John D. /Chisholm/
[ born 1737? - 1742?, died 1818 ]
in GEDCOM file chis.ged
(S03)
John Chisholm arrived in North America in 1777, going first to
Charleston, South Carolina, where his father, an earlier emigrant
to the American Colonies, resided. He soon migrated to Florida,
then to the Creek Country of Georgia and back northward with
Indian traders into the Holston River country of east Tennessee.
Appointed Justice of the Peace in Washington District of North
Carolina. Was a delegate to the Jonesboro Convention of 1784.
In 1790 Chisholm was re-appointed justice of the peace by
territorial governor William Blount. Chisholm was one of the
earliest settlers of Knoxville, built the first tavern and the
first court house in Knoxville. John Chisholm, with William Blount
and others, schemed to wrest Florida from the Spanish with a bold
land invesment deal. The deal failed and Chisholm ended up in a
London debtors prison, released only when he gave a full written
confession, naming his co-conspiritors. He obtained a passport
contining a false description of himself and added the middle
initial, D, to his name. Chisholm became advisor to various
Cherokee chiefs, and worked to promote the move of the Cherokees
to the new lands west of the Mississippii River. Chisholm continued
to act as advisor to the Cherokee. In 1814, John D. Chisholm was
selected by the Cherokee council to go to Washington, D.C., for the
purpose of making legal claim to the Arkansas lands and the right
of the Western Cherokee to establish a separate government from that
of the Old Nation Cherokee. He served as representative for other
meetings and treaties, as well.
(S12)
Chief Doublehead and John D. Chisholm had been involved in a land scam in which
they sold Cherokee land to the US government in exchange for a reservation on
Muscle Shoals which they resold to White settlers and then had the US remove
the settlers and absconded with the slaves and money. This was right before
Doublehead was killed and it was probably one of the reasons John Chisholm
followed the Cherokee to Arkansas.
John Chisholm was involved in the Blount Conspiracy in which the Gov.
of Tennessee was plotting to conquer Florida from the Spanish and turn
it into a new colony. Chisholm was closely involved and there are many
papers documenting his activities. Chisholm states in a deposition that
his father was living in Charleston at the time of the American Revolution,
but no clear records have been found about Chisholm’s parents or origins.
I suspect he was born in Scotland and his father was in the colonies briefly.
(S29)
Into this territory came Captain John Chisholm about the time Thomas
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and settled at White's
Station, later to become the present town of Knoxville. The exact time
of his coming to East Tennessee cannot be fixed, but he was a justice
in 1778 in Washington County, in the present State of Tennessee and he
must have been in the country a few years prior to 1778. When he left
for England in May, 1797, it was stated that he was between 55 and 60
years old. This would make his birth between 1737 and 1742. His daughter,
Elizabeth(I045)
, married Captain John Somerville(I403)
on May 20, 1794. She must have
been born about 1776 or before.
In the "life of William Blount" by Marcus J. Wright, page 66, is given
a copy of the sworn testimony of the impeachment of William Blount before
the U. S. Senate. We copy the following:
"This was to be sent to England to the British Ministry there and to whom
from the Ministry, if it arrived at Philedelphia, was to be sent to Knoxville,
to Captain Chisholm, or, if he was not there, to Ig. Chisholm, the Captain's son."
We quote further:
"Chisholm (the Captain) tried to get Brown, who is the brother of his Indian
wife, to go with him to England."
This settles by sworn testimony at the time, two facts:-
First: That Ig. (Ignatius) Chisholm(I002)
was the son of Captain John Chisholm;
-
Second: That in 1797 Captain John Chisholm had an Indian wife(I052)
whose father's name was Brown.
| Name | John D. /Chisholm/ |
| Sex | Male |
| Birth | Date: 1737? - 1742?
Note: (S29)
estimated from documents about his trip to England. |
| Note | (S03)
John Chisholm arrived in North America in 1777, going first to
Charleston, South Carolina, where his father, an earlier emigrant
to the American Colonies, resided. He soon migrated to Florida,
then to the Creek Country of Georgia and back northward with
Indian traders into the Holston River country of east Tennessee.
Appointed Justice of the Peace in Washington District of North
Carolina. Was a delegate to the Jonesboro Convention of 1784.
In 1790 Chisholm was re-appointed justice of the peace by
territorial governor William Blount. Chisholm was one of the
earliest settlers of Knoxville, built the first tavern and the
first court house in Knoxville. John Chisholm, with William Blount
and others, schemed to wrest Florida from the Spanish with a bold
land invesment deal. The deal failed and Chisholm ended up in a
London debtors prison, released only when he gave a full written
confession, naming his co-conspiritors. He obtained a passport
contining a false description of himself and added the middle
initial, D, to his name. Chisholm became advisor to various
Cherokee chiefs, and worked to promote the move of the Cherokees
to the new lands west of the Mississippii River. Chisholm continued
to act as advisor to the Cherokee. In 1814, John D. Chisholm was
selected by the Cherokee council to go to Washington, D.C., for the
purpose of making legal claim to the Arkansas lands and the right
of the Western Cherokee to establish a separate government from that
of the Old Nation Cherokee. He served as representative for other
meetings and treaties, as well. |
| Note | (S12)
Chief Doublehead and John D. Chisholm had been involved in a land scam in which
they sold Cherokee land to the US government in exchange for a reservation on
Muscle Shoals which they resold to White settlers and then had the US remove
the settlers and absconded with the slaves and money. This was right before
Doublehead was killed and it was probably one of the reasons John Chisholm
followed the Cherokee to Arkansas. |
| Note | John Chisholm was involved in the Blount Conspiracy in which the Gov.
of Tennessee was plotting to conquer Florida from the Spanish and turn
it into a new colony. Chisholm was closely involved and there are many
papers documenting his activities. Chisholm states in a deposition that
his father was living in Charleston at the time of the American Revolution,
but no clear records have been found about Chisholm’s parents or origins.
I suspect he was born in Scotland and his father was in the colonies briefly. |
| Event | Date: May, 1797
Type: Left for England.
Age: between 55 and 60. |
| Event | Date: April 12, 1793
Type: Advertised in Gazette| Source: | (S47)
Page: 78
Text: APRIL 12, 1793: JOHN CHISHOLM advertises that he has a house to let
contianing two rooms below and one above stairs. |
|
| Event | Date: March 31, 1794
Type: Advertized in Gazette| Source: | (S47)
Page: 78
Text: MARCH 31, 1794: The public take notice that GARRETT HENDRICKS,
of Beaver Dam Creek, put in my hands a certain mare, which he fully
describes. Unless the owner appears and more fully describes the
same, I will sell to pay charges. KNOXVILLE, TENN., March 31st, 1794.
JOHN CHISHOLM |
|
| Event | Type: Fined for assault.| Source: | (S47)
Page: 111
Text: ABRAHAM DENTON, probably a son of the man of the same name
lived in the Watauga settlement, and for an assault on whom,
JOHN CHISOLM, a member of the first court of that place was
convicted and fined. .... |
|
| Note | (S29)
Into this territory came Captain John Chisholm about the time Thomas
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and settled at White's
Station, later to become the present town of Knoxville. The exact time
of his coming to East Tennessee cannot be fixed, but he was a justice
in 1778 in Washington County, in the present State of Tennessee and he
must have been in the country a few years prior to 1778. When he left
for England in May, 1797, it was stated that he was between 55 and 60
years old. This would make his birth between 1737 and 1742. His daughter,
Elizabeth(I045)
, married Captain John Somerville(I403)
on May 20, 1794. She must have
been born about 1776 or before. |
| Note | In the "life of William Blount" by Marcus J. Wright, page 66, is given
a copy of the sworn testimony of the impeachment of William Blount before
the U. S. Senate. We copy the following:
"This was to be sent to England to the British Ministry there and to whom
from the Ministry, if it arrived at Philedelphia, was to be sent to Knoxville,
to Captain Chisholm, or, if he was not there, to Ig. Chisholm, the Captain's son."
We quote further:
"Chisholm (the Captain) tried to get Brown, who is the brother of his Indian
wife, to go with him to England."
This settles by sworn testimony at the time, two facts:-
First: That Ig. (Ignatius) Chisholm(I002)
was the son of Captain John Chisholm;
-
Second: That in 1797 Captain John Chisholm had an Indian wife(I052)
whose father's name was Brown.
|
| Immigration | Date: 1777
Place: South Carolina?(S03) |
| Death | Date: 1818 |
| Event | Date: 1792
Type: Built CHISHOLM INN |
| Spouse in Family (F009) | |
| Spouse in Family (F011) | |
| Spouse in Family (F012) | |
Time Line
1730 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1737? Birth
1770 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1777 Immigration
1778 F009: Marriage
1780 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1789? F011: Marriage
1790 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1792 Built CHISHOLM INN
1793 Advertised in Gazette
1794 Advertized in Gazette
1797 F012: Marriage
Left for England.
1799 F011: Divorce
F012: Divorce
1810 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1818 Death
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Sources of this information:
chis.ged Links
GCExport v 0.3, (c) 1998 Jesse Chisholm
Ignatius /Chisholm/
Deborah /Chisholm/