Robert McCormick (1738 - 1818)

Born 1738 in Hanover Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Sanderson) McCormick — married 1770 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1818 at about age 80 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Robert was born before 1738. He is the son of Thomas McCORMICK and Elizabeth Carruth. Robert died in 1818.

• Military Service: Private, Revolutionary War
  

  Private Robert McCormick served with Rockbridge County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
  

  Robert McCormick is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A075665.

Jersey Campaign 1776 & Carolina Campaign (under Nathaniel Green). Battles of Cowpens & Guilford Court House, helped push back Cornwallis (wounded at Battle of Guilford) Col. Wm Irvine's Pennsylvania Regiment Company 5

5th son of Thomas (b. Aug 6, 1702) & Elizabeth Caruth (b. May 4, 1705) McCormick; married Martha Sanderson in 1770.

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Gravestone for Robert McCormick

From Findagrave.com

Pvt Robert Sure McCormick

Birth: 1738 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Death: 12 Oct 1818 (aged 79–80) Steeles Tavern, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; Burial: Old Providence ARP Church Cemetery, Spottswood, Augusta County, Virginia, USA. Plot: Row 10, 3. Memorial #: 54045570.

Bio: Private, Revolutionary War, Jersey Campaign 1776 & Carolina Campaign (under Nathaniel Green) Battles of Cowpens & Guilford Court House, helped push back Cornwallis (wounded at Battle of Guilford), Col. Wm Irvine's Pennsylvania Regiment Company 55th. son of Thomas (b. Aug 6, 1702) & Elizabeth Caruth (b. May 4, 1705) McCormick; married Martha Sanderson in 1770. Moved to Virginia in 1779. Occupation: Weaver. Church Elder 1790's. One of the members to refuse hymns which split Old and New Providence Churches. Records from Old Presbyterian Church indicate birth date "before 10/12/1738". Aged 81 Years.

Inscription: Robert McCormick, Fifth son of Thomas and Elizabeth Caruth McCormick Born near Harriburg PA 1738 Married Martha Sanderson 1770 Removed from Fermanagh Township Juanita County, PA To Rockbridge County VA 1779 Died October 12, 1818

Robert & Martha McCormick Had Four Sons and Two Daughters-viz George Elliot James- William- Martha Elizabeth & Robert

Gravesite Details Shares stone marker with Martha Sanderson McCormick. Robert's inscription on one side and Martha's on reverse.

Family Members: Parents: Thomas McCormick (1702-1762), Elizabeth Carruth McCormick (1705-1766); Spouse: Martha Sanderson McCormick (1747-1804); Siblings: Thomas McCormick (1727-1778), James McCormick (1729-1802), Hugh McCormick (1735-1799), Elizabeth McCormick Loudon (1740-1767); Children: George Elliot McCormick (1771-1849), Elizabeth McCormick McCormick (1774-1822), William McCormick (1776-1837), James McCormick (1778-1839), Robert McCormick (1780-1846).^[1]

Citations

1. ↑ RaderFarm (47191113), “Pvt Robert Sure McCormick,” Findagrave.com. Record added 23 Jun 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54045570?search=true. Accessed 18 September 2019.

Sources

• Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German, by William Henry Egle, Jan 1886. Page 391-2. (https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=d7_akH9VO_cC&pg=GBS.PA390) "ROBERT MCCORMICK - 3 ( Thomas -2 , James - 1) b . in 1738 , in Hanover township , then Lancaster county , Penn'a . ; d . Oct. 12 , 1818 , in Augusta county , Virginia. He, with his brothers , William and Hugh McCormick , settled in Fermanagh town ship , now in Juniata county, about 1755. He sold his property in Fermanagh township , on the 22d of July , 1779 , and from thence he removed to the valley of Virginia , where he purchased four hundred and fifty-one acres of land near the town of Midway, situated on both sides of the line between the counties of Augusta and Rockbridge . He was a Revolutionary soldier , and fought in the battle of the Cowpens . By occupation he was a farmer and weaver, and his family , until a recent date , have had in their possession some beautiful linen table cloths which he wove himself . He was an elder in the Presbyterian church , and a man who was well versed in the Scriptures , and, in conversation on religious subjects, is said to have been very able and entertaining. He married, about 1770 , MARTHA SANDERSON , daughter of George Sanderson , and sister of the wife of his brother Hugh . She died in Augusta county, Virginia , prior to 1808 , and is buried by the side of her husband , in the Old Providence Presbyterian burying ground , about two miles from the homestead . They had issue : ..."

• RaderFarm (47191113), “Pvt Robert Sure McCormick,” Findagrave.com. Record added 23 Jun 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54045570?search=true. Accessed 18 September 2019.

• Ancestry Family Trees URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=32505056&pid=209 Unable to access on 18 Sept 2019.

• Ancestry Family Trees URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=3399260&pid=114 Unable to access on 18 Sept 2019.

• Biography: "Pennsylvania, Women in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783"

Ancestry Record 1014 #201 (accessed 2 June 2022)