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Catherine McCorkle^1,2,3,4

• Burial*: Witt Cemetery, Gower, Clinton Co., MO; No stone remaining in 1968.⁴
• Birth*: 3 January 1805; Christian Co., KY^1,2,5
• Marriage*: 12 September 1822; Howard Co., MO; Principal=Nelson Witt³
• Death*: 8 October 1873; Buchanan Co., MO⁴

Parents:

Alexander McCorkle^1,2,3,4

• Burial: Thornton (Salem) Cemetery, DeKalb Co., MO⁵
• Occupation*: Captain
• Birth: 3 October 1793; KY²
• Birth*: 3 October 1793; Augusta Co., VA^1,6
• Residence*: 1818; Cooper Co., MO; Moved from KY²
• Marriage*: 15 October 1818; Christian Co., KY; Married Rev. Finis Ewing.; Principal=Rebecca Elizabeth Fristoe^4,7,6
• Census: 1830; Clay Co., MO; Alexander McCorcle: 2,2,0,0,1/⁸
• Residence: 1833; Buchanan Co., MO²
• Census: 1850; Washington Twp., Buchanan Co., MO¹
• Will*: 6 March 1851; Buchanan Co., MO; Will of Alexander McCorkle (Abstract)
  Dated May 6, 1851
  Recorded: June 14 1851
  Exec: Wife Elizabeth & George McCorkle.
  My children or their heirs: Barbary Ann Hartman, Uriel Jackson McCorkel, Alexander Marion McCorkle, Catherine Wiles, Cynthia Jane McCorkle, Nelson Monroe McCorkle & John Lovell McCorkel Wit: Benjamin F. Loan, William T. Harris & William P. Loan.⁹
• Death*: 30 May 1851; Boonville, Cooper Co., MO^10,6
• Probate*: 17 September 1855; Buchanan Co., MO; Will Administration (Abstract) Urial J. McCorkle, administrator. Heirs are: George McCorkle, Barbara Ann Hartman, Uriel J. McCorkle, Alexander Marion McCorkle, Catherine E. Willes, Synthia J. McIninch, Nelson M. McCorkle, John L. McCorkle. Security: Evan R. Richards, Washington C. Bates.⁹

Parents:

Jabez McCorkle^1,2,3,4,5

• Name Variation: Jabes Mcorcle
• Birth*: 1803; KY^1,6,3
• Marriage*: 19 October 1826; Fishing River Twp., Clay Co., MO; Married at home of brother, Alexander, by James Williams J.P.; Principal=Nancy Fristoe^5,7,8
• Census: 1830; Ray Co., MO; Jabez McCorkle: 1,0,0,0,1/0,0,0,0,1.⁹
• Census: 1840; Platte Twp., Buchanan Co., MO; M Orkle, Jabes (Index): 1male 0/5, 1 male 10/15, 1male 30/40, 2 females 0/5, 1 female 5/10, 1 female 30/40.
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• Census: 12 September 1850; Jackson Co., MO; In home of Jabez & Nancy McCorkle was Mary J. Ganies, age 1, MO. Mary Jane was the daughter of Nathan & Sarah Ann McCorkle Gaines.³
• Death: 1851¹¹
• Death*: 1857; MO⁸

Parents:

Jane Symonds¹

• Death*:
• Marriage*: Principal=Robert McCorkle¹

Elizabeth Moore^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Burial*: Lebanon Church Cemetery, Lawrence Co., OH
• Birth: 23 December 1853; Daughter of W. & W. Moore. (DLW note: Elizabeth Moore was age 1 in the 1860 VA census. The 1870 & 1880 Lawrence Co., OH censuses put her birth around 1860. However, the death date is confirmed by a Cabell Co., WV death record. So, I assume that the correct birth date is 23 Dec 1859, instead of 23 Dec 1853)⁴
• Birth: circa 1859; VA¹
• Birth*: 23 December 1859; VA; Assumed birth date based on transcribed tombsone reading of 23 Dec 1853 and three census enumerations of about 1860.
• Birth: circa 1860; VA^3,5
• Birth: circa 1861; VA²
• Marriage*: 26 June 1881; Lawrence Co., OH; Principal=Benjamin Frederick McCorkle⁵
• Death*: 27 October 1889; Guyandotte, Cabell Co., OH; Very, very faded record. Parent A. Moore. Husband: B. F. McCorkle.^4,7

Parents:

Thomas Robert Harrold^1,2,3

Parents:

Esther Louise Wallenfelsz¹

• Name Variation: Esther Walensalt²
• Birth*: 19 November 1885; Lawrence Co., OH¹
• Marriage*: 22 June 1903; Principal=Willard McDaniel¹
• Death*: 20 May 1950; Huntington, Cabell Co., WV¹

Parents:

Lydia Forrest McCorkle^1,2

• Burial*: Rulo City Cemetery, Rulo, Richardson Co., NE³
• Birth*: 10 May 1809; KY^4,1
• Marriage*: 5 July 1827; Clay Co., MO; Married by Howard Everett, J.P.; Principal=Thomas Poteet^2,5
• Death*: 2 March 1880; Rulo, Richardson Co., NE⁶

Parents:

Willard McDaniel¹

• Birth*: 23 July 1880; KY²
• Marriage*: 22 June 1903; Principal=Esther Louise Wallenfelsz²
• Death*: 9 April 1963; Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL²

Mary McCorkle^1,2

• Death*:
• Birth*: before 1766; Augusta Co., VA; Birth date based on Mary being at least 16 when she married in1791, but the wording of her father's will leads me to think she was older, so I will guess 1766.
• Event-Misc: 1 September 1785; Augusta Co., VA; Named as daughter, Mary, in will of Samuel McCorkle.³
• Marriage License: 4 November 1791; Surety by John McCorkell., Augusta Co., VA¹
• Marriage*: 5 November 1791; Augusta Co., VA; Married by Rev. Archibald Scott. There is a possibility this Mary may have been the widow of Andrew McCorkle.; Principal=John McWhorter²

Parents:

Darwin Richard Harrold^1,2,3,4

• Burial*: Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell Co., WV³
• Birth*: 13 November 1939; Huntington, Cabell Co., WV^1,3
• Marriage*: 22 December 1962; Cabell Co., WV; Principal=Dena Lenora Thomas²
• Death*: 9 October 2006; Huntington, Cabell Co., WV³

Parents:

Frances G. Thuma^1,2,3

• Birth*: circa 1914; Hamilton Co., OH²
• Marriage*: 19 September 1936; Huntington, Cabell Co., WV; Principal=Darwin Abbott Harrold²
• Death*: 25 October 2001; Huntington, Cabell Co., WV; Age 88.³

Elizabeth McCorkle^1,2

• Death*:
• Birth*: circa 1765; Augusta Co., VA¹
• Event-Misc*: 1 September 1785; Named as daughter, Elizabeth, in will of Samuel McCorkle., Augusta Co., VA³
• Marriage License: 22 April 1787; Augusta Co., VA; Surety:James Hulet and Jacob Swallow. James Hulet and Elizabeth McCorkle, daughter of Saml. McCorkell (consent). Elizabeth is 22 years old. Teste: John McCorkell, Benj. Chapman, Saml. McCorkell.¹
• Marriage*: 26 April 1787; Married by Archibald Scott., Augusta Co., VA; Principal=James Hulet^1,2

Parents:

