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DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE CRESS of Rockbridge County, Virginia Contributed by Larry Cockerham George Cress b. 1739 in York Co. PA d. 25 Feb 1823 in Gallia County, Ohio while living at the home of a son. He mustered as a 1st corporal in Capt. Samuel Ferguson's company and Colonel Walker's regiment, Pennsylvania militia. George was wounded at the battle of White Horse Tavern (Warren's Tavern) while fighting for American independence from Great Britain. After the war he settled in Augusta, Rockbridge County, Virginia. The National Archives houses his Revolutionary War pension file No. S24983. m. Christiana (maiden name unknown) ca 1761 (b. 1738 d. 30 Jul 1823 in Gallia County, Ohio) Note: The following pages concerning George Cress were taken from THE DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE CRESS BORN 1739, VOLUME II, A COMPILATION OF ALL KNOWN DESCENDENTS by Edgar A. Cress, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. LDC-1990 GEORGE CRESS AND THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR All of the Kress and Cress descendants in America are of German origin. Many of them were Palatines, who were driven from Germany because of religious persecution. Many of the early Cress immigrants spoke Dutch or Low German common to the Palatine. It is also called Pennsylvania Dutch or Pennsylvania German. Many of these immigrants arrived by ship at Philadelphia in the mid-1700s. Descendants of one Kress family remained in Pennsylvania and went on to found the Kress Five and Ten Cent store chain. Another member of this family, Johann Nicholaus Heinrich Kress (b. 1721, Germany) migrated to North Carolina, reared eleven children, who changed the name to Cress and produced many descendants there and in other parts of the country. This family traces their ancestors to Heroldus Kress (b. 1270), and to the name, Kres, 883 A.D. Our ancestor, George Cress, was born ca 1739 probably in Pennsylvania. He was possibly a son or nephew of George Philip Cress, a Palatine, who arrived at Philadelphia on December 3, 1740. Descendents of the early Cress families in Lee County, Virginia recall their forbears speaking the Dutch language. George Cress married in Pennsylvania, in 1762, Christiana --born ca 1738, Pennsylvania. Their oldest child, Nicholas Cress was born in 1762 in Pennsylvania. In the summer of 1777 George Cress was drawn into the American Revolution. Mustered at York, Pennsylvania, he was 1st Corporal in Captain Samuel Ferguson's Company, Colonel Walker's Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia. They had orders to 1

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march to the defense of Philadelphia. They were engaged in small skirmishes and battles. Captain Ferguson was killed and Corporal Cress was left for dead in the Battle of White Horse (Warren) Tavern, on September 16, 1777. The next day Corporal Cress rejoined his Company, having "a bullet wound entering near his left spine, passing through his body out his left nipple" See the detailed account of the battle. His Revolutionary War pension number was S.24983. After the war George Cress came down through the valley of Virginia and established his home in Augusta County, in that part that later became Rockbridge County. George and Christiana had seven children, most of them born in Pennsylvania and possibly some, born in Virginia. On August 7, 1809 he was allowed a pension of $2.50 per month on account of disability resulting from wounds received in the service. Sometime in the fall of 1821, George Cress and his wife Christiana, now in their eighties, moved to Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio to live with their son, Henry Cress. George Cress died February 25, 1823. Christiana survived only a few months longer and died July 30, 1823. In March 1822 George Cress made a will: D.B. 11, pp. 72-73, Gallia County, Ohio. Probate of the Will of George Cress Court of common pleas begun and held at the court house in the town of Gallipolis for and within the said County of Gallia on Wednesday Fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord 1823, before the Honorable Esra Osborne presiding judge, the last will and testament of George Cress late of county deceased was presented for probate by Patrick Napier and Henry Cress the executors therein named whereupon William Ham and Jacob Thomas the subscribing witnesses thereto came before the court and after being duly sworn according to law declared they were present when the testator signed and acknowledged the same for his last will and testament and that they believed he was of sound mind and memory and judgement and that they signed the same as witnesses in the presence of the testator and of each other, whereupon the same is proved, approved and allowed as the last will and testament of the said George Cress and ordered to be recorded. And the same is as follows to wit: I George Cress senior of Gallia County and the State of Ohio do make and constitute this my last will and testament to wit: First of all I direct my executors to pay all my just debts and funeral charges. Second, I leave to my beloved wife Christiana Cress all my moveable property. Thirdly, I leave to my son Nicholas Cress fifty pounds to be equally divided between his sons, and also I leave to my son Jacob Cress the sum of fifty pounds but there is to be the sum of 19 pounds seventeen schillings reducted out of it for money he has received of me in part of his legacy. I also leave my son George Cress the sum of fifty pounds but thirty pounds to be reducted out of it money he received of me in part of his legacy. And I also leave my daughter Christiana Cress the sum of fifty pounds but there forty pounds reducted out of it money that I paid for her to James Gold. And I also leave to my daughter Elizabeth Miller the sum of 2

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fifty pounds. And I also leave to my son Henry Cress all the residew of my estate that shall remain after all the within sums heretofore mentioned is satisfied and he is also to take care of me and his mother and support us well as long as we shall live. And the within sums that is given to the within named legatees shall be paid as soon as the money is collected sufficient to discharge the same. And lastly of all I constitute and appoint Patrick Napier and Henry Cress executors of this my last will and testament witness my hand and seal this the ... day of March 1822. Signed sealed and acknowledged before us George Cress Jacob Thomas, William Ham, George Ham And thereupon the said Patrick Napier and Henry Cress and William Ham and Jacob Cress their securities executed and acknowledged their bond according to law in the penalty of two thousand dollars. And being thereupon duly sworn according to law it is ordered letters Testamentary issued upon application. Notion ordered that Abraham Childers, John Smith and David Ridgeway being first duly sworn according to the law do value and appraise in current money of the United States and the goods and chattels which were of George Cress late of this county deceased and they are ordered to make returns in the Clerks office according to statute in such case made and provided.

