Biographical Sketch of Henry E. CHRISMAN (1881); Chester County, PA

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From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881);

Sketch preceding pg. 509

  On Sept. 5, 1780, Daniel Chrisman arrived from Germany in the ship "Alexander 
and Ann," William Clymer master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes, as the 
vessel's report shows. He settled in Worcester township, then part of 
Philadelphia, now of Montgomery County.  He had a son, Henry, who was the father 
of Jacob Chrisman, who married Margaret Evans.  To this couple were born five 
children, of whom the third son and fifth child, Henry E. Chrisman was born 
April 8, 1822, in East Vincent township.  On the maternal side he is of Welsh 
extraction.  He spent his boyhood days on the farm; attended the common schools, 
and afterwards the academy of Rev. Mr. Rodenbaugh, in Montgomery County.  He 
began farming on his own account in 1873, having previous to that time been 
managing the estate of his father. 
He was married June 18, 1877, to Martha, daughter of John Chrisman.  He is a 
general farmer, and has two hundred and seventy-six acres of land, upon which, 
in 1880, he erected his present farm residence.  He has served on the school 
board.  He attends, with his family, the Lutheran Church.  Is a Democrat in 
politics, but has never been an office-seeker.  His farm is the same deeded by 
Thomas Willing to Hazel Thomas, Dec. 24, 1794, and was a part of "Callowhill 
Manor," of one thousand acres on a branch of French Creek, and conveyed by the 
Proprietary under Penn, April 16, 1686, to Robert Thompson.  Henry, grandfather 
of Henry E. Chrisman, bought it at sheriff's sale, and the deed is dated Feb. 
26, 1819, the land being sold in settlement of Hazel Thomas' estate at judicial 
sale.
  Henry E. once belonged to the First Troop of Chester County militia, was in it 
some six or seven years, and in the latter part of this time commanded a 
company.  He went with the troop to Philadelphia to suppress the "Southwark 
Riot," under the command of Capt. Hallman, whom he succeeded as captain, 
receiving his commission from Governor Johnston.