The Beginnings of a Legacy

Matthew Cummins

Made his way to the wild frontiers of Kentucky after the Revolutionary War.

he and his wife were the forbears of the Cummins legacy. They fostered to adulthood the following children.

i. ALEXANDER2 CUMMINS, d. Abt. 1854.
ii. HANNAH CUMMINS,
iii. ISAAC CUMMINS, d. Bef. 1850

v. JAMES S. CUMMINS, b. 1770, PENNSYLVANIA.
vi. ?LEVI CUMMINS, b. 1776, HALIFAX, VIRGINIA; d. 1840.
vii. MATTHEW CUMMINS, b. June 07, 1777, HALIFAX, VIRGINIA; d. October 08, 1865

viii. JOHN CUMMINS, b. 1779, VIRGINIA; d. 1850
ix. JOSHUA CUMMINS, b. Abt. 1780
x. MARY (POLLY) CUMMINS, b. 1783; d. October 04, 1852

xi. MICHAEL CUMMINS, b. July 10, 1786, ; d. March 22, 1863
xii. WILLIAM CUMMINS, b. 1788, KENTUCKY; d. Aft. 1860

xiii. SAMUEL CUMMINS, b. Abt. 1791 KENTUCKY; d. Abt. 1870
xiv. ELIZABETH (BETSEY) CUMMINS, b. 1801

Certain records indicate that there were as many as eleven sons and seven daughters. We will focus on our descendant James S Cummins I have compiled records of which contain census , military records ,Death Certificates and Newspaper articles that substantiate our Heritage back to Matthew Cummins. During my research I have found a town in Mercer County, KY.called Salvisa that has a camp ground named Cummins Ferry Rd. I am not sure if there is any connection but will further investigate these findings. The family stayed in and around the Anderson, Mercer County area and what was to become Franklin County and to this day there are Cummins decendants still in these areas.