Anne gordon historical records and family trees myheritage. The records of the families of which the book treats have been arranged in a series of. Men and events of the revolution in winchester and frederick county, virginia. Aside from augusta county, most of the early virginia territory became west virginia. Immigrants from england 1800 1900 queens university. Hill, warwickshire, upham house in upham, hampshire, and brockenhurst house in. Map, available online, 1850 to 1859, virginia library of. Jacob reed lived along the south fork branch river above present day moorefield. Josephmichel montgolfier, co inventor of the hot air balloon, 17401810. West virginia estate settlements includes randolph county source. They descended from english colonists who primarily settled at jamestown, williamsburg, the northern neck and along the james river and other navigable waters in virginia during the 17th century. Wilson cary nicholas, 31 january 1761 10 october 1820, officer of the virginia militia during the american revolutionary war, u. Slavery and the british country house historic england. William lenoir 17511839, american revolutionary war officer and prominent statesman, he was the largest slaveholder in the history of wilkes county, north carolina.
Lying just to the west of the great valley of virginia, hampshire county, west virginia has a rich and varied history. Descendants of isaac anderson robert anderson from ireland to botetourt county, virginia ancestor of joseph reid anderson, managing engineer of the tredegar iron works, which produced the artillery for the south in the civil war. Hampshire countys population was over 14,000 in the 1850s. Crawford 01 jan 1766 buffalo gap, augusta county, virginia 02 mar 1830 managed by theresia kennedy alexander craighead crawford 16 dec 1780 mecklenburg, north carolina, usa 29 aug 1851 managed by terry winchester. Prominent families of new york connecticut general assembly. Cheshire county, new hampshire, united states 12 apr 1883 managed by claudia breland last edited 25 oct 2017. Several thousand hurons occupied present day west virginia during the late.
List of soldiers by unit legion of the united states capt. Family history states the marriage took place in hardy county, and that mary was born in hardy county c 1777. In the autumn of 1792 he was married to mary ann petty, daughter of joseph and mary ann petty, of the same district in hampshire county. New hampshire marriages, 17201920 new hampshire marriage records new hampshire marriage records new hampshire marriage project usgenweb merrimack co. West virginia vital research records marriage records search. Berkeley was the most populous county, with 19,7 people. The county lies in both west virginia s eastern panhandle and potomac. Guide to hampshire county, west virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census.
A bibliography of african american family history newberry library. Research new hampshire genealogy and history at searchroots. Lydia field short nov 1776 rowan county, north carolina, usa oct 1850 managed by lisa french. Both of the tracts were located in what was hampshire county, virginia but is now grant county, west virginia and hardy county west virginia.
Guide to augusta county, virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy. The reed family history 01800 by user june 25, 1999 at 10. Daybook from trading post near lewisburg, greenbrier co, va, 17711772. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 united states federal census, the seventh census of the united states. Jeremiah reid of timber ridge, hampshire county, virginia and some. Indexed data and browse are available for the following. Accomack county, commissioner of revenue, personal property tax book, ca.
Entered according to act of congress, the 31st day of october 1827 by w. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, west virginia library. A service provided by the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. Romney classical institute was a 19thcentury coeducational collegiate preparatory school in romney, virginia presentday west virginia, between 1846 and shortly after 1866. Ferguson caldwell his copy book his cypher in book son of wm caldwell. The ranger service in the upper valley of the connecticut, and the most northerly regiment of the new hampshire militia in the period of the revolution. In 1850, the virginia house of delegates amended the act. Certified copies of these records are available only from the issuing county or the west virginia vital registration office. Letter, 11 july 1861, from james of fairfax county, virginia, to his sister puss announcing the arrival of a new son. English heritage coorganised with the university of the west of england and. Jeremiah hand was born in nj c 1772, but a book the history of green county illinois 1879 states jeremiah was reared in hardy county, virginia. Within two or three years he went to bourbon county, kentucky, with his wife and one small son, adam.
York, of the present day as well as of the preceding generations, extending. Manuscript collections west virginia department of arts, culture. In 1753, jones relocated from kernstown in frederick county to his estate bogota in augusta county present day rockingham county. Wyoming county, west virginia genealogy familysearch. Marriage records index collection, 17191898 bulk search the database. In 1784 a series of conventions were held with some arguing for the redistribution of land, some wanting to stay with the status quo, and some even wanting to secede from the u. Map of greenbrier county, west virginia shows administrative boundaries and the names of some residents.
