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Mr. Martin bought the place where he now lives in 1874, of Hosea Metheny.
ALCINUS FINTON McMILLEN.
The McMillens, or McMillans, as it should be spelled to denote the right descent from Scotch-Irish parentage, were among the early pioneers of Preston county. Robert McMillen, a soldier of the Revolu-
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tionary War, arrived about 1790, and patented 500 acres on the river hill near Friendship schoolhouse, in Valley. His cabin stood near the house of William H. Everly. A letter from Robert M. McMillen gives full particulars. He says: "My father, Robert Asbury McMillen, was born at Masontown, Preston county, West Virginia, October 24, 1824, and died at same place October 24, 1874. He was married to Nancy Hartley at Masontown, West Virginia, November 16, 1849. My mother was born at Masontown, West Virginia, December 23, 1826, and died at the same place, October 9, 1901. Their children, five boys and two girls, were: Newton W. McMillen, born August 24, 1850; Alcinus F., born December 4, 1853; Edward W., born November 20, 1856; John L., born August 25, 1859; Robert M., born June 26, 1862; Charlotte Jane, born July 6, 1864; and Emily Bell, born February 16, 1870.
"My father and mother were consistent members of the Methodist church. My father was a farmer, and was of Scotch-Irish descent. His grandfather, Robert McMillen, came with his father from Ireland to this country when the former was but a child. They settled in West- moreland county, Pennsylvania. This ancestor, Robert McMillen (properly spelled McMillan), fought in the Revolutionary War. His wife, after his death, received a pension for said services. He was one of the first settlers in Preston county. He settled and lived and was buried on what is known as the Everly farm, three and a half miles northeast of Masontown, West Virginia.
"My mother's father was Edward Hartley, an Englishman. He was for many years the miller at Masontown, West Virginia, and was buried at that place.
"My grandfather, William McMillen, youngest son of Robert, mar- ried Sarah Cobun, and settled on the McMillen farm, one mile north of Masontown, where he reared a family and died about fifty years of age."
Robert Asbury McMillen was reared and died on the above men- tioned McMillen farm, now owned by N. W. and A. F. McMillen. He helped to found and foster the church and other substantial institutions in the district and county.
Alcinus Finton McMillen was born at Masontown, West Virginia, December 3, 1853. His education was obtained in the free schools of Masontown and was supplemented by a course of careful training in the State Normal School of Fairmont. Thus equipped, and beginning when twenty years old, Mr. McMillen taught twelve years in the public
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schools, at Masontown, Reedsville, Kingwood, Rowlesburg, and other places. At the age of thirty-two years he took up the occupation of engineering and surveying. In this profession his work became some- what extensive. He not only surveyed large blocks of coal and timber lands in Preston and adjoining counties, but also made trips to Vir- ginia, Tennessee and North Carolina to survey for parties in this county who had timber lands in other states. In all he was a surveyor of lands for Preston county sixteen years and was the first county road sur- veyor, from 1909 to 1911.
March 22, 1887, Mr. McMillen was married to Christie Guseman, of near Reedsville, West Virginia. She was born April 29, 1859, near Dellslow, in Mononfalia county. Her father, John W. Guseman, was a descendant of Abraham Guseman, a German emigrant to Baltimore in 1776. John W. Guseman was married to Miss Carrie Snider, daughter of John Snider, of Monongalia county.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. McMillen are as follows : Herbert, born December 25, 1887; Mabel, October 16, 1889; Harry, August 18, 1892; Frank Vincent, January 14, 1899.
Herbert is a graduate of West Liberty Normal School and is now a student of West Virginia Univers'ty at Morgantown. Mabel is a graduate of West Liberty Normal School also, and is now a teacher in the Moundsville public schools. Harry is a student at Fairmont Normal School, and Frank Vincent is in the public schools of Mason- town.
Mr. McMillen and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is and has been class leader for a number of years.
GEORGE WASHINGTON HARVEY.
