The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
Genealogical Notes
Queries and ANSWERS
Address oil connu n lent to
Genealogical Editor. The Ilmco-
Dispatch.
The Summers. Of Nnnscmond County.
w, and ChoMmn county, v. q.

The Summers, of Nnnsc,nond County.
tn.. and Chownn County, y. q.
Samuel and Increase sumner settled
in south Carolina with their families
about 1896. At d place called Dorches-
tor They were sons az William Sum
Hcr. tho only son ana heir of Roger
sumner. Of Barchester, OxfordHhire.
England.
William Sumner and his wife. Mary
West. with their three sons. William,
ROGER and George. settled in Dorchcs-
ter. Mass, about 1888. Their motto
WAC: "Tnmedio Tutissimus Ibis"
General W II. Sumner. Of Jamaica
Plains. wrote history OF tho Summers
OF boston, Roxburg, Dorchester and
Milton. OF Massachusetts. but does not
mention the Summers OF New lamp
shire. Vermont Connecticut. New York.
chic. Illinois. Iowa. Arkansas. Mis-
conSih and Virginia or the Carolinas.
John Il. Sumner. the Archdcacoi' OF
Canterbury, and his brother. the H.shop
of Winchester. are from Warwiclshiro.
The Southern Summers may be de
seconded from either Of these families.
In Virginia history and General Mag
azinc. Vol NJ. No. 2. page 3ll. we find:
MIR. John sumner was granted sixty
seven acres In tho upper Parish OF
Nanscmond County. April II, 1870"
Also, The town of SUFFOLK. Nanse-
mond County. in 1912, was laid out on
the land belonging to Pethro sumner.
gentleman. OF Nansemond. and Mar
eafet. his wife. who was daughter of
Daniel sullivan. of Eansemond County"
General Pethro Sumner, OF Warren
! county. y. g, was born in Nanscmona
I County, Va, about 1890. and died about
$500 lie served with distinction
throughout the Revolution. rising to
the rank of hrigadicr- general. The ac-
counts, which state his father was an
Enghshman, William Sumner. who set
tied near Suffolk, Va. about 1890. are
no doubt erroneous. General Sumner
was probably Il descendant OF one of
the earlier summers named above"
me following records have been
copied from papers sent to me by Mrs
Nadry Mc3ee. OF Lincolnton y G. Her
father. benjamin sumner had a large
and successful school for girls in OK
.ord' \. {. number Of years. and the
summers was copied from letter to
her father. from Or. Charles T. Sum-
ncr. OF Bolton, Conn, dated December
-. 1851;
These arc tho records that begin
with 1890. near Suffolk:
!. William sumner emlgrated from
England about 1870 and settled near
SUFFOLK. Va. He had five sons and one
daughter, namely: 2l, John; %,
James. %. Jethro; %, Dempsey; %.
William: 2-6, Barsheba.
2-l. John Sumner. married; had issue,
and died l15i IN. c. Mag. Vol. l.. No g,
81, Samuel; S-5,page 1850. 81. Jacob;
b. William: SO. Moses; 81. Samuel:
80, Joseph; 3-6. Elizabeth (married
Elisha Battle)
%. James Sumner tof Perquimnans)
married: had issue: died 1850. On. G.
Mag. Vol. L. No 3, page 1861
81. Luke: So. James; 3-3 Seth; 81.
Robert; So David; 80. William: 81
Mary; 3-S, Penelope; 80. Josiah.
issue; 81. Thomas: 3-e, Jcthro general
In Revolutionary army; 3S. Sarah.
p, Dempsey Sumner (died l77o)
'major In Revolutionary army. mar
ried Martha Baker had issue: 81,
Dempsey, married Captain James Rid
dick: 81. William; 3-3. Martha, married
s Captain James Riddck; "A. Mary, mar
ricd DR. Thomas Pectc 3-j, Elizabeth,
married Jethro Ballard December 20,
1874; as, Benjamin. 81, Theresy. mar
ried kedar Ballard. Revolutionary army;
3-S. Letitia 80. Jethro; $40, Edwin:
81, Jacob (son of . John>. married
and had issue: Al, Elizabeth: A.
sarah: IA. Mary: "A, Margaret As.
Barsheba; i-6, Abraham; Al. Jacob.
% William Sumner. son of John.
married and had issue: Al. Mary:
-, Elisha: i-3, Priscilla
80. Moses's children are unknown.
81, Samuel sumner, married Pattie
ana hid issue (died 1860: Al. Eliza
beth: a.. Joseph: as. John. "All my
no children.
81. Luke sumner (son OF James). had
children.
80, James Sumner. died 1882; mar
ried Mourning had issue: IL. Mary.
married Timothy Walton. of BERTHE; had
issue: 4-2, Esther. married Mitchell;
"a. Christian; IL. Cinthia married.
first. Riddick; married second. James
Riddick: - Luke.
3-3, David Sumner married, had
issue. all died.
"a. Josiah sumner. son Of James.
i-S. James Luke; A. Luke: As, Eliza
beth.
81. Thomas Sumner (son OF Jcth..o).
died without lawful issue: 80, Jcthro
sumner. married, had issue: Al. Thorn
as Edward: AZ. Nc Kensey tdicd in
his minority without issue1: As, Jacky
Sullivan ,tmarried Thomas f3lount, rela-
tive OF bishop Cheshirc's); a., Sarah
1died without issuc).
81. Jethro sumner (son OF Dempsey
married. had issue: Al, Thomas. -
Mary. "A, Martha: A, Elizabeth: -
John William Tristram tcaiied "Jack'o:
40. Charles: Al, Benjamin: As, Henry.
40 Benjamin Sumner (son of
JctnrcI. married Sarah Hunt. had issue:
81. Thomas Iethro; 5.2. benjamin
Hunt; 80 Mary Elizaboth: 81. Geor-
Siana Turner; 5-5. Julian T.: So, Ed
ward e.; Sd, Laura; 5-S. Ellen IS.
/ Charles
! 50. Mary Elizabeth daughter Of
Beuiamin). married Vardry a. Me Fee.
| of Lincolnton. y. c. Had issue: ID. .
| Malinda; 81, Jane. 6-3. Sumner o..
silas; 90, Sarah, Go, Vardry E.: CT
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