Database: rdball dated 21 Mar 2021
- Sex: F
- Born: 2 Aug 1803 in Monroe (Barren) County, Kentucky3
- Died: Oct 1832 in Cooper County, Missouri3
- Notes:
"Howard Seth Chism and his sister Elizabeth Chism inherited slaves from their father Jacob Chism. Elizabeth and Howard's oldest sibling (Mary or Margaret) married a man named Thomas C. Letchworth --and upon his death she subsequently intermarried with her cousin Nathan B. Howard. Elizabeth, Howard and Margaret's youngest sibling Priscilla-- married John M. McClanahan -- all owned slaves in their families --and a number of slaves at that. (By the way -- there was a John M. McClanahan, John M. McClanahan II (this one married Priscilla Chism) and John M. McMcClanahan III married Nancy Anthony McClanahan. (Nancy's father -- William C. Anthony -- who died when she was a child; she was subsequently raised by her uncle, William's brother Anderson W. Anthony -- whose father Lewis C. Anthony bequeathed a number of slaves upon his death in 1850.
In November 1840; the estate administrator finds that Margaret Letchworth has been overpaid and she was to refund the estate $76.90.
Nathan B. Chism and his wife Martha (so I've seen her name Mary, Martha and Margaret) receive from the estate one slave woman named Permelia and her suckling child Betsy and $250. Margaret also received a slave named Rachel (this could be another child of Amy's but I do not know) Margaret received her full dower in the slaves belonging to the estate in May 1841 -- but by this time she is referred to as the late wife of Nathan B. Chism. Jacob Chism was the guardian if the Letchworth heirs; and took charge of the slaves belonging to the minor heirs and rented them out; John Chism was the administrator of the Letchworth estate. "
traci wilson kleekamp
african americans in missouri
http://www.missouri-slave-data.org
MOCOOPER-D Digest V00 Issue #153
In November 1840; the estate administrator finds that Margaret Letchworth has been overpaid and she was to refund the estate $76.90.
Nathan B. Chism and his wife Martha (so I've seen her name Mary, Martha and Margaret) receive from the estate one slave woman named Permelia and her suckling child Betsy and $250. Margaret also received a slave named Rachel (this could be another child of Amy's but I do not know) Margaret received her full dower in the slaves belonging to the estate in May 1841 -- but by this time she is referred to as the late wife of Nathan B. Chism. Jacob Chism was the guardian if the Letchworth heirs; and took charge of the slaves belonging to the minor heirs and rented them out; John Chism was the administrator of the Letchworth estate. "
traci wilson kleekamp
african americans in missouri
http://www.missouri-slave-data.org
MOCOOPER-D Digest V00 Issue #153
Father: Jacob Chism, b. 22 Jan 1782 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Mother: Priscilla Howard, b. 25 Oct 1783 in Fairforest Creek, Union County, South Carolina
Family 1: Thomas Jefferson Letchworth
- Married: 4 Apr 1821 Cooper County, Missouri3