Everywhere honest and trustworthy officials loom up into history, and the record made by these men saves politics from the bad name de- signing politicians are giving it. It is with pleasure the people of Pres- ton County refer to the public service of George Washington Harvey. His public record is without a blotch, and his career as a man reflects honor on his name. He was born April 24, 1853, and raised a farmer. He received a common school education and made good use of it, during the twelve years he served as Deputy Sheriff of Preston County. Mor- ally, he bears a trustworthy name. He is a man much thought of because
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of the integrity of his character, the kindliness of his nature, and the many favors his position as a public servant afforded for helping others. It is recorded of Mr. Harvey, that to save others from the rigors of the law, he bore with them patiently until he saved them financially, a trait of character which brought him many votes during the campaign made by him in 1912, when a candidate for Sheriff of Preston County. As a member of the K. of P. Lodge and as a member of the M. E. Church, he also stands high.
Mr. Harvey's father, Jonathan Harvey, was born November 9, 1830; Annamelia (Paugh) Harvey, his wife, was born March 4, 1831. They were married March 10, 1849. To this union were born six children, as follows :- Sarah Ann, December 6, 1849, who died when about nine months old; George Washington ; Mary Martha, August 30, 1856; Hes- ter Ann, June 4, 1857; Benjamin Franklin, May 23, 1860; Lillie Maud, March II, 1863.
Jonathan Harvey was a farmer. He died February 20, 1863. Ben- jamin Franklin died March 18, 1863. Jonathan was a son of William and Elizabeth (Wilson) Harvey. His wife, Annamelia Paugh, was a daughter of Philip Henry and Sarah (White) Paugh.
Mary Martha Harvey was married to Erasmus Ashby. Their chil- dren are: Carmen, Ollie and Oren. Hester Ann Harvey married Alpheus Simpson. Their children are Arnem and Carmen.
George Washington Harvey was married to Rosalie Ridenour, De- cember 15, 1878. They had seventeen children: (1) Olam Love, born January 23, 1880; (2) Adus, deceased, born March 16, 1881 ; (3) Mollie Pearl, April 20, 1882 ; (4) Earl Gay, December 22, 1883; (5) Olive Nena, June 15, 1886; (6) Clida Maud, July 27, 1887; (7) Gussie Agnes, August 9, 1889; (8) Anna Evalina, January 19, 1891 ; (9) Olga Claudine, March 3, 1892; (10) Lottie, August 13, 1893; (11) Franklin, August 4, 1895; (12) George Dewey, July 15, 1898; (13) Willie, January 6, 1900; (14) Wilma, January 6, 1900; (15) Sadie Madaline, June 18, 1901 ; (16) Nellie May, March 23, 1903; (7) Juanita Ewanhill, September, 1904.
Deaths :- Clida Maude Harvey, died February 18, 1888, aged six months and twenty-one days. Lottle died January 22, 1894, aged five months and ten days. Franklin died, March 25, 1896, aged seven months and twenty-one days.
Rosalie (Ridenour) Harvey was born, February 23, 1860. She was the daughter of Martin and Mariah (Reed) Ridenour. who were married February 27, 1855. He was born February 24, 1837, and she was born
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August 10, 1839. Their children are John Wesley, born December II, 1855; Mary Martha, November 24, 1857; Rosalie, February 23, 1860; Sarah Elizabeth, August 24, 1862, died February, 1864; Laura Anı, March 17, 1864; Silva May, August 25, 1866; Nine Christian, February 12, 1869; Isabella, April 20, 1871; Olive, June 23, 1873; Cora Virginia, October 20, 1875; Thomas Martin, January 21, 1878; Minnia Adis, Oc- tober 8, 1881, died December 6, 1906.
Martin Ridenour was born in Preston County a few miles froin Kingwood, and his wife Mariah was born near Fellowsville, where they now live.
WILLIAM WALTER HANEY.
