William CUNNINGHAM

Birth:
20 May 1760
Va, Usa
Death:
15 Jun 1828
Hardy co, Va, Usa
Marriage:
Abt 1780
Va, Usa
Sources:
#8
Notes:
                   Last Will and Testament, Will Book 4, page 305, Hardy County Clerk's office, dated 15 December 1826, probated 8 July 1828:    " 'William Cunningham Sen'r,' beloved wife Jemima, sons Solomon, deceased, William Cunningham, Jun'r, John Cunningham, George Cunningham, daughter Hannah VanMeter, wife of David VanMeter, daughter Sally VanMeter, wife of Garrett VanMeter.
Jemima HARNESS
Birth:
20 May 1760
Hampshire co, Va, Usa
Death:
24 Jan 1827
Hardy co, Va, Usa
Sources:
#8
Notes:
                   or 17 Nov 1760 or 24 Nov 1760

or 15 Jun 1828 or 24 Jan 1829
Children
Marriage
1
Hannah CUNNINGHAM
Birth:
8 Jun 1793
Moorefield, Hardy co, Va, Usa
Death:
21 Aug 1878
Hardy co, Wv, Usa
David VAN METER 
Marr:
6 Apr 1809
Old Fields, Hardy co, Va, Usa 
Notes:
                   age = 57


Benjamin F. VanMeter, Genealogies and Biographical Sketches, p. 57 (Louisville, 1901):        Hannah C., the wife of David VanMeter, survived her husband, and died August 21, 1878, at the advanced age of eighty-five years, 'a mother in Israel,' noted for practical good sense and Christian character."
2
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
3
Sally Ann CUNNINGHAM
Birth:
Abt 1796
Hardy co, Va, Usa
Death:
Aug 1858
Hardy co, Va, Usa
Garrett VAN METER 
Marr:
14 Feb 1822
Hardy co, Va, Usa 
Notes:
                   age 54
4
John CUNNINGHAM
Birth:
Death:
Jan 1829
Hardy co, Va, Usa
5
George CUNNINGHAM
Birth:
Abt 1797
Death:
Nov 1877
Hardy co, Va, Usa
Rebecca Hite SEYMOUR 
Marr:
16 Feb 1825
Hardy co, Va, Usa 
Notes:
                   age 53


Located three miles south of Moorefield midway between the
W.A. Harper home and the Tony Francisco home (in 1979) on the
railroad right of way.

Cunningham, Matilda  age 22 died 7-21-1835
(consort of George)
Cunningham, John H.  age 1 m. died 3-12-1835
(son of George and Rebecca)

Note: This George Cunningham was a son of William Cunningham III
and Jemima Harness and was a grandson of "Irish Billy" Cunningham.
George Cunningham was born in 1797 and lived to be 80 years of
age. He married first Matilda and second Rebecca Seymour
(1802-1852). Their daughter, Mary, married W.J. Welton 1854.

Contributed by Suzanne W. Whitson (suzanne.whitson@comcast.net)
April 5, 2005
6
Solomon CUNNINGHAM
Birth:
5 Jul 1780
Hampshire co, Va, Usa
Death:
28 Sep 1821
Hardy co, Va, Usa
Catherine Wynkoop SEYMOUR 
Marr:
19 Apr 1806
 
Notes:
                   Source:   Descendants of John Seymour (http://www.joanrodenberger2000.com/seymour_john.html)

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About 1/2 mile north of the river bridge near the Hardy-Grant
County Line and just north of the old Welton home "Hickory Hill"
200 yards west of U.S. 220.

Born         Died
Cunningham, Catherine       22 May 1786   10 Oct 1872
(Wife of Solomon Cunningham)
Cunningham, Garrett                1821          1903
Cunningham, Pheba S.        21 May 1817   19 Apr 1851
Cunningham, Solomon            Jul 1780   28 Sep 1821
Cunningham, Solomon G.      14 Jun 1820   11 Aug 1883
Cunningham, Wm. H.          19 Feb 1809   20 Feb 1853
Green, Ann Jemima           21 Jul 1815    9 May 1855
(Wife of Chas. H. Green)
Welton, Felix B.                   1816          1896
Welton, Francis Nelson      15 May 1855    9 Jul 1946
(Son of Felix & Sally Welton)
Welton, Infant                     1865          1865
(Infant son of Felix B. & Jane Welton)
Welton, Jane Elizabeth      23 Dec 1818   26 Nov 1846
(Wife of Felix B. Welton)
Welton, Lucene Seldon              1844          1845
(Son of Felix B. & Jane Welton)

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription
Project by Suzanne W. Whitson (suzanne.whitson@comcast.net)
May 22, 2005
Copyright - All rights reserved


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Hickory Hill (added 1985 - Building - #85001596)
US 220, Petersburg

Historic Significance:  Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:  Cunningham,Solomon
Architectural Style:  Federal
Area of Significance:  Architecture
Period of Significance:  1800-1824
Owner:  Private
Historic Function:  Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:  Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:  Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:  Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
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William Cunningham - Jemima Harness

William Cunningham was born at Va, Usa 20 May 1760. His parents were William Cunningham and Phoebe Scott.

He married Jemima Harness Abt 1780 at Va, Usa . Jemima Harness was born at Hampshire co, Va, Usa 20 May 1760 daughter of John Harness and Eunice Pettice .

They were the parents of 6 children:
Hannah Cunningham born 8 Jun 1793.
Blocked
Sally Ann Cunningham born Abt 1796.
John Cunningham
George Cunningham born Abt 1797.
Solomon Cunningham born 5 Jul 1780.

William Cunningham died 15 Jun 1828 at Hardy co, Va, Usa .

Jemima Harness died 24 Jan 1827 at Hardy co, Va, Usa .