William Shumate
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Name William Shumate Birth 11 Aug 1756 Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia 
[1] Gender Male _MILT Revolutionary War. Captain William Blackwell's Company. Person ID I3915 Gritton Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father William Shumate, b. Abt 1728, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia d. Abt 1787, Fauquier County, Virginia (Age 59 years) Mother Ann McCormick, b. Abt 1730, Stafford County, Virginia d. 1790, Fauquier County, Virginia (Age 60 years) Marriage Abt 1752 Prince William County, Virginia [1] Family ID F1647 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Lee Children 1. Daniel Shumate 2. Elizabeth Shumate 3. Peyton Shumate 4. William Shumate 5. Matilda Shumate 6. Hiram Shumate 7. Lydia Shumate 8. Eliza Shumate Family ID F1967 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
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Birth - 11 Aug 1756 - Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia 
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Notes - William Shumate (II). He was born on 11 August 1756 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, and died circa 1789 in Albemarle or Fauquier County, Virginia. William (II) is believed to have married Elizabeth Lee circa 1776 in Albemarle County. His widow Elizabeth and son Daniel (VIII) appear in the 1789 Personal Property Tax List of Fauquier County (see page C-7, Appendix C._ Following the death of her husband, Elizabeth is believed to have returned with her children to Albemarle County where the children lived and grew to maturity. Their father, William Shumate (II), enlisted as a private in the Albemarle County Militia on 10 August 1776 shortly after the Revolutionary War began and later served in the Valley Forge and New Jersey campaigns of 1777-1778 as a member of the 6th Ranger Company which was commanded by Captain Thomas Blackwell and which at times was passed to the 7th, 12th, and 17th Continental Line Regiments of Virginia (see page C-46, Appendix C). The name of son Peyton (I) is listed in the 1802-03 tax lists of Albemarle County and the 1810 Federal Census of Frederick County (See pages C-2 and D-3, Appendixes C and D). Approximately 1816, Elizabeth and children migrated with son Peyton (I) and his family to Bourbon County, Kentucky. Circa 1818, Peyton and family removed in Nicholas County, and Elizabeth and her younger children settled in Bath County. Commencing that year, their names began to appear in the Personal Property Tax Lists of the two counties (see pages H-1, H-2, and H-32 through H-35, Appendix H). In 1823, Elizabeth died and left her Nuncupative Will which was recorded in the Bath County Court (See page H-52, Appendix H_. In her Will, she identified by name her younger children Willia, Hiram, Eliza, and Lydia and made reference to her married daughters (unnamed). The will did not mention her older sons Daniel (VIII_ and Peyton (I). T.F. van Stauffenberg erred in identifying the children of William (II) and Elizabeth Shumate by either omitting or confusing them as the issue of William Shumate (III) and Bailey Shumate (I).
The issue of William Shumate (II) and his wife Elizbeth (Lee) as identified by T.F. von Stauffenberg and official documentation are discussed under the subtopic entitled Fifth Generation.
2A2-A. Daniel Shumate (VIII)
2A3=F1. Elizabeth Shumate
2A2-B. Peyton Shumate
2A2-C. William Shumate (IV)
2A2-F2. Matilda Shumate
2A2-D. Hiram Shumate (I)
2A2-F3. Lydia Shumate
2A3-F4. Eliza Shumate.
History of the Shumate Family. Robert S. Riley. 2nd edition. Page 66.
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- William Shumate (II). He was born on 11 August 1756 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, and died circa 1789 in Albemarle or Fauquier County, Virginia. William (II) is believed to have married Elizabeth Lee circa 1776 in Albemarle County. His widow Elizabeth and son Daniel (VIII) appear in the 1789 Personal Property Tax List of Fauquier County (see page C-7, Appendix C._ Following the death of her husband, Elizabeth is believed to have returned with her children to Albemarle County where the children lived and grew to maturity. Their father, William Shumate (II), enlisted as a private in the Albemarle County Militia on 10 August 1776 shortly after the Revolutionary War began and later served in the Valley Forge and New Jersey campaigns of 1777-1778 as a member of the 6th Ranger Company which was commanded by Captain Thomas Blackwell and which at times was passed to the 7th, 12th, and 17th Continental Line Regiments of Virginia (see page C-46, Appendix C). The name of son Peyton (I) is listed in the 1802-03 tax lists of Albemarle County and the 1810 Federal Census of Frederick County (See pages C-2 and D-3, Appendixes C and D). Approximately 1816, Elizabeth and children migrated with son Peyton (I) and his family to Bourbon County, Kentucky. Circa 1818, Peyton and family removed in Nicholas County, and Elizabeth and her younger children settled in Bath County. Commencing that year, their names began to appear in the Personal Property Tax Lists of the two counties (see pages H-1, H-2, and H-32 through H-35, Appendix H). In 1823, Elizabeth died and left her Nuncupative Will which was recorded in the Bath County Court (See page H-52, Appendix H_. In her Will, she identified by name her younger children Willia, Hiram, Eliza, and Lydia and made reference to her married daughters (unnamed). The will did not mention her older sons Daniel (VIII_ and Peyton (I). T.F. van Stauffenberg erred in identifying the children of William (II) and Elizabeth Shumate by either omitting or confusing them as the issue of William Shumate (III) and Bailey Shumate (I).
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Sources - [S85] Robert S. Riley, History of the Shumate family, Kentucky pioneers, (Utica, KY, McDowell Publications, 1992), Library of Linda Hedges.
- [S85] Robert S. Riley, History of the Shumate family, Kentucky pioneers, (Utica, KY, McDowell Publications, 1992), Library of Linda Hedges.