According to information found in THE LUMPKIN FAMILY OF GEORGIA (sometimes cited as LUMPKIN LORE) which was compiled by Lucilius Lewis Cody and published in Macon, Ga., in 1928, John Lumpkin was born in Virginia in 1762 or 1763 and came to Oglethorpe County (then part of Wilkes County), Ga., with his father, George Lumpkin, in 1784. On Page 31, there is a reference to a great-granddaughter's claim that John Lumpkin and his wife were "buried down near Buffalo Creek" (Oglethorpe County) in unmarked graves.
An obituary for John Lumpkin, which was published in the MACON TELEGRAPH on November 19, 1831, indicated that he died at his home in Oglethorpe County on October 26th of that year (1831), "a Soldier of the Revolution, aged 76 years." Based on information in the obituary, his year of birth would have been in or close to 1755. Since such discrepancies in dates can only be rectified by using a specific date and the related source, the earlier date (1755)—more than likely a closer approximation of his actual year of birth than either of the two years cited by Cody (1762 or 1763)—is a date that could comfortably be cited with obituary as source.
On Page 4, L.L. Cody explains that John Lumpkin was one of four children born to George Lumpkin and his wife, Mary Cody:
1) John Lumpkin (father of Wilson Lumpkin and ten other children)
2) George Lumpkin
3) Robert Lumpkin
4) Mary Lumpkin
John Lumpkin and his wife, Lucy Hopson, were the parents of ten sons and one daughter. These are the names and years of birth of the eleven children as supplied by L.L. Cody:
1) William Lumpkin, b. 1780
2) Wilson Lumpkin, b. 1783 (35th Governor of Georgia)
3) Jack Lumpkin, b. 1785
4) George Lumpkin, b. 1788
5) Henry Hopson Lumpkin, b. 1790
6) Samuel Lumpkin, b. 1792
7) Robert Lumpkin, b. 1795
8) Martha Lumpkin, b. 1797
9) Joseph Henry Lumpkin, b. 1799 (First Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court)
10) Thomas Jefferson Lumpkin, b. 1802
11) James Neville Lumpkin, b. 1804
With details taken from a letter written in 1852 by Governor Wilson Lumpkin and sent to Ann Lumpkin Alden (Mrs. Augustus Alden), one of the governor's daughters by his first wife, Elizabeth Walker, Cody attempts to establish a direct connection between George Lumpkin (father of John Lumpkin and grandfather of Wilson Lumpkin) and Lumpkin antecedents in King & Queen County, Virginia. Because Governor Lumpkin's references to Dr. Thomas Lumpkin and to Jacob Lumpkin—for years assumed to be the Lumpkin ancestor of all descendants with Virginia origins—are couched in uncertainty, Cody concludes on Page 3 of his text that "[a]s the matter stands at present, the writings of Gov. Wilson Lumpkin furnish the only clue [to family origins in King & Queen County], and this is not satisfactory."
Among other things, in his letter to his daughter, Wilson Lumpkin states that Dr. Thomas Lumpkin was "probably" his father's great-grandfather. The operative "probably" signals a basic and quite critical lack of clarity. Moreover, Governor Lumpkin names neither his father's father nor his father's grandfather. In addition, Jacob Lumpkin's place in the genealogy is not specified, because Governor Wilson simply did not have access to the proper documentation.
In short, where John Lumpkin's line of descent is concerned, one can only be certain—given Governor Lumpkin's letter in Cody's text—that John Lumpkin's father was George (husband of Mary Cody). Again, the identities of George Lumpkin's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather ("probably" Dr. Thomas Lumpkin) are not specified in Cody's 1928 text.
However, nearly one hundred years after the publication of Cody's work on the Lumpkins of Georgia, a great deal of genealogical "gold" has been mined from sources to which Governor Wilson Lumpkin and L.L. Cody did not have access. Even so, since fires in King & Queen County have destroyed so many of the early records of the county, it is likely that definitive proof will never be found to link the various Lumpkins from Virginia in a precise fashion.
