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     Benjamin Chesney was born circa 1761. He married Margaret (---). He died after 1841 at Gustin Run, Monongalia Co, VA..

Benjamin Chesney served in the Revolutionary War. "He enlisted as a private in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Rudolph's company in Col. Lees' Legion at the head of Elk Creek, Cecil Co, Maryland about the month of March 1775; that he was with the Legion under Col. Lee during the time of the war, was in the Battle of Brandywine, Stony Point, Paulus Hook, Guilford Courthouse and Eutaw Springs, in which last engagement he was wounded by a shot thorough the leg; that after the peace with Great Britain he with part of Lee's legion was transported by sea from Charleston, South Carolina to the head of Elk in Maryland and there dismissed." [Source: application for pension in Monongalia Co, Va. 1818] On the 1818 application Benjamin stated that he was aged 57, and his wife, Margaret was aged 70.
He moved from Rockingham Co, VA to Gustin Run, a branch of Scotts Run, Monongalia County, WV. [History of Monongalia Co, by Wiley, 701, p.737]

1808 Petitioner Robinson's Run Road, Monongalia Co.
1810 Monongalia Co Cen: 1 m 25-45, 2 m 10-16, 1 f 26-45, 1f 0-10
1819 (Jan) had 50-60 acres on Scotts Run, no children living with him. had "one mare and colt, two cows, one heifer, two calves, one sow of pigs, few poultry, one axe and some little kitchen furniture" (land warrant application)
1819 (Aug) Deed recorded on Scotts Mill Run from Wm Cole and Ashebel Gustin
1820 Monongalia Co. Census: 1 male 45+, 1 male 18-26, 1 f 45+
1820 (May) dropped from pension rolls
1821 (Feb) Benjamin and wife sells to "Hazel Chesney, my son"... "all my lands" in Monongalia Co, "one mare, and colt, bridle and saddle, my stock of horses, cattle sheep, and hogs, and farming utensils, household an kitchen furniture", reserving 1/3 of property for their use while living. [County Court Book 8, p.156].
1828 (Oct) placed on pension roll, Dragoon in Lee's Legion
1830 Monongalia Co. Census: 1 male 70-80, 1 female 70-80
1840 Pension Rolls: age 80 living with Wm Cole.

     Nancy Ramsey was born circa 1800 at Monongalia Co, VA.. She was the daughter of John Ramsey and Mary Everly. She married Hazael Chesney, son of Benjamin Chesney and Margaret (---), on 27 November 1820 at Monongalia Co, WV.. She signed 1849 deed of Hazel's property to William Donley. She died from 1849 to 1850.

     John Ramsey was born circa 1750 at Augusta Co, VA.. He was the son of (---) Ramsey. He married Mary Everly, daughter of Caspar Everly and Sarah (---). He died on 13 April 1818 at Monongalia Co, VA..
In October 1771, John Ramsey came and settled in the area of the west side of Monongalia River near Scotts Run, near the present day town of Osage. On Jan 9, 1774, John purchased Daniel Harris's improvement which was about a half mile from the River. In 1775, John obtained a land grant of 400 acres and surveyed his claimed land in 1782. There are several dispositions preserved in the Monongalia District Court around 1800-1802, which show the disputes that John and his brother Charles had with other settlers claiming the same area in the 1770's and 1780's.
John Ramsey remained in the area his entire life and the land was passed on to his sons when he died in 1818.
John had followed his brother, Charles Ramsey, who settled a large family in the same area, in the summer of 1770. Charles sold his claim to the land in 1785/6 to Jacob Scott. In a 1799 Court document, Charles is said to "about to move from this state".
The ancestry of John Ramsey is unknown, only that he had a brother named Charles. [There is no known connection between this John Ramsey and another John Ramsey, who also was one of the original settlers of Monongalia County in 1770 and who lived on his plantation on the Cheat River. That John Ramsey died in 1796 and his children moved on to Cape Girardeau, Missouri.]

     Thomas Wheeler married Dorothy Holloway, daughter of Hugh Holloway and Alice (---). He was born circa 1565 at England. He was the son of Thomas Wheeler. He died in February 1634 at Cranfield, England.

     Leanna Virginia Richardson was born on 8 December 1864 at Mannington, WV.. She was the daughter of Mark Westley Richardson and Minerva Jane Sine. She married Alpheus Sanford Wilson, son of George R. Wilson and Susanna Statler, on 1 March 1883 at Marion Co, WV.. She married George Nelson Lloyd on 15 February 1896 at Mannington, Marion Co, WV..³ She died on 1 September 1897 at Marion Co, WV., at age 32.⁴

     Homer Clarence Debolt was born on 1 March 1888 at Mannington, WV.. He was the son of George Marion DeBolt and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. He married Clara E. Fry on 20 August 1908 at Mt. Vernon, OH..¹⁰ He was a machinist for the Ralston Steel Car Company of East Columbus. He was jailed in 1918 but later found not guilty of charges related to union organizing.¹¹ He died on 22 January 1942 at Columbus, Franklin Co, OH., at age 53.

