My Future Research Path
Today I have a paper trail leading from myself to Jeremiah Chancey living in McIntosh County in 1820. Y-DNA test results show there is a close relationship between another descendant of Jeremiah and me. Therefore, I am confident that my paper trail is reasonably accurate. Now the question becomes where I go from here.
With the findings of my paper research, the passing down of certain given names, in addition to my Y-DNA test results showing a close relationship to a family in Columbus Co. NC, I believe my research will take me to a Jeremiah Chancey living in St. Bartholomew's Parish (Colleton County), South Carolina. Jeremiah of Colleton County I believe is the father of my ancestor; Jeremiah Chancey found living in McIntosh County, Georgia in the 1820 federal census.
Jeremiah of St. Bartholomew's Parish was born circa 1743 (based upon his military service record and land records). I do not know where Jeremiah was born however; I do know that he was living in Colleton County as early as 1759. There are several land plats for acreage in Cross Swamp, SC for Jeremiah until the year 1798. In addition, recorded in the 1790 St. Bartholomew's Parish federal census is Geremiah Chancey living beside an Edward Chancey, who I believe is his brother.
The 1800 Colleton County federal census records a Jerh Chancey and his family. I believe this too is Jeremiah born ca 1743 and includes a child Jeremiah born in 1782. From the ages of members recorded in this family, it appears that another family is living with Jeremiah.
I recently received through the U.S. mail, a copy of a land plat from the South Carolina Archives for Jeremiah Chancy Junr. of Prince William Parish, Beaufort South Carolina dated 20 January 1803. That leads me to believe that Jeremiah of Cross Swamp is the father of Jeremiah born in 1782 and found in 1820 McIntosh County, Georgia.
Then, to reinforce the above speculation, in 1810, the federal census of Beaufort County (Prince William Parish) shows a Jerry Chancey with family. Prince William Parish is about 40 or so miles from Cross Swamp in North Carolina. If this Jerry Chancy is Jeremiah Chancey born in 1782 (and I believe it is) then Jeremiah was married with family prior to his marriage to Ailsy Osteen in McIntosh County in 1824. I have no idea what might have happened to this early family. One male, possibly from that early family, a Zachariah Chancey born ca 1805, is living in the same neighborhood as Jeremiah (1782) in later years. My belief is that this Zachariah is a son from that early family.
You now know the direction of my current research, and my reason to believe that I will find the ancestor of Jeremiah born in 1782. I realize that while most of the information presented above is accurate, the possibility that a relationship between the two Jeremiah’s and a relationship from Jeremiah 1782 and the mentioned Zachariah is pure speculation on my part.
To support my paper trail above, I can now add to my research the results from my Y-DNA test that show a very close relationship from me to the Chauncey family in Columbus County, North Carolina.
The Chauncey family living in present day Columbus County, North Carolina can trace their family back to Bladen County, North Carolina in 1765 and the birth of their eldest known ancestor John Chancey. My Y-DNA test results, according to FTDNA, Indicate that within 8 generations (approximately 200 years) I will find a common ancestor between my elder ancestor and their elder ancestor. I now know that a Y-DNA close relative has an ancestor born in Bladen County, North Carolina in the year 1765.
A new name now enters my paper research and it has great importance for me. John Chancey was born in the Quaker year 1728/29 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. John was the son of Zachariah Chancey born in 1705 also in Pasquotank County.
So why is this person so important to me? John Chancey born in 1728/29 and his spouse Rebecca in 1749 moved their membership from the Quaker church in Perquimans North Carolina to the Monthly Meeting in Cape Fear, North Carolina, or to be more precise, Bladen County. Paperwork is not available to tie the two John Chancey’s together however; they both were living in the same area of Bladen County at the same time. I will not go into further detail at this time but if I can tie the two John’s together in Bladen County, I will know that our common ancestor can be traced back to Edmund Chancey found in Pasquotank in 1672, and born in Isle of Wight Virginia in the year 1642.