Dr. James Cheston

1804 - 1885  (81 years)

Dr. Daniel Cheston

- 1765

Died	1765
Family	Francina Augustina Frisby
Married	1740
Children	+ 1. James Cheston, Sr.           b. 12 Sep 1747, Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland   2. Living   3. Francina Augustina Cheston           b. 1752

Mary Adams

1762 -

Birth	1762
Family	Samuel Hollingsworth           b. 1757
Children	+ 1. Mary Ann Hollingsworth           b. 20 Dec 1784

James Cheston, Jr.

1779 - 1843  (63 years)

Birth	30 Dec 1779
Died	1843
Father	James Cheston, Sr.           b. 12 Sep 1747, Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland
Mother	Ann Galloway           b. 14 Feb 1755, "Tulip Hill", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	1775
Family	Mary Ann Hollingsworth           b. 20 Dec 1784
Married	1 Jun 1803	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804   2. Samuel Cheston           b. 7 Aug 1808 + 3. Anne Cheston           b. 5 Sep 1810 + 4. Mary Hollingsworth Cheston           b. 16 Feb 1818 + 5. Francina Henrietta "Fannie" Cheston           b. 21 May 1828

Mary Ann Hollingsworth

1784 -

Birth	20 Dec 1784
Father	Samuel Hollingsworth           b. 1757
Mother	Mary Adams           b. 1762
Family	James Cheston, Jr.           b. 30 Dec 1779
Married	1 Jun 1803	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804   2. Samuel Cheston           b. 7 Aug 1808 + 3. Anne Cheston           b. 5 Sep 1810 + 4. Mary Hollingsworth Cheston           b. 16 Feb 1818 + 5. Francina Henrietta "Fannie" Cheston           b. 21 May 1828

Mary Dorsey Thomas

1807 -

Birth	6 Sep 1807
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Philip John Thomas           b. 29 Jul 1782
Mother	Cornelia Lansdale           b. 7 May 1784
Married	8 Nov 1804	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Children	1. Cornelia Lansdale Cheston + 2. Mary Cheston           b. 26 Dec 1830 + 3. James W. Cheston           b. 23 Dec 1832

Cornelia Lansdale Cheston

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Mary Dorsey Thomas           b. 6 Sep 1807

Mary Cheston

1830 - 1916  (85 years)

Birth	26 Dec 1830
Died	2 Aug 1916
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Mary Dorsey Thomas           b. 6 Sep 1807
Family	Augustus Hall           b. 23 Oct 1830
Married	9 May 1859
Children	1. Henry A. "Harry" Hall           b. 29 Jul 1860 + 2. James Cheston Hall           b. Apr 1862 + 3. Edward Hall           b. 1864   4. Mary Thomas Hall   5. Murray Hall   6. Annie McCaleb Hall           b. 17 Nov 1868   7. Murray Cheston Hall   8. Cornelia Lansdale Hall

Augustus Hall

1830 - 1915  (84 years)

Birth	23 Oct 1830
Died	9 Feb 1915
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Henry Augustus Hall           b. 17 Aug 1791
Mother	Ann Lyles Estep           b. 21 Apr 1794
Married	7 Nov 1814
Family	Mary Cheston           b. 26 Dec 1830
Married	9 May 1859
Children	1. Henry A. "Harry" Hall           b. 29 Jul 1860 + 2. James Cheston Hall           b. Apr 1862 + 3. Edward Hall           b. 1864   4. Mary Thomas Hall   5. Murray Hall   6. Annie McCaleb Hall           b. 17 Nov 1868   7. Murray Cheston Hall   8. Cornelia Lansdale Hall

James W. Cheston

1832 - 1917  (84 years)

Birth	23 Dec 1832
Died	19 Mar 1917
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Mary Dorsey Thomas           b. 6 Sep 1807
Family	Charlotte Radcliffe           b. 3 Apr 1838
Married	31 Oct 1856
Children	+ 1. James Cheston           b. 20 Oct 1857   2. Harry Cheston           b. 10 Feb 1864   3. Charlotte Murray Cheston           b. 10 Feb 1864   4. Margaret Cheston           b. 9 Nov 1876   5. Helen Steuart Cheston           b. 31 Aug 1882   6. Charles Cheston

Charlotte Radcliffe

1838 - 1911  (73 years)

Birth	3 Apr 1838
Died	13 May 1911
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	James W. Cheston           b. 23 Dec 1832
Married	31 Oct 1856
Children	+ 1. James Cheston           b. 20 Oct 1857   2. Harry Cheston           b. 10 Feb 1864   3. Charlotte Murray Cheston           b. 10 Feb 1864   4. Margaret Cheston           b. 9 Nov 1876   5. Helen Steuart Cheston           b. 31 Aug 1882   6. Charles Cheston

Cornelia Lansdale Thomas

1809 - 1839  (29 years)

