Captain Samuel McCutchen, Jr. was the son of Samuel McCutcheon, Sr. (McCutchen, McCutchan), Sr. and Frances Noble, also buried at North Mountain Burying Ground. He was born ABOUT 1744 and died ABOUT 1830 (2 Mar 1820 or 24 Jun 1824 also circulate, unsourced). He served in the Revolutionary War from Augusta Co., Virginia and his surname is spelled many different ways in various records: McCutchan, McCutchen or McCutcheon in different documents. At this time, spelling was not high on the list for these pioneers, struggling for survival. An American English dictionary wasn't in print just yet and certainly not in the homes of the average farmer. They likely had a bible though.
He married twice, first to "Betsy Blackwood" (date of marriage and any children is unknown) and second to Rebecca/Rebekah Downey about 1767. They had 9 known children together, born in Augusta County, Virginia:
Samuel, Jr., 25 Oct 1768
R. John, 13 Nov 1770
William, 10 May 1773
JAMES, 26 Aug 1775
Downey, 1 Jun 1778
Sarah, 3 Sep 1780 (married John Bell 25 Aug 1800)
Charles C., 2 Dec 1783
Margaret, 16 Dec 1786 - Aug 1855 (married Robert Craig in Augusta Co., Virginia on 31 May 1819)
Robert Wardlaw, 9 Feb 1790
The church history on both North Mountain and Bethel (which it later became) is detailed in a long 3 column article in the 31 Jan 1882 issue of the Staunton Spectator, Vol. 59, #20, written by Matthew Pilson 26 Jan 1882. It includes some data on the location, cemetery, Preachers, Elders, members, builders, etc. It's hard to find a lot of data on Bethel and the former North Mountain Church. (Also see Bethel & Her Ministers by Dr. Herbert S. Turner.) The entire article is online at the Library of Virginia, virginiachronicle(.com). It mentions an undated list after 1777 of Elders at Bethel, including a Samuel McCutchan and a William McCutchan. Is this the same Samuel McC (there are 4 at North Mountain, with various spellings and 1 at Bethel)? (There are 4 Williams buried at North Mountain and none listed at Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery)
1777: Recorded in Augusta County Virginia Court Order Book No. 16, page 200 & 216: (p 200) Augusta County Virginia Circuit Court. Page begins: "At a Court held for Augusta County by Authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia August the 19th 1777." On page 216: "Samuel McCutchan as Captain, Robert Harris as first Lieut. John Smith as Ensign are recommended to His Excellency the Governor as proper Officers of the Militia." Page stamped, signed and sent to me by clerk Frances W Sutton (also on Film #007893728, on Familysearch, 122/800, see photo).
1780: Saml. McCutchen 123# flour £61-10 (that's 123 pounds of flour for 61 pounds and 10 shillings) was received by John Moffett Commissioner of Provision Law for the County of Augusta, page 7. Virginia Publick Claims Augusta County, compiled and transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA, undated, page 23.
The 1936 WPA survey record here is online at the Library of Virginia and says: "#21 SAMUEL McCUTCHAN (Rev. soldier, husband of Betsy Humphrey)." No dates are listed. Maybe it meant to say Betsy Blackwood, otherwise, it's his grandson who was too young to serve. It described the cemetery in 1936: "overgrown with weeds, bushes, briars, etc. as to be nearly inaccessible. It is on the top of a ridge completely surrounded by woods. ....many of the graves are deeply sunken, stones fallen and inscriptions obliterated." It adds "information given in the parenthesis."
VASSAR Master Spreadsheet of Revolutionary War Veterans lists him as a patriot who gave material to the cause. D.A.R. Ancestor #: A076139. The old D.A.R. Patriot Index listed his wife as Rebecca Downey, but now she is listed as Rebecca "X." However, Rebecca Downey's children are listed on this site including son Downey.
He served under Col. William Campbell, 1745-1781, per Known Patriots at the Battle of Kings Mountain October 7, 1780. He is listed twice, under Detached from the Augusta County (Virginia) Regiment of Militia and per NBBS: "Nothing but Blood and Slaughter (The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, Vol. 2, 1780 and maybe another) by Patrick O'Kelley" (carolana dot com). Seeking documentation.