Matthew Haney was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1824, and came to Preston county about 1844, as manager of the Black Furnace, for William Hagans. Afterwards he became manager of Muddy Creek Furnace for George Hartman, at Irondale, and Glades- ville Furnaces for the Oliphant, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. His wife was Eliza, daughter of Jacob Murray, formerly of Westmoreland county, later of West Virginia. They were of German descent, but called Pennsylvania Dutch. He died in 1880. Their children were: Sarah C., now of Eldorado, Kansas. She was born in 1848. Alfred T., of Woodlawn, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, born in 1850. W. W., of Kingwood. Sanford, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Frantz, of Tunnelton. She was born in 1863.
Mr. William Walter Haney was born in Grant district, Preston county, in 1854, and where he was educated in the public schools. His mother died when he was but thirteen years of age, and from that time he was thrown upon his own resources. He began railroading in 1877, as a locomotive engineer, and has been filling that position during the past thirty-five years. Always careful and ever watchful of those under his charge, he has, to the satisfaction of the people of Kingwood and vicinity, been engineer on the Northern Railroad for many years. He is identified socially with the people in the county as a consistent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also as a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has been a staunch Republican all his life, but no office seeker. His
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wife was Evaline Snyder, from Monongalia county, where she was born in 1856. She was a daughter of Caleb Snyder, a farmer, who was born in 1823, and died in 1896. Her mother was Sarah Bunner, born in 1825, and died in 1860. The names of her sisters: Catherine, Elizabeth, Evaline and Sarah. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Haney were married at Iron- town, Taylor county, West Virginia, in 1879. Their children are as follows: Earl Browning, the popular tailor, of Kingwood; Elizabeth Virginia and her sister, Mary Frances, nurses in the hospital at Union- town, Pennsylvania; Bert Walter, a tailor also; George Allen and Gilbert Edwin, who are in school.
Mr. Haney came to Kingwood in 1895 and has been an engineer for the Northern Railroad since that time. He bought a lot and built his residence in 1905.
ROBERT S. HOLLIS.
Robert S. Hollis, a broad-minded, liberal Prestonian, was brought to this country in his cradle about ten years before the Civil War. His early life was one of struggle and bitter experience. He was the son of James J. Hollis, a school teacher and jeweler, both the trade and the profession being in that day not what it is now. Nevertheless, the trade furnished some means of support in the summer time, and during the winter teaching school became the avocation for a few months dur- ing each year, and in this way the family eked out an existence.
Thomas Hollis, the grandfather, came from England during the latter part of the last century and located at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where James J. was born in 1802. Here the son was educated and learned his trade, and then married. His first wife was a Miss Hamil- ton, and by her he had two sons: George Washington and James. His second wife was Elizabeth Paschall, and to this union five children were born, namely: (1) Sarah Catherine, who married James Knotts; (2) Mary Ellen, who married Leonard M. Deakins; (3) Emily Susan, who married R. S. Davis; (4) Isaac P., who married the widow Adams and moved to Miami county, Ohio; (5) R. S., who was born September 4, 1850, and brought to Preston when but three months old.
James J. Hollis, the father, was an industrious man, but never be- came wealthy. Circumstances necessitated several removals in his life-
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time, he coming to Cheat Bridge, Preston county, from Springfield, West Virginia, where Robert, the subject of this sketch, was born. He had moved first to Martinsburg, West Virginia, where he married his second wife, then he went to Winchester, Virginia, from which place he moved to Hampshire county before coming here.
R. S. Hollis lost his mother when but six years old, and for six years thereafter his lot was a hard one. Finally his father took him West, and what education he got he obtained from the public schools of Darke county, Ohio. When twelve years of age he entered into the employ of Brandon & English, large lumber and real estate dealers, and in this connection a ray of sunshine entered into the boy's life which brightened up the way for him during the rest of his days. He became one of the most trusted employees of this firm, and his connec- tion with them was a profitable one. When but fourteen years of age he was put in charge of a corps of workers, and not infrequently he would be given an oversight of forty or more men. From this time forward everything changed for the better.
When but eighteen years old, in 1869, Mr. Hollis came to Rowles- burg, where he was employed for a short time by the Rowlesburg Lumber & Iron Company, but in the month of September of that same year he began railroading, and for thirty-five years thereafter, with the exception of three months, he continued in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. First he was a brakesman, but after a service in that capacity twenty-two months, he was made conductor, and this position he held six years. From 1878 to 1880 he was a fire- man, then for twenty-three years thereafter, or until 1903, he was an engineer.