Jeffery Robert Huffman¹

Parents:

Kimberly Dianne Huffman¹

Parents:

David Lee Nichols¹

Parents:

Robert Alan Nichols¹

Parents:

Elizabeth Ann Campbell¹

James F. McCorkle^1,2,3

• Note*: A James McCorkle was a witness to deeds for land that John & Nancy McCorkle purchased, but it is clear that was not the same James McCorkle found in the 1840 Clinton Co., MO census near John ( born 1780) & Samuel McCorkle. The 1840 Clinton census, James had one male child & one female child, both under 5 years old. This profile does not fit the will of James F. McCorkle at all. This will was probated in November, 1840 and mentions his wife Sarah and four young daughters. On the other hand, the 1840 Clinton Co. census profiles of Samuel & James exactly fit the names of the children of Samuel & James found in the 1850 DeKalb Co., MO census. DeKalb was formed from Clinton in 1845. In 1850, Lydia, the widow of John McCorkle (died 1814) was in the home of James in DeKalb, so the James of 1840 Clinton/1850 Dekalb is surely the son of John (died 1814). Several researchers have suggested that James and Samuel of 1840 Clinton were both sons of John (born 1780), because they were living near this John in 1840. Certainly James was not and Samuel's 1840 Clinton profile exactly fits the Samuel found in 1830 Clay census. In 1830 this Samuel was living near the sons of John (died 1814). Further, most assume that the James that died in 1840, leaving widow Sarah, is the same James that married Sally Edwards in Clay Co. in July, 1831. I can find no James McCorkle (or variation) in the 1830 Clay Co., census, or in MO for that matter. It is most likley that James, son of John (died 1814), was living with his older brother Archibald and two of his other younger brothers. Also in the house is a much older female assumed to be Lydia, widow of John (died 1814). From all this I conclude that James F. was the son of John (born 1780). He probably came to MO shortly after the 1830 census and died shortly before the 1840 census. The 1820 Green Co. KY census shows a John McCorkle living beside Samuel McCorkle Jr. With John and his wife is a male 0-10, 2 males 10-16 and 2 females 0-10. This John is assumed to be the son of Samuel Jr. and his wife would be from a marriage prior to Nancy Wright. So the James F. also fits this profile.^3,4
• Birth*: circa 1805; KY^5,6
• Marriage*: 14 July 1831; Clay Co., MO; James F. McCorkle & Sally Edwards. Married by Howard Everrett, J.P.; Principal=Sarah Stonum²
• Misc*: 1834; Clay Co., MO; James F. McCorkle wittnessed the sale of land to John and Nancy McCorkle.³
• Death*: circa 1840; Clinton Co., MO³
• Census*: 1840; Clinton Co., MO; James McCorkel: 1,0,0,0,0,1/1,0,0,0,1.¹
• Will*: November 1840; Clinton Co., MO; The will of James McCorkle probated. The will memtions wife Sarah and daughters Elizabeth, Anna, Jenette and Rachel.³

Parents:

Nancy Lydia Wright^1,2,3,4,5

• Name Variation: Lydia Wright⁸
• Birth: circa 1795; NC⁸
• Birth*: circa 1798; KY³
• Birth: circa 1802; KY⁵
• Marriage*: 7 December 1824; Green Co., KY; Marrage bond: sur. Frances Smith & John McCorkle This was very likely a 2nd marriage for Nancy. There was a widow Frances Smith in 1810 Green Co. census with females in the household. One of these could have been Nancy Smith that marries ? Wright, then John McCorkle. However, I can not find a Smith-Wright marriage in the available online marriages.; Principal=John McCorkle⁷
• Misc*: 17 April 1854; Clay Co., MO; James & Elizabeth Cox of Clay to Nancy McCorkle of Clay: $200. 40 acres.²
• Census*: 16 July 1860; Clay Co., MO; A very confusing census listing: Lydia McCorkle, 65, NC; Chas Davis, 25, England; Eliza Davis, 25, MO; Nettie McCorkle, 23, MO; Sarah, 14, MO; James, 12, MO; Betty, 7, MO; Nettie, 5, MO; Eliza, 3, MO; John, 1, MO. Mary Souder identifies the children Sarah, James & Betty as daughters of Eliza. But she also names Joseph, b 1856; William, b 1858; & Rose, b 1860, as children of Eliza. She also names Thomas, b 1858 & William, b 1860 as sons of Ernita. Mary's research is confirmed by census information. So how do Nettie, Eliza & John fit into the picture? I propose that Nettie, Eliza & John Thomas are children of Ernita/Nettie.⁸
• Death*: after 2 September 1870^3,9

Parents:

James Larry Winkle¹

Earl Billups^1,2,3,4,5

• Birth*: 2 January 1884; Fishersburg, Madison Co., IN^6,4
• Birth: 21 January 1884; Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN³
• Birth: 2 June 1884; Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN^7,2,8,5
• Marriage*: 14 August 1907; Lawrence Co., OH; Principal=Mattie Mae Stock^9,2,6,10
• Death*: 18 January 1954; Cabell Co., WV^3,4,8

Parents:

Elizabeth Deere¹

• Marriage*: Principal=Calvin L. Stevens
• Birth*: 3 April 1900; Athens Co., OH²
• Death*: 21 January 1974; Lee Co., FL²

Donald White¹

William Allen White¹

Parents:

Thomas Ernest White¹

Parents:

Eugene August McCorkle^1,2,3

• Birth*: 17 June 1914; IL^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 28 January 1937; Principal=Marjory Daugharthy¹
• Death*: 30 March 1986⁴

Parents:

Gene Darrell Hendrickson^1,2,3

Susanne Lynn Hendrickson¹

Parents:

Shannon Lea Hendrickson^1,2

Parents:

