John McCutchen, immigrant from Scotland, possibly through
Ulster, Ireland, is listed in the Virginia Historical Magazine as
being a member of Captain Wilson's 7th Company, Virginia Militia,
as well as being mentioned many times in Chalkey's Annals of
Augusta County, Virginia. The militia record shows John, James,
Robert, and William McCutchen as members of Captain Wilson's
Company in 1742. Land was being surveyed, according to the record
as early as 1738.
On February 28, 1749, John McCutchen is listed as transferring
property to James McCutchen, David Cunningham's corner is
mentioned, as well as David Campbell's line, and the widow Cook's
line. Patrick Cunningham's line is mentioned and William
McCutchen testified. It is also listed on the same date that
William Beverly was selling to David Cunningham 226 acres in
Beverly Manor, land formerly belonging to John McCutchen, which
has since been divided between him and his sons. The property
extended to James McCutchen's line, one of John's sons.
Many times John is shown as having property, or else transferring
it to other McCutchens. This causes those doing research to
believe that John had sons James, Robert, William, and Samuel,
and perhaps others.
In 1755 a record is shown that John McCutchen was killed from a
tree falling on him. The court records from 1755, 1756, 1757,
show Patrick Martin, acting coroner, declaring death of John
McCutchen was accidental due to a tree falling on him. Among
those testifying were James McCutchen, Samuel McCutchen, William
Berry, David Humphrey, William Fulton, and Robert Campbell.
(from The McCutchen Trace by H. Smith, copyright applied for 1964)