CUNNINGHAM

GENERATION 4

8.  HUGH CUNNINGHAM (JAMES³, ALEXANDER²) was born Abt. 1713, and died October 10, 1759 in Kerr's Creek, Augusta Co., VA.

Notes for HUGH CUNNINGHAM: 

Natural Bridge is the “Sayers Arch” that is referred to in the court records in a statement sworn to by Moses and Hugh Cunningham. “Know all men by these presents that we Moses Cunnignham Hugh Cunningham Geo Daughety are held & formaley bound unto Alesander of Sayers Arch”.

ANNALS OF 1731-1777

Selections from the records of Orange, Augusta, and Botetourt

Wolf-heads turned in by . . . Constables:  1741, James McDowell;  1742, Hugh Cunningham;

Source: History of Rockbridge County, Virginia by Oren F. Morton, B. Lit., originally published in Staunton, Virginia 1920.

Child of HUGH CUNNINGHAM is:

              i.   JONATHAN CUNNINGHAM.

9.  JACOB CUNNINGHAM (JAMES³, ALEXANDER²) was born Abt. 1715, and died October 10, 1759 in Kerr's Creek, Augusta Co., VA.  He married UNKNOWN. 

Notes for JACOB CUNNINGHAM:

Other probable children were: James, Betsy (Elizabeth), and Henry. Jacob is buried at the More About

Jacob that is [probably] buried at the McKee Cemetery AKA Big Springs Cemetery Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge Co, VA.

More About JACOB CUNNINGHAM:

Will: January 16, 1760

Children of JACOB CUNNINGHAM and UNKNOWN are:

              i.   HUGH CUNNINGHAM, b. Abt. 1740; d. 1819; m. ELIZABETH.

              ii.   MARGARET CUNNINGHAM, b. Abt. 1749.

             iii.   JOHN CUNNINGHAM, b. Bef. 1760.

10.  MARY CUNNINGHAM (JAMES³, ALEXANDER²) was born Abt. 1719, and died Aft. March 19, 1767.  She married (1) HUGHS.    She married (2) MALCOM ALLEN Bef. 1740 in Prince Edward Co., VA, son of MALCOLM ALLEN and MARY DEAN.  He was born April 27, 1712 in Kilbirnie, County Ayr, Scotland, and died Bet. December 12, 1791 - February 15, 1792 in Botetourt Co., VA.

Source:

Chalkley's Chronicles of Scotch-Irish Settlers in Virginia, Hampton Library Virginiana Room

Named as daughter of James and Margaret, in James Cunningham's will, 1760: daughter Mary, as wife of Malcolm who witnessed the will of Mary Cunningham's father James.

Source: Allen Bible Records [VaStLib] [Library of Virginia, Richmond] Page: Bk. 13, pg. 198-199 [VaStLib, microfilm 7]

For More About This Family See

Descendants of Malcolm Allen of Augusta County Virginisa

Children of MARY CUNNINGHAM and MALCOM ALLEN are:

               i.    REBECCA ALLEN, b. May 29, 1740

 ii.    MARY ALLEN, b. November 10, 1741

 iii.     Martha Allen b. November 19, 1743

 iv.    CAPT. HUGH ALLEN, b. September 04, 1745

    v.  ROBERT ALLEN, b. November 26, 1748

   v.   ELIZABETH ALLEN, b. October 09, 1750

  vi.    MOSES ALLEN, b. October 09, 1750

              viii.  LELEY ALLEN, b. March 12, 1753

                ix.   SALLY ALLEN, b. March 12, 1753

   x.     MALCOLM ALLEN, b. Abt. 1755

  xi.    JOHN ALLEN, b. August 17, 1759

11.  REBECCA CUNNINGHAM (JAMES³, ALEXANDER²) died Aft. March 20, 1768.  She married CHARLES DAUGHERTY.  He was born in Lagan Valley, Donegal, Ireland, and died July 1763.

Notes for REBECCA CUNNINGHAM:

Se was not named in James Cunningham’s will.

