RS William CHANCELLOR
Abt 1770 - Abt 1815 (45 years)-
Name RS William CHANCELLOR [1] Born Abt 1770 England 
Gender Male Died Abt 1815 Cheraws, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Person ID I11500 Bob-Millie Family Tree Last Modified 22 Jan 2025
Father RS TheElderUnknown CHANCELLOR
b. Abt 1735, England Relationship natural Mother UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F5009 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family UNKNOWN Children 1. WilliamSr CHANCELLOR
b. 1790, Cheraws, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
d. 29 Nov 1838, Monroe County, Georgia (Age 48 years) [natural]Last Modified 22 Jan 2025 Family ID F5002 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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1790 Cheraws District SC: Jeremiah Chancellor 1800 Chesterfield, SC: William Chancellor 1810 Chesterfield SC: Wm Chancellor
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Notes - Chesterfield County, South Carolina Census Summary for 1800 and 1810, by Bob Millie:
The Columns on census prior to 1850 are:
Free White Males: (under 10), (age 10-15), (age 16-25), (age 26-45), (age 45 +) .......... //
Free White Females: (under 10), (age 10-15), (age 16-25), (age 26-45), (age 45 +) ..........//
Last 2 columns: all other free persons= 0 , and lastly, slaves= 0
Jeremiah: 1800 Census: 3, 1, 1, 1, 0 // 1, 2, 0, 1, 0.
1810 Census: 0, 1, 3, 0, 1 // 1, 1, 0, 0, 0. Therefore, between 1800 and 1810, Jeremiah lost 1 male child and 1 female child, as well as his wife. The female child could possibly have married, whereas the male child and wife seem to have died.
William: 1800 Census: 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 // 1, 2, 1, 1, 0.
1810 Census: 0, 0, 1, 0, 1 // 1, 1, 1, 0, 1. Therefore, between 1800 and 1810, William lost 1 male child, likely to death, 1 male child who may have married and moved out of Chesterfield County, and 2 female children, quite possibly to marriage, while adding an additional birthed female.
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina Census Summary for 1800 and 1810, by Bob Millie:
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Sources - [S1281] Chancellor Genealogy.
The earliest traceable Chancellor is William Chancellor, Sr., born between 1780-1790 in Cheraws, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He was a planter and farmer. Who was his father? The 1790 Census for Chesterfield County in the Cheraw District lists a William Chancellor and a Jeremiah Chancellor. Both William and Jeremiah Chancellor are in the Minute Books (1789-1800) of Lower Lynches Creek Baptist Church, which was located at Witherington Mill on Boggy Swamp in Darlington County .
William Chancellor and Jeremiah Chancellor were in the 1800 Census for Chesterfield County. William's family included five males, seven females, six other free persons (except Indians) and eight slaves. Jeremiah's household consisted of himself, seven males, 6 females, 12 other free persons and two slaves.
The 1810 Census for Chesterfield County also names William and Jeremiah Chancellor with a total of 2,402 persons living in the County.
William Chancellor, James Chancellor and Moses Chancellor were in the Darlington District when the 1820 Census was taken. There were no Chancellors in a South Carolina Census after 1820.
- [S1281] Chancellor Genealogy.