1778. Capt. Saml. McCutcheon's Company at Fort Mcintosh. Pack horses in service to Fort Mcintosh. Teams sent from Staunton to take supplies of bacon from Orange and Culpeper to Washington's Army in the North.
1780, Capt. Saml. McCutcheon's Company in service at Richmond.
1781, Capt. Saml. McCutcheon's Company in service for 20 days.
Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War, J. T. McAllister, 1913, multiple pages.
DAR Genealogical Research Database includes:
MCCUTCHEON, SAMUEL Ancestor #: A076139
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: CIRCA 1748 IRELAND
Death: 1824 AUGUSTA CO VIRGINIA
Service Description: 1) AUGUSTA CO MILITIA
Residence: County: AUGUSTA CO - State: VIRGINIA
Spouse: REBEKAH X
His wife's marker at the Glebe Cemetery uses the AN surname ending and his original marker is no longer here so we don't know what it used. A Bethel Church committee got together and came up with McCutchen (EN) for him and so it used it on the large fenced in memorial monument. There are a few errors on the memorial, but the majority are correct from records found in multiple sources. We are indebted to them for this generous acknowledgement of the pioneers and patriots buried here since so few markers are here and few are legible today. The date in the 1900's the U.S. Government marker was installed is unknown.
The large granite memorial, a cenotaph, at North Mountain Burying Ground was installed in the 1980's by Bethel Presbyterian Church (formerly the North Mountain Meeting House) says
CAPT SAMUEL MCCUTCHEN
1744--1830
One of these dates is likely accurate, which one I am no longer sure.
His US government issue grave marker says:
SAMUEL
McCUTCHEN
VIRGINIA
CAPT
AUGUSTA COUNTY VA MIL
REV WAR
The fungi and algae or lichen has blossomed very rapidly in twenty three years, between the 1999, 2010 and the 2022 photos of his gravestone and the shared cenotaph.
Bio researched and written by LSP, all rights reserved.
Captain Samuel McCutchen, Jr. was the son of Samuel McCutcheon, Sr. (McCutchen, McCutchan), Sr. and Frances Noble, also buried at North Mountain Burying Ground. He was born ABOUT 1744 and died ABOUT 1830 (2 Mar 1820 or 24 Jun 1824 also circulate, unsourced). He served in the Revolutionary War from Augusta Co., Virginia and his surname is spelled many different ways in various records: McCutchan, McCutchen or McCutcheon in different documents. At this time, spelling was not high on the list for these pioneers, struggling for survival. An American English dictionary wasn't in print just yet and certainly not in the homes of the average farmer. They likely had a bible though.
He married twice, first to "Betsy Blackwood" (date of marriage and any children is unknown) and second to Rebecca/Rebekah Downey about 1767. They had 9 known children together, born in Augusta County, Virginia:
Samuel, Jr., 25 Oct 1768
R. John, 13 Nov 1770
William, 10 May 1773
JAMES, 26 Aug 1775
Downey, 1 Jun 1778
Sarah, 3 Sep 1780 (married John Bell 25 Aug 1800)
Charles C., 2 Dec 1783
Margaret, 16 Dec 1786 - Aug 1855 (married Robert Craig in Augusta Co., Virginia on 31 May 1819)
Robert Wardlaw, 9 Feb 1790
The church history on both North Mountain and Bethel (which it later became) is detailed in a long 3 column article in the 31 Jan 1882 issue of the Staunton Spectator, Vol. 59, #20, written by Matthew Pilson 26 Jan 1882. It includes some data on the location, cemetery, Preachers, Elders, members, builders, etc. It's hard to find a lot of data on Bethel and the former North Mountain Church. (Also see Bethel & Her Ministers by Dr. Herbert S. Turner.) The entire article is online at the Library of Virginia, virginiachronicle(.com). It mentions an undated list after 1777 of Elders at Bethel, including a Samuel McCutchan and a William McCutchan. Is this the same Samuel McC (there are 4 at North Mountain, with various spellings and 1 at Bethel)? (There are 4 Williams buried at North Mountain and none listed at Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery)
1777: Recorded in Augusta County Virginia Court Order Book No. 16, page 200 & 216: (p 200) Augusta County Virginia Circuit Court. Page begins: "At a Court held for Augusta County by Authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia August the 19th 1777." On page 216: "Samuel McCutchan as Captain, Robert Harris as first Lieut. John Smith as Ensign are recommended to His Excellency the Governor as proper Officers of the Militia." Page stamped, signed and sent to me by clerk Frances W Sutton (also on Film #007893728, on Familysearch, 122/800, see photo).
