtrly.)," Vol III, Hale - Musco (1982) p.1, 4, 630. (i) Virginia Lee Hutchenson Davis, "Tidewater Virginia Families" (1989) p.96.! Birth: (1) Abt 1642. (1,2) England. (1) Indications this is John CHINN III, son of John CHINN, Jr./Elizabeth BECKINGHAM. BECKINGHAM was the name of his mother-in-law's 3rd husband. (2) 1640. s/o Thomas CHYNN.
• Marriage to Elizabeth TRAVERS: (1) Abt 1668. Lancaster Co., VA. (2) Bef. 1671. (2b) Many researchers identify Elizabeth TRAVERS as the first wife of John CHYNN. There seems to be sufficient evidence that she was NOT the wife of this John CHYNN. Although it appears that she was in factmarried to a John CHYNN, how & where she fits in is still to be resolved.
• Marriage to Alice SMOOT: (1) Surname uncertain. Bef. 1682. (2) Abt 1679. Lancaster Co., VA.
• Death: (1,2) 12 Nov 1691. [NOTE: Either will date of 15 Dec 1691 is incorrect or birth date is incorrect.] Morattico Creek, Lancaster Co., VA.
• (2d) Bef. Jul 1662: John CHYNN emigrated to VA. Settled in Lancaster Co., VA, later moved to Morattico Co., VA. (2e) John (CHYNN) CHINN came from England on the "James Moratico" to VA in 1660 and settled in Lancaster Co., VA. He was a planter. (2) Note: may have been son of John CHYNN/Sarah YATES. This John being the son of Sir Thomas. (1) Also of Northumberland Co., VA.
• (2b) 1662, 3 Jul: Thomas WILLIAMS of Morattico sold to John CHYNN of Morattico, Lancaster Co., planter, and Henry DAVYS, of do., shipwright, a tract of 372 a. of land given to David FOX by Gov. BERKLEY, and on which WILLIAMS then lived.
• (2b) 1664, 24 Aug: John CHYNN received 100 a. on Morattico creek, Lancaster Co., for 2 heads. (2g,h) 1664: John CHINN appears in Lancaster Co., VA. He owned land on Morathis (?) Creek. The CHINNs, BALLs, DOWNMANs all settled in that part and intermarried. The McCARTYs came later.
• (2b) 1667/8, 17 Mar: John CHINN received 370 a. some locality, formerly granted to David FOX, gent; also same date, John CHYNN and Gilson CHYNN received grant of 550 a. Rapp. Co. for 11 head rights. (2) Is Glison CHYNN the brother of John, and was the father Thomas?.
• (2i) 1668, 24 Apr: John MAYO patented land on the south side of the Rappahannock River upon the main branch of Dragon Swamp. The land adjoined that of Jno. CHYN.
• (1b,2b) 1669, 8 Mar: (1b) Ra. TRAVERS sold to Jo. CHINN the qr. pte. of my mill at the hd. of Morraticoe Creek and a qr. pte. of the material belonging, as of a qr. pte. of a Acres of Land, provided it take not away ant houses. Signed Ra. TRAVERS ye seale and Eliz. TRAVERS ye seale. Wits. Will TRAVERS, Will THORNBURY. Recorded. 9 Mar. 1669, Lancaster Co., VA. (2b) Elizabeth (HUSSEY?) TRAVERS (wife of Rawleigh TRAVERS?) app'd her son William TRAVERS her Att'y to acknowledge to John CHINN the "qr. pt." of her mill. At the same time Raweligh TRAVERS and Elizabeth TRAVERS signed the contract, and John CHINN and Elizabeth (SHEARMAN or TRAVERS?) CHINN signed the contract.
• (2b) 1670, 26 Apr: 220 a. were granted Thomas WRIGHT and John CHYNN for 5 heads.
• (1b) 1671, 7 Jul: John CHINN sold to Robert BECKINGHAM land purchased 8 Mar 1669 from Ra. TRAVERS, in Witness whereof John CHINN and Eliz. his wife hath hereunto sett hands and sealed. Wits. Bryan STOTT, John FFRANDER. Recog. 11 July 1671; Eliz. CHINN P/A to Mr. Bryan STOTT for the sale, 7 July 1671. Wits. John FFRANDER, Robt. TIPLADY. Rec. 16 July 1671.
• (1a,2a) 1691, 15 Dec: [NOTE: Either death date of 12 Nov 1691 or will date is incorrect.] (1a) John CHINN made his will. Names wife Alice; sons John and Rawleigh; son John TRUSSELL and my daughter Elizabeth his wife; son Thomas CHILTON and my daughter Sarah CHILTON his wife. Daughters Ann and Katherine CHINN. Executrix wife Alice. Wits. Wm. SMITH, Alex. DUN, Edw. GEFFREY. (2a) John CHINN Senr of the Co. of Lancaster made his will. "...being in sound and Pfect memory thanks bee to Almighty God and calling to remembrance the uncertaine State of this transitory life and that all fflesh must yield unto deathwhen it shall olease to God to call... And first penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for my sins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same I give and comitt my soule unto God my Saviour and Redeemer in whome and by the meritts of Jesus Christ I trust and believ assuredly to be saved and to have full