At least one researcher, nevertheless, has proposed that George Lumpkin (father of John and grandfather of Governor Wilson Lumpkin) was one of twelve children (eleven sons and one daughter) born to Robert Lumpkin (who died after 1741 in King & Queen County) and wife Elizabeth. Only three of the possible siblings named below are identified by Governor Wilson Lumpkin in Cody's text: his grandfather (George Lumpkin) and two of his grandfather's brothers (Anthony Lumpkin, Joseph Lumpkin). The other nine in the list are considered "likely" siblings, although definitive proof is lacking.
1) George Lumpkin (father of John Lumpkin and grandfather of Governor Wilson Lumpkin)
2) Robert Lumpkin
3) James Lumpkin
4) Edmund Lumpkin
5) Moore Lumpkin
6) Anthony Lumpkin (mentioned in Governor Wilson Lumpkin's letter as father of twelve sons)
7) Dickerson Lumpkin (whose nuncupative will, proved in Charlotte County, Va., June 2, 1794, includes names of following children: Moore, Dickerson, John, Ann Belcher, Letty Lumpkin, Polly Lumpkin, Dicea Lumpkin, and Jane Lumpkin)
8) William Lumpkin
9) Joseph Lumpkin (mentioned in Governor Wilson Lumpkin's letter as his grandfather's brother and "my old schoolmaster")
10) Henry Lumpkin
11) Thomas Lumpkin
12) Sarah Lumpkin
Contributor: Roger Harris (48674568) • [email protected]
An obituary for John Lumpkin, which was published in the MACON TELEGRAPH on November 19, 1831, indicated that he died at his home in Oglethorpe County on October 26th of that year (1831), "a Soldier of the Revolution, aged 76 years." Based on information in the obituary, his year of birth would have been in or close to 1755. Since such discrepancies in dates can only be rectified by using a specific date and the related source, the earlier date (1755)—more than likely a closer approximation of his actual year of birth than either of the two years cited by Cody (1762 or 1763)—is a date that could comfortably be cited with obituary as source.
On Page 4, L.L. Cody explains that John Lumpkin was one of four children born to George Lumpkin and his wife, Mary Cody:
1) John Lumpkin (father of Wilson Lumpkin and ten other children)
2) George Lumpkin
3) Robert Lumpkin
4) Mary Lumpkin
John Lumpkin and his wife, Lucy Hopson, were the parents of ten sons and one daughter. These are the names and years of birth of the eleven children as supplied by L.L. Cody:
1) William Lumpkin, b. 1780
2) Wilson Lumpkin, b. 1783 (35th Governor of Georgia)
3) Jack Lumpkin, b. 1785
4) George Lumpkin, b. 1788
5) Henry Hopson Lumpkin, b. 1790
6) Samuel Lumpkin, b. 1792
7) Robert Lumpkin, b. 1795
8) Martha Lumpkin, b. 1797
9) Joseph Henry Lumpkin, b. 1799 (First Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court)
10) Thomas Jefferson Lumpkin, b. 1802
11) James Neville Lumpkin, b. 1804
With details taken from a letter written in 1852 by Governor Wilson Lumpkin and sent to Ann Lumpkin Alden (Mrs. Augustus Alden), one of the governor's daughters by his first wife, Elizabeth Walker, Cody attempts to establish a direct connection between George Lumpkin (father of John Lumpkin and grandfather of Wilson Lumpkin) and Lumpkin antecedents in King & Queen County, Virginia. Because Governor Lumpkin's references to Dr. Thomas Lumpkin and to Jacob Lumpkin—for years assumed to be the Lumpkin ancestor of all descendants with Virginia origins—are couched in uncertainty, Cody concludes on Page 3 of his text that "[a]s the matter stands at present, the writings of Gov. Wilson Lumpkin furnish the only clue [to family origins in King & Queen County], and this is not satisfactory."
Among other things, in his letter to his daughter, Wilson Lumpkin states that Dr. Thomas Lumpkin was "probably" his father's great-grandfather. The operative "probably" signals a basic and quite critical lack of clarity. Moreover, Governor Lumpkin names neither his father's father nor his father's grandfather. In addition, Jacob Lumpkin's place in the genealogy is not specified, because Governor Wilson simply did not have access to the proper documentation.
