Bef 1818 Madison Twp, Perry Co, OH. The family joined brotherRobinso n and nephew Ensor who settled there six years earlier.
From History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio:
"SETTLEMENT.---Of the first settlers in Perry county were three menwho c ame from Sussex county, New Jersey, about 1800....
Other early settlers were as follows: Cornelius Sullivan, WilliamBaird , David Miller, George Dills, Jonathan Ward, Andrew Wolfe, HenryCunnin gham, John Cunningham, Cornelius Dills, Alexander Baird,Aurelius Mason , William Melick, Joseph Burgess, Absalom Danison,
Alfred Baird, Robinson Chilcote, William Rinker, Philip Miller, HiramT urner, Ensor Chilcote, John Humble, Joseph Hamilton, Abraham Craig,Wi lliam McCluney, Thomas Sawyer, Edward Danison, Jerome Plummer....
CHURCHES.---Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church was first organized as ac lass in about 1818, and first met at Robinson Chilcote's house. In1819 , April 17, they obtained a deed for two acres of land fromPhilip Mill er, upon which they built a hewed log church, which stooduntil 1838. T he first trustees were James Chilcote, Joseph Claypool,James Porter, R obinson Chilcote. Nathan Chilcote, Nicholas Rible andJohn Shaw. In 183 6 they bought one-fourth of an acre more from JoshuaPlummer, and in 18 38 supplanted the hewed log church by a brick housenear the site of th e old church....
When the brick was built in 1838, under the pastorate of Rev. M.A . Milligan, Nathan Chilcote, Henry Roberts, Vincent Kelley, JamesPorte r, Philip Miller, Israel Moore and Samuel Curran were trustees.The pre sent trustees are Joshua Chilcote, Isaiah Rible, JosephKoehler, J. W. C hilcote, Leonard Reddick, James E. Beard and S. Shaw.
The first members were Robinson Chilcote and wife, John Shaw andw ife, Mrs. Chilcote, Philip Miller and wife, Nathan Chilcote andwife. R obinson Chilcote and Nathan Chilcote were the first classleaders. Nath an Chilcote was an exhorter...."
6/4/1860 Union Twp, Muskingum Co, OH. By census time that year,Natha n Chilcote had retired and was a 72 year old widower livingwith son I srael's family.
Inscription:
In the 78th year of his age "Safe at Home"
