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SYME, John M. IV

SYME, John M. IV

Male 1779 - 1824  (45 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name SYME, John M.  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix IV 
    Birth 1779  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 143636721 
    Military Service 29 Apr 1810  Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Virginia Militia 
    Occupation Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    • "John Syme's occupation was that of a farmer, & no man surpassed him for his benevolent, kind & social feelings, & his scrupulous integrity was proverbial." - Dr. William Cochran
    Death 1824  [1, 2] 
    Age 45 years 
    Burial Y  [5] 
    Person ID I223  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2025 

    Father SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1793, Soldier's Joy - Cabell Family Home, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Mother OVERTON, Sally,   b. 21 Jul 1756, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1798, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F87  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family CUNNINGHAM, Nancy   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1803  [2, 6, 7] 
    • Married by the Rev. John D. Blair. [6]
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 24 years and 4 months - She : ??. 
    Residence in Hanover County, VA from 1803 to 1808, and then in Nelson County, VA until 1810  [8, 9] 
    Children 
       1. Female SYME, Sarah Ann,   b. 22 Jan 1804, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       2. Female SYME, Jane Chapman,   b. 1 Oct 1805, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       3. Male SYME, John Cunningham,   b. Between 13 Sep 1806 and 13 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       4. Female SYME, Margaret Fairlie,   b. 3 Jun 1810, Nelson County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       5. Female SYME, Mildred Meriwether,   b. 16 Jul 1815   d. Yes, date unknown
       6. Male SYME, William Cunningham,   b. 6 Feb 1819   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 May 2025 

  • Notes 
    • See attached sources. [1]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1779 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Virginia Militia - 29 Apr 1810 - Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.

    2. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 1, 81.

    3. [S1493] Nannie Meaux (Cochrane) Campbell (Wellsburg, West Virginia), Letter - Campbell, Nannie Meaux (Cochrane) to Cochrane, "Mamie, 4 Feb 2022.

    4. [S1592] Virginia., Military Records - Virginia, Hanover Co. - Militia Commission Papers, 28 Jun 2025, FHL microfilm IGN 008714651, item 12, Image.

    5. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 26 Mar 2015, accessed 26 March 2015<, Memorial #143636721, John Syme IV.

    6. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 8 Dec 2010, New Testament, Matthew, Chapter XIII, Verse 58. Hand written.
      "John Syme & Nancy Cunningham were married by the Rev. John D. Blair on Thursday the 7th of April 1803."
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible      		 The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      New Testament, Matthew, Chapter XIII, Verse 58


    7. [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 12 Apr 2015, Backhouse's Administrators v Johnson: p 4.

    8. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 14 Apr 2015, p 81.

    9. [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 12 Apr 2015, Backhouse's Administrators v Johnson: p 8.


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