Jacob Van Lear

1789 - 1876

• Born	8 Oct 1789	Augusta Co, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Nov 1876	Augusta Co, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I2096	Clarkson
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Jacob Van Lear,   b. Abt 1745, Augusta Co, Virginia, USA ,   d. Jun 1822, Augusta Co, Virginia, USA
  Mother	Jane [Unknown],   b. Abt 1750, Augusta Co, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1785	Augusta Co, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F743	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jane Tate,   b. Abt 1791, Augusta Co, Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1857, Augusta Co, Virginia, USA
  Married	27 Jan 1813	Augusta Co, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. James Pinkney Van Lear,   b. 24 Dec 1824, Augusta Co, Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Jun 1901, Augusta Co, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F796	Group Sheet

  
  

• Histories

  Robinson and Van Lear - Three Letters James Robinson was probably born between 1770 - 1780 in Virginia. At this point very little is known about him, but he is very important to my Robinson and Van Lear story! All that I know about this James Robinson comes from several letters that were exchanged between him and Jacob Van Lear of Augusta county Virginia.

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Vanlear married Jane B Tate; 27 Jan 1813; Augusta, Virginia 1830 Census of Augusta County Virginia, Southern District Jacob Vanlear; one male under age 5, one male age 5-10, two males age 10-15, one male age 15-20, one male age 40-50 (born 1780-1790), one female under age 5, one female age 20-30, one female age 30-40, two females age 70-80 1850 Census of Augusta County Virginia Jacob Vanlear; 60 (1790) Virginia Jane Vanlear; 58 (1792) Virginia William Vanlear; 28 (1822) Virginia Mary Vanlear; 23 (1827) Virginia Evaline Vanlear; 19 (1831) Virginia A Guide to the Jacob Van Lear Papers 1812-1832; 12 family letters; held at the Library of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Description: This collection consists of twelve letters and two accounts of Jacob Van Lear, Jr. and his wife Jane Van Lear (one letter is to Jacob Van Lear, Sr.) of Christian's Creek, Augusta County, Virginia, 1812-1832. The most frequent correspondent is William and Anne [Mc]Kee, Knox County, Kentucky, son-in-law and daughter of Jacob Van Lear, Sr., and brother-in-law and sister to Jacob Van Lear, Jr.. They write concerning family news and progress with their farm (1812 May 3, 1815 Nov 26 & 1820 May 6), the misuse of opium by a kinsman (1826 Nov 18), and the birth of a girl to their daughter, Margaret Jane (1829 Oct 19). Other correspondents include J.B. Christian concerning an argument over a girl (1820 Jun 27); James Tate concerning business (1821 Dec 16); D.L.F. Ewin [Ewing] to her sister, Jane B. Van Lear regarding family news . . her new home in Lexington (1823 Jan 13); William Gilkeson specifying the terms of hiring out his slave Nancy to Jacob Van Lear . . ; John Tate writes of the difficult childbirth of her daughter, Sarah W. Scott, and the death of her child, his boat building and his plans to travel to Virginia in order to purchase some slaves for members of his family (1824 Feb 27); and J. Moffett and C.P. Tate relate news of family and friends . . (1832 Dec 18). [pam garrett's comment] I located the miscellaneous note below on James P Van Lear several years ago. What might be the relationship to the note that follows on James Tate?? Did James P Van Lear and James Tate travel together to California? Yes, I have located obituary for James Pinkney Van Lear, dated 21 June 1901, which indicates that James Van Lear travelled with his uncle, James Tate to California. James P. Van Lear Letter: Clinton Co., Mo., to Jacob Van Lear, Barterbook, Augusta Co., Va; 1849 - Describes journey from Virginia to California to near St. Joseph, Mo. detailing traveling by wagon train to the gold fields of California. Query: Janet Starcevich; February 11, 1999; I have a transcription of a letter written by James Tate about his experience traveling with a wagon train from Fulton, MO to Califiornia during the Gold Rush. Is any one searching his line?; Reply: Russell Reed; May 15, 2012; He is my great, great, great grandfather. I have quite a bit of information on him. From a Staunton paper of 1856, we read that Col. McCue was a Delegate to the State Convention. The next year (1857) he came with his family and a dozen slaves, to Missouri. Mr. Jacob Van Lear and his son, James, accompanied the party. Because of the feeling existing between the slave and non-slave States, it was necessary to travel south of the Mason and Dixon Line, which made the journey more tedious and trying. The party safely reached Callaway county with all their slaves, wagons and teams, that fall, stopping the first winter with Col. Isaac Tate (grandson of Capt. Jas. Tate of the Revolution). Col. McCue intended to locate in the south-western section of Missouri, but was so favorably impressed with the people, the land and the climate that he settled near the Old Auxvasse church in Callaway, which church he united with in 1859, was soon elected ruling elder and continued in this office until his death which occurred in 1885. [source] The McCues of the Old Dominion. . ; John McCue, 1912. Staunton Spectator, December 2, 1857 Died Jane B. Van Lear, 67, died on 11/21/1857 at Christian's Creek. Wife of Jacob Van Lear. John Tate was born about 1748 Augusta county Virginia; married Jane Lake and Jane Steele. "His sons went west at an early day; his daughters married. respectively, the Rev. John D. Ewing, Jacob Van Lester, Samuel Finley and John Moffett." [source not noted] John Tate's will-To wife and children, whole estate to be kept together for their benefit. Executors, wife Jinney, friends Robert Tate, Samuel Finley, Isaac Tate. Teste: John Tate, M; James Henry, Wm. Fulton, Geo. Berry. Proved, 27th December, 1802. Kinney, Robert, and Sam. qualify; page 252; 18 April 1801. [source] Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol 3, Lyman Chalkley, 1912. A proposed picture of the Tate family: John Tate (1749-1802), married Jane Steele 1. John Tate m Betsy McClanahan 27 Feb 1784 2. Isaac Tate to KY aft 1800 3. Mary/Polly Tate (1791-1829) m Samuel Finley 4. Nancy Tate m Adam McClesney 5. Ellen Tate m John Finley 6. Drucilla Tate m Rev. John D. Ewing 7. Jane Tate m Jacob Van Lear 8. Elizabeth Tate m John Moffett 9. Clarinda Tate unm Finley vs. Tate - O.S. 280; N.S. 99 - Bill by Samuel Finley and Mary, his wife, daughter of John Tate, who died December, 1802, testate. John's son, Isaac, removed to Kentucky. John at death left following children, viz: Oratrix Mary (married at that time), Nancy also married then to Adam McChesney, Ellen, Drusilla, Jane, Elizabeth, Clorinda, one other daughter and two sons, all since dead under age, unmarried and intestate. Nancy McChesney died soon after her father, leaving an only child, Jane Eliza McChesney. Her husband, Adam McChesney, has also died, leaving Jane Eliza his only heir and infant. Ellen is now wife of John Finley of North Carolina. Drusilla has married John D. Ewin of Rockbridge. Jane has married Jacob Vanlear of Augusta. Elizabeth and Clorinda are unmarried (latter is infant); page 212. (no date given in abstract) [source] Abstracts from Lyman Chalkley, related to Samuel Finley. Abraham Belew's will-To wife, Ann; to Jenny Tate, daughter to John Tate; to David Fulwider, son to John Fulwider. Executors, John Tate and John Fulwider. Teste: C. Berry, Thos. Burns, George Fullwider. Presented 26th January, 1801, and proved by Berry and Burns. Recording is contested and continued to next Court. And at February Court, 1801, objection is withdrawn and ordered recorded. John Tate qualifies; Page 96; 19 Aug 1797. [source] Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol 3, Lyman Chalkley, 1912. Notes for Jacob Van Lear; compiled by Pamela Hutchison Garrett, 2015; for Family Stories at pamgarrett.com.