Notes for CHARLES DAUGHERTY:

Charles Daugherty was born circa 1716 at Lagan Valley, Donegal, Ireland. He married Rebecca Cunningham probably before 1729. He witnessed a deed of James Cunningham for 100 acres of land on Tees Creek of James River, cornering the land of Moses Cunningham on 6 Aug 1753 at Augusta Co., VA. He was reported delinquent on tax levy in 1755 at Augusta Co., VA. He sued John Craig in Augusta Co on 25 Nov 1755 at Augusta Co., VA. He obtained 80-acre patent on a branch of the James River, Kerr Creek, between House Mountain and North Mountain; which was later in Rockbridge Co on 10 Mar 1756 at Augusta Co., VA. He sued John Frazier who lived in Rockingham Co., but the papers were not served because of the Indian situation in 1757 in Augusta Co., VA. He died July 1763 in the Indian raid at Kerr Creek, Augusta Co., VA.

The first house reached by the marauding Indians (Indian raid 1763) was that of Charles Daugherty, where the entire family was murdered.

NOTE: Conflict: His widow Rebecca was appointed administratrix of his estate; on 20 March 1768 she was summoned to give counter security but the papers were returned on 20 Sep 1768 at Augusta Co., VA.

 I believe that Rebecca was dead by the time of the 2nd Indian Raid as daughter Margaret was living with her Uncle's family at the time of the raid.

      Children of REBECCA CUNNINGHAM and CHARLES DAUGHERTY are:

              i.   CORNELIUS DAUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1730; m. MARY HILL.

Notes for CORNELIUS DAUGHERTY:

Cornelius Daugherty, a weaver was born circa 1729 at PA?

He began military service in 1742 at Augusta Co., VA, was in Capt. George Robinson's Co. of militia. 

He lived between 1742 and 1779 at Augusta Co., VA (on Cedar Creek of the North fork of Roanoke).

 He married Mary Hill circa 1748, (1st wife; they had, according to one book, six sons and six daughters.

 He was on bond of Moses Cunningham, executor of James Cunningham's estate. Charles Daugherty's land was on Kerr’s Creek Augusta Co., VA.

              ii.   GEORGE DAUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1732; m. AGNES CUNNINGHAM; d. Aft. January 22, 1809.

             iii.   CATHERINE DAUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1734; m. DAVID HARBISON, June 25, 1773.

             iv.   DANIEL DAUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1736.

Notes for DANIEL DAUGHERTY:

Operated an iron works on Irish Creek of South River, not far from brother David's Mill Creek farm.

             v.   ANTHONY DAUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1740; d. 1792.

             vi.   JAMES DAUGHERTY, b. Bef. May 03, 1747, Augusta Co., VA; d. May 14, 1799; m. HANNAH.

Notes for JAMES DAUGHERTY:

He was baptized by the Rev. John Craig

Moved to Wythe Co., VA, and started an iron works.

 Executor of his brother Anthony’s will.

James died in Wythe Co. 14 May 1799, intestate; his estate settlement in Court lists his widow Hannah Dougherty; daughters: Polly Whiteside, wife of James, late Polly Dougherty; Juliet Doty, formerly Juliet Dougherty wife of Ephraim Doty (Juliet predeceased her father so her heirs were listed); sons David, Thomas, Daniel and John Dougherty.  Written & filed 08 May 1802 Wythe Co., VA.  James's heirs by that time resided in Rockbridge Co., VA, but his brother Thomas was still living in Wythe Co.

vii.   WILLIAM DAUGHERTY, b. November 01, 1748, Augusta Co, VA; d. Bef. June 1835, Lincoln Co., KY; m. ESTHER.

Notes for WILLIAM DAUGHERTY:

Milit-Beg OCT 1777 Rockbridge Co., VA

Pvt. under Capt. John Paxton; is listed on bronze plaque beside Lincoln Co. KY Courthouse door

           viii.   DAVID DAUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1750.

             ix.   REBECCA DAUGHERTY, b. Abt. 1752; m. (1) CALDWELL; m. (2) GRAY.

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