Judith Greathouse (Chappell) Fain (1769 - 1852)

Born 16 Jun 1769 in Prince Edward County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of William Martin Fain — married 1789 in St Patricks Parish, Prince Edward, Virginia

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1852 at age 82 in Paulding, Georgia

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Biography

Judith was born in 1769. Judith Chappell ... She passed away in 1852. ^[1]

Judith Greathouse Fain (Chappell)

Birthdate: June 16, 1769

Death: Died January 18, 1852

Immediate Family:

Wife of William Martin Fain

Mother of Joel Fain

Managed by: Dallin James Phillips

Last Updated: December 11, 2014

Judith was born in 1769. She was the daughter of Robert Chappell and Agnes Unknown. She passed away in 1852. ^[2]

Research Notes

1-001 WILLIAM FAIN, b. ca. 1780, Virginia or Pennsylvania, d. 1749,=20

Chesterfield Co., Va.; m. JUDAH ? . William named Judah as his = wife in his will but leaving all of his property to his son, John M., in = Chesterfield County. Wording in the will suggests additional children but, if so, their names = are unknown. Tradition in the Georgia line said William Fain married = Judith Greathouse but no proof of this marriage has been found.

It has been proven that John M. Fain was the eldest son of =

William and Judah Fain. Jacob and Hiram Greathouse lived in Virginia prior to 1800 =and they migrated to Georgia in the late early 1800's before moving north to =Union Co., Illinois where both men died.

DAR records tell us Jacob Greathouse was a veteran of the = American=20

Revolutionary War but names of children are unknown. An old Bible in = the possession of Jenny Thompson, a Fain descendant living in Lenoke, AR, = says the William M. Fain, who was living in Cass County, GA, was a son of = John and Elizabeth (Martin) Fain.

Issue: 2-001 +JOHN M. FAIN, b. 1740, Va., Chesterfield Co., VA, d. =

1804; m. ca.1765, Va., ELIZABETH MARTIN.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Melissa Kitano, Mar 22, 2012
2. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Jonathan Chappelle Sr..

See also:

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Name: Judith Chappel, Birth Place: Virginia, SAR Membership: 89483, Role: Ancestor, Application Date: 13 Nov 1969, Spouse: William Fain, Children: William H Fain. Ancestry Record 2204 #957088, Free Ancestry Document View

• Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 145 : 1919. Name: William Fain, Gender: Male, Age: 82, Birth Date: 1757, Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Death Date: 1839, Death Place: Washington County, Tenn, Spouse: Judy Greathouse, Child: Joel Fain. Ancestry Record 61157 #3627512, Free Ancestry Document Image

• http://www.geni.com/people/Judith-Fain/6000000007224430147

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/FAIN/1997-07/0868901585