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- Source: Ollie Summers Monger Silver Spring, MD
Census: 1820 Morgan Co., TN
Family came from SC to Morgan Co., TN abt 1813, Andrew Co., MO in themid 1840's, Benton Co., MO 1860's. Drew up his will 27 Feb 1866 inBenton Co., MO, filed for probate 12 Jul 1869. Grandson, JamesAlexander Summers, Jr. swore affidavit that his grandfather wasGerman/Native American, and that Susan Bannister was part Cherokee.
Source: Goodspeed's Published History in 1887 of "Morgan County TN., &The Cumberland Plateau".
The article states, Nicholas Summers arrived in 1814 w/his family andsettled on Crooked Fork Creek, some three years before Morgan Co.,wasorganized and formed. He, Nicholas Summers and his family no doubtwere in Morgan Co., TN. 1820 census. We next find him and his familyin 1830 Morgan Co., census (Somers as the name was written in thecensus. During the 1840 census of Morgan Co., the Nicholas Summersfamily is listed w/five children in the household, other fours sonspossibly working away from home or in homes of their own. In 1850census, Nicholas w/three children, listed in Andrew Co., MO. Nicholasnot located in 1860 MO., census. Nicholas was in Benton Co.,MO in 1866when he wrote his final will. His widow, Susan is listed in the 1870census as head of household and w/one daughter living at home. 1880census this daughter was listed alone as head of her own household.
EAST TENNESSEE HISTORY, pg 841
The Settlement of Morgan Co began soon after the Indian title to thelands was extinguished..........1807 ...... David Stonecipher enteredland and made a settlement on Crooked Fork. Joseph and BenjaminStonecipher entered land adjoining him, while Ezra Stonecipher locatedon Beach Fork. In 1814 Michael Stonecipher made an entry on Big Emory.During the same year John M Staples settled on the south side of BigEmory, near the crossing of the Cincinnati Southern RR. He had sixsons: John M, A Abner F (my guess is the one who married Melinda Davis),David, William, Thomas, and Benjamin T. The first two removed to otherstates. The last named located near Sunbright, the site of which heowned ...............................Among the other pioneers who cameto the county prior to 1815 may be mentioned the following: MathiasWilliams, Ephraim Davis, and Nicholas Summers who located on CrookedFork. 27 Feb 1866, Benton Co MO
The Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Summer as?..
I, Nicholas Summer, of the County of Benton in the State of Missouri,do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and formfollowing?.that is to say?. I, give and bequeth to my beloved wife,Sally, in the event that she survives me the use of all my estate andefforts to have and to hold during the term of her natural life forthe joint use and benefit of her self and myh daughter, Mary JaneSummer, and at the death of my said wife, I give and dispose of theresidue of my property as below. 1st I give and bequeth unto my son,Wilson Summer, the sum of one dollar.
2nd I give and bequeth unto my son, William Summer, the sum of onedollar.
3rd I give and bequeth unto my son, James Summer, the sum of onedollar.
4th I give and bequeth unto my son, Benjamin Summer, the sum of onedollar.
5th I give and bequeth unto my son, Willis Summer, the sum of onedolla
6th I give and bequeth unto my daughter, Lydia Summer, who hasintermarried with Samuel Parker, the sum of one dollar.
7th I give and bequeth unto my son, Columbus Summer, the sum of onedollar.
8th I give and bequeth unto my son, Hezekiah Summer, the sum of onedollar.
And lastly as to all of the rest, residie and remainder of my estateafter payment of all my just debts. I give and bequeth the same untomy
daughter, Mary Jane Summer. I hereby appoint my son, Hezekiah Summeras executor of this my last will and testament and hereby
revoking all former wills made by me.
In witness where of, I, have here unto set my hand this twenty seventhday of February, A. D. 1866.
Signed by his X mark
Nicholas Summer
Signed and delivered by the named, Nicholas Summer, to be his lastwill and testament in the presence of us, at his request and in hisown
presence. Have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto:
Attest: Saml Neal, Benton County
N. S. Gardner, Warsaw County
Jon N Dunn, Warsaw County
S.E. Price, Warsaw County
State of Missouri
County of Benton
Be it remembered that on this, 12 day of July 1869, there personallyappeared before me, in Open Court, before the Judge of the Probate ofBenton county Missouri, Nicholas S Gardner, one of the subscribers andwitnesses to the above and annexed will of Nicholas Summer andbeingfirst duly sworn according to law, disposes and says, that the saidNicholas Summer, the testator subscribed the same in his presence
and published the said will or instrument of writing as his last willand testament, and that the testator was at the time of publishing thesame of sound mind and over the age of twenty-one years and that heattested said will as a witness thereto by subscribing his name to thesame /s/ N.S. Gardner Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 12th dayof July 1869, A.D. In testimony whereof, I , have set my hand andaffixed the seal of the Probate Court of said County at my office inWarsaw.
/s/??? ???.. Judge
P.C. B.C.
State of Missouri
County of Benton
Be it remembered that on this, 10th day of August 1869, therepersonally appeared before me, Clerk of the Probate Court in and forBenton county and state of Missouri, Samuel Neal, one of thesubscribing witnesses to the annexed will of Nicholas Summer and beingfirst duly sworn according to law, disposes and says, that the saidNicholas Summer, the testator subscribed the same in his presence andpublished the said will or instrument of writing as his last will andtestament, and that the testator was at the time of publishing thesame of sound mind and over the age of twenty-one years and that heattested said will as a witness thereto by subscribing his name to thesame in the presence of the said testator.
/s/ Samuel Neal
Subscribed and sworn before me the 10th day of August 1869. Intestimony where of, I, have here unto set my hand and the seal of saidCourt at my office in Warsaw, the state last mentioned.
Filed 12 July 1869 /s/ D.E. Fields, Clerk.
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