GEORGE CRESS (1739-1823), GRANDFATHER OF JAMES FLETCHER CRESS (1840-1907) AT THE BATTLE OF VALLEY FORGE

Stephen Giffin was the ensign in Captain Samuel Ferguson's Company from York County, Pennsylvania. He received a pension for his Revolutionary War service, as did his wife after he died. That file is in the National Archives, identified Rev. War Pension file W 7584. On July 1, 1835, Stephen Giffin was approaching his 82nd birthday, he was in Knox County, Ohio, and believed his pension should be greater than it was. So he made a twelve page statement before an Associate Justice of Common Pleas, Knox Co., Ohio, which became his application for an increase in his pension. What follows is an abstract from that statement. He was sworn as to the accuracy of that statement. In the later end of August in 1777 at York Co., Pa, ... he was ensign of the 4th Company of a Regiment of the Militia of York Co... of which Militia Regiment, one James Dixon was Colonel. There was at the time a draft of the militia for actual service of the first class which consisted of one eighth of the rank and file of the Regiment, One Captain (Samuel Ferguson), 2 Lieutenants (James Elliott and John Armstrong) and one ensign, which was this declarant, said Stephen Giffin. This draft was for two months to go to the defense of Philadelphia. In this draft, declarant with the other draft from his regiment constituting one company under the immediate command of the last named officers were 3

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joined at York by two other drafted companies and marched in a direction of Philadelphia under the command of the drafted Colonel Walker, but in consequence of some movements of the enemy, our direction was changed at a place called "the Two Horse Wagon Stand" and we joined the rest of our drafted regiment at the town of Chester on the west side of the Delaware river. The drafted lieutenant and Major of the regiment were two dutchmen. Their names are not remembered. The adjutant was of the name of Cooper. After some days, our Regiment with the whole drafted brigade (or a large military force) under the command of General James Potter marched from Chester to Wilmington, thence to Shad's (correctly spelled Chad's) ford on Brandywine leaving Chester early in the morning of Sept. 11th, 1777, arriving at Shad's ford on the same day before the action began. Our brigade under the command of Gen. Potter and another body under the command of Gen. Smallwood (of Maryland) were placed as a Reserve Corps upon the left wing, and we were not brought into action until about 4 o'clock p.m. Declarant remembers that Gen. Sullivant at the head of our forces lead the attack. Colonel Morgan with the command of a rifle Regiment was at the right of our forces, which lay up the river from where Declarant was placed. The battle ended at dark, each party holding their side of the river. During the night after the battle we marched back to Chester. Thence in a few days we were ordered to Valley Forge. Our Regiment was the rear guard and we had orders to lye at a field near the White Horse Tavern. The next morning (PS: This would be 16 Sept. 1777, since the action was near White Horse (also called Warren) Tavern took place that day), just as we were dividing our rations, we were attacked at our encampment by the enemy. Our quarter guard was driven in. Our Regiment was in disorder and before we could get the men paraded, we received a fire. Declarant was then acting as supernumerie in the capacity of adjutant. At the second fire, our Colonel (Walker) received a shot in the arm and in a cowardly manner ordered a retreat and fled. About the same time my Captain and our Corporal (George Cress) fell; the first mortally wounded, the latter very dangerously. At my insistence, about 20 of us made an effort to carry away our wounded Captain, but we desisted at the remonstration of the dying man. We then changed our position and after getting into a situation near a fence that favored us, we (the above remnant of about 20) turned upon a body of the enemie's cavalry and fired, as we thought with considerable effect. About this time, the force of the enemy was brought to bear upon us so painfully that we followed the rest of our Regiment in its retreat to the main body of our brigade under General Potter. I there saw our wounded and as I thought cowardly colonel for the last time. His wound I saw and understood was but a slight one. Eight of our men were killed and 2 taken prisoners in the skirmish. (Corporal George Cress who was supposed to have been killed followed and joined us the next day ensuing.) We then marched on with the rest of General Potter's command, and without any fighting, drove the enemy from Valley Forge. We rested a few days at Valley Forge when we were ordered by Gen. Green to Germantown. That part of the army to which I belonged reached Germantown a little before day sometime in October. Our orders were on our approaching the enemy in Germantown to fire and rush upon the first hail of the enemie's guard, and my understanding was that our forces had been so disposed as to surprise the enemy by simultaneous and unexpected attack by all our forces. Our forces were commanded by Gen. Green and soon after the battle commenced, we succeeded in driving the enemy from the town with the exception of a body of them sheltered in a stone house, who continued to fire upon us after we had passed this stronghold. By the order of the General a portion of our forces (among whom was the declarant) changed our front and attacked the enemy in the stone house and subdued them. The morning was very foggy and this, with the smoke of the arms, obscured the scene with darkness that Gen. Sevens (or Stevenson) of Virginia, who was at our right wing, in wheeling around to the left for the purpose of attacking the left wing of the enemy, mistook our own men for the enemy and made a deadly fire upon that part of our army which was under the 4

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immediate command of General Green. This circumstance so discomforted and disordered our forces that we were compelled to retire and leave the enemy, who were forming with a superior force upon the hill beyond the town. The same day we marched back to Valley Forge, where we remained without any more fighting until we disbanded. Note: This Revolutionary War account of the battle was obtained from the National Archives by Judge Paul W. Cress of Perry, Oklahoma. This copy was provided by Col. Joseph S. Stewart, (deceased) of Alexandria, Virginia.... I obtained it from Mr. Edgar A. Cress in 1989... LDC Notes: Last payment of pension to George Cress was by the Ohio Pension Agency, Chillicothe, Ohio on 4 September 1822. Proof of parents of Nicholas Cress is found in Gallia County, Ohio, Will Book B, page 291. George Cress b. 1739 d. 25 Feb 1823 see previous pages. m. Christiana ca 1761 (b. 1738 d. 30 Jul 1823 in Gallia County, Ohio. See previous pages. 1. Nicholas Cress b. 3 May 1762 Littlestown, Pennsylvania d. 1799 in Wythe County, VA. m. Elizabeth Summers ca 1786 in Augusta County, Virginia. (b. 1761 d. 1865 Knox Co. TN) She was the daughter of John (Johannes Andrew) Summers Sr. b. 4 Dec 1737 Palatinate, Germany d. 9 May 1806 Middlebrook, Augusta Co. VA and Isabella Young Summers of Augusta Co., VA. [Mormon records indicate John Summers was married 24 Jan 1764 in Bucks Co. PA to one Margaret Elizabeth Reitenaur b. 28 Jan 1752 [I don't know LDC-1999] Johannes Summers was the son of Hans George Sommer b. 1690 Palatinate, Germany d. Apr 1787 Frederick Co. Virginia and Mary Margaretha Elizabeth -- (surname unknown) Elizabeth Summers Cress married George Taylor after Nicholas died. 1. George Cress b. 21 Oct 1787 d. 7 Sep 1853 in Whitley Co. KY m. Nancy Reed 11 May 1803 in Montgomery County, VA 1. George Washington Cress b. 21 Oct 1787 Rockbridge Co. VA 5

