Good Morning Boschong Subscribers, Here is some further information that was provided to me long ago by Johnita Malone when we were discussing the two Jacob Bushongs living in Rockingham County, VA as Heads of Families in 1784. One thing that Johnita and I discussed about this, was the fact , that it was quite obvious that the two men, Jacob Bushong Sr. and Jacob Bushong Jr. had to be living on the same property since the Jr. had no dwellings. Johnita was totally convinced that her Jacob married to Eve Bossert, was the son of this Jacob Bushong Sr. as shown below. 1784. Heads of Families Rockingham County Page 77, List of Benjamin Harrison Jacob Boshang, Senr. 10 White Souls 1 dwelling 2 other buildings Jacob Boshang, Junr. 3 white souls 0 dwellings or other buildings This is quite obvious that this has to be Jacob Bushong Sr. married to Juliana Weigel and Jacob Bushong Jr. married to Eve Catharine Bossert, father and son. ------------------------- Johnita was able to identify 8 of his children through her extensive research in the Pennsylvania Archives and Church records and she gave me a list of those who she suspected were children. One thing is certain. Although Jacob Sr. stated 11 heirs in his Will, some of his children by the time this Will was written, were deceased, so this couple had more children then have been identified. ---------------------- Augusta County Virginia Will Book 11 Pages 124-126 3 April 1812 Agreeable to an order of Court we the appraisers have made an inventory of the Property of Jacob Bushong deceased this third day of April one thousand eight hundred and twelf and is as follows: VIZ (Inventory follows). In addition to personal estate inventory, the following is included: 20 acres of land, bond on Phillip Null for $100; note on Phillip Null of $65 with interest from 16 March 1803; note on Phillip Null for $1 with interest from 16 April 1810; Bond on JAMES SUMMERS of twenty pounds with interest from 3 February 1812; note on Mathias Ansen (Amend?) of 19 pounds 13 shillings with interest from 17 August 1805; one bond on Mathias Ansen (Amend?) of $552 with interest from 14 September 1808; note on John Herrrington $200 with interest from 25 September 1810; balance of bond on Benjamin Eagle (is this Agle?) of 54 pounds 18 shillings and 7 pence with interest from 1 September 1806; balance of a bond on Philip Miller of 157 pounds 18 shillings and 11 pence with interest from 3 March 1810; balance of bond on George Weathers of 2 pounds 13 shillings and 5 pence with interest from 29 July 1811;note on Philip Edslin of 4 pounds 17 shillings with interest from 27 November 1794; bond on Phillip Null of 490 pounds withe interest from 19 March 1799; bond on Phillip Harris by balance due of 296 pounds 16 shillings and 5 pence with interest from 15 February 1812; To an article of agreement between Jacob Bushong deceased and Henry Accord in the purchase of a plantation in Pendleton County the said Accord is indebted to the estate of Jacob Bushong deceased the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds bearing interest from the different installments described in the said Article bearing date the 5th day of November 1806. Appraisers - James Kirk, Daniel Fall, Christian Hottel. Ordered recorded on 22 June 1812. (NOTE: Pendleton County is in what is now West Virginia and adjoins Augusta County, VA., on the northwest side) -------------------- Back in October of 2006, my late husband Russell and I made a trip from New Market, over the mountain to Pendleton County courthouse. We found this Deed there and made a copy. The above Estate appraisal for Jacob Bushong with the reference to James Summers makes me wonder if possibly James Summers was married to one of the daughters of Jacob Bushong and Juliana Weigel. Her name was Nancy as seen below in this Deed: Pendleton County Virginia Deed Book 7 now West Virginia Page 222 17 June 1818 THIS INDENTURE made the 17th day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and eighteen between Nancy Summers of the County of Pendleton in the State of Virginia of the one part and Philip Haines Executor of Jacob Bushong Deceased of the County of Augusta and State aforesaid, WITNESSETH, that Whereas James Summers the late husband of the said Nancy Summers did in his life time sell and Convey unto the above named Jacob Boshong dec'd. a Certain Tract or parcel of Land lying and being in the County of Pendleton aforesaid Containing about six Hundred acres and adjoining the lands of Jacob Eye and others. NOW THEREFORE this Indenture further WITHNESSETH, that the said Nancy Summers Widow and Relict of the aforesaid James Summers dec.'d for and consideration of the sum of One hundred dollars good and lawful money to her the said Nancy Summers in hand paid the Receipt Whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath Covenanted, Bargained, Sold, made over and Relinquished, and by these presents do Covenant, Bargain, Sell make over and relinquish unto the said Philip Haines Executor as aforesaid, his heirs, Excor. Adms. and assigns forever all her Dower, right title and interest of Dower, of in and to the Tract or parcel of land aforesaid, with the appurtenances thereunto Belonging or in anywise appertaining on Testimony whereof the said Nancy Summers hath hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first above written. Nancy Summers, Her X Mark and Seal In the presence of. {Magistrates} --------- Augusta County To Wit: We Alex.d St. Clair and John Wayt Magistrates of the said County do hereby certify that Nancy Summers party to the within Conveyance hath duly acknowledged the same before us on the 17th day of June 1818 and desired us to certify that said acknowledgment to the Clerk of the County Court of Pendleton in order that the said Conveyance may be Recorded. As witness our hands and seals. Alex.d St. Clair, Seal Jno. Wayt, Seal At a Court held for Pendleton County the 3rd day of August 1819. This Deed was presented to Court and being Certified as above is Ordered to be Recorded. Teste. T. Dyer, Clerk Pendleton County ---------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong