b 1797 Mercer Co. PA
(then part of Allegheny Co.)
d 19 Apr 1872
Allegheny Co. PA
bur Monongahela Cem
m (1) abt 1822
(1) Elizabeth Stewart
d abt 1830Allegheny Co. PA
daughter of William Stewart, Sr.

John married

(2) Margaret Elliott

The following information was sent to me in 1991 by Alice Summerhill for inclusion in
my book, "Our Summerhill Family 1665 - 1991."  The majority of the material included
on this page came from Alice and I do appreciate her sharing.

The Summerhill's in Pennsylvania can prove their lineage to John, born 1797
Mercer County, PA., and his sister Mary Jane.  Their parents are
believed to be James and Hannah Summerhill.

"In April, 1824, a paper was filed in Allegheny County Estate records for James Summerhill,
showing Hannah Summerhill and Uzziah Stewart as administrators.  Because of these items, it is
my belief that John and Jane's father was James Summerhill and their mother was
Hannah Summerhill...  

"...The name Campbell crops up in the John Summerhill line as well as Jane
Stewart; therefore I believe Hannah's maiden name was Campbell and her father was
probably Joseph Campbell.

"There was a Naomi Summerill living in Philadelphia, PA on the 1790 Census who had
4 boys and 3 girls in her home.  She was listed as 'spinster,' which could mean she wove
cloth, or was perhaps an older sister heading a household with younger children.  I
haven't connected her to my ancestors, however.

"Generally, the whole clan used the spelling, Summerill until the 1900's.  Dad told me the
name was really Summerhill but didn't know why the h had been dropped or when.  Hannah
used the Summerhill spelling in 1824.

"My great-grandfather, James S. Summerhill, was a wagon maker; my grandfather,
James A. and my father, Albert F., were farmers.  There is definitely a trend to carpentry
in our family because Dad could make most anything (although not fancy), and my youngest
brother is very good at carpentry, as well as his sons.

"My grandfather was thin and stooped, with sunken eyes, scanty hair and white mustache
and beard.  We only visited them about once or twice each summer, as we had no
transportation other than horses when I was a child.  The Summerhill's were not talky,
and I never found out much about them as persons."
                                        ~Alice Summerhill

John & (1) Elizabeth had one child:

John married second
abt 1832 
(2) Margaret Elliott
b 6 Mar 1813
Allegheny Co. PA
d 17 Nov 1881
bur Monongahela Cem
Allegheny Co. PA
daughter of Thomas J. and Margaret A. (Henry) Elliott.

John & Margaret had 9 children:

Mary Jane Summerhill
daughter of
James & Hannah Summerhill?

Mary Jane Summerhill
b abt 1803 Allegheny Co. PA
d 3 Sep 1863
m
Uzziah Stewart
b abt 1790
d May 1852
son of William Stewart, Sr.

Jane & Uzziah had 4 known children:

Note: Received from Karen Bender Lust December 1990: "William Stewart died
intestate leaving his land in Plum Township, Allegheny Co. PA, to be divided equally among
his 8 children.  Uzziah Stewart, born 1790, bought all the land from his siblings.  
Uzziah's sister, Elizabeth, had also died by then so her share was divided by her three children.
One of them, Elizabeth Summerhill McKee, is my ancestor.  Her father was John Summerhill.
 Elizabeth married Thomas McKee and in 1855 or 1856, had one son, Lawrence Perry
McKee.  She died in 1864 and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, PA."

Thanks and much appreciation to the following family researchers of the
John Summerhill lineage:
Alice Summerhill
Karen Bender Lust

  "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,
do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."

ST. MATTHEW 7:12 King James Holy Bible

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