Born at at "Summer Grove," Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia, which he, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren often returned to visit well into the late 19th century.
Son of Francis and Jane Watkins Summers.
Obituary: Kanawa ENQUIRER, 31 Jan 1818, page 3.
George W. Summers acquired Walnut Grove Plantation about 1811. Walnut Grove was located near present-day Winfield, West Virginia, in Putnam County. The original family home was a log structure built around 1812, later sided with clapboard, and remained in the family until 1980.
His son, Col. George W. Summers II inherited Walnut Grove and lived there when he was elected to the Virginia Legislature in 1830 and to Congress in 1841.
Family tradition states that Abraham Lincoln asked him to be his running mate when he ran for his second term as President, but George Summers declined because of his wife's illness.
The last Summers to reside at Walnut Grove was Fred Summers who left the property to his niece, Lucy Quarrier.
The John Amos Power Plant purchased the farm with plans to move the historic house to Charleston, where an entire city block was set aside for it. It was intended to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but those plans fell through. Lucy Quarrier then donated the home to West Virginia Farm Museum, so the house was moved to Point Pleasant where it now stands preserved as a state-operated museum. Address: W.Va. State Farm Museum, 1458 Fairground Road, Point Pleasant, WV 25550
The family cemetery was moved from Walnut Grove plantation to Charleston's Spring Hill in 1978.
From Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State, Jan. 6, 2017: "The family cemetery contained not only the Summers patriarch, Colonel George, Sr., but also George Summers (Jr.), his brother Lewis, and other family. Interestingly, a favorite family slave, an alleged African prince named Scipio, was buried with the family. When the cemetery was relocated, Scipio retained his place of honor, along side his master, Colonel George Summers, Sr."
U.S. Genweb Archives contains this description:
OLD SUMMERS CEMETERY: Located at Walnut Grove above Winfield (1/2 mile below Shawnee Estates). This cemetery was moved into the Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston on Dec. 19, 1978.
Each grave was located in the same proximity to the grave next to as it had been in the old cemetery.
SUMMERS Lewis b Nov 7, 1778 d Aug 27, 1843
SUMMERS Jane Amelia b Oct 17, 1785 d Jan 8, 1862
SUMMERS Ann Matilda b Nov 7, 1789 d Oct 25, 1863
SUMMERS Celina Louise b Dec 1793 d Aug 12, 1875
SUMMERS Sydney Lucy b Apr 5, 1797 d Oct 6, 1883
SUMMERS Albert Smith b Jan 1801 d Feb 5, 1824
SUMMERS George William b Mar 4, 1804 d Sept 19, 1868
SUMMERS Helen Louise b 1788 d Aug 12, 1873
SUMMERS George Laidley b May 20, 1848(6) d Feb 12, 1863
SUMMERS Amacetta b Mar 18, 1818 d Oct 13, 1862(7)
SUMMERS (Infant)(Age 4 mo)
SUMMERS (Child)(Age 1 yr)
SUMMERS Rhnaldo Radcliff (No dates)
SUMMERS Isabella Ann (No dates
SUMMERS Lewis Hervey (No dates
SUMMERS Elizabeth Elanor (No dates)
SUMMERS Sydney Lucy (No dates)
SUMMERS Lewis (No dates)
SUMMERS Ann Lewis b Oct 16, 1758 d July 23, 1843
SUMMERS (Three crypts no identification)------ *
[Note: There is no description of the grave of George W. Summers Sr. and Mrs. Ann Ratcliffe Summers (possibly confused with Ann Lewis Summers.
"Scipio. His name was Scipio, and he was an African prince.
But there is no name or title on his gravestone in Spring Hill Cemetery. Information is fragmentary about Scipio. But it is known that he came to America as a slave and that Col. George Summers purchased him, probably soon after the Revolutionary War. There is no record of the age of Scipio or when he died. But he was buried near one side of Col. George Summers, and Mrs. Summers was placed on the other side.
"Movers of the cemetery kept the graves in the same positions in the new location. Thus Scipio's place by the side of his master has been retained. The nameless stone marker, actually a boulder about 9 inches in diameter, can be identified by its location and by a pattern of surface cuts and slashes with no known meaning."
