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This is the text from the now-defunct page for John Adam Summer at the Dutch Fork Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society. It was written by Carl Nichols.
John Adam Summer is said to have come from Odenwald in the Oberland District in the south of Germany. He arrived at Philadelphia in 1742, coming on Capt. Robert Brown's ship, the "St. Andrew." He is said to have married Margaret Jostin or "Yost." He came to Pennsylvania as an indentured servant and lived in that Colony for about seven years. According to family tradition he then set about on two expeditions, the latter of which brought him to the Dutch Fork of S.C., where he decided to settle with his family.
In 1752, John Adam Summer petitioned for bounty in S.C. stating he had come from Rotterdam on Capt. Russell's ship. Capt. Russell's ship was the Edinburgh which sailed from Philadelphia and arrived at Charleston in August 1752. He was accompanied by the Hewitt and Ridlehoover families in this move to SC. In 1752 he had a wife and three children: Adam, 8; Henry, 6; and Magdalena, age 4. He was awarded a 250 acre bounty grant on the east branch of Crims Cr., north of the town of Little Mountain. He obtained several more nearby headright grants.
A description of the Summer family of the S.C. Dutch Fork is given in George Leland Summer's "Newberry Co., SC: Historical and Genealogical Annals," 1951. More recently a four generation genealogy, "The Summer Book," was compiled by the late Luther W. Hampton. Most of the following description of the family is found in these sources
FAMILY OF JOHN ADAM SUMMER, SR.
I. Maj. John Adam Summer (Jr.), born 29 January 1744, died 1 October 1809, is said to have married Mary Reese, born 1744, died 1818. She may have been a daughter of Adam Rice whose bounty grant was recertified in 1773 for John Adam Summer. John Adam Summer and wife, are buried about 2 miles below Pomaria, near Crims Cr., on the original bounty grant of John Adam Summer, Sr. John Adam Summer was a Lieutenant, then Captain, in the State Militia during the Revolutionary War. He commanded a company in the Regiment of Col. Philemon Waters. In 1781 he was a commissary of purchases (Accounts Audited. 7526, Stub Indents 1242 and 1737). After the Revolutionary War he acquired large land holdings, mostly in the Lexington County part of the Dutch Fork. John Adam Summer became an active citizen in the upper upper “Dutch Fork" as Justice of the Quorum, Justice of the Peace and a member of the State Legislature.
A. Margaret Elizabeth Summer was born 1772, died 1 July 1848, married 18 September 1792, John Henry Ruff, born 12 August 1773, died 25 December 1835, son of George Ruff and wife, Ann Barbara. In 1793, John Henry Ruff and wife Elizabeth were given land with a mill on Cannons Cr. by John Adam Summer (Newberry Deeds B-420). They are buried in the Ruff-Eichelberger-Counts Cemetery.
1. Mary Magdalena (Polly) Ruff, born 11 February 1794, died 30 October 1863, married (1) 24 October 1812, Jacob Counts, Jr., born 1794, son of Capt. Jacob Counts and Mrs. Susannah Margaret Eichelberger Lagrone; married (2) Henry Gallman, Sr., born August 1794, died 8 April 1845. Mary and second husband buried in the Ruff-Eichelberger-Counts Cemetery. 2. John Adam Ruff, born 14 January 1797, died 1828, married Theresa (Tarsa) Hill. 3. Sally Ruff, born 3 June 1800, died February 1880, married 30 December 1816, John Adam Counts, born 26 October 1797, died 7 January 1844, son of Capt. Jacob Counts. Buried Ruff-Eichelberger-Counts Cemetery. 4. Mary Elizabeth Ruff, born 12 October 1802, died 23 September 1849, married (1) 7 October 1819, Col. John Eichelberger, Jr., son of John Eichelberger, Sr. and wife, Anna Barbara; married (2) as third wife, Ephraim Suber, born 27 April 1792, died 23 August 1875, son of John Uriah Suber and Catharine Ruff. Mary and first husband buried in the Ruff-Eichelberger-Counts Cemetery. 5. Katherine Ruff, born 18 August 1805, died 25 March 1806. 6. Rebecca Ruff, born 18 April 1807, died 13 April 1879, married (1) May 1823, William Counts, born February 1801, died 22 December 1848, son of John Counts and Elizabeth Eichelberger; married (2) Charles P. Howard, born 28 November 1822, died 30 July 1902. Rebecca and first husband are buried in the Counts-Summer Cemetery. 7. Martha Ann Ruff, born 18 November 1809, died 9 January 1882, married (1) Dr. Jacob King; married (2) William Welch, born about 1793, died 14 November 1853. 8. Walter Franklin Ruff, born 14 August 1812, died 16 April 1857, married Anna Barbara Catherine Suber, born about 1819, died November 1863, daughter of Solomon Suber and Elizabeth Stockman. Buried in the Ruff-Eichelberger-Counts Cemetery. 9. Henry Langdon Ruff, born 14 March 1815, died 28 January 1887, married 5 February 1835, Mary Magdalene (Polly) Sligh, born 9 October 1813, died 16 October 1899, daughter of David Sligh. Mary is buried at St. Philips Lutheran Church. 10. George Oliver Ruff, born 31 December 1817, died 7 December 1855, married (her first husband) Lavinia Elizabeth Catherine Sligh, born 25 December 1821, died 9 May 1897, daughter of Solomon Suber and Elizabeth Stockman. Buried in the Ruff-Eichelberger-Counts Cemetery.
B. Eve Margaret Summer, born 1775, married (1) John Benedict Mayer, born 2 September 1761, died 11 November 1817, son of Ulrick Mayer, Sr. and Maria Agnes Geiselhardt. In 1806, they were given a large tract of land near the Broad River by John Adam Summer. After the death of John Benedict Mayer she married (2) Alexander Stewart.
