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Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Maryland, November 29, 1722. Lawyer; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1774-77. Quaker; later Anglican. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 20, 1810 (age 87 years, 52 days). Interment at St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Chew and Mary (Galloway) Chew; married to Mary Galloway and Elizabeth Oswald; father of Margaret Oswald 'Peggy' Chew (who married John Eager Howard); grandfather of George Howard, Benjamin Chew Howard, Sophia Chew Nicklin (who married George Mifflin Dallas) and Harriet Julianna Carroll (who married John Lee); great-grandfather of John Lee Carroll and Helen Sophia Carroll (who married Charles Oliver O'Donnell); second great-grandfather of John Howell Carroll; first cousin twice removed of John Cadwalader (1805-1879) and Edward Shippen; first cousin thrice removed of John Cadwalader (1843-1925) and Bertha Shippen Irving; second cousin once removed of Mary Chew (who married William Paca); second cousin thrice removed of Edward Tilghman Paca; third cousin twice removed of Coleby Chew; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Richard Chew, St. Clair Ballard and Lewis Ballard.
  Political families: Lee-Mason family of Virginia; Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howard family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Carroll #2 family of Baltimore, Maryland; Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817) — of Salem County, N.J. Born in Penns Neck, Salem County, N.J., December 21, 1744. Merchant; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1777, 1782, 1784-85, 1787-88; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-91, 1797-99. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., May 15, 1817 (age 72 years, 145 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Gilljohnson) Sinnickson and Andrew Sinnickson; brother of John Sinnickson (1755-1816); married to Sarah Copher; uncle of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873) and John Sinnickson (1789-1862); granduncle of Clement Hall Sinnickson; great-granduncle of Henry Sinnickson; second great-granduncle of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Sinnickson (1755-1816) — of Salem County, N.J. Born in Lower Penns Neck Township (now Pennsville), Salem County, N.J., September 20, 1755. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1791-95, 1798. Died in Lower Penns Neck Township (now Pennsville), Salem County, N.J., May 29, 1816 (age 60 years, 252 days). Interment at St. George's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pennsville, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Gilljohnson) Sinnickson and Andrew Sinnickson; brother of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817); married 1777 to Susan Bilderback; uncle of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873) and John Sinnickson (1789-1862); granduncle of Clement Hall Sinnickson; great-granduncle of Henry Sinnickson; second great-granduncle of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., December 13, 1786. Merchant; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1827; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1828-29; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1830. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., February 17, 1873 (age 86 years, 66 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Sinnickson and Margaret (Johnson) Sinnickson; brother of John Sinnickson (1789-1862); married, October 18, 1801, to Elizabeth Brinton Jacobs; nephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817) and John Sinnickson (1755-1816); uncle of Maria Sinnickson (who married Joseph Richard Chew) and Clement Hall Sinnickson; granduncle of Henry Sinnickson; great-granduncle of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Sinnickson (1789-1862) — of Salem County, N.J. Born in Lower Penns Neck Township (now Pennsville), Salem County, N.J., July 9, 1789. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1822. Died in Salem County, N.J., March 27, 1862 (age 72 years, 261 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Sinnickson and Margaret (Johnson) Sinnickson; brother of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873); married 1814 to Mary Clarissa Howell; married, September 23, 1826, to Rebecca Kay Hall; father of Clement Hall Sinnickson; nephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817) and John Sinnickson (1755-1816); uncle of Maria Sinnickson (who married Joseph Richard Chew); granduncle of Henry Sinnickson; great-granduncle of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Joseph Richard Chew (1800-1879) — also known as Joseph R. Chew — of Salem County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, April 13, 1800. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1848. Died in New Jersey, April 6, 1879 (age 78 years, 358 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Salem, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Chew and Keziah (Kinsey) Chew; married, October 3, 1822, to Maria Sinnickson (niece of Thomas Sinnickson and John Sinnickson; first cousin of Clement Hall Sinnickson); grandfather of William H. Chew; first cousin thrice removed of Jacob Ezekiel Chew; third cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Chew.
  Political families: Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howard family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Sinnickson (1824-1908) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Salem County, N.J., February 25, 1824. Democrat. Mayor of Salem, N.J., 1861-63. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., October 2, 1908 (age 84 years, 220 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Sinnickson and Ann (Dallas) Sinnickson; married 1864 to Harriett A. Wells; grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873) and John Sinnickson (1789-1862); great-grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817) and John Sinnickson (1755-1816); first cousin once removed of Clement Hall Sinnickson; second cousin once removed of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clement Hall Sinnickson (1834-1919) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., September 16, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1875-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1880; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1896-1906. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., July 24, 1919 (age 84 years, 311 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John Sinnickson (1789-1862) and Rebecca Kay (Hall) Sinnickson; married, June 20, 1862, to Sarah M. Smith; nephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873); grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817) and John Sinnickson (1755-1816); first cousin of Maria Sinnickson (who married Joseph Richard Chew); first cousin once removed of Henry Sinnickson; first cousin twice removed of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Ezekiel Chew (1863-1945) — also known as Jacob E. Chew — of East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Mich. Born in Darke County, Ohio, September 25, 1863. Republican. School teacher; flour and grain business; restaurant keeper; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in East Jordan, Charlevoix County, Mich., June 8, 1945 (age 81 years, 256 days). Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, East Jordan, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Abel Woolston Chew and Salome 'Sally' (Haldeman) Chew; married, May 31, 1891, to Lillian Runyan; first cousin thrice removed of Joseph Richard Chew; third cousin once removed of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William H. Chew (1871-1962) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Camden, Camden County, N.J., September 18, 1871. Republican. Newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904 (alternate), 1928 (alternate), 1932. Died December 17, 1962 (age 91 years, 90 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Sinnickson S. Chew and Sallie (Miller) Chew; married, April 19, 1900, to Isabel Grey; grandson of Joseph Richard Chew; great-grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873) and John Sinnickson (1789-1862); second great-grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817) and John Sinnickson (1755-1816); first cousin twice removed of Clement Hall Sinnickson; second cousin once removed of Henry Sinnickson; third cousin once removed of Jacob Ezekiel Chew.
  Political family: Sinnickson-Chew family of Salem, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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