"Next I call to mind Walter McChesney
a grand uncle of mine.
He was what was called at that day
a good liver.
He had Some land estate that passed
to his children.
He was a Strong Jackson Man.
He died at about 70 leaving 6 sons
and 5 girls all of them are now dead."
Excerpt from the W.W. Blackburn Letter,
Rufus, Kentucky April 17th 1900
Walter Jr. was born June 25, 1772 in Rockbridge, Virginia to Walter Sr. and Isabella McChesney. His father, Walter McChesney, Sr., came to the American colonies from Northern Ireland being one of the "Ulstermen" who migrated with their families seeking freedom from oppression and land for farming. In records Walter Jr. was referred to as "the fourth child" and youngest child, and "a good liver."
a grand uncle of mine.
He was what was called at that day
a good liver.
He had Some land estate that passed
to his children.
He was a Strong Jackson Man.
He died at about 70 leaving 6 sons
and 5 girls all of them are now dead."
Excerpt from the W.W. Blackburn Letter,
Rufus, Kentucky April 17th 1900
Walter Jr. was born June 25, 1772 in Rockbridge, Virginia to Walter Sr. and Isabella McChesney. His father, Walter McChesney, Sr., came to the American colonies from Northern Ireland being one of the "Ulstermen" who migrated with their families seeking freedom from oppression and land for farming. In records Walter Jr. was referred to as "the fourth child" and youngest child, and "a good liver."
"Next I call to mind Walter McChesney
a grand uncle of mine.
He was what was called at that day
a good liver.
He had Some land estate that passed
to his children.
He was a Strong Jackson Man.
He died at about 70 leaving 6 sons
and 5 girls all of them are now dead."
Excerpt from the W.W. Blackburn Letter,
Rufus, Kentucky April 17th 1900
Walter Jr. was born June 25, 1772 in Rockbridge, Virginia to Walter Sr. and Isabella McChesney. His father, Walter McChesney, Sr., came to the American colonies from Northern Ireland being one of the "Ulstermen" who migrated with their families seeking freedom from oppression and land for farming. In records Walter Jr. was referred to as "the fourth child" and youngest child, and "a good liver."
a grand uncle of mine.
He was what was called at that day
a good liver.
He had Some land estate that passed
to his children.
He was a Strong Jackson Man.
He died at about 70 leaving 6 sons
and 5 girls all of them are now dead."
Excerpt from the W.W. Blackburn Letter,
Rufus, Kentucky April 17th 1900
Walter Jr. was born June 25, 1772 in Rockbridge, Virginia to Walter Sr. and Isabella McChesney. His father, Walter McChesney, Sr., came to the American colonies from Northern Ireland being one of the "Ulstermen" who migrated with their families seeking freedom from oppression and land for farming. In records Walter Jr. was referred to as "the fourth child" and youngest child, and "a good liver."
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Son of Walter Sr. and Isabella McChesney
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