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Line of Peter :- perhaps bro. to Henry, Sr .- 1. John ( -- -)-d. 1801. 2. Peter. 3. Conrad. 4. Pulsor. 5. Elizabeth (Christian Ruleman)-m. 1799. 6. Barbara.
Gall. George-1790. - ch .?- John (Margaret -- )- Jackson's River.
Gum. John and Isaac in C-B., 1772-ch. of Isaac :- Mary (Jacob Sibert, m. 1798.)
Unp. 1. Jacob (Dorothy -
-)-d. 1820. 2. -- (Mary
Dice, d. 1801)-ch .- 3.
Ch. of Jacob :- Adam (Susannah Lantz, m. 1820), Mary (William Fleisher), Nellie, Jacob, Jesse.
Hidy. John and Jacob in C-D., 1812. Hull. Peter --- )-below C-B., 1773-same as Col- onel Peter Hull ?- ch .- 1. Henry (- -- )-Ft. S. 2. Jacob.
Janes. 1. William-Straight Cr. 2. Henry (- -- -) Straight Cr .- d. 1804.
Jones. Unp. 1. Henry-1802. 2. William-1782? 3. Henry (Hannah Hinkle, m. 1821). 4. James (Mary , m. 1808). 5. Elizabeth-minor, 1802. 6. Hannah (Henry Fleisher, m. 1817). 7. Samuel (Margaret Malcomb, m. 1827). 8. Margaret (Benjamin McCoy, m. 1799). 9. Thomas (Mary Euritt) -FIn-moved to Hld, 1814 *.
Br. of Thomas :- Margaret (Thomas J. Hartman), John M. (Phoebe J. Dice)-b. Mar. 24, 1811, d. May 24, 1888-Fln. : also Decatur, Jackson, Henry, Samuel, Mary A.
Ch. of John M .- Charles P. (Hld), Mary H. (James W. Johnson), Jane A. (John W. Wilson), Hannah C. (Isaac C. Johnson), Thomas O. (Rkm), * John (Loudon), Margaret (Asbury Smith) -Poca., Sarah.
Lantz. Bernard (- )-B-B, 1774-ch ?- 1. Jo- seph (Susannah -- )-d. 1818. * 2. George (Mary -- ) -d. 1802. 3. Nicholas (Barbara - -). 4. others?
Line of Joseph :- Jonas, Benjamin, Joseph (Phoebe Hin- kle, m. 1811), Susannah (Conrad Crummett, m. 1796), Mary, Catharine, Barbara.
See Chapter VI for posterity of Joseph, Jr.
Leach. John -)-bought on Bullpasture Mtn of David Bell, 1796-d. 1834-ch .- Robert, John, James (Sarah Skidmore Hyer), Margaret, Letitia, Mary (Richard Kuyken- dall, m. 1827), Isabella (James Campbell, m. 1807), Eleanor (Thomas Morton, m. 1810), Jane, Dorothy, Elizabeth.
See Chapter VI for posterity of James.
Lewis. George -)-C-B., 1752-ch. ?- James,
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John, Robert. Ch. of Robert :- Jane (Peter Hurling, m. 1796).
Unp. 1. Jonathan (Elizabeth Feede, m. 1803). 2. Nicholas ( -- Cook)-n. Fln .- ch .- Susannah (William Jordan). 3. Eliza (Richard Skidmore, m. 1819). 4. Eleanor-wife of --? -b. 1761. 5. Morgan (Elizabeth -)-ch. - Solomon H. (b. 1746) Ann I., George W., Minerva M.
Lipe. 1. Martha (Elizabeth Fleisher, m. 1781). 2. Abra- ham.
Lockridge. Robert -)-1800.
Malcomb. Joseph -)-on Bullpasture, 1758.
Morton. Edward (Sarah -)-b. 1764*, d. after 1840 -of Penna .- head of Cowpasture-family moved to Stroud's Cr. Webster Co., after 1850.
Naigley. George-head of S-B. - bought of Michael Arbo- gast, 1773.
Nicholas. George (Barbara -)-d. 1780-ch .?- Fran- cis (Catharine Waybright, m. 1800), Catharine (Josephine Wagoner, m. 1794), William (Susannah Gragg, m. 1819).
Br. of William :- Addison (Mary A. Hoover)-C. D., Wil- liam (Margaret Simmons)-C. D., Joshua (Susan -), Melinda A. (Solomon Lambert).
Ch. of Addison :- Malinda (b. 1844), Benjamin, Andrew, Harry, Pattie, inf (dy).