www.tngenweb.org/johnson 2. John Cress b. 25 Feb 1790 Augusta Co. VA d. ca 1870 Smyth Co On 13 Dec 1808 John chose Samuel Williams as his guardian in Wythe Co. 1830 he bought land from brothers Samuel and Andrew. Beverlee Faulkner in Oregon has copies of deeds in 2001. He signed will 20 Feb 1849 which was probated 15 Aug 1870. Will mentions daughters Polly, Elizabeth, sons Peter, Josiah, daughters Milley and Sally. m. Elizabeth Shupe (b. < 1850) origin not known 1. Mary N. Cress (Polly?) b. 8 Nov 1810 Smyth Co. d. 11 Aug 1869, never married. 2. Peter Cress b. ca 1814/15 d. Pendleton Co. KY m. Celia Long 2 Feb 1839 Grayson Co. VA 1. Remember Jane Cress b. ca 1841 Smyth Co. 2. William T. Cress b. ca 1843 Smyth Co. d. 1860/3 3. Martha A. Cress b. 13 Nov 1845 Smyth Co. d. 13 Aug 1931 Lincoln Co. KY m. James W. Stull 14 Oct 1866 Pendleton Co. KY 4. Melvin Cress b. ca 1850 5. Benjamin Cress b. ca 1856 KY 6. Adeline Cress b. ca 1859 KY George Cress 1. Nicholas Cress and Elizabeth Summers, parents of: 2. John Cress (see previous) m. Elizabeth Shupe (see previous) 3. David Cress b. ca 1817 Montgomery Co. VA m. Olive Halsey 8 Jul 1834, dau. Amos Halsey 4. Catherine Cress b. ca 1818 Montgomery Co. VA m. Levi Long 7 Sep 1838 Smyth Co. VA 5. Elizabeth Cress b. ca 1818 6

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www.tngenweb.org/johnson m. George Washington Halsey 10 Oct 1839, son of Amos Halsey 1. Harvey T. Holsey b. 1842 2. Sarah A. Holsey b. 1845 3. Matilda Holsey b. 1847 6. Emilia B. Cress b. 10 Nov 1819 Montgomery Co. VA d. 16 Apr 1860 7. Josiah Cress b. 16 Sep 1824 Montgomery Co. VA d. 15 Jul 1914 or 1896? Smyth Co. VA m. Nancy V. Brown ca 1856 (b. ca 1834 d. 18 Jul 1896 Smyth Co. VA 1. John L. Cress b. 27 Jul 1854 Smyth Co. VA 2. Mary E. Cress b. ca 1856 Smyth Co. VA d. 24 Feb 1858 3. Eliza Jane Cress b. 19 Feb 1858 Smyth Co. VA m. John Bonham 1885 Smyth Co. (b. Feb 1860 TN) 1. Robert L. Bonham b. Jul 1885 Smyth Co. VA 2. Mary V. Bonham b. Mar 1888 Smyth Co. VA 3. Laura B. Bonham b. Mar 1890 Smyth Co. VA 4. James T. Bonham or F. Bonham b. 1892 Smyth Co. VA 5. Nancy M. Bonham b. Sep 1896 Smyth Co. VA 4. Louisa Theodocia Clementine Cress b. 29 Mar 1860 Smyth Co. VA d. 23 Mar 1946 Meadow Grove, Madison Co. Nebraska, never married, but had the following children. 1. Albert Cress b. 24 Sep 1886 VA d. Mar 1969 Norfolk, NE m. Grace -1. Elmer Cress b. ca 1910 NE 2. Lura Cress b. 19 Oct 1892 VA d. Sep 1970 Meadow Grove 3. Bane Elizabeth Cress b. 29 Oct 1900 Smyth Co. VA d. 2 Apr 1993 Hemet, CA m. Horace Harold Burch (b. 3 Jul 1923 Neligh, Antelope Co. Nebraska) 5. Stephen Cress b. 21 Aug 1862 Smyth Co. VA d. 17 Jul 1890 6. Sarah Victoria Cress b. 3 Feb 1865 Rye Valley, Smyth Co. VA m. A.M. Haulsie 19 Oct 1884 Smyth Co. VA (b. 1863) 7

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www.tngenweb.org/johnson George Cress 1. Nicholas Cress and Elizabeth Summers, parents of: 2. John Cress (see previous) m. Elizabeth Shupe (see previous) 7. Josiah Cress (see previous) m. Nancy V. Brown (see previous) 7. Melvina V. Cress b. 14 Apr 1867 Smyth Co. VA m. John F. Hutton 9 Jan 1888 Smyth Co. VA (b. 1868 VA), son of James Frederich Hutton and Mary Ann Shupe 1. Lune L. Hutton b. 1890 VA 2. Samuel C. Hutton b. 1892 VA 3. Walter G. Hutton b. 1895 VA 4. Carl D. Hutton b. 1898 VA 5. John J. Hutton b. 1901 VA 6. Mary V. Hutton b. 1903 VA 8. Daisy E. Cress b. 23 Aug 1869 Smyth Co. VA m. Noah R. Parks 22 Aug 1892 Smyth Co. VA, (b ca 1871), son of David R. Parks and Rosey --. 9. Robert Lee Cress b. 14 Nov 1873 Smyth Co. VA d. 15 Nov 1883 3. David Cress b. 19 Dec 1791 Montgomery County, VA. d. 1842 Johnson Co., TN. m. Urania Williams 16 Jun 1818 Wythe County, VA. 1. Nicholas S. Cress b. 1819 Wythe County, VA. d. 9 Feb 1898 m. Susan Colbaugh 23 Jul 1840 Johnson Co. TN (b. ca 1812 TN) 1. David Henry Cress b. ca 1843 TN m. Mary Ellen Shoun 6 Feb 1868 Johnson Co. TN 1. Arnetta Florence Cress b. Dec 1869 d. >1950 m. John G. Wilson ca 1888 1. Winnie W. Wilson b. 28 Jul 1895 d. Feb 1976 m. Emerald G. Robinson 14 Mar 1915 (b. 1889 d. 1960) 8