December 31, 1872, Mr. Hollis married Eunice M. Funk, daughter of Jonathan and Eliza Funk, of Rowlesburg. From 1873 to 1879 he lived at Newburg, then returned to Rowlesburg, where he has con- tinued to reside ever since.
In 1901 Mr. Hollis purchased the store of T. W. Nine, merchant, of Rowlesburg, and this was the beginning of his large mercantile in- terests, begun two years before he quit railroading. April 30, 1908, the original store was burned and the present large, commodious structure was erected. From the beginning the business prospered, and much realty from time to time was added to the estate. The good manage- ment and prosperous success is largely due to Harry and Milton Hollis, general managers of the store.
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Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hollis, namely : (1) Carrie, wife of C. Dawson, undertaker, who was born November 25, 1873; (2) Harry R., born January 2, 1878, and general manager of the store; (3) Elmer Eugene, deceased, born July 30, 1882, died No- vember 18, 1892; (4) Milton Ross, born September 6, 1886.
In politics Mr. Hollis is a staunch Republican. In 1892 he ran for sheriff of Preston county, but was defeated by thirteen votes. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and a Past Grand. In 1896 and 1897 he represented the Solomon Grand Lodge of U. S. A.
The social and financial standing of Mr. Hollis is above par; com- - ment is unnecessary.
FLEMEN C. BARNES.
For the history of the pioneers of this family see the sketch of J. P. Barnes. F. C. Barnes was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1883. When about six years old he was brought to Preston county and lived two or three years with his aunt, Sarah A. Barnes, and was then taken into the family of Samuel A. Boger, where he re- mained until of age, receiving in the meantime a common school educa- tion and the tdvantages of an excellent home.
Mr. Barnes began teaching school when twenty-one years of age. He was a successful teacher and taught eight successive winters. He was reared a farmer, however, and his attentions were naturally directed to that line of work and he is now known as one of the successful farmers of the county. The farm on which he and his family reside was bought of William Glover in 1880. It is a large farm, is very fertile, and yields good crops annually. The new home was built in 1899,, and the barn a year later.
Mr. Barnes was married to Alcinda Guthrie, April 20, 1862. (See history of the Guthrie family.) Their children are as fallows: (I) Lovina C., born March 23, 1863. She is the wife of Noah Thomas. (See sketch of 'Thomas family.) (2) Barbara Ella, who became the wife of Ira Thomas. She was born July 16, 1866. (3) James M., born February 9, 1869. He married Cora I. Ditmore, January 20, 1904. They have three children : Evelyn V., born December 16, 1904; Mildred Grace, born November 14, 1909; Mabel May, born August 22, 1912. (4) Harrison F., born December 17, 1871. He married Jennie Meyers, June
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17, 1900, and they live on the old Crawford farm. Their children are : Hugh Essell, born October 5, 19 __; Ethel L., born July 2, 1904; Glenn W., born December 24, 1906; John W., born January 13, 1908. (5) Rosa May, born September 2, 1877. She was a school teacher. On May 17, 1906, she married Samuel Guthrie, now a prosperous merchant at Hazelton. No issue. (6) Dora, born August 6, 1880. She has remained at home. (7) Pearlie Grace, born April 24, 1886. On June 30, 191I, she married Walter Frazee, a merchant of Terra Alta. They have one child, James Blaine.
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Addenda to Volume Two.
ECKERLIN. By O. F. Morton.
It appears to have been Immanuel Eckerlin who was murdered on Dunkard Bottom about 1755.
GERMAN IMMIGRANTS.
With date of arrival at Philadelphia. Some of these may be ancestors to Preston families. P. stands for Palatinate province, on the river Rhine, and W. for Wurtemburg. When two or more of the same name are mentioned, they arrived in the same vessel. In the case of such names as Cress, Dill, Miller, Smith, Wetzel, and Wolff, there were arrivals in various years and identification would be very uncertain. The names in the list below are spelled as in the original registry.