In short, where John Lumpkin's line of descent is concerned, one can only be certain—given Governor Lumpkin's letter in Cody's text—that John Lumpkin's father was George (husband of Mary Cody). Again, the identities of George Lumpkin's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather ("probably" Dr. Thomas Lumpkin) are not specified in Cody's 1928 text.
However, nearly one hundred years after the publication of Cody's work on the Lumpkins of Georgia, a great deal of genealogical "gold" has been mined from sources to which Governor Wilson Lumpkin and L.L. Cody did not have access. Even so, since fires in King & Queen County have destroyed so many of the early records of the county, it is likely that definitive proof will never be found to link the various Lumpkins from Virginia in a precise fashion.
At least one researcher, nevertheless, has proposed that George Lumpkin (father of John and grandfather of Governor Wilson Lumpkin) was one of twelve children (eleven sons and one daughter) born to Robert Lumpkin (who died after 1741 in King & Queen County) and wife Elizabeth. Only three of the possible siblings named below are identified by Governor Wilson Lumpkin in Cody's text: his grandfather (George Lumpkin) and two of his grandfather's brothers (Anthony Lumpkin, Joseph Lumpkin). The other nine in the list are considered "likely" siblings, although definitive proof is lacking.
1) George Lumpkin (father of John Lumpkin and grandfather of Governor Wilson Lumpkin)
2) Robert Lumpkin
3) James Lumpkin
4) Edmund Lumpkin
5) Moore Lumpkin
6) Anthony Lumpkin (mentioned in Governor Wilson Lumpkin's letter as father of twelve sons)
7) Dickerson Lumpkin (whose nuncupative will, proved in Charlotte County, Va., June 2, 1794, includes names of following children: Moore, Dickerson, John, Ann Belcher, Letty Lumpkin, Polly Lumpkin, Dicea Lumpkin, and Jane Lumpkin)
8) William Lumpkin
9) Joseph Lumpkin (mentioned in Governor Wilson Lumpkin's letter as his grandfather's brother and "my old schoolmaster")
10) Henry Lumpkin
11) Thomas Lumpkin
12) Sarah Lumpkin
Contributor: Roger Harris (48674568) • [email protected]
According to information found in THE LUMPKIN FAMILY OF GEORGIA (sometimes cited as LUMPKIN LORE) which was compiled by Lucilius Lewis Cody and published in Macon, Ga., in 1928, John Lumpkin was born in Virginia in 1762 or 1763 and came to Oglethorpe County (then part of Wilkes County), Ga., with his father, George Lumpkin, in 1784. On Page 31, there is a reference to a great-granddaughter's claim that John Lumpkin and his wife were "buried down near Buffalo Creek" (Oglethorpe County) in unmarked graves.
An obituary for John Lumpkin, which was published in the MACON TELEGRAPH on November 19, 1831, indicated that he died at his home in Oglethorpe County on October 26th of that year (1831), "a Soldier of the Revolution, aged 76 years." Based on information in the obituary, his year of birth would have been in or close to 1755. Since such discrepancies in dates can only be rectified by using a specific date and the related source, the earlier date (1755)—more than likely a closer approximation of his actual year of birth than either of the two years cited by Cody (1762 or 1763)—is a date that could comfortably be cited with obituary as source.
On Page 4, L.L. Cody explains that John Lumpkin was one of four children born to George Lumpkin and his wife, Mary Cody:
1) John Lumpkin (father of Wilson Lumpkin and ten other children)
2) George Lumpkin
3) Robert Lumpkin
4) Mary Lumpkin
John Lumpkin and his wife, Lucy Hopson, were the parents of ten sons and one daughter. These are the names and years of birth of the eleven children as supplied by L.L. Cody:
1) William Lumpkin, b. 1780
2) Wilson Lumpkin, b. 1783 (35th Governor of Georgia)
3) Jack Lumpkin, b. 1785
4) George Lumpkin, b. 1788
5) Henry Hopson Lumpkin, b. 1790
6) Samuel Lumpkin, b. 1792
7) Robert Lumpkin, b. 1795
8) Martha Lumpkin, b. 1797
9) Joseph Henry Lumpkin, b. 1799 (First Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court)
10) Thomas Jefferson Lumpkin, b. 1802
11) James Neville Lumpkin, b. 1804
With details taken from a letter written in 1852 by Governor Wilson Lumpkin and sent to Ann Lumpkin Alden (Mrs. Augustus Alden), one of the governor's daughters by his first wife, Elizabeth Walker, Cody attempts to establish a direct connection between George Lumpkin (father of John Lumpkin and grandfather of Wilson Lumpkin) and Lumpkin antecedents in King & Queen County, Virginia. Because Governor Lumpkin's references to Dr. Thomas Lumpkin and to Jacob Lumpkin—for years assumed to be the Lumpkin ancestor of all descendants with Virginia origins—are couched in uncertainty, Cody concludes on Page 3 of his text that "[a]s the matter stands at present, the writings of Gov. Wilson Lumpkin furnish the only clue [to family origins in King & Queen County], and this is not satisfactory."
