Samuel McCorkle

1726 - 1788  (62 years)

• Name	Samuel McCorkle
  Birth	23 Aug 1726	Argyll, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Relocated	1731	Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	From Scotland, Based on story of brother Alexander
  Residence	1735  [2]
  	Farm Family living near Montgomerys
  Fact 1	15 Nov 1748	Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4]
  	Witness to will of Robert Montgomery
  Religion	1750	Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	John Roan's Congregation
  Relocated	1755	North Carolina, USA   [6]
  	From PA
  Death	1 Sep 1788	Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  Notes	1735 Living near John Montgomery and Martha Finley Montgomery (JMMF). 1748 Witness to will of Robert Montgomery 1748. This adds weight to the case that Robert 1748 is somehow related to John Montgomery and Martha Finley Montgomery (JMMF).
  Person ID	I4803	MontyHistNotes_III
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John James McCorkle, ¶,   b. 1694, Argyll, Scotland d. 28 Oct 1760, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Alexander Steele, ¶,   b. Abt 1694, Scotland d. 1750, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1721	Argyll, Scotland
  Family ID	F3116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Buchanan,   b. 1735, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 1788, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1752	Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  Children	> 1. Samuel McCorkle,   b. 25 Feb 1759, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Mar 1840, Green, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Aug 1726 - Argyll, Scotland Relocated - From Scotland, Based on story of brother Alexander - 1731 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Fact 1 - Witness to will of Robert Montgomery - 15 Nov 1748 - Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Religion - John Roan's Congregation - 1750 - Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 1752 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Relocated - From PA - 1755 - North Carolina, USA Death - 1 Sep 1788 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S705] Stutesman Jr, John Hale, McCorkle_Montgomery Traveled Together, Agnes Montgomery and Alexander McCorkle on same ship Notes on file at Dauphin County Historical Society. [S762] Egle, William Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s_Neighbors, (Name: Date: 1896;;), McCorkle and Montgomery as Neighbors 1735 Pages 78 and 156. [S763] Stutesman Jr, John Hale, Stutesman Discusses RbtMontgomery Will, Stutesman discusses will of Robert Montgomery, PA, 1748. [S764] Montgomery, Robert, Will of Robert Montgomery 1748, (Name: Location: Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 15 Nov 1748;;), Wills, Lancaster County, Will Book A-1, p. 158. [S704] Egle, William, John Roan's Congregation, Egle's Notes and Queries p. 848 John Roan's Congregation 1745-1775. [S699] Egle, William Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s_BioSamMcCorkle, (Name: Date: 1896;;), Pages 215 and 216 Biographical Notes about Samuel Eusebius Montgomery.