Individual Details

Richard, the son of Arthur was born June 01, 1755. Cora Hiatt said virtually nothing about him in her 1925 book and mistakenly gave his birth in 1844. Unlike his older siblings, his birth was not recorded at St. Thomas Parish in Baltimore Co., leaving his birth uncertain until it was found in the research of his descendants. This mistaken date in part precipitated the misplacement of Richard’s family in the Harris book. His is a very important and strong line. He served in the American Revolution and was the executor of his father’s will. He inherited the balance of Arthur’s property, including Arthur’s home and mill. He married twice, first to Eleanor Askew in Maryland. Well into his 50’s he fell into an amorous liaison with a new Irish maid, Ellen Hammer, hired by his wife. So caught up in the younger Ellen, he left his wife and family in Baltimore for Knox Co., TN. This was about 1813. Here he and his paramour Ellen produced a second family. Trying to sell his lands, he was forced to make an agreement with his wife Eleanor in Maryland, and seems to have waited out many years until JanuaryPage 12 14, 1823, when he was finally able to wed his love, Ellen. More details on these circumstances are detailed in a June 2004 newsletter. Richard did found the line that makes up the majority of Chenoweths still residing in Baltimore. The Tennessee children for the most part moved west across the county. The 1850 Census gives us 16 families, 11 from his Baltimore children, 8 of which resided in Maryland, and 5 in Tennessee from Ellen.

Birth	1 Jun 1755	Baltimore, Maryland, British America
Marriage	14 Nov 1779	Baltimore, Maryland, United States - Elinor Askew
Marriage	14 Jan 1823	Knox, Tennessee, United States - Ellen Hammer
Death	1828	Tennessee, United States

Spouse

Elinor Askew (1762 - 1821)

Spouse

Ellen Hammer (1791 - 1859)

Father	Arthur Chenoweth Sr. (1716 - 1802)
Mother	Saphira "Sophia" Hooker (1720 - 1800)
Sibling	John Chenoweth (1745 - 1820)
Sibling	Samuel Churchill Chenoweth (1747 - 1841)