Ch. of William :- John (Louisa Arbogast), Amby, Lucinda, Mary A.
Ch. of John :- Grover C., Robert, Florney (Hld.)*, Alice, Nellie, George, Walter.
Peck. Garrett -)-Straight Cr .- 1790.
Pullen. Loftus ( -)-Cowpasture-1758.
Redmond. Samuel -)-Bullpasture-1770.
Roby. Aquilla (Catharine --- )-Jackson's River-d. 1800 *.
Sheets. George -)-ch ?- George (Catharine Gragg, m. 1812), Catharine (Henry Mowrey, m. 1796).
Sibert. Ch. of Jacob Seybert :- 1. Nicnolas-S. 2. Eliza- beth (- Janes). 3. Catharine. 4. Margaret (James Janes). 5. George (- - Mance). 6. George (Mary Pickle, m. 1791. Br. of George :- Elizabeth (Henry Arbogast),
(Jacob Wimer)- - (Christian Rexroad) Catharine (James Trimble).
Unp. 1. Philip-d. 1806. 2. George-exempted 1790). 3. Henry (Rachel --- )-d. 1795. 4. Henry (Sarah Gum, m. 1809). 5. Jacob (Mary Gum, m. 1798). 6. Mary (John Fleisher, m. 1805). 7. James (Ruth Jones, m. 1799). See also page 42.
Proverbs
The whole duty of Americans! on us
A. good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
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beams the sun of science. ours is the
Do Justice, love mercy. and walk
humbly before God. of man, and upon us
land of Freedom, here are enjoyed the rights shine with ceaslefs splendour, the rays of the star of Bethlehem.
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Caroline &M Gor's
Sampler January The 7th 1820 1 2M,
THE COURTHOUSE OF 1817. Phot'd by A. A. Martin. Showing a sampler executed in 1820 by Caroline, daughter of General William McCoy. In the center of this fine specimen of needlework is a representation of the first brick courthouse.
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Slavin. John ( - ---- )-Head Jackson's River-d. 1781.
Sitlington. John (- -- )-Cowpasture, 1774.
Summers, Paul ( -)-1779.
Wagoner, Christina (Catharine -- )-C-B, 1772-d. 1798 *- 1. Michael. 2? Joseph (Catharine Nicholas). 3? Adam (Catharine ). 4? Catharine (John Hidy, m. 1809). 5? Henry (Barbara Lantz, m. 1816).
Wilson. Samuel (Anna -)-head Bullpasture, 1773- ch ?- James (Amelia -- )-d. 1810.
Line of James :- Elizabeth, Martha (Jacob Armstrong, m. 1820?), Eleanor, William, Ralph, Isaac, James (Rachel Bliz- zard m. 1819?), George, Samuel (Sarah Morton, m. 1820), Eli, Elizabeth, Martha (Jared Armstrong, m. 1820?), Elias. Br. of William :- Louisa (b. 1834), Andrew J. (on N-F), Lucinda (Allen Deverick, Hld) *
Br. of James :- Henrietta-b. 1844.
Unp. 1. William-d. 1802. 2. Richard (Mary -). 3. Jesse (Rachel -)-1808. 4. Charles-1791. 5. Eli B .- cousin to James. 6. Malcomb-1802. 7. Thomas (Margaret Morton, m. 1819). 8. Joseph - 1790. Priscilla (William Smith, m. 1798). 10. Andrew (Elizabeth -- )-1806.
PCH 22
PART III SECTION 1
MISCELLANEY
Edmund Pendleton
Edmund Pendleton, in whose honor this county was named, was born on a plantation in Caroline county, Virginia, Sept. 6, 1721. He was himself a planter, but attained great eminence in his profession of the law. He was a member of the House of Burgesses from 1752 until the breaking out of the Revolution in 1775. As a member of the Virginia com- mittee to protest against the Stamp Act, he took a strong yet canservative ground. After the flight of Lord Dunmore, the royal governor, he was President of the Committee on Pub- lic Safety. As such he was virtually at the head of the state government from Aug. 17, 1775, until July 5, 1776. He was then succeeded by Patrick Henry, the first governor under Amer- ican independence. In the same year he presided over the convention which framed the first state constitution, and he drew the declaration of Virginia in favor of American inde- pendence. In connection with Thomas Jefferson and George Wythe, he revised the laws of the state in order to harmon- ize them with the altered condition of affairs. As President of the Court of Chancery, he was at the head of the state ju- diciary from 1779 until 1795. He was also president of the Virginia convention that ratified the Federal Constitution. He died Oct. 23, 1803, aged 82 years. "Taken all in all," says Jefferson, "he was the ablest man in debate I ever met."
