Summerhill, Nancy

b abt 1765 - 1770 MD?
d 1820 - 1830 Fayette or Gallatin Co. KY
m early 1790's Warren Co. NC
Burroughs/Burris/Burrows, Clement
b abt 1765 - 1770 MD or VA?
d Jun 1836 Gallatin Co. KY

Note:  Clement used three spellings in regard to his surname:
Burroughs, Burris, Burrows.
 In North Carolina and Spotsylvania Co. VA, he used Burroughs.
 In Fayette Co. KY, it was Burrows and in Gallatin  Co. KY, Burris.
Some of the later generations used Burrows.

Was Nancy Summerhill the daughter or sister of
Charles Summerhill, Sr.?

Migration History

A Clement Burroughs is shown on the 1787 Tax List of Prince Willliam Co. VA
in the household of Mary Burroughs who I assume was his mother.  IF this is
our Clement, then he migrated to North Carolina shortly afterward.  A James
Burroughs is shown on the 1790 Island Creek District of Granville Co. NC,
same District as Charles Summerhill Sr.  The 1788 Granville Co. Tax List was
used for this particular Census.  Did Clement come south with James Burroughs
or did he come to visit Burroughs relatives?  Keep in mind that during this
time period, the Warren and Granville Counties boundaries were re-established
causing more confusion in regard to verifying residency.  
It's my belief that Charles Summerhill's place of residency in Granville Co.
fell within Warren County after the re-establishment, and he never moved.

Because of the limited number of records I've found for Clement, it's my belief
that he was in North Carolina a very short period of time.  He purchased from the
Estate of Charles Summerhill (gun, bed, furniture, 2 heifers, etc.) November
1793 in Warren Co. and is shown on the 1794 Warren Co. List of Taxable.
 This estate sale purchase leads me to believe that Nancy Summerhill
was the daughter or a sister of Charles Summerhill Sr.

Clement and family haven't been found on the 1800 Census.  His daughter Eleanor
stated in later years that she was born 1808 in Virginia and Clement is shown in
Spotsylvania Co. VA in 1810.  That year or early 1811, the family began their
migration to Kentucky where son Clement (Jr.) stated he was born 1811 in Scott Co.  
In 1818, son Absalom W. married in Henry Co. and in 1820, Clement and family
are shown in Fayette Co. KY with the following listed in household: 1 male under 10,
1 male 10 -16, 1 male 45+, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10 - 16, 2 females 16 - 26,
1 female 45+ and 34 slaves.

In 1830 they're found on the Gallatin Co. KY Census.  An age grouping was not
shown for Nancy so I presume she was deceased.
 Clement is shown 60 - 70 years of age.  

Clement died June 1836 in Gallatin Co. per his estate papers.

Children of Clement & Nancy

* Jessie & Harriet Lingenfelter were brother and sister.
** Was Eleanor named for Nancy's mother? Eleanor Summerhill?

"Jesus saith unto him,
'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.'"
 
JOHN 14:6 King James Holy Bible

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