Child of Eve Margaret Summer and John Benedict Mayer:
1. Maj. Adam Mayer, born 4 September 1797, died 17 April 1834, married Mary Magdalene Counts, daughter of Capt. Jacob Counts and Susanna Margaret Eichelberger.
C. Mary Magdalena Summer, born 1777, died after 1860, married (1) John Adam Houseal, born 19 January 1773, died 24 March 1816, son of William Frederick Houseal and Anna Maria Geiselhardt. She married (2) 2 October 1817, Solomon Sligh, born about 1786, died 4 May 1825, son of John Jacob Sligh and Christina Cromer. She married (3) 13 May 1838, Robert C. Boyd, son of Thomas Boyd and Esther Moorf.
Children of Mary Magdalena Summer and John Adam Houseal:
1. Eva Margaretha Houseal, born 1 January 1797, died 29 August 1867, married Jacob Swygert, born 1783, died 4 September 1867, son of John Swygert, Sr. Buried Counts-Swygert Cemetery. 2. Rosanna Catherine Houseal, born 27 November 1799, died 12 August 1821, married 29 May 1817, William Lockhart Rawls. 3. John George Houseal, born 3 May 1808, died 13 August 1889, married 17 February 1831, Elizabeth Ridlehuber, born 4 February 1816, died 1 September 1884, daughter of John Ridlehuber and Susannah Catherine Counts. 4. John Adam Houseal, Jr., born 13 May 1811, died 19 January 1826. 5. Mary Elizabeth Houseal, born 15 December 1815, died 25 December 1902, married David Counts, born 15 January 1811, died 9 April 1885, son of George Adam Counts, Sr. and Margaret Swygert.
D. Rosannah Catherine Summer, born 20 October 1782, died 20 September 1853, married (1) Michael Eichelberger, born 21 October 1768, died 12 January 1813, son of George Eichelberger, Sr. and Elizabeth Katherine Shealy; married (2) George Eichelberger, born 15 February 1782, died 15 April 1829, son of John Eichelberger and wife, Barbara (nephew of Michael). She married (3) David English, born 14 July 1799, died 26 October 1841. Rosannah and her three husbands are all buried in the Hobbs-Eichelberger Cemetery.
Children of Catherine Summer and Michael Eichelberger:
1. Mary Magdalene Eichelberger, born 18 September 1800, died 30 September 1802. Buried Hobbs-Eichelberger Cemetery. 2. Mary Elizabeth Eichelberger, born about 1802, married 2 November 1824, Dr. William Irby. Lived in Laurens Co., SC. 3. George Adam Eichelberger, born 17 June 1805, died 22 February 1862 (CSA), married 1 March 1827, Mahala Egner, born 22 January 1808, died 1 April 1874, daughter of George Egner and Susannah Suber. Both buried Eichelberger-Hobbs Cemetery. 4. John Adam Eichelberger, born July 1810, died 15 September 1896 , married 27 January 1835, Lenora Emma Long, born 28 February 1818, died 12 January 1894, daughter of Capt. Jacob Long. They lived in Laurens Co., SC. 5. Rosannah Caatherine Eichelberger, born 19 June 1813, died 19 October 1813. Buried Eichelberger-Hobbs Cemetery.
Children of Katherine Summer and George Eichelberger:
6. Louisa Caroline Eichelberger, born 1 January 1815, died 18 November 1871, married 24 January 1833, Sen. John Christian Hope, born 20 August 1806, died 9 July 1879, son of Christian Hope, Jr. and Christina Fellers. Buried Eichelberger-Hobbs Cemetery. 7. William Henry Eichelberger, born 14 September 1817, died 13 April 1897, married (1) 11 November 1821, Harriett Egner, born 11 November 1821, died 18 December 1840, daughter of George Egner and Susannah Suber; married (2) Effie Winlock Hughey, born 25 April 1825, died 12 October 1906, daughter of Daniel Hughey and Mrs. Nancy Strother Ruff. They moved to Noxubee Co., MISS. William Henry Eichelberger and second wife are buried in Mashulaville Cemetery. 8. Eliza Eichelberger, born 22 August 1822, died 22 September 1823. Buried Eichelberger-Hobbs Cemetery. 9. John Franklin Eichelberger, born 10 March 1823, died 30 September 1825. Buried Eichelberger-Hobbs Cemetery.
II. John Henry Summer, Sr., born 1746, died after 1798, married Christina Dominick, daughter of Johannes Dominick and Margareta Häberlin. Henry Summer is listed among sellers of the 150 acre land grant on Crims Cr. originally granted to John Dominick (Newberry Deeds H-33).
In 1778 and 1779, Henry Summer served as a Lieutenant in the State Militia in the company of his brother, Capt. John Adam Summer, under Cols. Jonas Beard and Philemon Waters (Accounts Audited 7525, Stub Indents 1241 and 2667).
In 1788, Henry Summer bought the land grant of Jacob Warner on Camping Cr. near the Saluda River (deed abstracted in Lexington Genealogical Exchange 2:169, 1983) and which he sold in 1798 to Henry Amick (Lex Gen Exchg 1:108, 1981 and Holcomb, "Memorialized Records of Lexington Dist., SC, 1814-1825"). Henry Summer, Jr. obtained land grants in 1799 in the same area. In 1814, Mathias Fulmore obtained a survey in the same area and which bounded on John and Nicholas Summer.
The name of Henry Summer is found on the list of male members of St. Peter's Piney Woods Church in 1794 (V. L. Fulmer, History of St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Piney Woods), 1944).
