1.  PETER CHESS was born about 1700-10 in England and died unknown.  He married UNKNOWN by 1730.

Child of PETER CHESS & UNKNOWN:
2.  A.  WILLIAM CHESS b 1730 d unknown

2.  WILLIAM CHESS was born in 1730 in England and died unknown.  He married UNKNOWN  between 1750-60.

Children of WILLIAM CHESS & UNKNOWN.
3.  A.  HENRY CHESS b bet 1750-70 d unknown

4.  B.  HANNAH EMELINE CHESS b 1761 d 1841

3.  HENRY CHESS was born between 1750-70 in either England or Ireland.  He married ? TRUMBALL by 1799.  She was born and died unknown and her parents are unknown.

Children of HENRY CHESS & ? TRUMBALL:
5.  A.  PETER CHESS b 11 Jul 1799 d 8 May 1869

B.  DAVID CHESS b 1801 d unknown

4.  HANNAH EMELINE CHESS was born in 1761 in Clark Co Ohio and died in 1841 in Greene Co Pennsylvania.  She married PETER POLAND II in 1783.  He was born 21 Oct 1760 in Hunterdon Co New Jersey and died in 1836 in Greene Co Pennsylvania.  He was the son of PETER POLAND I & MARGARET MARTIN.

Children of HANNAH EMELINE CHESS & PETER POLAND II:
A.  SAMUEL POLAND b 22 May 1780 d unknown m (1)ELIZABETH MARTIN (2)MARY MYERS

B.  HENRY POLAND b 1782 d unknown

C.  CAVALIER CARABIEN POLAND b 15 Jan 1784 Jefferson Co Virginia (now West Virginia)d 7 Aug 1861 Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania  m SUSANNAH JACOBS 2 Oct 1805  b 1 Jun 1791 George's Creek Hundred Allegany Co Maryland d 3 Jan 1859 Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania  d/o WILLIAM WARREN JACOBS & SARAH BALL (See POLAND & JACOBS for more information)

D.  JONATHAN POLAND b 1785 d unknown m NANCY JAMES

E.  JOHN THOMAS POLAND b 1787 Ohio d 12 Dec 1884 Decatur Iowa m MARY WILSON 18 Sep 1819 Allegany Co Maryland

F.  JAMES POLAND b 1788 Ohio d unknown m MARY ?

G.  RACHAEL POLAND b 7 Jul 1788 d unknown m SAMUEL JACKSON JR

H.  MARGARET POLAND b 1790 Ohio d unknown m JAMES ESPY 26 May 1812

I.  PETER POLAND III b 1790 d unknown m ELIZABETH PIPER

J.  ENOCH POLAND b 1791 d unknown m (1)KATHOLINE TURK (2)EUNICE PITZER

K.  EMILY C POLAND b 1793 d unknown m LEONARD MYERS 11 Jan 1843 Frederick Co Virginia

L.  JANE POLAND b 1795 d unknown m GEORGE MESSICK

M.  DELILAH POLAND b 1797 d aft 1878 Texas m JOHN WARREN HALL

N.  MARY MARGARET POLAND b 10 Sep 1798 d unknown

O.  ZACHARIAH POLAND b 1800 Pennsylvania d unknown

P.  EZRA/EZARIAH POLAND b 1803 Pennsylvania d 1884 Morgan Co Illinois m MARGARET EUNICE SEARS

5.  PETER CHESS was born 11 Jul 1799 in Maryland and died 8 May 1869 in Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania.  He married (1)ANNE JACOBS by 1822 (2)ELIZABETH JACOBS after 1847.  Anne was born 3 Nov 1805 in Allegany Co Maryland and died 3 Nov 1847.  Elizabeth was born in 1800 in George's Creek Hundred Allegany Co Maryland and died unknown.  Anne & Elizabeth were both daughters of WILLIAM WARREN JACOBS & SARAH BALL and their sister Susannah married Peter's cousin Cavalier Carabien Poland (see above).

