Notes:

Married by Elias Zickafoose. Family not found on 1850 Highland Co. Census.
Mortons History of Highland Co. states they went to Greenbrier Co.

Christine married James Nicholas on 8 Feb 1838 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From family group record of Amanda Arbogast Forbes. Adam in History of
Highland Co., VA by Morton, died 1846, married Sussana Lantz in 1810.

Eleven children and their descendants from, Leaves From The Gum Tree, by
Muriel Martens Hoffman, 1984, Fairbury, IL, Cornbelt Press. Adam was the only
child of Jacob's eight children who remained in Virginia. All of the others
migarated to new land in Ohio, Indiana and Missouri.

Adam married Susanna Lantz on 15 Nov 1810 in Highland Co., Va. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From family group record of Amanda Arbogast Forbes. Wife of Adam Arbogast in
History of Highland Co., VA by Morton.

Eleven children and their descendants from, Leaves From The Gum Tree, by
Muriel Martens Hoffman, 1984, Fairbury, IL, Cornbelt Press. Daughter of John
Lantz, naturalized in Frederick Co., VA, 1 Oct 1765, Order Book B. Adam Gum
was a fifer in the 5th Regiment, Virginia Militia, War of 1812. Adam's will
dated 31 Dec 1846, he died of typhoid in March 1857. Lived in the Crabbottom,
which is now Blue Grass, Highland Co., VA.

Notes:

Date of Birth from Highland History by Morton - estimated. Book lists his
father as John Gum. From Lana Griffin; his mother is Alice Fisher.

Date of Death estimated from 1820 Census since wife Dorothy is listed as head
of household thereon.

Will of Jacob Gum dated 2 Jul 1820 and probated 1 Aug 1820; Will Book 4, p. 39
Pendleton Co. Court Records. Transcript in file.

Deed for real property from Jacob and Dolly to Philip Wimer, 130 ac, Dec.
1812, Pendleton Co. Deed Book 5, p. 422.

Deed for real property from Jacob and Dolly to Henry Arbogast, 2 3/4 ac, Aug.
14, 1812, Pendleton Co. Deed Book 5, p.424

Additional information from family group records of a descendant, Lana (Tavis)
Griffin of Falls Church, Virginia with dates and places of childrens birth has
enabled us to get the children in closer order of birth. This was sent by
Wilma Guthrie, and later supplemented by Lana Griffin.

Jacob married Dorothy "Dolly" Arbogast in 1780/1790 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States. Dorothy (daughter of Michael Arbogast and Mary E Samuels) was born about 1765/1769 in Crabbottom Sect., Augusta Co., Va; died about 1839 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Power of Attorney from brother, Peter, mentions Dorothy, only record of
Dorothy as child. Deed Book 11, p. 522., 30 Sep 1830,copy in file.

See Gum History of Highland Co., page 290, husband was Jacob Gum.

Date of Birth est. from Census records. Death est. from 1839 deed of her heirs

Source is Amanda Arbogast Forbes file with reference to research and
correspondence from Lana (Tevis) Griffin, Falls Church, VA, and Edrie M.
Graham, St. Louis, MO. Additional information from, Leaves From A Gum Tree, by
Muriel Martens Hoffman, Cornbelt Press, 1984, Fairbury, IL, p. 452, et seq.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution
• Residence: 1810, Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Notes:

For family, see History of Pendleton (Highland) Co., by Morton, pages 257 &
332. Michael immigrated through Philadelphia on 25 Sep 1749 on ship,
Speedwell.

CHILDREN: Ft. Seybert births of children are approximate from census reel,
except Peter (Fam.Cem.), Adam (Pension), David (Fam. Rec.) and Dorothy, from
Highland History, page 290. Settled prior to 1758 in VA.

WILL: Probated in Pendleton Co., VA, 4 Aug 1812, now Highland Co., VA.

MARRIAGE RECORDS: Only records available are found in Augusta Co. Marriage
Records and Pendleton Co. Court Records.

All information from extensive research and records of Amanda Crawford Arbogast
Forbes on Michael and his descendants unless otherwise indicated.

BIRTH record from Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Kehl, Baden, Germany

Records of daughter, Mary, indicate Michael had two wives. Considering all
available information, Mary was probably his first wife, Elizabeth his second.

Naturalized in Augusta Co., VA, 22 Aug 1770, #117, Chalkleys Abstracts, Vol.
I, p. 161.

Records of Dr. Dunham indicate the possibility of another son, Joseph, b. 1769
based on information from tax records, d. 1820 based on information in Morton's
Pendleton Co. History. The Peter Arbogsast who married Henry Arbogast's daughter also not placed.

Christened:
Michael was baptized on 27 Sept 1732.

Buried:
"Take Wimer Mountain road from Blue Grass, at the intersection with Hardscrabble road, continue north on Wimer Mountain, go approximately 3/10 mile. On the left will be a pond. The two rocks marking the graves are on the right side of the road. The graves sit almost in the fence row, if the grass is high its difficult to see them from the road. "

Michael married Mary E Samuels about 1758 in Prb Frederick Co, Va. Mary was born in 1736; died in 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

History of Pendleton (Highland Co.), by Morton, indicate Mary as wife. First
public document found by Amanda Crawford Arbogast Forbes on wife of Michael is
a deed in 1791 from Michael and Elizabeth to one of his sons. Elizabeth's
signature appears on deed, documents, etc.

MILITARY: Accepted by DAR as Revolutionary War veteran, Yorktown Campaign,
1781. Capt. Peter Hull's Company of Cavalry. AAF's DAR Nat'l.#-484839.

See Deed Book 19, page 267, 130 acres on head of South Branch of Potowmackpatented to Michael Arbocust, undated, but adjacent entries indicate the year
was 1773; Augusta Co., VA. Also Deed Book 23, page 90, 17 Aug 1779, conveying
property to Michael Armingcost. This area is now Blue Grass, Highland Co., VA.
This information from, Records of Augusta Co., VA, Vol.III, by Chalkley, p.
531, 560. Page 195, citing Will Book VI, records appraisment of the estate of
Barnet Lance by Peter Hull, Jno. Gum, Sr. and Michael Armengash, 20 Sep 1791.
In other books, Michael's sons married into the Hull and Gum families, so they
were probably neighbors.

Only Mary's given name is on record, her full name has not been proven by documents at this time.

Notes:

Married:
No actual marriage record has, as of yet, been found for Michael and Mary. And as of yet only Mary's given name has been documented.