DAUGHTERS OF HENRY SUMMER AND CHRISTINA DOMINICK:
A. Mary Susanna Summer, born about 1774, died after 1840, married Abrahart Fulmer, born about 1774, died 5 November 1846, son of Capt. Jacob Fulmer and Mary Lightse.
B. Barbara Summer. Said to have married John Koon. It has been suggested that Barbara Summer may have married John Wendel Koon, born 24 February 1780, son of John Henry Koon and Maria Ursula Shealy.
C. Maria Summer. According to G. L. Summer, Maria Summer married a Koon.
SONS OF HENRY SUMMER AND CHRISTINA DOMINICK:
D. George Summer. Said to have lived in Lexington Co. He may have married a daughter of John Adam Amick and wife, Christiana. Two daughters of John Adam Amick married Summer men who had died prior to the death of John Adam Amick (1828).
E. John Summer. He may have married a daughter of John Adam Amick and wife, Christiana. In 1818, Adam and Christian Emick deeded 100 acres on waters of Broad River to John Summer (B. H. Holcomb, "Memorialized Records of Lexington Distr., SC, 1814-1825").
F. John Henry Summer, Jr., born about 1780, died 1840 (Morgan Co., TN), wife named Mariah, born 1781, died December 1878. After the death of John Henry Summers, all the sons moved to Missouri with the family of Nicholas Summer. Mariah Summer is buried in Welch Graveyard at Summersville, Texas Co., MO.
1. Daughter Summers, married ___ Ross. 2. Daughter Summers, married ___ Rowles. 3. John Adam Summers, born about 1805, died 11 January 1879, married Virginia Carolina Jane Baumgarter, born 1803, died 17 August 1890, Rector, MO. Moved to MO and both bur. Medlock Cemetery near Rector, Shannon Co., MO. 4. Mary Summers, born 1810/1811, married Barnabus Roark, born 1816 (KY). 5. Simon Summers, born 1813, SC; died after 1850 (MO), wife named Elizabeth. 6. Andrew (Andy) Jackson Summers, born 6 June 1815 (Indiana), died 22 August 1885, Spring Valley, Shannon Co., MO, married 10 March 1842, Sarah Adeline Boyd, born 1822, Morgan Co., TN, died 10 April 1902, daughter of James Boyd. They moved to Shannon Co., MO. 7. Jesse Summer, born 29 November 1818, (TN), died 1 December 1898, married Ditha A. Orchard, born 1833 (KY), died 21 October 1877. Both buried Summersville cemetery, Texas Co., MO. 8. Thomas (Tom) Summers, born 24 February 1823, (TN); died 7 November 1875, married Nancy Renfro, born about 1825 (MO). Tom is buried in Welch Graveyard, Shannon Co., MO. 9. Nicholas Demons (Nichodemus) Summers, born 1826 (TN), died 1875, married 12 October 1851, Sirena (Sarah) Smith, born 1832 (TN), died 1877 (MO). Lived in Shannon Co., MO. 10. Uriah Bonaparte Summers, born 1829/1830, TN, died 1864 (CSA), married Lucinda Renfro, born about 1830 (TN), daughter of Peter Renfro.
G. Nicholas Summer, born about 1782, died 1869 (LWT proven 12 July 1869) , married Susan Bannister, born about 1789, died about 1866 (Benton Co., MO). Moved to Morgan Co., TN. Later most of the family moved first to Andrew Co. then to Benton Co., MO.
1. Wilson Summer, born 1810, SC. 2. William Summer, born 13 December 1813, SC, died 22 December 1896, married Sarah Elizabeth McCormick, born 10 June 1829 (TN), died 28 June 1901. Both buried Shadygrove Cemetery, Racket, Benton Co., MO. 3. James Alexander Summer, born 21 May 1815, Morgan Co., TN, died 5 February 1897, married Elizabeth Hall, born 3 February 1825, died 27 November 1899. Both buried Walnut Cemetery, Walnut, Kansas. 4. Benjamin Franklin Summer, born 22 December 1817, Morgan Co., TN, died 3 May 1884, married 4 January 1844, Theresa Angeline Chandler, born 22 September 1827 (Morgan Co, IL), died 10 October 1905. Both buried Wampler Family Cemetery near Knob Noster, MO. 5. Willis Summer, born 17 March 1820, Morgan Co., TN, married 25 April 1844 (Andrew Co., MO), Elizabeth J. Chandler, born 11 March 1826 (Christian Co., KY). 6. Lydia Summer, born 1 September 1822, Morgan Co., TN, died 2 February 1902, Benton Co., MO, married Feb 1851, Samuel Parker, born 30 November 1824 (Jefferson Co., TN), died 7 February 1911 (Lincoln, MO). Both buried Sunnyside Cemetery, Lincoln, MO. 7. Christopher Columbus Summer, born 10 July 1828, Morgan Co., TN, died 24 July 1910, Benton Co., ARK, married (1) 3 December 1848 (Andrew Co., MO), Mary Ann Jones, born 3 December 1828 (Indiana), died 4 November 1891; married (2) 4 Nov 1891 (Washington Co., ARK), Mrs. Sarah J. Bradley. Buried with first wife at Temperance Hill Cemetery, Benton Co., ARK. 8. Hezekiah Summer, born 14 February 1831, Morgan Co., TN, d. 31 August 1901, Bloomfield, ARK, married 24 August 1854 (Andrew Co., MO), Rebecca Roberts. 9. Mary Jane Summer, born 1834, MO or TN.
H. David Summer, born about 1784, died November 1854 (Morgan Co., TN), married Hannah Charlotte Fulmer, born 1784 died 1828, daughter of William Fulmer and Mary Elizabeth Ridlehuber. Moved to Morgan Co., TN and settled on Crooked Fork of Emory River. Both believed to be buried in Nelson Cemetery, Morgan Co., TN.
