Jacob Schumpert Family

The family of Jacob Schumpert arrived in SC on 5 Oct 1766, coming on the Brittania. At that time Schumpert had a wife, Ann Christina, 38 yrs. old; and children: John Peter, 13 yrs. old and Maria Elizabeth, 8 yrs. old (Council Journal, Mtg. of 17 Oct 1766, Vol. 32: 842-850). Jacob Schumpert was awarded a 250 acre grant near the location of St. Peter's (Piney Woods) Church in Lexington Co., SC.

Arriving at the same time was George Adam and John Jacob Schumpert who each obtained 100 acre bounty grants on waters of Camping Cr. in Newberry County, SC.

In 1799, George Adam Snyder and wife, Susanna Cathener, and Cathener Shumpert of Orangeburgh Dist. sold 200 acres to Frederick Paysinger (Nhy Deeds K-95). Susanna Cathener (Catherina) Shumpert is taken to be the widow of George Adam Schumpert, who had remarried George Adam Snyder, and with Cathener Shumpert, her daughter. In 1801, Catherine Schumpert of Barnwell Dist., SC sold to Joseph Weir the land grant of her father George Adam Schumpert (Nby Deeds G-158).

The names of Peter and Jacob Schumpert are found on a 1784 list for claims for Rev. War service compensation.

Family of Jacob Schumpert and wife, Anna Christina

*I. John Peter Schumpert, 1 Aug 1753 d. 29 Nov 1831, said to have m. Mary Elizabeth Shaffer. b. 10 Jun 1765 d. 6 Jan 1826 d/o Frederick Shaffer and wife, Elizabeth, In 1786, Peter Shumpert filed for a Rev. War service indent and in 1794, was among founders of St. Peter's (Piney Woods) Lutheran Church, Chapin, SC. He had a mill on Bear Creek south of the town of Chapin.

II. Maria Elizabeth Schumpert b. ca 1758 m. William Herring. In 1811, Martin Cline and wife, Elizabeth , of Charleston Dist. sold the late colonial 100 acre land grant of their mother, Elizabeth Jumper (meaning Schumpert) (Nby Deeds J-5 48). Adjacent surveys to this grant show it as land of William or Elizabeth Herring.

*Children of John Peter Shumpert

A. Jacob Shumpert, b. 1778, d. 30 Oct 1842, m. 1) Christina Shealy, d. 17 Nov 1839. d/o John Windle Shealy and Anna Mary Epting and m. 2) Eleanor ___ . The tombstones of Jacob Schumpert and first wife are found their family cemetery.

1. Christina Schumpert, b. 20 Aug 1800, d. 23 Aug 1853, m. John Frederick Paysinger, b. 27 Jan 1796, d. 7 Oct 1844, s/o Frederick Paysinger & Maria Elizabeth Mock.

2. Elizabeth Schumpert, b. ca 1808, m. Kinard Boyd

3. Mary Schumpert, b. 29 Sep 1809. d. 26 Jul 1875. m. Joseph Goodwin Conwill. s/o Joseph Conwill and Sophia Goodwill. Moved to Itawamba Co., MS and bur. in Goodwill Cemetery.

4. George Adam Schumpert, b. 23 Jan 1812, d. 7 Dec 1885, m. 1) Nancy Bickley, b. 15 Apr 1824, d. 3 Jun 1850; m. 2) 26 Sep 1850, Mary Elizabeth Boyd, b. 12 Jun 1821, d. 17 Oct 1878; m. 3) Elizabeth Gibson, b. 12 Mar 1826, d. 31 May 1911. Bur. with 2nd & 3rd wives at New Chapel Methodist Church Cem.

5. Sarah Schumpert, b. 13 Nov 1813, d. 13 Jan 1898, m. 1) 12 Feb 1835, Peter Whitman, d. Oct 1839; m. 2) David Werts, b. 5 Jan 1792, d. 2 Aug 1867.

6. Lucinda Harrison Schumpert, b. ca 1817, m. Thomas Carson

7. John Schumpert, b. 27 Feb 1818, d. 22 Jun 1877, m. (1) Eliza Kibler, b. 2 Jan 1822, d. 6 Nov 1870, d/o John Kibler, Jr. and Mary Margaret Summer.

