Samuel Somerville Sr.
BIRTH 12 May 1771
Ireland
DEATH 1850 (aged 78–79)
Mason County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Somerville Cemetery
Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Samuel Somerville Sr.
BIRTH 12 May 1771
Ireland
DEATH 1850 (aged 78–79)
Mason County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Somerville Cemetery
Mason County, West Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 202333089 · View Source
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Samuel Somerville, Sr. was born in Ireland and in 1787/88 married Rebecca Young of Philadelphia, PA. They settled in the Shenandoah Valley and came to Mason County in 1795.
Children:
1. Samuel Jr. (War of 1812) b. 1789 Shenandoan Valley (m. Margaret Eckard 1810 dau. of Andrew and Ann Eckard)
2. Susan b. 1791 m. Harry Windown (m. & d. in Mason Co.)
3. Jennie b. 1793 m. John Brown (m. & d. in Mason Co.)
4. David b. 1796 Mason Co. (m. Margaret Sebrell)
5. William b. June 12, 1799 Mason Co. (m. Mary Boggess) d. Mason Co.
6. Mary b. Feb. 12, 1802 Mason Co. (m. 1st Robert Brown, 2nd McClain)
7. Thomas b. Nov. 18, 1804 d. Mason Co. (m. Mary Mitchell)
8. John b. March 25, 1806 d. Mason Co. (m. Nancy Mitchell)
9. Weston b. 1809, never married.
Ref. J. L. Hensley Publication "Somerville for Seven Generations", 1904. Family bible owned by Violette S. Machir
The source for the edit for the place of birth for Samuel Somerville, Sr. #202333089 is three family trees that state his place of birth as Fermanagh, Ulster (or Connacht), Ireland. In two of the family trees, Fermanagh and Connacht are phonetically spelled. The Somerville surname is of Scottish and Norman origin - not a traditional Irish surname. The Irish province of Ulster {Northern Ireland] was heavily settled by non-Catholic Scottish families by the invitation of the English. Fermanagh was also an ancient Gaelic kingdom. Connacht was a kingdom.
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