Albrecht, Jacob - 1732 - P.
Bauer, Joh. Martin - 1732 - P.
Boger, Martin - 1731 - P.
Courpenning, Hendrick - 1751.
Eberli, Heinrich - 1727.
Ewig (Evick), Christian - 1737 - P.
Frankhauser, Johannes - 1728 - P.
Frantz, Michael - 1727.
Feder, Michael - 1731 - P.
Fortney, David - 1739 - P. - Huguenot ancestry.
Gabel, Johannes - 1754. Heilman, Martin - 1732 - P.
Lambrecht, Antonius - 1751. Lantz, Jacob - 1738 - P. Laub, Georg - 1739 - P. Lebegood, Jacob and Ulrich - 1732 - P. Leininger, Johan Jacob - 1750. Mast, Jacob - 1727.
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Marsteller, Friederich - 1729 - P. Mosser, Johan Adam - 1728 - P. Minier, Christian and Hans Georg - 1732 - P. Mineehr, Simon - 1737 - P. Nicola, Ludwig - 1738 - P. Ramsburger, Jacob - 1754 - W. Regelman, Martin - 1741 - P. Ringer, Johan Jacob - 1743.
Reittenaur, Johannes, Sr. and Jr. - 1739 - P.
Stempel, Jacob and Nicholas - 1732 - P.
Stembell, Johan Peter - 1737 - P. Slabach, Johannes and Joh. Henry - 1732 - P.
Spiker, Ulrich - 1737 - P.
Siesler, John Peter and John Lenhart - 1741 - P.
Vogelgesang, Johan Nickell - 1750.
Weyl, Johan Jacob - 1736 - P. Wotring, Abraham - 1732 - P.
Yeist, Philip - 1741 - P.
PRESTONIANS OF 1785.
Taken from the original lists of residents having taxable personalty. Names are spelled as found.
THOMAS BUTLER'S RETURN.
Butler, Thomas
Garvis, Solomon Grayham, John
Butler, Joseph
Herrington, Abijah
Chips, Thomas Coonts, Jacob
Horton, Ezera
Creacroft, Samuel
Jones, Ezekiel
Cox, Philip Cox, John
Kirkpatrick, Andrew
Daskins, Daniel
Kirkpatrick, William Lemons, George Lewis, Henry
Dougherty, William
London, Bartholomew
Dougherty, John Drake, James
Metheny, James
Moore, Enoch
Ellis, Phillip Garvis, William
Morgan, James
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Morgan, Hugh Morgan, William Powell, Richard
Ramsay, Andrew (2 tithables)
Roberts, Amos
Simpson,Jeremiah - had one slave under 16
Taylor, Wildey
Thompson, Garvis Woolf, Jacob
THOMAS CHENEY'S RETURN.
Adams, James
McCollum, Daniel
Askins, Edward
Morrice, John
Bougher, John
Morrice, Richard L.
Canoday, James
Parker, James
Cheney, Thomas
Robenet, Joseph
Connor, James
Robenet, John
Connor, John, Jr.
Robenet, Samuel
Connor, John, Sr. - 3 tithables
Simms, John
Cooshman, David
Smiley, John
Crist, Lewis
Soverans, Daniel
Donaldson, Charles
Soverans, Joseph
Ellason, Samuel
· Spurgin, James, Jr.
Fraze, David
Spurgin, Samuel
Hall, Henry
Spurgin, Samuel - 2 tithes
Hamey, John
Spurgin, William - 2 tithes
Hoge, Zebulon
Stuart, Joseph
Horton, Elihu
Walleson, Richard
Judey, Martin, Sr.
Ward, Peter
Judey, Martin
Welch, John
Judey, John
Wirl, Samuel
Kelley, John
Wirl, Attewil
Lane, Joseph
Woods, Thomas
McCollum, James - 2 tithables
Worley, Anthony
DANIEL MCCOLLUM'S RETURN
Braden (Brandon), Alexander
Spurgin, James, Sr.