8. Samuel Schumpert, b. ca 1820, d. ca 1880, m. Elizabeth J. Senn (?)

9. John Peter Schumpert, b. 14 Apr 1821, d. 1 Mar 1865, CSA, Petersburg, VA m. 1 Dec 1842. Elizabeth Newberry Livingston, b. 22 Jun 1819, d. Sep 1901. Moved to Edgefield Dist.

10. Permelia A. Schumpert, b. 4 Feb 1823, d. 12 Aug 1877, m. Luke Middleton Smith, b. 13 Oct 1791, d. 29 Jun 1883.

11. Jacob J. Schumpert, b. 4 May 1824, d. 13 Jun 1889, m. Sarah (Sallie) E. Carson.

B. Frederick Schumpert, b- 23 Nov 1783, d. 28 Jan 1846, m. 19 Mar 1805, Mary Ann Kinard, b. 18 Dec 1787, d. 29 Dec 1872. d/o Michael Kinard & Catharine Swittenberg. Frederick Schumpert and wife are bur. in their family cemetery.

1. Catherine Schumpert, b. 28 Jan 1806. d. 20 Feb 1867, m. Bailey Conwill, b. 4 Jan 1791, d. 8 May 1845. Bur. Conwill Cemetery.

2. Jacob Kinard Schumpert, b. 10 Oct 1807, d. 14 May 1885, m. 1 Apr 1834. Harriet Hamilton Abney, d/o Zachariah Abney and Tabitha Townsend. Bur. Rosemont Cemetery, Nby

3. Elizabeth Schumpert, b. 3 Nov 1809, d. 16 Apr (?) 1854. Bur. Schumpert Cemetery.

4. William K. Schumpert, b. 1 Apr 1811, d. 16 Apr 1851, MS, m. Catherine Long, b. 18 Jun 1808, d. 6 Jan 1843, d/o George Long, Jr. & Elizabeth Catherine Stairley. Moved to Itawamba Co., MS.

5. Magdalena (Polly) Schumpert, b. 14 Sep 1813, d. 9 Jan 1903, m. 21 Oct 1830, Jacob Stairley Long, b. 13 Aug 1804, d. 20 Oct 1870, s/o George Long, Jr. & Elizabeth Catherine Stairley.

6. Amos Schumpert, b. 19 Nov 1815, d. 9 Jun 1902, Americus, GA, m. 24 Feb 1839, Eliza Gray in Crawford Co., GA.

7. Rhoda Schumpert, b. 22 Mar 1818, d. 30 Apr 1835, m. 13 Mar 1834, Robert Y. Brown.

8. Sarah Schumpert, b. 6 Feb 1820, d. 13 Feb 1903, m. 2 Nov 1837, James Cureton. Moved to Coweta Co., GA.

9. John Frederick Schumpert, b. 26 Feb 1821, d. 27 Nov 1854, m. 20 Oct 1853, Rachel N. Welch, b. 1832, d. 1857/9, FL.

10. Rebecca Schumpert, b. 13 Jan 1822, d. 1 Nov 1823.

11. ElishaKinard Schumpert, b. 11 Dec 1828, d. 10 Sep 1877, m. 1) 18 Jan 1855, Elizabeth Morgan, b. 14 Nov 1832, d. 23 Jul 1871, m. 2) Martha J. Stone, b. 15 May 1846, d. 13 Jun 1899.

C. John Peter Shumpert, b. 1789, d. 1890, m. Anna Barbara __- They lived in Lexington Dist.

1. John Shumpert, b. 16 Jun 1817, d. 10 May 1888, m. MaryLites, b. 3 Jan 1817, d. 22 Dec 1904, d/o Jacob Lites & Mary Gartman. Bur. St. Johns Lutheran Church.

2. Joseph Shumpert, b. 11 Apr 1823, d. 22 Sep 1908, m. Mary Margaret Smith, b. 6 Oct 1827, d. 14 Jun 1907, d/o John Adam Smith & Mary Magdalene Gruber. Bur. Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery. '

3. Rev. Daniel P. Shumpert, b. 1 Mar 1828, d. 4 Feb 1920, m. 1) Eliza Catherine Wingard, b. 4 Jun 1830, d. 8 Jul 1892, d/o Jeremiah Wingard & Margaret Oswalt; m. 2) 11 Oct 1892, Mary Justus, b. 9 Sep 1858, d. 11 Oct 1940, d/o Leon Justus & Eliza King. All bur. Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Pelion, S.C.