Children of PETER CHESS & ANNE JACOBS:
A.  SARAH CHESS b 14 Feb 1822 Greene Co Pennsylvania d 24 Mar 1907 Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania m JOHN THOMAS STAGGERS

6.  B.  THOMAS CHESS b 28 Jan 1823 d 9 Apr 1890

C.  WILLIAM CHESS b 9 Jul 1824 Greene Co Pennsylvania d unknown m MELISSA JACOBS CUMMINGS

D.  JULIANNA CHESS b 9 Mar 1827 Greene Co Pennsylvania d 13 Nov 1907 Greene Co Pennsylvania m JAMES PARSON b 30 Jan 1825 d 6 Oct 1896

E.  NANCY CHESS b 1830 Greene Co Pennsylvania d Nebraska m (1)LAFAYETTE S SOWERS (2)JACOB FUNK

G.  MARY ANN CHESS b 1830 Greene Co Pennsylvania d 12 Oct 1834

H.  ELI ISAAC S CHESS b 4 Jul 1832 d 12 Oct 1834

7.  I.  HENRY CHESS b 11 Feb 1834 d 9 Sep 1868

J.  RACHEL ANN CHESS b 13 Mar 1836 Greene Co Pennsylvania d unknown

8.  K.  JONAS CHESS b 1839 d unknown

6.  THOMAS CHESS was born 23 Jan 1823 and died 9 Apr 1890.  He married MARTHA J GRIM 1849 in Greene Co Pennsylvania.  She was born 17 Mar 1826 and died 24 Dec 1900.  She was the daughter of THOMAS GRIM & RACHEL MCCULLOUGH.  Thomas & Martha are both buried at Chess Cemetery Greene Co Pennsylvania.

Children of THOMAS CHESS & MARTHA GRIM:
A.  RACHEL ANN CHESS b 4 Nov 1850 d 28 Sep 1854 buried Chess Cemetery

B.  MARY ELIZABETH CHESS b 21 Sep 1852 d 21 Feb 1853 buried Chess Cemetery

9.  C.  PETER THOMAS CHESS b 2 Jan 1854 d 4 May 1914

D.  WILLIAM ARMSTRONG CHESS b 25 Oct 1856 d 12 Dec 1929 m HANNAH GARY

E.  DAVID WASHINGTON CHESS b 4 Oct 1858 d unknown

F.  JAMES HENRY CHESS b 21 Jun 1861 d 28 Sep 1864 buried Chess Cemetery

G.  JONAS VANLANDINGHAM CHESS b 28 Feb 1864 d 29 Jan 1935 Greene Co Pennsylvania m ADA PHILLIPS 27 Oct 1894

H.  SAMUEL CLYMER CHESS b 9 Sep 1866 d 1943 m MARY ETTA HEWITT b 1878 d 1962 both buried Wind Ridge Cemetery Greene Co Pennsylvania

I.  ALFRED ANGUISH CHESS b 23 May 1869 d 30 Jan 1870

J.  MICAJAH M CHESS b 1873 d 7 Jun 1877 buried Chess Cemetery

7.  HENRY CHESS was born 11 Feb 1834 in Greene Co Pennsylvania and died 9 Sep 1868 in Greene Co Pennsylvania.  He married SUSANNA COURTWRIGHT.  She was born 1838 in Greene Pennsylvania and died 6 Oct 1896 in Greene Co Pennsylvania.  She was the daughter of JAMES F COURTWRIGHT & JULIA ANN JACOBS and the niece of Anne & Elizabeth Jacobs who married Henry's father Peter Chess.  Susanna's 2nd husband was DAVID CAMPBELL whom she married after 1868.  He was born in 1837 and died unknown.

Children of HENRY CHESS & SUSANNA COURTWRIGHT:
A.  JAMES THOMAS CHESS b 19 Sep 1859 Greene Co Pennsylvania d 6 Nov 1859 Greene Co Pennsylvania buried Chess Cemetery

10.  B.  WILLIAM JASPER CHESS b 9 Nov 1860 d 10 Nov 1922

C.  DANIEL HARVEY ‘TUCKER' CHESS b unknown d unknown m LIZZIE MITCHELL

D.  JULIA ANN CHESS b 9 Mar 1863 Greene Co Pennsylvania d 12 Mar 1865 Greene Co Pennsylvania buried Chess Cemetery

E.  NANCY C CHESS b 15 Apr 1866 Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania d abt 1937 Greene Co Pennsylvania m (1)JOSEPH DEBARRY b unknown d abt 1884 (2)JOHN REEVES

F.  SARAH E CHESS b unknown d unknown

Children of SUSANNA COURTWRIGHT & DAVID CAMPBELL:
A.  ALBERT L CAMPBELL b 1873 d unknown m MARGARET REEVES

B.  WILLIS A CAMPBELL b 1876 d unknown m DORA RIGGS

C.  CHARLES CAMPBELL b 1879 d unknown m ANNA COOK

8.  JONAS CHESS was born in 1839 in Greene Co Pennsylvania and died unknown.  He married CASSANDRA ‘CASSY' STALL.  She was born in 1840 and died unknown.  She was the daughter of GEORGE STALL & RACHEL HENDERSON.  Her 1st husband was SAMUEL STAHL.

Children of JONAS CHESS & CASSANDRA ‘CASSY' STALL:
A.  GEORGE WASHINGTON CHESS b unknown d unknown

B.  PETER CHESS b unknown d unknown

Children of CASSANDRA ‘CASSY' STALL & SAMUEL STAHL:
A.  ABRAHAM STAHL b unknown d unknown

B.  SARAH STAHL b unknown d unknown

C.  IRVIN STAHL b unknown d unknown

D.  SAMUEL C STAHL b unknown d unknown

9.  PETER THOMAS CHESS was born 2 Jan 1854 and died 4 May 1914.  He is buried at Fairview Cemetery Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania.  He married (1)ELIZABETH DAVIS (2)PARTHENIA MUNDELL (3)MARY RUSSELL (4)DEBBIE BURGESS.  Elizabeth was born and died unknown and her parents are unknown.  Parthenia was born about 1857 and died 13 Mar 1891.  Her parents are unknown.  Mary was born in 1872 and died 7 May 1907.  Her parents are unknown.  Debbie was born 15 Jun 1861 and died 1861 and died unknown.  Her parents are unknown.

Children of PETER THOMAS CHESS & ELIZABETH DAVIS:
A.  HANNAH C CHESS b unknown d unknown m ? WHITE

B.  MARY GOLDIE CHESS b unknown d unknown m JAMES BRYON MCCLELLAN b 1880 d 6 Nov 1947 Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania

C.  JENNIE C CHESS b unknown d unknown m ? MILLIKIN

D.  NANCY C CHESS b unknown d unknown m LOWRIE MINTON

E.  LETVIA C CHESS b unknown d unknown m ? MINOR

10.  WILLIAM JASPER CHESS was born 9 Nov 1860 in Bristoria Greene Co Pennsylvania and died 10 Nov 1922 in Washington Washington Co Pennsylvania.  He married EMMA RICHARDSON SMITH 30 Jan 1884 in Rutan Greene Co Pennsylvania.  She was born 12 Mar 1866 in Claylick Center Township Greene Co Pennsylvania and died 12 Feb 1925 Jackson Township Greene Co Pennsylvania.  She was the daughter of WILLIAM SMITH & NANCY RENNER.  William & Emma are both buried at Valley Chapel Cemetery Jackson Township Greene Co Pennsylvania.

Children of WILLIAM JASPER CHESS & EMMA SMITH:
11.  A.  DANIEL WEBSTER CHESS b 12 Nov 1884 d 19 May 1965

12.  B.  LAWRENCE J CHESS b 12 Jul 1887 d 30 Sep 1965

C.  DAISY M CHESS b 24 Feb 1889 Greene Co Pennsylvania d 25 Sep 1969 Clackamas Co Oregon m (1)? CHANEY (2)FRED M LIGHTNER 17 Dec 1910 Washington Washington Co Pennsylvania

D.  LOUISE BLANCHE ‘LOUIE' CHESS b 23 Dec 1890 Greene Co Pennsylvania d 19 Mar 1980 Fort Atkinson Jefferson Co Wisconsin m SAMUEL NEWTON KERN b unknown d 3 Nov 1968

E.  NANCY ANNA ‘ANNIE' CHESS b 3 Nov 1892 Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania d 10 Dec 1971 Norwalk Huron Co Ohio m WILLIAM LEROY KINNEY SR b Jackson Township Greene Co Pennsylvania d 1928

13.  F.  MARY ELIZABETH CHESS b 27 May 1894 d 4 Apr 1991

14.  G.  ADA PRISCILLA CHESS b 19 Mar 1896 d 9 Feb 1936

H.  SARAH MARGARET CHESS b 17 Feb 1898 Morris Township Greene Co Pennsylvania d 25 Dec 1986 Greene Co Pennsylvania m(1) J LAFAYETTE HUGHES 9 Nov 1918 Rogersville Greene Co Pennsylvania b 1895 d Sep 1953 s/o JOHN HUGHES & SADIE RICE (2)ROBERT MILTON RUSH b 18 Dec 1888 Gilmore Township Greene Co Pennsylvania d 14 Jul 1967 Greene Co Pennsylvania