1. Sallie Summer, married Levi Blake. 2. Henry Wilson Summers, born about 1810, (SC), died 28 February 1891, married Eleanor E. Stonecipher, born 25 September 1808 (Wilkes Co., NC), died 20 April 1889, daughter of Samuel Stonecipher. Both buried Liberty Baptist Church cemetery, Wartburg, TN. 3. William M. (Billy) Summers, born 27 October 1811 (SC), died 29 June 1901, married 22 July 1835 (Morgan Co., TN), Clarissa C. Staples, born 18 Octobe 1810 (Burke Co., NC), died 1887, daughter of John Staples. Both buried Summer cemetery, Sunbright TN. 4. Lemuel Summer, born 1815, died 1854, married (her first husband) Susan Davis, born 1828 (TN), died 1905, daughter of Joseph Davis and Amanda Williams. Both buried Nelson cemetery, Morgan Co., TN. 5. Michael Summer, born 1818, died 1914. 6. Andrew Jackson Summer, born about 1820. 7. David Summer, born about 1822. 8. George Summer, born about 1826. 9. Levi Summer, born 1827, married Frances Byrd. 10. Anderson Summer, born 1828; died 1912, married Phoebe Jones. 11. Katherine Summer, born about 1830, married Nathan Blake.
III. Mary Magdalina Summer, born 1748, died about 1805, married George Bartholomew Minick, born 1742, died 1816, son of Thomas Minick and wife, Rosina.
A. John Adam Minick, Sr., born about 1767, died prior to 1820, married (1) Mahala Long, born about 1774, died about 1792; second wife named Anna Maria. (Joseph Earl Steadman, "A History of the Minick Family of the Dutch Fork of Lexington SC," 1976). B. Anna Mary Minick, born about 1769, died after 1845, married Gosper Monts, died prior to 1817. C. Mary Catherine Minick, born 1771, died 1838, married (1) Jacob Bartholomew Long, died 1800, son of John Jacob Long and Elizabeth Hair; married (2) 7 June 1808, Phillip Gruber, born 1756, son of John Philip Gruber and wife, Magdalene. D. Mary Elizabeth Minick, born about 1773, died after 1835, married (1) George Leitze, Sr., died October 1816, son of Jacob Leitzey and Mary Ann Shealy; married (2) Andrew Caughman, born about 1763, died after 1835, son of Jurg Martin Caughman. E. Mary Margaret Minick, born about 1775, married George Aull, died before 1838, son of Philip Aull and Anna Margaretha Amick. F. Mary Magdalena Minick, born about 1777, died 3 April 1853, married Thomas Long, son of John Jacob Long and Elizabeth Hair. They are believed to be buried in Long Cemetery #3 near Prosperity. G. Rosanna Barbara Minick, born about 1779, died June 1857, married (as second wife) Andrew Rish, born 23 November 1756, died 10 July 1818, son of Andrew Rish, Sr. H. Eve Margaret Minick, born about 1790, died after 1860, married John Moritz Hartman, Jr., born about 1790, died after 1850.
IV. Nicholas Summer, born about 1754, killed at Battle of Granby, 1781, while fighting as a Private in the Militia. Married, 15 April 1777, Eve Margaret Sease, born 12 October 1756, died 30 March 1842, daughter of Christopher Sease and Susannah Anhaus. They had one son.
A. John (Peg Leg) Summer, born 3 September 1779, died 12 October 1855, married Mary Margaret Houseal, born 4 April 1787, died 15 December 1871, daughter Capt. William Frederick Houseal and Anna Maria Geiselhart. Both buried Summer Cemetery #1.
1. Nicholas Summer, born 27 October 1804, died 13 June 1836, Tampa Bay, FL (Seminole War). 2. Mary Margaret Summer, born May 1807, died April 1808. 3. Henry Summer, born 11 April 1809, died 3 January 1869, married 22 December 1846, Frances Mayer, born 24 May 1823, died 8 February 1900, daughter of Maj. Adam Mayer and Mary Magdalene Counts. Both buried Summer Cemetery #1. 4. John Adam Summer, born 1812, died 16 June 1836, Tampa Bay, FL, when he went to bring his brother Nicholas' body home. 5. William Summer, born 12 July 1815, died 24 November 1878. Buried Summer Cemetery #1. 6. Adam Geiselhart Summer, born 22 August 1818, died 5 July 1866, married 22 September 1865, Margaret J. Starke, daughter of Maj. Thomas Starke of Fairfield Co. 7. Catherine Parr Summer, born 1 November 1823, died 16 December 1906. Did not marry. Buried Summer Cemetery #1. 8. Thomas Jefferson Summer, born 17 August 1826, died 12 March 1852. Buried Summer Cemetery #1.
V. Francis Summer, born 31 August/December 1756, died about 1810, married: (1) Margaret Epting, died about 1790, daughter of John Adam Epting, Sr. and Christina Barbara Osiander; married (2) Christina Hipp, daughter of John Hipp and wife, Susanna. During the Rev. War, Francis Summer served in the militia under Col. Philemon Waters after the fall of Charleston (Accounts Audited 7523, Stub Indents 2665).
Francis Summer made will in 1810, a transcript of which is appended to G. L. Summer's history of the family in his "Newberry Co., SC, Historical and Genealogical Annals."
The following are believed to be children of Francis Summer by Margaret Epting:
A. Son Summer, who died young leaving a son, Joseph P. Summer. According to the LWT of Francis Summer he had a grandson, Joseph R. Summer, who he raised.