Robert McCorkle^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 6 March 1760; Augusta Co., VA⁵
• Milit-Beg*: 10 October 1776; Augusta Co., VA; Muster Roll Enlistment: Robt McCorkle, Pvt., enlisted for two years in Capt. Michael Bowyer's Company of the 12th Virginia Reg't of Foot.^6,7
• Event-Misc: February 1778; Valley Forge, Morris Co., NJ; Muster Roll: Robt McCorkle, Pvt., 12th Regiment of Foot. "Sick in Hospt."⁶
• Event-Misc: 10 October 1778; Discharged: Rob McKorkle, Pvt. 8th Virginia Regiment.⁶
• Event-Misc: 30 October 1778; Travel Pay: Robt McKorkle. "of pay due a part of the 8th Virginia Regiment, who were discharged on the 10th day of October, 1778, with a mileage to the frontier of Virginia, calculated at 400 miles; one days pays for every 20 miles distance" Pay per month: 6 2/3 dollars. Total amount of pay and mileage: 20 dollars⁶
• Milit-End*: 1781; Revolutionary War Veteran. 1st & 12th Reg., Virginia Continental Line. Discharged as an Orderly Sgt.⁷
• Marriage*: 12 May 1785; Augusta Co., VA; Bond: Ro. McCorkle and Elizabeth Forrest, daughter of James Forrest. No marriage record.; Principal=Elizabeth Tyler Forrest¹
• Event-Misc: 1 September 1785; Augusta Co., VA; Named as son, Robert, in will of Samuel McCorkle.⁸
• Event-Misc: 1787; Augusta Co., VA; Personal Property Tax: Robert McCorcle 1.⁹
• Event-Misc: between 1792 and 1801; Bath Co., VA; Personal Property Tax: Robert McCorkle taxed each year.¹⁰
• Event-Misc: between 1809 and 15 April 1815; Kanawha Co., VA; Personel Property Tax: Robert McCorkle: 1 tithable in 1809, 1811 & 1812 ; 2 tithables in 1813 & 1814, 3 tithables in 1815. Since this source covers the years from 1792, I assume that Robert & family were elsawhere. There was no tax in 1808.^11,12
• Census*: 1810; Kanawha Twp., Kanawha Co., VA; Robert McCorkle: 2,2,1,0,1/2,0,1,0,1. Three homes away was John Morrison: 0,2,0,1/1,0,1.²
• Census: 1820; Union Twp., Lawrence Co., OH; Robt McCorkle: 1,0,1,1,0,1/1,1,0,0,1³
• Event-Misc: 7 May 1821; Lawrence Co., OH; Land Grant: Robert McCorele Senr assignee of John Morrison: T1-16W-S8 NW quarter. 166 acres.¹³
• Event-Misc: 1822; Lawrence Co., OH; Robert was assessed $2.49 property tax on 166 acres. Range 16, Twp. 1, Sec. 8, NW. (DLW note:This is the first tax record of the McCorkles in Lawrence and Gallia Counties.)¹⁴
• Event-Misc: 15 January 1825; Lawrence Co., OH; Land Grant: John Cantwell & Robert McCorkle of Lawrence Co., Ohio.T2N, R17W, S24, E½NW¼. Full payment for 86 acres,¹³
• Event-Misc: 1826; Union Twp., Lawrence Co., OH; Personel Property Tax: Robert McCorkle - 2 horse, 80 cents; 6 cows,48 cents; state 25.6 cents, county $1.92.0, twp 25.6 cents, total tax $2.43.2. (DLW note: This is the first PPT for Robert in Lawrence County.)¹⁴
• Event-Misc: 10 October 1828; Lawrence Co., OH; Deed: John Cantwell to Robert McCorkle: S24-T2-R17 E1/2, NW. 86 acres, $150.¹⁵
• Event-Misc: 1829; Union Twp., Lawrence Co., OH; Land Tax: Robert McCorkle: 166 acres. R16, T1, S8, NW. Tax $4.06.¹⁶
• Census: 1830; Union Twp., Lawrence Co., OH; Robert McCorkell: 1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1/0,0,0,1.⁴
• Event-Misc: 29 August 1832; Lawrence Co., OH; August 28, 1832: "This day appeared in open court Robert McCorkle who made and filed his Declaration to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 granting pensions for sevices rendered in the revolutionary war and the said court does hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states."
  
  "Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 State of Ohio County of Lawrence Court of Common Pleas August Term 1832 On the 29 Day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared before the judges of the court of com. Pleas aforesaid in & for said county in open court, Robert McCorkel a resident of Union Township in the county of Lawrence, a farmer, age 72 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, does on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress ????? June 7th 1832.
  That, firstly, he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of October 1776 - (the day of the month he does not remember believes the 10th), at Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, for the Term of two years with ?????????????? and served in the 12th Regt. of the Virginia Line under the following named officers, to wit, in the company commanded by Capt. Michael Boyer (or Bowyer) (the Lieutenents name was Robert Gamble, Ensign John McDowell) The Regt. was commanded by Col. James Wood & Gen. Scott commanded the Brigade. Immediately after he enlisted, he went into the service & served faithfuly the whole term, as follows, the company during the following winter was stationed at the head of the Monongahea River called (Tigres?) Valley, at Randolph County & ?? there till March 1777 - From there they went to Philadelphia - Here Declarant was sick with the small pox for some weeks - as soon as he recovered he marched & joined the main army near West Point - From there he went with the army to Brandywine & Germantown, I fought in these battles - Lay at Valley Forge during the winter following - In the spring or summer of 1778 went with the army through New Jersey to White Plains thence to West Point wher he continued till he was regulary discharged on the 14 November 1778 - This term of service was performed as a private - He further declares that he was born & raised at Augusta County, Virginia, six miles S. West of Staunton where he enlisted - Resided at Augusta Co. at (comminat?), & for year after the war.
  And the said Robert McCorkel further declares, secondly, that sometime in the summer of 1780, (the month & day he does not recollec) he enlisted again at the same place when he ??? ???? in Augusta County Virginia, for the Term of Eighteen Months, & faithfuly served the whole term under the (officers?) & at the places follow - following - to wit - In the company commanded by Capt. St(r?)ubling in the first Regt. of the Virginia Line, commanded by Col. Haws - in Gen. Greenes Brigade - Immediately after he enlisted he went into the Southern States & continued there till about the close of the year 1781 - when he was regularly discharged - He enlisted for this Term at Staunton in Virginia - Then matched to the (night, right, fight?) ?? Guilford to Her???, ?x - where he lay with the corps besieging the Fort 42 days - Then ? returned toward Virginia - Then marched to Orangeburgh in South Carolina - then to Columbia, Eastern Springs & Camden, at which latter place he was discharged. He was in the battles of Eastern Springs, Fort Friday(Findley?) & several other skirmishes - This latter service was performed in the capacity of orderly sergeant. He received regular discharges the first signed by Col. (Rupert?) at the termination of both the before ???? term of service but whether in writing, except the first - or by whom signed & except the first he can not say - He has now no documentary evidence of his service or discharges.
  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state -
  Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
  ??? Jos. Wheeler Clerk Robert McCorkel (his signature)
  And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
  I, Joseph Wheeler, Clerk of the court of common Pleas, aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Robert McCorkel for a Pension -
  In testimony ???? I have hereto set my name & seal of office this 29 day of August 1832 and of this state the ???? Jos Wheeler Clerk"⁷
• Burial: 1833; Bear Grass Creek Cemetery, Lawrence Co., OH¹⁷
• Death*: 10 March 1833; Lawrence Co., OH¹⁸
• Event-Misc: 19 September 1833; Lawrence Co., OH; Lawrence Co., OH. Nov 29, 1830: Will of John McCorkle was produced by John Layne..... "appoint John Layne my sole exectutor. Witnesses John Layne & Samuel Layne senior on 5 October 1830". Robert McCorkle contests will. (Solomen Beckley his attorney)The court affirmed that Robt is brother to John and "nearest of kin" residing in Lawrence County. Robt declined taking letters of administration on the estate therefore the court approved John Layne administrator; bond by Philip Forsh(Forb?, Forch?) and Samuel Layne Sr. Richard Morrison, John McCrea and Isiah Crawford appointed to appraise estate. The case was continued to the next term so that the court could study the evidence. interlineations, "one cow and all my sheep", "appoint John Layne exectutor".
  
  To me, the above court proceding is the biggest McCorkle mystery in Lawrence Co. Who was the John McCorkle that died? He had a brother, Robert, in Lawrence Co.
  
  One explanation is that John, the son of Robert Sr. died, BUT this John is accounted for in the administration of Robert's eatate in 1835.
  Another explanation is that this is the proported will of John, son of Samuel Sr. and brother to Robert Sr. of Lawrence Co. BUT John was supposedly killed in Lawrence Co. in 1814. This would have been a long, long time to keep his sheep.(I have never seen any proof of John's death date.)
  Since neither one of the explanation is satisfactory, I don't know. A very long shot might be that John was the son of Samuel or John, Robert Senior's brothers from Green Co., KY. Both were in Lawrence Co c1810/1815. John Sr. had sons John & Robert. Sam Jr. had son John, but no son Robert that I know of. Could deceased John be one of their sons? If so, a lot of pedigrees would be shot down.
  