1780: Saml. McCutchen 123# flour £61-10 (that's 123 pounds of flour for 61 pounds and 10 shillings) was received by John Moffett Commissioner of Provision Law for the County of Augusta, page 7. Virginia Publick Claims Augusta County, compiled and transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA, undated, page 23.
The 1936 WPA survey record here is online at the Library of Virginia and says: "#21 SAMUEL McCUTCHAN (Rev. soldier, husband of Betsy Humphrey)." No dates are listed. Maybe it meant to say Betsy Blackwood, otherwise, it's his grandson who was too young to serve. It described the cemetery in 1936: "overgrown with weeds, bushes, briars, etc. as to be nearly inaccessible. It is on the top of a ridge completely surrounded by woods. ....many of the graves are deeply sunken, stones fallen and inscriptions obliterated." It adds "information given in the parenthesis."
VASSAR Master Spreadsheet of Revolutionary War Veterans lists him as a patriot who gave material to the cause. D.A.R. Ancestor #: A076139. The old D.A.R. Patriot Index listed his wife as Rebecca Downey, but now she is listed as Rebecca "X." However, Rebecca Downey's children are listed on this site including son Downey.
He served under Col. William Campbell, 1745-1781, per Known Patriots at the Battle of Kings Mountain October 7, 1780. He is listed twice, under Detached from the Augusta County (Virginia) Regiment of Militia and per NBBS: "Nothing but Blood and Slaughter (The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, Vol. 2, 1780 and maybe another) by Patrick O'Kelley" (carolana dot com). Seeking documentation.
1778. Capt. Saml. McCutcheon's Company at Fort Mcintosh. Pack horses in service to Fort Mcintosh. Teams sent from Staunton to take supplies of bacon from Orange and Culpeper to Washington's Army in the North.
1780, Capt. Saml. McCutcheon's Company in service at Richmond.
1781, Capt. Saml. McCutcheon's Company in service for 20 days.
Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War, J. T. McAllister, 1913, multiple pages.
DAR Genealogical Research Database includes:
MCCUTCHEON, SAMUEL Ancestor #: A076139
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: CIRCA 1748 IRELAND
Death: 1824 AUGUSTA CO VIRGINIA
Service Description: 1) AUGUSTA CO MILITIA
Residence: County: AUGUSTA CO - State: VIRGINIA
Spouse: REBEKAH X
His wife's marker at the Glebe Cemetery uses the AN surname ending and his original marker is no longer here so we don't know what it used. A Bethel Church committee got together and came up with McCutchen (EN) for him and so it used it on the large fenced in memorial monument. There are a few errors on the memorial, but the majority are correct from records found in multiple sources. We are indebted to them for this generous acknowledgement of the pioneers and patriots buried here since so few markers are here and few are legible today. The date in the 1900's the U.S. Government marker was installed is unknown.
The large granite memorial, a cenotaph, at North Mountain Burying Ground was installed in the 1980's by Bethel Presbyterian Church (formerly the North Mountain Meeting House) says
CAPT SAMUEL MCCUTCHEN
1744--1830
One of these dates is likely accurate, which one I am no longer sure.
His US government issue grave marker says:
SAMUEL
McCUTCHEN
VIRGINIA
CAPT
AUGUSTA COUNTY VA MIL
REV WAR
The fungi and algae or lichen has blossomed very rapidly in twenty three years, between the 1999, 2010 and the 2022 photos of his gravestone and the shared cenotaph.
Bio researched and written by LSP, all rights reserved.
Inscription
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SAMUEL
McCUTCHEN
VIRGINIA
CAPT
AUGUSTA COUNTY VA MIL
REV WAR
CAPT SAMUEL MCCUTCHEN
1744--1830
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His U.S. Government military marker without dates (looks pretty new in 2010), plus he is listed on the bottom of the CENOTAPH marker, on 1 of 4 sides.
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