Thomas Cheesman

From Anthony Maitland

He must have been born before 1660 as he was married in 1680, and was alive as late December 7/1736, according to the Hempstead Town Record of that date quoted below.

Thomas Cheesman married, before 1680, ---- Valentine, born between 1650 and 1668, the birth dates at Richard Valentine's sons: his daughter's birth dates not given. She was the daughter of Richard Valentine, subject 290. The Valentine Genealogy confirms that one of Richard Valentine's daughter married Thomas Cheesman.

I cannot find any record of the birth dates of Thomas Cheesman's children, but he, his wife, and the following children, were all mentioned in the 1698 Census of Hempstead, L.I.

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• 1/1. Margaret Cheesman. She married on November 1/1742, the Reverend James Carman, son of Joseph and Hannah (--) Carman, see subject 268,page 6. At the time of their marriage, they were residents of Middlesex County, New Jersey. In the marriage record, her name was so illegibly written that it has been transcribed in the printed records as Presmeal. The Reverend James Carman was the executor of his brother in law William Cheesman's will of 1753. I can find no record of their children.
• 1/2. Thomas Cheesman. Died in June 1777. He removed from Hempstead to Gloucester, N.J., in 1726. Mr. Dudley Van Ingen said he married, at Gloucester, on May 11/1727, Sarah Clement, daughter of Edward Clement of Waterford, Gloucester County, N.J., whose will of March 11/1714-5 called Sarah a minor. In August 1727, Sarah received her share of her father's estate, and was then the wife of Thomas Cheesman. They had the children mentioned below. However, New Jersey Archives, Vol 25, (Abstracts of Wills) 1670-1750, p 97, states that Thomas Cheesman married Sarah Colemans. I don't know which is correct.
• 1/3. William Cheesman. Died 1753. On August 15/1685, he petitioned for 100 acres of land at Hempstead, L.I., at 6 pence per annum quit rent, and got it. He removed to New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. His will dated December 3/1753, proved January 30/1759, inventoried his estate at œ225.2.2, including several negroes, and mentioned his wife Martha ---, and the following children ...
• 1/4. Ephraim Cheesman. Died before January 3/1748. He was the only child who stayed in Hempstead, L.I. He married, 1st, in 1714 Sarah Haight: the Hoyt Genealogy doesn't mention her, nor can I find the names of her parents. He married, 2nd, before 1737, Esther ---, about whom I cannot find anything. See subject 72 for issue and further particulars
• 1/5. Benjamin Cheesman. He married --- Dill.
• 1/6. Samuel Cheesman. Born about 1688: his will was dated 1722. He married, about 1714, a widow, Anne Coles, born December 3/1692, daughter of Nathan and Rachel (Hopkins) Coles, see subject 618, page 4. Anne had married, 1st, William Mudge, who died in 1713, son of Moses and Mary Mudge, by whom she had Coles Mudge, born July 10/1711, and Michael Mudge, born August 30/1713. Three of Anne's children by Samuel Cheesman are given in Nathan Coles Will, in Oyster Bay Town Records, Vol 1, p 654, as follows. Samuel moved to Westchester County, N.Y.

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• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son Samuel Cheesman by SmartCopy: Nov 22 2014, 1:04:36 UTC

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