Thomas Chantry was born in Lincolnshire, England, February 27, 1795, a son of David and Elizabeth (Rees) Chantry. He was given good educational advantages in his youth, including a course at Ackworth Academy, England, and was by nature gifted with an open, honest purpose, being strong and rugged in his convictions. In 1816 he immigrated to this country, arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and six years later moved to Chester County, that state, where he farmed for five years. In 1827 he made another migration, this time to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, continuing to make that his home until 1837, when he came to the West and located on unimproved land in Van Buren County, Iowa. In 1847 he moved to Henry County, and in 1855 settled in section 22, Thompson Township, Guthrie County, where he put up his humble log cabin, and continued to pass the remainder of his life on the farm which he had laid out in the wilderness and upon which he died in November,1864. Mr. Chantry was a man of no ordinary talent and ability, and was esteemed by all with whom he came into contact because of his many sterling traits of mind and heart. In his younger days an indefatigable worker, he devoted his declining years to literary labor, in which he showed marked ability. Religious subjects occupied his pen principally, and he left as no small legacy to his children a large amount of valuable manuscript. On December 12, 1822, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Mr. Chantry was united in marriage with Miss Hannah Passmore, a daughter of Thomas and Esther (Dickinson) Passmore, a direct descendant of one of the most illustrious families of the state, that was founded in this country in 1664 and settled in the colony then presided over by the Quaker William Penn. To Mr.and Mrs. Chantry there were born ten children: Sarah, Eliza, William A.M. Samuel B.,Esther P., Thomas E., David L., Joseph A., Hannah M. and Marcus N.
above from: Marcus N. Chantry biography [son of Thomas and Hannah (Passmore) Chantry]
from Iowa History Project: A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with
SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN
EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC.
by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M.
Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa
Volume IV
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
Chicago and New York, 1931
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Thomas Chantry, in 1854, settled in this township [Thompson] on section 22, where he put up his humble cabin. This gentleman was a native of Lincolnshire, England, born February 27, 1795, and was the son of David and Elizabeth (Rees) Chantry. In 1816 he emigrated to this country, landing in Philadelphia, where he remained some time, but went to Chester county, Pensylvania, in 1822. In 1827 he made another migration to Lancaster county, in the same state, where he remained ten years. He then came west, settling in Henry county, Iowa, and in 1847 moved to Van Buren county. In 1854 he came here and entered his land, and following year settled upon his purchase. He was united in marrige December 12, 1822, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, to Miss Hannah, a daughter of Thomas and Esther (Dickenson) Passmore, a direct descendant of one of the most illustrious families that came to this country in 1864 [sic, should be 1684], and settled in the colony then presided over by that truly good man William Penn. This couple had ten children, whose names were--Sarah, Eliza, William A., Samuel B., Esther P., Thomas E., David L., Joseph A., Hannah M. and Marcus N. He died in November 1864, on the homestead he had laid out in the wilderness, mourned by all. He was a man of no ordinary talent or ability, educated at Ackworth school, in England. By nature gifted with an open, honest purpose, strong and rugged in his convictions, and esteemed by all with whom he came in contact for his integrity of purpose. In his younger days a great worker, he devoted his declining days to literary labor, and showed no mean ability in the world of letters. Religious subjects mostly occupied his pen, and he left, as no small legacy to his children, a large amount of valuable manuscript.
above from: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/guthrie/g1884/g1884-thompson.htm
History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa
Springfield, Ill: Continental Hist. Co., 1884.
Thompson Township
Transcribed by Bobbi Pohl
above from: Marcus N. Chantry biography [son of Thomas and Hannah (Passmore) Chantry]
from Iowa History Project: A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with
SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN
EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC.
by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M.
Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa
Volume IV
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
Chicago and New York, 1931
------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas Chantry, in 1854, settled in this township [Thompson] on section 22, where he put up his humble cabin. This gentleman was a native of Lincolnshire, England, born February 27, 1795, and was the son of David and Elizabeth (Rees) Chantry. In 1816 he emigrated to this country, landing in Philadelphia, where he remained some time, but went to Chester county, Pensylvania, in 1822. In 1827 he made another migration to Lancaster county, in the same state, where he remained ten years. He then came west, settling in Henry county, Iowa, and in 1847 moved to Van Buren county. In 1854 he came here and entered his land, and following year settled upon his purchase. He was united in marrige December 12, 1822, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, to Miss Hannah, a daughter of Thomas and Esther (Dickenson) Passmore, a direct descendant of one of the most illustrious families that came to this country in 1864 [sic, should be 1684], and settled in the colony then presided over by that truly good man William Penn. This couple had ten children, whose names were--Sarah, Eliza, William A., Samuel B., Esther P., Thomas E., David L., Joseph A., Hannah M. and Marcus N. He died in November 1864, on the homestead he had laid out in the wilderness, mourned by all. He was a man of no ordinary talent or ability, educated at Ackworth school, in England. By nature gifted with an open, honest purpose, strong and rugged in his convictions, and esteemed by all with whom he came in contact for his integrity of purpose. In his younger days a great worker, he devoted his declining days to literary labor, and showed no mean ability in the world of letters. Religious subjects mostly occupied his pen, and he left, as no small legacy to his children, a large amount of valuable manuscript.
above from: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/guthrie/g1884/g1884-thompson.htm
History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa
Springfield, Ill: Continental Hist. Co., 1884.
