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Col. William Summers
Male 1758 - 1840

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  • Prefix  Col. 
    Birth  5 Aug 1758  , Fairfax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Military Service  DAR record 
    • William served in the Revolution in the VA continental Line. He was a Corporal, 1st Continental Artillery, Col Charles Harrison's Regt, Captain John Champe Carters Co #7. Appointed Bombadier 20 Dec 1776. Was with Washington's Army at Valley Forge from Dec 1777 to June 1778. Corporal at camp near Chester, 9 July 1779. William received 200 acres of land in Nelson Co KY for services, and also inherited 300 acres of land from his father in Mason Co, KY (on the Ohio River & Millcreek), and moved his family there in May 1788. Frances died soon after reaching the fort.
    Died  20 Sep 1840  , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  Mill Creek Cemetery, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I7107  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  14 Nov 2008 
     
    Father  John Summers,   b. 14 Nov 1686, , Calvert, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother  Susannah Adams,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID  F14347150  Group Sheet
     
    Family 1  Francis Lewis,   b. Abt 1758, Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1789, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1 Jan 1777  Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George Washington Summers,   b. 7 Nov 1777, , Fairfax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. William Summers, Jr.,   b. 22 Nov 1779, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1854, , Fleming, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James Summers,   b. 7 Oct 1781, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >4. Michael Summers,   b. Abt 1784, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Lewis Summers,   b. 5 Nov 1786, , Fairfax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  24 Apr 2007 
    Family ID  F14347144  Group Sheet
     
    Family 2  Mary Haven,   b. Abt 1771, Fredrick, , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1803 and 1806, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  24 Nov 1789  , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Summers,   b. 17 Jan 1791, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lydia Summers,   b. 5 Oct 1792, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >3. Anne Summers,   b. 5 Aug 1794, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1860 and 1870
     4. Elijah Summers,   b. 19 Oct 1796, , , Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >5. Mary Summers,   b. 20 Dec 1798, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1838
     6. Thomas Haven Summers,   b. 18 Dec 1800, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Raleigh Summers,   b. Abt 1803, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  14 Nov 2008 
    Family ID  F14346778  Group Sheet
     
    Family 3  Deborah Hale,   b. Abt 1783, , , Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  16 May 1806  , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Madison Summers,   b. Abt 1813, , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  24 Apr 2007 
    Family ID  F14347145  Group Sheet
     
    Family 4  Ruth Woods Or Wood,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  12 Jan 1831  , Mason, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified  24 Apr 2007 
    Family ID  F14347146  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • His name and dates came from a post on Rootsweb.

      William served in the Revolution in the VA continental Line. He was a Corporal, 1st Continental Artillery, Col Charles Harrison's Regt, Captain John Champe Carters Co #7. Appointed Bombadier 20 Dec 1776. Was with Washington's Army at Valley Forge from Dec 1777 to June 1778. Corporal at camp near Chester, 9 July 1779. William received 200 acres of land in Nelson Co KY for services, and also inherited 300 acres of land from his father in Mason Co, KY (on the Ohio River & Millcreek), and moved his family there in May 1788. Frances died soon after reaching the fort.

      1790 Mason County Census Substitute
      (based on early tax records)
      Sumers Wm. Mason 1790

      1105 16 May 1806 William Summers Deborah Hale Bondsman: Thomas Bell

      1810 United States Federal Census
      about William Summers
      Name: William Summers
      Township: Mason
      County: Mason
      State: Kentucky
      males
      2 under 10
      2 10-15
      1 27-44
      1 over 45
      females
      1 10-15 Mary
      3 16-25 Anne, Lydia, Elizabeth
      1 over 45
      Source Citation: Year: 1810; Census Place: Mason, Mason, Kentucky; Roll: 7; Page: 280; Image: 291.00.