remission of all my sins and that my soule with my body at the Generall day of Resurrection shall rise againe to Joy and through the merits of Christs death and passion possess and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven ppared for his blest and chosen and my body to bee buried in such place where it shall my Executrs hereafter named to appoint And now for the setling of my temporall Estate and such goods Chattells and debts as I am now possest with and it hath pleased God farr whome my deserts to bestow upon me I doe order and dispose of the same in manner and forme. ... I give unto my loving wife Alice CHINN my saddle horse and all myfurniture thearunto belonging calld by the name of Dragon and alsoe her riding horse with all the furniture belonging called by the name of Hester. I give unto my Sone John TRUSSELL and my daughter Elizabeth TRUSSELL his wife twelve pence apiece to bee paid to him six months after my decease. I give unto my son Thomas CHILTON and my daughter Sarah CHILTON his wife twelve pence apiece to bee paide within six months after my death. I give unto my Daughter Ann CHINN all that tract of Land be it more or less whereon Thomas CHILTON now lives which I bought from RichardLLOYD laying upon the heade of Powells Creek and to her heirs forever. I give unto my said Daughter Ann one ffeatherbed a pair of blankets A Rugg a boulster and one pillow, one Iron Pott, a frieng pan, A Mare with all her increase running in Kirbys neck fouor sheep twelve head of cattle when she shall come to the age of sixteen years and not before. I give unto my daughter Katherine CHINN All the Right and title which I have to a tract of Land laying at the heade of Morattico which I purchased of Thomas MADDISON to her and her heirs forever, tenn head of cattle four sheep a mare A Rugg, bolster, and one pillow one iron pott a frieng pan when she shall come to the age of sixteen years and not before.I give unto my sone John CHINN twelve pence in money to bee paide him within six months after my decease because I have paid and hee hath recd his portion already. I give unto my Sone Rawleigh CHINN All the tract of Land I now live upon, and to his heirs forever, One ffeather bed and furnitur One iron pott, ffour sheep, tenn head of cattle, one mare three years old with all her increase forever, two Guns and a paire of Andjions when hee shall come to the age of twenty yeares and not before and also one Negro between sixteen and twenty. My will and pleasure is that all the said cattle and sheep soegiven unto my saide children as aforesaide as they shall come to their respective age or ages to bee delivered as aforesaide the cattle shall not exceed ten years apiece nor the sheep to exceed five years apiece. My will and pleasure is that all my Estate both chattle and psonall Except before excepted given and bequeathed as aforesaide I give unto my Loving wife Alice CHINN whome I make whole and sole Executrix..." Signed in psence of us William SMITH, Alexander DUNE, Edward GEFFREY. Signed John CHINN. (2a) 1692, 11 May: Will Probated, Lancaster Co., VA. Sworn to by Alexr DUNE, Edwd GEFFREY in court.
• (1a) 1692, 13 May: Will recorded.
• (2f) 1694, 6 Dec: Ann daughter of John CHINN would be 13 years old on May 5 next, Rawleigh son of same, 11 years old on May 23 next, and Catherine, dau of same would be 9 on June 7 next.

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from http://www.morattico.org/

Where in the world is Morattico, Virginia you say; well it's on a peninsula of land called the Northern Neck, situated between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. In 1608, Captain John Smith, referred to it as a place heaven and earth never agreed better to frame man's habitation. George Washington merely called it the Garden of Virginia.
Morattico, a riverside village in the Northern Neck of Virginia has depended since the 17th Century for its sustenance and identity on the Rappahannock River ...

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References

• The Branch, Harris, Jarvis, and Chinn book: a family outline. Composed by members of these families, and brought together in this form by Benjamin H. Branch Jr. by Branch, Benjamin Harrison, 1919- page 258. <Archive.Org>
• Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Nov 1 2016, 5:32:29 UTC