Horsey (of Isaac) Somers, I

1762 - 1852  (90 years)

• Name	Horsey (of Isaac) Somers  [1, 2]
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1762	Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1, 3]
  	The 1850 census puts his birth at 1765.
  Gender	Male
  Rev War Veteran	1775	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4, 5]
  	He was shown as Horsey Summers who served as private in the Maryland Line. He applied for a pension in Accomack County, VA on 29 Sep 1851, aged 89. He states he served in the militia of Somerset County, MD from the time he was in his 15th year of age. They were frequently called out to keep guard and suppress the tories, who were frequently trying to discourage them by telling them that "the British would take us and if they did we should all be hung." On one occasion Col. Southy Simpson's Company of militia was ordered from the Virginia side to assist us in destroying the "Tory Camp" were the tories all collected and were furnished with arms from the British, and in the engagement in which he took part the tories were routed and had to take to the British ships where were then lying in Tangier harbour to blockade the Pocomoke Sound. Col. Gunbey had commanded the militia. He said that he was a private in the various companines of Henry Miles, then Capt. Starling and last Capt. John Cox, and performed service and kept guard at Apes hold, Summers Cove and Miles Gum, which was the general place of meeting at which place he swore allegiance to his country and against the King of Great Britain. He recollects his Capt. Cox told his men to put their names to that paper or they deserved kicking out of the company. He was in service more than two years, off from all other employment. He was born in Somerset County, MD on the Virginia line and shortly after the close of the war he crossed over onto the Virginia side into Accomack County where he married and has resided ever since.
  Security on Admin	30 Mar 1814	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	It was on this date that Horsey Somers & Charles Taylor were security at the probate of the will of John Kelley. William Bell & James Berry were Extrs.
  Security on Admin	23 Feb 1818	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	It was on this date that Horsey Somers & Samuel Johnson were security at the probate of the will of William Bell. Isaiah Johnson Sr. & Daniel T. Bird were Exrrs.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	15 Sep 1821	Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  	In his will Isaac Summers gave to wife Mary. To sons Dickey Summers (Extr) & Horsey Summers. To daughters Rebecca Maddox, Molly Sommers, Jane Rae, Betsey Hickman & Fanny Bailey. To grandson Isaac Hickman. Witt: Aaron Sterling, Jacob Cullen & Theophs. B. White.
  Security on Admin	29 Jul 1822	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	It was on this date that Richard Somers & Horsey Somers & Charles Rew were securities on the administration on the estate of John Lewis Sr. which was granted to John Lewis Jr.
  Deed - They were named in a deed	27 Dec 1825	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [10]
  	Sarah Mason of Accomack County, Virginia sells to Mary R. Summers of Somerset County, Maryland for $150, paid in Mary Summers behalf by Horsey Summers, land near Guilford bounded on the NW by the county road, on the NE by the lands of Crippin Taylor, on the S by the lands of Richard Sparrow, on the SW and W by the lands of Thomas M Bayley, five acres. Witnesses; Edward Bloxom, Isaac Summers, William Russell, Horsey Summers, Jr., Levin Rogers, Samuel Watson, William Parramore, Jr. (NOTE: Horsey Summers was Mary's uncle.)
  Census head of household	1830	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [11]
  	He was shown as Horsey Summers, a head of household, age 60-70 (b.c. 1760-70). Listed with him were 1M15-20, 1M30-40, 1F15-20, 1F20-30, 1F30-40, 1F60-70 and 11 slaves. He was listed on the same page as his brother Richard Summers (age 60-70) and his niece Mary Summers (age 20-30).
  Census with son	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as Horsey Summers, age 85 in HH#938 headed by Wm. Summers, a 37 year old ship carpenter.
  Death	26 Feb 1852	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 12, 13]
  	On 29 Mar 1852 William Somers was named to settle the estate of Horsey Summers. Richard S. Rew and John H. Rew were the securities. His tombstone shows he died in 1852, the husband of Nancy Rew and son of Isaac.
  Deposition named in	30 May 1872  [14]
  	It was on this date that Michael Somers, age 60, testified that his father was Abraham Somers and that Abraham's father was Benjamin Somers and that Horsey Somers of Accomac County, VA was "own cousin to my father."