1. Joseph Pinckney Summer, born 18 February 1804, died 3 January 1871, married (1) Eve Margaret Counts Houseal, born 28 July 1799, died 29 March 1855, daughter of Capt. John Counts and Elizabeth Eichelberger and widow of John Houseal; married (2) Catherine Elizabeth Glymph Vance, born 4 May 1826, died 30 August 1904, daughter of Lemuel Glymph & Sarah Kinard. All three buried in Summer Cemetery #2.
B. Abram Summer, born about 1787, married: (1) Magdelina Addy. Abram Summer abandoned his first wife and moved to Perry Co., AL where he married, 21 March 1842, Nancy Seagler.
1. Rebecca Summer, married Daniel Jacobs, born 1785, died 22 June 1855..
C. Eve Ann Summer, born about 1788, died 1858, married Capt. Thomas Boyd, born about 1785, died 1870, son of Thomas Boyd, Sr. and Esther Moorf.
1. Thomas L. Boyd, born 9 May 1812, died 22 August 1880, married (1) Elizabeth Houseal; married (2) Ellen L. Eleazer Jacobs, born 9 April 1838, died 19 February 1909, daughter of George Eleazer and Mary Rosanna Addy. 2. Margaret (Peggy) Boyd, born 17 March 1817, died 5 November 1889, married Jacob Lindler, born 13 December 1802, died 23 February 1893. Buried St. Mark's Lutheran Church cemetery, Saluda Co., SC. 3. Esther Boyd, married David Richardson. 4. Janette Boyd, married Dempsey Patterson. 5. James Boyd, died young. 6. Robert C. Boyd.
D. Katherine Summer, married William Stone, died 1827.
1. Elizabeth Stone, married George Sawyer. 2. William Stone. 3. Catherine Stone. 4. David Stone. 5. Mary Stone, married Francis Bobb, Sr., died 1839. 6. Molly Stone, married Abram Bush.
Believed to be children of Francis Summer by Christina Hipp:
E. John Adam Summer. Believed to have been the father of George Henry Summer who moved to GA.
1. George Henry Summer, born about 1815, wife named Parthenia. George Henry Summer was a carriage maker, living in Gwinnett Co., GA, in 1850.
F. Sarah Summer, born 1793.
G. Mary M. Summer, born 30 August 1795, died 17 May 1880, married (1) John Legrone, born 24 September 1788, died 21 May 1831, believed to be son of John Frederick Lagrone and Susannah Eigleberger. Mary M. Summer married (2) Silas Merchant, born 14 November 1787, died 7 February 1850.
1. Susannah Legrone, born 1 October 1814, died 20 November 1904, married (as second wife) George Boozer, born 22 December 1806, died 14 October 1854, son of Frederick Boozer and Nancy McCullough. Both buried St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery. 2. Christina Legrone, born 22 April 1816, died 6 June 1881. Buried St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery. 3. Sarah Legrone, born 11 October 1817. 4. John Legrone, born 15 August 1819, died 18 October 1899, married Rhoda Kinard Enlow, born 30 January 1817, died 10 December 1850. 5. Catharina Legrone, born 9 September 1821, died 28 September 1905, married George Minnick, born about 1800, died 13 December 1873 (age 73 yrs., 2 mos. 3 dys.), son of John Minick and Catherine Hallman. 6. Elizabeth Legrone, born 12 January 1823, died 5 September 1870, married 16 September 1843, William Feagle. Moved to Columbia Co., FL. 7. Mary Magdalene Legrone, born 1 November 1829, died 30 May 1858. Buried St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery.
H. John (Yellow Legs) Summer, born 7 December 1797, died 10 December 1864, married Cynthia Ray/Rhea, born 10 May 1802, died 19 March 1879, daughter of Jesse Rhea. Buried Summer-Ray Cemetery, Richland Co., SC. The Summer-Ray is located on a grant of 1789 for 50A to Francis Summers. "Yellow Legs" John Summer had a twin brother, John (Poor Joe) Summer.
1. John Summer, born 11 March 1821, died after 1854, married Mary Magdalene Bright (or Boyd), born 18 April 1828, died 13 May 1911. 2. Mary Anna Polly Summer, born 5 December 1823, died 28 June 1900, married Henry Miller, Jr., born 9 December 1815, died 30 September 1892, son of George Miller and Anna Catherine Sease. 3. Amelia Summer, born 24 May 1826, died 9 April 1896, married Jacob A. Lucas, born about 1810. 4. Franklin John Summer, born 1829, died 1863 (CSA), married Louisa Swittenberg, born about 1820, daughter of Barbara Swittenberg. 5. Andrew Jackson Summer, born 23 April 1833, died December 1854. Did not marry. Buried Summer-Ray Cemetery. 6. Emanuel Summer, born 21 December 1835, died 4 August 1874. Jeweler in Augusta, GA. Did not marry. Buried Summer-Ray Cemetery. 7. George Walter Summer, born about 1838, died 13 July 1862, VA (CSA), married 11 February 1858, Martha Delila Epting, born 13 February 1838, daughter of Capt. John George Epting and Elizabeth Chapman. 8. Martha Ellen Summer, born 8 May 1841, died 2 May 1895, married (1) William Preston Freshley, born about 1837, son of Eli Freshley and wife Mary A.; married (2) Pearce Butler DeCalb Lever, born 12 January 1839, died 1 October 1918, son of William Lever and Kizziah Harmon. 9. Jacob Kelly Summer, born 23 March 1846, died 17 January 1940, married (1) Mrs. Caroline Priscilla Eleanor Busby, born 18 April 1836, died 19 April 1917, daughter of George Eleazer and Mary Rosanna Addy and widow of Wade Busby; married (2) Mrs. Willie Frances Chapman Swygert, born 29 December 1897, died 17 February 1965, daughter of Noah Chapman and Mary Jane Lever and widow of Samuel T. Swygert. 10. Henry Summer, born about 1849.
