Hi folks, I mentioned this the other day and found the record for this Endless Project I'm working on. The Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution identifies two men as Morgan’s Riflemen: · John McCommack · William McCommack (This source was constructed from pension records, etc, as we do not have musters) Morgan's Riflemen were active in NOrthern VA so we got a fix on where they lived. They are probably sons of "Dr. John" though there were others. More on him later. However a scrutinization of unpublished Revolutionary War pension records in Harrisburg revealed that Thomas McCamish had served in Morgan's Rangers too and drew a pension from PA. Dr. John McCormick/McCarmack DR. JOHN ISAAC MCCORMICK was b. in County Antrim, Ireland in 1698 and d. between 8 May and November 1768 in Frederick County, Virginia. John married ANN _____, b. ca. 1704 in Virginia at his estate, now in Summit Point, WV. He apparently purchased 395 acres of land from Jost Hite on 21 May 1740. According to an Ancestral File entry, they were married in Virginia about 1720 though others believe he married in Ireland. At that time Frederick County was part of Orange County. John appears in the 1740 Reconstructed Virginia Census as McAuarmich and McCormich. (He is the only entry). He is assessed in the 1754 Col. James Wood's Fee Book. John is the only McC*m* entry in the 1754 Fee Book for Frederick County. One researcher believes his birthplace to be Ballintoy, a parish in northern Antrim. Evidence for this allegation is not provided. An unsourced patron submission to IGI says his wife’s maiden name was MCFARREN though a Pedigree Resource File Entry says her name was SUSANNA GAULT. Neither allegation has a source. Dr. John McCormick is a key figure in the history of Frederick County Virginia. In the Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia Dr. John McCamick obtained 157 acres on Bull Skin Run in 1760. A John McCamick received 456 acres on Long Marsh on the same date. I do not know if this is the same person or not (Probably). (The other relevant land grant in Sims is Joseph McCamish on Elk Branch.). Pioneers of old Frederick County, Virginia claims that he bought land earlier in 1740 and that the 1760 purchase was additional land. The 1740 Reconstructed Census supports this (See above) as well as the 1754 tax record: · McCormack, John 172 assessment fee (all taxes were paid in tobacco). Some Virginia Families has this to say about Dr. John: Dr. John McCormick, who emigrated to Virginia from Ireland between the years 1730 and 1740, was the founder of this family in America. In the Orange County records there is a deed under the date of May 21, 1740 from Jost Hite to "John McCormick of Orange County" for 395 acres of land. Subsequently he took up other grants adjoining this property, which was located in that part of Orange County that eventually became Jefferson Co., WV. It was on this estate, near Summit Point, that in 1740 he built "The White House" which is still standing. "Weehaw" and "Upton" were a part of this property. He was a graduate in medicine of the University of Dublin, and brought with him to this country a large and valuable medical library.… Dr. John had eight children according to his will: i. JAMES2 MCCORMICK (John1) b. 1720, d. 1803 or 1798 , had 1. James, 2. Moses, +3. Joshua (53), 4. Sarah, 5. Samuel Lockhart m. Rachel., 6. John, 7. Thomas Grigs m.. MERCY (LUPTON) HAINES. ii. JOHN2 MCCORMICK (John1) b.1722. iii. FRANCIS2 MCCORMICK (John1) b. 17 April 1734 or 1724, d. in Summit Point, Virginia 4 October 1816, according to an Ancestral File entry (AFN: 1QTT-PKP). The same source says his second wife was ANN FROST. An IGI patron submission says he died 1794. iv. WILLIAM2 MCCORMICK (John1) b. 22 February 1738 and d. in Pennsylvania in 1818. He lived in Western Pennsylvania. In 1771 William McCormick is identified as a trustee of the Hopewell. Presbyterian Congregation in a deed of land to this congregation. Magnes Tate (Dr. John’s son-in-law) is a witness to this deed. v. GEORGE2 MCCORMICK (John1),: b. 1736. vi. ANDREW MCCORMICK (John1) b. 1738. vii. MARY2 MCCORMICK (John1) b. 1740, m. MAGNUS TATE. viii. JEAN2 MCCORMICK (John1) b. ca. 1742, m. JAMES BRYAN. Is anyone here descended from Dr. John??? LInda Merle ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net