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Pamela Carol Robinson Cress, listed on previous page, has served as web master at the Johnson County, Tennessee genweb website for the past several years. She is the source of the data on her immediate family. Her graphics and genealogical knowledge are first rate. She has been a big help to Johnson County researchers. Data on family of John Cress was supplied by cousin Beverlee Faulkner from Oregon in 2001. George Cress 1. Nicholas Cress and Elizabeth Summers, parents of:: 1. George Cress (see previous) 2. John Cress (see previous) 3. David Cress (see previous) 4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. (see family later this outline) 5. Kessiah Cress b. Oct 1826 Carter County, TN. d. 2 May 1904 Johnson Co. TN m. Reuben Fritts 11 Mar 1844 in Johnson Co. TN 6. Sampson C. Cress b. 1828 Carter County, TN 7. Martha Cress b. 1829 Carter County, TN m. Lewis Elliott 8 Nov 1849 Johnson Co. TN 8. Andrew J. Cress b. 1832 Carter County, TN 9. Elizabeth A. Cress b. 1835 Johnson County, TN 10. James M. Cress b. 1837 Johnson County, TN d. 11 Jun 1864 in Libby Prison in Henrico County VA during Civil War. m. Rachel Jenkins 11 Nov 1860 11. Rachel Cress b. 1839 m. Jacob Taylor 15 Apr 1875 12. Mary J. Cress b. 1841 m. Calvin Toliver 6 Oct 1859 13. Catherine Cress b. 1843 d. 1907 10

www.tngenweb.org/johnson 14. Eliza C. Cress b. 1843 Johnson County, TN m. Phillip Osborne 1869 in Ashe County, NC George Cress 1. Nicholas Cress and Elizabeth Summers, parents of: 3. David Cress (see previous)

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4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. b. 18 Dec 1793 in Augusta County, Virginia. d. 4 Mar 1877 in Johnson County, TN. He is shown on 1850 and 1860 Tennessee census. Dates were taken from a document referencing his tombstone in the Phillippi cemetery, Johnson County, TN. m. Sarah Sallie Shupe 1826 (b. 2 Apr 1805 d. 25 Apr 1873 in Johnson County, TN) Sarah was the daughter of Peter Shupe and Mary Slemp Shupe. SEE SLEMP/SCHLEMP AND SHUPE/SHAUB OUTLINES. 1. Elizabeth J. Cress b. 2 Apr 1827 d. 25 Apr 1886 Dates taken from tombstone transcript. She was born in Carter, now Johnson Co., TN 2. Mary Cress b. 7 Mar 1828 d. 19 Jun 1873 m. David Wesley Wills 27 Oct 1853 (b. 11 Mar 1835. This couple had six children and are delineated extensively in the Johnson Co. TN Heritage book. 3. Sarah Cress b. 1830 d. ca 1911 (from census) 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. b. 15 Feb 1832 d. 14 Apr 1899. He was a cabinet maker (from census) in Taylorsville, now Mt. City, TN. Born in Carter Co. TN m. Melvina "Vina" Farris 8 Jul 1861 in Smyth Co. VA (b. 6 Mar 1842 d. 8 Mar 1912 Johnson Co. TN) Her certificate of death #47479 16 lists her as "Vina Cress, farmers wife, age 70 years, born in "Withe" Co. VA, d. Rt. 1, Mountain City, TN, a widow. Attending physician J.L. Cottrell, reported by W.W. Donnelly. She was the daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth Farris. SEE FARRIS OUTLINE. 11

www.tngenweb.org/johnson 1. Martha E. Cress b. 31 May 1862 d. 15 Jun 1922 m. Abraham Wilson 1884 Johnson Co. TN 2. William Albert Cress b. 31 Jul 1863 d. 1 Aug 1926 m. Emma Jenkins 1880 3. Samuel T. Cress b. 13 Dec 1866 d. 8 Apr 1945 m. S. Emaline Brown 1896 4. Sarah Florence Cress b. 13 Dec 1866 (twin of Samuel above) d. 22 Jun 1945 5. Ulysses Grant Cress b. 26 Jun 1868 d. 20 Oct 1907 in Johnson County, Tennessee.

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m. Martha Ellen "Mattie" Arnold 23 Mar 1892 (b. 28 May 1868 d. 20 Oct 1918 in Johnson County, Tennessee. George Cress 1. Nicholas Cress 4. Samuel D. Cress : 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress and Melvina Farris, parents of: 5. Ulysses Grant Cress (see previous) m. Martha Ellen Arnold (see previous) She and Ulysses are buried in the Phillippi cemetery. Martha was the daughter of Calvin M. Arnold and Sarah Phillippi. SEE ARNOLD OUTLINE. 1. Lura Roxy Cress b. 2 Oct 1893 d. 21 Apr 1927 in Washington County Virginia. She is buried in the Phillippi cemetery in Johnson County, Tennessee. m. Robert Francis Parker 24 Dec 1912 He is buried in Washington County, Virginia with his second wife, Nannie. SEE PARKER OUTLINE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FAMILY OF ROBERT F. PARKER AND LURA CRESS PARKER. A brief outline continues on the next page of this document. Sale of Interest in lands of Nicholas Cress Sr. from Samuel Cress to brother John Cress 1830 12

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This indenture made this the 25th day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, between Samuel Cress of Carter County, Tennessee of this one part and John Cress of Wythe , state of Virginia after the ___ witnesseth that the said Samuel Cress in consideration of ___ hundred dollars to him in hand paid by John Cress the receipt for which ___ acknowledged and for other good issue and consideration name the said Samuel Cress __ to a ___money have bargained and sold and by these present do bargain and sell unto the said John Cress his heirs executors administrators and assigns all his part of that tract of land formerly belonging to Nicholas Cress deed by the headwaters of the South Fork of Holston in the county of Wythe containing on e hundred and sixty two acres together with all the appurtenances to have and the said land with it appurtenances the said John Cress and his heirs forever and the said Samuel Cress for himself and his heirs doth covenant with said John Cress and his heirs the said land with all its appurtenances unto the said John Cress and his heirs against all persons whatsoever will forever warrant and defend the said tract of land. In witnesseth whereof I ___ set my hand and seal the day and year above written, Signed, sealed in the presence of Samuel Cress This transcript of deed supplied by Beverlee Faulkner in 2001 - LDC George Cress 1. Nicholas Cress 4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. 5. Ulysses Grant Cress 1. Lura Roxy Cress and Robert Francis Parker, parents of: 1. Francis Hamblin Parker (See more on Parker outline document.) m. Marjorie Eller, lived Damascus, VA 1. Lura Parker m. Garnet Rogers (See Parker outline) 2. Lorna Parker m. Jackie Lowe (See Parker outline) 2. Elmer Eugene Parker "Bub", lived Hickory, NC m. Marie Winkler (See family on Parker outline) 1. Coleman Eugene Parker "Butch" m. Willie Mae Bolick 1. Angie Parker b. Feb 1976 2. Dawn Marie Parker 2. Dennis Parker 13

