Person:Hugh Cunningham (3)

Hugh Cunningham was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

Contents 1 Advisory on Hugh Cunningham 2 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA 3 The Kerr's Creek Massacres 4 Will of Hugh Cunningham 5 Records in Orange County, VA 6 Records in Augusta County, VA 7 Information on Hugh Cunningham		Welcome to Old Augusta Early Settlers Beverley Manor Borden's Grant Register Data Maps Places Library History Index
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Advisory on Hugh Cunningham

Hugh Cunningham is the son of James and Margaret (Unknown) Cunningham who were both killed [along with a son of Hugh and his [first] wife]. James and Hugh acquired land very close to each other in and near the Borden Tract in Augusta County, James appears to have been living in the area as early as 1742, and Hugh received his patent from Benjamin Borden just a few years later in 1748. The father-son relationship is proven in the following petition

House of Burgesses, 19 January 1764: A Petition of Hugh Cunningham, setting forth that on the 17th of July last [17 July 1763, 2nd Kerr's Creek Massacre] the Savages of an incursion met with his father and mother, and inhumanly murdered them, together with his Wife and Son, captivated [captured] his Daughter, and shot him in the breast, the bullet lodging in his shoulder; that the wound is still-open, and he labours in much main and anguish; they likewise rode away [with] his horses, shot down his cattle in the fields, burnt his House and Barn, and all his Corn, and left him destitute even of Bread and Clothing; and praying some Compensation for his Loffes [losses], was presented to the House and read; and the Question being put that the laid Petition be referred to a Committee. It passed in the Negative. Resolved, That the said Petition be rejected. [Source: The Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1619-1776, 1761-1765, pg. 215].

Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Hugh Cunningham's land (Borden Tract, 281 acres, 1748) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009. Note land of James and John McKee nearby, probable relatives of Hugh Cunningham's wife, Sarah McKee.

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 122.—12th November, 1748. Benj. Borden to Hugh Cunningham. Teas Creek; corner John Carr. Teste: Josias Linn, Roger Keys, Robert Erwin.

• Page 328.—19th May, 1760. Low Todd, of Bedford, to Hugh Cunningham, £78, 251 acres on Whistle Run in Forks of James; corner Mathew Young. Teste: Alexander Miller and Alexander Tallford, Jno. Huston. —~ Delivered: Hugh Cunningham, May, 1773.

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Hugh Cunningham conveyed to Law Todd, May 19, 1760, 251 acres lying "on Whissle Creek, Forks of James River;" and on May 8, 1764, he conveyed to Jonathan Cunningham 281 acres, described as lying "on Carr's Creek, Augusta county."

• Page 223.—20th March, 1770. Hugh Cunningham and Sarah ( ) of Forks of James River in Botetourt County to John McKee, of Kerr's Creek, £300, tract whereon Jonathan Cunningham, deceased, son of Hugh, formerly dwelt, 281 acres on Kerr's Creek, formerly called Teaze's Creek, partly in Botetourt and part in Augusta. Teste: Hugh Weir, Nathan Peoples, William McKee. Delivered: John McKee, April, 1773. (probably the tract devised to Hugh by his son Jonathan.)

The Kerr's Creek Massacres

Hugh Cunningham's father & mother, son and his wife were both killed in the 2nd Kerr's Creek Massacre, on the tract on the Borden Grant that Hugh Cunningham acquired in 1748. An article detailing the Kerr's Creek Massacres is located here:

The Kerr's Creek Massacres 1759-1763

Jonathan Cunningham (son of Hugh) and Jonathan's wife Mary were both alive in May 1769 when Jonathan wrote his will (Augusta Co. VA WB 4:277). They were not killed at the 2nd Kerr's Creek Massacre. It must have been another son of Hugh Cunningham that perished in the 2nd Kerr's Creek Massacre.

Will of Hugh Cunningham

Page 17. (abt. 1772) Hugh Cunningham. To his wife Sarah, personal property and 30 pounds to be paid out of his real estate when sold, said personal property at the death of his wife to pass to his daughter Jesibel [may be Isabel]. To his step-son James Davis, his black mare and saddle and bridle. The whole of his estate to be divided equally between his eleven children [Note: will actually states: "between my children and grandchildren, 11 in number". Executors named as wife Sarah, John Young son-in-law and James Davis, "nabour"]. Witnesses: James McMath, Michael Johnson, Robert Hamilton. [Botetourt County Will Book A].

Page 17 WILL OF HUGH CUNNINGHAM

April 30, 1772

Wife: Sarah

Daughter: Isabel

Step-son: James Davies

Exec: John Young (son-in-law), Sarah Young, James Davies

Witnesses: James McMath, Michail Johnson, Robert Hamilton

Recorded May 13, 1772

Teste: John May, CBC

[Source: Botetourt County, Virginia Will Book "A", compiled by Ann Chilton, Mountain Press, pg. 1]

Page 18. Appraisment of the estate of Hugh Cunningham. [Botetourt County Will Book A].

Records in Orange County, VA

• Pages 393-87. 7-8 July 1743. Benja. Borden of Orange County to John Car of same. Lease and release; for £7 current money. 280 acres, part of 92,100 acres as by patent 6 Nov. 1739... on both sides of Teas Creek in Augusta County... Bourden's patten line... crossing the creek... (signed) Benja. Borden. Wit: Frances (his E mark) McCown, Humphry Baker, Hugh Cunningham. 28 July 1743. Acknowledged by Benja. Borden, Gent. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 7, Dorman, pg. 62].

