Person:John Summers (37)

John Summers was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Identity of Wife

Note: some researchers have claimed that this John Summers married Isabel Young, but records in Augusta County support a different John Summers as marrying Isabella Todd, widow of Patrick Young in June 1761. There does not appear to be any records to indicate the identity of this John Summers's wife. More research necessary.

Will Abstract

• Page 65.--9th May, 1806. John Summers, Sr.'s, will (German)--To sons, Samuel and George; son, Andrew; daughter, Christiana Sinck; son, Philip Summers; daughter, Julianna Fawver (Fawner); daughter, Sarah Summers; son, John, deceased (his son and daughter); daughter, Elizabeth Grass's children. Executors, sons Andrew and Philip, and Philip Sink. Teste: Hugh Dougherty, George Franger, John Porter. Proved, 28th July, 1806. Andrew Summers and Philip Sink qualify.

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Vol. 2 - Summers vs. Summers--O. S. 181; N. S. 64--Bill 1809. Complainants are Andrew, Philip Summers, John Fawber and Juliana, his wife; Philip Link (Sink); Christiana, his wife, and _____, the children of Elizabeth Taylor by her former husband, Nicholas Grass, show that John Summers died testate, devising lands to sons, Samuel and George Summers, with legacies to son Andrew; Philip, John and Elizabeth Summers, children of his son John, deceased; children of daughter Elizabeth Grass; daughter Christiana Sink; daughter Juliana; daughter Sarah. George died before his father and his portion descended to the heirs-at-law at father's death, viz: Andrew and Philip Summers, Elizabeth Taylor, Juliana Fawber, Christiana Sink, Samuel Summers, Sarah Porter, John and Elizabeth Summers. Defendants are, viz: Samuel Summers; John Porter and Sarah, his wife; John and Elizabeth Summers; George Taylor and Elizabeth, his wife. Power attorney by Thomas Allen and Elizabeth, his wife (late Summers) of Russel County, to John Summers of said County, to recover her interest in estate of John Summers, deceased, of Augusta County, dated 2d September, 1812. Conveyance by John Porter and Sarah, his wife (late Summers, daughter of John Summers, deceased), of Bath County, to Robert McChesney, 17th February, 1812. David Cress of Wythe County to brother Samuel Cress power attorney to collect legacy under will of John Summers, 20th October, 1815. John Cress of Wythe to John Summers of Russell County, grandson of John Summers, deceased, and legatee, dated 1812, as above. Nicholas Cress's children were, viz: George, born 21st October, 1787; John, born 25th February, 1790; David, born 19th December, 1791; Samuel, born 18th December, 1793; Andrew, born 19th November, 1795; Joshua, born 1st June, 1798. Elizabeth Summers (defendant here) married Thomas Allen of Russell.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

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