  More on above proceeding.
  Aug 29, 1832
  John Layne filled papers to settle estate.
  
  Sept 19, 1833
  Settlement continued again "in order to give administrator our opportunity of correcting his vouchers."
  
  I could not find the will of Mystery John.^1,19
• Event-Misc*: 4 March 1834; Authorized a $330 soldiers pension; S9430.⁷
• Probate: 20 March 1835; Lawrence Co., OH; March 20, 1835: "Robert McCorkle administrator of Robert McCorkle deceased this day files his papers for settlement. In the matter of Robert McCorkle's pension an application made in open court it is ordered that the following facts be certified as satisfactory form Viz: That Robert McCorkle of Lawrence County deceased died on the tenth March, 1833 and that he was a pensioner, that he left no widow, that the following named persons are children and lawful heirs of said Robert McCorkle deceased to wit: Robert McCorkle, Andrew McCorkle, James McCorkle, John McCorkle, Jacob McCorkle, Betsey wife of Thomas Templeton, Catherine wife of Rolen Brammer, Sally wife of John Cantwell, Polly wife of John Morrison and that Samuel McCorkle a child of said Robert deceased is dead leaving Robert F., David and Joel his lawful children and heirs."
  
  June 18, 1833: "Robert McCorkle, Petitioner vrs James McCorkle and John McCorkle, Thomas Templeton and wife, Rolan Brammer and wife, David, Joel and Robt. J., infant heirs of Samuel McCorkle, John Morrison and wife, John Colwell and wife, Jacob McCorkle and Andrew McCorkle, Defendants."
  
  The court ordered that land known as Northwest Quarter, Section 8, Township 1, Range 16, be divided in 10 equal shares. This was part of the estate of Robert, Sr.^20,21
• Event-Misc: 5 August 1837; Lawrence Co., OH; Land Grant: Robert McCorcle: 2N-17W--S24, w1/2, NE1/4. Full payment for 86 acres.¹³

Parents:

Cindi Sherrie Dean¹

William Keith Van Ness¹

Andrew Logan Van Ness¹

Parents:

James McCorkle^1,2,3,4

• Burial*: Shady Grove Cemetery, Clay Co., MO; age: 85-5-5^5,6
• Birth: 6 July 1807; Green Co., KY^1,2,7
• Birth*: 21 July 1807; KY⁶
• Marriage*: 26 September 1830; Clay Co., MO; Married by Andrew B. Baldwin, M.G.; Principal=Mary Ann Means^4,3
• Event-Misc: 7 September 1838; Clinton Co., MO; James McCorkle of Clinton Co. entered land in Clinton Co.⁸
• Census*: 1840; Clinton Co., MO; McCorkel, James (Index): 1 male 0/5, 1 male 30/40, 1 female 0/5, 1 female 20/30. There is an excelent match between the 1840 & 1850 census data.⁹
• Event-Misc: 1846; DeKalb Co., MO; James McCorkle elected Justice. Served until 1850.¹⁰
• Event-Misc: 10 June 1848; DeKalb Co., MO; James McCorkle of DeKalb Co. entered land in DeKalb Co.
• Census: 9 October 1850; DeKalb Co., MO; Also in household: Lidia McCorkle, age 80, born NC. (DLW note: This is widow of John McCorkle, son of Sam Sr.)¹¹
• Census: 2 July 1860; DeKalb Co., MO; Also in home was Elizabeth McCorkle, 17, MO. (DLW note: This is Elizabeth Morgan McCorkle, wife of John.)²
• Death*: 26 December 1892; MO^5,6

Parents:

Malinda McCorkle^1,2

• Birth*: 10 December 1810; Christian Co., KY²
• Marriage*: 21 December 1828; Clay Co., MO; Principal=Andrew Baker Gregory¹
• Death*: circa 1846; Stewartsville, DeKalb Co., MO²

Parents:

John Cantwell^1,2

• Name Variation: John Colwell
• Name Variation: John Cantrell³
• Name Variation: John Caldwell
• Birth*: between 1765 and 1784; SC^4,5
• Birth: between 1780 and 1790; SC⁵
• Census*: 1810; Kanawha Co., VA; John Cantrill/Cantsill: 0,0,0,1/1,0,1.⁶
• Marriage*: 1810; Kanawha Co., VA; John Cantrell & Sally McCorkel. Mar. by John Lee. (DLW note: The only John Lee I can find in the 1810 Kanawha census resided in Cabin Creek.); Principal=Sarah McCorkle³
• Will*: 14 July 1839; Polk Co., MO; John Cantwell will: Sons, John W. Cantwell and Robert F. Cantwell, when of age. Daughters, Mary Dennison, Hannah Slagle, and Martha Cantwell. Exr and guardian of children, James Slagle. Witnesses: Edward Thompson, John A. Slagle, Ransom E. Elliott and Winfrey Owens. From: Missouri Wills Book A, 1839-1856, page 38 or Wills and Admrs. Book A, 1837-1854, page 39.^7,8
• Probate*: 14 July 1839; Polk Co., MO; Will dated: John Cantwell. Sons, John W. Cantwell and Robert F. Cantwell, when of age. Daughters, Mary Dennison, Hannah Slagle, and Martha Cantwell. Exr and guardian of children, James Slagle. Witnesses: Edward Thompson, John A. Slagle, Ransom E. Elliott and Winfrey Owens. From: Missouri Wills Book A, 1839-1856, page 38 or Wills and Admrs. Book A, 1837-1854, page 39.⁸
• Death*: between 14 July 1839 and 12 August 1839; Polk Co., MO^5,8
• Probate: 12 August 1839; Polk Co., MO; Will filed: Exr, James Slagle, Admr. de bonis non.⁸

John Morrison^1,2,3

• Burial*: Sears Cemetery, Bluffs, Scott Co., IL⁴
• Birth*: 10 November 1783; Greenbrier Co., VA^5,2
• Marriage*: 19 February 1807; Greenbrier Co., VA; Principal=Virginia Mary McCorkle^4,6,7
• Census*: 1810; Kanawha Co., WV; John Morrison: 0,2,0,1/1,0,1. Three homes away was Robert McCorkle: 2,2,1,0,1/2,0,1,0,1.⁸
• Death*: 15 August 1852; Oxville, Scott Co., IL; John Morrison. Age 69y, 9m.^5,9,4

Parents:

Thomas Templeton^1,2,3,4,5

• Burial*: Getaway Cemetery, Lawrence Co., OH⁶
• Birth*: 9 October 1790; Montgomery Co., VA^2,3,7,6
• Marriage*: 5 March 1816; Montgomery Co., VA; Principal=Elizabeth Scott^1,7
• Marriage*: 21 March 1824; Lawerence Co., OH; Principal=Elizabeth McCorkle^4,5
• Event-Misc*: 1835; Union Twp., Lawrence Co., OH; Property tax: Thomas Templeton 16.1.8 NW, 166 acres, $ 335. (DLW note: After the death of Robert McCorkle, Thomas Templeton bought all the heirs shares⁸
• Death*: 24 July 1884; Lawrence Co., OH^7,6

