THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN MCCULLOCH

 

1.JOHN MCCULLOCH

 

     John McCulloch was born in Scotland in 1682.  He married

Mary Campbell.  Mary was born in scotland in 1682.  They were

supporters of the British monarch and fled to Ireland about 1700. 

They emigrated from Ireland to Gloucester County, New Jersey,

where they died about 1730.

 

Children of John and Mary (Campbell) McCulloch.

 

  2.  (1). Samuel                   b.       1705   d.       1748

          m.Elizabeth Ward  1724

 

  3.  (2). John                     b.       1708

 

  4.  (3). Robert                   b.       1710

 

 

2.SAMUEL MCCULLOCH     1.JOHN MCCULLOCH

 

     Samuel McCulloch, a son of John and Mary (Campbell)

McCulloch, was born in Ireland in 1705 and died in Gloucester

County, New Jersey in 1748.  His will was dated November 30,

1748.

     Samuel married Elizabeth Ward in Ireland and the family

emigrated to New Jersey with his parents in 1724.

 

Children of Samuel and Elizabeth (Ward) McCulloch.

 

  5.  (1). John                     b.       1725   d.       1775

          m.Sarah Inskeep  1749

 

  6.  (2). George                   b.       1728

 

  7.  (3). Mary                     b.       1730

          m.Thomas Ashby  Nov 14 1751 Stafford Co. VA

 

  8.  (4). Elizabeth                b.       1732

 

  9.  (5). Thomas                   b.       1735   d.       1780

          m.Isabelle Patrick in 1759 in Albemarle County, VA.  He

was a Lieutenant in the Revolution and was wounded in

the Battle of King's Mountain in North Carolina October

2, 1780.  He died of his wounds in Rutherford, NC and

is buried there.

 

 10.  (6). Hannah                   b.       1737   d.       1791

          m.Joseph Inskeep

 

 

5.JOHN MCCULLOCH     2.SAMUEL MCCULLOCH     1.JOHN MCCULLOCH

 

     John McCulloch, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Ward)

McCulloch, was born in 1725 in Glouscester County, New Jersey and

died of cholera at Pittsburgh, PA in 1775.  He married Sarah

Inskeep in Gloucester County in 1749.  Sarah, a daughter of James

and Mary (Miller) Inskeep, was born was born in Cloucester County

in 1730 and died in Albermarle County, VA about 1793.

     John and Sarah lived on the family farm at Marlton, NJ util

1760, when they moved to Hardy County, VA and settled on the

South Branch of the Potomac River.  In 1770, they moved to Ohio

County, VA and settled on Short Creek near Wheelng.  Sarah

returned to Hardy County and was joined by John in 1771.  In

1775, John visited their son George in Pittsburg, caught cholera

and died.  Sarah moved to Albermarle County, VA, where she died

about 1793.

 

Children of John and Sarah (Inskeep) McCulloch.

 

 11.  (1). Elizabeth                b.       1750

          m.Ebenezer Zane  1767

 

 12.  (2). John                     b.       1752   d.Apr  6 1821

          m.Mary Bukey  1771

 

 13.  (3). Samuel                   b.       1756   d.Jul 30 1782

          m.Mary Mitchell  Feb 1782

 

 14.  (4). George                   b.       1758

          m.Margaret Wilson

 

 15.  (5). Abraham                  b.       1760   d.May  5 1839

          m.Alcey Boggs  1787

 

 16.  (6). Sarah                    b.       1762

          m.Jcob Coleman

 

 

11.ELIZABETH CCULLOCH     5.JOHN MCCULLOCH     2.SAMUEL MCCULLOCH 

   1.JOHN MCCULLOCH

 

     Elizabeth McCulloch, a daughter of John and Sarah (Inskeep)

McCulloch, was born in Marlton, Gloucester County, NJ in 1750. 

She married Ebenezer Zane in Hardy County, VA in 1767.

     In 1770, the family moved to Ohio County VA.  Ebenezer Zane

was a legendary frontiersman.  He founded Wheeling, VA and

established Zane's Trace, the trail that lead settlers into the

interior of Southern Ohio.  The city of Zanesville, Ohio is named

for Ebenezer.

 

 

12.JOHN MCCULLOCH JR.     5.JOHN MCCULLOCH     2.SAMUEL MCCULLOCH 

   1.JOHN MCCULLOCH

 

     John McCulloch Jr., a son of John and Sarah

(Inskeep)McCulloch, was born at Marltom, Gloucester County, NJ in

1752 and died at Short Creek, Ohio County, VA (WV) April 6, 1821.

     Johm moved with his family to Hardy County, VA in 1760.  In

1770, he moved with his family to Short Creek, Ohio County VA

(WV). He married Mary Bukey in Ohio County in 1771.  Mary, a

daughter of John and Jemima (Dunn) Bukey, was born in Suxxex

County, NJ in 1754 and moved with her family to Ohio County in

1771.

     During the American Revolution, John and his brother Samuel

became famous Indian scouts and spies operating out of Fort

Henry.  He served under Brodhead in 1781 and under Williamson in

1782.  The faily is believed to have moved to Albemarle County VA

in 1782, but they soon returned to Ohio County, where John was

name Captain of Militia in 1792.  He commanded an exploration

into Ohio in 1793 and was named Major of Militia in 1795.

     After the Indian wars, John was named a County Judge.  He

was a vehement supporter of the establishment of the Methodist

church in Ohio County.

 

Known children of John and Mary (Bukey) McCulloch.

 

 17.  (1). Mary                     b.       1773   d.c.     1821

          m.James Harris III Jan 1790

 

 18.  (2). Robert

 

 19.  (3). James

 

 20.  (4). John

 

 

13.SAMUEL MCCULLOCH     5.JOHN MCCULLOCH     2.SAMUEL MCCULLOCH   

 1.JOHN MCCULLOCH

 

     Samuel McCulloch, a son of John and Sarah (Inskeep)

McCulloch, was born in 1752 at Marlton, Gloucester County, NJ and

was killed by Indians at Fort Henry, Ohio County, VA (WV) July

30, 1782.

     He married Mary Mitchell in Ohio County in February 1782.

     Samuel was a Major in the American Revolution and commanded

the garrison at Fort Henry, Ohio County, VA. In July 1782,

Indians besieged the fort.  On July 30, 1782, Samuel was bringing

relief to the fort when his party was ambushed by Indians.  He

escaped temporarily by leaping his horse off a cliff some 200

feet into Wheeling Creek.  Nevertheless, he was caught and

killed.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

Woodyard, Edward L., 'McCulloch',"Journal of the Braxton

Historical Society", Sep 1989