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​​​​​​​​Somers-Summers​ ​Family​ ​History​ ​Quiz​



1. What​ ​was​ ​the​ ​main​ ​Somers​ ​family​ ​business​ ​in​ ​Germany?​ ​​​​​​​​​​
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Millers ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Grist​ ​Mill​ ​(lived​ ​in​ ​enclosed​ ​structure​ ​away​ ​from​ ​city)​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Farmers
​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Wine​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Faust​ ​family,​ ​printing​ ​\​ ​connected​ ​with​ ​Guttenberg​ ​Press

 

2. What​ ​does​ ​the​ ​​zigzag​ ​line​​ ​on​ ​the​ ​shield​ ​in​ ​the​ ​English​ ​version​ ​of​ ​the Family​ ​Coat​ ​of​ ​Arms​​ ​represent?​ ​​​​​​
Water​ ​& ​ ​sea​ ​voyage​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

 

3. Where​ ​in​ ​Germany​ ​did​ ​​Jacob​ ​Somers​​ ​grow​ ​up?​   Near​ ​ Ober-Bexbach Rhine​ ​area​​ ​​​​​​ ​​​

Where​ ​was​ ​​Anna​ ​Margaret​ ​Faust​​ ​born?   Longenselbold, Hesse​ ​​​Reinish​ ​Palatinate
 

 

​4. ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​What​ ​year​ ​did​ ​they​ ​come​ ​to​ ​America?​ ​Before​ ​1750?​ ​​​​
In 1751​ ​on​ ​ship “Neptune”​ ​Philadelphia,​ ​Pa.​ ​9/24/1751​ ​(Rotterdam,​ ​Netherlands​ ​&​ ​Cowes, England)


How​ ​long​ ​had​ ​they​ ​been​ ​married​ ​when​ ​they​ ​set​ ​sail?​ ​​​​ 
2​ ​ weeks​ ​ (​ ​1748)


 

5. Where and when​ ​did​ ​they​ ​settle​ ​in​ ​North​ ​Carolina?​ ​​​​
1750 or 1752 ? ​ ​near​ ​Gibsonville, NC 



6. How​ ​many​ ​children​ ​did​ ​they​ ​have?   ​
Six​

Can​ ​you​ ​name​ ​them? ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​  
?John,​ ​Marie​ ​Barbara,​ ​Hope,​ ​Faith,​ ​Peter,​ ​Adolphus​ ​Valentine

 

7. Who​ ​ was​ ​their first son​​ ​named​ ​after?​ ​​​​
The​ ​grandfathers,​ ​Peter​ ​Faust​ ​& Peter​ ​Summers.​ ​​​​​​​?​ ​John​ ​(Jacob’s​ ​older​ ​brother​ ​settled​ ​in​ ​Virginia)


8. What ​ ​church​ ​cemetery​ ​in​ ​this​ ​area​ ​has​ ​many​ ​of​ ​our​ ​ancestors ​ ​​​​​​​​​​buried​ ​there?
​Friedens​​ ​​Lutheran​ ​ (Stahaker’s​ ​or​ ​Sshaaker’s​ ​ Church) ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​  

Who built​ ​it?​ ​​​​   Unified​ ​ effort \ Lutherans​ ​ and ​ ​Reformed.​ ​​​​

Shoemakers ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​(​Jacob​ ​ Summers​ ​ and ​ ​neighbors​​ ​)​ 1745​ ​ early​ ​ meetings    ​ ​​​​​​​​​​

What​ ​material​ ​was​ ​used?​​ ​Pine​ ​logs?​ ​​​​​  Second was​ ​ wood​ ​ frame
 

9. What​ ​ dramatic​ ​event​ ​occurred​ ​at​ ​the​ ​above​ ​mentioned​ ​church​ ​on. March​​7,​​1781​​​?​
Shoebaker​ ​ (?Tory) was ​ ​murdered ​ ​by ​ ​band​ ​ of​ ​ soldiers when ​ ​they​ ​ reacted​ ​ to​ ​ his ​ ​response ​ ​to​ ​ a​ ​request​ ​ for​ ​ drinking​ ​ water​ ​, and​ ​
he basically​ ​ directed ​ ​them​ ​ to ​ ​go ​ ​to ​ ​the ​ ​spring ​ ​for ​ ​it ​ ​themselves....argument ​​​​​​​regarding​ ​the​ ​Tory​ ​cause​ ​ensued.
 