Son of Francis and Jane Watkins Summers.
Obituary: Kanawa ENQUIRER, 31 Jan 1818, page 3.
George W. Summers acquired Walnut Grove Plantation about 1811. Walnut Grove was located near present-day Winfield, West Virginia, in Putnam County. The original family home was a log structure built around 1812, later sided with clapboard, and remained in the family until 1980.
His son, Col. George W. Summers II inherited Walnut Grove and lived there when he was elected to the Virginia Legislature in 1830 and to Congress in 1841.
Family tradition states that Abraham Lincoln asked him to be his running mate when he ran for his second term as President, but George Summers declined because of his wife's illness.
The last Summers to reside at Walnut Grove was Fred Summers who left the property to his niece, Lucy Quarrier.
The John Amos Power Plant purchased the farm with plans to move the historic house to Charleston, where an entire city block was set aside for it. It was intended to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but those plans fell through. Lucy Quarrier then donated the home to West Virginia Farm Museum, so the house was moved to Point Pleasant where it now stands preserved as a state-operated museum. Address: W.Va. State Farm Museum, 1458 Fairground Road, Point Pleasant, WV 25550
The family cemetery was moved from Walnut Grove plantation to Charleston's Spring Hill in 1978.
From Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State, Jan. 6, 2017: "The family cemetery contained not only the Summers patriarch, Colonel George, Sr., but also George Summers (Jr.), his brother Lewis, and other family. Interestingly, a favorite family slave, an alleged African prince named Scipio, was buried with the family. When the cemetery was relocated, Scipio retained his place of honor, along side his master, Colonel George Summers, Sr."
U.S. Genweb Archives contains this description:
OLD SUMMERS CEMETERY: Located at Walnut Grove above Winfield (1/2 mile below Shawnee Estates). This cemetery was moved into the Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston on Dec. 19, 1978.
Each grave was located in the same proximity to the grave next to as it had been in the old cemetery.
SUMMERS Lewis b Nov 7, 1778 d Aug 27, 1843
SUMMERS Jane Amelia b Oct 17, 1785 d Jan 8, 1862
SUMMERS Ann Matilda b Nov 7, 1789 d Oct 25, 1863
SUMMERS Celina Louise b Dec 1793 d Aug 12, 1875
SUMMERS Sydney Lucy b Apr 5, 1797 d Oct 6, 1883
SUMMERS Albert Smith b Jan 1801 d Feb 5, 1824
SUMMERS George William b Mar 4, 1804 d Sept 19, 1868
SUMMERS Helen Louise b 1788 d Aug 12, 1873
SUMMERS George Laidley b May 20, 1848(6) d Feb 12, 1863
SUMMERS Amacetta b Mar 18, 1818 d Oct 13, 1862(7)
SUMMERS (Infant)(Age 4 mo)
SUMMERS (Child)(Age 1 yr)
SUMMERS Rhnaldo Radcliff (No dates)
SUMMERS Isabella Ann (No dates
SUMMERS Lewis Hervey (No dates
SUMMERS Elizabeth Elanor (No dates)
SUMMERS Sydney Lucy (No dates)
SUMMERS Lewis (No dates)
SUMMERS Ann Lewis b Oct 16, 1758 d July 23, 1843
SUMMERS (Three crypts no identification)------ *
[Note: There is no description of the grave of George W. Summers Sr. and Mrs. Ann Ratcliffe Summers (possibly confused with Ann Lewis Summers.
"Scipio. His name was Scipio, and he was an African prince.
But there is no name or title on his gravestone in Spring Hill Cemetery. Information is fragmentary about Scipio. But it is known that he came to America as a slave and that Col. George Summers purchased him, probably soon after the Revolutionary War. There is no record of the age of Scipio or when he died. But he was buried near one side of Col. George Summers, and Mrs. Summers was placed on the other side.
"Movers of the cemetery kept the graves in the same positions in the new location. Thus Scipio's place by the side of his master has been retained. The nameless stone marker, actually a boulder about 9 inches in diameter, can be identified by its location and by a pattern of surface cuts and slashes with no known meaning."
