Person:John Cunningham (86)

Name	Capt. John Cunningham
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	Abt 1748	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania[bet. 1732-1737 by some sources]
Marriage	Abt 1771	to Lettice Hamilton
Death^[1]	1800	Callaway County, Missouri

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

1 Named in father's will
2 About John Cunningham
3 Records in Augusta County, VA
4 Notes

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Named in father's will

Father David Cunningham listed his children in birth order in his will:

WB 5, p. 1 – wife, Ann, executrix; son David, executor son Patrick 1 shilling; son William 1 shilling; dtr Ann 1 shilling; dtr Mary 1 shilling; John, David, James, Alex. Jane, Sarah, all estate.

Teste: James Ewing, Capt. James Ewing. Proven, 17 Mar 1774

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About John Cunningham

John Cunningham was listed in the will of his father-in-law, Archibald Hamilton, whose will was proven January 1794 in Augusta County, Virginia. John married Archibald Hamilton's daughter Lettice. According to some researchers he migrated to Callaway County, Missouri where he died after 1787 [some say around 1800]. This is problematic as Missouri did not become a state until 1812, and Callaway County, Missouri was not established until 1820 when it was formed form part of Montgomery County, Missouri. Additional research is needed to determine the location of John Cunningham and his wife's death and likely will or probate records.

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's: [unless otherwise listed]

Vol. 1 - MAY 20, 1777. - Page (191) John Cunningham, recomd. Captain; Robert Clark, recomd. Lieutenant; John Wilson, recomd. Ensign, Capt. James Ewing having resigned.

Vol. 1 - AUGUST 19, 1777. - Page (217) John Cunningham qualified Captain of Militia, Robert Clark as Lieutenant, and John Wilson as Ensign, in Capt. John Cunningham's Company.

Vol. 1 - MARCH 19, 1782. - (366) Admn. of estate of Alexr. Cunningham granted John Cunningham. [Note: Alexander Cunningham was John's brother]

Vol. 2 - 19th March, 1782--John Cunningham, administrator of Alex. Cunningham.

