Chew Family

Mary Chew, wife of Thomas Langley/Longley of Hunterdon Co., NJ

John Chew, born 15 July 1587 in Chewton, Somersetshire, England, a member of the Virginia House of Assembly in 1623 as a Burgess from Jamestown, appears to have been the first of this name in America. In a land grant of the same year he is described as, "John Chew, Merchant." He is said to have come over in the "Charitie" and his wife Sarah Gale, to have followed him in the "Sea Flower" which returned to England in 1622. He was afterward a Burgess from Hogg's Island, opposite Jamestown and was in the Assembly until 1642-1644 from York Co. JOHN and SARAH CHEW had issue: SAMUEL, JOSEPH, and JOHN. Joseph, the second son md. Nov. 17th, 1685, in Maryland, MARY SMITH, and died in the same Province Feby. 12th, 1715-16. He is also said to have married a Miss LARKIN, of Annapolis, and to have had by her a son, LARKIN CHEW.

John Chew (Jr.), son of John and Sarah, was probably born in England before they immigrated. He married Ann Gates 1650 in Hingham, MA. John and Ann's son Richard CHEW was born ca 1650 in Hampstead, Long Island, NY. John II died 1672 in Flushing, Long Island, NY.

Richard CHEW was listed on the tax assessments 1675-1678 for Flushing, NY. He married Frances WOODWARD 1 Mar 1675 in Queens, NY. She was born 1644 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, the daughter of Nathaniel Woodward, born ca 1590 in Wiltshire, England, and wife Margaret. Richard and Frances CHEW were listed in the 1698 List of Inhabitants of Flushing, NY. On 1 May 1700, in a Gloucester Co., NJ deed, Richard was "formerly of Flushing, NY." He is said to have died in Deptford, Gloucester Co., NJ in 1726.

Richard and Frances had nine children, of which daughter MARY CHEW was the wife of THOMAS LANGLEY of Gloucester Co., NJ. They appear to have been parents of JOSEPH LANGLEY, who married MARY, daughter of JOHN CAMPBELL and moved to Hunterdon Co., NJ. Joseph and Mary's son Joseph (wife unknown) and his sons William and Joseph LONGLEY moved from Hunterdon Co. by 1764 to Loudoun Co., VA.

"Cliveden," home built 1763 by Mary's cousin Benjamin Chew (Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Colony) and occupied by Chews for 200 years in the Germantown neighborhood of N.W. Philadelphia, PA. Its walls are 2 ft. thick. British troops under Gen. Howe occupied Cliveden during the Battle of Germantown and successfully held off Gen. George Washington in the struggle for Philadelphia in the Revolution 225 years ago. A National Historic Trust. HISTORY

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