Born at at "Summer Grove," Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia, which he, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren often returned to visit well into the late 19th century.
Son of Francis and Jane Watkins Summers.
Obituary: Kanawa ENQUIRER, 31 Jan 1818, page 3.
George W. Summers acquired Walnut Grove Plantation about 1811. Walnut Grove was located near present-day Winfield, West Virginia, in Putnam County. The original family home was a log structure built around 1812, later sided with clapboard, and remained in the family until 1980.
His son, Col. George W. Summers II inherited Walnut Grove and lived there when he was elected to the Virginia Legislature in 1830 and to Congress in 1841.
Family tradition states that Abraham Lincoln asked him to be his running mate when he ran for his second term as President, but George Summers declined because of his wife's illness.
The last Summers to reside at Walnut Grove was Fred Summers who left the property to his niece, Lucy Quarrier.
The John Amos Power Plant purchased the farm with plans to move the historic house to Charleston, where an entire city block was set aside for it. It was intended to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but those plans fell through. Lucy Quarrier then donated the home to West Virginia Farm Museum, so the house was moved to Point Pleasant where it now stands preserved as a state-operated museum. Address: W.Va. State Farm Museum, 1458 Fairground Road, Point Pleasant, WV 25550
The family cemetery was moved from Walnut Grove plantation to Charleston's Spring Hill in 1978.
From Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State, Jan. 6, 2017: "The family cemetery contained not only the Summers patriarch, Colonel George, Sr., but also George Summers (Jr.), his brother Lewis, and other family. Interestingly, a favorite family slave, an alleged African prince named Scipio, was buried with the family. When the cemetery was relocated, Scipio retained his place of honor, along side his master, Colonel George Summers, Sr."
U.S. Genweb Archives contains this description:
OLD SUMMERS CEMETERY: Located at Walnut Grove above Winfield (1/2 mile below Shawnee Estates). This cemetery was moved into the Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston on Dec. 19, 1978.
Each grave was located in the same proximity to the grave next to as it had been in the old cemetery.
SUMMERS Lewis b Nov 7, 1778 d Aug 27, 1843
SUMMERS Jane Amelia b Oct 17, 1785 d Jan 8, 1862
SUMMERS Ann Matilda b Nov 7, 1789 d Oct 25, 1863
SUMMERS Celina Louise b Dec 1793 d Aug 12, 1875
SUMMERS Sydney Lucy b Apr 5, 1797 d Oct 6, 1883
SUMMERS Albert Smith b Jan 1801 d Feb 5, 1824
SUMMERS George William b Mar 4, 1804 d Sept 19, 1868
SUMMERS Helen Louise b 1788 d Aug 12, 1873
SUMMERS George Laidley b May 20, 1848(6) d Feb 12, 1863
SUMMERS Amacetta b Mar 18, 1818 d Oct 13, 1862(7)
SUMMERS (Infant)(Age 4 mo)
SUMMERS (Child)(Age 1 yr)
SUMMERS Rhnaldo Radcliff (No dates)
SUMMERS Isabella Ann (No dates
SUMMERS Lewis Hervey (No dates
SUMMERS Elizabeth Elanor (No dates)
SUMMERS Sydney Lucy (No dates)
SUMMERS Lewis (No dates)
SUMMERS Ann Lewis b Oct 16, 1758 d July 23, 1843
SUMMERS (Three crypts no identification)------ *
[Note: There is no description of the grave of George W. Summers Sr. and Mrs. Ann Ratcliffe Summers (possibly confused with Ann Lewis Summers.
"Scipio. His name was Scipio, and he was an African prince.
But there is no name or title on his gravestone in Spring Hill Cemetery. Information is fragmentary about Scipio. But it is known that he came to America as a slave and that Col. George Summers purchased him, probably soon after the Revolutionary War. There is no record of the age of Scipio or when he died. But he was buried near one side of Col. George Summers, and Mrs. Summers was placed on the other side.
"Movers of the cemetery kept the graves in the same positions in the new location. Thus Scipio's place by the side of his master has been retained. The nameless stone marker, actually a boulder about 9 inches in diameter, can be identified by its location and by a pattern of surface cuts and slashes with no known meaning."
