"Blind John" CHISHOLM
M, b. 1 January 1756, d. 15 June 1829
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- 4th great-grandfather of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
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- Author's Pedigree Chart
"Blind John" CHISHOLM, son of James CHISHOLM and Barbara Estes, was born on 1 January 1756 in Hanover County, Virginia.1
"Blind John" CHISHOLM moved from Virginia to Charleston, South Carolina, 1769.
"Blind married Sarah HARRIS in 1774 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.1
"Blind John" saw military service in the South Carolina Militia under general Albert Pickens and Nathaniel Green during the American Revolution. His name came from wounds received in service of Roebuck's regiment of mounted spies during the Battle of Charleston.
"Blind John" CHISHOLM died on 15 June 1829 in Madison County, Alabama, at age 73.
"Blind John" CHISHOLM and Sarah HARRIS moved from Virginia to South Carolina circa 1845 John steadfastly refused to use any spelling of the name other than “Chisholm”. The other variations were adopted after word got back to the Colonies that the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 had failed, and the Earl of Buckingham was slaughtering most men of the clans that he could catch, following the Battle of Culloden Moor. At that time, the Chisholms’ left Eastern Virginia, for the most part and resettled in the Carolinas’, Kentucky, and Tennessee, some venturing even further out.
"Blind John" CHISHOLM moved from Virginia to Charleston, South Carolina, 1769.
"Blind married Sarah HARRIS in 1774 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.1
"Blind John" saw military service in the South Carolina Militia under general Albert Pickens and Nathaniel Green during the American Revolution. His name came from wounds received in service of Roebuck's regiment of mounted spies during the Battle of Charleston.
"Blind John" CHISHOLM died on 15 June 1829 in Madison County, Alabama, at age 73.
"Blind John" CHISHOLM and Sarah HARRIS moved from Virginia to South Carolina circa 1845 John steadfastly refused to use any spelling of the name other than “Chisholm”. The other variations were adopted after word got back to the Colonies that the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 had failed, and the Earl of Buckingham was slaughtering most men of the clans that he could catch, following the Battle of Culloden Moor. At that time, the Chisholms’ left Eastern Virginia, for the most part and resettled in the Carolinas’, Kentucky, and Tennessee, some venturing even further out.
Last Edited=5 Aug 2022
Children of "Blind John" CHISHOLM and Sarah HARRIS
- William Dempsey CHISM+2 b. 1775, d. Aug 1809
- Rachel CHISHOLM b. 1777, d. b 1855
- Mary CHISHOLM b. 1778, d. b 1855
- John CHISAM b. 30 Nov 1780, d. 1855
- Elizabeth CHISHOLM b. 1782, d. b 1855
- Ellijah CHISAM b. 1784, d. 1832
- Gateway CHISAM b. 1785, d. 1819
- Frances CHISHOLM b. 1787, d. b 1855
- Sarah Ann CHISHOLM b. 1789, d. 1850
- Nancy CHISAM b. 1791, d. Dec 1858
- James CHISM+ b. c 1792, d. c 1822
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