William M. "Billy" Summers

William M. "Billy" Summers

Male 1811 - 1901  (89 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William M. "Billy" Summers was born on 27 Oct 1811 in North Carolina, United States (son of David Summer and Charlotte Fulmer); died on 29 Jun 1901 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Sunbright, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.

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    Morgan County, TN - 1850 Federal Census, Page 62

    Last Name-- First Name-- Age--Sex--Occupation--Real Estate--Place ofBirth
    Summer--William------47--m--*--farmer--$2,400.00--SC
    Summer--Clarissa------39--f--*--*--*--NC
    Summer--Lucinda------13--f--*--*--*--TN
    Summer--Benjamin------12--m--*--*--*--TN
    Summer--William------8--m--*--*--*--TN
    Summer--David------1--m--*--*--*--TN
    Davis--Nancy------52--f--*--*--*--GA

    William M. Summers is buried in the Summer Cemetery - Sunbright,Morgan County, Tennessee. Location - West of Sunbright take Hwy 329for app. .2 mile, bear right onto Hugh Jones Road, travel app. .2 mileand turn right onto the V.F.W. Road. Travevel app. 1/2 mile and turnleft by the pond, known as the England place. The graves are on theleft after crossing the dam, among some trees. The stones are badlymisplaced and mangled among the undergrowth. Transcription: WilliamSummer, 10-27-1811, 6-29-1901, Professed faith in Christ 1854,Baptised into the Church-Lived a Christian. A freed slave who chose tostay after the Civil War and take the name Billy from his master,William M. (Billy) Summers, is buried in an unmarked grave in SummerPlot - Sunbright, Morgan County, Tennessee.

    Buried:
    Summer Cemetery,

    William married Clarica C. Staples on 22 Jul 1835 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States. Clarica (daughter of John M Staples and Elizabeth Upshaw) was born on 18 Oct 1810 in Amherst, Burke, North Carolina, United States; died in 1887 in Sunbright, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Summers was born on 19 May 1837 in Catoosa, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; died on 19 May 1927 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Wartburg, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    2. Benjamin Toliver Summers was born in 1838; died in 1923.
    3. William Summers was born in 1843; died in 1863 in Andersonville Confederate Prison, Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, United States.
    4. David Summers was born in 1851; and died.
    5. Sarah Sallie Summers was born on 2 Sep 1851 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; died on 29 Nov 1862 in Sunbright, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Sunbright, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    6. Susan Sallie Summers was born about 1860 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; died in 1927 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Nelson Cemetery, Catoosa, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David Summer was born about 1784 in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States (son of Heinrich Summer, Lt. and Christina Dominick); died in Nov 1859 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in 1859 in Nelson Cemetery, Catoosa, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.

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    Source: Ollie Summers Monger Silver Spring, MD
    Source: George Leland Summer, Sr. David & Charlotte and childrenarrived in TN, along with John and Nicholas, and settled on CrookedFork of the Emory River. David and his family lived on Island Creek.In the 1830 Morgan County census, the name is spelled Somers. Davidreceived a 100 acre land grant from the State of Tennessee on 17 Nov1824, and this is on microfilm in the Tn. State Archives. On thecounty tax list for both 1836 and 1848, he paid taxes on 150 acres.According to the book Morgan County Cemeteries, there are fiveunmarked children's graves to the left of Susan's, and there are 18unmarked graves in the rear of a cedar tree, David & Charlotte surelymust be buried in the Nelson Cemetery. Source for death place: RobertD. Dick Elizabethtown, KY. Notes from Joyce Powell: "I have deeds onDavid and the Summer family from SC and I have information on Davidand his children (the ones who stayed in Morgan) The Summer family inMorgan County were very industrious, had beautiful farms and weresolid, hard working, thrifty people."

    Morgan County, TN - 1850 Federal Census
    Line No. Fam # Last Name First Name Age Sex Race
    4 437 SUMMER DAVID 67 M W
    5 437 SUMMER CHARLOTTE 66 M W

    Buried:
    Burial site is not confirmed. There is not a marked grave.

    David married Charlotte Fulmer about 1808 in Pomaria, Newberry, South Carolina, United States. Charlotte was born in 1784; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Charlotte Fulmer was born in 1784; and died.

