JOHN TRUMBULL (1756-1843), “The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777”, ca. 1789-1831. Oil on canvas, 21” x 30 3/4”. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut. The painting displays several events at the Battle of Princeton. At the center, American General Hugh Mercer, with his horse beneath him, is mortally wounded. At the left, American Daniel Neil is bayoneted against a cannon. At the right, British Captain William Leslie is shown mortally wounded. In the background, American General George Washington and Doctor Benjamin Rush enter the scene.

George Cummings 1787 petition signer

George Washington Cummings RW land grant. North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 Guilford 404-885.

George Washington Cummings RW information 8 Sept. 1778 on Ancestry from buggcoj.

George Washington Cummings RW pay voucher on Ancestry from buggcoj.

Johnson & Cummings families abridged, from the 416 page book “Our Family Tree in Southeastern Kentucky” by Lois McKeehan Johnson 1995. The full book traces distant Johnson, Cummins and attempts to list other distantly related families down to the present day. Here I’ve abridged the 8 pages most pertinent information for our family starting with Joseph Johnson to son William and George Cummings to son John to daughter Margaret. Email me for the complete edition.