Sarah (Moser) Summit (1795 - 1856)

Born 24 May 1795 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Francis Summitt — married 3 Dec 1813 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1856 at age 61 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Burial

Date: 1856

Place: Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery (old), 8 Miles North of Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee

Research Notes

Note N681850 Monroe County, Tennessee Census DIstrict 9; Household 954 Oct 08-12, 1850

Sarah Summitt 54 F NC Peter Summitt 17 M TN Farmer

Information below taken from: http://www.tngenweb.org/monroe/daniel~1.htm

Another interesting aside is the fact that, insofar as the writer knows, only descendants of this Tennessee Daniel Summit have made the effort to join the Daughters of the American Revolution (at least three) or the Sons of the American Revolution (at least two) based on the fact that Daniel's father, Francis Summit Sr., was paid for reasons unknown some 9 pounds, 18 shillings, and 6 pence out of the North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts (part being interest) approved July 4, 1782--thereby establishing him as a "patriot". They track back to Daniel through his sons Eusebius [11], Francis[12], and Jonathan.[13] It is somewhat a mystery why no one followed the Revolutionary War connection through the mother of all of Daniel's children, Sarah Moser, daughter of Francis Moser Sr.--a known Revolutionary War soldier (see note 3) with three brothers, Samuel, Michael, and Jacob, who also served.[14]

Footnotes

1 "Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812 Detached From the Militia of North Carolina, in 1812 and 1814" (Raleigh, Time Office: 1851, reproduced 1976, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, pp. 129-131). Mark Smith has noted: "I don't know much about Captain Daniel Hoke, except he lived in today's Lincoln County, was son [or grandson] of a German Reformed pastor in PA, and was a brother to Lyle's Creek's Frederick Hoke. Daniel Hoke also served in the State Legislature a few terms. He moved out of Lincoln in about 1835, some say to Alabama." Letter to Paul C. Summitt dated December 4, 1995.

2 Mark Smith's history of St. John's Lutheran Church published posthumously in 1998 on the 200th anniversary of the church, "Lifting High the Cross for 200 Years: St. John's Lutheran Church" (1998)(edited by Robert C. Carpenter). [Hereinafter cited as History of St. John's Lutheran Church] This War of 1812 reference is discussed at pp. 66-67.

3 Sarah's father, Francis Moser Sr. was born in Fredrick County, Maryland in 1763. He was the son of Leonard Moser, who entered the colonies at the port of Philadelphia on the ship "Adventure" on 23 September 1732, and Sarah Binkley. Francis was living in Surrey County, North Carolina (where Leonard and Sarah had moved) when called into service in the Revolutionary War. During the Revolutionary War he enlisted for 9 months in 1779 and served that time in the company of Captain Micajah Lewis, Fourth North Carolina regiment, under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln, a distinguished general of the Revolution whom George Washington appointed to receive the sword of Cornwallis when he surrendered at Yorktown. Lincoln County was formed in 1779 and named after General Lincoln. Francis' company was marched to Moores Creek and later was in the Battle of Stono. In the winter of 1779 Francis Moser served four months in the draft for Jacob Spoonhower under Captain Bostie, Major Wilston, Captain Martin Armstrong, and General Rutherford. Francis and his two brothers, Michael and Samuel, were at the Battle of Gates Defeat near Camden, S.C. in 1780. In 1781 he returned to Maryland and volunteered in Captain Mardock's company of Maryland militia, marched across the Potomac and joined the army of General Washington and witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown, and returned to his home in Maryland. In about 1786 he returned to North Carolina where he is believed to have lived in Lincoln County for some 30 years and moved to East Tennessee about 1816. A soldier pension certificate was issued to Francis Moser effective August 2, 1833 and paid to him until the date of his death Oct. 22, 1836. See Revolutionary War Pension file, Francis Moser, W 25719 and "The Ancestors of Claude Rankin Moser--Pioneers of Catawba County, North Carolina" by James and Mary (Moser) Beddingfield (1995).

4 The original St. James Lutheran Church Book was begun in 1814 and written by hand in old classic German script. References in the book suggest that this church or the Lutheran parish in the area may also have been known as St. Jacobus. A type written English transcription is located in the Greene County Library in Greenville. The original apparently varied in quality and clarity, so some latitude must be given in the spelling of names.