Son of Francis and Jane Watkins Summers.
Obituary: Kanawa ENQUIRER, 31 Jan 1818, page 3.
George W. Summers acquired Walnut Grove Plantation about 1811. Walnut Grove was located near present-day Winfield, West Virginia, in Putnam County. The original family home was a log structure built around 1812, later sided with clapboard, and remained in the family until 1980.
His son, Col. George W. Summers II inherited Walnut Grove and lived there when he was elected to the Virginia Legislature in 1830 and to Congress in 1841.
Family tradition states that Abraham Lincoln asked him to be his running mate when he ran for his second term as President, but George Summers declined because of his wife's illness.
The last Summers to reside at Walnut Grove was Fred Summers who left the property to his niece, Lucy Quarrier.
The John Amos Power Plant purchased the farm with plans to move the historic house to Charleston, where an entire city block was set aside for it. It was intended to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but those plans fell through. Lucy Quarrier then donated the home to West Virginia Farm Museum, so the house was moved to Point Pleasant where it now stands preserved as a state-operated museum. Address: W.Va. State Farm Museum, 1458 Fairground Road, Point Pleasant, WV 25550
The family cemetery was moved from Walnut Grove plantation to Charleston's Spring Hill in 1978.
From Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State, Jan. 6, 2017: "The family cemetery contained not only the Summers patriarch, Colonel George, Sr., but also George Summers (Jr.), his brother Lewis, and other family. Interestingly, a favorite family slave, an alleged African prince named Scipio, was buried with the family. When the cemetery was relocated, Scipio retained his place of honor, along side his master, Colonel George Summers, Sr."
U.S. Genweb Archives contains this description:
OLD SUMMERS CEMETERY: Located at Walnut Grove above Winfield (1/2 mile below Shawnee Estates). This cemetery was moved into the Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston on Dec. 19, 1978.
Each grave was located in the same proximity to the grave next to as it had been in the old cemetery.
SUMMERS Lewis b Nov 7, 1778 d Aug 27, 1843
SUMMERS Jane Amelia b Oct 17, 1785 d Jan 8, 1862
SUMMERS Ann Matilda b Nov 7, 1789 d Oct 25, 1863
SUMMERS Celina Louise b Dec 1793 d Aug 12, 1875
SUMMERS Sydney Lucy b Apr 5, 1797 d Oct 6, 1883
SUMMERS Albert Smith b Jan 1801 d Feb 5, 1824
SUMMERS George William b Mar 4, 1804 d Sept 19, 1868
SUMMERS Helen Louise b 1788 d Aug 12, 1873
SUMMERS George Laidley b May 20, 1848(6) d Feb 12, 1863
SUMMERS Amacetta b Mar 18, 1818 d Oct 13, 1862(7)
SUMMERS (Infant)(Age 4 mo)
SUMMERS (Child)(Age 1 yr)
SUMMERS Rhnaldo Radcliff (No dates)
SUMMERS Isabella Ann (No dates
SUMMERS Lewis Hervey (No dates
SUMMERS Elizabeth Elanor (No dates)
SUMMERS Sydney Lucy (No dates)
SUMMERS Lewis (No dates)
SUMMERS Ann Lewis b Oct 16, 1758 d July 23, 1843
SUMMERS (Three crypts no identification)------ *
[Note: There is no description of the grave of George W. Summers Sr. and Mrs. Ann Ratcliffe Summers (possibly confused with Ann Lewis Summers.
"Scipio. His name was Scipio, and he was an African prince.
But there is no name or title on his gravestone in Spring Hill Cemetery. Information is fragmentary about Scipio. But it is known that he came to America as a slave and that Col. George Summers purchased him, probably soon after the Revolutionary War. There is no record of the age of Scipio or when he died. But he was buried near one side of Col. George Summers, and Mrs. Summers was placed on the other side.
"Movers of the cemetery kept the graves in the same positions in the new location. Thus Scipio's place by the side of his master has been retained. The nameless stone marker, actually a boulder about 9 inches in diameter, can be identified by its location and by a pattern of surface cuts and slashes with no known meaning."
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