Thomas Isham Cheatham, II

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Thomas Cheatham, son of Thomas Cheatham, inherited from his father land on Proctors Creek where he was already living. He married Tabitha (Osborne) Branch in Henrico County 21 February (license) 1706/7. The court ordered “one-third of the Negroes” belonging to her first husband Benjamin Branch to be assigned to Cheatham in 1711.

Chesterfield County Court, July 25th 1749
This day Thomas Cheatham of this County aged 69 being first Sworn upon the Holy Evangelist Deposeth that at the time he was Said to give his negro wench Phillis to his Son Charles he was much in Liquor in so much that at this time Nor at any time before Remembers Nothing of ever having done it, nor never desired her for him and that a little time before he altered his Will and left this Slave to Another of his Sons and further this Deponent Sayeth Not.

Thomas Cheatham Jr. bought 132 acres on the south side of Swift Creek from Richard Grills in 1716, and 150 acres on the same creek from George Cox in 1726. On 3 September 1726 he bought 300 acres in Prince George County in the fork of Knibbs Creek and Flat Creek for £10 from Thomas Bottom. This land lay in Amelia County 18 October 1748 when he gave it to his son Leonard Cheatham. Thomas’ brother William Cheatham sold him 75 acres in 1733. Thomas sold the 132 acres he bought from Richard Grills to William Cooke in 1733 for £16:10. Illiterate, he made his mark as TC. Thomas paid tax in Henrico County on nine levys in 1736 and was appointed a road surveyor 6 October 1749. Among his land patents was 400 acres on a branch of Dry Creek in Henrico County 1 August 1734 and 224 acres crossing two branches of Deep Creek next to John Pride 30 August 1744. In 1752 Thomas gave the home plantation to his son Charles Cheatham. In 1756 Chesterfield County listed Thomas Cheatham with nine tithables.

Thomas died in Chesterfield County in December 1761. His will left land and property to his sons and three grandchildren (will dated 29 Mar. 1756, recorded 1 Jan. 1762 ). They returned his estate inventory February 1762.