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David "King David" Chesebrough

David "King David" Chesebrough

Male 1702 - 1782  (80 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name David "King David" Chesebrough  [1
    Nickname King David 
    Birth 2 Feb 1702  Wequetequock, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Feb 1782  Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 5 Siblings 
    Person ID I199664  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2001 

    Father William Chesebrough,   b. 8 Apr 1662, Wequetequock, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1740, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary McDowell,   b. Abt 1670   d. 23 Mar 1745 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1698  Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F81787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abigail Rogers,   b. Abt 1711   d. 1 Apr 1738, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jun 1729  Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Mary Chesebrough,   b. 6 Apr 1730, Newport, Newport CO, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. William Chesebrough,   b. 17 Oct 1731, Newport, Newport CO, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Abigail Chesebrough,   b. 16 May 1734, Newport, Newport CO, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F81790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2001 

    Family 2 Margaret Sylvester,   b. Bef 11 Dec 1719, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1782, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 8 Oct 1749  Southold, Long Island, Suffolk, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Sylvester Chesebrough,   b. Bef 5 Aug 1750, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. William West Chesebrough,   b. Bef 5 Nov 1751, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F81791  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2001 

  • Notes 
    • 1. David's and Margaret's monument in Wequetequock has the Chesebrough coat of arms sculptured thereon and the following epitaph:

      "In memory of David Chesebrough Esq of Newport Rhode Island, who was born at Stonington, educated in Boston, for
      many years an eminent merchant in Newport, where he settled and lived til 1776, when driven thence, by the enemy,
      he sat down on his estate in Stonington, Conn where he died February 27th 1782 age 80 years. He was for many years
      a member and pillar of 2nd Congregational Church. Of exemplary piety and virtue."

      "Near his grave is that of his widow, Mrs Margaret Chesebrough, whose epitaph reads thus: 'In memory of Mrs Margaret
      Chesebrough widow of David Chesebrough who departed this life March 27 1782 age 62 years. Thou tender mother and
      thou best friends farewell."

      2. Over one of the windows of the State House in Newport, Rhode Island, are cut the initials "D. C." for David Chesebrough.

      3. David lived in a fine old colonial house on Mary Street, Newport, which he built in 1720. It was sold in 1795 by his heirs to Christopher Grant Champlin, and later belonged to the heirs of late Duncan C. Pell. The hall in the house is wide and runs through from front to rear; the stair case is a study for architects; the wainscots in the principal rooms go to the ceilings; the mantles are adorned with designs in relief, and the windows have box shutters and broad seats. The walls were hung with rich tapestry and the floors covered with India rugs. There are four entrances, one on front, one to the garden, one from the library to the stable yard, and one from the kitchen. The two Red Cedar trees which stood at the front entrance were cut down in 1854, and were then more than 100 years old.

      While the Chesebrough's resided in Newport, the Honorable Mrs. Abigail Grant, Lady of Sir Alexander, arrived in Newport from London via New York, to make them a visit.

      4. Honorable Sylvester Dering of Utica, New York, in 1902, was in possession of full length portraits of his wife Mary and her sister Margaret, David's second wife, painted by the New York artist Jonathan B. Blackburn in 1754. These portraits were on exhibition in New York City at the loan collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  • Sources 
    1. [S585] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, (New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903), pages 19 and 27 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S585] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, (New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903).



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