Province McCormick (1757 - 1826)

Born 19 May 1757 in Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Maza (Davenport) McCormick — married 2 Jan 1802 in Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1826 at age 68 in Soldier's Retreat, Clarke, Virginia, USA

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Biography

From source S3688 rootsweb: "Province McCormick served in the War of 1812 with the rank of colonel. Married _____ Davenport, 5 sons and 2 daughters, they moved west."

"History of Lang Sine Farm:" Lang Sine Farm was originally part of a 456 acre Fairfax land grant, surveyed by George Washington in 1752, and awarded to Dr. John McCormick and his wife Ann on July 8, 1760. Francis McCormick, their son, purachased the land from his parents for 100 pounds on May 30, 1763. Later, Francis purchased additional surrounding property and called his farm "Weehaw." When Francis died in July 1794, Weehaw farm was approximately 1,200 acres. In 1793, almost a year before his death, Francis subdivided his farm and sold the divisions to his sons. His daughters did not own property. Province McCormick (1771 - 1826) purchased the property on 500 acres where the stone house is located today. We know the house was occupied by Province and his wife, Maza Davenport McCormick (1782 - 1829), when they married on January 2, 1802. Province and Maza, along with their seven children, named their farm "Lang Sine." Upon Province's death in March 1826, his wife Maza inherited the farmhouse, 211 acres of land, and 1/3 of Province's posessions [see Will of Province McCormick]. When Maza died intestate in 1829, her posessions were divided by order of the court in Winchester, VA. Bushrod McCormick (1805 - 1877), her firsborn son, (a daughter Lourenna (1804 - 1862) was the firstborn child), received the "mansion house" with its gardens on four acres of land. The hand-dug well and a pond by the road was to be shared with brothers Thomas William (1820 - ?), and Province Jr. (1822 - ?). Bushrod had access to the house via a fifteen foot wide road by the well and pond, which is the driveway today. The original house is a three-story, Federal Style, with two stories of living quarters and a third story attic. It was a three-bay structure with two-foot thick limestone walls. The basement had a dirt floor and seven -foot ceiling. Large logs with bark intact laid acoss he basement from the floor joists for the first floor. There are eight fireplaces in the living quarters and one fireplace in the basement. Bushrod and his siblings sold their property to William Hurst on June 14 1831, and they all moved to Missouri in about 1839. Mr. Hurst stayed at Lang Sine until October 16, 1837when he sold it to Newton Bowley. On October 30, 1839, Newton Bowley sold Lang Sine farm to Albert McCormick, Province McCormick's great nephew. A spring on the property has provided water to local citizens for over 200 years. The farm is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. [for more information, go to www.langsinefarm.com]

microfilm library Wills and Deeds of Hampshire Co. Virginia 1790 to 1804. Page 100 (bottom) to page 102 Dated 4 Nov 1793 Francis McCormick to Provin McCormick -- 95 and one half acres plus houses,barns, buildings, orchards, waters, ways, watercourses, profits, commodoties, and appurtenances in the counties of Frederick and Berkeley. for 500 pounds

Sources

• *"History of Lang Sine Farm" internet site