Settlers Before 1760.
The following pioneers arrived before or during the period of the Indian war. The time of arrival is also given. A date with a star means the person was living here in the year named, the precise year of arrival not being known.
Alkire, Henry-1752* Keister, Frederick-1757 *.
Bogard, Anthony -?
Mallow, Michael-1753.
Bright, Samuel-1754.
Miller, Mark-1757 *.
Burner, Abraham-about Moser, Peter-1753. 1745.
Moser, Andrew-1750.
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Burnett, William-1759. Conrad, Ulrich-1753. Cunningham, James-1753. Cunningham, John-1753. Cunningham, William-1753. Davis, John-1753. Dice, Mathias-1757.
Dunkle, John-1753.
Dyer, Roger-1747.
Dyer, William-1747.
Eckard, Michael-1754.
Evick, Christian-1756 *.
Freeze, Michael-1753.
Goodman, Jacob-1753.
Gragg, William-1757 *.
Harper, Hans-1756.
Harper, Philip-1758 *.
Harper, Adam-1758 *.
Hawes, Peter-1750.
Hevener, William-1756 *.
Osborn, Jeremiah-1752 *. Patton, Matthew-1747. Patton, John, Jr.,-1747 Peterson, Jacob *- 1758* Propst. Michael-1753. Reed, Peter-1752 *.
Ruleman, Jacob-1756 *.
Scott, Benjamin-1753. Seybert, Jacob-1753.
Simmons, Michael-1753.
Simmons, Leonard-1753 ?. Skidmore, Joseph-1754. Smith, John-1747.
Stephenson, William-1747. Swadley, Mark-1756 *.
Vaneman, Peter-1754.
Westfall, Abraham-1752*
Westfall, John-1752.
Wilson, Charles-1756. * Zorn, Jacob-1756 *.
Naturalizations of Pendleton Pioneers Before the Revolution
The records of Augusta state that the individuals named below "produced a certificate of their having received the sacrament, and took the usual oaths to his majesty's person and government, subscribed the abjuration oath and test, which is ordered to be certified in order to their obtaining warrants of naturalization." Since the name of Henry Peninger occurs twice, his naturalization does not seem to have been perfected in 1762.
1762.
Ulrich Conrad. John Dunkle.
George Hammer.
Nicholas Hevener.
Sebastian Hoover.
Frederick Keister.
Gabriel Kile.
Michael Mallow.
Henry Peninger. Henry Pickle.
Michael Propst.
Henry Stone. Mark Swadley. Lewis Wagoner.
1763.
Neorge Coplinger.
Leonard Simmons.
Gicholas Simmons.
1764.
Valentine Kile.
Jacob Peterson.
1765.
Jacob Harper.
1773.
Michael Hoover.
1774.
Jacob Eberman.
Philip Harper.
Henry Peninger.
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Form of Colonial Land Patent
George the Third, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, etc. To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting : Know ye that for divers good causes and considerations, but more especially for and in Consideration of the sum of -- of good and Lawful Money for our Use paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia, We have Given, Granted, and Confirmed and by these Presents for us our Heirs and Successors Do Give, Grant, and Confirm unto - one certain tract or par- cel of Land lying and being in the County of Augusta. (Here follows a description of boundaries and location). With all Woods, Under Woods, Swamps, Marshes, Cowgrounds, Meadows, Feedings, and his due Share of All Veins, Mines, and Quarries, as well discovered as not not discovered within the Bounds aforesaid, and being Part of the said Quantity of - - Acres of Land, and the Rivers, Waters, and Water Courses therein contained, together with the Privileges of Hunting, Hawking, Fishing, Feeding, and all other Profits, Commodities, Hereditaments, whatsoever to the same or any Part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining : To have, hold, Possess, and Enjoy the said Tract or Parcel of Land, and all other the beforesaid Premises and every Part thereof, with their and every of their Appurtenances unto
the said
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heirs and Assigns forever : To the
-, his Heirs only Use and Behoof of him the said
and Assigns forever : To be held of us our Heirs and Succes- sors as of our Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent, in free and common Soccage and not in Capite or by Knightly Service : Yielding and Paying unto us, our Heirs and Successors, for every Fifty Acres of Land, and propor- tionably for a greater or lesser Quantity than Fifty Acres, the Fee Rent of one Shilling yearly, to be paid upon the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, and also Cultivating and Improving three Acres, part of every fifty of the Tract above mentioned, within three Years after the Date of these Presents : Provided always that if three Years of the said Fee Rent shall at any time be in Arrears or Unpaid, or if the said , his Heirs and Assigns do not within the Space of three Years next coming after the Date of these Presents Cultivate and Improve three Acres, part of ever Fifty of the Tract above mentioned, Then the Estate hereby Granted shall Cease and be Utterly Determined, and there- after it may and shall be lawful to grant the same Lands and Premises with the Appurtenances unto such other Person
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or Persons as We our Heirs and Successors shall think fit. In Witness whereof we have Caused these our Letters-Patent to be made. Witness our Trusty and well-beloved Governor-General of our said Colony and Dominion at Wil- liamsburg, Under the Seal of said Colony the - Day of
-, One Thousand and -, In the - - Year of our Reign.
