Person Page 1,936

James Chestnut^1,2,3,4

Facts and Notes

• Birth: 1752; Antrim, Northern IrelandBGO^3,4,1
• Will: 20 November 1794; Chester, South Carolina, USABGO; named executor of Thomas H McDill's Last Will and Testament⁵
• Death: 1 September 1822; Little Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina, USABGO; Age: 70^2,3,1,4
• Burial: After 1 September 1822; Moffatt-Strong-McDill Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina, USABG^3,4

• Related Pages: Moffatt-Strong-McDill Cemetery List of People

Citations

1. [S609] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=3773628&indiv=try, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 164 : 1921, Record for James Chestnut
2. [S451] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=683860&indiv=try, Volume: 343, Record for James Chestnut
3. [S448] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=9219470&indiv=try, Record for James Chestnut
4. [S362] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55349203, database and images, memorial page for COL James Chestnut (1752 - 1 September 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55349203, citing Moffatt-Strong-McDill Cemetery, Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by janine mcquiston (contributor 46941674). Accessed 3 July 2025.
5. [S553] Ancestry.com, South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9080&h=1031980&indiv=try, South Carolina Will Transcripts, 1782-1868; Author: Wates, Wylma Anne; Probate Place: Chester, South Carolina, Record for Thomas McDill