I. Joseph (Poor Joe) Summer, born 7 December 1797, died 1879, married about 1826, Sarah Swittenberg, born about 1807, daughter of John Swittenberg and Elizabeth Gantt.
1. William Leroy Summer, born 26 November 1828, died 28 January 1863 (CSA), married Polly Farr, born 1830, died 1900, daughter of John Farr and wife Mary. 2. Elizabeth (Beth) Frances Summer, born about 1831, moved to GA. 3. John Garrett Summer, born 8 November 1834, died 23 March 1863, VA (CSA), married Mary Margaret Epting, born 18 April 1828, died 13 May 1911, daughter of George Epting and Mary Margaret Sligh. 4. Mary Ann Summer, born 4 August 1837, died 29 March 1917, married (1) (his second wife) Barnet Houseal Rawls, born 1818, died 1878, son of William Lockhart Rawls and Rosanna Catherine Houseal; married (2) Jeffron Koon. 5. Nancy M. Summer, born about 1847, married John Medlock, born 1845, died 1875. 6. Margaret Magdelina Summer, born about 1850, married (1) 1866, James Morban; married (2) ___ Veno. Moved to GA.
VI. George Adam Summer, Sr., born 28 October 1760, died October 1834, married Susannah Margarita Thomas, believed to be daughter of Andrew Thomas, Sr.
During the Rev. War, George Adam Summer enlisted 1 April 1778 under his brother, Capt. John Adam Summer and Col. Beard. He was in the Florida Expedition, in the siege of Savannah, and on an expedition against the Indians under Col. Pickens. He was also in a scouting company under Maj. Michael Leitner. In February 1781, he served under Capt. William F. Houseal (B. G. Moss, "Roster of SC Patriots in the American Revolution," 1983, P. 907, Accounts Audited 7524, Stub Indent 2666).
A. Mary Magdalene Summer, born 22 September 1780, died 22 November 1849, married 2 April 1799, John Jacob Sligh, Jr., born about 1774, died after 1835, son of John Jacob Sligh and wife, Christina.
1. Mary Margaret Sligh, born 15 May 1800, married (as first wife) George Epting, born 1790, died Dec 1846, son of Jacob Epting. 2. John Thomas Sligh, born 25 March 1802, died 7 October 1866, married Elizabeth Stack, born about 1803, died about 1864, daughter of John Stack and Mary Elizabeth Friday. Lived in Richland Dist., SC. 3. Catherine Sligh, born 5 May 1804, married (1) Andrew T. Haltiwanger; married (2) ___ Warren. 4. John Nicholas Sligh, born 10 January 1807, died 15 February 1897, married (1) Margaret Koon, born about 1809, died 1836, daughter of John Henry Koon and wife Mary; married (2) Margaret Hughes Hunt, born 25 August 1799, died 1 June 1864 (GA), widow of James B. Hunt; married (3) Sarah Hughes, born about 1807, died 1864; married (4) 13 February 1873, Sarah Ann Terry, born 1 August 1858, died 24 November 1901. John Nicholas Sligh is buried in the Hunt Cemetery, Paulding Co., GA. 5. George Benedict Sligh, born 19 May 1809, died 26 July 1866 (LA), married Emily Bell Canfield, born 10 July 1819, died 26 January 1904, daughter of James Canfield and Rachel Bullock. They lived in Claiborn Parish, LA. 6. John Jacob Sligh, III, born 20 August 1811, died 4 February 1871, married (as 2nd husband) Barbara Weed, born 11 November 1818, died 11 October 1917, daughter of John Weed and wife, Rebecca. They moved to Houston, MISS. 7. William Harrison Sligh, born 19 March 1815. 8. Benjamin Sligh, born 1 February 1818, died January 1857, married (as 2nd husband) Sarah Coogler Koon, daughter of John Uriah Coogler and wife Elizabeth and widow of Henry Koon. 9. Andrew Sligh, died young. 10. Mary Magdalene Sligh, born 27 January 1824, died February 1844, married 23 May 1843 (as 1st wife), Thomas Wesley Bouknight, born 3 February 1825, died 3 February 1875, son of Wesley Bouknight and Catherine Romanstine.
B. John Nicholas Summer, born 11 December 1783, died 6 September 1870, married Martha Elizabeth Counts, born 22 June 1786, died 21 December 1847, daughter of Capt. John Counts and Mary Elizabeth Eichelberger. Buried Beth Eden Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newberry, SC.
1. Susannah Katherine Summer, born 22 July 1807, died 31 December 1881, married David Sligh, born 8 November 1802, died 28 March 1874, son of George Sligh, Sr. and Elizabeth Eigner. 2. Mary M. Summer, born December 1809, died 12 May 1837, first wife of John Henry Epting, born 2 September 1808, died 28 May 1881, son of Jacob Epting and Mary Cannon Epting Wicker. 3. John Nicholas Summer, Jr., born 16 November 1811, died 24 April 1890, married 12 February 1834, Nancy Suber, born 25 September 1814, died 8 April 1900, daughter of David Suber and Elizabeth Souter Hill. Both buried China Grove Cemetery, Walthall Co., Miss. 4. Elizabeth Harriet Summer, born 21 December 1814, died 24 November 1848, married 6 February 1834, William Swittenberg, born 21 February 1808, died 27 November 1886, son of John Swittenberg and Christina Kinard. 5. Jacob Summer, born 5 May 1817, died 6 April 1880, married Elizabeth Kinard, born 29 March 1815, died 8 March 1887, daughter of Capt. Martin Kinard and Eve Katherine Koon. Both buried Sharon Methodist Cemetery. 6. Alfred Summer, born 10 March 1820, died 20 September 1905, Pelhatchie, Miss, married 15 July 1843, Martha Jane Boyd, born 27 January 1828, died 10 January 1893, daughter of David Boyd, Jr. and Mary (Polly) Butler. Both buried Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Smith Co., MISS. 7. Martha Rebecca Summer, born 12 October 1824, died 19 September 1826. Buried Summer-Epting Cemetery. 8. Magdalene A. Summer. Died young. Buried Summer-Epting Cemetery.
