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History of the Chenoweth Family


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"John Chinoweth, Gent., blacksmith and surveyor, was born at St. Martins in Menage, Cornwall Co., Wales--now England about 1682-3 ... John Chinoweth and Mary Calvert, daughter of Charles Calvert, third Lord Baltimore were married about 1705 ..."--Page 39. John came to America, date unknown, and " ... settled on Gunpowder River, near Joppa, Baltimore County, Maryland, on an estate belonging to the Calverts which was called "Gunpowder Manor."--Page 39. "In Frederick County, Virginia, on April 11, 1746, John Chinoweth, blacksmith, made his will, probated May 6, 1746." ... From this will it is shown that he must have been visiting his sons in Virginia, for there are no land grants, patents, or deeds showing that he ever purchased land there ..."--Page 40. Descendants lived in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Iowa, South Dakota, Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Arizona and elsewhere.




Some Descendants of the Reverend Robert R. Niles of Connecticut and New York


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Robert R. Niles was born 22 April 1758, probably in Stonington, Connecticut. His parents were Stephen Niles and Desire Pendleton. He married Tacy Barber in about 1780, possibly in Rhode Island. They had nine children. He died 14 September 1838 in Sempronius, New York. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Indiana and Oklahoma.










The Bruner-Robinson Family History and Genealogy


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David Edward Bruner was born 6 July 1882 in Van Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana. His parents were William Henry Bruner and Margaret Elizabeth Riggins. He married Edna Beulah Robinson (1891-1957), daughter of William Henry Robinson (1867-1951) and Mary Magdaline Fisher (1867-1934), in 1908 in Daviess County, Indiana. They had fourteen children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Germany, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana, Illinois and Arkansas.