10. Which​ ​ family​ ​member​ ​was​ ​rumored​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​friend​ ​of​ ​George Washington,​ ​ fought​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Revolutionary​ War​ ​&​ ​
built  ​the​ ​first​ ​brick​ ​house​ ​in Guilford​ ​ County, NC?​ ​​​​  Captain​ ​Peter​ ​Summers
 

11. What ​ ​is​ ​the​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the​ ​“​Family”​ ​Mill​ i​​n​ ​Guilford​ ​County​ ​where​ ​a skirmish​ ​ was​ ​fought​ ​between​ ​the​ ​American​ ​forces​ ​&​
​British​ ​troops​ ​before the​ ​ Battle​ ​at​ ​Guilford​ ​Courthouse?​
​ ​Weitzel​ ​​​ \ ​ ​Summers​ ​ is ​ ​one and ​ ​the ​ ​same mill 1870’s ​ ​under​  ​suspicion​   ​of ​ ​KKK​  ​meeting ​ ​place ​ ​(documented​   ​investigation)
 

12. Why ​ ​was​ ​the​ ​​Battle​ ​at​ ​Guilford​ ​Courthouse​ ​on​ ​March​ ​15,​ ​1781​​ ​of great​ ​ significance?​
​ ​​​A​  ​‘turning​ ​ point’​ ​in​ ​ the Revolutionary​ ​ War​ ​ that​ ​ brought​ ​ the surrender​ ​ of​ ​ Lord​ ​ Cornwallis​ ​ at​ ​ Yorktown
 

13. Whose​ ​​ will​ ​ ​provided​ ​funds​ ​“for​ ​the​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​Tomb​ ​over myself​ ​as​ ​a​ ​memorial​ ​to​ ​my​ ​children”?​
​​​​Captain​ ​ Peter ​ ​Summers ​Married four ​ ​times and had nine ​children.
 

14. Do​ ​ you​ ​know​ ​any​ ​of​ ​the​ ​family​ ​stories​ ​of​ ​the​ ​“​Haunted”​ ​​house ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​off​ ​​Hwy​ ​61​ ​North​ ​of​ ​Gibsonville​?​ ​​​​
Piano rolling​ ​ back​ ​ inside​ ​ when attempts​ ​ made​ ​ to​ ​ remove it from​  ​house, ​ ​images ​ ​seen, ​ ​noises, black ​ ​female ​ ​slave ​ ​baked ​ ​in ​ ​oven,​
​​​slaves ​ ​dragged​  ​behind​  ​horses.
 

15. Who​ ​now​ ​owns​ ​the​ ​​Ludwick​ ​Summers​ ​Plantation​​ ​and has​ ​been restoring it? 
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Dr.​ ​Stan​ ​ Corbin.     ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Mrs. J.L. Kernodle​ ​ of​ ​ Burlington​ ​ owned​ ​ it ​ ​in ​ ​1956.
 

16. Where​ ​was​ ​the​ ​first​ ​Somers​ ​Reunion​ ​held?
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Home​ ​of ​ ​John​ ​ Robert​ ​ Vance​ ​ Moore and ​ ​Mary ​ ​Frances​​ ​​Luna ​ ​Somers Moore    

In​ ​what​ ​year?​ ​​​​​​​​​​  1941
 

17. Who​ ​was​ ​the​ ​first​ ​Somers​ ​Reunion​ ​President?​ ​​​​  Bessie Rebecca “Tom” Blanchard​ ​Moore
 

18. What​ ​do you ​think​ ​caused​ ​the​ ​change​ ​in​ ​spelling​ ​​to Somers​ ​ from ​​Summers for​ ​many​ ​of​ ​our relatives?
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Transcription​​ ​​of​ ​ legal​ ​ documents ​ ​(Jacob​ ​ SUMMER​ ​ on ​ ​the ​ ​passenger ​ ​list,  ​​​​​​​​​172C ​ ​at ​ ​the ​ ​Court house​  ​in ​ ​Pennsylvania) ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​Falling​ ​ out​ ​ among​ ​ relatives,​ ​ creating ​​a ​ ​choice ​ ​in ​ ​separation ​ ​of ​ ​family ​ ​by a different ​ ​spelling.
 

Presented by: LouAnne Summers, September 2017

 

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