C. Susannah Margaret Summer, born 1785, died after 1860, married John Hipp, born 1773, died 31 October 1848, son of John Hipp and wife, Susanna.
1. John Adam Hipp, born 7 May 1797, died 19 April 1855, married (1) Elizabeth Piester, died about 1835; married (2) Eve Setzler, born 1806, died after 1870. 2. Elizabeth Hipp, born 4 September 1801, died 21 May 1891. Did not marry. Buried Capers Chapel Methodist church, Newberry Co., SC. 3. Mary Magdalene Hipp, born 1802, died 28 May 1883, married Jonathan H. Fulmer, born 1800, died 5 July 1856. 4. Susannah Margaret Hipp, born 1809, died before 10 December 1889, married William David Cromer, born 1818, died December 1881, son of Michael Cromer and Mary Boyd. 5. Christina Hipp, born 1813, died before 1860, married 20 March 1834, William Summer, born 1814, died after 1880, son of George Adam Summer, Jr., and Elizabeth Penny. 6. John Hipp, Jr., born 1815, died 28 September 1848, married Amanda M. Lindsay, born 1811, died 28 August 1879. 7. Anna Hipp, born 15 December 1816, died 13 December 1898, married 23 February 1837, John Adam Boland, born 26 March 1813, died 13 December 1895, son of Abraham Boland and Eve Christina Sease. 8. William Andrew Hipp, born 19 February 1825, died 8 January 1901, married Catherine E. Kinard, born 7 January 1827, died 2 June 1889, daughter of William Kinard and Christina Werts.
D. George Adam Summer, Jr., married Elizabeth Penny, daughter of James Penny and Mary Streight.
1. Mary Summer, born 26 October 1810, died 12 October 1888, married James Wilson, born about 1800, died 21 Apr 1856. Both buried Wilson Cemetery near, Peak, SC. 2. William Summer, born 1814, died after 1880, married 20 March 1834, Christina Hipp, born 1813, died before 1860, daughter of John Hipp, Jr. and Susannah Margaret Summer. 3. Henry Summer, born 4 October 1815, died 25 June 1895, married (1) Catherine Caroline Epting, born 25 February 1818, died 10 September 1874, daughter of John Epting and Elizabeth Werts; married (2) Kiziah G. Shealy Bickley, born 18 December 1828, died 15 August 1898, daughter of Adam Shealy and Anna Nancy Corley, and widow of Jacob H. Bickley. 4. Margaret Summer, born 9 November 1817, died 28 November 1912, married Rev. John Epting, Jr., born 7 May 1814, died 28 January 1881, son of John Epting, Sr. and Elizabeth Werts. Both buried Capers Chapel Methodist Church cemetery. 5. John Summer, born about 1823, died October 1855, married Nancy A. Fulmer, born October 1821, died June 1893, daughter of Abraham Fulmer and Elizabeth Lindler. 6. George Adam Summer, III, born about 1824, died 5 December 1882, married Frances Houseal, born 1830, died 1886, daughter of John Houseal and Eve Margaret Counts. 7. James Andrew Summer, born 14 October 1825, died 8 September 1918, married E. (or L.) Stoudemire, born 1 January 1832, died 10 April 1901, daughter of Adam Stoudemire and Elizabeth Farr. 8. Susanna E. Summer, born about 1828, married Charles Washington Bundrick, born 4 November 1826, d. 30 Dec 1862 (CSA), son of John George Stoudemire and wife, Christina.
E. Andrew Summer, born 21 October 1793, died 18 July 1838, married (2) Christina Epting, born about 1798, died June 1858, daughter of Adam Epting and Elizabeth Counts.
Children by first wife: 1. Elizabeth Summer, died 20 December 1842, married Jacob Eargle, born 4 February 1802, died 23 January 1897, son of Jacob Eargle and Mary Magdalene Amick. 2. Susan Summer, married Simpson Patterson.
Children by Christina Epting: 3. Mary Margaret Summer, born 1821, died 28 August 1900, married William Rister, born 1817, died 7 April 1852, son of John Adam Rister and Annie Catherine Swartz. Both buried St. Jacob's Lutheran Church cemetery. 4. William Anderson Summer, born about 1826, married (1) Mary (Polly) Hamm; married (2) Mary Ann Wheeler Boland, born 9 September 1821, died 18 April 1888, daughter of John Simeon Wheeler and Elizabeth Mayer and widow of Levi Boland. 5. Jacob (Black Jake) Summer, born 6 January 1830, died 6 November 1920, married Anna Elizabeth Addy, born 7 July 1831, died 2 February 1897, daughter of Simeon Addy and wife, Christena.
F. Maria Eve Summer, born about 1794, married 23 April 1819, John Henry Ruff, born 14 December 1786, died 7 June 1856, son of David Ruff and Elizabeth Gray. Moved to Noxubee Co., MISS.
VII. Maj. William Summer, Sr., born 19 March 1764, died 24 September 1832, married 8 January 1782, Eve Margaret Sease Summer, born 12 October 1756, died 30 March 1840, widow of Nicholas Summer. They are buried in Summer Cemetery #3.
During the Rev. War, William Summer served in the militia during 1781 and 1782 under Capt. Jacob Folmer and Col. John Lindsay after the fall of Charleston (Accounts Audited 7527, Stub Indents 1243 and 2668).