Signature of the royal governor
The original of the above was signed in 1761 by Lord Bot- etourt and was issued in favor of Jacob Harper. The print- ing on the parchment is unpunctuated, and after the custom of that day it is full of capital letters. "Free and common socage" was when land was held through certain and honor- able service, as by fealty to the king and the payment of a nominal sum of money. The tenant "in capite" held his title immediately from the king, as in the case of nobles and knights. The feast of St. Michael is Sept. 29, and in a lib- eral sense it referred to the fall of the year. "Lady-Day," spoken of on page 69, is Mar. 25.
Form of Indenture to an Apprenticeship.
(As filled out for use, proper names being suppressed. )
THIS INDENTURE Witnesseth, That I. J-R-, an Over- seer of the poor for Rockingham, by an order from the said court to me to and by these Presents to bind G-M- to learn his Art, Trade and Mystery of a Waggoner, to serve the said C-P- from the Day of the Date hereof, for, and during, and unto the full End and Term of Thirteen Years and Nine Months, during all which Term, the said Apprentice his said Master faithfully shall serve, his secrets keep, his lawful commands at all Times readily Obey: He shall do no dam- age to his said Master, nor see it to be done by others, with- ont giving notice thereof to his said Master: He shall not waste his Master's Goods, nor lend them unlawfully to any: He shall not commit Fornication, nor commit Matrimony with- in the said Term. At Cards, Dice, or any other unlawful Game, he shall not play, whereby his Master may have Dam- age. With his own Goods, nor the Goods of others, without License from his Master, he shall not buy nor sell. He shall not absent himself Day or Night from his said Master's Ser- vice, without his Leave, nor haunt Alehouses, Taverns, or Playhouses, but in all things behave himself as a faithful Ap- prentice ought to do, during the said Term. And the said Master shall use the utmost of his Endeavors to teach, or cause to be taught or instructed, the said Apprentice in the Trade or Mystery of a Waggonmaker, and the said Master to
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teach him to Read and Write and Cipher as far as the Rule of Three, and at the Expiration is to give over to the said G- M -- Six Pounds ($20), and procure or provide for him sufficient Meat, Drink, Clothes, Washing, and Lodging, fitting for an Apprentice, during said Term of Thirteen Years and Nine Months. And for the true Performance of all and singular the Covenants and Agreements aforesaid, the Parties bind themselves, each unto the other, firmly by these Presents. In witness whereof, the said Parties have interchangeably set their Hands and Seals hereunto. Dated the Ninth Day of February, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Nine, and in the Year of the Commonwealth the Fourteenth.
An Emancipation Paper
(Form used by a lady of Crabbottom).
Know all men by these presents, that I, A- B-, of the County of Pendleton and State of Virginia, being the owner and possessor of a negro man named C- - (otherwise C- D -- ), for divers causes and consideration me there- unto moving, do and by these presents doth set free the said negro C -- , slave to all intents and purposes, and by these presents do forever quit claim to said negro C-, who is hereby forever set free and emancipated by me, or my heirs or assigns, over the person and property of the said C and he is hereby declared by me (so far as in my power to do) as free to all intents and purposes as if born free. In testi- mony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ---- day of -, 1825.
Form of Marriage Bond
Know all men by these presents, that we, John M- and Stephen E-, are held and firmly bound unto Henry Lee, Esq., Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the time being, and his successors, in the sum of fifty pounds ($166.67) to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, and sealed with our seals and dated this 14th day of April, 1792.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage suddenly intended to be solemized be- tween the above bound John M- and Elizabeth P-, both of this county, now should there be no lawful cause to ob- struct the said marriage, and no damage ensue by issuing a
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license therefor, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force.
