Early Mummey Chronology, with References

 

 

             1721       Diar Jannet Mummey born (1)

 

10 Sep 1731       Jacob Mumma arrives Philadelphia with Margaret, Jacob and Frederick aboard ship Pensilvania Merchant from Rotterdam via Dover. He is over 16 years of age, the others are all under 16. (39)

19 Sep 1732       Leonard Mumma arrives Philadelphia aboard ship Johnson Galley with Julian, female over 14, Julian and Katharina, females under 14, Antony, David and Christian, boys under 16. (39)

             1738       Samuel Mummey warrantee of 150 acres of land in Bucks County (2)

21 Mar 1741       Anna Margaritha Mummy, daughter of Samuel and Eva Mummey, christened at Jordan Lutheran Church, Whitehall township, Lehigh county, PA (3)

             1749       John Mummey born (1)

          ~1751       Samuel Mummey born (4)

   2 Apr 1753       Christopher Mummey born, Germantown, PA (5)

    1 Jan 1763       Jacob Mummey born, Baltimore County, MD (6)

             1768       Samuel Mummey buys land in Germantown, PA (7)

             1769       Samuel Mummey owns 10 acres of land in Germantown, PA (8)

  before 1774       Samuel Mummey marries Rebecca Owings in Baltimore County, MD (9)

  7 Aug 1777       John Mummey marries Margaret Beam in Baltimore County, MD (10)

19 Mar 1778       Christopher Mummey is on a roster of men drafted for militia service in Ohio County, Virginia. (7)

             1778       John and Samuel Mummey take Oath of Fidelity in Baltimore County, MD (11)

       fall 1778       Jacob Mummy is substitute for Henry Switzer in Revolutionary War (39)

     Aug 1779       Christopher Mummey joins army in Ohio County, Virginia (5)

             1780       Samuel Mummey buys land in 'Dement's Enlargement,' Charles County, MD (4)

             1780       Mummey vs. Cox lawsuit in Western PA (12)

  5 May 1781       Christian Mumma marries Catherine Watts (35)

24 Aug 1782       Christopher Mumma - paid for hauling by Hansons' Mill, Baltimore Co., MD (37)

  1 Mar 1783       Christian Mumma - paid for hauling by Hansons' Mill, Baltimore Co., MD (37)

   4 Apr 1783       Christian Mumma - paid for grain by Hansons' Mill, Baltimore Co., MD (37)

     8 Jul 1783       David Mumma marries Barbara Hickman (36)

             1783       John Mummey lives in Middlesex Hundred, Baltimore County, MD (13)

             1784       Christian Mummey is debtor in Baltimore, MD (14)

             1784       Christopher Mummey witnesses will of Joshua Owings in Baltimore County, MD. Will mentions children of Samuel Mummey, blacksmith (15)

10 Nov 1786      Benjamin Mummy, Sr, of Baltimore County will not pay the debts of his wife Barbary (38)

             1787       Samuel Mummey buys land in 'Musgrove Forest' (4)

  27 Jan 1787       Christopher Mumma married Sarah Wright in Baltimore County, MD (16)

    circa 1788       Rebecca, possible daughter of Christopher, born in Maryland (17)

             1790       Christopher, Barbary, David, John and Samuel Mummey are heads of households in Baltimore County, MD (18)

             1790       John Mummy lives in Soldier's Delight (3)

    circa 1791       Joshua, son of Christopher Mummey, born in Pennsylvania (19)

31 May 1794      Chris. Mummay in Baltimore County, militia (20)

             1794       Christopher Mummey is debtor in Baltimore County, MD (21)

             1795       Christopher Mumma is creditor in Baltimore County, MD (34)

             1796       Christopher and Sarah Mummey, of Washington County, give power of attorney to John and Joshua Wright of Baltimore to sell land in Frederick County, MD (22)

   13 Jul 1797       Thomas Mummey married Catherine Fishburn in Baltimore County, MD (23)

             1798       John Mummey owns 37 acres of land in Middlesex Hundred, Baltimore County, MD, but does not live there (24)

          ~1800       Samuel Mummey moves to Ontario County, NY (4)

