Daniel Shumate Sr (abt. 1730 - abt. 1806)

Born about 1730 in Stafford, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Shumate — married about 1748 in Prince William, Virginia Colony

Husband of Sarah Ann (Bowley) Shumate — married about 1777 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 21 Feb 1806 at about age 76 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Daniel Shumate Sr was a Virginia colonist.

Daniel was the son of John Chaumette and Judith Bailey, born about 1730 in Stafford County, Virginia Colony (became Prince William in 1731 and Fauquier in 1759).

Daniel's grandfather Jean Baptiste Chaumette, a Hugenot, fled France for England after the Edict of Nantes was revoked by Louis XIV in October 1685. The Edict had been issued on 13 April 1598 by Henry IV and granted Calvinist Protestants of France (known as Hugenots) substantial rights in a largely Catholic nation. When it was overthrown, thousands of Hugenots left France because of increased hostility and persecution. Jean went first to England, then to Martinique and finally, with three of his sons, to Virginia where he settled in Stafford Co. about 1720. One of the sons (who Anglicized his name), John de la Shumate, was born about 1708 in England, possibly in London. He married Judith “Judah” Bailey about 1728 in Stafford Co. Daniel Shumate was their second child, born about 1730, not earlier.^[1]

The Broad Run Baptist Church was constituted 3 December 1762 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Among the founding members were Peter and Sarah Cornwell. Mary Shumake [Shumate] was added to the church by baptism on 12 August 1764. On 18 August 1769 a list of current members was published in the Church Minutes. Included are: "... Peter Cornwell (deceased), Sarah Cornwell ... Mary Shumake [Shumate] deceased ...."^[2]

A later entry in the Church Minutes (about June 1785) states:

The Church of Jesus Christ at Broad-Run holding believers - baptism & was constituted Dec 3d 1762, by Mssrs John Marks & David Thomas it then consisted of 10 members. All of whom are since removed by dismission or deaths, only excepted viz Edmund Hayes, Elizabeth Hayes & Sarah Shoemack [Shumake/Shumate]. (Sarah, widow of Peter Cornwell, has been married to Daniel Shumate for almost ten years.)

It is interesting to conjecture that it might be through this church that Daniel Shumate met and later married the widow of Peter Cornwell after his own wife Mary passed on.

Daniel owned and farmed a tobacco plantation throughout his life with the assistance of several slaves, including one belonging to his son-in-law John Parris and one belonging to Daniel's son William who were named in his will.

Daniel was named in the will of his father Jean Chaumette. Reference is made to property given to Daniel and his siblings during Jean's life and nothing further will be given to them until after the death of Jean's wife, Judith (Bailey) Shumate. The remaining estate then to be divided among these children: William, John, Joshua, Daniel, Thomas, James, Bailey, Lettice and Jemima.

Marriages & Children

Daniel married Mary Unknown about 1748 in Prince William County, Virginia. No marriage record has been found, however they had seven known children. It is difficult to determine accurately when the children were born, but these dates are generally accepted.

1. Duanna Shumate, b 1748, m Moses Johnson
2. Daniel Shumate, b 1751
3. Samuel Shumate, b 1755
4. Mark Hardin Shumate, b 1758
5. William Shumate, b 1760
6. Dinah Shumate, b 1762, m Samuel Luttrell
7. Judith "Juda" Shumate, b 1767, m John Parris

Mary Shumake [Shumate] passed away before 18 August 1769 in Fauquier County, Virginia.^[2] Daniel married his second wife about 1777 in Fauquier County, Virginia.

Daniel married second Sarah Ann (Bowling) Cornwell, widow of Peter Cornwell, sometime after Peter's death about 2 June 1776 and before 26 May 1778. They had no children.

When Court was held on 26 May 1778 in Fauquier County, it was ordered that Sarah Ann Shumate, late widow of Peter Cornwell, deceased, receive her dower in the land and slaves, and also a child’s part of the personal estate left by Peter Cornwell. John Cornwell and Simon Cornwell, sons of Peter, objected by Andrew Buchanan their attorney. But the court overruled the objection. ^[3]

There is no evidence that Daniel was every married to Sarah Ann James. There is no evidence this woman ever existed. She has been removed as Daniel's wife. Shirley Dalton 14:41, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Death & Legacy

Will dated 29 January 1806, Leeds Parish, Fauquier County, Virginia and entered for probate on 24 February 1806.

"In the name of God, Amen. I, Daniel Shumate of Fauquier County of Leeds Parish being weak of body but of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in Manner and form following, that is to say, first I commend my Soul to God its creator in all humble hope of its future happiness through the only merits of my blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and my body to the ground to be decently buried at the discretion (SIC) of my executors hereafter named and as to worldly estate which God has been pleased to bless one with, I give and bequeath as followeth.

"Imprimis. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Ann Shumate one feather bed and furniture, one Negro fellow name Jo and all the corn and provisions now in my possion (sic) for the support of the plantation this year to her and her heirs forever. It is also my Will and desire that the negro fellow belonging to John Paris and the negro wench belong to my son William after my death shall remain on the plantation this year as my sons Mark and William promised me if I rented a plantation and began a crop they should do so.

"Item. The rest of my estate after the rent and my just debts are paid and one third part given to my wife are to be equally divided between my daughters Judah Paris, Duanna Johnston, Dinah Luttrell and my son Samuel Shumate but in case John Paris takes his negro away his wife is to have no part of it and to be divided between the other three.

"Lastly, I nominate and Appoint my son William Shumate and John Parish executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others by me here to fore made.

"Daniel (X) Shumate
Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged to be the last will of the Testator in presence of us 29 Jan 1806: Joseph Blackwell, John (X), Winn Jemima (X) Winn [Sister of Daniel II]

"At a Court held for Fauquier County the 24th day of February 1806. This will was proved by the affirmation of Joseph Blackwell and the oath of John Winn witnesses thereto, and ordered to be Recorded. Teste: H. R. Campbell,cl"^[4]

Timeline

• 1730 - approximate birth date of Daniel
• 1748 - approximate marriage to Mary Unknown, first wife
• 1759 - Listed on "A List of Tithables in Fauquier County, Virginia, in the Year 1759. Taken by Tho. MARSHALL"^[5]
• 12 August 1764 - Mary Shumake [Shumate] added to Broad Run Baptist Church, Fauquier County, by baptism^[2]
• 18 August 1769 - Mary Shumake [Shumate] listed as Deceased in church minutes^[2]
• 1770 - Listed on the Fauquier County, Virginia Rent Rolls, 1770.^[6]
• c 1777 - second marriage to Sarah Ann (Bowling) Cornwell, widow of Peter Cornwell
• 25 August 1777 - Granted Certificate to obtain probate as Executor of will of Greenham Dodson, brother of Mary (Dodson) Shumate, wife of Daniel's brother Bailey Shumate.
• 25 November 1782 - On the motion of James Cornwell It is ordered that Moses Johnson Jeremiah Bogess Daniel Shumate and Rowley Smith or any three of them being first sworn do view the most convenient way for a road from William Days across the Rappahannock mountain to the said Cornwells mill and report the conveniences and inconveniences attending the same to the court.^[7]
• 1783 - Tax list 1783, Fauquier County, Virginia: there are two Daniel Shumates listed, one of them is probably this Daniel.^[8]
• 1 May 1786 - "At a Court held for Franklin County the first day of May: 1786 ... A Deed Daniel Shumate to Jacob Miller Prov'd & O R.^[9]
• January 1793 - Daniel was appointed one of the appraisers for estate of James Headley. Inventory returned to court on 25 February 1793. ^[10]
• 15 February 1806 - Daniel transferred property to son William Shumate "for and in consideration of the Natural Love and affection which I bear to my son William Shumate ... as weel as for the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid by the said William Shumate ...." Property transferred: "...one Negro woman named Sarah also one girl named Edy, likewise one girl named Hannah...."^[11]

Research Notes

Parents & siblings:

John SHUMATE the FIRST SHUMATE IN FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Children of John SHUMATE and Judith BAILEY

1. John SHUMATE (de la Chaumette) was born about 1708 in France. John SHUMATE married Judith BAILEY about 1728 in Virginia. John SHUMATE left his will in Fauquier County, Virginia 25 Oct 1784 in Fauquier County, Virginia. John was the son of Jean de la "The Baptist" CHAUMETTE and Elizabeth BOUVET BOURGEOIS. Judith BAILEY SHUMATE was born about 1710 in Virginia and died about 1790 in Fauquier County, Virginia.