Braden, Jonathan
Spurgin, Jeremiah
Clark, James
Trader, Arthur
Criss, Lewis
Gibson, Thomas
Warner, John - 2 tithables, also one slave Whitlatch, John
Lain, Joseph
Morriss, Morriss
Myers, Joseph - 2 tithables
Myers, Joseph, Jr.
Wilton, Richard Wisely, John Yearnal, Jesse
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SOME PRESTONIANS OF 1803.
From the original personal property list, by Alexander Brandon. His district covered all of Mononga lia east of Cheat, and was more ex- tensive than the East Side of Preston. A figure with hyphen following a name indicates the number of tithables in the household, where the number exceeds one.
Able, Martin
Adams, Thomas
Anderson, Daniel
Carrico, John - 2
Archer, Aaron
Carrico, Peter
Archer, David
Casey, Nicholas
Archer, John
Castile, Jeremiah
Ashby Nathan
Chipps, John
Askins, Reuben
Chisler, Jacob
Ayres, Benjamin
Clark, James, Sr.
Bayles, David
Clark, Samuel
Beaker, George
Clark, Absalom
Beaker, Samuel
Clutter, Samuel
Benson, William
Clyster, Christian
Bentley, William
Collins, Francis
Biggs, William - constable
Collins, Jacob
Bingamon, Alexander
Conn, James
Bishop, Christian - 2 Bishop, John Blatchley, Zopper
Connor, Robert Cook, Peter
Crane, Samuel 2
Boughroughs, James
Cross, Benjamin
Brandon, Jonathan
Cunningham, Arthur
Brannan, John
Cupp, Leonard, Sr.
Briggs, Elisha
Cupp, Leonard, Jr.
Brite, John - 3
Curry, John 2
Brite, Carlisle Brite, William
Curry, Robert
Bucklew, William
Cushman, Isaac 1 -
Butler, Thomas - 3, also I slave Butler, Elijah
Darby, Owen - 2 Davis, Thomas Deardurff, Samuel
Cale, Henry Carree, Christian
Clark, James, Jr.
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Deberry, John Deweye, Samuel
Dewitt, Peter
Domire, Rinehart
Goff, James (2)
Donaldson, James - 2
Doran, Terah - 2
Goff, John Goff, widow
Doran, James
Goodwin, John
Douglass, Niel
Graham, David
Downey, John
Gribble, John - 2
Draper, Jacob
Grove, Nicholas
Dunwoody, James
Elliot, Abraham - 2 Elsey, Nicholas
England, William
Evans, John - nailer
Evans, Enoch Evans, Marget Ervin, Isaac Ervin, James Everley, Peter - 2 Fickle, John
Fickle, Joseph Floyd, Michael Foreman, Robert - 2
Foreman, John Foreman, Samuel
Foreman, Richard Foreman, Joseph Foster, John Fowler, John Foy, John Funkhouzer, Nicholas
Gadd, Elijah Gadd, Thomas Gibson, Thomas Gibson, Robert
Hamilton, James Hamilton, Robert Harris, Abraham
Harris, Jonathan Harris, William
Hardesty, Elijah Harner, Phillip Harrader, John - 2 Harsh, Frederick Hartley, James Hartman, John
Haze, Henry Hazlet, Samuel Hearst, widow Heckart, Peter Hecks, Justus Hendrickson, David
Hendrickson, Simon Henthorn, Henry Henthorn, John Highshoe, Henry - 2 Highshoe, Jacob Hoover, Henry Hoover, John Horton, Ezra - Huggins, James
· Jarret, Benjamin
Glover, Amos
Glover, Benjamin Goff, James (I)
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Jarret, William Jefferys, Dennis
McEntosh, Alexander Mc gill, Adam
Mc grew, Patrick
Mc grew, James Mervin, Samuel Metheny, Nathan - 2
Jenkins, Jonathan
Jenkins, Thomas, Sr.