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    Children:
    1. Sallie Summer
    2. 1. William M. "Billy" Summers was born on 27 Oct 1811 in North Carolina, United States; died on 29 Jun 1901 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Sunbright, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    3. Lemuel Summer was born on 15 Jan 1815; died on 19 Mar 1854; was buried in Nelson Cemetery, Catoosa, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    4. Michael Summer was born in 1818; died in 1914.
    5. David Summer was born about 1822; and died.
    6. Andrew Jackson Summer was born on 23 Oct 1824; died on 29 Apr 1907; was buried in Nelson Cemetery, Catoosa, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    7. George Summer was born about 1826; and died.
    8. Levi Summer was born in 1827 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; and died.
    9. Anderson Summer was born in 1828; died in 1912.
    10. Katherine Summer was born about 1830; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Heinrich Summer, Lt. was born in 1746 in Pennsylvania, United States (son of Johannes Adam Sommer and Margaret Jostin); died in 1790 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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    Notes:

    Henry was lst Lt. in State Militia during Revolutionary War, servingin Col. Philemon Water's Regiment, along with brother, Capt. John AdamSummer. File #7525 Page 10.

    Henry was a blacksmith.

    1790 S. Carolina, 96th Dist., Newberry C., in Dutch Fork, shows HenrySummer, Wife, Christina, 3 sons 16 and under listed as John, David andNicholas, daughters, Mary Susannah, Barbara, Maria, and Elizabeth.Census also lists Henry and George. No slaves

    Source: LDS records, Film or fisch # 1553603, Patron sheets,1969-1991. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970-1991

    Heinrich married Christina Dominick. Christina (daughter of John Dominick and Elizabeth) was born in 1751 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Christina Dominick was born in 1751 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States (daughter of John Dominick and Elizabeth); and died.

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    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Summer was born in in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.
    2. Barbara Summer was born in 1774 in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; and died.
    3. George Summer was born in 1776 in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; and died.
    4. Mary Susanna Summer was born in 1779 in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; and died.
    5. John Henry Summer was born in 1780 in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; died in 1840 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
    6. Nicholas Summer was born in 1782 in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; died on 27 Feb 1866 in Avery, Benton, Missouri, United States.
    7. 2. David Summer was born about 1784 in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; died in Nov 1859 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in 1859 in Nelson Cemetery, Catoosa, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johannes Adam Sommer was born in 1716 in Baden, , Baden-W; died in in Pomaria, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; was buried in 1790 in Pomaria Mansion Family Cemetery, Pomaria, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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    Notes:

    From: NEWBERRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA; HISTORICAL and GENEALOGICALANNALS, by GEORGE LELAND SUMMER, SR., 1950, reprinted 1980;

    Johannes (John) Adam Summer Sr., seeking a new home in America, sailedup the River Rhine and joined a colony of people at Rotterdam where,it is stated, he married a young lady in his colony, Margaret Jostin,just before sailing. That year was 17443. He is listed among thepassengers as "Hanns Adam Sommer." They arrived in the ship, St.Andrew, at Philadelphia on October 7, 1743. The Council Records in theSouth Carolina Archives state that he came on Mr. Russell's Ship withCaptains Brown as master, "and waited on ye God in Council where hewas directed to go unto the country to look for the land whereon hemight settle...and then to apply for a warrant. He settled on a plotof land near Broad River and reported that he had a wife anand threechildren. The children's names were, Adam (age 8), Henry (age 6) andMagdalena (age 4). The Petition for the land near "Crim's Creek" wasdated 31 August 1752, Charleston, S.C. It is said that when Johannes(John) Adam Summer Sr., migrated, he lived in Pennsylvania for aboutseven years. At different times during that period, he went on twoexploration trips; one through Virginia and one through the CarolinaStates. He returned to his family in Pennsylvania and later relocatedthem to the Broad River area in "Dutch Fork near Lexington County nearthe Newberry County line. Once settled in this area, he later becameManager of the Commissary during the Revolutionary War and recievedthe title of Major. He had six sons. All six sons served in theRevolutionary War. The "seat" of the SUMMER family in the UnitedStates is Pomaria Plantation, near Newberry. This Plantation was a 600acre Royal Grant to Johannes by King George III in 1754. Pomaria means"orchard", a feature which surrounded the mansion at one time on threesides: 500 pear trees across the road; 500 peaches and plums on thewest side, and 500 apples on the east side, of the mansion.

