Hi Julia, Because of the early date (1745), the JOHN CHITWOOD who witnessed Gideon Lockett's will was most likely William Cheatwood's brother, and not his son JOHN CHEATWOOD (ca 1765-1828). William Cheatwood's will was dated in 1781, a year after another brother, Loyalist Capt. James Chitwood (m. Alcy or Alice) was hanged in NC. I have wondered about the timing of that will also, since William didn't die until 1787.

Another William Chitwood (stayed in Lancaster Co, PA, and proved to be a descendant of the first Thomas Chetwood, of VA 1653), died around the same time as William Cheatwood, of Powhatan Co, VA. Very little has been written about descendants of that William Chitwood, nor of his brother George Chitwood, of Lancaster Co, VA (1790). In Blanche Haines article (Wm & Mary Qtrly, 1938, V18, 2nd ser, pp. 507/9), those two are sons of Turner Chitwood, son of Thomas Chetwood II. She said, "William Chitwood died in 1788 leaving three children" (no names given) & "George Chitwood of Lancaster County died in 1793, leaving wife Judy and children, William, George, Susanna, Elizabeth, Nancy and Alcey." There is another JOHN CHITWOOD mentioned as "nephew" in 1792 Lancaster Co, VA will of Presley Neale, probably brother of Betty Neale who m. 1780 Lancaster Co, VA, William Chitwood, son of Turner. It seems that if we could find out more about decendants of Turner Chitwood's two sons, we just might come up with that connection of our Matthias to the first Thomas.

Winney Lockett, m. 15 July 1808 Chesterfield Co, VA, Daniel Cheatwood - [Source: Broderbund CD #4, Marriage Records MD, NC, VA]. Do not know whether Gideon Lockett was her father or not.