Birth	15 Nov 1809
Died	1839
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Philip John Thomas           b. 29 Jul 1782
Mother	Cornelia Lansdale           b. 7 May 1784
Married	8 Nov 1804	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Married	19 Oct 1836	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Ann “Nancy” Cheston           b. 27 Aug 1837   2. Living

Ann “Nancy” Cheston

1837 -

Birth	27 Aug 1837
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Cornelia Lansdale Thomas           b. 15 Nov 1809
Married	19 Oct 1836	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Martin Fenwick Hall           b. 3 Dec 1832
Married	Oct 1862
Children	+ 1. Ann "Nannie" Cheston Hall           b. 31 Jul 1863 + 2. Cornelia Thomas Hall           b. 20 Sep 1864   3. Sarah "Sally" Thomas Hall           b. 3 Oct 1870

Martin Fenwick Hall

1832 -

Birth	3 Dec 1832
Father	Henry Augustus Hall           b. 17 Aug 1791
Mother	Ann Lyles Estep           b. 21 Apr 1794
Married	7 Nov 1814
Family	Ann “Nancy” Cheston           b. 27 Aug 1837
Married	Oct 1862
Children	+ 1. Ann "Nannie" Cheston Hall           b. 31 Jul 1863 + 2. Cornelia Thomas Hall           b. 20 Sep 1864   3. Sarah "Sally" Thomas Hall           b. 3 Oct 1870

Living

Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Cornelia Lansdale Thomas           b. 15 Nov 1809
Married	19 Oct 1836	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Sarah "Sally" Scott Murray

1811 - 1891  (80 years)

Birth	25 Jun 1811	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Died	20 Dec 1891	"Hawthorn Ridge", Harwood, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Daniel Murray           b. 3 Aug 1776
Mother	Mary Dorsey           b. Dec 1787
Married	8 Dec 1808	St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Baltimore City, Maryland
Family	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Married	1841
Children	+ 1. Daniel Murray Cheston, Sr.           b. 23 Feb 1843   2. Sally Murray Cheston           b. 1844 + 3. Galloway Cheston           b. 6 Nov 1845, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   4. Caroline Murray Cheston           b. 17 Sep 1846 + 5. Robert Murray Cheston           b. 6 Jan 1849 + 6. Dr. Caspar Morris Cheston           b. 11 Aug 1850

Daniel Murray Cheston, Sr.

1843 - 1919  (76 years)

Birth	23 Feb 1843
Died	22 Dec 1919
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Scott Murray           b. 25 Jun 1811, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Married	1841
Family	Ellen Rosa Randall           b. 22 Sep 1846
Children	1. Katharine Wirt Cheston + 2. Alexander Randall Cheston           b. 14 Aug 1876   3. Margaret Galloway Cheston           b. 6 Nov 1878 + 4. Col. Daniel Murray Cheston, Jr.           b. 1879

Ellen Rosa Randall

1846 - 1897  (50 years)

Birth	22 Sep 1846
Died	16 Apr 1897
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Daniel Murray Cheston, Sr.           b. 23 Feb 1843
Children	1. Katharine Wirt Cheston + 2. Alexander Randall Cheston           b. 14 Aug 1876   3. Margaret Galloway Cheston           b. 6 Nov 1878 + 4. Col. Daniel Murray Cheston, Jr.           b. 1879

Sally Murray Cheston

1844 - 1927  (83 years)

Birth	1844
Died	21 Jul 1927
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Scott Murray           b. 25 Jun 1811, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Married	1841

Galloway Cheston

1845 - 1895  (49 years)

Birth	6 Nov 1845	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Died	12 Apr 1895
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Scott Murray           b. 25 Jun 1811, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Married	1841
Family 1	Elizabeth Ralston           b. 18 Jan 1850
Married	1869
Children	+ 1. Sue Wilcox Cheston           b. 14 Oct 1870
Family 2	Henrietta Seymour McCulloch           b. Montréal, Québec, Canada
Married	1893

Elizabeth Ralston

1850 - 1891  (41 years)

Birth	18 Jan 1850
Died	4 Jun 1891
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Galloway Cheston           b. 6 Nov 1845, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	1869
Children	+ 1. Sue Wilcox Cheston           b. 14 Oct 1870

Henrietta Seymour McCulloch

- 1934

Birth	Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died	21 May 1934	Washington, D.C.
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family 1	Galloway Cheston           b. 6 Nov 1845, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	1893
Family 2	Commodore Theodoric Porter, U.S.N.