Among other things, in his letter to his daughter, Wilson Lumpkin states that Dr. Thomas Lumpkin was "probably" his father's great-grandfather. The operative "probably" signals a basic and quite critical lack of clarity. Moreover, Governor Lumpkin names neither his father's father nor his father's grandfather. In addition, Jacob Lumpkin's place in the genealogy is not specified, because Governor Wilson simply did not have access to the proper documentation.
In short, where John Lumpkin's line of descent is concerned, one can only be certain—given Governor Lumpkin's letter in Cody's text—that John Lumpkin's father was George (husband of Mary Cody). Again, the identities of George Lumpkin's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather ("probably" Dr. Thomas Lumpkin) are not specified in Cody's 1928 text.
However, nearly one hundred years after the publication of Cody's work on the Lumpkins of Georgia, a great deal of genealogical "gold" has been mined from sources to which Governor Wilson Lumpkin and L.L. Cody did not have access. Even so, since fires in King & Queen County have destroyed so many of the early records of the county, it is likely that definitive proof will never be found to link the various Lumpkins from Virginia in a precise fashion.
At least one researcher, nevertheless, has proposed that George Lumpkin (father of John and grandfather of Governor Wilson Lumpkin) was one of twelve children (eleven sons and one daughter) born to Robert Lumpkin (who died after 1741 in King & Queen County) and wife Elizabeth. Only three of the possible siblings named below are identified by Governor Wilson Lumpkin in Cody's text: his grandfather (George Lumpkin) and two of his grandfather's brothers (Anthony Lumpkin, Joseph Lumpkin). The other nine in the list are considered "likely" siblings, although definitive proof is lacking.
1) George Lumpkin (father of John Lumpkin and grandfather of Governor Wilson Lumpkin)
2) Robert Lumpkin
3) James Lumpkin
4) Edmund Lumpkin
5) Moore Lumpkin
6) Anthony Lumpkin (mentioned in Governor Wilson Lumpkin's letter as father of twelve sons)
7) Dickerson Lumpkin (whose nuncupative will, proved in Charlotte County, Va., June 2, 1794, includes names of following children: Moore, Dickerson, John, Ann Belcher, Letty Lumpkin, Polly Lumpkin, Dicea Lumpkin, and Jane Lumpkin)
8) William Lumpkin
9) Joseph Lumpkin (mentioned in Governor Wilson Lumpkin's letter as his grandfather's brother and "my old schoolmaster")
10) Henry Lumpkin
11) Thomas Lumpkin
12) Sarah Lumpkin
Contributor: Roger Harris (48674568) • [email protected]
An obituary for John Lumpkin, which was published in the MACON TELEGRAPH on November 19, 1831, indicated that he died at his home in Oglethorpe County on October 26th of that year (1831), "a Soldier of the Revolution, aged 76 years." Based on information in the obituary, his year of birth would have been in or close to 1755. Since such discrepancies in dates can only be rectified by using a specific date and the related source, the earlier date (1755)—more than likely a closer approximation of his actual year of birth than either of the two years cited by Cody (1762 or 1763)—is a date that could comfortably be cited with obituary as source.