5 See "The Ancestors of Claude Rankin Moser, above note 3, pp. 22-23.

6 Mark Smith cites this information from "Memorial From St. John's Church to N. C. Synod", June 2, 1819, obtained from Abdel Ross Wentz Library, Gettysburg Seminary and a transcribed copy in the C. L.Coon Papers, Perkins Library, Duke University (History of St. John's Lutheran, note 2 above, p. 105). Daniel's brothers, John and Christian, also signed position documents supporting Rev. Henkel relating to the same controversy as John and Christian Sammet, respectively . (History of St. John's Lutheran Church, note 2 above, pp. 111, 120).

7 "In the Shadow of the Smokies, Sevier County, Tennessee Cemeteries", compiled by the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.

8 The summary relating to the early St. Paul Lutheran Church relies heavily (often taken verbatim) on "ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Lakeside, Monroe Co., Tn., A Small History", by Harless Krauth Brakebill (1986). Mr. Brakebill's history covers much more than these obscure early years of St. Paul and reveals the substantial connection of the local Summit(t) families in this Lutheran Church well into the 20th century. Similar information concerning Summit(t)s in St. Paul Lutheran Church for the period 1851 to 1909 is contained in a condensed form of the minutes of St. Paul made by Walter C. Davis in 1962.

9 An interesting tale of the migration of some of the early German families from North Carolina to Eastern Tennessee and the Lutheran service of the Shaffer's is set forth in Henry Grady Davis, "Our Davis - Shaffer Kin" (1975).

10 This listing was taken from a family bible then in the possession of Chester A. Summitt, a grandson of Jonathan. The Bible is now in the possession of his son, Moody Summitt, in Cardwell, Missouri.

11 NSSAR 111024, by James Bruce Summitt, San Antonio, Texas (1976); NSDAR 730925 by Helen Laverne Summitt Galyon, Sweetwater, Tennessee (June 8, 1990).

12 NSDAR 573387 by LaRue Summit Williford, Houston, Texas (1972); NSDAR 617558 by Lea Ann Summitt, Corsicana, Texas (April 16, 1977). It is fair to observe that we all owe a great debt to LaRue Summit Williford. She was the pioneer researcher who, among other things, ultimately made the connection between Daniel Summit and his father, Francis, in North Carolina and discovered Francis' Revolutionary War connection, as well as having been an inspiration and prod to all of us laboring on the Summit(t) family history.

13 Application by James Nathan Summitt, Blytheville, Arkansas (February 4, 1995).

14 Moser researchers have indicated that Francis Sr., Samuel, and Michael were at the Battle of Gate's Defeat near Camden, South Carolina in 1780; that Samuel was presumed killed in the battle since he was never heard from again; that Michael was wounded at the battle of Brandywine Creek on September 11, 1777 when a musket ball went through his leg and killed his horse, spent the winter in Valley Force recuperating, and died in North Carolina on June 30, 1818; and that Jacob served almost three years and died in Tennessee on July 2, 1813. "The Ancestors of Claude Rankin Moser", above note 3, pp. 22-23; and material supplied by Harless Brakebill, Monroe County, Tennessee. Leonard Moser, the father of all four of these revolutionary soldiers, would also have been considered a "patriot" for having been reimbursed for expenses for furnishing clothing to the revolutionary troops in 1779. "Colonial and State Records of North Carolina", Vol. 2, p. 1013.

http://www.tngenweb.org/monroe/cems/s4.htmTombstone: Summit, Daniel Apr 5, 1795 Sep 30, 1838 [Spouse Sarah Summitt] St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (Old) 8 Mi N Madisonville W-250

Summitt, Sarah May 24, 1796 Jun 30, 1856 Wife of Daniel Summit St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (Old) 8 Mi N Madisonville W-250

from Roger D. FryarMonday Jan 18, 1999

Descendants of Daniel Summitt

Generation No. 1

1. DANIEL[3] SUMMITT (JOHANNES FRANCIS[2], JACOB[1]) was born April 05, 1795 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina1, and died September 30, 1838 in Monroe Co., Tennessee. He married SARAH MOSER[2] December 03, 1813 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina2, daughter of FRANCIS MOSER and ELIZABETH MILLER.

