John Charles CUMMINGS Sr. - Media
John Charles CUMMINGS Sr. - Media
Spirit of '76
ARCHIBALD MACNEIL WILLARD (1836-1918) “Spirit of 76” or “Yankee Doodle” painted ca. 1875 (24” x 18”) now located in Albert Hall, Marblehead Massachusetts. John C Cummings was a Drum Major in the Continental Army.
John Cummins 1778 NC Rowan tax list
1778 NC Rowan tax list showing John Cummins, right side, second group, 11th down, owing 187-5 Pounds in taxes. In 2019 dollars this is equivalent to almost $31,000. in taxes! So John C. Cummins was rich.
RW soldier
John Cummins RW NC comptrollers office
John Cummins Revolutionary War NC comptrollers office roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the war. John Cummins 9th is 9th from top.
John Cummins 1793 NC RW land grant
John Cummins November 15, 1793 NC Revolutionary War land grant, survey order 3790. North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S., Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843 Survey Orders (Nos. 1-3992).
John Cummins KY Whitley death record (b. NC)
John Cummins KY Whitley death record (born North Carolina). John Cummins is 6th from the bottom, notice “North Carolina” is written right next to his name. On Ancestry from Denise1977.
John Cummins RW Hazens & Livingston regiment Drum Major
John Cummins Revolutionary War service in Hazens Regiment 1778-79 and Livingston's Regiment 1777-80, 3rd name from top on left side. He was a Drum Major.
Margaret Susan (Cummings) Johnson dr
Daughter Margaret Susan (Cummings) Johnson death record from Kentucky, Death records, 1852-1965. Death date 16 Oct 1856 Whitley, Kentucky. 6 lines from bottom. Died of “Old Age” at 90?, should be 78. It shows her father was John Cummings of North Carolina. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965.
Cummings Old Cemetery


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