Rebecca Cummins Buchanan

Notes:

Death Records: Ohio, Ashland County;
VI 1867-1879
Buchanan, Rebecca
Page 8, Death Record #148, Unmarried
Albion, Ashland, Ohio
Age at death: 50
Death reported by: J. P. Cowan

Notes:

Notes from Judge James Lincoln, 11/15/1999 after getting a copy of David Buchanan's will. ---- David Buchanan in his will, indicates that he left his wife in West Virginia and moved to Ashland, Ohio, in the latter part of his life. Maybe he wanted to be near son John Buchanan, father of Philura Buchanan Lincoln who would have been only 4 years old when David died in 1855. David was wealthy --- Board for Administration of will in Ohio - $30,000 security. His will had to be probated in Ashland County, Ohio and Washington County, PA, as he owned property in both states. Please note that David Buchanan left $1600 to his son, CUMMINS BUCHANAN. He must have been married to some one by the name of Cummins. Parents do not lay the first name of CUMMINS on a kid unless they have a CUMMINS in the family. CUMMINS BUCHANAN may be the only one of that name in the CUMMINS BUCHANAN history.

SOURCE: Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, PA. 1893, J. H. Beers & Co.,Chicago. (page 1392):

R. C. Buchanan, a well known citizen of Hopewell township, was born in 1864 in Indedpendence township, this county. He is a grandson of David, whose father was Samuel Buchanan. The latter came with his wife and son, John, from Lancaster Co. PA, to Independence township, this county, in 1783, and on April 19,1785, purchased 300 acres of land on "Worley's Run" of Joseph Worley, who returned to the East. After settling in Independence township, three sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Buchanan, namely: William, Samuel and David, all of whom remained in Independence township. John took the tract of 2xx acres (adjoining the farms of Henry Levens and John and Philip Doddridge) and died upon this farm; Samuel died about 1804 on the old homestead; William settled in Zanesville, Ohio, where he died. David Buchanan settled on a part of the old homestead on which he built a tannery in 1810, but on account of a fatal accident in which a son was drowned in the vat, he gave up the business in 1817. His son, David, afterwards inherited the old Buchanan farm, now occupied by John McAllister.

LURA COOK'S NOTES-Birth date is noted as 1780 (instead of 1785); Death date is given as Dec. 6, 1855 (instead of April 6, 1855). I have not been able to confirm either date as of 3/11/2001.

Source: History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, page 308;

David married Jane Cummins on 26 Dec 1804 in Washington Co, PA. Jane (daughter of Robert Cummins and Rebecca Jane Kilgore) was born on 17 Aug 1788 in SugarRun, Bethany,Virginia (now WV); died on 08 Sep 1859 in Independence,Washington,PA; was buried on 08 Sep 1859 in Independence Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Notes from information supplied by (Phi)Lura Lincoln Cook.

David Buchanan was born in Washington, PA, December 11, 1780. He married Jane Cummins (born August 17, 1788) of Virginia (now, West Virginia). The state line ran lenthwise of their porch. Part of her "setting out" was several Negro slaves. When the couple went to keeping house in Pennsylvania, she had to give them up.

Notes:

Notes from (Phi)Lura Lincoln Cook.

Samuel Buchanan (B. 1740) father of David, was reported to have been a spy for the Colonies during the Revolution.

3/3/2001 - Note: Samuel Buchanan, born in Scotland, is not listed in the Church of Scotland Church Records.
UPDATE: THIS SAMUEL WAS BORN IN LANCASTER COUNTY, PA.

Tax Lists of Washington County, PA;
Samuel Buchanan, Hopewell Township 1785

Samuel bought 300 acres of land on "Worley's Run" of Joseph Worley, who returned to the East.

Samuel married Elizabeth Cochran in 1767 in Lancaster Co,PA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Cochran) was born about 1744 in Lancaster,,PA; died in 1790 in Independence township,Washington Co,PA; was buried in 1790 or 1825, Lower Buffalo Cemetery,Brooks Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Look up these wills in Lancaster County, PA:

Cochran, James, d. 1804
Cochran, John, d. 1787
Cochran, Samuel, d. 1797
Cochran, Samuel H., d. 1854
Cochran, William, d. 1774.