On Page 4, L.L. Cody explains that John Lumpkin was one of four children born to George Lumpkin and his wife, Mary Cody:
1) John Lumpkin (father of Wilson Lumpkin and ten other children)
2) George Lumpkin
3) Robert Lumpkin
4) Mary Lumpkin
John Lumpkin and his wife, Lucy Hopson, were the parents of ten sons and one daughter. These are the names and years of birth of the eleven children as supplied by L.L. Cody:
1) William Lumpkin, b. 1780
2) Wilson Lumpkin, b. 1783 (35th Governor of Georgia)
3) Jack Lumpkin, b. 1785
4) George Lumpkin, b. 1788
5) Henry Hopson Lumpkin, b. 1790
6) Samuel Lumpkin, b. 1792
7) Robert Lumpkin, b. 1795
8) Martha Lumpkin, b. 1797
9) Joseph Henry Lumpkin, b. 1799 (First Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court)
10) Thomas Jefferson Lumpkin, b. 1802
11) James Neville Lumpkin, b. 1804
With details taken from a letter written in 1852 by Governor Wilson Lumpkin and sent to Ann Lumpkin Alden (Mrs. Augustus Alden), one of the governor's daughters by his first wife, Elizabeth Walker, Cody attempts to establish a direct connection between George Lumpkin (father of John Lumpkin and grandfather of Wilson Lumpkin) and Lumpkin antecedents in King & Queen County, Virginia. Because Governor Lumpkin's references to Dr. Thomas Lumpkin and to Jacob Lumpkin—for years assumed to be the Lumpkin ancestor of all descendants with Virginia origins—are couched in uncertainty, Cody concludes on Page 3 of his text that "[a]s the matter stands at present, the writings of Gov. Wilson Lumpkin furnish the only clue [to family origins in King & Queen County], and this is not satisfactory."
Among other things, in his letter to his daughter, Wilson Lumpkin states that Dr. Thomas Lumpkin was "probably" his father's great-grandfather. The operative "probably" signals a basic and quite critical lack of clarity. Moreover, Governor Lumpkin names neither his father's father nor his father's grandfather. In addition, Jacob Lumpkin's place in the genealogy is not specified, because Governor Wilson simply did not have access to the proper documentation.
In short, where John Lumpkin's line of descent is concerned, one can only be certain—given Governor Lumpkin's letter in Cody's text—that John Lumpkin's father was George (husband of Mary Cody). Again, the identities of George Lumpkin's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather ("probably" Dr. Thomas Lumpkin) are not specified in Cody's 1928 text.
However, nearly one hundred years after the publication of Cody's work on the Lumpkins of Georgia, a great deal of genealogical "gold" has been mined from sources to which Governor Wilson Lumpkin and L.L. Cody did not have access. Even so, since fires in King & Queen County have destroyed so many of the early records of the county, it is likely that definitive proof will never be found to link the various Lumpkins from Virginia in a precise fashion.
At least one researcher, nevertheless, has proposed that George Lumpkin (father of John and grandfather of Governor Wilson Lumpkin) was one of twelve children (eleven sons and one daughter) born to Robert Lumpkin (who died after 1741 in King & Queen County) and wife Elizabeth. Only three of the possible siblings named below are identified by Governor Wilson Lumpkin in Cody's text: his grandfather (George Lumpkin) and two of his grandfather's brothers (Anthony Lumpkin, Joseph Lumpkin). The other nine in the list are considered "likely" siblings, although definitive proof is lacking.
1) George Lumpkin (father of John Lumpkin and grandfather of Governor Wilson Lumpkin)
2) Robert Lumpkin
3) James Lumpkin
4) Edmund Lumpkin
5) Moore Lumpkin
6) Anthony Lumpkin (mentioned in Governor Wilson Lumpkin's letter as father of twelve sons)
7) Dickerson Lumpkin (whose nuncupative will, proved in Charlotte County, Va., June 2, 1794, includes names of following children: Moore, Dickerson, John, Ann Belcher, Letty Lumpkin, Polly Lumpkin, Dicea Lumpkin, and Jane Lumpkin)
8) William Lumpkin
9) Joseph Lumpkin (mentioned in Governor Wilson Lumpkin's letter as his grandfather's brother and "my old schoolmaster")
10) Henry Lumpkin
11) Thomas Lumpkin
12) Sarah Lumpkin
Contributor: Roger Harris (48674568) • [email protected]
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