In 1753, jones relocated from kernstown in frederick county to his estate bogota in augusta county present day rockingham county near port republic. Current hardy county queries west virginia genealogy. First families of virginia ffv were those families in colonial virginia who were socially prominent and wealthy, but not necessarily the earliest settlers. This is a list of plantations andor plantation houses in the u. Jan 29, 2020 search this free database of records some original and some transcribed of federal land donated to the state for sale, with patents issued by the state of missouri, including township school land, 1820 1900, seminary and saline land, 1820 1825, swamp land, 1850 1945, and 500,000 acre grant, 1843 1951. His wife was mary polly armstrong born abt 1796 in greene cnty, tennessee and died 1849. Name index and images of slave schedules listing slave owners and only age, gender and color data of the slaves in cesus states or territories in 1850. Guide to the cataloged collections in the manuscript. Isaac anderson, of rockbridge county, virginia who arrived in virginia about 1741. John reade 06 jul 1812 west unity, cheshire county, new hampshire, united states 12 apr 1883 managed by claudia breland last edited 25 oct 2017 phebe reade stoddard 25 nov 1740 lyme, new london, connecticut 1785 managed by christina stoddard last edited 23 oct 2017. Solomon welton and abel randall, fairfax grant to john reed photocopies, 17531772. I recently purchased a copy of a book entitled, pioneers of old frederick county, virginia by cecil odell. However, the counties of grant, mineral, mingo, lincoln, and summers were formed after 1860.
County courthouses hold records created by the clerks since the counties were formed. Early settlers of augusta county, virginia genealogy. This collection comprises two ledgers and a daybook of the m. The revolutionary years, 17761781, in old frederick county, virginia. Samuel davis born loudoun cnty, virginia,april 27, 1795 and died abt 1850 in bradley county, tennessee. The county was created by the virginia general assembly in 1754, from parts of frederick and augusta counties and is the states oldest county. Mary hitchcock hoar 05 oct 1743 brimfield, hampshire county, massachusetts bay colony 11 oct 1820 charles lewis hitchcock 09 aug 1918 watseka, iroquois, illinois, united states 03 oct 1985 thomas richard hitchcock 30 may 1851 02 oct 1927 managed by anonymous anonymous. Many other counties were formed from that time until 1860, including webster county, which was the last in that group. The official enumeration day of the 1850 census was 1 june 1850. Annals of augusta county, virginia, from 1726 to 1871 by joseph addison waddell these were the first few families that made up the first influx of primarily irish settlers seeking prosperity in early orange and augusta county, virginia. Section 2 consists of records, 1836 1850, of the estate of harriet. Guide to african american manuscripts virginia museum of history.
A guide to the manuscript collections of the virginia historical society. Hampshire county was created by the virginia general assembly on may 1st, 1754. Gunmakers of hampshire county historic hampshire county. I found this in a book titled the reed family 17101981 by bonnie cox sellers at the salt lake city archives. Jones was again elected to represent frederick county in the house of burgesses in 1752, but resigned the following to serve as the coroner of fairfax county. Census takers recorded many details including each persons name, age as of the census day, sex, color. Darkened, torn and losses along foldlined, mounted on cloth. Virginia irene baldwin murph 22 feb 1848 macon county, georgia, usa 20 sep 1901 last edited 3 apr 2021 daphne alma baldwin 26 sep 1892 bundarra, nsw, australia 1971 henrietta baldwin nellis 29 jun 1814 new york, united states 17 jul 1857 managed by richard hayes. Richard bland lee 17611827, american politician, he inherited a virginia plantation and 29 slaves in 1787. United states census slave schedule, 1850 familysearch. Hampshire county,west virginia will abstracts or genealogy trails.
County in 1782, covers parts of present day counties of montgomery, bath. All questions asked were supposed to refer to that date. Apr 10, 2014 the south branch of the potomac in hampshire county, va. I have been searching for the parents of my 3rd great grand parents. By 1850, there were a total of thirtyone states in the union, with florida, texas, iowa, wisconsin, and california being the latest editions. West virginia counties hampshire county, west virginia was formed in 1754. Purgitsville, hampshire county general store account, 18921893.
Hampshire county, west virginia genealogy familysearch. Welcome to the official site of hampshire county, west virginia. Probably one of the first gunmakers was jacob reed. Kentucky was originally part of virginia, but there was a lot of dissent as to what kentuckys fate should be. By 1790, when the first national census was taken, hampshire county had 7,346 residents, making it the second most populous county in the present state of west virginia at that time. A map of the state of virginia, reduced from the nine sheet map of the state in conformity to law relief shown by hachures. War of 1812 discharge certificates updated february 22, 2005 war of 1812 discharge certificates appendix i. John edward field 1911 leongatha, victoria, australia. United states census slave schedule, 1850 randolph county source. Bland county, virginia, pleas, board of military exemption minutes and board of supervisors minute book, 18611896 bulk 18701896, document specific types of records as noted related to county court orders such as the appointments of various constitutional officers of the county and exemption board rulings, 18621863, related to. The 1850 federal census revealed that the towns population had gown. Oral oaks and the number of slaves and days involved in building a slave. James wald is associate professor of history at hampshire college, w.
Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, west virginia. John provided supplies for the revolutionary war in hampshire co. Anne reade pate abt 1688 york county, virginia colony 05 may 1739 managed by richard ragland last edited 3 jan 2021. This book grew out of a conference on slavery and the british country. The tracts were also located very near what is called the south branch manor. African american family histories and related works in the library. Alabama, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, florida, georgia, kentucky, louisiana, maryland. Once home to numerous tribes of prehistoric native americans, the area was nearly empty and used only for a seasonal hunting ground when the white man first arrived. David field 11 apr 1764 hatfield, hampshire county, massachusetts.
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