Individual Details
George Chilton
( - 1771)
Events
| Miscellaneous | OCTOBER 16, 1755 | Land Transaction - Fairfax County, Virginia |  |  | |
| Residence | From 1758 to 1762 | Residence - Loudoun County, Virginia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | JUNE 21, 1758 | Court Witness - Fairfax County, Virginia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | MARCH 13, 1760 | Court Witness - Loudoun County, Virginia | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1767 | Sarah Chilton (Maiden Name Unknown) | | ||
| Marriage | CA, 1767 | Loudoun County, Virginia - Ann Owsley | | | |
| Miscellaneous | CA SEPTEMBER 7, 1767 | Land Transaction - Loudoun County, Virginia | | | |
| Probate | From 1771 to 1777 | Loudoun County, Virginia | | | |
| Death | 1771 | Loudoun County, Virginia | | ||
| Will | FEBRUARY 2, 1771 | Shelburne Parish, Loudoun County, Virginia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | CA AUGUST 2, 1782 | Land Transaction - Loudoun County, Virginia | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Chilton (Maiden Name Unknown) ( - ) |
| Child | Sarah Chilton ( - ) |
| Spouse | Ann Owsley ( - ) |
| Child | Thomas John Chilton (1768 - 1840) |
| Child | Mary Chilton ( - ) |
| Father | John Chilton ( - 1744) |
| Mother | Unknown Chilton (Maiden Name Unknown) ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Chilton ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Chilton ( - 1767) |
| Sibling | Thomas Shelton ( - 1808) |
| Sibling | Mark Chilton ( - 1801) |
| Sibling | Charles Chilton ( - 1795) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
On 10-16-1755, George Chilton (spelled Chelton and Shelton) leased 193 acres in Carter's Goose Creek Tract from Robert Carter of Westmoreland County, Virginia.The lease was for the lifetime of George Chilton, his wife Sarah, and his oldest daughter Sarah Chilton.
The surname Chilton is spelled Shelton and Chelton in the lease.
Residence
George Chilton is first listed on the Loudoun County, Virginia List of Tithables in 1758.In 1760 and 1765, James Haggard was listed with him.
In 1767, John Fryer was listed with him.
In 1768 and 1770, Elisha Combs was listed with him.
In 1762, George Chilton was listed as overseer for Benjamin Grayson at the Mountains.
Miscellaneous
George Chilton was a witness for Thomas Collins in a law suit against Thomas Fields in Fairfax County.He received payment for two day's attendance and a travel allowance for traveling 40 miles round trip from Loudoun County to Fairfax County.
Marriage
Ann Owsley was the second wife of George Chilton.George and Ann Chilton's oldest child was born in 1768.
Miscellaneous
George Chilton bought 321 acres of land on a branch of Goose Creek from Thomas Blackburn on 9- 6 or 7- 1767.Probate
George Chilton's estate records continue from 1771 to 1777.On 13-1771, an inventory included five Negroes valued at £205 and four indentured servants.
On 8-13-1771, Ann Chilton received her widow's dower.
On 6-15-1773, submitted an accounting of the estate.
On 5-12-1777, two slaves and two indentured servants belonging to George Chilton's estate were added to Shelburne Parish's Tithable List.
Will
George Chilton made his will on 2-2-1771, at Shelburne Parish, Loudoun County, Virginia.He designated his estate to be distributed as follows:
Ann, his wife - a Negro man named Ben; a sevant woman named Catherine Elliott; bed and furniture; two cows and calves; and all his sheep.
Sarah Russell, his daughter - two Negro girls, who were already in her possession
Thomas John Chilton, his son - the tract of land on which he lived; a Negro woman named Jane
Mary Chilton, his daughter - a Negro woman named Mill
George Chilton's Goose Creek plantation was to be kept operational until the white servants on it became free and then the plantation lease was to be sold.
The remainder of his estate at that time was to be given to his children Thomas John and Mary Chilton.
George Chilton named his wife, Thomas Owsley, Anthony Russell, and Thomas Lewis as executors.
George Chilton's will was proven on 4-9-1771, his wife renounced her rights under the will, and Thomas Owsley was appointed executor.
Miscellaneous
On c 8-2-1782, Ann Chilton and her second husband John Williams sold the 321 acre Goose Creek property, bought by George Chilton in 1767, to Jacob Reed.Endnotes
1. Various Virginia Counties, Deed Records of Various Virginia Counties, Fairfax County, Virginia, Deed Book D, pp. 222-223, Deed of Robert Carter to George Chilton (Chelton/Shelton), 16 October 1755; Various Virginia Counties, Virginia, USA.
2. John Frederick Dorman, Compiler, "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 15: Page 33-41, Mark Chilton Family. Data has been substantiated by DNA, land, deed, and probate records..
3. Various Virginia Counties, Court Records of Various Virginia Counties Fairfax County, Virginia, Order Book, 1756-1763, Thomas Collins vs Thomas Fields, George Chilton Witness and Travel Allowance, 21 June 1758; Various Virginia Counties, Various Virginia Cities.
4. Various Virginia Counties, Court Records of Various Virginia Counties Loudoun County, Virginia, Order Book A, page 332, James Ingoe Davis vs. James Goulding, George Chilton-Witness, 13 March 1760; Various Virginia Counties, Various Virginia Cities.
5. John Frederick Dorman, Compiler, "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 15: Page 33-41, Mark Chilton Family. Data has been substantiated by DNA, land, deed, and probate records..
6. John Frederick Dorman, Compiler, "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 15: Page 33-41, Mark Chilton Family. Data has been substantiated by DNA, land, deed, and probate records..
7. Various Virginia Counties, Deed Records of Various Virginia Counties, Loudoun County, Virginia, Deed Book F, pp. 120-127, Deed from Thomas Blackburn to George Chilton, 7 September 1767; Various Virginia Counties, Virginia, USA.
8. Various Virginia Counties, Probate Records of Various Virginia Counties, Loudoun County, Virginia, Will Book A: pp. 322-325, George Chilton Estate; Various Virginia Counties, Various Virginia Cities.
9. Various Virginia Counties, Probate Records of Various Virginia Counties, Loundoun County, Virginia, Will Book B: pp. 44-45, George Chilton Estate; Various Virginia Counties, Various Virginia Cities.
10. Various Virginia Counties, Probate Records of Various Virginia Counties, Loudoun County, Virginia, Order Book G: page 35, George Chilton Estate; Various Virginia Counties, Various Virginia Cities.
11. John Frederick Dorman, Compiler, "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 15: Page 33-41, Mark Chilton Family. Data has been substantiated by DNA, land, deed, and probate records..
12. Various Virginia Counties, Probate Records of Various Virginia Counties, Loudoun County, Virginia, Will Book A: pp. 306-307, Will of George Chilton; Various Virginia Counties, Various Virginia Cities.
13. Various Virginia Counties, Deed Records of Various Virginia Counties, Loudoun County, Virginia, Deed Book N, pp. 334-340, Deed from Ann Chilton and John Williams to Jacob Reed, 2 August 1782; Various Virginia Counties, Virginia, USA.