CHRISMAN

Information from "Windows Into Our Past A Genealogy of the Cowne, Gough & Associated Families, Volume 2", compiled by Judy Parsons Smith © 1998.

The Chrisman Family is related to Abraham Lincoln , 16th President of the United States through the Harrison family.  However, the Chrisman’s, Lincoln ’s, and Harrison ’s were all residing in the same area during the early part of our country’s history.

brothers, all emigrants from Germany : 

            Jacob
            Abraham , owned land in Augusta Co., VA in 1763.
            Isaac  

Jacob Chrisman

Jacob Chrisman , (noted as “a German ”), emigrated from Barvaria about 1730, native of Swabia in Germany ;  d. will probated, Oct 1778, Winchester, VA; m. to Magdaline Hite , daughter of Jost/Joist Hite , bap. 13 Sept 1713, at Kingston , on the Hudson .  He settled in Frederick County , near a great spring , which was called Chrisman’s Spring as early as 1735.  Ca. Nov 1746, he purchased 500 acres from Thomas & Hannah Linvell .  Jacob Chrisman appears in 1748 in Augusta Co, VA.

Jacob &  Magdaline (Hite) Chrisman had:

1.      Abraham , b. 15 Oct 1733, Frederick Co., VA
2.      Sarah , b. 23 Sept 1734, Frederick Co., VA
3.      Anna Maria , b. 9 Nov 1735, Frederick Co., VA
4.      Isaac , b. 9 Nov 1736, Frederick Co., VA  -- could this Isaac Chrisman  be the first husband of Jane Scott ????
5.      Johannes “John”, b. 9 Mar 1739, Frederick Co., VA; d. 1772-3; will dated 27 May 1772; proved 17 Aug 1773; m. Mary Hinton .  John   & Mary (Hinton) Chrisman had four (4) children:

·         Jacob
·         Joseph
·         Abraham
·         Isaac , of Stephens City .

à        Issac had a daughter Jane Chrisman  who m. as his 2nd wife Joseph Chrisman , son of John & Ann ( Harrison ) Chrisman, b. 11 Nov 1797; d. 1874.

6.      Jacob
7.      George , b. 1745, Frederick Co., VA; m. Hannah McDowell , daughter of Gen. Joseph McDowell
8.      Henry , m. ____ Scott
9.      Rebecca , m. _______ Stephen
10.  Sindy
11.  Elizabeth

George Chrisman

7.  George Chrisman , son of Jacob Chrisman , a native of Swbia in Germany other records say b. 1745, Frederick Co., VA; d. 29 Aug 1816, aged 71 years; m. Hannah McDowell , b. ca. 1747; d. 24 Jan 1817, aged 70 years, daughter of Gen. Joseph McDowell .  

George Chrisman  settled in the region west of Linville creek.  He served as a Captain of the militia of Rockingham .  In 1784 his household is listed as having 9 white souls and owning 1 Building and 3 other buildings.

George & Hannah ( McDowell ) Chrisman had seven (7) or possibly eight (8) children:

7.1.         Hugh
7.2.         Joseph , migrated to Kentucky ; m. 1788, Rockingham Co., VA[i] to Jean Hopkins , daughter of Arch Hopkins
7.3.         Charles , migrated to Kentucky ; m. 1802, Rockingham Co., VA[ii] to Catherine Custard  or Custer , daughter of Jacob Custard .
7.4.         John “Jack”, b. 27 Aug 1773; d. 1 May 1815, aged 49 years, 8 mo., 12 days; m. Ann Harrison , daughter of Reuben & Lydia  Harrison, b. 28  Jan 1777; d. 2 Mar 1839, aged 62 years,  1 mo., and 28 days.
7.5.         Jacob , possible son; m. 1793, Rockingham Co., VA[iii] to Barbara Palser , daughter of Peter Palser  (dec’d).
7.6.         Margaret , m. 1801, Rockingham Co., VA[iv] to John Spears .  Surety-Elias Reimal (signature in German .)  They moved to Kentucky .
7.7.         Hannah , m. 1801, Rockingham Co., VA [v] to Joshua Kring .  They resided in Rockingham Co., VA
7.8.         Elizabeth , b. 25 Apr  1779; d. 16 Dec 1835; m. 1799, Rockingham Co., VA[vi] to Conrad Custard .

John “ Jack ” Chrisman

7.4.  John “Jack” Chrisman , aka Gentleman Jack Chrisman, son of George & Hannah Chrisman , b. 27 Aug 1773; d. 1 May 1815, aged 49 years, 8 mo., 12 days; m. 1796, Rockingham Co., VA[vii] (surety-John Lincoln) to Ann Harrison , daughter of Capt. Reuben  & Lydia (unknown) Harrison , b. 28  Jan 1777; d. 2 Mar 1839, aged 62 years,  1 mo., and 28 days.  John & Ann ( Harrison ) Chrisman had three (3) children:

7.4.1.         Joseph, b. 11 Nov 1797; d. 1874; m 1st Eizabeth Lincoln, daughter of Jacob Lincoln , d. 4 Jan 1824, age 20 yrs, 4 months;  m 2nd to Jane Chrisman , daughter of Isaac Chrisman , of Stephens City.  They removed to Missouri by 1837.
7.4.2.         George H., b. 23 Sept 1799; d. 15 Sept 1870; m. 14 Mar 1822 to Martha Davis Herring , daughter of Alexander Hering, b. 2 Apr 1799; d. 19 Jan 1866.
7.4.3.         Margaret   M. , b. 16 Jan 1801; d. 1854; m. ca. 1825 to Charles C. Spears , of Kentucky .

Who is the Isaac Chrisman  who married Jean Scott ??  Could he be the son of Jacob &  Magdaline (Hite) Chrisman??? The dates could be right.  The three Chrisman men who appear as signers on the petition to form Lee Co., VA in 1792 could be children of Isaac & Jean ( Scott ) Chrisman??  I fudged on Volume 1, stating that on of the petitioners could be her husband.

Jean Scott Chrisman

Jean Scott, daughter of Samuel & Ann Scott of Ireland, b. ____; d. 1825, Lee County, VA; m 1st Isaac Chrisman , d. ca. 1777/1778[viii]; m 2nd ca. 1777/1778,  Washington County, VA to Nathaniel Hix. 

Isaac & Jean ( Scott ) Chrisman had children?:

Nathaniel & Jean ( Scott ) Hix had six children:

·         Frances , b. 26 Nov 1778; m. Joseph Ely .  See Ely, Volume 1.
·         Rebecca , b. abt 1780.
·         Archibald , b. 1782
·         James b. 1784
·         John , b. 1786
·         Jean , b. abt 1788