Parents:

Roland Brammer^1,2,3

• Burial*: McCormick Cemetery, Lawrence Co., OH^4,5
• Name Variation: Rolen Brammer
• Birth*: 9 April 1809; Cabell Co., VA^1,5,3
• Marriage*: 12 October 1828; Lawrence Co., OH; Principal=Catherine McCorkle^3,6,2
• Marriage*: 9 June 1859; Lawrence Co., OH; Principal=Margaret Ann Howard⁷
• Marriage*: 28 November 1881; Lawrence Co., OH; License: Rolen/Rowland Brammer & Elizabeth Winn.; Principal=Elizabeth McCorkle^2,8
• Death*: 6 June 1882; Windsor Twp., Lawrence Co., OH^4,5

Parents:

Owen Donnelly^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1831; Ireland
• Marriage*: 27 July 1855; Providence, Providence Co., RI; Principal=Hannah Smith²
• Death*: February 1902; CA²

Harvey McCorkle¹

• Event-Misc*: I have never seen any proof that John & Lydia had a son named Harvey.
• Birth*: 15 October 1814; Green or Christian Co., KY¹
• Death*: 1835²

Parents:

James Forrest^1,2

• Note*: We cannot find one bit of evidence to connect this James Forrest to his parents. His Revolutionary War Pension Application alleges that he was born in Chester Co., PA and that he resided in NC during the war.
• Name Variation: James Forest
• Birth*: 24 January 1751; Chester Co., PA^1,2
• Marriage*: circa 1765; Orange Co., NC; Principal=Catherine Tyler^1,2
• Event-Misc: 16 December 1780; NC; James Forrest: Pvt. Discharged from service. Capt. John Johnston, Co. F, John Collier's Regt., John Butler, Brig. Gen., NC Militia.³
• Event-Misc*: 3 October 1832; Warren Co., TN; James Forest Revolutionary War Pension Application S1663 (Abstract): Age 82. Born: 24 Jan, 1751, Chester Co., PA. Resided in Orange Co., NC during Revolutionary War. Serverd two enlistments in NC militia. 1st under Capt. Thomas Thompson & Gen. Buttler. 2nd under Capt. Johnston & Col. Bell. Moved to Jefferson County East Tennessee about 1794. After 7/8 years removed to Claiborne County, then to Warren County about 1813.⁴
• Death*: after 11 April 1836; McMinnville, Warren Co., TN²

John McCorkle¹

• Birth*: 22 November 1753; Augusta Co., VA²
• Event-Misc: 1 September 1785; Augusta Co., VA; John was willed part of his father's farm. Also, he was to receive his mother's portion upon her death.³
• Event-Misc: 1789; Augusta Co., VA; Personal Property Tax: Jno McCorcle Jun⁴
• Event-Misc: 13 May 1789; Fayette Co., KY; Land Grant (Abstract): Vincent Tapp grantee. Army Sergeant Major; 4600 acres in Fayette Co. Kentucky adjoining John Tabb, Constant Perkins, near the Ohio River.⁵
• Marriage*: 12 May 1790; Augusta Co., VA; Bond: John McCorkle and Lidia Forrest, daughter of James Forrest (consent); witnesses, John Bossard, Benj. Chapman; surety, Benj. Chapman.
  Married by Rev Archibald Scott.
  (DLW note: Benj. Champman was very likely the person that married John's sister Sarah before their father's will was made in 1785.); Principal=Lydia Tyler Forrest¹
• Event-Misc: 17 September 1793; Augusta Co., VA; Deed (Abstract): John & Lydia McCorkle to Jacob Swallow, #484, 256 acres. "John McCorkle has and does reserve to himself one Half acre of land in the S Tract where the Graveyard is." Teste: Jacob Kenny. Augusta Co. Deed Books: Vol. 27, page 484 & Vol 28, Page 117.^6,7
• Event-Misc: between 1794 and 1801; Bath Co., VA; Personal Property Tax:John McCorkle taxed each year.⁸
• Event-Misc: 26 November 1801; Bath Co., VA; Indenture(Abstract): Bargain & sale. John McCorkle & his wife Lydia of Bath Co., Virginia to James Streward of said county. #520. #120 at sealing. 122 acres on the Cowpasture River and lands of Patt Miller. Metes & Bounds discription follows. Teste: Charles Erwin, Robert Miller & Ferdinand Kinkhead. Signed: John McCorkell & Lydia McCorkell.⁹
• Event-Misc: 13 July 1802; Bath Co., VA; Bargain & Sale Proved (Abstract): John McCorkle and Lydia his wfe to James Steward. Proved by Charles Erwin, Ferdinand Kinkhead & Robert Miller.⁹
• Event-Misc: 10 October 1803; Green Co., KY; Deed (Abstract): William Barret & Dorthy his wife to John McCorkle, $1627.50, 665 acres on Medow Creek. Samuel McCorkle's line. John Buchanan's corner. John Roger's corner.¹⁰
• Event-Misc: 15 February 1807; Green Co., KY; Deed (Abstract): Joseph Ray of Green County to John McCorkle, #117, 104 acres, Henry Hopkins survey, trace fork of Sinking Creek, a branch of Green River. Recorded 13 May, 1807.¹¹
• Event-Misc: 23 May 1807; Green Co., KY; Deed (Abstract): John McCorkle and wife Lydia of Green County to Robert Mayes, $2000, 655 acres, John Rogers corner to Meadow Creek, Samuel McCorkles line, John Buchanans line. Lydia relinquished her dower. Recorded 23 Feb, 1807.¹¹
• Event-Misc: 16 September 1807; Green Co., KY; Power of Attorney (Abstract): Vincent Tapp of Augusta Co., VA seized in fee of & in one undivided moiety of a tract in Campbell Co., KY of 4600 acres. Tapp appoints John McCorkle of Green Co.his power of attorney to receive his moiety. Recorded 27 Sep, 1809.¹¹
• Event-Misc: 27 February 1809; Green Co., KY; Land Sale (Abstract): Vincent Tabb of Staunton, VA by John McCorkle his attorney in fact to Edward Bullock, Alexander Irvin, William Mosby & William J. Adair. One undivided moiety of a tract of land in Campbell Co., KY, survey 4000 acres, near the Ohio, line of John Tabb, below Big Bone Creek on a branch of Eagles Creek. Wittness: William Hobson, William H. King, Robert F. Marshall. Signed Vincent Tabb by John McCorkle. Recorded: 17 Mar 1809.¹¹
• Event-Misc: 23 September 1809; Green Co., KY; Power of Attorney (Abstract) John McCorkle appoints Alexander St. Clair of Augusta Co., VA his power of attorney to bring suits on the money due him from Richard Rankin and Vincent Tapp shall give up all the writings of mine that he has in his hands. No witnesses. Recordd: 25 Sep 1809.¹¹
• Event-Misc: 26 February 1810; Green Co., KY; Power of Attorney (Abstract): Vincent Tapp appoints John McCorkle his power of attorney to sell land in Campbell Co., KY. Signed John McCorkle as power of attorney. Recorded 26 Apr 1810.¹¹
• Event-Misc: 23 November 1813; Green Co., KY; Tax List: Two Johns, one Samuel and one Archibald were taxed. Each entry shows one male over 21 years of age. One John & Samuel were land owners.¹²
• Death: 6 May 1814; OH or KY; From Viking Glory..... "1n 1814 he went for land in Lawrence Co. Ohio, where he was killed by Indians" " May 6, 1814." (DLW note: Apparently Rev. McCorkle got this info from John Hale Stutesman. I have never found any official account of the death of John, but this story has been told by others with slight variations. A transcript of a January 14, 1934, Huntington WV Herald Advertiser article by R. C. Hall reads remarkably like the information found in "From Viking Glory". This article relates the above story of the death of John McCorkle, but only gives his death year as 1814. Also, other Lawrence Co., OH McCorkle lore found in the article is also found in "From Viking Glory". We have concluded that Stutesman obtained the bulk of his information about the Lawrence Co. McCorkles from the Hall article and, in turn, passed this information on to Rev. McCorkle. However, even though Mr. Hall seems to have interviewed one or more McCorkles, this transcript of the article contains several glaring errors in the lineage of the Lawrence Co., OH McCorkles. It is impossible to know if these errors came from the transcription process, McCorkle memory lapses or Mr. Hall's misunderstandings and/or mistakes. )^13,14
• Event-Misc: 27 October 1815; Augusta Co., VA; Transfer of Property & Declaration of Insolvancy: I, John McCorkle being about to take the benefit of the Act of the General Assembly of Virginia for insolvent debtors, do declare that I have no property of any description except what I have this day transfered to Vincent Tapp.⁹
• Event-Misc*: 27 October 1815; Augusta Co., VA; Transfer of Benefit Judgement (Abstract): I, John McCorkle transfer and assign to Vincent Tapp the benefit of my judgement against Richard Rankin⁹
• Census*: 1830; Lawrence Twp., Lawrence Co., OH; Samuel Lain: 0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1/1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1.(DLW note: The male in the 70/80 age bracket was probably Samuel Lain Sr. John McCorkle does not seem to be enumerated in any Lawrence Co, OH census, probably because he did no want his name to appear on a census. Very close neighbors of Samuel Lain (Layne) were John Lain (Layne) & Philip Faught (Fout), All three of these men seem to be the men who participated in the probate of the will of John McCorkle on 29 Nov 1830. John Layne was appointed executor, when Robert McCorkle declined this position. Samuel Layne of Lawrence Co., OH was a Revolutionary War veteran. He was a Private in the VA militia. Affidavits supporting & attached to his 29 Aug 1832 pension application were signed by Robert McCorkel & John Stumbaugh, both of Lawrence Co., OH. His application was filed in Lawrence Co., OH & states that he was born 14 Jan 1759 in Goochland Co., VA. He enlisted in Fluvanna Co., VA & served under Captains Parish, Adams & Newell & Colonels Buford & Gunby. After the war he lived in Bedford & Patrick Co., VA & Floyd Co., KY. He moved to Lawrence Co. in 1829. It is very likely that John McCorkle lived with or near these folks.)¹⁵
• Will*: 5 October 1830; Lawrence Co., OH; John McCorkle Will: The date of the will and some small details were recorded in the probate proceedings. We have been unable to find the will.¹⁶
• Death*: November 1830; Lawrence Co., OH¹⁶
• Probate*: 29 November 1830; Lawrence Co., OH; Probate of John McCorkle Will (Abstract): November 29, 1830 - The will of John McCorkle was produced by John Layne. “appoint John Layne my sole executor” Will witnessed by John and Samuel Layne, Sr. on October 5, 1830. Through Solomon Beckley his attorney, Robert McCorkle questions the interlineations and contests will. "Robt is brother to John" and “nearest of kin residing in Lawrence County". Robt declined taking Letters of Administration on the estate, therefore the Court approved John Layne administrator; Bond with Philip Fout and Samuel Layne Sr.
  Richard Morrison, John McCrea and Isiah Crawford appointed to appraise the estate.
  The case was continued so that the Court could study the evidence.
  Interlineations included “one cow and all my sheep ”and “appoint John Layne executor”.¹⁶

