- Contributed by Genie Angel
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After the Revolutionary War (1776) large numbers of veterans came to Kentucky to claim land grants given to them by Virginia. These and other migrants came into Henry County, Kentucky, via the Wilderness Trail and by river down the Ohio and up the Kentucky. In 1789 George voted for George Washington. George moved to Henry county in the fall of 1810.
- Contributed by member #48372574
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The great bulk of early bounty land at the time of the Revolution was in Virginia, as it existed in colonial times. Since Virginia provided the great bulk of fighting men in the Revolution, the first bounty lands were to be located between the Mississippi, Ohio and Green Rivers in what is now Kentucky
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Children of George include:
John Ball Chilton 1792 – 1871
Leticia Blackwell Chilton 1794 –
Charles T Chilton 1798 –
James S Chilton 1799 – 1878
Jane S Chilton 1802 – 1876
George Chilton Jr 1804 – 1859
Mary Chilton 1804 – 1873
Lucy T Chilton 1806 – 1847
Susan Ball Blackwell Chilton 1809 – 1881
- Contributed by Keith Chilton
- Contributed by Genie Angel
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After the Revolutionary War (1776) large numbers of veterans came to Kentucky to claim land grants given to them by Virginia. These and other migrants came into Henry County, Kentucky, via the Wilderness Trail and by river down the Ohio and up the Kentucky. In 1789 George voted for George Washington. George moved to Henry county in the fall of 1810.
- Contributed by member #48372574
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The great bulk of early bounty land at the time of the Revolution was in Virginia, as it existed in colonial times. Since Virginia provided the great bulk of fighting men in the Revolution, the first bounty lands were to be located between the Mississippi, Ohio and Green Rivers in what is now Kentucky
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Children of George include:
John Ball Chilton 1792 – 1871
Leticia Blackwell Chilton 1794 –
Charles T Chilton 1798 –
James S Chilton 1799 – 1878
Jane S Chilton 1802 – 1876
George Chilton Jr 1804 – 1859
Mary Chilton 1804 – 1873
Lucy T Chilton 1806 – 1847
Susan Ball Blackwell Chilton 1809 – 1881
- Contributed by Keith Chilton
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