Metheny, Joseph - 2
Metheny, Moses
Metheny, Ephraim
Jenkins, Mary
Metheny, John
Metheny, James
Metheny, Elias
Metheny, Reuben
Middleton, Benjamin
Mitchener, John
Miller, Henry Mires, John
Montgomery, James
Moore, Archibald
Moore, James
Moore, Joseph
Morton, Samuel - 2
Morton, Benjamin
Moyers, Anne
Neighbors, William - 2 Newhouse, William Nine, Christian Norris, Christian - 2
Osborn, ---- 2 Otto, George J. - 2 Otto, Christopher Parks, Thomas Pasnett, Joseph Patterson, Samuel Penrose. Jesse - 3 Penrose, Abraha m Points, John
Jefferys, Benjamin - 2 Jenkins, Evan
Jenkins, John
Jenkins, Enoch Jenkins, Bartholomew
Jenkins, Margaret Johnston, William - 2 Jones, William Joseph, Uriah
Kelly, John - 3 Kigar, Daniel Kigar, George King, Valentine - 3 King, James
Lapp, John Level, Robert Lewellen, John Lewellen, Hannah Lewellen, Doctor Lewes, Henry - 2 Litchfield, John Little, William
Martin, Daniel Martin, Joseph - 2 Maseen, William - 2 Mason, William - 3 Masther, Stephen McClane, John - 3 McCollum, Daniel McDonald, John, Sr. McDonald. John, Jr.
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Postle, Michael Postle, Samuel - 2 Potter, Russell - 2 Powel, Griffith
Ramsey, John Reames, Tobias Rice, John, Jr. Rice, Shadrach
Ridenour, Jacob - 2
Ridenour, Christian
Rightmire, James
Rightmire, John
Rightmire, Robert
Tannehill, Ninian
Tannehill, Samuel
Taylor, John
Teets, Henry
Tetrick, Jacob
Titchenal, Stephen
Thompson, Robert
Trader, Arthur
Trimley, Benjamin - 2
Turner, Zephaniah
Wlaler, William - 2
Walls, Temperance
Warman, Joshua
Warman, Thomas
Warman, Catharine
Severns, Joseph, Jr. - 2
Severns, Daniel, Sr. Severns, Daniel, Jr.
Severns, Joseph of Daniel
Severns, John Shaver, Adam Smith, Frederick Smith, Jacob Soulard, Gabriel
Spencer, Amos
Spurgen, James
Stafffford, James - ferryman Stafford, John Starten, Andrew J.
Stemple, David Stemple, John
Stemple, Martin
Strahen, William
Summers, John
Sommerville, Alexander
Suyert, Adam
Synes, Henry
Roberts, Ames Rose, Charles - 3 Rose, James Royre, Aaron Ruble, Jacob
Sayre, Joseph
Sayre, William
Scott, Andrew Scott, John
Scott, Thomas
Scryer, Christian - 2
Sevier, Robert - 2
Sevier, James Severns, Joseph, Sr.
Webster, James
Welts, Michael - constable
Wheeler, John
Whiteham, Christian - 2 White, George Wile, Henry Wilhelm, Frederick Willets, John - 2 Willets, Samuel Wilson, John
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Winans, Andrew
Woods, Robert - constable
Wolff, Jacob, Sr.
Woods, Anthony
Wolff, George
Woods, Benjamin
Wolff, Samuel
Woodring, Daniel
Wolff, Adam
Wooring, Abraham, Sr. - 3
Wolff, Augustine
Wooring, Abraham Jr.
Wolff, John
Wooring, Nicholas
Wood, Joseph
Wooring, John
Wood, John
Workman, Stephen
Woods, Andrew
Workman, William
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The population of the district was about 1,400. The tax book shows 21 slaves of 16 years of age or older, and 32 younger slaves. There were 584 horses, including two studs. All the householders were as- sessed at less than one dollar each, except the following :
Nicholas Casey
$2.08
Joseph Severns
$2.48
Frederick Harsh
1.00
Daniel Severns
Bartholomew Jenkins
1.24
Catharine Warman
J 41
William Norris
2.28
John Willets
1.20
John Ramsay
6.16
Contents of Volume Two.
PAGE
PAGE
Addenda
878
Crogan Family 866
Arthur, Richard M. 702
Cunningham Thaddeus S
.......