Notes for DANIEL SUMMITT:

• Daniel and brother Francis served in the War of 1812 as privates in Capt. Hoke's Company.
• Daniel was the first Summitt to live in Tennessee. Later Courthouse records at Dandridge, Tennessee, show that Daniel petitioned the June 1830 session of court to have a jury appointed to lay off a road through his farm, leading from Sevierville to Newport. This road is still used as the "Old Road".
• He later lived in Monroe County where he was one of the early pastors at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Near Vonore.
• He and his wife Sarah are buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Children of DANIEL SUMMITT and SARAH MOSER are: 2. i. JACOB ESABIAS[4] SUMMITT, b. January 10, 1815, Lincoln Co., North Carolina; d. March 25, 1893, Monroe Co., Tennessee. ii. SARAH SUMMITT[2], b. January 29, 1816, Tennessee2; d. WFT Est. 1817-1910.3. iii. JONATHAN SUMMITT, b. January 26, 1817, North Carolina; d. June 17, 1896, Monroe Co., Tennessee. iv. LYDIA SUMMITT2, b. February 18, 1818, Tennessee2; d. WFT Est. 1847-1912, Tennessee2; m. PARMUNIE T. BUTLER2, July 28, 1840, Monroe Co., Tennessee2. v. LUCINDA SUMMITT[2], b. December 14, 1819, Tennessee2; d. WFT Est. 1820-1913, Tennessee2; m. ABRAHAM SIPES, June 29, 1839, Monroe Co., Tennessee3. vi. MARGARET SUMMITT4, b. September 17, 1821, Tennessee4; d. WFT Est. 1844-1915, Tennessee4; m. DANIEL MOSER4, April 12, 1838, Monroe Co., Tennessee4. vii. ELIZABETH SUMMITT4, b. Abt. 1823, Tennessee4; d. WFT Est. 1859-1924, Tennessee4; m. PETER MOSER II4, January 11, 1848, Monroe Co., Tennessee5.4. viii. JOSEPH SUMMITT, b. May 19, 1824, Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. June 06, 1898, Monroe Co., Tennessee.5. ix. FRANCIS SUMMITT, b. February 16, 1826, Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. 1892, Sims, Arkansas. x. SUSANNA SUMMITT6, b. November 10, 1827, Monroe Co., Tennessee6; d. WFT Est. 1828-1921, Monroe Co., Tennessee6; m. MARTIN WOLF, November 30, 1847, Monroe Co., Tennessee7. xi. DANIEL SUMMITT8, b. Abt. 1830, Tennessee8; d. WFT Est. 1820-19198.6. xii. PETER SUMMITT, b. February 11, 1833, Tennessee. xiii. JOHN SUMMITT8, b. Abt. 1834, Tennessee8; d. WFT Est. 1820-19198.

generation No. 2 Generation No. 313. v. LAURA SUSANNE GIBSON, b. April 11, 1871, Madisonville, Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. August 16, 1960, Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico.14. vi. MARTHA RACHEL GIBSON, b. April 29, 1873, Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. October 29, 1911, Arkansas.15. vii. JOSEPH MARSHALL GIBSON, b. Abt. 1876, Washington Co., Arkansas; d. August 27, 1954.16. viii. SARAH ELIZABETH GIBSON, b. May 03, 1877, Washington Co., Arkansas; d. February 15, 1933, Dewey Co., Oklahoma.17. ix. CORDIA CAROLINE GIBSON, b. February 1880, Washington Co., Arkansas; d. December 16, 1963.

8. MARTIN LUTHER5 SUMMITT (JACOB ESABIAS4, DANIEL3, JOHANNES FRANCIS2, JACOB1)52 was born December 04, 1853 in Monroe Co., Tennessee53,53, and died in Monroe Co., Tennessee. He married (1) CALEDONIAHICKS August 13, 1871 in Monroe Co., Tennessee54. He married (2) NANCY REBECCA CALEDONIA DYER54 December 05, 1884 in Monroe Co., Tennessee54, daughter of JAMES A. DYER.

Notes for MARTIN LUTHER SUMMITT:1. Ref.: Helen Laverne Summitt Galyon, "Summitt Pioneer Family", (Summitt Family Quarterly, Vol. 3, Iss. 4, January 1998).

* Martin Luther, his two wives and young children are buried at the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Monroe County.

Children of MARTIN SUMMITT and CALEDONIA HICKS are: i. JAMES WALTER6 SUMMITT54, b. Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. Monroe Co., Tennessee54. ii. VIRGINIA ANN SUMMITT54, b. May 05, 1873, Monroe Co., Tennessee54; m. JASPER SAMPLES54.

Marriage Notes for VIRGINIA SUMMITT and JASPER SAMPLES:1. Ref.: Helen Laverne Summitt Galyon, "Summitt Pioneer Family," Summitt Family Quarterly, Vol. 3, Iss. 4, January 1998.