Records in Augusta County, VA

Records from Chalkley's:

• Vol. 2 - Muster List of 1742: No. 12 - Capt. John McDowell's List: John McDowell, Captain; James McDowell, Ephraim McDowell, David Breeden, Alex. McClewer, John McClewer, Halbert McClewer, Sam McRoberts, Thomas Taylor, John McKnab, And. McKnab, Thos. Whiteside, Malco Whiteside, John Aleson, David Bires, Alex. McClure, Moses McClure, John Gray, Patt McKnabb, Wm. Hall, John Miless, Wm. Miles. James Hardiman, Charles Quail, Wm. Wood, Hen. Kirkham, Gilbert Gamble, James Gamble, Rob. Young, Math. Young, _____ Long, _____ Long, James More, Hugh Cunigham, James Cunigham, John Cares, Frances McCowan, Hum. Beaker, John Peter Salley, Mitch. Miller, Loromor Mason, John Matthews, John Cosier, Irwin Patterson, Edward Patterson, Joseph Finney, Michael Finney, Sam Wood, Rich. Wood, Joseph Lapsley.

• Page 120.—12th February, 1748. Benj. Borden to Robert Huston. Timber Ridge. Teste: Elijah McClenachan, Josiah Linn. Hugh Cunningham.

• Page 55.—18th August, 1748. Benj. Borden to James Gilmer. (Teste): Hugh Cunningham, Jno. Carr.

• Page 799.—28th August, 1750. Benj. Borden to Samuel Norwood, 243 acres, Teas Creek; corner Hugh Cunningham; James Gillmor's corner.

• Page 382.—16th January, 1760 (33d year of Reign). James Cunningham's will, of Colony and Dominion of Virginia—To wife Margaret; to son Moses, infant; to Hugh Cunningham, 1 shilling; to daughter Elizabeth, 1 shilling; to James Cunningham, son to son Jacob; to John Cunningham, son to son Isaac; to daughter Mary; to daughters, each and every of them, 1 shilling. Executors, wife and son Moses. Teste: Malcom Allen, Robt. Bowen, Lilly Bowen. Proved, 19th March, 1765, by Malcom Allen and Lilly Bowen. Margaret is dead. Moses qualifies, with Hugh Cunningham, Geo. Dougherty.

• Page 328.—19th May, 1760. Low Todd, of Bedford, to Hugh Cunningham, £78, 251 acres on Whistle Run in Forks of James; corner Mathew Young. Teste: Alexander Miller and Alexander Tallford, Jno. Huston. —~ Delivered: Hugh Cunningham, May, 1773.

• Page 116.—9th December, 1761. Francis McCown's estate appraised, by Jacob Anderson, Archd. Buchanan. Hugh Cunningham.

• Page 216.—25th November, 1762. Joseph McCord's will, farmer: To wife, Mary; to children, as well unborn, as born; to brother John, executor's wife, Mary and brother Jno. McCord, who are to make Mathew Molar title for the land testator sold him near Moorman's RivcT, in Albeinarle; guardian of children, Hugh Cunningham. Teste: Robt. Hamilton, Jno. McKee, James Logan. Proved, 15th February, 17G3, by McKee and Logan. Executors qualified with Jno. McKee and Jno. Ramsey. (Mary's mark ).

• Page 520.—3d March, 1764. James Gilmore and Martha to Andrew Misscampbell, £111, 328 acres on Carr's Creek of James River in Borden's grant, and conveyed to James by Borden ; corner Hugh Cunningham; corner John Kerr.

• Page 590.—9th May, 1764. Hugh Cunningham to Jonathan Cunningham. £5, the plantation the said Hugh now lives on, '?? acres. 1 rood, 10 perch, on Carr's Creek; corner John Carr, Jno. McKee, Robert Hamilton, Robert Erwin.

• The will of Jonathan Cunningham, "of Carr's Creek," was admitted to record March 20, 1770. He gave his wife, Mary, ,£60, etc., and left his plantation to his "dutiful father," Hugh Cunningham. His wife, as appears from the will, was a daughter of John McKee and sister of Col. William McKee. The people of Kerr's Creek were assembled at the house of Jonathan Cunningham at the time of the second massacre, in 1764, and some of the Cunninghams were then captured and carried off by the Indians. (Source: Annals of Augusta County, Virginia)

Information on Hugh Cunningham

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jandjroots/Mackay/d0002/g0000090.html#I7723

Hugh CUNNINGHAM [8239] ABT 1710 - 13 May 1772 BIRTH: ABT 1710, of Rockbridge, Virginia DEATH: 13 May 1772 Family 1 : Sarah M'KEE MARRIAGE: ABT 1738, Virginia

Children:

Jonathan CUNNINGHAM

Rosanna CUNNINGHAM

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[8239] Book of McKee, pg 105 quotes History of Rockbridge County, by Ore F. Morton, Page 348:

"Jonathan Cunningham in his will Augusta County May 24, 1769, names his father, Hugh Cunningham, and his brother-in-law, William McKee, executors. William McKee refuses to execute."

1.   McIlwaine, H. R. (Henry Read); Jon Kukla; John Pendleton Kennedy; and Virginia (Colony). House of Burgesses. The Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1619-1776. (Wilmington, Delaware: A microfilm project by Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1985)
   1761-1765, pg. 215.

   Thursday, the 19th of January, 4 Geo. III, 1764
   
   A Petition of Hugh Cunningham, setting forth that on the 17th of July last the Savages of an incursion met with his father and mother, and inhumanly murdered them, together with his Wife and Son, captivated [captured] his Daughter, and shot him in the breast, the bullet lodging in his shoulder; that the wound is still-open, and he labours in much main and anguish; they likewise rode away [with] his horses, shot down his cattle in the fields, burnt his House and Barn, and all his Corn, and left him destitute even of Bread and Clothing; and praying some Compensation for his Loffes [losses], was presented to the House and read; and the Question being put that the laid Petition be referred to a Committee. It passed in the Negative. Resolved, That the said Petition be rejected.