www.tngenweb.org/johnson m. Sarah Louise Ingle 1. Bryan Lee Parker 3. Ovella Elizabeth Parker (See family on Parker outline) lived Rochester, NY m. Delbert C. Hoffman, son of Charles Hoffman of Rochester, New York. 1. Robert Hoffman m. Joan Hoffman 2. Stephen Hoffman m. Cheryl Berger of New York, New York 4. Harold William Parker "Bill", lived Baltimore, Maryland m. Violet King "Irene" 1. Robert Parker (had at least one daughter) 5. Hazel Virginia Parker b. 6 Jun 1925 in Damascus, Washington County, Virginia. She graduated from Damascus High School, spent some time in Baltimore, MD during World War II, returned to Damascus, married and moved to Ashe Co. NC. d. 4 Apr 1998 Burke, Co. NC in hospital., lived Smethport, North Carolina m. John Lawrence Cockerham 9 Mar 1946 in the First Baptist Church of Damascus. (b. 11 Jan 1917 d. 7 Mar 1983 He and Hazel are buried in the Cockerham family cemetery in Ashe Co. NC SEE COCKERHAM OUTLINE. 1. Larry Dean Cockerham b. 15 Apr 1947 Ashe County, NC m. Charlsie Darlene Whaley 30 Aug 1980 at Two Rivers Mansion in Davidson County, Tennessee. 1. Brian Todd Cockerham b. 13 Dec 1982 George Cress 1. Nicholas Cress 4. Samuel d. Cress Sr. 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. 5. Ulysses Grant Cress and Martha Ellen Arnold, parents of: 2. Don Cress.. lived near Roanoke, Virginia m. Vera -1. Gene Raymond Cress... provided data for this outline. 14

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d. 7 Jan 1988 in Rochester, NY) He and Kate are buried in the White Haven Cemetery in Rochester, Monroe Co. NY. Great Uncle Dan was the son of Charles Compton Fraysier and Adna Melvina Kilgore. He was a man of considerable wealth gained from many years as a building contractor and property manager. He moved north from Virginia to Rochester prior to World War II and enjoyed the opportunities of a booming economy centered around the growth spurred by Eastman Kodak Company. Daniel eventually owned several office buildings in Rochester and benefited from other wise investments. His sprawling home in fashionable Brighton was a wonder to a small boy from the Cockerham farm in the Appalachian mountains. Dan and Kates annual visits to North Carolina on their way to Florida for the winter were eagerly anticipated for the chance to sit in an always new Cadillac. The story has been told that Dan and a business partner owned a seaplane which they used for fishing in the nearby lakes of the Canadian wilderness to the north of Rochester. They would simply land, open the canopy, and cast from their comfortable seats and then move on to their next destination. 1. Helen Maxine Fraysier b. 7 Apr 1924 in West Virginia d. 4 Jul 1989 in Wolcott, New York (cremated) m. Robert Seldon Brown (b. 12 Jun 1923) 1. Kindra Kay Brown b. 13 Jun 1948 2. Barbara Sue Brown b. 20 Jul 1950 3. Judith Lynn Brown b. 19 Mar 1953 George Cress m. Christiana 1. Nicholas Cress m. Elizabeth Summers 4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. m. Sarah Shupe 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. m. Melvina Farris 5. Ulysses Grant Cress and Martha Ellen Arnold, parents of: 4. Katherine R. Cress (see previous pages) m. Daniel W. Fraysier 2. Harry Daniel Fraysier b. 29 May 1931 Rochester, Monroe Co. 15

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"Damascus sits astride the trail near the Virginia-Tennessee line; the route goes right down Laurel Avenue, the main street, past stores, garages, and service stations. [Georgia's house was situated at the eastern end of this street.] There was already a small community here in 1821 when Henry Mock established a grist mill on the creek, giving the town its first name: Mock's Mill. Married three times, the father of 30, doughty Henry lived well into his nineties. In 1886 Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden, who had served as one of Robert E. Lee's chief lieutenants, bought most of the town from Henry and changed the name to Damascus. 'The presence of these mountains,' he wrote, 'with their vast stores of iron ore, manganese and timber, their splendid water supply, the proximity of coal fields, led to the selection of this spot as the very best in the United States for a modern "Damascus", destined to become as famous, we believe, as its ancient namesake in Asia as a steel producing city'. It turned out that practically the only iron in Iron Mountain was in its name, and General Imboden's prophecy failed. But the town is near the border of the new Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, encompassing Virginia's highest mountain, and a burgeoning tourist industry may yet give Damascus the prosperity it missed." The American Cyanamide dye plant supported three generations of Parkers before it closed about 1980. The Lincoln Industries furniture plant had gone long before and the Norfolk and Western Railroad into North Carolina had been removed about 1970. The town remains clean but lean in 1994... LDC George Cress m. Christiana 1. Nicholas Cress m. Elizabeth Summers 4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. m. Sarah Shupe 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. m. Melvina Farris 5. Ulysses Grant Cress and Martha Ellen Arnold, parents of: 4. Katherine R. Cress (see previous pages)

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www.tngenweb.org/johnson m. Daniel W. Fraysier 2. Harry Daniel Fraysier b. 29 May 1931 Rochester, Monroe Co. m. Phyllis Palmer 12 Sep 1953 Frankfort, NY (b. 17 Oct 1932) 1. Michael Douglas Fraysier b. 17 May 1954 2. John Daniel Fraysier b. 8 Aug 1956 3. Janet Susan Fraysier b. 27 Nov 1958 5. Georgia Cress b. 26 Sep 1904 d. 11 Feb 1975 Damascus, VA Aunt Georgia worked at a hosiery mill in Damascus many years. The Appalachian Trail ran up her driveway on its way out of town. Her house was removed about 1970. In National Geographic Society's 1972 THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, Ronald M. Fisher wrote:

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"Damascus sits astride the trail near the Virginia-Tennessee line; the route goes right down Laurel Avenue, the main street, past stores, garages, and service stations. [Georgia's house was situated at the eastern end of this street.] There was already a small community here in 1821 when Henry Mock established a grist mill on the creek, giving the town its first name: Mock's Mill. Married three times, the father of 30, doughty Henry lived well into his nineties. In 1886 Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden, who had served as one of Robert E. Lee's chief lieutenants, bought most of the town from Henry and changed the name to Damascus. 'The presence of these mountains,' he wrote, 'with their vast stores of iron ore, manganese and timber, their splendid water supply, the proximity of coal fields, led to the selection of this spot as the very best in the United States for a modern "Damascus", destined to become as famous, we believe, as its ancient namesake in Asia as a steel producing city'. It turned out that practically the only iron in Iron Mountain was in its name, and General Imboden's prophecy failed. But the town is near the border of the new Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, encompassing Virginia's highest mountain, and a burgeoning tourist industry may yet give Damascus the prosperity it missed." The American Cyanamide dye plant supported three generations of Parkers before it closed about 1980. The Lincoln Industries furniture plant had gone long before and the Norfolk and Western Railroad into North Carolina had been removed about 1970. The town remains clean but lean in 1994... LDC George Cress m. Christiana 1. Nicholas Cress m. Elizabeth Summers 4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. m. Sarah Shupe 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. m. Melvina Farris 5. Ulysses Grant Cress and Martha Arnold, parents of:

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5. Georgia Cress (see previous page) m. James Earl Wilson (b. 21 Jul 1908 d. 31 Nov 1937) 1. Lenna Wilson b. 22 Nov 1927 m. James Nelson (b. 10 Jun 1926) 1. Robert Earl Nelson b. 2 Sep 1955 m. Vanessa Cress 1. Rebecca Nelson 2. Judy Nelson b. 26 Nov 1957 m. Darrell Reece 1. Bobby Reece 3. Joyce Nelson b. 26 Nov 1957 (twin of Judy) m. Jerry Lipford 1. Craig Lipford 2. Doris Wilson b. 11 Sep 1929 m. Charles Cook 24 Jul 1954 1. Karen Lee Cook b. 29 Jan 1958 m. Larry -- , summer of 1990 3. Wanda Wilson b. 2 Nov 1933 m. Billy J. Widener 1. Brenda Widener b. 9 Aug 1956 m. Harold Whitaker (b. 6 Feb 1953) 1. Randy Whitaker b. 1 May 1982 2. Kathy Widener b. 23 Jul 1962 m. Jeff Freeland (b. 30 May 1961) 1. Jeffrey Freeland b. 30 May 1983 2. Jamie Lynn Freeland b. 30 Nov 1985 6. Hattie Ovella Cress b. 26 Sep 1906 in Shady Valley, Johnson Co. TN d. 27 Nov 1984 in Rochester, Monroe Co., NY. A very nice yankee lady, she loved to talk, laugh and tell dirty jokes. SEE HATTIES FAMILY STARTING ON THE NEXT PAGE! George Cress 18

www.tngenweb.org/johnson 1. Nicholas Cress 4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. 5. Ulysses Grant Cress and Martha Ellen Arnold, parents of: 6. Hattie Ovella Cress m. (1) Roy Sylvester Stilwell 4 Nov 1924 in Mountain City, TN (b. 22 Oct 1904 in Sylvatus, VA, son of Andrew Jackson Stilwell and Susanna Montgomery. Roy was a roofing contractor. He d. 15 Feb 1993 and is buried in Irondequoit cemetery in Rochester, New York. 1. Lillian Ruth Stilwell b. 2 Feb 1926 in Corretta, WVA d. 24 Nov 1978 in Rochester, NY (This couple married in Rochester) m. Alfred E. Struble 7 Apr 1950 (d. 2 Jan 1993 in Rochester) 1. Sheila Dianne Struble b. 19 Jun 1942 d. Jul 1988. She was the daughter of Richard Derleth and was adopted by Alfred. m. Charles Mitchell 18 Feb 1966 1. Deena Mitchell b. 27 Mar 1969 2. Randy Mitchell b. 30 Dec 1971 d. July 1988 2. Alan E. Struble b. 7 Jan 1956 2. Agnes Louise Stilwell b. 17 Feb 1928 in Mohegan, WVA, living in Rochester, NY in 1998. m. Donald Miller Kelly 2 Jan 1946 in Rochester, NY (b. 17 Jun 1928 d. March 6, 1997 "cancer due to Viet Nam and agent orange". 1. Maureen Virginia Kelly b. 1 May 1950 m. (1) Arthur Ridgeway Eshelman 8 Mar 1969 (b. 15 Jan 1949 d. 28 Mar 1973) 1. Matthew Wayne Eshelman b. 28 Sep 1971 m. (2) Ronald T. Smith 8 Nov 1980 (b. 1 Nov 1941) 2. Debra Patricia Kelly b. 20 Aug 1953 m. (1) Richard Killian 15 Jan 1972 (b. 14 Jul 1951) 1. Marc Richard Killian b. 29 Nov 1975 19

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Hattie m. (2) Elmer Aloysius Weaver 17 May 1951 in Rochester, NY (b. 22 Jan 1903 Rochester, NY d. 22 May 1986 in Rochester, Monroe Co. New York) He was the son of George Weaver and Sophia M. Wegman. A one-time professional wrestler, he worked for the U.S.Postal Service. Short and baldheaded, he wore a hearing aid in his later years. A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a French Canadian. A very nice man. George Cress m. Christiana -1. Nicholas Cress m. Elizabeth Summers 4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. m. Sarah Shupe 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. and Melvina Farris, parents of: 5. Ulysses Grant Cress m. Martha Ellen Arnold (see previous) 7. Crete Cress m. Thaddeus Blevins 1. Opal Blevins 2. Mildred Blevins 3. June Blevins 4. Howard Blevins 5. Katherine Blevins

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www.tngenweb.org/johnson 6. Ralph Blevins 7. Edgar Blevins 8. Dolly Cress m. Fred Lewis 1. Edith Lewis 2. Viola Lewis 3. Martha Lewis 4. Jack Lewis 5. Ellen Lewis 6. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Jr. b. 3 Mar 1872 d. 8 Mar 1945 m. Julia Fritts... This couple were ancestors of Onnie Duvall of Reisterstown, MD who supplied part of the data for this outline...LDC-1989 7. Washington Fielding Cress b. 16 Mar 1874 d. 13 Aug 1944 8. Mary Loretta Cress b. 3 Mar 1876 d. 16 Dec 1894 9. Azel Alexander Cress b. 4 Feb 1881 d. 27 Oct 1951 10. Bertha E. Cress b. 14 Apr 1878 d. 31 May 1944 m. William Utt 1. daughter Utt b. ca Mar 1944 m. -- Burnett 1. Bobbie Burnett (rednett@hotmail.com 1999) 11. Delwin Franklin Cress b. 12 Mar 1883 d. 1918 12. Louisa V. Cress b. 3 May 1870 d. 24 Jan 1874