4. Noah Shumpert, b. 14 May 1831, d. 11 Jul 1901. m. 30 Jan 1855, Harriet McCarthy, b. 17 May 1831, d. 24 Nov 1889, d/o Jesse McCarthy & Nancy Ann Weed. Bur. Boiling Springs Methodist Church Cemetery.

D- George Adam Shumpert, b. 1 Dec 1790, d. 19 Mar 1852, m. Rhdda Conwill, b. 6 Nov 1795, d. 7 May 1872, d/o Joseph Conwill and Sophia Goodwin. Moved ca 1835 to Itawamba Co., MS. Bur. Schumpert Cemetery,'Itawamba Co., MS.

1. Henry Shumpert, b. 21 Sep 1813, d. 22 Oct 1872, m. 5 Dec 1844, Susan E. Nichols, b. 1 Jan 1828, d. 27 Apr 1902, d/o Mark Nichols & Elizabeth Lewis. Bur. Shumpert Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS.

2. Daniel Shumpert, b. 13 Sep 1815, d. 12 Sep 1878, m. 4 Apr 1844, Isabella Whitesides, b. 31 Mar 1826, d. 15 Oct 1904. Bur. Wiygul Cemetery.

3. Elizabeth Shumpert, b. 17 Jun 1818, d. Oct 1887, m. Rev. S. R. Burdine.

4. Mark Shumpert, b. 25 Oct 1820, d. 2 Jan 1891, m. 13 Jul 1843, Mary Elizabeth Green, b. 20 Sep 1829, d. 6 May 1904, d/o William Green, Jr. and Eliza Kida Wyze.

5. Bailey Shumpert, b. 11 Aug 1825. d. 6 Sep 1880, m. Nancy Burdine, b. 3 Aug 1829, d. 29 Aug 1913, d/o Wesley Burdine and Sarah Standefer.

6. George F. Shumpert, b 1834, TN, m. 28 Mar 1860, Mary Elizabeth Goodwin.

7. Frank M. Shumpert, b. ca 1835.

8. John Shumpert, b. 30 Jul 1840, d. 18 Aug 1920, m. 8 Jul 1862, Mary L. Harkey.

E. John Shumpert, b. ca 1793, d. 1851, m. Mary Smith, b. ca 1793, d/o Matthew Smith. John Shumpard of Edgefield Dist. sold land on waters of Camping Cr. in 1825 to Henry Dominick, Jr.

(Nby Deeds T-2, 248). Deed says land was sold to John Shumpard by John Castleman, Jr.

1. Jesse Schumpert, b. 14 Oct 1816, d. 21 Jun 1873, m. Mary __. Jesse Schumpert is bur. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pomaria.

2. John Wiley Shumpert, b. 1 Nov 1829 (1821 according to census), d. 7 May 1887, m. 4 Dec 1860, Rosana C. Tolbert, b. 4 Jul 1840, d. 28 May 1923. Bur. New Chapel Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS.

3. Peter M. Shumpert, m. Mary E. Sheppard (?).

4. Martha Ann Shumpert, b. ca 1826, m. John A. Wise, b. ca 1827, 9 Sep 1862 in 2nd Battle of Manassas, s/o George Wise and Mary Roberts.

5. Keren-Happoch Shumpert, b. 9 May 1829, d. 18 Jun 1906, m. Allen Anderson Cook, b. 17 Jun 1827, d. 5 Aug 1864 at Battle of Richmond, VA, s/o Jacob Cook and Margaret Aull.

Karen Happuch Cook is bur. at Prosperity Cemetery.

6. Thomas Littleton Schumpert, b. 2 May 1832, d. 17 Jan 1912, m. 17 Oct 1867, L. Fredonia Shaffer, b. 21 Jun 1848, d. 5 Aug 1878. Bur. Shannon Cem, Lee Co., MS.

F. Mary M. (Polly) Shumpert b. May 1801, d. 26 Sep 1882, Smith Co., MS, m. John A. Smith, b. 24 Jun 1810, d. 6 May 1908, s/o Henry Smith and Mary Magdalene Monts. They moved to Smith Co., MS and are bur. at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Bio  updated 27 March 2001