THOMAS CHENOWETH 1777~1856
Thomas Chenoweth, a prosperous pioneer farmer of the region, died in his home in the village of Lisbon on February 25, 1856, at the age of 78 yrs 9 mos & 15ds. He preceded his wife, Elizabeth, by a few days, she following him on Mar 7th. .
Thomas was born May 10, 1777, in Berkeley County, Virginia which is now West Virginia, the son of William Chenoweth (1753-1820) and Elizabeth Hutchinson (1754-after 1820). It was there that he was married to Elizabeth Watson on March 22, 1801, the marriage bond being secured by him and her presumed father, Henry Watson. Thomas and Elizabeth's first son, William Chenoweth, was born there in 1802, just before they migrated to Warren County, Ohio where he bought his first land near where his father, William Chenoweth, had also settled. He soon sold his land to a relative, William S Chenoweth, who was the father-in-law to his three brothers, and brought his family to Clark County, settling in Harmony Twp., some say as early as 1803. There, he and Elizabeth spent the rest of their lives, raising 7 of nine children to adulthood.
It was in Oct, 1815, Thomas, along with Ebenezer Pottocks, utilizing their own land, laid out the village they called "Lisbon". The original plat shows fifty-six lots or fourteen squares of four lots each, numbered from 1 to 28 lying west of Main street, and lots numbered from 29 to 56 lying on the east side. The village was located on what is now State Rt 41, between Springfield and South Charleston. It became a bustling little village, complete with church, school, blacksmith and general store. The church was the Lisbon Baptist Church, where Thomas Chenoweth served as deacon. It was hoped that the village would grow and become a prosperous town, and the first years following its founding gave promise of future growth and prosperity, said to be rivaling the neighboring villages of Springfield and South Charleston. But, as the years passed, the village population started declining, maybe contributed by the railway bypassing the village and running instead through Springfield and neighboring South Charleston. The shops are all gone, but it remains today as a quiet, rural residential village, and is but a remnant of its former vision. The old Lisbon Cemetery is there where Thomas, Elizabeth and several of their family members rest.
Pvt. Thomas Chenoweth, Veteran of the War of 1812, enlisted in the Army on Sept 4, 1812, serving with Capt. David Shelby's Mounted Co., and honorably discharged Nov. 14, 1812.
Bio by Carolyn M H Smith, 3g-Granddaughter.
Thomas Chenoweth, a prosperous pioneer farmer of the region, died in his home in the village of Lisbon on February 25, 1856, at the age of 78 yrs 9 mos & 15ds. He preceded his wife, Elizabeth, by a few days, she following him on Mar 7th. .
Thomas was born May 10, 1777, in Berkeley County, Virginia which is now West Virginia, the son of William Chenoweth (1753-1820) and Elizabeth Hutchinson (1754-after 1820). It was there that he was married to Elizabeth Watson on March 22, 1801, the marriage bond being secured by him and her presumed father, Henry Watson. Thomas and Elizabeth's first son, William Chenoweth, was born there in 1802, just before they migrated to Warren County, Ohio where he bought his first land near where his father, William Chenoweth, had also settled. He soon sold his land to a relative, William S Chenoweth, who was the father-in-law to his three brothers, and brought his family to Clark County, settling in Harmony Twp., some say as early as 1803. There, he and Elizabeth spent the rest of their lives, raising 7 of nine children to adulthood.
It was in Oct, 1815, Thomas, along with Ebenezer Pottocks, utilizing their own land, laid out the village they called "Lisbon". The original plat shows fifty-six lots or fourteen squares of four lots each, numbered from 1 to 28 lying west of Main street, and lots numbered from 29 to 56 lying on the east side. The village was located on what is now State Rt 41, between Springfield and South Charleston. It became a bustling little village, complete with church, school, blacksmith and general store. The church was the Lisbon Baptist Church, where Thomas Chenoweth served as deacon. It was hoped that the village would grow and become a prosperous town, and the first years following its founding gave promise of future growth and prosperity, said to be rivaling the neighboring villages of Springfield and South Charleston. But, as the years passed, the village population started declining, maybe contributed by the railway bypassing the village and running instead through Springfield and neighboring South Charleston. The shops are all gone, but it remains today as a quiet, rural residential village, and is but a remnant of its former vision. The old Lisbon Cemetery is there where Thomas, Elizabeth and several of their family members rest.
Pvt. Thomas Chenoweth, Veteran of the War of 1812, enlisted in the Army on Sept 4, 1812, serving with Capt. David Shelby's Mounted Co., and honorably discharged Nov. 14, 1812.
Bio by Carolyn M H Smith, 3g-Granddaughter.
