Gen.Roger Chew Weightman 1787-1876
LOOKING FOR DESCENDANTS OF ROGER CHEW WEIGHTMAN & SERENA LOUISA HANSON:
Through the marriage of Col. Samuel Hanson's daughter SERENA LOUISA HANSON who married the HON. GEN. ROGER CHEW WEIGHTMAN.
Col. Samuel Hanson was the son of Gen. Samuel Hanson and Anne "Nancy" Hawkins and the nephew of John Hanson, the 1st President of the US (under the Articles of Confederation). He married Mary Key or Kay (I personally believe that her name is "Kay" because of the names of children/grandchildren) of New Jersey (d/o Isaac Kay??) on 29 Apr 1777 in Pennsylvania. (Church of Christ & St. Peter ???) Unfortunately, Mary Kay Hanson's obituary (found in my file at rootsweb.com) did not document her age or maiden name.
Col. Samuel Hanson, II and wife Mary Kay's children were:
1. Maria Hanson b: 30 DEC 1781 in Charles County, Maryland or DC m. Hon. Daniel Sheffey
2. Samuel Hanson IV b: 14 MAY 1786 in Charles County, Maryland m. Matilda Calloway Hickman
3. Isaac Kay Hanson b: 14 JAN 1790 in Charles County, Maryland m. Maria Harrison Jones
4. Thomas Hanson b: 10 AUG 1792 in Charles County, Maryland no information, died young??
5. Ann Hanson b: 9 DEC 1793 in Georgetown, Washington, DC died unmarried
6. John Hanson b: 1795 in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia - died young
7. Serena Lousia Hanson b: 25 FEB 1799 in Georgetown, Washington, DC m. Hon. Gen. Roger Chew Weightman
(Roger Chew Weightman was the Mayor of Washington, DC and a Gen. during the War of 1812)
All descendants of these children are invited to respond to these messages on this forum to receive an invitation to the installation of Col. Samuel Hanson to the files of the DAR as a Patriot and recognition for his service. THis ceremony will be in April 2008. His father, Gen. Samuel Hanson has already been documented.
Email received 27 Nov 2007:
Hi!
LOOKING FOR DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL HANSON & MARY KAY/KEY:
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Janet McFarland and I live in Alexandria, VA. I am an active member of a local District of Columbia, Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter, Eleanor Wilson.
I am not a descendant of Col Samuel Hanson but our chapter is going to mark his and his wife's grave Saturday April 19, 2008 (tentative date) in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC and we are looking for descendant to invite to this celebration. If you are a descendant please contact me. If you know of other descendants please forward this message on.
I am starting from scratch in finding descendants.
Col Samuel Hanson b: 1751, Charles Co, MD d: 18 Dec 1830, Washington, DC
Mary Key or Kay b:c 1762, NJ d: 25 Sep 1848, Washington, DC
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hanson commanded a regiment of Militia from Charles Co., Maryland. He served in the Maryland Line under General Washington from 20 Nov 1777 to 8 May 1778.
Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. Please any suggestions and/or help would be greatly appreciated.
Janet McFarland
Regent, Eleanor Wilson Chapter, DC DAR
1307 Warrington Place, Alexandria, VA 22307-2055
703-765-9405
P.S. To learn more about our chapter go to our website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~dcewcdar/http://www.rootsweb.com/~dcewcdar/