* Virginia and Jasper had seven children.

iii. J. OSCAR SUMMITT54, b. Monroe Co., Tennessee.

Notes for J. OSCAR SUMMITT:1. Ref.: Helen Laverne Summitt Galyon, "Summitt Pioneer Family," Summitt Family Quarterly, Vol. 3, Iss. 4, January 1998.

* J. Oscar lived in Lenoir City and had six children

iv. WILLIAM LAFAYETTE SUMMITT54, b. Monroe Co., Tennessee. v. MARY TENNESSEE SUMMITT54, b. Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. Monroe Co., Tennessee54. vi. DARIUS EUSABIUS SUMMITT54, b. July 29, 1882, Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. Monroe Co., Tennessee; m. MARTHA BRAKEBILL54.

Notes for DARIUS EUSABIUS SUMMITT:1. Ref.: Helen Laverne Summitt Galyon, "Summitt Pioneer Family," Summitt Family Quarterly, Vol. 3, Iss. 4, January 1998. Children of MARTIN SUMMITT and NANCY DYER are: vii. ROBERT D.6 SUMMITT54, b. Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. Monroe Co., Tennessee54. viii. ELLA FRANCIS SUMMITT54, b. Monroe Co., Tennessee; d. Monroe Co., Tennessee54. ix. MURRAY DYER SUMMITT, b. November 16, 1887, Monroe Co., Tennessee54; d. August 18, 1985, Monroe Co., Tennessee; m. VINA MAE BRAKEBILL, March 03, 1915, Monroe Co., Tennessee54.

Notes for MURRAY DYER SUMMITT:1. Ref.: Helen Laverne Summitt Galyon, "Summitt Pioneer Family," Summitt Family Quarterly, Vol. 3, Iss. 4, January 1998.

* Murray was a farmer all his life.* Murray and Vina are buried in Sunset Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee.

Notes for VINA MAE BRAKEBILL:1. Ref.: Helen Laverne Summitt Galyon, "Summitt Pioneer Family," Summitt Family Quarterly, Vol. 3, Iss. 4, January 1998.

* Vina Mae was a teacher at Taqua, Vonore, and Union Hill until she married.

Generation No. 4

11. AMANDA ELIZABETH6 GIBSON (HANNAH ADALINE5 SUMMITT, JACOB ESABIAS4, DANIEL3, JOHANNES FRANCIS2, JACOB1) was born November 27, 1863 in Monroe Co., Tennessee58, and died December 01, 1948 in Fayyetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas59. She married ANDREW JACKSON HEMBREE December 19, 1879 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas60.

Notes for ANDREW JACKSON HEMBREE:1. Ref.: 10th U.S. General Census - 1880, Arkansas, Washington County, Morris Hill Township, E.D. 203, Sheet 10.

* Listed in this census are Andrew J. Hembree (28), a farm laborer, his wife Amanda E. (16), and their son, William A. (5/12 - Jan).

* Andrew and family are living on a farm, bordered on one side by the farm of his wife's grandfather, Robert L. Gibson and on the other side by the farm of father-in-law William M. Gibson.

• Andrew listed Tennessee as his and both his parent's birthplace.

2. Ref.: 12th U.S. General Census - 1900, Oklahoma, Pottawatome County, Burnett Township, E.D. 194, Sheet 23.

* Listed in this census are Andrew. J. Hembree (48 - Mar, 1852), a farmer, his wife Amanda E. (36 - Nov, 1863), their children: William A. (20 - Jan, 1880), Nelly A. (19 - Feb, 1881), Preston B. (17 - Nov, 1882), Robert L. (14 - Jan, 1886), Mattie C. (10 - Sept, 1889), Wiley N. (9 - Feb, 1891), Early S. (7 - Nov, 1892), Earnest C. (4 - Jun, 1895), Pansy L. (6/12 - Nov, 1899), and Amanda's step-grandmother, Elizabeth (Long) Gibson (75 - Oct, 1824), a widow.

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Record ID Number: MH:N68

PRIN MH:I19

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confident by a GEDmatch test match between Eric Weddington (GEDmatch test AX8517885) and Grace Warren (GEDmatch test A436544), 6C. MRCA = Francis M Moser & Elizabeth (Miller) Moser. Sharing 32.2 cM across 1 segment.

Sources

• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8YV-ZZ9 : 29 December 2014), Daniel Sommit and Sally Moser, 03 Dec 1813; citing Lincoln,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,320.

• Daniel Summit, by Paul C. Summitt, February 1999, TNGenWeb Project.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LHJB-L82