             1800       Christopher Mummey lives in Washington County, PA (25)

             1800       Thomas Mummey lives in Baltimore County, MD (25)

20 Nov 1800      Catherine Mummey marries Matthew Chambers at Zion Lutheran Church, Baltimore, MD (26)

16 Dec 1802       Sarah Mummey, daughter of John, marries Israel Owings at Zion Lutheran Church, Baltimore County, MD (27)

17 Dec 1802       Samuel Mummey, son of Thomas, christened at Zion Lutheran Church, Baltimore County, MD (27)

             1807       Christopher and Sarah (Wright) Mummey live on the Ohio (28)

  3 Dec 1807       Mary Mummey marries John Hearker in Baltimore County, MD (?)

14 Feb 1813       John Mummey dies, buried at Hooksburg, MD. His will mentions wife Margaret, daughters, Mary Mummey, Sarah Owings and Catherine Chambers. (1)(32)

16 Mar 1813       Diar Jannet Mummey dies, buried Hooksburg (1)

             1813       John Mummey's heirs own 32 acres of 'Level Union,' Baltimore County, MD (29)

          ~1816       Christopher Mummey moves from Brooke County, VA to Harrison County, OH (5)

             1818       Samuel Mummey dies (4)

             1820       Christopher Mummey lives in Harrison County, OH (30)

             1820       Margaret Mummy sold 61/2 acres 20 perches of land in Pt. Hope - Tom Choice to Harry D. H. Carroll (3}

27 Dec 1823       David Mummey marries Julia Ann Taylor in Baltimore County, MD (31)

30 Dec 1823       George Mummey married Susan Ledby in Baltimore County, MD (31)

          ~1824       Christopher Mummey moves from Harrison County, OH to Morgan County OH (5)

10 Sep 1827       Union Bank of Maryland forecloses on property owned by Thomas Mummey in Baltimore City (40)

23 Mar 1841       Samuel R. Mummey, son of John and Elizabeth Mummey, dies in Baltimore, MD (33)

References

 

1.        Maryland Historical and Genealogical Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 4, page 62 (Oct 1942)

2.        Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 24, Pt 1, page 145

3.        Stephenson correspondence

4.        Patterson correspondence

5.        Christopher Mummey pension statement 23 Nov 1832

6.        DAR records

7.        unknown

8.        Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 14, Pt 1, page 95

9.        History of the Owings Family, D. M. Owings

10.     Maryland Records

11.     Oaths of Fidelity, Baltimore Co., Box 3, Folder 8, Hall of Records, Annapolis

12.     Virginia Court Records in Southwestern Pennsylvania, B. Crumine

13.     1783 Tax List

14.     Baltimore County Record Book B-29, page 230

15.     Baltimore County Will Book 3, page 566

16.     Scharf papers

17.     1850, 1860, 1870 Federal census records, Morgan County, OH

18.     1790 Federal Census

19.     Joshua Mummey Pension Records

20.     Militia Registration Book I, page 145, Hall of Records, Annapolis

21.     Chancery Records Book 29, pages 230, 252 and 341, Hall of Records, Annapolis

22.     Frederick County Deeds, Vol. 14, page 379

23.     Baltimore MD City and County Marriage Licenses 1777-1779, R. T. Obert

24.     1798 Federal Assessment

25.     1800 Federal Census

26.     Scharf papers

27.     History of the Owings Family, D. M. Owings

28.     W. Wright will, Chancery Records, 5351 Oct Term, B62 552

29.     1813 Assessment Record Election Dist. 6

30.     1820 Federal census

31.     Marriage Records of Baltimore County, MD 1823-26, A. W. Burns

32.     John Mummey will

33.     Index of Marriages and Deaths in the Sun 1837-1850, Hollowak

34.     Chancery Records Book 31, pages 83, 87, 88, Hall of Records, Annapolis

35.     Baltimore County Marriage Record No 91, Hall of Records, Annapolis

36.     Baltimore County Marriage Record No 201, Hall of Records, Annapolis

37.     general account book Hansons' Mill on Jones' Fall with Josias Pennington and Benjamin Griffith, Hall of Records, Annapolis

38.     Gleaning from Maryland Newspapers 1786-1790, by Barnes

39.     James Dunn information

40.     Chancery Records 134, p. 602.