Jane Cummins Buchanan

Jane married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Notes from (Phi)Lura Lincoln Cook.

John Buchanan (1809-1873), father of Philura, owned over 600 acres of land in central Ohio and at one time kept over 1000 sheep. The Buchanans are second or third cousins to President James Buchanan.

Notes from Judge James Lincoln (brother of phiLura):
John Buchanan's will was probated at Ashland, OH, 1873-1876. UPDATE: 11/15/1999 - John Buchanan's will is missing from the file in Ashland, Ohio. Some papers in the file by the Administrator of his will show dispersements to Rachel and to his daughters, including Philura Buchanan Lincoln..

PROBATE FILE from John Buchanan, Vol.5, page 132, Ashland Couny, Ashland, Ohio. James H. Lincoln, Nov. 1999: Received of William Buchanan Administrator of John Buchanan deceased Three Hundred Forty Eight dollars and fifty one cents on account of my distributial share of said estate. August 11, 1876. Signed: Philura Buchanan

NOTES from Emeline Buchanan Krause, great-grandaughter of oldest sister of Philura Buchanan Lincoln, Emeline, to Judge James H. Lincoln, Sept. 5, 1975:

"Dear Judge Lincoln,

I've found that John Buchanan was buried in St. John's Evangelical Church cemetery at Albion, Ohio (northern Ashland County), his old home community. Thought you might like to know the location for your records. These pictures are for you to keep for your records. (Note photo copies of two pictures are included in her note.)

I tried to get some pictures of the old family home of the Buchanans directly west of the churchyard, only separated by a county road. This farm is owned by Richard Rogers, a direct descendant of John Buchanan. The house was much modernized very recently. It was a nice example of the simle Western Reserve type of farmhouse built around here in that period.

John Buchanan's grave is in the very center of the cemetery and on the highest ground. Bet he would have appreciated that.

...your Ohio cousin, Mrs. Emeline Krause, 922 Cleveland Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805."

NOTES from a letter from Judge James Lincoln to his sister, (Phi)Lura Lincoln Cook, Dec. 5, 1973, page 2:

... More records are available about the Buchanans than any other branch of the tribe. Between 1863 and 1878 they indulged in lawsuits with each other. Rachel Jackson and John Buchanan were divorced in 1863 and there followed litigation. It was carried on by their children. Even grandmother (Philura Buchanan Lincoln) was involved in some of it against her older sisters. I think what happened when the divorce occurred, that the older children stayed in (Saline) Ohio with John and the younger children, including grandmother, came to Lansing, MI, (Lansing Township just outside Lansing, MI). Grandmother would have been about 12 years of age - which was the same age as father (Burr Buchanan Lincoln) when trouble started between grandmother (Philura Buchanan) and grandfather (Lansing Edgar Lincoln).

Rachel comes on as a very strong minded person. She disinherited xx, her daughter and grandchildren because she said John Buchanan had given them more than their share. John died in 1873 in (Ashland) Ohio and Rachel in November 1875 in or near Lansing. Rachel got nearly $4,000 our of John's estate for back alimony and dower in the 8 months before her death in 1875. In those days, $4,000 would have bought at least 400 acres with buildings and livestock in Michigan.

John's estate was still in Probate at the time of Rachel's death and even after Rachel's estate was closed. Out of 10 children, only 5 survived to share in his estate.

Rachel left very specific instructions in her will even as to how much to pay for her headstone. She purchased the lot in Mt. Hope a few months before she died. In her will, made about 8 months before she died, she indicated that she was ill. She seems to have been a very strong character.

John married Rachel Jackson on 25 Feb 1836 in OH? WVa? PA?, and was divorced in 1863 in Litigation. Rachel (daughter of John Jackson and Rachel Orr) was born on 16 May 1816 in Ohio; died on 25 Nov 1875 in Lansing,,MI; was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery,Lansing,MI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

December 1994: Philura "Lura" Cook gave her son, Alan Lincoln Cook, a volume of a Bible that belonged to Rachel Jackson. Lura said that her mother inherited a 6 volume set of the Bibles. They were passed on as follows: two to Lura's eldest brother, George Arthur Lincoln, and one each to Lura and her siblings-- Lawrence, Joyce, and Jim.
There is a handwritten inscription in the frontpiece of Vol. 5 as follows:
Rachel Jackson her books
presented by her father
John Jackson 1831
The Bible title page shows that the Bible was published in Boston by Samuel T. Armstrong, and Crocker and Brewster. New-York, J. Leavitt. 1830.
There are no other writings in the book.

Notes from "Lura" Cook's brother, Judge James Lincoln:
Rachel Jackson's will was probated at Mason County, MI, 1875-76.

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The following was taken from a letter written by James H. Lincoln in December 1973 to his sister, Lura (Philura) Lincoln Cook:
"More records are available about the Buchanans thans any branch of the tribe. Between 1863 and 1878 they indulged in lawsuits with each other. Rachel Jackson and John Buchanan were divorced in 1863 and there followed litigation. It was carried on by their children. Even Grandmother (Philura Buchanan) was involved in some of it against her older sisters. I think what happened when the divorce occurred, that the older children stayed in Ohio with John and the younger children, including grandmother, came to Lansing, Michigan (Lansing Township, just outside Lansing). Grandmother would have been about 12 years of age - which was just about the same age as father when trouble started between Grandmother and Grandfather (Lansing Lincoln and Philura Buchanan)."