William Cochran was in Lancaster County probably in the same time (1730s- 1740s) as Samuel Buchanan.

Note death date discrepency between my files: 1790 and those of Janet Wheeler Buchanan: about 1825.

Notes:

Information from hand drawn chart by (Phi)Lura Lincoln Cook.

Robert Cummins (or Cummings)
Private in Captain Sam Hays' Company.
7th Batallion
5th Series - Pennsylvania Archives, Vol VI p 340.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland.

Robert Cummins, father of Jane, was a private in Captain Sam Hays Company, 7th Batallion, during the Revolutionary War. His record is in the Pennsylvania Archives, Series V, Volume 3. The 7th Batallion (or 7th Pennsylvania Regiment) was commanded by Colonel William Irvine.

Revoltutionary War records certify that Robert's wife was Rebecca Jane Kilgore.

The surname is sometimes spelled: Cumming and Cummins.

DIFFERENT FACTS-- (From Judge James Lincoln) Robert Cummins never fought in the Samuel Hays Company. He fought in the Captain Robert Adams Company in the Revolutionary War. Source of this information is the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, Pennsylvania Archives.

"I have been unable to find in the Pennsylvania Archives a Robert Cummins in Samuel Hays' Company. I do find, the name, however, in Captain Robert Adams' Company. Photocopies are enclosed. Robert Cummins enlisted January 30, 1776.

The DAR Lineage Book v. 111 also lists him in the Adams Company. Since Jane Kilgore, wife, is listed also in the family chart included in your letter I believe this is the right Robert Cummins. His name appears also in DAR Lineage Books v. 126, p. 277 with the information that he died near Bethany, W. Va.; v. 127, p. 148 gives his birthplace as Londonderry, Ireland."

DAR Lineage Book V. 111, Nos. 110001-111000 - Robert Cummins (1751 - 1837) received a pension, 1832, for service as private, Capt. Robert Adams' Company, Pennsylvania Line. He was born in Londonderry, Ireland; died in West Virginia. ??Death date is given as 7-4-1837. The DAR doesn't have a manuscript file on Robert Cummins, just the name of the person who submitted DAR proof.

NOTES based on the will of Robert Cummins, made by Judge James Lincoln (11/1999):
Robert Cummins seemed to be a banker where there probably was no bank. Note that his estate was largely small loans he made that totaled over $2500 - which was a hell of a lot of money. Like many in that time, he deeded his land during his lifetime to his heirs - no gift tax then. (Gift taxes start at $10,000 today.) He gave his daughter, Jane Cummins Buchanan and husband David, slaves for wedding dower. He died near Bethany, West Virginia. (THERE WOULD BE RECORDS IN REGISTRAR OF DEEDS OFFICE OF BROOKE COUNTY, WV, AS TO LAND HE OWNED.)

SONS OF THE REVOLUTION (SAR) - References Robert Cummins as follows: Service- Private, PA, SAR @137138, MO#01795, SAR File Reference: #68 1CM.GED 15 June 1999.

Rebecca Jane Kilgore - SAR File Ref: #69 1cm.ged 15 June 1999

Jane Cummins - SAR File Ref: #67 1cm.ged June 1999

RESEARCH TO BE DONE: at National Archives- get copy of pension papers.

WILL ABSTRACTS OF BROOKE COUNTY, (WEST) VIRGINIA 1797-1849, by K.T.H. McFarland, publ 1986, Closson Press: page 46:

Cummins, Robert -WILL BOOK III, page 108:
Names: Daughters - Elizabeth Young, Jane Buchanan, Rebecca Clark, Margaret Buchanan, Martha Irwin, Nancy Buchanan (decd.), Mary Stewart (decd.)
-- Grandsons - David Stewart, Robert Stewart
-- Granddaughters - Mary, daughter of Nancy Buchanan; Rebecca, daughter of Nancy Buchanan; Elizabeth Stewart; Rebecca Stewart; Mary Stewart; Virginia Stewart.
Executor: Thomas Buchanan
Witnesses: Robert Hervey, William Irwin
Dated: June 13, 1837 Recorded: August term, 1837.

Burial site is right on the Pennsylvania and West Virginia state line, NE of Wheeling, just W of Washington, PA on Buffalo Creek. Burial ground belongs to Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lower Buffalo, PA.