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www.tngenweb.org/johnson 5. William L. Cress "Fate" b. 1834 d. 1915 m. Clara Wilson 29 Jan 1860 6. Samuel D. Cress Jr. b. 16 Mar 1837 d. 17 Mar 1901 m. Eliza Louise Pafford 9 Sep 1860 in Smyth Co. VA , daughter of John H. Pafford and Sarah A. Thompson 1. Sophie C. Cress b. ca 1862 d. ca 1928 2. Margaret Louise Cress b. ca 1866 d. ca 1950 3. David Wesley Cress b. ca 1867 d. ca 1952 4. James T. Cress b. ca 1869 d. ca 1942 5. John Henry Cress b. ca 1871 d. ca 1938 6. Eula Julie Cress b. ca 1875 d. ca 1957 7. Alice Emeline Cress b. ca 1875 d. ca 1957 8. Joseph Edgar Cress b. ca 1877 d. ca 1945 m. Cordie Luttrell 9. Tessie Ida Cress b. ca 1882 d. ca 1949 7. James A. Cress b. 23 May 1840 d. 27 Jul 1904 m. Elizabeth Blevins 29 Apr 1863 8. Nancy Loretta Cress b. 30 Apr 1841 d. 9 Mar 1921 m. William Wilson 28 Feb 1867 5. Andrew Cress b. 19 Nov 1795 d. 1850 m. Elizabeth Stoneburner 20 Dec 1827 in Rockbridge Co. VA, ancestors of Edgar A. Cress of Oak Ridge, TN. - LDC-1989 6. Joshua Cress b. 1 Jun 1798 in Augusta County, Virginia 2. John Cress (George?) b. 30 Nov 1767 Pennsylvania m. Elizabeth Linn? 3. George Cress Jr. b. 1769 m. Charity Morgan 30 Dec 1790 Rockbridge County, Virginia 4. Henry Cress b. 1771 d. 1867 This is the Henry that George Sr. and wife Christiana lived with in Gallia Co., Ohio. See will in this document. m. Christiana Bay 24 Jan 1794 (b. 1767 Rockbridge Co. VA) 5. Elizabeth Cress b. 1773? m. John Miller 24 Aug 1794 in Rockbridge Co. VA 6. Jacob Cress b. 1777 m. Rosanna Coons 17 Apr 1802 7. Catherine Cress b. 1789 m. Paulis Winture 9 Nov 1800 in Rockbridge County, Virginia 8. Christiana Cress b. ca 1786 d. ca 1860 m. George Williams 17 Aug 1826 9. John Cress b. 1762 23

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NOTES The foregoing outline was compiled from information supplied by Mr. Gene Raymond Cress of Roanoke, Virginia, Mrs. Hazel Parker Cockerham of West Jefferson, North Carolina, Mrs. Doris Cook of Damascus, Virginia, various articles in the Heritage of Johnson County, Tennessee book, Mr. Edgar A. Cress of Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Mr. Onnie Duvall of Reisterstown, Maryland and from my own research... LDC-1989 Descendants of John Cress from Beverlee Faulkner in 2001. Additional data on descendants of Katherine and Hattie Cress was supplied by Mr. Donald Kelly of Rochester, NY in 1991. On November 18, 1936 Lucille Thomas copied tombstone inscriptions in the Phillippi Cemetery, located 2-1/2 miles north of Mt. City, Tennessee on the Bristol highway on the property of Mrs. J.P. Wills. The following was taken from a publication of her notes:... LDC C.M. Arnold b. 21 Jan 1833 d. 27 Aug 1905 1st Lieut. Co. D. 13th Tennessee Cavalry Sarah F. Arnold b. 7 Mar 1838 d. 7 Apr 1904 Sarah Cress b. 12 Apr 1805 d. 25 Apr 1873 Samuel Cress b. 18 Dec 1793 d. 4 Mar 1874 Elizabeth J. Cress b. 2 Apr 1827 d. 25 Apr 1886 U.G. Cress b. 26 Jun 1868 d. 20 Oct 1907 Mattie, wife of U.G. Cress, b. 28 May 1866 d. 21 Oct 1918 Laura (sic) R. wife of R.F. Parker b. 21 Oct 1893 (sic) d. 21 Apr 1927 According to Mrs. Bettye Morley of Mountain City, Tennessee, Sarah Sallie Phillippi, wife of Calvin M. Arnold, was the daughter of David Phillippi b. 24 Jun 1812 Wythe County, Virginia d. 1 Jan 1892 Johnson County, Tennessee and David's first wife, Jesteniah Crigger... LDC-1989 Calvin M. Arnold m. Sarah Phillippi on 11 Oct 1857 in Johnson Co. TN. The service was performed by Lewis Venable, M.G. John Summers Sr. was born 4 Dec 1746 d. 1812 in Augusta Co. VA. He and Isabella Young were parents of Andrew, Phillip, Juliana m. John Fawber, Christiana m. Phillip Link, Elizabeth m. Nicholas Cress, Samuel, George, John and Sarah m. John Porter... from Onnie L. Duvall 1989... LDC 24

