John Chute Sr. (1720 - 1791)

Born Jun 1720 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Foster) Chute — married 26 Nov 1745 in Granville Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died Nov 1791 at age 71 in Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia

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Biography

John Chute was born in the Byfield section of Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts in June 1720^[1][2] and grew up there. He was the son of Lionel Chute and Hannah (Cheney) Chute.^[3] He moved to Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire and there married Judith Foster - dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Woodworth) Foster - on November 26, 1745.^[4][5] He was one of the eight Surveyors of Highways in Hampstead in 1757 and was also a "tything man."^[6]

In 1759-60 he was among the New England Planters who went to Nova Scotia to take up land vacated by the French.^[7][8] He went to Granville Township, Annapolis County and settled on a farm a mile below Bridgetown.^[9] He was a pioneer Baptist in the province and by profession was a blacksmith and farmer; likely the first ironworker to settle in Granville.^[10] He appears in the 1770 Granville census; he and his son Samuel are both listed as heads of households in the township.^[11] He died in November 1791.^[12][13] His wife survived him and died November 1808 at age 83.^[14]

• Ancestor of noted tv host Richard Madeley^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
2. ↑ Calnek, p. 491.
3. ↑ Chute, p. 20.
4. ↑ New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947.
5. ↑ Chute, p. 20.
6. ↑ Chute, p. 20.
7. ↑ Smith, p. 55.
8. ↑ Wright, p. 76.
9. ↑ Chute, p. 20.
10. ↑ Calnek, p. 20.
11. ↑ 1770 Granville Census - Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 443 no. 6, 12.
12. ↑ Chute, p. 20.
13. ↑ Calnek, p. 491.
14. ↑ Chute, p. 20.
15. ↑ "Richard Madeley." Who Do You Think You Are? (Series 8, Episode 8). BBC One. 28 Sept 2011.

See also:

• Calnek, W. A. History of the County of Annapolis. Toronto: Briggs, 1897.
• Chute, William E. A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America. Salem, MA: 1894, p. 20.
• Smith, Leonard H. Jr., and Norma H. Smith. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.
• Wright, Esther Clark. Planters and Pioneers: Nova Scotia, 1749 to 1775. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press, 1976.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMB-88Y : 4 December 2014), John Chute, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
• New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947. (Via Ancestry.com)
• 1770 Granville Census - Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 443 no. 6, 12.
• "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL53-Y5F : 5 December 2014), John Chute and Judith Foster, 1745; citing All Saints Anglican,Granville,Annapolis,Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5L-MDX : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for Samuel Chute, 16 Feb 1746; citing ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN,GRANVILLE,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR9-N4S : 27 November 2014), John Chute in entry for Samuel Chute, 16 Feb 1746; citing , GRANVILLE TWP, ANNAPOLIS, NOVA SCOTIA, 16 Feb 1746, reference 2:16SSF2V; FHL microfilm 928,972.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL52-W97 : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for John Chute, 09 Apr 1752; citing ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN,GRANVILLE,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-7WB : 27 November 2014), John Chute in entry for John Chute, 09 Apr 1752; citing , GRANVILLE TWP, ANNAPOLIS, NOVA SCOTIA, 09 Apr 1752, reference 2:16SSF33; FHL microfilm 928,972.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL52-VMP : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for Benjamin Chute, 27 Sep 1754; citing ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN,GRANVILLE,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR9-N47 : 27 November 2014), John Chute in entry for Benjamin Chute, 27 Sep 1754; citing , GRANVILLE TWP, ANNAPOLIS, NOVA SCOTIA, 27 Sep 1754, reference 2:16SSF49; FHL microfilm 928,972.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5K-ZPV : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for Sarah Chute, 03 Mar 1758; citing ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN,GRANVILLE,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5T-NH6 : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for Sarah Chute, 03 Nov 1758; citing , GRANVILLE TWP, ANNAPOLIS, NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 928,972.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5K-F3Y : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for Hannah Chute, 25 Dec 1764; citing ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN,GRANVILLE,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5K-WJ9 : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for Susannah Chute, 10 Dec 1767; citing ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN,GRANVILLE,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-74Z : 27 November 2014), John Chute in entry for Susanah Chute, 10 Dec 1767; citing , GRANVILLE TWP, ANNAPOLIS, NOVA SCOTIA, 10 Dec 1767, reference 2:16SSF9B; FHL microfilm 928,972.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL52-FG7 : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for Thomas Chute, 13 Mar 1757; citing ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN,GRANVILLE,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL52-KB4 : 5 December 2014), John Chute in entry for James Chute, 22 Jan 1762; citing ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN,GRANVILLE,ANNAPOLIS,NOVA SCOTIA; FHL microfilm 1,376,194.
• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR9-N4H : 27 November 2014), John Chute in entry for James Chute, 22 Jan 1762; citing , GRANVILLE TWP, ANNAPOLIS, NOVA SCOTIA, 22 Jan 1762, reference 2:16SSF7W; FHL microfilm 928,972.

This person was created through the import of Corey Dawkins Family Tree.ged on 19 September 2010. Posted originally by Laurel Pierce.