    The following is part of a letter written by William Summer, Esq.,Horticulturist, of Pomaria, S.C. in the year 1878 to Col. BrantzMayer, of Baltimore, MD.:

    "John Adam Summer migrated from the Oberland, in Germany, ....... andremained in Pennsylvania where he lived for about seven years.....Hecame to America to better his condition..... After his term of servicewas up in that state he set out on a trip of exploration, leaving hiswife and children with the family who had given him employment. Aftera trip through Virginia he returned to his family. Later, he obtaineda horse from his former employer, and set out on a second trip ofexploration, extending this trip down into the Carolinas, and waspleased with his discoveries. He returned to his family inPennsylvania and brought them to the place of his selection for asettlement. This place proved to be near broad River, in the "DutchFork", in (Lexington County near Newberry County line)." "On hissecond trip through Virginia while reviewing his first observationsand passing through one of the Indian Tribes, he turned his horse intoa small stream to drink, discovered a young Indian in great agony. Heoffered the Indian the assistance he could, when he made signs by hisfingers that he had been three days there and had been bitten by arattlesnake, and by signs comprehended the course he wished to go--andhe laid him across the back of his horse, walking by his side andholding him on, brought him to the Indian Camp, a distance of severalmiles, where there was great rejoicing as he was the son of the Chiefand they had been searching for him for three days. They aat once gavehim (Summer) an unbounded welcome, settled him in their midst, andheaped around him piles of dried venison beef and everything they hadto subsist upon, and embracing him urged him to remain with them; thathis wishes would be suppliedd. He remained with them about three days,and begged them to suffer him to depart, that he had a wife and familyhe wished to return and see. They then began to pile on his horse morethan he could carry -- he took a small part." "As he went on his wayand he came among other Indian tribes, they received him with unusualwelcome, making him understand he had relieved one of their people."Runners had been sent on ahead of him to tell other tribes of hiscoming so that he would not be molesteted. "When he came to Esvapadeena(Indian name for Broad River), the Indians showed him a ford whichthey said had been made by Buffaloes, originally, and then used bythem; and crossed over and came into the forks of Broad and SaludaRivers where he chose to make a settlement... He said that thisreminded him of Oberland, and here he was content to make his home. Hefound the whole country overrun with the wild pea, the bottoms of thestreams and valleys overlined with cane, affording abundant food forhis cattle and horses." "After he was settled, and in his journeys toGranby he met Rev. Christian Theus, of the Reformed Church, the pasterof the people there, and in conversation with him, he and his wifewished to join his church (having been reared in a Catholic community)and have their children baptized. He had him to visit his family andto preach in his neighborhood; and he encouraged the people of hissection to come and attend to these duties. Here was established on ofofthe first churches, known as St. Johns Lutheran Church. A grand of 100acres was made by King George II, to the German Society, then Reformedand Lutheran." "He was a man of firm will and purpose and gave noencouragement to the idle, but was ever ready to assist and aid thosewho desired to make a home in his settlement.": He brought severalfamilies with him from Pennsylvania to the Dutch Fork. Churches andschools soon sprung up, and in due time the cause of Educationreceived encouragemment, and culture and good society and liberaleducation prevails among the citizens of this community. While many ofthe citizens have sought homes in other portions of the State and theUnited States." As a leader in his community, he at first was aLoyalist as were many others in his neighborhood. But later, when hisadopted country formed their own government on the side of libertywhich seemed the only salvation for the people, he took the side ofGeneral Washington. The others of that community also changed andbecame patriotic citizens. During the Revolutionary War he was Managerof the Commissary of that section and gained the title of Major. Ofhis six sons who became grown and had families, all were patrioticcitizens and soldiers in the Militia during the War.

    Buried:
    (A Fieldstone Marks His Grave)

    Johannes married Margaret Jostin. Margaret was born in 1725; died in 1790; was buried in Pomaria Mansion Family Cemetery, Pomaria, Newberry, South Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret Jostin was born in 1725; died in 1790; was buried in Pomaria Mansion Family Cemetery, Pomaria, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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    Children:
    1. John Adam Summer, Capt. was born on 29 Sep 1744 in Pennsylvania, United States; died on 1 Oct 1809 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States.
    2. 4. Heinrich Summer, Lt. was born in 1746 in Pennsylvania, United States; died in 1790 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States.
    3. Mary Magdelina Summer was born in 1748; and died.
    4. Nicholas Summer was born in 1754; died on 9 Mar 1781.
    5. Franz Summer was born in 1756 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States; died in 1810 in Union, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.
    6. George Adam Summer was born on 28 Oct 1760 in South Carolina, United States; died in Oct 1834 in South Carolina, United States.
    7. William Summer was born in 1764 in South Carolina, United States; died in 1832 in South Carolina, United States.

  3. 10.  John Dominick

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    John married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth

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    Children:
    1. 5. Christina Dominick was born in 1751 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States; and died.