Parents:

Lydia Tyler Forrest^1,2,3,4,5

• Name Variation: Lidia Forest
• Birth*: 17 May 1771; Orange Co., NC^1,3,6
• Birth: 17 May 1771; Elizabeth, Union Co., NJ^5,4
• Marriage License: 1790; Augusta Co., VA; John McCorkle & Lidia Forrest, dau Jms Forrest, wit; John Bossard, Benj Chapman, Sur Benj Chapman⁷
• Marriage*: 12 May 1790; Augusta Co., VA; Bond: John McCorkle and Lidia Forrest, daughter of James Forrest (consent); witnesses, John Bossard, Benj. Chapman; surety, Benj. Chapman.
  Married by Rev Archibald Scott.
  (DLW note: Benj. Champman was very likely the person that married John's sister Sarah before their father's will was made in 1785.); Principal=John McCorkle⁷
• Event-Misc: 1816; MO; In 1870, John McCorkle Jr. stated that he arrived in Missouri in 1816.⁸
• Event-Misc: 1819; Lincoln Co., MO; Lydia recorded as a taxpayer in Lincoln Co., MO.²
• Event-Misc: between 1822 and 1824; Howard Co., MO; Lydia, Robert & Samuel McCorkle paid a property tax in Howard Co., MO. John McCorkle paid a poll tax.²
• Death: after 1850; DeKalb Co., MO; Lidia McCorkle, 80, NC, living with son, James and family in DeKalb Co., MO.¹
• Death*: 1855; Buchanan Co., MO⁴

Parents:

Elizabeth Tyler Forrest^1,2

• Name Variation: Mary Forrest
• Name Variation: Polly Forrest
• Name Variation: Elizabeth Tyler Forest
• Birth*: 5 January 1766; Orange Co., NC^3,2
• Marriage*: 12 May 1785; Augusta Co., VA; Bond: Ro. McCorkle and Elizabeth Forrest, daughter of James Forrest. No marriage record.; Principal=Robert McCorkle¹
• Death*: before 10 March 1830; OH^4,5

Parents:

Samuel McCorkle^1,2

• Note*: The Samuel McCorkle line has been proven and documented to Samuel and Sarah (Buchanan ?) of Augusta Co., Virginia. Samuel, or his parents, came to Augusta from their original settlement in the Derry and Paxtang region of Lancaster (now Dauplin) Co., Pennsylvania. According to William Henry Egle, Notes and Queries, Relating to Pennsylvania (pub: 1895), this area was first settled in about 1713 by Scots-Irish Presbyterians. Samuel McCorkle and John Montgomery from the north of Ireland settled in Paxtang prior to 1735. Derry Church (originally Spring Creek) was built in 1720 at a site 14 miles east of Harrisburg and Paxtang Church (originally called Fishing Creek) was located about 3 miles east of Harrisburg. The Rev. John Roan's Congregation of Derry, Paxtang and Mt. Joy (1745-1775) includes Samuel and Alexander McCorkle, as well as, several Mongomerys and Alexanders. By the 1730s, a group of the Pennsylvania McCorkles had moved down the Great Valley of Virginia to the Staunton area of Augusta Co., Virginia. They purchased land from William Beverly in an area known as Beverly Manor/Irish Tract. In 1732, Beverly petitioned the Colonial Council, "I could get a number of people from Pennnsylvania to settle on the Shenandoah if I could obtain land there". While the government at Williamsburg and the Church of England did not relish the idea of Presbyterians in Virginia, they did like the barrier to the Indians that these settlers provided. When Beverly surveyed the land in 1736 he noted that some people from Pennsylvania were already settled there. In fact, Beverly and a James McCorkle engaged in a lawsuit since James was already living on the surveyed tract. The court ruled that James could stay after he paid nominal sum to Beverly. Some early male McCorkles mentioned in Lyman Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia are: Alexander, James, Robert, Patrick, William, Benjamin, Samuel and John.      From Beverly Manor, some McCorkles moved south down the valley to Rockbridge & Montgomery Co., Virginia and to South Carolina. In about 1790, some of the South Carolina clan moved north into and around Bourbon and Fayette Co., Kentucky. Later, some of these McCorkles moved on to Miami Co., Ohio. In the mid-1790s, Robert and John, sons of Samuel and Sarah, moved from Augusta to Bath Co., Virginia. John move on to Green Co., Kentucky where he was joined by his brother Samuel. Robert moved to Kanawha Co., Virginia and finally to Lawrence Co., Ohio. John was supposedly killed while traveling from Green to Lawrence and Lydia, the widow of John, soon moved to the Ray/Clay Co. area of Missouri. Samuel died in Green Co. and Robert died in Lawrence Co.
       
