Abstracts of Bath County VA Wills, Pg 44: p. 349 Inventory Abraham Gum Submitted Mar 21, 1806 by Wm Dinwiddie & Henry & Stuart Slaven...notes and accounts of Isaac Gum2753

Pg 14 (John Gum & Alice) named their first son, Isaac, and we suspect that name came from her (Alice’s) family.18359 (1st son?)

Pg 85 Will Book 4: pg 129-131:24918 Pg 427 (not exact same wording)25870 Image 92of252 Pendleton Co - Will book v.004 1815-18588133 no date. Isaac Gum. Sick in body. Wife Jane: 2 horses, mare, 4 cows, 6 sheep, 10 hogs, all of her choice; household and kitchen furniture during her life; also plows, horse gears, farm tools, Negro woman Jude: to wife for lifetime and to be free at her death, she then to live with my daughter Polly Sybert, “and I wish them to use her well.” Son John: Part of the plantation that I live on, with reference to a line marked in presence of Jacob Hevner and Valentine Bird, adjoining Jacob Hevener and my son Bridy Gum, an another line marked in presence of John Bird Jr. Son Isaac Gum: part of plantation adjoining Adam Hull and John Hevner’s new survey (part of my old survey and including 24 acres bought of George Hull). Son Bridy’s heirs: 172 (acres written but deleted), surveyed by John Bird Jr. Son Charles Gum: all the land adjoining and between Bridy Gum, Valentine Bird, the Back mountain, and Jacob Hevener; also $500 to be paid in 2 years, in sale notes or other notes to suit him. Sons John and Isaac: 173 acres in Chesnut Ridge I bought of my son Abraham; they to pay Abraham, Jacob, Charles, Bridy’s heirs, Mary Seybert, and Jane Arbogast $25 each in 5 years. Proceeds of sale of my silver-spotted rifle to be used for schooling of my son John’s son Ryley and my son Isaac’s dau Charlotte. John, Isaac, and Charles to pay unto my son Abraham $100 ea to be paid in 5 years after my death & my son Jacob pay $80 to my son Abraham in 5 years after my death. To my dau Jane all all property I gave her when she left ... my sons John and Isaac keep tract of land that I own on Back Creek containing 100 acres by their paying 150 to the balance if my heirs and if they do not see proper to take it in that way it is my will that the land be sold at public sale ad the money arising from it be equally divided amongst my heirs and as for the balance of my property I want it sold after my death at publick sale and after my debts be paid if there is any balance left I will and bequeath it to my two daughters Polly and Jane and lastly I appoint and ordain that my wife Jane and Adam Gum be executors of this my last will and testament ....
Probated 7 Apr 1830

Pg 193 Soldiers of the Revolution. Gathered from a variety of sources: Gum, Isaac - at Yorktown21729

Military Record: Served in Capt. Hull's Augusta County Militia,
listed in DAR Patriot Index 1966 pub. PVT VA25708

GumCem(00312.tif)2747Gum Graveyd.Loc On the land of Isaac Gum, near Mill Gap, VA. Date1804 oldest inscription. Owners Abraham Gum & descendants. Abraham..had a brother, IsaacGum who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution & was at Yorktown when British surrendered

DennisGumHome00508.tif2747 Loc Head of Back Creek, 8 mi SW of Monterey, VA on Route 271 Historical Significance: Isaac Gum was a soldier of the Revolution and took part at Yorktown

John Gum was not on Capt. Peter Hull's list with his brothers Isaac, Jacob, and William at Yorktown in 1777.25868

"Peter Hull, Capt. 1777, and as such commanded a troop of cavalry in Yorktown. Muster roll of his company, 2nd Battalion, Augusta County Militia, 1779, taken from a list written by Lt. Seybert, and given in Morton's History of Highland County, Virginia. Privates: Isaac Gum, Jacob Gum, William Gum.,, 725868 Pg 2018359

Sybil Bailey Hutchens request to DAR, Ref #RXPGJZBK, 32791
Isaac Gum b:abt 1750 Augusta Co VA, d: 1830 Pendleton Co VW; War time Time Residence: Highland Co VA; Spouse: Martha Jane (Mary) McBride; Comments: PVT VA, with brothers Jacob Gum & William Gum, served in Capt Peter Hull’s company. 2nd Bn, Augusta Co Militia & was at Yorktown.
Father was John Gum Jr.
Auto Reply from DAR 2 Mar 2005: “Gum, Isaac, b: bef (ante) 1753, Service: VA, Rank Pvt, Death VA p 1796; Patriot Pensioned: No; Widow Pensioned: No; Children Pensioned: No; Heirs Pensioned: No; Spouse: (1) Jane McBride; membership information: http://www.dar/natsociety/prospective.cfm”; Beverly F. Patriot Lookup Volunteer

Pg 2018359 Pg 39925870 Peter Hull, Capt, 1777 and as such commanded a troop of calvary in Yorktown, Muster roll of his company, 2nd Battalion, Augusta Co Militia 1779, taken from a list written by Lt. Seybert, and given in Morton’s History of Highland Co, VA. Privates: Isaac Gum, Jacob Gum, William Gum. (S: McAllister, VA Militia in the Revolution (1913) Augusta Co) (These would be John 3 Gum’s children)

VA Militia in the Revolutionary War2038
Part II VA Militia Pensioners
Pg 147 Section No. 180 Hull, Peter. - Captain, 1779 and as such commanded a troop of cavalry in Yorktown campaign.
Pg 148 Muster roll of his company Second Battalion Augusta militia, 1779. Taken from the list written by Lt Seybert, and given in Morton’s History of Highland County (VA).
Peter Hull, Captain
Nicholas Seybert, First Lt
Henry Fisher, Second Lt
Jacob Hoover, Ensign
Isaac Gum, Private

Isaac Gum: Military Record: Served in Capt Hull’s Augusta County Militia; listed in DAR Patriot Index 1966 pub = Pvt VA

Partial List of Early Settlers Revolutionary Soldiers & Graves of Augusta County Soldiers located to date37577
Image47of84 Capt Peter Hull’s Co 1781, Capt Peter Hull 1779 commander of troop of Cavalry at Yorktown Campaign:
Isaac Gum

The New Leader (Staunton VA) 3 Mar 1935 (sic) Pg 8: Augusta County Genealogies610
Muster roll of Peter Hulls’ company - Second battalion, Augusta Militia 1779. Taken from the list written by Lt Seybert and given in Morton’s History of Highland County (VA).
Peter Hull, Captain, Henry Fisher, Second Lt; Nicholas Seybert, First Lt, Jacob Hoover, Ensign
Privates: Gum, Isaac; Gum, Jacob; Gum, William

Update 5/28/2005 - 5. Jacob Chestnut b: ? d: ? + Jean Erwin b: abt 1778 d: ?5580 (Shown as one of his son’s married to Jean Erwin - his 2nd wife according to other sources?)