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A Brief History of
the Cheuvront Family in America
by W.L. and J.Howard
Cheuvront
Joseph Cheuvront,
a Brief Resume
[Prologue]
Joseph
Cheuvront was born near the Swiss border of France, Feb. 2, 1757.
There is an old family tradition that Joseph was the child of good Roman
Catholic parents and was educated by them for the priesthood. While
yet in his teens he came in touch with the Methodists and accepted their
faith, to the very great displeasure and grief of his parents, who disowned
him and mourned him as dead. He became a stow-away on a vessel bound
for America and upon arrival in New York was "bound out" to John Elsworth,
who paid the captain of the ship for his passage. [see
ship Virginia here]
further
Ellsworth Lineage
[John
Elsworth and his brother Jacob or Moses came from New York to Harrison
Co. (then Augusta Co.) Va. Joseph married John [Moses] and Mary Elsworth's
daughter Elizabeth, born Mar. 20, 1759.] Their wedding date
was Feb. 1777, Augusta Co., VA,and Joseph and Elizabeth's children were:
Mary Elizabeth,
Dec. 8, 1777 Catherine, Sept. 29, 1779
Aaron, Mar.14,
1780 Joseph(2)Jr.,
Dec. 26, 1783
Priscilla, Oct
22, 1785 Moses, Dec. 30,
1787
Simeon, Mar.
10, 1790 Caleb, Feb.
10, 1792
Amos, Apr. 23,
1794 Gideon, Feb. 14, 1796
James Liteford,
Feb. 25, 1798
Elizabeth Elsworth Cheuvront
died of Typhoid fever August 18, 1800. In 1802 Joseph married Sarah
Bollen of Painesville, OH. Their children were:
Thomas
Enoch Cassandra
Joseph enlisted in the
American Army of the Revolutionary War in spring 1780, and continued his
service until the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va, Oct. 19, 1781.
His record of service has been recognized by the DAR and membership has
been granted to his descendants.
He was ordained
into the Wesleyan ministry on May 1, 1801, and his first recorded marriage
was that of David Bennet and Christina Bumgarner on Apr.
5, 1791. April 11 of that year he officiated at the wedding of Edmond
West and Catherine Elsworth (his wife's sister.) He officiated at
numerous marriages of his children, and the last ceremony he performed
was that of Isaac Cheuvront and Catherine Childers.
Records show him
as owning some 1358 acres of land in Harrison and Lewis Counties and extensive
acreage in Jackson County.
[A] family story
was that the name of Joseph Cheuvront appeared, at different intervals,
among those of missing heirs of European properties, indicating that his
parents had changed in their attitude toward him and left their property
for him to claim, there being no other direct heir. [W.L.
Cheuvront recalls] it was frequently told in our family that my
father's brother, Dr. Jesse Cheuvront, and a cousin had perfected
plans to go to France and claim the property, at about the time of the
close of the Civil War. They came in touch with someone directly
from France who advised them that the laws of France dictated that all
property not claimed by missing heirs within fifty years became the property
of the French government. Since that time had elapsed they were advised
it would be useless to make the trip. This property was supposed
to have been valued at several hundred thousand dollars. [W.L
wrote he felt that there was no doubt as to this story having foundation
in truth.]
Portion
of letters and documents
dated
Jan. 3, 1935
by
Rev. Wesley L. Cheuvront,
Bridgeport,
WVa,
to
J. Howard Cheuvront
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-from A Brief History of the Cheuvront Family in America,
J. Howard Cheuvront, 1972
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