I am trying to find the father of one J. Alexander Cummins (or just plain Alexander Cummins) who lived in Somerset, Somerset County. He was born in 1767 at sea per the 1880 census for his son Joseph. Alexander died in 1845 and his son, Joseph, in 1883, in Somerset. I've noticed an online reference to a Revolutionary War soldier named Alexander Comins (the name he used for his pension application as being his birth name) who was born in 1750 in Antrim, Ireland. Since he served in the Revolution, he had to emigrate from Ireland prior to the beginning of the war. From reading online biographies published in books on Fayette County (where it seems he lived most, if not all, of his life after emigrating), I know that he had a first wife and wonder how I might go about finding more info on her and any children they may have had. I'm only guessing but it seems possible that this Alexander Comins could have been a very young father of J. Alexander born at sea in 1767. His pension app only refers to one living son, that being William Cummings (Alexander Comins went by Cummings in Fayette County) and names his second wife as Jane Livingston. I have found Alexander, Jane, William and Samuel all buried in a small family plot in Fayette County. There is DAR paperwork on Alexander Comins but no mention of his having a first wife. Any help greatly appreciated. I would love to "cross the water" on this one. Joan in Illinois

Have you tried the Fayette County and Somerset County USGenWeb Project sites? Both sites have query boards and listservs to which you can post queries. Fayette County USGenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pafayett/ Somerset County USGenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasomers/ Joan Pingry wrote: > I am trying to find the father of one J. Alexander Cummins (or just plain > Alexander Cummins) who lived in Somerset, Somerset County. He was born in > 1767 at sea per the 1880 census for his son Joseph. Alexander died in 1845 > and his son, Joseph, in 1883, in Somerset. > > I've noticed an online reference to a Revolutionary War soldier named > Alexander Comins (the name he used for his pension application as being his > birth name) who was born in 1750 in Antrim, Ireland. Since he served in the > Revolution, he had to emigrate from Ireland prior to the beginning of the > war. From reading online biographies published in books on Fayette County > (where it seems he lived most, if not all, of his life after emigrating), I > know that he had a first wife and wonder how I might go about finding more > info on her and any children they may have had. I'm only guessing but it > seems possible that this Alexander Comins could have been a very young > father of J. Alexander born at sea in 1767. > > His pension app only refers to one living son, that being William Cummings > (Alexander Comins went by Cummings in Fayette County) and names his second > wife as Jane Livingston. I have found Alexander, Jane, William and Samuel > all buried in a small family plot in Fayette County. There is DAR paperwork > on Alexander Comins but no mention of his having a first wife. > > Any help greatly appreciated. I would love to "cross the water" on this > one. > > Joan in Illinois > > -- Alice J. Gayley Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/