A. Mary Magdalina Summer, born 28 December 1782, died 30 November 1849, married "Carpenter" John Counts, born 14 September 1777, died 8 January 1838. B. Anna Summer, born 1785. C. Maj. William Summer, Jr., born 1787, died 28 September 1818, married Catherine Elizabeth Fulmer, born about 1798, died 28 September 1871, daughter of William Fulmer and Susie Ridlehover. Elizabeth Fulmer Summer remarried John Jacob Addy. Maj. William Summer, Jr. is buried in Summer Cemetery #3.
1. Katherine Summer, born March 1810, married William Epting, Sr., born about 1817, son of Adam Epting and Elizabeth Counts. 2. Elizabeth Summer, born about 1814, died 15 February 1856, married (1) David Chapman, died 6 October 1842, son of John Chapman and wife, Anna Mary; married (2) 21 February 1847, John Minnick, born 23 August 1807, died 8 December 1880, son of Ferdinand Minnick. 3. William Anderson Summer, born about 1814, died after 1860, married 25 February 1841, Susanna Setzler, born about 1822, daughter of John Setzler and Mary Sligh. Both buried St. John's Church, Pomaria., SC. 4. George Michael Summer, born 1815, died September 1843, married (her first husband) Mary (Polly) Chapman, born 23 September 1814, died 23 March 1884, daughter of John Chapman and wife, Anna Mary. Buried St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pomaria, SC. 5. Saloma (Sally) Summer, married Jesse Rice. 6. Margaret Eve Summer, born 4 June 1819, died 8 December 1897, married John Adam Fulmer, born 24 December 1815, died 31 October 1893, son of Abraham Fulmer and Elizabeth Lindler.
D. Mary (Polly) Summer, born about 1811. E. Henry Summer, born 1792, died 23 June 1818, married Mary Magdalene (Molly) Counts, born 1797, died 14 Apr 1873, daughter of Capt. John Counts and Elizabeth Eichelberger. After the death of Henry Summer, Mary Magdalene Counts Summer married (2) Jacob Walter Fulmer and they moved to Coweta Co., GA. The sons of Henry Summer settled in the White Oak Community of that county.
1. John Adam Summer, born about 1813, married 5 March 1834, Mariah Martin. Adam Summer was a skilled cabinet and furniture maker. Adam Summer gave land for White Oak Baptist Church, Coweta, Co., GA. 2. John Nelson Summer, born about 1814, married 20 July 1837, Nancy Hughes, born about 1820, daughter of Benjamin Hughes. 3. Elias Summer, born 17 December 1815, died 17 June 1893, married 3 December 1840, Elizabeth Beavers, born 22 February 1822, died 9 February 1920. Elias Summer was a farmer and cabinet maker.
E. Susannah M. Summer, born 1793, died 9 October 1832, married (as first wife) Michael Wertz, born 11 February 1790, died 4 December 1853, son of George Henry Werts and Molly Singley.
1. William Werts, born 19 November 1815, died 17 February 1858, married (1) Frances Burton, born 13 September 1818, died 26 December 1852, daughter of Aaron Burton and Elizabeth Rudd; married (2) Elizabeth Ann Suber, born about 1830, died 15 April 1880. Buried with 1st wife, Beth Eden Lutheran Cemetery. 2. Caroline Werts, born 28 September 1818, died 10 February 1889, married 17 September 1840, William Daniel Reagin, born 30 December 1811, died 29 April 1886, son of William Reagin and Phoebe Burton. Both buried Reagin Cemetery. 3. Susannah Werts, born 20 February 1823, died 17 August 1911, married (as second wife) George Long, III, born 1814, died 8 May 1862, son of George Long, Jr. and Elizabeth Catherine Stairley. 4. Jonathan Werts, born 18 July 1825, died 21 October 1910, married Nancy C. Spearman, born 16 September 1832, died 2 September 1891, daughter of Graves Spearman and Mrs. Lucy Hill Taylor. Both buried Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery. 5. Michael Werts, Jr., born 17 December 1827, died 5 April 1907, married 21 December 1854, Martha Ann Elizabeth Stephens, born 13 October 1838, died 17 July 1910, daughter of David Stephens and Lucy Goggans. 6. Elias Werts, born 15 August 1832, died 21 December 1844. Buried Werts Cemetery #3.
F. Mary Margaret Summer, born 1798, died 3 October 1823, married John Kibler, Jr., born 1792/93, son of John Kibler, Sr. and Nancy Farr. Estate of Andrew Kibler, died 1829, reveals that John Kibler, Jr., after the death of his wife, left the state and died 1827-1829 leaving six children: John III, Andrew, Susannah, Anna N., Eliza, and Mary Ann. These children are also named in 1840 Newberry Equity (Box 25, Pkg 9) after death of Nancy Farr Kibler. Mary Margaret Summer Kibler is buried in Summer Family Cemetery #3.
1. John Kibler, III. 2. Andrew Kibler. 3. Susannah Kibler, born 1 December 1819, died 25 September 1840, married 15 January 1839, George Long III, born 1814, died 8 May 1862, son of George Long, Jr. and Elizabeth Catherine Stairley. 4. Anna N. Kibler, born about 1820, died 21 May 1897, married Col. George Henry Chapman, born 28 May 1814, died 6 October 1887, son of William Chapman and Margaret Koon. 5. Elizabeth Kibler, born 2 January 1822, died 6 November 1870, married John Schumpert, born 27 February 1818, died 22 January 1877, son of Jacob Schumpert, Sr. and Christina Shealy. Both buried Schumpert Cemetery. 6. Mary Ann Kibler.
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