Person:Elisha McComas (1)

About Gen. Elisha McComas

Elisha McComas reached the rank of Brigadier General in the War of 1812, having organized his own military unit. In the early 1800s he moved to what is now Cabell County (but was then Montgomery County, Virginia) and helped organize the new County of Cabell.

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•ID: I242752

•Name: General Elisha McComas

•Given Name: General Elisha

•Surname: McComas

•Sex: M

•Birth: 26 Mar 1775 in Fincastle County, Virginia

•Death: 12 Nov 1849 in Barboursville, Cabell County, (West) Virginia

Father: David McComas b: 2 Mar 1724 in Hartford County, Maryland

Mother: Catherine Burk b: Abt 1737 in Augusta County, Virginia

Marriage 1 Annie French b: 26 Sep 1776 in Fincastle County, Virginia

•Married: 3 Jan 1793 in Montgomery County, Virginia

•Event: Montgomery County, Virginia Alt. Marriage 3 Jan 1792

Children

1. Sarah 'Sallie' McComas b: Aft 1793

2. David McComas b: Abt 1794

3. William McComas b: Abt 1796 in Montgomery (Giles) County, Virginia

4. Rebecca McComas b: Abt 1799 in Virginia

5. James McComas b: 5 Jun 1801

6. Elvira McComas b: 26 Jan 1812

7. America McComas b: Abt 1814