  The foremost McCorkle researcher, the Rev. Louis McCorkle, sorts the early McCorkles as follows:
  
       "The First Three" (may have been the sons of Alexander McCorquodale),     
  1.James, b.c. 1700 in Argyll Co. Scotland. Landed in Philadelphia and settled in the forks of the Brandywine River in 1729. His wife was Jane and they had seven sons and one daughter.
       
  2.William, also landed in Philadelphia, about 1730 and moved to the Valley of Virginia.
       
  3..Samuel, settled in Paxtany c. 1737, and married an Alexander.
  
       "The Next Generation"
  James and Robert of Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina were almost certainly brothers,      probably the brothers of Samuel and probably the sons of James or William, above.
  
  Alexander, of Lexington, Virginia, b.c. 1720 Ulster, Ireland. Said to be the son of William, above and probably the borther of James, Robert and Samuel.     
       Samuel, b.c. 1720, of Augusta, Virginia.
  
  This points to Wiliam (2) as the father of Samuel of Augusta, but as far as I can tell, this is just a guess. Other researchers of the McCorkle line have made this connection, but I have never seen any proof of this at all. Others have guessed James as Samuel's father, but again there is no proof of this connection. It is fairly certain that the majority of the Pennsylvania McCorkles came from Ulster, Ireland, but most likely came to Ireland from Scotland during the King james Plantation Period.
  
  From History of Rockbridge Co., VA, by Oren Morton, Pub., 1920
  
  There are branches of McCorkles in USA, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany & Denmark.
  
  The McCorkle coat of arms:
  Crest: A stag, standing at gaze, attired gules,(i.e. red horns)
  Arms: A demi-stag, gules, naissant out of a fesse tortille,(i.e. springing out of a twisted band)
  Motto: Vivat Rex!(i.e. Long Live the King)
  
  Development of McCorkle name:
  Oldest found: Thorgisl, in the Thorgisl Saga, abt. 700 A.D.
  Then: Thurkell, Thurkill, Thorkill, Thorquil, (Thurgesius in Latin), Torquil, Thorquil-dale, MacTorquil-dale, Mac Korkill-dale, McCorkindale, McCorquindall, McCorkuodell, McCorquedill, McCorkell, McCorkel, McCorkle.
  
  Anderson's History of the Scottish Nation says:
  Mac Toruil (the son of Torquil), Mac Corkle, the surname of a Highland sept, was founded by Torquil, a prince of Denmark under Kenneth the Great. Kenneth was in Ireland assisting Alpin, King of the Scots, against the Picts. Torquil, a Danish prince, was rewarded with land near Loch Awe, by Kenneth, for preforming a hazardous mission. Mac Torquil is still used in some places in the Highlands and is one of the oldest names in County Argyle. The last lineal descendant is dead. In the great invasion of North Ireland, the family moved to Derry.
• Birth*: circa 1720; It is difficult to estimate a birth date for Samuel. He owned land in Augusta by Feb 27, 1749, but he was not named as a processioner, a job usually reserved for more mature & experienced men. He seems to have been married by 1752. So I am going to guess 1720, but he could have been older or even a little younger.
• Event-Misc: between 1734 and 1749; Orange Co., VA; Road Orders: There are no McCorkles recorded in the Road Orders for Orange Co., VA, the parent county of Augusta.³
• Event-Misc: 1745; Augusta Co., VA; 1st court session held. Although Augusta County was legally formed in 1738, no legal proceedings were held in Staunton until 1745.⁴
• Event-Misc: 27 February 1749; Augusta Co., VA; Deed: William Beverley to William Currey, 360 acres Beverley Manor. Corner tract first surveyed for James Bell, now in possession of Andrew Cowin. Corner William Nutt. Tract surveyed for Adam Thompson, now belonging to Robert McClenachan. Corner Samuel McCorkall's land. Corner to James Moody; Cowin's line. Teste: Arthur Hamilton, John Linn, George Anderson. (DLW note: The deed for Samuel McCorkle's property is not extant. This is the first mention of Samuel's property in Augusta records.)⁴
• Marriage*: circa 1752; This posited date is based on the birth date of the McCorkle's first known child.; Principal=Sarah Buchanan
• Event-Misc: 15 August 1753; Augusta Co., VA; Road Order: Ordered that the following persons with their Titheables Vizt. Robert Young, Thomas King, John Campbell, James Peiry, John Bigham, William Ledgerwood, Samuel McCorkle, James Caldwell, Andrew & Thomas Scot, Alexander Wright, James Miller, David Stewart, John Black, Nathan Gilliland, John Henderson, Robert McClenahan, Robert Beckenridge, John Cuningham and Major Scot work on the road wherof John Henderson is Overseer.⁵
• Event-Misc*: 1777; Capt. Buchanans Comp., Augusta Co., VA; Tithable: Samuel McCorkle: 2. 822 acres.⁶
• Event-Misc: 1782; Augusta Co., VA; Personal Property Tax: Samuel McCaokall 1.⁷
• Will*: 1 September 1785; Augusta Co., VA; Abstract. 1st September, 1785. Samuel (mark) McCorkles will, planter--To wife, Sarah executrix with Patrick Buchanan; to son, John; to daughter, Mary; to daughter, Martha Callesone; to son, Samuel; to son, Robert; to daughter, Sarah Chapman, and her first son; to daughter, Elizabeth McCorkle; to grandsons, Samuel and Wm. McCorkle. Teste: John Wallace, Mary Buchanan, Jno. Heizer. 16th December, 1788, proved by Wallace and Heizer. Executors qualify.²
• Event-Misc: 1787; Augusta Co., VA; Personal Oroperty Tax: Samuel McCorcle Snr. 2 Samuel & John McCorcle.⁷
• Death*: 1788; Augusta Co., VA^1,2
• Probate: 16 December 1788; Augusta Co., VA; Will proved by John Wallace and Jno. Hizer. Executors qualify.²
• Probate: 16 February 1789; Augusta Co., VA; Estate appraised.²