Thompson Township
Transcribed by Bobbi Pohl
Thomas Chantry was born in Lincolnshire, England, February 27, 1795, a son of David and Elizabeth (Rees) Chantry. He was given good educational advantages in his youth, including a course at Ackworth Academy, England, and was by nature gifted with an open, honest purpose, being strong and rugged in his convictions. In 1816 he immigrated to this country, arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and six years later moved to Chester County, that state, where he farmed for five years. In 1827 he made another migration, this time to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, continuing to make that his home until 1837, when he came to the West and located on unimproved land in Van Buren County, Iowa. In 1847 he moved to Henry County, and in 1855 settled in section 22, Thompson Township, Guthrie County, where he put up his humble log cabin, and continued to pass the remainder of his life on the farm which he had laid out in the wilderness and upon which he died in November,1864. Mr. Chantry was a man of no ordinary talent and ability, and was esteemed by all with whom he came into contact because of his many sterling traits of mind and heart. In his younger days an indefatigable worker, he devoted his declining years to literary labor, in which he showed marked ability. Religious subjects occupied his pen principally, and he left as no small legacy to his children a large amount of valuable manuscript. On December 12, 1822, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Mr. Chantry was united in marriage with Miss Hannah Passmore, a daughter of Thomas and Esther (Dickinson) Passmore, a direct descendant of one of the most illustrious families of the state, that was founded in this country in 1664 and settled in the colony then presided over by the Quaker William Penn. To Mr.and Mrs. Chantry there were born ten children: Sarah, Eliza, William A.M. Samuel B.,Esther P., Thomas E., David L., Joseph A., Hannah M. and Marcus N.
above from: Marcus N. Chantry biography [son of Thomas and Hannah (Passmore) Chantry]
from Iowa History Project: A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with
SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN
EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC.
by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M.
Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa
Volume IV
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
Chicago and New York, 1931
------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas Chantry, in 1854, settled in this township [Thompson] on section 22, where he put up his humble cabin. This gentleman was a native of Lincolnshire, England, born February 27, 1795, and was the son of David and Elizabeth (Rees) Chantry. In 1816 he emigrated to this country, landing in Philadelphia, where he remained some time, but went to Chester county, Pensylvania, in 1822. In 1827 he made another migration to Lancaster county, in the same state, where he remained ten years. He then came west, settling in Henry county, Iowa, and in 1847 moved to Van Buren county. In 1854 he came here and entered his land, and following year settled upon his purchase. He was united in marrige December 12, 1822, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, to Miss Hannah, a daughter of Thomas and Esther (Dickenson) Passmore, a direct descendant of one of the most illustrious families that came to this country in 1864 [sic, should be 1684], and settled in the colony then presided over by that truly good man William Penn. This couple had ten children, whose names were--Sarah, Eliza, William A., Samuel B., Esther P., Thomas E., David L., Joseph A., Hannah M. and Marcus N. He died in November 1864, on the homestead he had laid out in the wilderness, mourned by all. He was a man of no ordinary talent or ability, educated at Ackworth school, in England. By nature gifted with an open, honest purpose, strong and rugged in his convictions, and esteemed by all with whom he came in contact for his integrity of purpose. In his younger days a great worker, he devoted his declining days to literary labor, and showed no mean ability in the world of letters. Religious subjects mostly occupied his pen, and he left, as no small legacy to his children, a large amount of valuable manuscript.
above from: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/guthrie/g1884/g1884-thompson.htm
History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa
Springfield, Ill: Continental Hist. Co., 1884.
Thompson Township
Transcribed by Bobbi Pohl
above from: Marcus N. Chantry biography [son of Thomas and Hannah (Passmore) Chantry]
from Iowa History Project: A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with
SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN
EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC.
by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M.
Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa
Volume IV
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
Chicago and New York, 1931
------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas Chantry, in 1854, settled in this township [Thompson] on section 22, where he put up his humble cabin. This gentleman was a native of Lincolnshire, England, born February 27, 1795, and was the son of David and Elizabeth (Rees) Chantry. In 1816 he emigrated to this country, landing in Philadelphia, where he remained some time, but went to Chester county, Pensylvania, in 1822. In 1827 he made another migration to Lancaster county, in the same state, where he remained ten years. He then came west, settling in Henry county, Iowa, and in 1847 moved to Van Buren county. In 1854 he came here and entered his land, and following year settled upon his purchase. He was united in marrige December 12, 1822, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, to Miss Hannah, a daughter of Thomas and Esther (Dickenson) Passmore, a direct descendant of one of the most illustrious families that came to this country in 1864 [sic, should be 1684], and settled in the colony then presided over by that truly good man William Penn. This couple had ten children, whose names were--Sarah, Eliza, William A., Samuel B., Esther P., Thomas E., David L., Joseph A., Hannah M. and Marcus N. He died in November 1864, on the homestead he had laid out in the wilderness, mourned by all. He was a man of no ordinary talent or ability, educated at Ackworth school, in England. By nature gifted with an open, honest purpose, strong and rugged in his convictions, and esteemed by all with whom he came in contact for his integrity of purpose. In his younger days a great worker, he devoted his declining days to literary labor, and showed no mean ability in the world of letters. Religious subjects mostly occupied his pen, and he left, as no small legacy to his children, a large amount of valuable manuscript.
above from: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/guthrie/g1884/g1884-thompson.htm
History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa
Springfield, Ill: Continental Hist. Co., 1884.
Thompson Township
Transcribed by Bobbi Pohl
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