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| Name | Chafin, Christopher Chaffin | |
| Suffix | I | |
| Birth | 1690 | Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA |
| Gender | Male | |
| killed | 22 Aug 1727 | Cumberland County, Virginia, USA |
| killed by two runaway slaves. In a petition (House of Burgesses 1727-1734) John Grimes stated that 2 of his Negroes ran away to Maryland, and Grimes hired Jacob Rice and Christopher Chaffin to bring them home; "that they murdered those two persons and returned again to Maryland where they were again committed; that the widows and children of these unfortunate men are left in a very difficult condition and the petitioner has been at great expense in bringing the said Negroes to justice\" and requested aid. The petition was referred to the committee of Public Claims. | ||
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| Death | 22 Aug 1727 | Cumberland County, Virginia, USA |
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| LDS | 16 May 2026 | |
| • GRZ1-Y98 Published Histories/Bios Christopher Chaffin was born about 1690 and lived in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, VA, which was west of Accomack County. He married Sarah about 1710. They had five children: John, Christopher, Mary, William, and another John, all christened in Christ Church Parish. Christopher Chaffin Senior was killed by two runaway slaves in 1727. | ||
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| FSID | GRZ1-Y98 | |
| Person ID | I119277 | WetzelAncestry |
| Father | Chafin, John /Chaffin | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Hodge, Mary | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F66586 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Roberts, Sarah, b. 17 Apr 1690, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1729, Virginia, USA (Age 38 years) | |||
| Marriage | 1710 | Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA |
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| Issue, jt | 5 - He married Sarah about 1710. They had five children: John, Christopher, Mary, William, and another John, all christened in Christ Church Parish. Christopher Chaffin Senior was killed by two runaway slaves in 1727. | |||
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| Family ID | F66584 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
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TEST MARKER
TNG ID: I119277
FSID: GRZ1-Y98
TNG ID: "getperson.php?personID=I119277&tree=Tree2"I119277
FSID: "https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GRZ1-Y98"GRZ1-Y98
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