  Reference Identifier	Som-Acc
  Record ID	14064
  Burial	Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	His tombstone shows him as Horsey Somers, husband of Nancy Rew Horsey and son of Isaac, 1762 - 1852.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Benjamin Somers,   b. Abt 1635, England d. Bef 22 Dec 1715, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 80 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Ann Smith,   b. Abt 1670   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 5 sisters
  > 1. Richard 'Dicky' (of Isaac) Somers,   b. 1760, Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 7 Jul 1851, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 91 years) ▻ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1800 ;   Elizabeth A. Riggin,  m. 4 Jul 1836 + 2. Horsey (of Isaac) Somers, I,   b. 1762, Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 26 Feb 1852, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years) ▻ Nancy Rew,  m. Abt 1795 + 3. Jane 'Jinney' Somers,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Oct 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years) ▻ Charles Rew, Sr.,  m. Abt 1800 + 4. Elizabeth 'Betsy' (of Isaac) Somers,   b. Abt 1780, Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) (father of Mary R Somers) (--?--);   William Hickman,  m. Abt 1805 + 5. Euphamy 'Fanny' Somers,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 15 Feb 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 70 years) ▻ John Rew,  m. 30 Dec 1798 ;   Bowman H. Bayly,  m. 13 Feb 1810   6. Molly Somers,   b. Abt 1782, Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown > 7. Rebecca Somers,   b. 1 Sep 1785, Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 5 Nov 1868, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 83 years) ▻ George Maddox,  m. 6 Jan 1813
  Person ID	I14064	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Isaac Somers,   b. Abt 1733, Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 16 Sep 1824, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 91 years)
  Mother	Mary Roach,   b. Abt 1740, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1760  [2]
  Family ID	F21297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Rew,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Mar 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1795  [1, 15]
  Children	1. Mary Rew 'Polly' Somers,   b. 6 Nov 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Apr 1870, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)   2. Isaac Somers,   b. 15 Feb 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. John Somers,   b. 12 Jan 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years) ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betsy' Wessells  (Age 83 years)  m. 8 Mar 1821   4. Horsey Somers, II,   b. 14 Oct 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sally Lawson  m. 10 Mar 1829 + 5. Elizabeth 'Betsy' (of Horsey) Somers,   b. 18 May 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Sep 1878, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years) ╚═ John S. S. Johnson  m. 24 Feb 1839   6. Sarah H. Somers,   b. 7 Oct 1807, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. William Somers, Sr.,   b. 14 Feb 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Aug 1883 (Age 73 years) ╚═ Sally (--?--)  m. Abt 1845   8. Salley Somers,   b. 29 Jan 1813, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Security on Admin - 23 Feb 1818 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Security on Admin - 29 Jul 1822 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Deed - They were named in a deed - 27 Dec 1825 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - 26 Feb 1852 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S1032] Finney W. Somers, Somers, Finney to Hiram Somers Letter, 01/09/1956, 1032. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S1030] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 18, (Lewes, DE: Colonial Roots, 2004), p. 174 (Summers Family of Somerset County), 1030. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 74 (Declaration of Horsey Summers, age 89), 575. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 313 (will of John Kelley of Accomack Parish), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 53 (will of William Bell), 688. [S2161] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1820-1837, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 19 (will of Isaac Summers, wife Mary), 2161. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 329 (adm of John Lewis Sr to John Lewis Jr), 688. [S3048] Jacqueline Downing, [email protected], Information on Mary R. Summers of Somerset Co, MD, (Email to M.K. Miles June 2020 & Grand Unification Theory Family Tree on Ancestry.com), citing Acc Co Deed Book 1825-27, p. 263, 3048. [S580] Jody Powell, 1830 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1991), 580. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 500 (adm. of Horsey Somers), 688. [S802] Ancestry.com, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, The New Jersey Society, Application of Malcolm Brooks Savage, 9 June 1964, 802. [S2558] Rebecca Furniss Miller, Miller, Becky - Desc of John Tyler of Smith's Isl, (Miller's Choice Genealogy, Princess Anne, MD, March 1996), p. 15 (citing Walczyk, Boundary:17), 2558. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 197 (will of James Ewell Jr.), 688.