THOMAS CHENOWETH 1777~1856
Thomas Chenoweth, a prosperous pioneer farmer of the region, died in his home in the village of Lisbon on February 25, 1856, at the age of 78 yrs 9 mos & 15ds. He preceded his wife, Elizabeth, by a few days, she following him on Mar 7th. .
Thomas was born May 10, 1777, in Berkeley County, Virginia which is now West Virginia, the son of William Chenoweth (1753-1820) and Elizabeth Hutchinson (1754-after 1820). It was there that he was married to Elizabeth Watson on March 22, 1801, the marriage bond being secured by him and her presumed father, Henry Watson. Thomas and Elizabeth's first son, William Chenoweth, was born there in 1802, just before they migrated to Warren County, Ohio where he bought his first land near where his father, William Chenoweth, had also settled. He soon sold his land to a relative, William S Chenoweth, who was the father-in-law to his three brothers, and brought his family to Clark County, settling in Harmony Twp., some say as early as 1803. There, he and Elizabeth spent the rest of their lives, raising 7 of nine children to adulthood.
It was in Oct, 1815, Thomas, along with Ebenezer Pottocks, utilizing their own land, laid out the village they called "Lisbon". The original plat shows fifty-six lots or fourteen squares of four lots each, numbered from 1 to 28 lying west of Main street, and lots numbered from 29 to 56 lying on the east side. The village was located on what is now State Rt 41, between Springfield and South Charleston. It became a bustling little village, complete with church, school, blacksmith and general store. The church was the Lisbon Baptist Church, where Thomas Chenoweth served as deacon. It was hoped that the village would grow and become a prosperous town, and the first years following its founding gave promise of future growth and prosperity, said to be rivaling the neighboring villages of Springfield and South Charleston. But, as the years passed, the village population started declining, maybe contributed by the railway bypassing the village and running instead through Springfield and neighboring South Charleston. The shops are all gone, but it remains today as a quiet, rural residential village, and is but a remnant of its former vision. The old Lisbon Cemetery is there where Thomas, Elizabeth and several of their family members rest.
Pvt. Thomas Chenoweth, Veteran of the War of 1812, enlisted in the Army on Sept 4, 1812, serving with Capt. David Shelby's Mounted Co., and honorably discharged Nov. 14, 1812.
Bio by Carolyn M H Smith, 3g-Granddaughter.
Thomas Chenoweth, a prosperous pioneer farmer of the region, died in his home in the village of Lisbon on February 25, 1856, at the age of 78 yrs 9 mos & 15ds. He preceded his wife, Elizabeth, by a few days, she following him on Mar 7th. .
Thomas was born May 10, 1777, in Berkeley County, Virginia which is now West Virginia, the son of William Chenoweth (1753-1820) and Elizabeth Hutchinson (1754-after 1820). It was there that he was married to Elizabeth Watson on March 22, 1801, the marriage bond being secured by him and her presumed father, Henry Watson. Thomas and Elizabeth's first son, William Chenoweth, was born there in 1802, just before they migrated to Warren County, Ohio where he bought his first land near where his father, William Chenoweth, had also settled. He soon sold his land to a relative, William S Chenoweth, who was the father-in-law to his three brothers, and brought his family to Clark County, settling in Harmony Twp., some say as early as 1803. There, he and Elizabeth spent the rest of their lives, raising 7 of nine children to adulthood.
It was in Oct, 1815, Thomas, along with Ebenezer Pottocks, utilizing their own land, laid out the village they called "Lisbon". The original plat shows fifty-six lots or fourteen squares of four lots each, numbered from 1 to 28 lying west of Main street, and lots numbered from 29 to 56 lying on the east side. The village was located on what is now State Rt 41, between Springfield and South Charleston. It became a bustling little village, complete with church, school, blacksmith and general store. The church was the Lisbon Baptist Church, where Thomas Chenoweth served as deacon. It was hoped that the village would grow and become a prosperous town, and the first years following its founding gave promise of future growth and prosperity, said to be rivaling the neighboring villages of Springfield and South Charleston. But, as the years passed, the village population started declining, maybe contributed by the railway bypassing the village and running instead through Springfield and neighboring South Charleston. The shops are all gone, but it remains today as a quiet, rural residential village, and is but a remnant of its former vision. The old Lisbon Cemetery is there where Thomas, Elizabeth and several of their family members rest.
Pvt. Thomas Chenoweth, Veteran of the War of 1812, enlisted in the Army on Sept 4, 1812, serving with Capt. David Shelby's Mounted Co., and honorably discharged Nov. 14, 1812.
Bio by Carolyn M H Smith, 3g-Granddaughter.
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THOMAS CHENOWETH
DIED Feb. 25, 1856
Aged 78 Yrs. 9 Mo. 15 Ds.
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