Page 429.--Tithables, 1781. William McPheeters's List: Capt. James Bell, Samuel Bell, Sampson Sawyers, Jeremiah Freel, Jno. Young, Geo. Rhimor, Thomas Brown, Nicholas Leek, Francis Garner, Sr., James Hamilton, Jacob Bailor, Wm. Bell, Wm. Hanley, James Peerey, David Jackson, Wm. McCutchan, Wm. Sprowl, John Ott, Jno. McCutchan, Robert McChesney, Samuel Logan, Richard McConnal, Simon Carson, Thos. Rickets, Wm. Thompson, Jno. Kirkpatrick, James McNabb, Thomas Nelson, David Steel, Richard Graves, James Ewing, David Cail, Sr., Jno. Sharp, Sr., James McCleery, John Crawford, James Bell, Jno. Moffett, Wm. Brown, Jacob Kerpenter, Wm. Sterrot, Hugh Brown, Robert Rennick, Robert Brown, Michael McClure, Joseph Gerrison, John Scott, Joseph Trotter, Jno. McPheeters, Charles Berry, Thomas Mines, Jno. Cunningham, James Sprowl, Jno. McKemey, John Logan, Henry Minger, Samuel Clark, Edward Barker, Samuel Kowan, Thomas Eger, Joseph Blair, Jno. Williams, James Gilmore, Sr., Samuel Steel, Jno. Phillips, Benj. Brown, Wm. Burges, Walter Trimble, Geo. Keller, Robt. Trimble, Samuel Gray, John Joanes, Francis Garner, Jr., Alex. McKee, Geo. Curry, Samuel Lowrey, Geo. Peerey, John Peerey, Capt. Samuel McCutchan, Robert Cooper, Joseph Alexander, Robert McKnit, Wm. Usher, George Burton, Thos. Baird, James Clark, Thomas Hinds, Samuel Rusk, Samuel McCutchan, David Cunningham, James Ford, Wm. Ledgerwood, Thomas McNutt, Wm. Springate, Geo. Palmore, Jno. Jackson, Wm. Berry, Nicholas Vininger, James Gregory, Benj. Brown, Daniel Freel, James Brown, Jacob Deford, Samuel Brown, James Riddan, Benj. Joanes, Joseph Riddenhouse, James Trimble, John Clark, Wm. Cail, Geo. Berry, Wm. McPheeters, Francis Hull, Wm. Fultain, Robert Rush, Jacob Patton, Thomas Rankin, Robert Harris, Samuel McCutchan, Wm. Woods, James Rowan, Robert Bell, Capt. Jno. Cunningham, Mathew Wilson, Jno. Workman, James Gilmore, Jr., Arthur Hamilton, John Hamilton, James Trotter, Sr., Jno. Sharp, Wm. Shields, Sr., Wm. Scott, Coonrod Slusher, Jacob Nightover, Robert Wallace, Wm. Bell, Jno. Brown, James Cunningham, Samuel Haws, Frederick Fisher, Benj. Finley, Robert Commings, Elizabeth Stuart, Wm. Hamilton, Frances Haywood, Wm. McClintock, Jno. Hanley, Michael Coulter, Jno. Trimble, Jno. Summers, Ulrick Fulwader, Isaac Mines, Jacob Fulwader, James Conningham, Geo. Jameson, Wm. Hunter, Wm. Baird, Wm. Seewright, David Buckwhannon, Jacob Cail, Philip Olinger, Sr., Joseph Nelson, Robert Patterson, James Hathorn, David Trotter, Deeter Cail, Abraham Goodpaster, Samuel McCleerey, Moses Hays, Robert Hanah, Jno. Burners, Martha Downey, Wm. Shields, Jr., Robert Clark, James Phillips, Jno. Brown, James Cunningham, Samuel Haws, Robert Wallace, Wm. Bell, Martin Dickson, James Elliott, Jno. Brown, Samuel Rennick, Valentine Joanes, Wm. Crawford, Deeter Lowrey, Wm. Allen, Jno. Tilley, Jno. Trimble, Alex. McElroy, James McKnit, James McChesney, Robert Lester, Wm. Rush, Wm. Logan, Alex. Sprowl, Patrick Haul, James Ewing, Wm. Buckwhannon, David Cail, Wm. Blair, Philip Olinger, Jr., James Callison, Walter Cunningham, Thos. McGragor, Jno. Vininger, Samuel Moffett, James Trotter, Jr., James Crow.

31 Mar 1785 - Capt. John Cunningham granted POA from brother Patrick [in GA] to settle brother Alex's estate

DB 24, p. 113: Patrick Cunningham and Jane, of Wilks County, Georgia, to John & David Cunningham POA to convey tract which belonged to Alexander Cunningham in his lifetime to James Ewing. Teste: Alexander McNutt, Wm. Hamilton, Med. Wood

Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.

Description: Grantee

Book: 26-454

12 June 1786 - Capt. John Cunningham granted POA to settle Augusta VA claims for John Jackson

Power of attorney to settle all claims and demands in Augusta County. John Jackson of Washington County MD appoints Capt John & David Cunningham POA to settle all claims in Augusta, Virginia; TESTE: James Ewing & Lettice Cuningham

Page 82.--20th July, 1787. Archibald Hamilton's will--To wife, Francis; to daughter, Lettice; to son, William; to son, John, plantation on Christian's Creek; to son, Audley, 5 shillings; to son, Andrew, 5 shillings; to son, Archibald, 5 shillings. Executors, son William, son-in-law John Cunningham. Teste: Robert, Mathew, and Phebe Kinney. Proved, January Court, 1794, by Ro. and Mathew Kinney. Executors qualify.

Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1795--June 24, Ezekiel Hopping and John Diddey, surety. Ezekiel Hopping and Fanny Cunningham, daughter of John Cunningham (consent). Teste: David Cunningham, Jr., James Ewing.

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