Children of John SHUMATE and Judith BAILEY

1a. William SHUMATE was born in 1728 in Stafford County, Virginia. William married Ann MCCORMICK. William SHUMATE died about 1787 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
1b. Daniel SHUMATE II was born about 1730 in Stafford County, Virginia. Daniel married Sarah Ann JAMES or SUDDOTH. Daniel SHUMATE died about Feb 1806 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
1c. Joshua SHUMATE was born about 1732 in Stafford County, Virginia. Joshua SHUMATE married Elizabeth PREWITT about 1756 and died about 1800 - 1810 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
1d. Thomas SHUMATE was born about 1736 in Prince William County, Virginia. We do not know who Thomas SHUMATE married. We believe he died in or near Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.
1e. James SHUMATE was born about 1738 in Prince William County, Virginia. We do not know who he married.
1f. John SHUMATE was born about 1740 in Prince William County, Virginia. John married Susannah CRUMP 2 Feb 1775 in Fauquier County, Virginia. John died about 12 Feb 1814 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
1g. Jemima SHUMATE was born about 1742 in Prince William County, Virginia. Jemima married John WINN. Jemima SHUMATE WINN died after 1813 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
1h. Lettice SHUMATE was born in 1744 in Prince William County, Virginia. Lettice married John NELSON.
1i. Bailey SHUMATE was born in 1746 in Prince William County, Virginia. Bailey married Mary DODSON in 1772 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Bailey SHUMATE probably died in Albemarle County, Virginia between 1810 and 1820.

Sources

1. ↑ Dalton, Shirley Strutton. Luttrells in America. The Descendants of James, Robert and Vincent Luttrell... Yucaipa, CA 2012. pp 51-54
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Minutes of the Broad Run Baptist Church, Fauquier County, Virginia 1762-1872; from The Genealogical Record Published Quarterly by The Houston Genealogical Forum, Houston, Texas. Volume VII, Number 3, September 1965.
3. ↑ Fauquier County Minute Book, 1773-1780, p. 321
4. ↑ Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Virginia, Will Book 4, pp 185-186; Fauquier County, VA - Will of Daniel Shumate, 1806
5. ↑ as cited on [http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/va/fauquier/ Combs &c. Families of Fauquier Co, VA]
6. ↑ Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890.
7. ↑ FCMB 1781-1784, p. 81 Historic Roads of Virginia" Fauquier County Road Orders, 1759-1783. Ann Brush Miller, Research Scientist; Virginia Transportation Research Council. Charlottesville, Virginia, May 2019.
8. ↑ Index to the Virginia 1783 Personal Property Tax or 1783 Land Tax List
9. ↑ An Old Virginia Court ... of Franklin County, Virginia 1786-1789 Marshall Wingfield, D.D., The West Tennessee Historical Society, Memphis 4, Tennessee 1948. page 17
10. ↑ Abstracts of Fauquier County Virginia, Wills Inventories and Accounts 1759-1800; Will Book 2, page 220.
11. ↑ Circuit Court of Fauquier County Warrenton, Virginia Deed Book 16, page 389; Proved and recorded 26 May 1806

See also:

• The Shumate Family a genealogy by Theodor-Fredrich von Stauffenberg, 1964 published in Washington, D.C. (Please note in the years since this was published, numerous errors have been found. Be careful when using it as a source. Strutton-11 16:17, 12 September 2019 (UTC))
  
• Fauquier County in the Revolution, T Triplett Russell and John K Gott
  • Page 177 There were some militia appointments. Joshua Tullos was to be Lieutenant and Daniel Shumate Ensign in Captain Nicholas George’s Company. William Ball was made a Captain in place of John Webb, who had died, with James Foley, Lieutenant and John Deering, Ensign
    
  • Page Page 474 1749-1826 Ensign Nicholas George’s Company Fauquier
    
  • Appointed March 1777 and Leuitenant Fauquier Military Oath Nov 1778.

• Daniel Shumate
• Find A Grave #32420154 No evidence this is the location of Daniel's burial. No sources provided for the information posted on this memorial; no grave marker in this cemetery for Daniel or his wives.