EIGHTH GENERATION

240. Robert CHALFANT was born on 12 May 1688 in Sandwich, Kent, England. ⁽¹⁹⁷⁾ He was Baptist in 1727 in Birmingham, East Marlborough, Chester Co., PA. He was a delegate to the Philadelphia Baptist Association for the years 1727 to 1750. He was a member of the Brandywine Baptist Church which was erected in 1718. In 1742, the Newlin Branch was erected and he was a member of that church for the rest of his life. He signed a will on 3 Mar 1767 in Birmingham, East Marlborough, Chester Co., PA.⁽¹⁹⁸⁾ Will of Robert Chalfant
Probated 1767

In the name of God Amen. I Robert Chalfant of Birmingham in the County of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania being weake in Body but through the mercy of God of sound mind and memory doth make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following----

Imprimis First it is my will that all my just debts and funeral expense be paid and discharged as soon as may be after my decease by my Executors hereafter be named

Imprimis I give to my beloved wife Martha Chalfant all the Income of my Reale Estate yearly & every year during her natural life.

Imprimis I give to my two daughters Mary Shields and Ruth Freame all that Tract of Messuage of Land I now live on to be equally divided between them by a straight line across the said please from Buckonghame's line to the line of Isaac Bullock or of William Smith and Ruth Freame to have part adjoining to Robert Green's Land to them and their respective heirs and Assigns forever still leaving to my loving wife the yearly Income of the said pleases during her natural life.

Imprimis I give to my son Robert Chalfant the sum of five shilings it being in full of his share being allready advanced.

Imprimis I give to my son Thomas Chalfant half that Tract or Messuage of Land wherein he now lives he paying all the Morgage and Bond and any other Contracts to Joseph Parker but now deceased and further it is my will that if he neglect or Refuse to dischearge the seame in one year after my decease my Executors shall have full power either of them to sell they one half of that Messuage of Land to defray them debts we contracted with the said Parker and if any overplush their besides paying the debts & costs to Return it to my son Thomas Chalfant and I give him the sum of five shillings in full of all his Legyses

Imprimis I order that land that was cauled Coopers' Land be sould by my Executors after neamed

Imprimis I give to my Grand Daughter Martha Barnet the sum of five pound to be paid within one yeare after my decease by my Excutors hereafter neamed

Imprimis I give to my Grandaughter Jame Freame a Cow to the vallew of three pound teen shilling

Imprimis I give to my daughter Elisabeth Barnet the sum of two pounds a year to wit after my Wife decease to be paid by Mary Shields and Ruth Freame out of the Real Estate given to her during her neatural life and to no other person or persons deaming by from our under her but for her yous and further I give her five shillings to be paid within six months after my decease by my Excutors after neamed.

Imprimis the Remainder of my asteat after the Legtees is paid I give to my wife Martha to yous at her disposheal

Imprimis Lastly I nominate constitute make & ordain my Trusty Friends Neathen Freame and Robert Green Junor my sole Excutors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke and disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legicies and Excutors by my in any ways before this time neamed willed & bequeather Reatifying and Confirming this and no other to be may last Will and Testatment I wittness whearof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven 1767.

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Sealed signed published pronounced and declared by the said Robert Chalfant as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us. Nathanael Ring, Benjamin Ring, Robert Green.
Interlined before signed the words out of the Reael Estate given to them Chester April 6th 1767 THEN personally appeared Nathaniel Ring, Robert Green and on their Solemn Affirmations according to Law did solemly decalre affirma dn say that they were personally present and did see and hear Robert Chalfant the Testator within named sign seal publish pronouce and declare the within writing as and for his last will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of a sound and well disposing mind and memory to the best of their understandings. Affirmed before H.H. Graham D Regr.

Be it remembered that on the sixth day of April Anno Dom 1767 the last will and testament of Robert Chalfant deceased was proved in due form of law and letters testamentary were granted to Nathan Fream and Robert Green Junr. sole executors therein named they being solemnly affirmed well and truly to Administer and bring in an inventory of the deceased's Estate into the Register's Office at Chester on or before the sxth day of May next and to render a true just account of their administration in a year or when legally required, Given under the seal of said office.

Will Book 4, pages 646-648, Register of Wills Office, Chester County Courthouse, West Chester, PA He died on 6 Apr 1767 in Birmingham, East Marlborough, Chester Co., PA.^{(199) (200)} He 1715 tax list in Birmingham Township, Delaware Co., PA. He was married to Martha before 1713.⁽²⁰¹⁾ Martha is indicated as Robert's wife when he died, being mentioned in The History of Chester Co, PA. Some sources list Robert as a planter.

241. Martha was born about 1688 in Chester Co., PA. She died after 1772. Children were:

i. Mary CHALFANT was born on 26 Nov 1713 in Birmingham, Chester Co., PA. ⁽²⁰²⁾
ii. Elizabeth CHALFANT was born on 29 Dec 1718 in Birmingham, Chester Co., PA. ⁽²⁰³⁾
iii. Robert CHALFANT was born on 28 Aug 1718 in Birmingham, East Marlborough, Chester Co., PA.⁽²⁰⁴⁾ He died in infancy. ^(205)(206)
iv. Thomas CHALFANT was born on 13 Jan 1721 in Birmingham, East Marlborough, Chester Co., PA.⁽²⁰⁷⁾ He died in infancy. ^(208)(209)
v. Ruth CHALFANT was born on 15 Oct 1723 in Birmingham, East Marlborough, Chester Co., PA.⁽²¹⁰⁾ She died in 1812.
vi. Robert CHALFANT II was born on 12 Feb 1725 in Birmingham, East Marlborough, Chester Co., PA.^{(211) (212)} He was Baptist in 1750 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended the Philadelphia Baptist Assn. with his father. He attended by himself in 1751, 1754, 1756, 1759 and 1760. He died about 1787 in Brownsville, Fayette Co., PA. He served in the military Revolutionary War in Chester Co., PA Militia. He was a Private in the Continenial Line in Captain Luckey's Company, Chester Co., PA according to PA Archives Series 5, Vol. 4, pp.271 & 618 and Ser. 5, Vol 5, pp. 569, 578, 582 and 593. He resided in Chadd's Ford, PA. His geneology listed in Chalfant Roots.
120 vii. Thomas CHALFANT II.