Sorting out various John Summers and comparing notes: This John Sommers will presented Feb 1788 Fairfax Co - he was son of "Old John Summers" . He names a wife Mary, however this John Sommers married Susannah Adams. Mary likely a seond wife. Second wife, Mary could be Mary Sharp, widow of John Ferguson. Is James Sharp Ferguson and William Sharp Fergason step sons or son in law? as term often interchanged. Daughter Mary Summer married a Humphrey. Could it be William Humphrey? aka Humphrie? ***************************************** Will book Fairfax Co, Va Summrs, John 28 jan 1788 Feb 1788 Wife: Marey. Children: John, Simon, William, Mary Humphrey, Sarah Ferguson. Daughters to have land on the waters of the Ohio. Son in law James Sharp Ferguson and William Ferguson 400 acres each. Exrs: wife and sons Simon and John. Wit: William Lewis, Charles Broadwater, William Summers. From this we know John Summers: owns land on waters in Ohio in 1788 Wife Mary names 3 sons JOhn Simon William names 2 daughters: Mary married a Humphrey? Sarah Ferguson m Ferguson and who is William Ferguson relationship? August 2005 - appears to be John Sommers s/o old John Summers. Called his wife "Mary" per will. Names sons Simon & John. (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Notes from a file posted to Rootsweb/Ancestry.com - agrees: - names 3 wives for this John Summers: John Summers was born ABT 1718 in of, Prince George, Virginia, and died 18 Feb 1788 in , Fairfax, Virginia. He married Mary Sharp ABT 1740 in , Fairfax, Virginia. She was born ABT 1710, and died BEF 1745 in ,, Virginia. He married Susanna Adams ABT 1746 in , , Virginia, daughter of Gabriel Adams [Sr] and Priscilla Pearson. She was born ABT 1725/1726 in , Stafford, Virginia, and died AFT 1770 in , Fairfax, Virginia. He married Mary Kincheloe AFT 1770 in , , Virginia. She died 10 Aug 1805. ********** Court Record Data Context Extract Army Edward Grimes taken up as a vagrant & sent into the army Coal coal kiln on Accotink Run on land of Henry Fitzhugh Deed John Summers Sr. to John Summers &c - Fairfax Co. - 1785 Defendant John Sommers; Simon Sommers (68); George May; John F. May; Benjamin H. May; Richard May; Eliz. F. May; David May; Joseph E. May; James May; Lucy A. May; Henry May; Mary A. May; John Fitzhugh; Harrison Fitzhugh; Sarah Lane Deponent / Affiant Robert Ratcliffe; Nicholas Sebastian (65); Edward Summers; Sarah Mills (38); Tomazin Ellzey (75); William Steel (72); Lydia Richards; William Gooding; Lewis Summers (16); John Dulin Family John Summers & William Summers, sons of John Summers Family Thomas Daily married the sister of the wife of Edward Grimes Family William Ferguson & James Sharps Ferguson, sons in law of John Summers Family Edward Grimes, an own uncle to Lydia Richards Family Lydia Richards, widow of William Richards Family John Sommers, grandson of John Sommers (aka John Summers) Locality Henrico Co.; Fairfax Co.; Prince George Co. Marriage FNU Weeden -mr- Nancy Grimes, former wife of Edward Grimes Marriage George May -mr- Ann Fitzhugh, daughter of John Fitzhugh Marriage William Mayo -mr- Lucy Fitzhugh, daughter of John Fitzhugh Marriage FNU Humphreys -mr- Mary Summers, daughter of John Summers Plaintiff Daniel McCarty Chichester Surveyor Thomazin Ellsey - 1780 Tract Brandon - home of John Fitzhugh; Ravensworth Will John Summers - Fairfax Co. - 1788 Administrative Information Record title Daniel Mc. Chichester vs John Somers and Simon Somers & others Year recorded 1819? Collection CR-SC-H Record ID 58-15 End Notes Preserved by City of Fredericksburg Processed by Margaret Anne Crickman Extracted by Barry L. McGhee Extracted on 9/5/2002