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Note: See FARRIS family on next page. Descendants of WILLIAM FARIS of Virginia William Faris, origin unknown , d. <1754 m. wife presently unknown 1. Edward Faris b. probably in Augusta County, Virginia (now Rockbridge) near Lexington, Virginia. According to great x 4 grandson Douglas Faris of Hagerstown, Maryland in 1998: Edward "moved to Seven Mile Ford on the Holston River about 1770-72 from old Augusta County, Virginia. He was a pioneer in southwest Virginia, fighting in the French and Indian War, and was a sergeant in the Revolutionary War. His land was immediately west of the land grant of General William Campbell, commander of Virginia militia at the Battle of Kings Mountain in North Carolina. His descendants moved westward along the normal migration routes and today live from Virginia to Oregon and California and the plains of Canada." .. Douglas Faris, 1998, great x 4 grandson. 1. Edward Faris (see above) b. ca 1750 m. (wife unknown) 1. William Faris (no more data at this time) b. ca 1775 m. A. Anderson 1. Conrad Farris b. 1 May 1803 Washington County, VA. Douglas Faris says " Conrad was a large landowner in Smyth County and active in many areas. He was a prominent farmer as were most of the Faris men from the time they arrived in Virginia. Smyth County records indicate that Conrad Faris, a free white male, was shot and killed at a toll gate December 15, 1861, age 58 years and eight months. This shooting may have had some relationship to the activities of the Civil War or may have had some other motive. This info was recorded by his son John Faris (great grandfather of Douglas D. Faris) in the Smyth County Courthouse." 1. Conrad Farris b. 1 May 1803 d. 15 Dec 1861 (had 12 siblings) m. Elizabeth Robinson 16 Nov 1823 (b. 18 Nov 1800) 25

www.tngenweb.org/johnson 1. Elizabeth Faris 2. James Faris 3. William Farris b. 1828 4. John Farris b. 1830 5. Nancy Farris b. 1832 6. Ann Farris b. 1834 7. George Farris b. 1836 8. Lucinda Farris b. 1837 9. Virginia Farris b. 1839 10. Melvina Farris "Mattie" b. 6 Mar 1842 in Smyth County, VA d. 7 Mar 1912 in Johnson County, Tennessee. See her family on next page. William Faris 1. Edward Faris 1. William Faris and A. Anderson, parents of: 1. Conrad Faris (see previous) m. Elizabeth Robinson (see previous) 10. Melvina Farris "Mattie" b. 6 Mar 1842 in Smyth County, VA d. 7 Mar 1912 in Johnson County, Tennessee.(see previous) Her certificate of death is on file in the Tennessee State Archives in Nashville. m. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. 8 Jul 1861 in Smyth .. See other children on Cress outline. 5. Ulysses Grant Cress m. Martha Ellen Arnold SEE ARNOLD OUTLINE. 1. Lura Roxy Cress m. Robert Francis Parker SEE PARKER OUTLINE. 5. Hazel Virginia Parker 1925-1998 m. John Lawrence Cockerham SEE COCKERHAM OUTLINE. 26

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Larry D. Cockerham Nashville, Tennessee 2001 DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SUMMERS SR. of Augusta County, Virginia

John Summers, Sr. b. 3 Dec 1746, birthplace unknown.... From Chalky, Records of Augusta Co. Virginia: On 23 June 1761 John Summers and Isabella, his wife, late Isabella Young, filed a complaint against some men. On 18 Nov 1768 John was appointed to a road jury and was later appointed Constable on 21 Mar 1769. John Summers, Sr. b. 3 Dec 1746 d. 1809 Augusta County, Virginia m. (1) Isabella Young (note: children not in birth order) 1. John Summers Jr. m. Elizabeth -2. George Summers 3. Samuel Summers 4. Andrew Summers 5. Phillip Summers 6. Juliana summers m. John Fawber 7. Christiana Summers m. Phillip Link 8. Sarah Summers m. John Porter 9. Elizabeth Summers b. 1761 d. 1865 Knox County, Tennessee 27

www.tngenweb.org/johnson m. Nicholas Cress 1785 (1762-1799) SEE CRESS OUTLINE 4. Samuel D. Cress Sr. 1793-1877 m. Sarah Shupe 1805-1873 4. John Mitchell Colfax Cress Sr. 1832-1899 m. Melvina Garris 1842-1912 5. Ulysses Grant Cress 1868-1907 m. Martha Ellen Arnold 1868-1918 1. Lura Roxy Cress 1893-1927 m. Robert Francis Parker 1892-1963 5. Hazel Virginia Parker b. 1925 m. John Lawrence Cockerham 1917-1983 1. Larry Dean Cockerham b. 1947 m. C. Darlene Whaley b. 1947 1. Brian Todd Cockerham b. 1982 m. (2) Elizabeth -- 26 Apr 1803; She m. (2) Thomas Allen of Russell Co., VA

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The following notes are copied from THE DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE CRESS, BORN 1739, VOLUME II, A COMPILATION OF ALL KNOWN DESCENDANTS by Mr. Edgar A. Cress of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, published August, 1985: From: Chalky, Records of Augusta County, Virginia 1745-1800 Summers vs. Summers _ O.S. 181; N.S. 64 - Bill 1809 Complainants are Andrew, Philip Summers, John Fawbar and Juliana, his wife; Philip Link (Sink) ; Christiana, his wife and --------, the children of Elizabeth Taylor by her former husband, Nicholas Gress (Cress), show that John Summers died testate, divising lands to sons, Samuel and George Summers, with legacies to son Andrew; Philip, John and Elizabeth Summers, children of his son John, deceased; children of daughter Elizabeth Grass (Cress); daughter Christiana Sink; daughter Juliana; daughter Sarah. George died before his father and his portion descended to the heirs-at-law at fathers death, viz: Andrew and Philip Summers, Elizabeth Taylor, Juliana Fawbar, Christiana Sink, Samuel Summers, Sarah Porter, John and Elizabeth Summers.

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Defendants are, viz: Samuel Summers; John Porter and Sarah, his wife; John and Elizabeth Summers; George Taylor and Elizabeth, his wife. Power attorney by Thomas Allen and Elizabeth, his wife (late Summers) of Russell County, to John Summers of said County, to recover her interest in estate of John Summers, deceased, of Augusta County, dated 2d September, 1812. conveyance by John Porter and Sarah, his wife (late Summers, daughter of John Summers, (deceased), of Bath County, to Robert McChesney, 17th February, 1812. David Cress of Wythe County to brother Samuel Cress power attorney to collect legacy under will of John Summers, 20th October, 1815. John Cress of Wythe to John Summers of Russell County, grandson of John Sumers, deceased, and legatee, dated 1812 , as above. Nicholas Cresss children were, viz.: George born 21st October, 1787; John , born 25th February, 1790; David, born 19th December, 1791; Samuel, born 18th December, 1793; Andrew, born November 19th, 1795; Joshua, born 1st June, 1798. Elizabeth Summers (defendant here) married Thomas Allen of Russell. 1850 Johnson County, Tennessee Census Cress, Samuel 56 John W. 18 Sarah 45 William L. 16 Elizabeth 24 Samuel D. 12 Mary 22 James A. 10 Sarah 20 Nancy L. 7

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