Page Num. 64, Colony of South Carolina Compiled by: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. Records of 1716 to 1783
L Name F Name Date County St Type Township
ROUNDTREE , Jethro 1779 Colony, SC Resident Old 96th DISTRICT
ROUNDTREE , Job 1779 Colony, SC Resident Old 96th DISTRICT
ROUNDTREE , Richardson 1779 Colony, SC Resident Old 96th DISTRICT
ROUNDTREE , Turner 1779 Colony, SC Resident Old 96th DISTRICT
Hannah is his step-daughter.
Another surname: Peyton.
1587: Birth recorded in parish register.
1607: Might have sailed to Jamestown with Capt. John Smith.
1618 11 18: Granted land by Sir John Harvey. Location uncertain.
1621/22: Sailed to Virginia on the "Charitie".
1623: His wife Sarah followed on the "Sea Flower".
1623-1624 Burgess of Hogg Island.
1624: Lived at Hog Island, opposite Jamestown, granted one rood, nine poles near his house in James City, was York County Justice.
1636: Granted 1200 acres in Charles River (later York) County.
1639/40 01 17: Mentioned in father's will.
1642-1644: Burgess of York County.
1644-1650: Moved for a while to Anne Arundel Co., Maryland following a Puritan massacre.
1652: York County Justice.Robert Chew's Book: The evolution of the Chew family name was from the following:
1050 de Cheux from Normandy
1086 le Cu from Devonshire
1100 de Chyu from Somersetshire
1150 del Cho from Lancashire
1220 del Chue from Lancashire
1250 le Keu from Suffolk
1280 de chue from Somersetshire
1320 de Chewe from Somersetshire
1390 Chewe from Worcestershire
1500 Chewe from Lancashire
1630 Chew from Virginia
1700 Chew from New Jersey. The word CHEW generally means winding water, the EW being a variant of the French EAU meaning water. The word CHEWER is a Western dialect for a narrow passage and CHARE is Old English for turning. The River Chew that runs through Somerset to the River Avon is a narrow, twisting river of water. Maryland many believe that the name CHEW began in Normandy as CHEUX, and came to England with the Norman Conquest during the 11th century. The earliest record of the name CHEW is in the Domesday Survey, the name CHEW appears as CHIWE when it states that the Bishop of Wells holds Chiwe. The city of Wells is in Somersetshire about forty miles from the Devonshire boundary. The belief that CHIWE refers to Chew Magna located about fifteen miles to the north. Note that Devonshire is where Le Cu was granted land (bounded by Somersetshire to the northeast). The name also appears as Chyu in 1164 at Bath, as Keu in 1260 at Suffolk and as Chewe as far north as Lancashire in 1430. It isn't certain when the surname CHEW or CHEWE became permanently adopted, but it was about the last half of the 14th century. There is a John Chewe at Salisbury in 1383. About 300 years after the name was Chiwe Magna was mentioned by the Bishop of Wells. It is believed that the name was taken from place names like CHEW MAGNA or CHEWTON. Genealogies...from the Maryland Historical Magazine 975.2 M369 V.1
John Chew came to Virginia in the Ship "Charity" or "Charitie" in 1621 or 1622 and his wife Sarah came about a year later in the "Sea Flower." Both were living at Hog Island, opposite Jamestown, in 1624 (Hotten's "Emigrants," page 237). He was a merchant and was evidently a man of substance since he owned a house at Jamestown shortly after his arrival, as is shown by a grant in 1624 to "John Crew, merchant," of one rood, nine poles, near his dwelling house in James City (Va. Mag., I. 87).
In 1636 he had grants for some 1200 acres "in the County of Charles River," later called York County, and had probably been living in that locality for some years previously (Va. Mag., V.341-342).
He represented Hogg Island in the Virginia House of Burgesses 1623-1624 and 1617, and was a member for York County 1642-1644 (Colonial Va. Register, pages 53, 54, 63).
He was also one of the justices of York County in 1624 and 1652 (Va. Mag., I.197).
His first wife Sarah died before 1651, and in that year he executed a deed (recorded in York County) in view of his intended marriage with Mrs Rachel Constable (Va. Mag., I. 197).
His sons Samuel and Joseph Chew are mentioned in the York County records 1657 and 1659 respectively, and it appears from the same records that in 1668 John Chew was dead and his son Samuel was living in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. Birth date mentioned in Genealogy of the CHEW Family---16 July 1587---Listed as being found in the Whalley Parish Register and lists his name as Johannes, son of Johannes
1552: Christening recorded in parish register.
1575: Likely the John Chewe who inherited twenty pounds from his father-in-law John Broddyll in a will dated this year.
Mentioned in father's will.
Resided in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
JOHN HAWKINS, a younger son of JOHN and MARY (DEWE) HAWKINS, born about 1680, emigrated to Virginia about 1705, and finally settled in St. Anne's Parish Essex County, Virginia. On November 3, 1724, Thomas Chew of Spotsylvania County, Gentleman, conveyed To him, describing him as "John Hawkins of St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Gentleman". 1280 acres of land in St. George's Parish Spotsylvania County, which had been granted to said Chew by patent dated June 12, 1723. And on the same day, Larkin Chew conveyed to him, under the same designation, 501 additional acres, also in St. Ceorge's Parish, Spotsylvania County, being part of a patent granted to Larkin Chew, June 4, 1722.
Spotsylvania, Virginia County Records, 1721-1800:
CHEW, LARKIN, Spotsylvanla Co., d. Mar. 27, 1770
Executors Bond dated Sept. 21, 1770.
Wit. Robert Stubblefield, John Dawson, W. Dawson, Mildred Farish, Larkin Chew, Junr.
Ex. sons-in-law Mordacai Buckner and Oliver Towles.
Leg. my body to be interred by my deceased father on the land I gave Beverley Stanard, Gentl. Wife, Mary Chew; grandson, Larkin Smith, that part of my tract of land purchased of Bushrod Fauntleroy and others, down to the lower corner of the land whereon Dorothy Foster, widow, now lives, including the small tract I purchased of John Waller, Junr. Joseph Brock and Rice Curtis. In the event of my dying, without issue, then to all the children my daughter, Mary Towles, may leave alive at her death. Grandsons, William Stanard and Larkin Smith; all my grandchildren, meaning those to be born as well as those now alive, of my said two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary. Land in Orange Co., also remainder of my tract of land adjoining Benjamin Johnson in this county, part of which I have sold to William Pember-ton, and whereas I have become purchaser of a piece of land in which William Hudson, Blacksmith, had the equitable and Joseph Hawkins, of this county, decd. the legal title therein, which piece of land I have promised the said Hudson again, providing he pay the debt due from him to me, my executors to refer any dispute or controversies, should any arise, to the determination of my friends Col. Fielding Lewis, Mr. Roger Dixon and Mr. Thomas Fox, who are gentlemen in my opinion of great probity and integrity.
A codicil to the above will dated Apr. 6, 1770, and witnessed by Robert Stubblefield, W. Dawson and Larkin Chew, Junr., mentions grandchildren (no names given) and my daughters Elizabeth and Mary; mentions William Dawson, who has lived with me some years as Overseer, a suit of mourning for his fidelity and kindness to me during my illness. (Page 431)