"Rachel comes on as a very strong minded person. She disinherited her daughter and grandchildren because she said John Buchanan had given them more than their share. John died in 1973 in Ohio and Rachel in November 1875 in or near Lansing. Rachel got nearly $4,000 out of John's estate for back alimony and dower in the 8 months before her death in 1875. In those days, $4,000 would have bought at least 400 acres with buildings and livestock in Michigan."

"John's estate was still in probate at the time of Rachel's death and even after Rachel's estate was closed. Out of 10 children, only 5 survived to share in his estate."

"Grandmother and her younger sister, Agnes, were apparently somewhat favored by Rachel. They were the only unmarried children when Rachel died and were undoubtedly living with her."

"Rachel left very specific instructions in her will even as to how much to pay for her headstone. She purchased the lot in Mt. Hope Cemetery a few months before she died. In her will, made about 8 months before she died, she indicated that she was ill. She seems to have been a very strong character."

Rachel (Jackson) Buchanan's death is recorded in the State of Michigan, County of Ingham, as Record Number 598, on Nov. 28, 1875, widow, place of death is Lansing, cause of death is consumption, birthplace is Ohio, occupation is farmer, parents names are unknown.

"Although John did not always keep current with all his alimony payments, it is apparent that he paid most of them. After John died in 1873, Rachel collected about $4,000 but much of this was for her dower rights in John's land which appeared to be at least 600 acres. In ten years from the time of the divorce to his death, there would have been a total of $7,480 alimony due. Dower payments have nothing to do with alimony.

(After John and Rachel's deaths)... Apparently the surviving sisters in Michigan were not happy with Emmeline and Johnston Welch occupying the land and this caused litigation between the sisters for partition of the land. However, when all debts and settlements were made, Grandmother (Philura) got only $348.51 out of her father's estate.

It should be noted that Rachel had cut Emmeline out of her will in view of what she had received from her father and also the children of Jan Tobias were eliminated from Rachel's will.

... there were no hard feelings in the family...years later... because Grandmother (Philura) visited her nieces and nephews (children of Emmeline) in Ohio in the 1920's and also kept contact with the children of Jane Tobias. They called Grandmother "Aunt Lou."

Rachel must have used the $4,000 she got from John's estate during the 8 months prior to her death to pay debts, for even with her home which she sold, her total net assets were $3,202.77 of which Grandmother got $622.72.

Out of her father's and mother's estates, Grandmother received a total of $622.72 plus $348.51 or $971.23. This would have been a fairly sizeable sum for I doubt very much that wages were over $1.00 a day in 1876-77.

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:

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

John Jackson was born in Ireland and came to the United States when he was 9 years old. He was a weaver until he married Rachel Orr. They moved to her birthplace in PA and later to Jefferson County, OH, about 6 miles from Wellsburg, VA. Their first home was a log cabin without glass in the windows. Her father gave Rachel a black mare. When the Indians came near, the horse would put his head through the window opening and neigh. Once this happened when Rachel was alone because John had ridden on horseback to the mill, a 2- or 3-day trip. The Indian only wanted something to eat. John was a second cousin of President Andrew Jackson.

RESEARCH NOTES - 3/3/2001 - Mormon Church Family History Library, Santa Monica, CA:
Jefferson County, Ohio - Records show Jacksons and Orrs still in the area for the American Revolution and for the War of 1812. This list is taken from Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications, Volume VIII, pages 257 260: Officers of Jefferson County Regiment War of 1812 - David Jackson, Peter Jackson, Thomas Orr.
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Jefferson County, Ohio Court House Records, Will Book No. 1 Index 1798 - 1821:
Jackson, James, 1801; City of Havanna. Merchant of Charleston, VA. from Ireland, son of William and Agnes (Petter) Jackson; mentions brother JOHN, NEPHEW JOHN. (James sick). BONNY, GET A COPY OF THIS TO SEE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT JOHN JACKSON.
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1810 Tax List: Joseph Orr - Knox Township, Thomas Orr - Wayne Township, John Jackson - Warren Township, Robert Jackson - Warren Township.

NOTES from SAR Patriot Index Database - Feb. 2001: This entry could be an ancestor of our John Jackson - still needs proof -
John Jackson, b. 1719 Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland; m. 4 July 1755, probably in WVa, (spouse??), d. 25 Sept, 1804, Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WVa; buried Sept 1801, Jackson Cemetery, on E. Pine Street, Clarksburg, WVa.

Source: Letter from "Aunt Lou" (this is Philura Buchanan Lincoln) to "Dell" (this was Rachel Adella Tobias), 10 Feb. 1915, with family history details.

"Grandfather Buchanan was born in Washington County, PA, married Jane Cummins of West Virginia. The state line went lengthwise of their porch. They lived a few miles apart, part of her "sitting out" was several negro slaves. They went to keeping house in Pennsylvania which was not a slave state so she could not keep them.

Grandfather Jackson was born in Ireland, came to this country at 9 years of age and could weave. He followed weaving until he married Rachel Orr. They moved from Philadelphia where she was born and brought up, to Jefferson County, Ohio, about 6 miles from Wellsburg, Virginia. Their first home was a log cabin without glass for windows. Her father gave her a black mare. When the Indians come aroung the mare would put its head in the window opening and snort. One time Grandfather went on horseback to mill and was gone two or three days. An Indian came by and the mare snorted. The Indian only wanted something to eat. I guess it was a hard place to be alone."

John married Rachel Orr. Rachel was born about 1790 in Philadelphia,,PA; died in in OH ??. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Notes from Lura Lincoln Cook's Lincoln family notes: Rachel Orr was born in Philadelphia Co, PA. She may have been the daughter of James, John or Robert Orr.

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]

James married Agnes Petter. Agnes was born about 1725 in Ireland. [Group Sheet]