I.  HARRY RICHARD CHESS b 26 Jul 1900 Wind Ridge Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania d 1 Oct 1957 m LAURA LENORA CROUSE 24 Jan 1919 Greene Co Pennsylvania b 12 Dec 1894 d 8 Jun 1983 d/o THOMAS WILLIAM CROUSE & MARY ELLEN COLE

11.  DANIEL WEBSTER CHESS was born 12 Nov 1884 in Greene Co Pennsylvania and died 19 May 1965.  He married (1)LILLIAN ? (2)MARY BECK.  Both women were born and died unknown and their parents are unknown.

Children of DANIEL CHESS & LILLIAN ?:
A.  ELIZABETH CHESS b unknown d unknown

B.  GARTH CHESS b unknown d unknown

C.  PEARL CHESS b unknown d unknown

12.  LAWRENCE J CHESS was born 12 Jul 1887 in Bristoria Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania and died 30 Sep 1965 in Waynesburg Greene Co Pennsylvania.  He is buried at Greene County Memorial Park Pennsylvania.  He married MARGARET MCCOLLUM 25 Apr 1909 Jackson Township Greene Co Pennsylvania.  She was born 13 Aug 1890 in Middlebourne West Virginia and died 23 Jul 1969 in Waynesburg Greene Co Pennsylvania.  She was the daughter of DR JOHN LAIDLEY MCCOLLUM & ELIZA ARMOUR ARCHER.

Children of LAWRENCE CHESS & MARGARET MCCOLLUM:
A.  FAYE CHESS b 29 Oct 1910 Waynesburg Greene Co Pennsylvania d 19 Feb 1992 Greene Co Pennsylvania m DONALED J TITUS 31 May 1931 b unknown d 21 Nov 1991 Greene Co Pennsylvania

B.  RUTH C CHESS b 1 Mar 1915 Waynesburg Greene Co Pennsylvania d 23 Feb 1990 Willoughby Ohio m ? PROVANCE

13.  MARY ELIZABETH CHESS was born 27 May 1894 in Bristoria Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania and died 4 Apr 1991 in Placentia Orange Co California.  She married COLEMAN KERR 12 Dec 1916 in Pittsburgh Alleghany Co Pennsylvania.  He was born 29 Mar 1876 in Little Bingamon Marion Co West Virginia and died May 1963 in Erie Erie Co Pennsylvania.  He was the son of GEORGE M D KERR & MARY JANE ROGERS.  Mary & Coleman are both buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Erie Erie Co Pennsylvania.

Children of MARY ELIZABETH CHESS & COLEMAN KERR:
A.  GENEVIEVE OPAL ‘JEAN' KERR b unknown d unknown

B.  RUTH AGATHA KERR b unknown d unknown

C.  ROGER COLEMAN KERR b unknown d unknown

D.  MARY FRANCIS KERR b unknown d unknown

E.  BETTY COLLEEN KERR b unknown d unknown

14.  ADA PRISCILLA CHESS was born 19 Mar 1896 in Bristoria Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania and died 9 Feb 1936 in Center Township Greene Co Pennsylvania.  She married ALONZO LEWIS POLAND 6 Nov 1912 in Greene Co Pennsylvania.  He was born Oct 1890 in Bristoria Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania and died in 1957 in Rutan Greene Co Pennsylvania.  He was the son of MATHIAS ELLSWORTH POLAND & FLORA BELLE PETTIT.  Ada & Alonzo are both buried at Claylick Cemetery in Rogersville Greene Co Pennsylvania.

Children of ADA CHESS & ALONZO POLAND:
A.  EMMA BELLE POLAND b unknown d unknown

B.  NELLIE MAY POLAND b unknown d unknown

C.  WILMA PEARL POLAND b unknown d unknown

D.  FRANCES LOUISE POLAND b unknown d unknown
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SOURCES:

Chess Cemetery Records, Richhill Township Greene Co Pennsylvania

Gail Poland Meeks  <vgmeeks@yahoo.com>
She has tons of info on the Poland & McGlumphy families

Gaylene Kerr Banister <jlbanister@earthlink.net>
She has a great family web site.   This site contains information on the Chess, Poland, Jacobs & McGlumphy families

Last Updated 2 September 2006