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Facts and Events
David McComasx was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 439.--19th August, 1767. Thomas ( ) Burk and Clerey ( ) to David McCaumus, £20, 100 acres on Shanandore, part of 320 acres patented to said Thomas, 17th July, 1763, oak below mouth of Dry Run. Delivered: John Burk, March, 1773.
Processioning List of 1767/68
- "Processioning" was the periodic review and agreement of property lines between settler's lands. Processioning Lists are useful in determining the general area of a settlers lands and their neighbors at specific time periods:
- Vol. 2 - Page 446.--1767-68: Processioned by John Coutts and John Miller, viz: For John Miller, for John Fudge, for John Munge (Conrad Fudge present), for Geo. Hufman, for Geo. Gunrod, for Henry Dick, for Peter Brunemer, for Henry Lung, for Francis Kirtley, for Christopher Cisling, for Boston Nester, for Jerod Peterfish, for Stephen Hanceberry, for John Sellers, for Jacob Runkle, for Nicholas Null, for Charles Fie, for Daniel Link, for Daniel Price, for David McComis, for John Burk, for Mathias Cersh, for Jacob Hammer
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Page 458.--17th August, 1753. David McComas to Jno. Trimble. 1753, power attorney to recover all debts, sell personalty. Teste: Andrew and Wm. Lewis.
- Page 43.--5th January, 1754. William Burk's will--Sons, John and William, tract purchased of John and Lewis Neal; son, Thomas, tract purchased of George Hayl, and entry adjoining called Long Meadow, 400 acres; daughter, Catherine Burk, alias McCommus; daughter, Judea Burk (infant), tract at mouth of Naked Creek. Judea is to be under care of Mrs Matteson. Thomas is to be under care of Mr. John Matteson. Testator's (?) Thomas' (?) interest in estate of David McCommus. Son William to learn trade of blacksmith. Sister Bridget Burk, living out of this Colony. Executors, John Matterson and Gabriel Jones. Teste: Nicholas Null, Thos. Smith, Daniel Remy. Proved, 16th May, 1754, by all witnesses. [Note: William Burk was the father-in-law of David McComas]
- Page 443.--19th August, 1767. Same (From Thomas ( ) Burk and Clerey ( )) to Francis Kerkley gent., £350, two tracts, A containing 220 acres on Shanandore, oak by mouth of Dry Run, McCoumus's corner; B containg 200 acres adjoining former, deeded to Wm. Burk, 23d February, 1743. Delivered: Francis Kirtley, 20th March, 1786.
Notes
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I116603
•ID: I116603
•Name: David McComas
•Given Name: David
•Surname: McComas
•Name: John David McComas
•Given Name: John David
•Surname: McComas
•Sex: M
•Birth: 2 Mar 1724 in Hartford County, Maryland
•Death: Abt 1799 in Montgomery (Giles) County, Virginia
•Event: Hartford County, Maryland Alt. Birth 3 Mar 1724
•Event: Montgomery (Giles) County, Virginia Alt. Death Abt 1793
Father: Alexander McComas b: 14 Sep 1692 in Hartford County, Maryland
Mother: Elizabeth Day b: Abt 1691 in Baltimore County, Maryland
Marriage 1 Catherine Burk b: Abt 1737 in Augusta County, Virginia
•Married: Abt 1753 in Augusta County, Virginia
Children
- 1. David McComas b: Abt 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia
- 2. John McComas b: 15 Oct 1757 in North Carolina
- 3. Stephen McComas b: Abt 1765 in Augusta County, Virginia
- 4. Mary McComas b: Abt 1766 in Maryland
- 5. William McComas b: Abt 1767 in Augusta County, Virginia
- 6. Jesse McComas b: Abt 1769 in Augusta County, Virginia
- 7. Catherine 'Katie' McComas b: 7 Apr 1772 in Shenandoah County, Virginia
- 8. Moses McComas b: Abt 1773 in Montgomery County, Virginia
- 9. General Elisha McComas b: 26 Mar 1775 in Fincastle County, Virginia
- 10. Thomas Jefferson McComas b: Abt 1779 in Montgomery County, Virginia
- 11. Unknown McComas b: Bef 1782
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