Peter Dishman1

Male, #186, (circa 1718 - circa November 1763)

FatherSamuel Duchemin1,2 b. c 1640, d. bt Nov 1726 - May 1727
MotherCornelia (?)3 d. c Feb 1729/30

Relationship Son of Samuel Duchemin.

Birth*circa 1718 Peter Dishman was born circa 1718 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.4 
(Heir) Will15 Nov 1726 He was named an heir in the will of Samuel Duchemin dated 15 Nov 1726 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.5
Marriage*circa 1749 Peter Dishman married Sarah Rennolds circa 1749.6,7 
Death*circa Nov 1763 Peter Dishman died intestate circa Nov 1763 in Essex County, Virginia.8,9 
Inventory*20 Feb 1764 An inventory of the estate of Peter Dishman was recorded on 20 Feb 1764 in Essex County, Virginia.8 
(Witness) Deposition13 Jun 1796 He was mentioned in the deposition of James Dishman Sr. in an Essex County court case (Dishman et al vs. Fitzhugh) on 13 Jun 1796 in King George County, Virginia.10,11
(Mentioned) Court Chancery17 Dec 1798 Peter Dishman was mentioned in a Chancery Court case on 17 Dec 1798 in Essex County, Virginia. In his will, Samuel Dishman (d. 1726) left his land in Essex County to his sons David and Peter, to be equally divided. David did not take possession of his share of the land, and Peter maintained possession of the entire property. David died without mentioning the land in his will. David's heirs sued Peter's son Samuel, who was then in possession of the land, for their share.2

Family

Sarah Rennolds d. after 1773
Children

Charts Descendants of Samuel Duchemin (Dishman)
Last Edited 24 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S10] Samuel Dishman (Duchmein) will (15 Nov 1726), Deeds & Wills No. 8, 1723 - 1738, page 84, County Clerk's Office, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Names son Peter Dishman.
  2. [S280] Dishman et al v. Dishman, Essex County Chancery Court Records, (21 Dec 1798), County Clerk's Office, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia.
  3. [S102] James Dallas Dishman, Compiler, Dishman Family Genealogical Chart (Lynchburg, VA: Privately printed, 1993). Concerning the descendants of Samuel Dishman (Duchemin) (d 1726) and his son John Dishman (d 1739).
  4. [S33] Assumptions of researcher: Peter chose his brother David as his guardian in 1739, so he was born in or after 1718.
  5. [S10] Samuel Dishman will (1726) Deeds & Wills No. 8, 1723 - 1738, page 84.
  6. [S300] Will Book, No. 12, p. 533-534, 21 Jun 1773, division of the slaves belonging to Peter Dishman's estate, names wife Sarah, sons Samuel, Jeremiah, William, James, and John, daughter Sarah, and son-in-law Thomas Garnett Noell. County Clerk's Office, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Essex County Will Book.
  7. [S305] Order Book, No. 28 (1770-1773) pp. 424-425, 21 Dec 1772, order regarding the division of Peter Dishman's estate, refers to "Sarah Dishman widow and relic of Peter Dishman dec'd". County Clerk's Office, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Essex County Order Book.
  8. [S300] Essex County Will Book, No. 12, pp. 94-95, inventory of Peter Dishman, ordered 21 Nov 1763, filed 20 Feb 1764, Sarah Dishman administrator.
  9. [S280] Dishman et al v. Dishman, Essex County Chancery Court Records, (21 Dec 1798): "...died intestate upwards of thirty years ago", County Clerk's Office.
  10. [S122] George H. S. King Papers, ca. 1930-1985, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, typewritten transcript titled "Deposition of James Dishman of King George County", taken from Essex County, Virginia, Chancery Suit box 1774-1784, Folder 2D1-88, by G.H.S. King on 1-5-1957.
  11. [S313] Essex County, Virginia Chancery Case Records, Case 1800-025, David Dishman et al vs Theodore Fitzhugh et al, box 2 2-D, deposition of James Dishman taken on 13 June 1796, County Clerk's Office, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Essex Co. Chancery Cases.
  12. [S280] Dishman et al v. Dishman, Essex County Chancery Court Records, (21 Dec 1798): eldest son of Peter Dishman, County Clerk's Office.
  13. [S305] Essex County Order Book, No. 28 (1770-1773), pp. 424-425, 21 Dec 1772, order regarding the division of Peter Dishman's estate, refers to "Samuel Dishman his eldest son".
  14. [S305] Essex County Order Book, No. 28 (1770-1773), pp. 424-425, 21 Dec 1772, order regarding the division of Peter Dishman's estate, refers to "James Dishman another son of full age".
  15. [S305] Essex County Order Book, No. 28 (1770-1773), pp. 424-425, 21 Dec 1772, order regarding the division of Peter Dishman's estate, refers to "Sarah Dishman widow and relic of Peter Dishman dec'd" and "Jeremiah, William, John, and Sarah Dishman infants other children of the decedent".
  16. [S305] Essex County Order Book, No. 28 (1770-1773), pp. 424-425, 21 Dec 1772, order regarding the division of Peter Dishman's estate, refers to "Sarah Dishman widow and relic of Peter Dishman dec'd" and "Anne another of the said widow's children".
  17. [S106] Dishman Family, Informal Genealogical Notes, James Dallas Dishman, Personal papers of James Dallas Dishman, Lynchburg, Virginia, Chart 4.
 

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