Source: History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, page 827:
Robert Cummings lived in what is now Independence township as early as 1792, if not before that time. On March 6th in that year he purchased 120 acres of land of William Spry. Again, Nov. 24, 1800, he bought 200 acres of Thomas Sheirer,part of a tract situated on the waters of Buffalo Creek, for which a warrent was issued Sept. 5, 1787 (=first purchase of this property from the new US Government.)
It is not known upon which purchase Mr. Cummings resided, but the house liyed (sic. lied?) so exactly on the state line that one-half of his house was in Virginia and the other half in Pennsylvania. He built a grist-mill upon his property which became known as "Applegate Hill."

Robert married Rebecca Jane Kilgore in 1783 in PA ?. Rebecca (daughter of Hugh Kilgore and Jean McClure) was born about 1760 in PA; died in 1834 in Lower Buffalo, Washington Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lancaster County Deeds - General Index: Samuel D522, G460, H81, K72 and K96

D522: 26 Jan 1766 - Samuel was a witness to deed recorded.

xxx: 15 Aug 1763 - Samuel was part owner of a property

xxx: 29 Oct 1762 - Samuel was listed as the owner of adjacent property in Salisbury Township.
This was on the east side of the Susquehanna River.

Lancaster County, PA - Land Records 1729-1750 and Land Warrants 1710 - 1742, compiled by Marsha Martin, published by Willow Bend Books, 2002:
Page 140 - Land Warrants 1710-1745
Warrant #907 25 Apr 1737 Samuel Buchanan, awarded 200 acres near the head of
Pequea Creek.

Re: Warrants - were used in Pennsylvania as a way to get land from the King of England.
There were four basic steps to get a warrant:

1. Take the Oath of Fidelity to the King.

2. The Warrant issued entitled the holder to have a described number of acres which had been surveryed. There were 3 different types of Warrants:
1) Fee Simple (like owning land and you could hand land down to heirs)
2) Fee Tail (could only hand down to lineal descent)
3) Life Estate (just for your lifetime)

3. Survey "the Plat"

4. The Grant is called a "Patent"

There was no will for this Samuel Buchanan in Lancaster County.

Bonny - Do Write: Pequea Presbyerian Church which was founded in 1724.
The cemetery is at South Hermitage, Lancaster, PA.

Samuel married Mary Martha Ryan in 1729 in Lancaster Co,PA. Mary (daughter of James Ryan) was born about 1710 in Tyrone,Ulster,Ireland; died in in Lancaster, PA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Source: Clan Kilgore, by John K. Johnston, 1925, - 1994 Edition with Index, edited by F. Clay Kilgore, booklet found at the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Library & Archives Division, Pittsburgh, PA (11-2003).

Hugh Kilgore, (2) the oldest child, was not a soldier in the Revolutionary War; at least no record of his service is to be found in the Pennsylvania Archives. In 1785 he witnessed the will of Thomas Ross, of Cumberland County. Following is an abstract of his (Hugh's) will:

Hugh Kilgore, Tyrone Township, (now Perry County), Farmer, 5 April, 1805, "wife, Jean, daughter Rebecca. Sons; David and James, daughters Elizabeth Kelly, Mary Kilgore, Margaret and Jean. Executors, wife Jean and nephew, William McClure." Witnesses: Edward ___ , James Wilson. Signed, Hugh Kilgore,signed 5 April 1805, probated 23 April, 1805.

Farmer
Wife Jean - one third personal estate
2cow one third flax-4 year old roan (horse)
Daughter Rebecca $1
Son David $1
Daughter Elizabeth Kelly $60.00
Daughter Mary Kilgore $20.00
Daughter --- Kilgore
Son James Kilgore - remainder of estate
Daughter Margaret
Daughter Jean

Hugh married Jean McClure. Jean (daughter of Living) was born about 1745 in Of Cumberland,PA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Source: Collection of the Cumberland County Historical Society - Will of Jane/Jean Kilgore of Tyrone Township, made 13 July 1811, probated 23 August 1811.
Had an oldest dau. Margaret
Had a second dau. Marey
Had an only son James
Had a dau. Jane
Had a granddau. Sissthey Gowdey
Executors: Authur Graham of Frankford Township and John A. Scroggs, of Tyrone Township.