Caroline Murray Cheston

1846 -

Birth	17 Sep 1846
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Scott Murray           b. 25 Jun 1811, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Married	1841

Robert Murray Cheston

1849 - 1904  (55 years)

Birth	6 Jan 1849
Died	11 Apr 1904
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Scott Murray           b. 25 Jun 1811, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Married	1841
Family	Mary Dorsey Murray           b. 11 May 1859
Married	1887

Mary Dorsey Murray

1859 - 1943  (84 years)

Birth	11 May 1859
Died	3 Jul 1943
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Henry Maynadier Murray           b. 8 Mar 1833, Maryland
Mother	Mary Hollingsworth Morris           b. 1 Nov 1835
Family	Robert Murray Cheston           b. 6 Jan 1849
Married	1887

Dr. Caspar Morris Cheston

1850 - 1898  (48 years)

Birth	11 Aug 1850
Died	1 Dec 1898
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. James Cheston           b. 10 May 1804
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Scott Murray           b. 25 Jun 1811, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Married	1841
Family	Sally Cheston Murray           b. 2 Feb 1857
Married	1877
Children	+ 1. Eleanor Murray Cheston           b. 27 Sep 1878   2. Anne Morris Cheston           b. 22 Jan 1881 + 3. Edward Murray Cheston           b. 13 Oct 1882   4. James Cheston   5. Louisa Murray Cheston           b. 4 Mar 1889   6. Arthur V.m. Cheston           b. 9 Sep 1890 + 7. Clémence Cheston           b. 28 Mar 1892, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Sally Cheston Murray

1857 - 1929  (72 years)

Birth	2 Feb 1857
Died	9 Nov 1929
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Col. Edward Murray           b. 12 Aug 1819
Mother	Anne Louisa Harding           b. 14 May 1827
Married	Aft 1847
Family	Dr. Caspar Morris Cheston           b. 11 Aug 1850
Married	1877
Children	+ 1. Eleanor Murray Cheston           b. 27 Sep 1878   2. Anne Morris Cheston           b. 22 Jan 1881 + 3. Edward Murray Cheston           b. 13 Oct 1882   4. James Cheston   5. Louisa Murray Cheston           b. 4 Mar 1889   6. Arthur V.m. Cheston           b. 9 Sep 1890 + 7. Clémence Cheston           b. 28 Mar 1892, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

• Name	James Cheston  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	10 May 1804
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Oct 1885	Harwood, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  	at “Hawthorn Ridge”
  Burial	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [3, 4]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Dr. Daniel Cheston             d. 1765  (Great Grandfather)  Mary Adams           b. 1762  (Grandmother)
  Notes	HIs name is on the stone to his wife's grandmother Cornelia van Horne Lansdale at the Friends Burying Ground, West River, MD. He married both daughters of Philip John Thomas--first Mary, and then Cornelia.
  Person ID	I7806
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	James Cheston, Jr.           b. 30 Dec 1779             d. 1843 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Hollingsworth           b. 20 Dec 1784
  Marriage	1 Jun 1803	Baltimore Co., Maryland

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mary Dorsey Thomas           b. 6 Sep 1807             bur. Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Children	1 son and 2 daughters
  1. Cornelia Lansdale Cheston             d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Mary Cheston           b. 26 Dec 1830             d. 2 Aug 1916 (Age 85 years) └─ Augustus Hall  (Age 84 years)  m. 9 May 1859 + 3. James W. Cheston           b. 23 Dec 1832             d. 19 Mar 1917 (Age 84 years) └─ Charlotte Radcliffe  (Age 73 years)  m. 31 Oct 1856
  Family ID	F5552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Cornelia Lansdale Thomas           b. 15 Nov 1809             d. 1839 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1836	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Children	2 daughters
  + 1. Ann “Nancy” Cheston           b. 27 Aug 1837 └─ Martin Fenwick Hall  m. Oct 1862   2. Living
  Family ID	F5553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Sarah "Sally" Scott Murray           b. 25 Jun 1811, Baltimore Co., Maryland           d. 20 Dec 1891, "Hawthorn Ridge", Harwood, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1841  [5]
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  + 1. Daniel Murray Cheston, Sr.           b. 23 Feb 1843             d. 22 Dec 1919 (Age 76 years) └─ Ellen Rosa Randall  (Age 50 years)   2. Sally Murray Cheston           b. 1844             d. 21 Jul 1927 (Age 83 years) + 3. Galloway Cheston           b. 6 Nov 1845, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 12 Apr 1895 (Age 49 years) └─ Elizabeth Ralston  (Age 41 years)  m. 1869;    └─ Henrietta Seymour McCulloch  m. 1893   4. Caroline Murray Cheston           b. 17 Sep 1846 > 5. Robert Murray Cheston           b. 6 Jan 1849             d. 11 Apr 1904 (Age 55 years) └─ Mary Dorsey Murray  (Age 84 years)  m. 1887 + 6. Dr. Caspar Morris Cheston           b. 11 Aug 1850             d. 1 Dec 1898 (Age 48 years) └─ Sally Cheston Murray  (Age 72 years)  m. 1877
  Family ID	F5554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 19 Oct 1836 - West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Death - 16 Oct 1885 - Harwood, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Burial - - Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Dr. James Cheston". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I7806&tree=1sttree (accessed March 24, 2025).