Sarah Buchanan¹

• Event-Misc*: We have never seen any proof of Sarah's maiden name. The Buchanan assumption is based mainly on the fact that Patrick Buchanan was an exector for Sam's will and Mary Buchanan was a witness. Also, the close association of the Buchanans and McCorkles in Augusta and Green Counties provides more circumstantial evidence. Patrick Buchanan was probably the son of John Buchanan whose will was proven 20 Apr 1790. His 22 Oct 1776 will names his wife Margaret, but he did not name a Sarah although she was surely alive at this time. Another possibility is Samuel Buchanan who first lived in Augusta Co., then moved to Washington Co. where he died testate with a will dated 11 Oct 1774 and proved 18 Mar 1783. VA. His will names his wife Martha & sons John, Samuel, Andrew & Robert; howeverer, he did not even mention any daughters. Since Samuel & Sarah McCorkle had a daughter Martha, we think Samuel Buchanan is a better guess.
• Birth*: circa 1735¹
• Marriage*: circa 1752; This posited date is based on the birth date of the McCorkle's first known child.; Principal=Samuel McCorkle
• Event-Misc: 1788; Augusta Co., VA; Inherited 1/3 of plantation upon Sam's death.³
• Death*: between 16 February 1789 and 17 September 1793; Augusta Co., VA^1,4,5

Parents:

Sarah McCorkle^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1771; Augusta Co., VA; Birth year based on Sarah being at least 14 for 1785 marriage and 1830 census age of 50/60.^3,4
• Marriage*: before 1 September 1785; Sarah Chapman named as daughter in will of Samuel McCorkle.; Principal=Benjamin Chapman^5,3
• Event-Misc*: 1 September 1785; Augusta Co., VA; Named as daughter, Sarah Chapman, in will of Samuel McCorkle.⁵
• Death*: between April 1840 and June 1840; Roane Co., TN; The wife of Benjamin Chapman died in 1840. We have seen genealogies that claim that Sarah died earlier and that Ben married again. We have found nothing to substantiate that claim.^6,3

Parents:

Samuel McCorkle¹

• Birth*: 25 February 1759; Augusta Co., VA¹
• Milit-Beg: October 1777; Augusta Co., VA; Drafted for three months into the Augusta militia at age 16.^2,3
• Event-Misc: October 1780; Augusta Co., VA; Drafted into Augusta militia a second time for three months.³
• Milit-End*: circa 1781; Augusta Co., VA; Drafted a third time for two months into Augusta militia. Revolutionary War Veteran, Augusta militia.^2,3
• Event-Misc: 1782; Augusta Co., VA; Personal Property Tax: Samuel McCaokall 1.⁴
• Marriage*: before 1 September 1785; Samuel was living in his own home on the McCorkle farm when his father wrote his will.; Principal=Agnes ?⁵
• Event-Misc: 1 September 1785; Augusta Co., VA; Samuel McCorkle Sr. Will: Samuel Jr. received 80 acres of the McCorkle farm in his father's will.⁶
• Event-Misc: 1787; Augusta Co., VA; Personal Property Tax: Samuel McCorcle Junr. 1⁴
• Event-Misc: 1789; Augusta Co., VA; Personal Property Tax: Saml McCorcle Jun⁴
• Event-Misc: 2 March 1796; Augusta Co., VA; Witnessed will of Jacob Swallow.¹
• Event-Misc: 19 September 1797; Augusta Co., VA; Deed: Sam McCorkle and his wife Agnes to Michael Hite. 80 acres. The deed delivered in 1799.^5,7
• Event-Misc: 21 May 1799; KY; Tax List.⁸
• Residence: 1801; KY; Resident.²
• Event-Misc: March 1802; Green Co., KY; Deed: William Barrett & wife to Samuel Mccoekle, #65, 200 acres on Robertson Creek and Meadow Creek.⁹
• Event-Misc: 26 March 1802; Green Co., KY; Deed: William Barrett and wife Dorothy to John Buchanan, #100, Robertsons Creek and Meadow Creek, Samuel McCorkles line. Recorded 3 April 1802.⁹
• Residence*: 1803; Green Co., KY; Resident.²
• Census*: 1810; Green Co., KY; 1m 10/16, 1m over 45, 2f 10/16. 1f 16/26, 1f over 45.¹⁰
• Census: 1820; Campbellsville Twp., Green Co., KY; Mccorele, Saml: 3,0,0,1/1,1,0,2.
  (DLW note: Some of the younger children probably are orphans of Samuel III.)¹¹
• Event-Misc: 23 July 1821; Green Co., KY; Deposition Of David Buchanan and Samuel McCorkle. Both men deposed that John K. Abney of Green Co., KY was the son of John Abney of Augusta Co., VA. David stated that he lived four miles from the Abneys in Augusta. Samuel stated that he lived five miles from the Abneys in Augusta.²
• Event-Misc: 1822; Green Co., KY; Saml McKorkle: 1. 200 acres on Robinson Creek. (next listing was Andrew McKorkle 1. on land.)¹²
• Event-Misc: 1823; Green Co., KY; Samuel MCorkle: 1. 200 acres on Robinson Creek.¹²
• Event-Misc: 1827; Green Co., KY; Samuel McCorkle: 1. 200 on RG. (DLW note: No Green Co. tax records for 1824, 1825 & 1826)¹²
• Event-Misc: 1829; Green Co., KY; Samuel McCorcle Sr. 1. 200 acres on RC.¹²
• Event-Misc*: 4 September 1832; Green Co., KY; Applied for Revolutionary War soldier's pension.²
• Will*: 28 March 1840; Green Co., KY; Will: In the name of God amen, I Samuel McCorkle of sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit. That my body be buried in a Christian like manner by my executor or executors herewith named. It is my will that after all my lawful debts are paid I will and bequeth my plantation and land on which I now live, with all the appurtenances to my daughter Nancy, my daughter Betsey, my grandson Johnston, my granddaughter Lovina (Lavina?, Lavena?) Jane, grandson William Ward, grandson Alexander Green, grandson Hardin Woods. Likewise I will and bequeath unto the above named daughters and grandchildrenn all my horses, my cows,all my hogs, all my household and kitchen furniture and all my farming utensils together with all my moveable property to be theirs and their heirs forever. I will that my son John have two hundred dollars to be paid over when my bonds(?) are collected for my land sold John Seay (Teay?). I will that my son Andrew have sixty dollars to be paid in like manner and my daughter Polly to have two dollars. I will that after all my lawful debts are paid and my will fulfilled that all the moneys due my estate or in the hands of my executor be paid over equally unto my daughter Nancy, my daughter Betsey, my grandson Johnston and my granddaghter Lavina Jane. I further will that my grandson Johnson have the care and management of my farm and that he have my rifle gun. And I do designate and appoint John Buchanan and James W. Buchanan or either of them to my executor to effect and accomplish the objects of this will and to convey my rights and title to the land I sold John Seay. In witness thereof I here unto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty. Interlined before assigned Samuel McCorkle his mark and seal.
  Teste, John Seay, William Dearen, John M. Williams X John Herenton
  
  At County Court in Greensburg, Green Co. on the 20th day of April 1840 the will was proved. John Seay and William Dearen
  
  Transcribed by David L. Woody from LDS Film # 0594635, Green Co., Kentucky Will Book 3 1840-1875⁶
• Death*: between 28 March 1840 and 20 April 1840; Green Co., KY^13,6
• Probate*: 20 April 1840; Green Co., KY; Will proven.¹⁴

Parents: