The following is from White House Farm Organization website:
In May 1740, Mr. Hite sold 395 acres to Dr. John McCormick, a Scots-Irishman. for 8 pounds, 5 shillings.
By 1742, Dr. McCormick had built a three-story, two-room farmhouse. Dr. McCormick was a prosperous and prominent country doctor, as evidenced by the inventory of his estate completed upon his death in 1768. His will and the administrations are found in the Frederick County archives in Winchester, VA, since Frederick County was formed in 1743.
He and his wife Ann had 6 sons (James, Francis, John Jr., William, George, and Andrew) and two daughters (Mary, wife of Magnus Tate, and Jean, wife of James Byrn).
James McCormick served as the chain carrier and John Jr. as the pilot on several of
George Washington's surveys [3], White House Farm was noted for the horses bred there during Dr. McCormick's lifetime.[4]
To view image of home and associated history click HERE.
National Register of Historical Places:
White House Farm (added 1979 - - #79002583)
Also known as White House Tavern; McCormick,Dr. John,House
E of Summit Point of SR 13 , Summit Point
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Social History
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling [5]
Grandson, Province McCormick
Note: Dr. McCormick's grandson, Province, whose father was Francis McCormick, established a nearby farm known as Lang Sine in the 1790's, which is presently being restored by the owners and is described on their web site: http://langsinefarm.com[6]
Per Celia Becker:
Supported by Augusta County, VA records is the following:
John Isaac McCormick b. 1698, Ballintoy, County Antrim, Ireland--d. October,
1768 at his home at "White House Farm", Jefferson County, Virginia (now West
Virginia). He married Ann ____ in about 1720, probably in PA--not VA. Some
other persons claim this was Ann McFerrin/McFerren. He built the "Stone
House" in the Shenandoah Valley in 1740, and the first entry for land for
him is in the Orange County deed books for May 21, 1740 for 395 Acres from
Jost Hite. This house was still standing near Summit Point, Jefferson
County, WVA in 1964. He was a member of the Episcopal Church (Then the
Church of England/Scotland--not the Presbyterian Church.) He was listed in
Augusta County records as "Dr." John McCormick" and sources claim he was a
graduate of the University of Edinburgh, as a physician. His will was
written May 8, 1768 and recorded November 2, 1768 and estate processed
February 8, 1769. The will was recorded and estate processed in Frederick
County, VA.
As per his will, his wife was "Ann" and his (surviving) children were:
sons--James, John, Francis, William, George and Andrew McCormick;
daughters--Mary (McCormick) Tate, wife to Magnus Tate. John I. McCormick's
wife, Ann and son James were named executors of his estate.
In Augusta County was a lawsuit OS 156 NS 55, filed ca. 1805 by Daniel
Collett and his wife Mary, late Mary Haynes, daughter of Mrs. Mercy
McCormick (by a previous marriage) against James McCormick (son of John
Isaac McCormick) and his children, regarding what Mary believed was due her
from her father's estate as part went with her mother into her second
marriage to James McCormick--as his second wife.[7]
White House Farm
Dr. John McCormick’s house called the “White House Farm” was built in 1740 and is still standing. It is now privately owned.
History
In May 1740, Dr. John McCormick, a Scots-Irish immigrant, purchased 395 acres (1.60 km2) from Jost Hite, a German land developer who had obtained 30,000 acres (120 km²) from John and Isaac Van Metre. By 1742, Dr. McCormick had built a three-story stone farmhouse. He was a prosperous and prominent country doctor, as evidenced by the inventory of his estate completed upon his death in 1768. He and his wife Ann had six sons (James, Francis, John Jr., William, George, and Andrew) and two daughters (Mary, wife of Magnus Tate, and Jean, wife of James Byrn). George Washington completed a survey of McCormick’s land in 1752 and James McCormick served as the chain carrier and John Jr. as the pilot on several of George Washington's early surveys. White House Farm was noted for the horses bred there during Dr. McCormick's lifetime.
Upon Dr. McCormick's death in 1768, the farm was bequeathed to his youngest son, Andrew. During the Revolutionary War, Andrew and his wife Nancy provided food, lodging, and horses to Washington's troops. After the war, Andrew apparently operated an inn on the farm, for he paid for an "ordinary” license on February 18, 1794. For such an endeavor, the site benefited from its location on the most direct route between Frederick, Maryland and Winchester, Virginia.[8]
↑ The George Washington Papers, Library of Congress
↑ Unknown author: http://whitehousefarmwv.org/, This site last updated
April 2014 Accessed: 25 May 2015, Source cited: Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, published by the Virginia Historical Society Acknowledgement: Ann Shoemaker, Andrew McCormick's great-great-great-great-grand-daughter contributed information to this history.
↑ "Celia Becker" <celia.lfsbecker@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: McCormick Info on Cyrus Hall: Info on family from AugustaCounty, VA records and Irish records regarding Cyrus and ancestry.
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MCCORMICK/2008-08/1220052169 Accessed 13 March 2015
Periodical: Some Virginia Families Being Genealogies of the kinney, Stribling, Trout, McIlhany, Milton, Rogers, Tate, Snickers, Taylor, McCormick and Other Families of Virginia
Page: 221-227
Date: 1962
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Additional children should be added, Sons Francis, John Jr., William, George, and daughters Mary and Jean. Source: whitehousewv,org website, home site of Dr. John Issac McCormick.