Kin of my grandchild: Chenoweth genealogy for Nora

Richard Chenoweth born 1734¹
John’s son Richard is well known for his early forage into Kentucky to become one of the 7 founding fathers of Louisville. The story of the “Chenoweth” Massacre is well known and several articles at the site describe aspects of his life. He was the first of the two sons of John(2) who headed west and appears to have been a magnet to draw others of the line of John west to the Louisville area of Kentucky including his brother Arthur, his sisters Rachel Seaton and Elizabeth Stewart, and his three nephews, William, Jonathon and Absolom, Jr. This Kentucky base would be the springboard for later migrations into Indiana, Illinois and Texas.
Richard married Margaret 'Peggy' McCarty. Her father is believed to be Nicholas McCarty. The Chenoweth histories spell her name as McCarthy and give her father as Thomas. There are still today lots of questions about Richard. His birth is ranged between 1738 and 1748, probably in Frederick Co., VA. I suspect he was on the older side of this. It is possible that Richard was married before Martha as Pirtle’s account refers to his son Gideon as a “near” relative of James. We do know that he was married to Martha by 1773 when he and Martha signed the deed selling the land left to Richard and his two brothers Thomas and Absolom.
Shortly after this he left for the west. We know he was in Monongalia Co. as he sold land there to James Seaton, the father-in-law of his sister Rachel. Accounts say that by 1775 he settled near Wheeling on the banks of the Ohio. This was very dangerous territory in those times, subject to constant raids and strife with the many Indian tribes of the Ohio who sought to resist the intrusion of white settlers from the Colonies. In 1776 he joined the party of George Rogers Clark to settle near the Falls of the Ohio. This settlement became known as Louisville. There is far too much here to relate and those interested should read the site articles on Richard.
There are only 3 lines of descendants that extend to present day of Richard’s 11 or so children. Three are believed to have died in the Chenoweth massacre, Gideon died in the Indian Wars, Tabitha never married, Jane and Naomi are not known to have had children, and Ann’s Bonderant lines are not brought into the 20th Century. This leaves Thomas, James and Amelia who married Harmon Nash. Thomas moved to Indiana and some of his children went to Iowa. Most of the family of James stayed in the Kentucky area and much of Amelia’s family still is missing to us. The 1850 Census gives us 19 families living in Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio (Chenoweth March 2009 Volume 8 Number 1).
1 CHENOWETH, John Sr. born 1682/3 St. Martins, Meneage, Cornwall; died May 06, 1746 Frederick County VA
  2 CHENOWETH, John Jr. born 1706; died 1770~71 Frederick County VA
    3 CHENOWETH, Richard born 1734²/48 Westmoreland County (Now Frederick County) VA; Revolutionary War¹ ⁵ Captain³; died June 1803 Jefferson County KY.
     +?, Nancy²
     +MCCARTY, Margaret "Peggy" born about 1751~55¹ Hampshire County VA; married about 1769~73; died about 1839 Shelby County KY
      4 CHENOWETH, Gideon born about 1770 Berkeley County VA; died November 3, 1791 at St.Clair's defeat Fort Recovery OH
      4 CHENOWETH, Thomas born about 1772 Berkeley County VA; died August 31, 1859 in near Frankfort, Clinton County IN
      +COLLINS, Nancy born March 23, 1777 VA; married December 11, 1797 Shelby County KY; died March 1853 near Frankfort, Clinton County IN
Nancy's father was Joseph COLLINS
      *2nd Wife of Thomas Chenoweth:
      +BIBB, Mary
      4 CHENOWETH, Amelia "Mildred" born about 1775 Berkeley County VA; died May 1835 Jefferson County KY
      4 CHENOWETH, Jane born about 1776 Berkeley County VA; died 1797„
      +MILLER, William married April 22, 1793 Jefferson County KY [Hiatt page 74, Harris page 216] Cora Hiatt states on page 74 that Jane, the daughter of Richard Chenoweth and Peggy McCarty, married an unknown Miller. Shirley Harris matched this to an April 22, 1793 Jefferson Co., KY marriage of a Jane Chenoweth and William Miller. But until recently, details have been unknown. Gary Watkins now added some facts to this marriage, and, in turn, created a question. Was the Jane that married William Miller a daughter of Richard(3) or his brother Arthur? Both had daughters named Jane. The dates of birth for both are similar. But the bondsman on the marriage certificate is that of Arthur Chenoweth, not Richard. John Chenoweth s/o Arthur and brother to Arthur's Jane, in the Clark Co., IL Census is found next door to a William Millier. Illinois was a place were the older children of Arthur went, and not any of the lines of Richard. Yet a lawsuit filed over the estate of Richard Chenoweth in Kentucky names his daughter Jane Miller. Did both Janes marry Millers? Until further data is found there are mysteries here. „
      4 CHENOWETH, James S. born May 17, 1777 near North Mountain, Berkeley County VA; died January 19, 1852 Cincinnati, Hamilton County OH
      4 CHENOWETH, Levi born 1778~82; died July 17, 1789 in Jefferson County KY.„
      4 CHENOWETH, Margaret 'Peggy' born 1778~82; died July 17, 1789 Jefferson County KY. „
      4 CHENOWETH, Naomi born about 1783 Jefferson County VA (later KY); died Louisville, KY.
      +KALFUS, Henry F. married March 07, 1828 Shelby County KY
Henry F KALFUS previous marriage was to Anna Fisher who died 1825. „
      4 CHENOWETH, Polly born 1784~9 Jefferson County KY; died July 17, 1789 Jefferson County KY.„
      4 CHENOWETH, Tabitha born about 1790 Jefferson County VA (later KY); died 1866.
Tabitha's brother Thomas was forced to live among the Indians. She chose to do missionary work among the Indians.
      4 CHENOWETH, Ann born about 1792 Jefferson County KY; died before 1861.
      +BONDERANT, Joseph William Jr. born December 11, 1795; died September 16, 1838
Joseph William BONDERANT Jr previous marriage was to Eliza R. BRYANT December 12, 1816; She died November 12, 1826.
Biographical reference list:
1. Pirtle, Alfred 1909 1911, Chenoweth Massacre, Louisville KY: Filson Club page 5
2. GJWulk@one.net Greg Wulker February 3, 2000.
3. Hiatt, Cora Chenoweth 1925, History of the Chenoweth Family: Beginning 449 A. D., Winchester IN: page 76 quotes from Pirtle's story of Captain Richard Chenoweth building a flatboat to go down the Ohio River.
4. Egge, Jon homepage http://chenowethsite.com/chenback.htm#arthur
5. Gradeless, Donald E. Editor, Wilson, Richard Eugene Indexing, George Rogers Clark Papers, Microfilm Roll #8 The Illinois Regiment 14089-8-950-954-December ?, 1781: List of bills of William Shannon on the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia State Library and Archives along with 14088-8-948-949-December ?, 1781: Commonwealth of Virginia Treasurer account of General George Rogers.