Old & New Westmoreland states that John was born 1732, arrived in the county 1788, and died 1802. The book also tells more about John, a Westmoreland County pioneer: "John McCormick was a farmer and reared his large family to habits of industry and thrift and taught them the importance of right living. He and his wife Sarah were possessed of unusual mental attainments."
John, his wife Sarah, their four children, and his brother Joseph came to Westmoreland County about 1788, and settled above Brush Creek and Larimer Station. They were originally from County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. John and Joseph bought 290+ acres of Brush Creek land from Thomas Sampson.
Sarah gave birth to six more children in Westmoreland County. The family took an active part in the development of the county, earning them great respect. Some migrated to other places, but John, Esq. -- the son who remained, was mainly responsible for the family being called "one of the most interesting and honored old Westmoreland families."
John McCormick, the pioneer, died 11 December 1802, at Larimer, Westmoreland County -- leaving Sarah a widow with nine children. He was buried in Old Brush Creek Cemetery (also known as Leger or Bethel United Presbyterian).
I believe he may have been in Pennsylvania earlier than 1788. Some lists of Pennsylvania Revolutionary soldiers or militia include a John McCormick. One DAR volume shows John McCormick, Ranger, born 1752, died 1802, buried in Brush Creek Cemetery. It is a strange coincidence that John, the Ranger and John the pioneer died the same year 1802 in the same area. Their birth years (1732 and 1752) are only one digit apart. Are the reported birth years incorrect? Is one buried in Old Brush Creek and one in Brush Creek -- just a few miles apart? Is John, the Ranger, and this John, the pioneer, one-in-the-same man? This is a mystery for descendants to solve and prove. Submitted by G.Louise Linman Moore, 2015.
Sources:
-- Letters of Admn., John McCormick, Westmoreland Co., PA 1 March 1803
-- Westmoreland County, PA, Orphan’s Court Minutes 1803 , page 115
-- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, George D. Albert, Editor, L.H. Everts, 1882, page 558
-- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, John N. Boucher, Vol. III.
Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1906, page 628
-- Old and New Westmoreland, Vol. IV, Capt. Fenwick Hedley, Editor, American Hist, Soc,, NY 1918, page 1214.
-- McCormick, by Louise Linman Moore, Pub. 2001, Sacramento, CA. pages 249, 266, 269, 315, and gravestone photos page 388.
John, his wife Sarah, their four children, and his brother Joseph came to Westmoreland County about 1788, and settled above Brush Creek and Larimer Station. They were originally from County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. John and Joseph bought 290+ acres of Brush Creek land from Thomas Sampson.
Sarah gave birth to six more children in Westmoreland County. The family took an active part in the development of the county, earning them great respect. Some migrated to other places, but John, Esq. -- the son who remained, was mainly responsible for the family being called "one of the most interesting and honored old Westmoreland families."
John McCormick, the pioneer, died 11 December 1802, at Larimer, Westmoreland County -- leaving Sarah a widow with nine children. He was buried in Old Brush Creek Cemetery (also known as Leger or Bethel United Presbyterian).
I believe he may have been in Pennsylvania earlier than 1788. Some lists of Pennsylvania Revolutionary soldiers or militia include a John McCormick. One DAR volume shows John McCormick, Ranger, born 1752, died 1802, buried in Brush Creek Cemetery. It is a strange coincidence that John, the Ranger and John the pioneer died the same year 1802 in the same area. Their birth years (1732 and 1752) are only one digit apart. Are the reported birth years incorrect? Is one buried in Old Brush Creek and one in Brush Creek -- just a few miles apart? Is John, the Ranger, and this John, the pioneer, one-in-the-same man? This is a mystery for descendants to solve and prove. Submitted by G.Louise Linman Moore, 2015.
Sources:
-- Letters of Admn., John McCormick, Westmoreland Co., PA 1 March 1803
-- Westmoreland County, PA, Orphan’s Court Minutes 1803 , page 115
-- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, George D. Albert, Editor, L.H. Everts, 1882, page 558
-- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, John N. Boucher, Vol. III.
Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1906, page 628
-- Old and New Westmoreland, Vol. IV, Capt. Fenwick Hedley, Editor, American Hist, Soc,, NY 1918, page 1214.
-- McCormick, by Louise Linman Moore, Pub. 2001, Sacramento, CA. pages 249, 266, 269, 315, and gravestone photos page 388.
Old & New Westmoreland states that John was born 1732, arrived in the county 1788, and died 1802. The book also tells more about John, a Westmoreland County pioneer: "John McCormick was a farmer and reared his large family to habits of industry and thrift and taught them the importance of right living. He and his wife Sarah were possessed of unusual mental attainments."
John, his wife Sarah, their four children, and his brother Joseph came to Westmoreland County about 1788, and settled above Brush Creek and Larimer Station. They were originally from County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. John and Joseph bought 290+ acres of Brush Creek land from Thomas Sampson.
Sarah gave birth to six more children in Westmoreland County. The family took an active part in the development of the county, earning them great respect. Some migrated to other places, but John, Esq. -- the son who remained, was mainly responsible for the family being called "one of the most interesting and honored old Westmoreland families."
John McCormick, the pioneer, died 11 December 1802, at Larimer, Westmoreland County -- leaving Sarah a widow with nine children. He was buried in Old Brush Creek Cemetery (also known as Leger or Bethel United Presbyterian).
I believe he may have been in Pennsylvania earlier than 1788. Some lists of Pennsylvania Revolutionary soldiers or militia include a John McCormick. One DAR volume shows John McCormick, Ranger, born 1752, died 1802, buried in Brush Creek Cemetery. It is a strange coincidence that John, the Ranger and John the pioneer died the same year 1802 in the same area. Their birth years (1732 and 1752) are only one digit apart. Are the reported birth years incorrect? Is one buried in Old Brush Creek and one in Brush Creek -- just a few miles apart? Is John, the Ranger, and this John, the pioneer, one-in-the-same man? This is a mystery for descendants to solve and prove. Submitted by G.Louise Linman Moore, 2015.
Sources:
-- Letters of Admn., John McCormick, Westmoreland Co., PA 1 March 1803
-- Westmoreland County, PA, Orphan’s Court Minutes 1803 , page 115
-- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, George D. Albert, Editor, L.H. Everts, 1882, page 558
-- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, John N. Boucher, Vol. III.
Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1906, page 628
-- Old and New Westmoreland, Vol. IV, Capt. Fenwick Hedley, Editor, American Hist, Soc,, NY 1918, page 1214.
-- McCormick, by Louise Linman Moore, Pub. 2001, Sacramento, CA. pages 249, 266, 269, 315, and gravestone photos page 388.
John, his wife Sarah, their four children, and his brother Joseph came to Westmoreland County about 1788, and settled above Brush Creek and Larimer Station. They were originally from County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland. John and Joseph bought 290+ acres of Brush Creek land from Thomas Sampson.
Sarah gave birth to six more children in Westmoreland County. The family took an active part in the development of the county, earning them great respect. Some migrated to other places, but John, Esq. -- the son who remained, was mainly responsible for the family being called "one of the most interesting and honored old Westmoreland families."
John McCormick, the pioneer, died 11 December 1802, at Larimer, Westmoreland County -- leaving Sarah a widow with nine children. He was buried in Old Brush Creek Cemetery (also known as Leger or Bethel United Presbyterian).
I believe he may have been in Pennsylvania earlier than 1788. Some lists of Pennsylvania Revolutionary soldiers or militia include a John McCormick. One DAR volume shows John McCormick, Ranger, born 1752, died 1802, buried in Brush Creek Cemetery. It is a strange coincidence that John, the Ranger and John the pioneer died the same year 1802 in the same area. Their birth years (1732 and 1752) are only one digit apart. Are the reported birth years incorrect? Is one buried in Old Brush Creek and one in Brush Creek -- just a few miles apart? Is John, the Ranger, and this John, the pioneer, one-in-the-same man? This is a mystery for descendants to solve and prove. Submitted by G.Louise Linman Moore, 2015.
Sources:
-- Letters of Admn., John McCormick, Westmoreland Co., PA 1 March 1803
-- Westmoreland County, PA, Orphan’s Court Minutes 1803 , page 115
-- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, George D. Albert, Editor, L.H. Everts, 1882, page 558
-- History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, John N. Boucher, Vol. III.
Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1906, page 628
-- Old and New Westmoreland, Vol. IV, Capt. Fenwick Hedley, Editor, American Hist, Soc,, NY 1918, page 1214.
-- McCormick, by Louise Linman Moore, Pub. 2001, Sacramento, CA. pages 249, 266, 269, 315, and gravestone photos page 388.