     Bert Ray Debolt was born on 4 April 1890 at Mannington, WV.. He was the son of George Marion DeBolt and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. He married Lillian Louise Zent in 1909. He was a moulder in a foundry at Toledo, OH.. He and Lillian Louise Zent were divorced. He married Ida A. (---) before 1950. He died on 1 May 1961 at Toledo, Lucas Co, OH., at age 71.

     Walter Earl Debolt was born on 2 June 1892 at Mannington, WV.. He was the son of George Marion DeBolt and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. He married Nora Faye Joyce on 2 September 1919 at Akron, Summit Co, OH..¹² He was a machinist in 1920 at Akron, OH.. He married Margaret E. (---) on 10 December 1926 at Summit Co, OH.. He and Margaret E. (---) were divorced. He married Clara M. Baecher on 22 January 1942 at Jackson Co, AR..¹³ He was employed by Emery Machine Co in April 1942 at Cuyaga Falls, OH.. He died on 23 November 1974 at Summit Co, OH., at age 82.

     Anna Olga Debolt was born on 4 January 1895 at Mannington, WV.. She was the daughter of George Marion DeBolt and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. She married Earl Beach on 16 August 1920 at Mt. Vernon, OH..^9,10 She died on 26 February 1988 at Knox Co, OH., at age 93.

     Ada Mildred Debolt was born on 20 June 1897 at Mannington, WV.. She was the daughter of George Marion DeBolt and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. She lived in 1920 at Mt. Vernon, OH.. She married Glenn Beach on 24 January 1920.⁸ She died on 30 November 1988 at Mt. Vernon, Knox Co, OH., at age 91.

     George Henry Debolt was born on 31 October 1899 at Mannington, WV.. He was the son of George Marion DeBolt and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. He married Verna Henry on 14 December 1918 at Richland Co, OH..^7,8 He married Wilma O. Lepley on 21 November 1925 at Summit Co, OH..⁸ He and Wilma O. Lepley were divorced in 1933. He married Bessie Brown on 19 October 1937 at Summit Co, OH..⁸ He died on 22 August 1982 at Knox Co, OH., at age 82.

     Nancy Virginia Debolt was born on 28 December 1901 at Mannington, WV.. She was the daughter of George Marion DeBolt and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. She married Carl Curtis Vernon on 8 April 1919. She died on 25 January 1976 at Knox Co, OH., at age 74.

     William Bryan Debolt was born on 7 August 1906 at Knox Co, OH.. He was the son of George Marion DeBolt and Mary Elizabeth Cunningham. He was a manager of gasoline station at Los Angeles, CA..⁷ He was a merchant seaman on passenger steam ship Manoa in 1930. He married Mildred Woodward before 1940. He died on 18 June 1992 at Pinellas Co, FL., at age 85.

     Anna Belle Sine was born on 22 August 1872 at Mannington, WV..¹⁰ She was the daughter of Nelson H. Sine and Drexie Jane Hamilton. She married Jesse Leasure Stewart on 31 March 1891 at Marion Co, WV..¹¹ She lived in 1910 at Hundred, WV.. She married John Wesley Wise, son of Jackson Wise and Jane Cox, on 21 November 1917 at Fairmont, WV.. She lived in 1920 at Flat Run, Mannington, Marion Co, WV.. She bought the house on Flat Run in 1928 from her Aunt Nancy Cunningham. It was the same house Annie was born in.¹² She died on 25 December 1947 at Flat Run, Mannington, Marion Co, WV., at age 75. She was buried at Beegum Cemetery, Mannington, WV..

     John Ramsey married Lydia Johnson. He was born on 13 January 1783. He was the son of John Ramsey and Mary Everly. He died on 27 January 1853 at Monongalia Co, VA., at age 70. He was buried at Bethel M.E. Cemetery, Monongalia Co, WV..

     Arlie Clarence Talkington was born on 9 March 1884 at Marion Co, WV.. He was the son of Emery Talkington and Mary Viriginia "Jennie" Sine. He married Berta Margaret Devault on 1 April 1909 at Garrett Co, MD.. He was a machinist for B&O Railroad. He died on 26 November 1947 at Fairmont, Marion Co, WV., at age 63.

     Joseph Roy Talkington was born on 23 September 1911 at Marion Co, WV.. He was the son of Arlie Clarence Talkington and Berta Margaret Devault. He married Helen Iona Moore on 15 April 1938 at Fairmont, WV.. He and Helen Iona Moore were divorced. He died on 25 April 1959 at Fairmont, WV., at age 47.

     General Peter Schenk Van Nydeck was born in 1547 at Gosh, Netherlands. He was the son of Derick Schenck and Anna Van Belaer. He married Johanna Van Scherpenzeel, daughter of Johann Von Scherpenzeel and Gerberich Von Bentink, on 17 May 1580 at Doesburgh, Netherlands. He died circa 1610 at Doesburg, Gelderland, Netherlands.³

     Derick Schenck was Loard of Afferden and Blynbeek. He was born in 1507 at Bleijenbeek Castle, North Limburg, Netherlands. He was the son of Derich Schenck Van Nydeck and Maria Van Galen. He married Anna Van Belaer circa 1540 at Goch, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.¹