Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-22
Genealogical Notes,
Queries and ANSWERS
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Gcneal"Eicni Editor. The Timcx-
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Chcnuult Family,


The ChcnaultS settled in America
about 1900. Manikin Town was tho
refuge for the Hueucnots in Virginia.
and the ChenaultS and other families
settled here. The name of the first
ChcnaUlt WAS stephen: his wifc's name
is unknown. Chenault means high
oak. We cannot connect Stephen with
the first Kentucky Chenault. William.
but II is very probable that he was
his grandfather, or -grandfnther
Tradition says that he was the son
of Felix Chenault. the son of Hugo
Chenault. the son of stephen Chenault.
The wife Of Felix Chenault was :,
MISS Dabney. and William. certainly
the son of Felix. was born in l749.
re served in the Revolutionary War
IN captain Henry Tcrrills company
Oh Coloncl Josiah Parker's regiment.
w iiIiam Chenault settled in the town
oi Richmond. Ky! on Il farm which he
pousht from Josiah Phelps, who had
pouEht II from George Boone brother
OF Daniel Boone. On this farm arc
buried William Chcnauit his son. An
ucTSoh Shenault, and his grandson
ooiohei walter Chcnault. William
.hen,ult married in Aibemarlc Conn
~. Elizabeth. daughter of Mathew and
Mary Maupin Mullins.
"'iiiian and Elizabeth Chcnault had
eieVen children, Garland. Walter. Jobn
naNia' William. Mary, Jane, l,liznbcih
VIZ, ana Anderson. Garland
"a'tef and John died in infancy
David was born i'm .,lbcm.r,n
ana married Nancy. dnupbtnr -,
HeN. andrew TribbIe. He bcc.,n, -
"P''st preacher of much Influence liz
mau zen childrcn-Robert. Nancy EIe
,,' hil|aheih. Sallic. David. cnboIl
Chon, SILL 'cptha and Harvey CabelI
~, , was born in 1895 and m,r
RED Emily Mitchell. of l.,vo,,' .n"r
~ ana mad John Cabcll. .rhom,
D"s'h Daniel VI. and w. r. cruz.
!, @ hurried secondly, SaIlie Prov
!, ana mad Emily and Robart i.an,
inbnri,.', Chenault seems To haze
mani, ~" ms farm, Thomas \. che
" nh"i' married Mary Dunc,n lie ne
T''ehiuft married Susie E:l,nnro r, 's'u
M; narrled Ida White. W y .iei
Bean Evans. '''i'' married Eli
NancE' daughter of cnh,I, ,,,,
eo John Hugucly. ana lar, IN, ~
WHO "o married Miss Crowel. t,,.nu
who 1870, ,,ieu Miss Roberts, and .Iacoh
f M" married Miss Robinso, t,i ,acoo'
'henhult. daughter of r.i,, EiNchee
,"' r'ed William Shcarer ann Iar, "i''
~ VINO married O. r. Wu,i. .
i i., who married James n,,r'; ana
nii ' 'pe,h and Sallic. daughters Of I,..i,
I,',, ulI" young. David ,narri.d NJ,
Charles '' hessi" and
LIBEL, son OF Cabel, was :, cors
crate soldier. and died ,o '.hted-
sun also served in the Cor:ndo,..
'', "' rrled Betty +. Eovr. ana mn oi,i ny
',en. Few survived him I,.'
n"ue hter' Agnes. married G. = cor
rn,;,, n.hef children were .Jcptb,
Jcn,h .J'h y, and G. +. Chen;ullt
nn' son OF Cnbcll. married Inu
nehia Estil and had onr chiiI lou,
~, e,'t"It. She married Bruins
iarfeE, Youngest child of CT
n' married Emily Mitchell. 1ovr.
'"n" enid of Rev. David. ana sis,or
,.,,, n''' married James Munday. Dn.
Vuisenhcrry. Harvey. son OF nov ns
wa. married Ann McCord Dnnr,as
m, ni'd David, who married p,,,
,, a''o'e' i.ii|a Jane died youn. vii
u I ALSO uied young. Matilda marian
: non, Il. blackwell Harvey died younu
Io,.,. a., married Carlisle Chcnault. and
John died young "''"
Hailic, daughter OF Rev. David ,,,r
RED Duke Simpson. william, .rnmi,.
ohehault. born 1907, married virrinia
Cu'schberry. daughter Of OuIsenhnrr,
0hena"it and Emma Reed, and had
,,,n,', IN'luren' Joel Quisenb,rry, who
married Elizabeth Cav: David V,I,o,.
VINO married Emma Reed: Nancy WIN
married William Hridgrorth: T. T., wb,
hurried BELLE Anderson; John \ycs1ov
VINO married Bette Robinson; Annie
VINO married George T.. Fox. OF Mad
's"m county. and William Tandy.
waiter, son OF Rev. David Chcnault
married fcrlinda Roberts: no children
anderson. son OF Rev. David Chenault,
married Margaret *. Oldham. and had
seven children: Nancy, who married
Judge John Il. Woodford; w. o.. who
married Arabella Morse: Waller. nm
married: Anderson, Unmarried. MoIlie
w. VINO married :. BoElc: Margaret
VINO married William Graham Dear
ing ana Lucy IL. vino married Bjshop
cray. OF Lexington. Ky This was talk
en- from the family Bible of David
Chenauit 1t is a tradition that Ste
phen Chenault brought this Bible TO
Virginia when he came John Che