813
Ashburn, George W. 837
Cuppett, Edward E. 694
Cuppett, Gilbert C. 693
Barnes, Jacob P. 695
Barnes, Flemen C. 876
Beachy, Jacob 808
Beerbower, Zer 642
Beerbower, Charles W. 645
Beerbower, Lloyd G. 651
Bishop, William M. 829
Bishop Family 858
Bonafield, Guy M.
757
Feather, John A. 835
.
Boone, Thomas N. 830
Brady, James Benjamin 750
Brailer. Joseph J. 769
Brown Family, James 571
Brown, Thomas
57I
Brown, Robert P.
571
Freeland Family
811
Brown, Charles Newton 752
Brown, Edward S. 771
Gandy, Frank Warren 786
Garner, W. Scott 663
Garner Family 758
Garner, Waitman T. W. 760
Gibson, David J. 675
Gibson, Bert T. 676
Gibson, James C. 678
Guseman, John W. 579
Guseman, Jacob J. 580
Guthrie Family 671
Cole, Benjamin F. 747
Conley, William G. 573
Craig, Charles A. 698
Craig, Richard E. 699
Crane, Orlando C. 652
Cresap Family 657
Haney, William W. 873
Harrington Family 849
Hartley, Henry A. 582
Hartley, John E. 585
Hartman Family
673
Dill Family 803
Dixon, Emanuel 819
Fairfax Family 631
Fairfax, John M. G. 637
Feather, J. Wesley 840
Feather, Charles H.
Feather,Karl Ward 774
Flynn, James W.
614
Forman Family 814
Fortney, Thomas 588
Brown, James William 773
Browning Family 834
Burch, William T. 836
Carroll, James H. 639
Carroll, Herndon Duval 640
Chorpenning, Millard F. 713 Cobun, Sanford L. 669
Cobun Family 860
Fortney, Neil J. 586
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Harvey, George Washington 871
Hauger, Herbert Theodore ... 785 Hauger, Ezra B.
Heath, Jesse D.
775
Heermans, Francis 604
Hollis, Robert S. 875
Jackson, Charles Mortimer ... 780
Jackson, Hoy B. 780
Jenkins Family 776
Jordan Family
824
Lakin, James S. 575
Lavelle, William J. 791
Lavelle, William G. 788
Lee Family
847
Liston Family 817
Loar, Richard
818
Martin, Jacob Jackson 867
Martin, Isaac P. 661
Martin, William T. D. 783
McCool Family 630
McCrum Family 589
McCrum, A. Bliss 593
McKinney, Sanford C. 763
McMillen, Alcinus Fenton .. 869
Metheny, Silas ....
810
Miller, Levi L. 806
Monroe, Julius K. 600
Montgomery, Samuel B. 594
Morgan, Marshall 701
Murdock, James Eyster 833
Nedrow, Samuel 864
Nedrow, Peter V.
865
Orr Family
840
Parks, Lucian Lone 853
Pentony, Herbert
836
Pierce, Carleton C.
706
Reed, Lorelle Vernon 746
Ressegger, Mabel 644
Roberts, Lakin Fiske
859
Scott Family 855
Shaw Leroy 850
Shaw, Omer Y. 786
Sheets, Luther 765
Smoot Family 616
Snider Family 629
Spiker, Bernard D. 823
Spindler, Charles 668
Stemple Family 781
Stone, Charles Carroll 802
Tanner, Thomas N.
666
Tanner, James
667
Taylor, Milton H. 690
Taylor, Thornton 689
Thompson Family 623
Trembly, Charles Edward. 756
Turnley Family 850
Waddell Family 798
Walls, George A.
816
Walls, John O. 822
Watson Family, William 684
Watson Family, Rawley 683
Watson, Daniel G. 687
Watson, Thomas 680
Watson, David E. 685
Weltner, Joseph T. 778
Whetsell Family 708
Whetsell, Elias W. 711 White, William Thomas 827 White, George Washington ... 771 White, Forrest W. 674
Wilkinson, Carlus Eugene .767
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