{"id":4447,"date":"2024-10-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiapioneers.com\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2024-10-04T03:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T21:50:57","slug":"land-grants-to-revolutionary-war-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiapioneers.com\/?p=4447","title":{"rendered":"Land Grants to Revolutionary War Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened after the war?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiapioneers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/georgiapioneerfamilies.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiapioneers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/georgiapioneerfamilies.png 600w, https:\/\/georgiapioneers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/georgiapioneerfamilies-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher Chambliss is the perfect example of a soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War and went to Georgia afterward.  His family were members of the Welsh Neck Baptist Church in the Cheraw District of South Carolina. His father, John Chambliss, Jr., died in 1777, and his mother, Mary, and removed to Richmond County, Georgia.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Searching for Christopher&#8217;s roots began with a DAR application that contained misinformation.  This is not unusual, as proofs were not always required to become a member. Therefore, unless you are researching the recent applicant&#8217;s requests, the possibility of error is possible. I resolve this problem by using public records, such as county wills, estates, marriages, tax records, Revolutionary War applications, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher Chambliss received land grants in Wilkes and Washington Counties, and died 1840 in Bibb County, Georgia where he left an estate. in 1840, leaving an estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christopher was married twice. The second wife was Rachel Mashburn whom he married in Warren County on August 15, 1821. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Sources: The Georgians by Jeannette Holland Austin, pp. 68-72, the genealogy of the Chambliss families; MILITARY: Index to Volunteer Soldiers 1784-1811 transcribed by Virgil D. White National Historical Publishing Co. Waynesboro Tennessee.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Save Money!  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Christopher Chambliss is the perfect example of a soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War and went to Georgia afterward. His family were members of the Welsh Neck Baptist Church in the Cheraw District of South Carolina. 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