hmtl5 John Shumate b. Abt 1759 Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia d. 1822 Harrison County, Kentucky: Gritton Genealogy

John Shumate

Male Abt 1759 - 1822  (63 years)

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  • Name John Shumate 
    Birth Abt 1759  Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1822  Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3868  Gritton
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2026 

    Father William Shumate,   b. Abt 1728, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1787, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Ann McCormick,   b. Abt 1730, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1790, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1752  Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F1647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah "Sally" Preston,   b. Abt 1759 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1788  Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • bondsman: Jacob Preston
    Children 
     1. Catherine Shumate,   b. Abt 1790, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1878 (Age 88 years)
     2. John Shumate,   b. Abt 1802, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1856, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. William Shumate,   b. Abt 1800, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1880 (Age 79 years)
     4. Lydia Shumate,   b. Abt 1800, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1759 - Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jan 1788 - Fauquier County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1822 - Harrison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    John Shumate inventory 1822
    John Shumate inventory 1822
    Cline Shumate deed 1830 page 70
    Cline Shumate deed 1830 page 70
    Cline Shumate deed 1830 page 71
    Cline Shumate deed 1830 page 71

  • Notes 
    • Estate Sale of John Shumate, Harrison County, Kentucky, 1822
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      page 132
      Harrison County December Court 1822 set This Inventory & appraisement of the Estate of John Shumate Deced was produced in open court & ordered to be recorded Att H C Moore
      A List of sale of the Estate of John Shumate Deced
      Widow Sally Shumate One Cupboard 16.00
      George Million 1 bed & bedding 38.75
      Isaac Ramey 2 beds & beding 46.75
      Mrs Shumate 1 bed & beding 20.00
      Mrs Shumate 1 bed & beding 20.00
      Salley Shumate ___ 1 chest 3. 25
      Barnard Oder Hemp seed & chest 3.00
      Andrew Hounshell 2 Sickles 0.65
      Barnard Oder 1 Rifle Gun 21.00
      Thos Smith 1 Do Do 20.12 ½
      John Shumate 1 Kettle 4 00
      Thos Millen 1 Do do 4.00
      Joseph Beagle 1 Pot & Gallon 2.50
      James Clemons 1 Do 10 ds 3.50
      John R Blair 1 Iron Wedge 0.75
      Mrs Sally Shumate A Kettle 3.76
      Mrs do Shumate 1 Kettle 2.00
      Mrs Sally Shumate Oven & Skillet Sunds 2.31 1/4
      John Adams Oven & lid 12 ½
      Betsey Lake one Loom 9.00
      Allen Godman 1 Lott tin ware 0.75
      Daniel Huffman One Slidge 3.75
      John B Cline 1 Frow 1.98 3/4
      Betsey Lake 1 Mead 0.75
      James Monsingo 1 woolen Reed pd 0.87 1/2
      Betsey Lake 1 Rathe 18 ½
      Betsey Lake 2 pair of Geese 0.50
      Peny Prefoton 1 Drawing Knife 1.00
      John Shumate 2 augers 1.00
      Mrs Salley Shumate 1 ____ 2.76
      Edmond Wells 1 do do 4.00
      Roy Beagles 1 shovel plow 3.37 1/2
      Mrs Sally Shumate 2 Hoes 2.00
      John Adams 1 Do. 0.75
      Hamson Million Sugar Slide & tubb 0.50
      Mrs Sally Shumate 3 tubbs 0.75
      John Shumate 1 tubb & bucket 1.01
      page 133
      ____ Done 1 churn pd 0.56 1/4
      Mrs. Sally Shumate Double & Irons 2.25
      Saml M Clain 2 Common chairs 0.50
      John Adams 1 Riddle & Sifter – 4.12 1/2
      James Clemmons 1 Mare – 20.00
      Mrs Sally Shumate 1 Bay mare 30.00
      John B Cline 1 old Saddle 1.50
      John Shumate 1 do . do . 7.00
      John Presston 5 barrell of Corn 7.75
      John Coulson 8 do do 7.62 1.2
      John B Cline 5 do do 7.50
      Reuben Hedges 5 do do 7.62 ½
      John B. Cline 5 do do 7.87 1/2
      Abner Boone 5 do do 8.00
      Wm Presston 5 do do 8.25
      1st Lott 16 Hoggs - John Shumate 25.00
      Wm Shumate 2 Lott 10 15.00
      Barnard Oder 3 do 10 11. 37 1/2
      Saml Noe 4 do 25 18.25
      Mrs Sally Shumate wheat & _____ 4.00
      Lanard Keith Rye in the Straw 7.25
      John Shumate 1 ___ Break 0.25
      Edmond Wells 3 tubbs & baskett 1.25
      Robt Laton 3 wethers full of burs 6.62 ½
      Wm Hutchison 1 Red Cow 10.00
      Saml Noe 1 brownish cow 11.00
      James Beagles 1 Red Cow 10.00
      Robt Bowells 2 matched calves 7.12 ½
      Abner W Wall 2 do do 8.74
      Wm Shumate 1 yellow horse colt 38.00
      John Shumate 1 filley 45.50
      Mrs Sally Shumate 5 head of Geese 10.00
      John Shumate 1 blade Stack 4.31 1/4
      Thomas Miller 1 tin trumpet 0.37 1/2
      Mrs Sally Shumate 1 Table 0.75
      John Shumate Half of a grind stone 1.00
      John Shumate Half of a Hemp Stack 2.50
      Harrison County December Court 1822 $ 612.19 3/4
      This List of sale of the Estate of John Shumate Deced was produced in open Court and ordered to be recorded att H C Moore
    • John Shumate (VII). He was born probably about 1759 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, and is believed to have died in 1822 in Harrison County, Kentucky. Apparently, he did not serve in the militia during the Revolutionary War since no record of his service can be found. His name appears close to that of his father and later separately in the Personal Property Tax Lists of Fauquier County, Virginia, from 1782 through 1795. On 28 January 1788, he married Sarah (Sally) Preston in Fauquier County. He is believed to have followed his brother Stephen Spencer (I) to Kentucky in the 1790s, and hi is believed to have settled initially in Mercer County, Kentucky, before moving to Harrison County about 1805. His name appears in the Personal Property Tax Lists of Harrison County, Kentucky from 1805 until his death in 1822. A copy of his Estate Settlement appears on page H 51, Appendix H. His widow Sally’s name appears in the Personal Property Tax Lists from 1823 through 1829 (See extracts, pages H-19 and H-19, Appendix H).
      The identification and listing of the issue of John (VII) and his wife Sarah (Preston) Shumate remain somewhat speculative, because insufficient documentary evidence has been found to confirm whether all of the individuals as listed below were really their children and thereby members of the Fifth Generation. Consequently, the writer has selected the names that appear below from county records of the time and conclusions based on analytical logic.
      2A3-A. John Shumate (XII)
      2A3-F1. Catherine Shumate
      2A3-B. William Shumate (XI)
      2A3-F2. Lydia Shumate
      2A3-F3. Betsy Shumate
      2A2-F4. Elizabeth Ann Shumate.

      History of the Shumate Family. Robert S. Riley. 2nd edition. Page 67.

      LKH note: this is the same text and list of children that appear in the 1st edition, page 57-58.

  • Sources 
    1. [S85] Robert S. Riley, History of the Shumate family, Kentucky pioneers, (Utica, KY, McDowell Publications, 1992), Library of Linda Hedges.