Dated and delivered in presence of
,
Authorization for an Ordinary
(Following bond of 50 pounds, dated Dec. 8, 1795, Robert Burnett being surety).
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Joseph Johnson hath obtained a license to keep an ordinary in the town of Frankford and county of Pen- dleton; if therefore the said Joseph Johnson doth constantly find and provide in his ordinary good, wholesome, and cleanly lodgings, and diet for travelers, and stablage, and fodder and provender, or pasturage, as the season requires, for their horses, for and during one year, and shall not suffer or per- mit any unlawful gaming in his house, nor on the Sabbath day suffer any person to tipple or drink more than is nec- essary.
Washington's Visit to Pendleton
Washington may have touched the border of this county while surveying for Fairfax in 1748. If so, his only visit was in 1784, while on his return from a business trip to the Monongahela valley in Pennsylvania. At Old Fields, Hardy county, he was the guest of Colonel Abraham Site, Sept. 27-8. While there he was visited by Colonel Joseph Neville and other prominent pioneers. On the 29th, he traveled up the South Fork about 24 miles, took dinner at one Rudiborts (Rad- abaugh?) and then followed a branch (Rough Run?) about four miles. He speaks of the path as very confined and rocky, and leading up a very steep point of the mountain. Eight miles of climbing brought him to one Fitzwater in Brock's Gap. Meanwhile he had sent his nephew Bushrod Washington, up the valley to get some knowledge of the communication between Jackson's River and the "green Brier." This must have taken the nephew directly up the South Fork, and it would have been he instead of the general whom a Puffenbarger tradition says dined with that fam- ily, then living at Mitchell's mill.
The Lincolns of Rockingham
Rebecca Lincoln, who married Matthew Dyer, was related to the war president. The family is of New England origin
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and its pioneer settlement in Rockingham was on Linville Creek. In 1785 there is mention of John, a deputy surveyor, and of Jacob, a constable and deputy sheriff. In 1782 a Thomas Lincoln was married to Elizabeth Kessner. The father of the president was also Thomas, and he was born in Rockingham. In 1781 he went with his father Abraham to Kentucky, where the parent was killed from ambush by an Indian in 1786, the Indian being promptly shot dead from the cabin window by a son about twelve years old. He was per- haps the same Abraham who is mentioned in the Rockingham records about 1780.
Pendleton Journalism
The first newspaper in this county was the Mountain News, appearing about 1873 and published by Calvert and Campbell. It had a brief history and was not followed by another until when the Pendleton News was started by J. E. Pennybacker. Failing in the purchase of this paper, the South Branch Review was launched in February, 1894, by B. H. Hiner, Prosecuting Attorney, and J. H. Simmons, Sheriff. In November of the same year the News was con- solidated with the Review. A little later the Review passed into the hands of Anderson A. Martin, the present editor and proprietor. The equipment of the office is much above what is usually seen in a town of the class of Franklin and is one of the best county offices in the state. It includes a type- setting machine and other modern appliances. In 1896 G. M. Jordan and G. L. Kiser started the Pendleton Advocate, which continued but a few months, when the plant was sold and removed to Moorefield.
The Masonic Order in Franklin
Franklin Lodge, A. F. and A. M., was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Dec. 11, 1828. It made no returns after 1830, and then became extinct. Undoubtedly it was the first organization in Pendleton of any secret society. The following were the officers and members in 1830:
Master, John Cravens; Senior Warden, William S. Naylor; Junior Warden, William Hull; Secretary, James Boggs; Treas- urer, James Johnson; Steward, Michael Newman; Tyler, Campbell Masters; Past Master, Thomas Kinkead; Master Masons, Henry Hull, Samuel Wood; Fellow Crafts, John Hull, Thomas J. North; Apprentices, William Harness, John Haigler; Removal, John Henkel; Withdrawn, Harry F. Tem- ple, E. C. McDonald.
Pendleton Lodge, also of the Masonic Order, was granted a dispensation, Mar. 17, 1871, Thomas J. Bowman being the
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first Master. The lodge remained active until 1878, its regular meeting being on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The following were the officers and members in 1876:
Master, Isaac P. Boggs; Senior Warden, Thomas H. Priest; Junior Warden, William A. Elbon; Secretary, Thomas J. Bowman; Treasurer, James H. Priest; Senior Deacon, James H. Daugherty; Junior Deacon, Samuel L. Schmucker; Tyler, Samuel P. Priest; Members :- Samuel B. Arbogast, George A. Blakemore, John H. Elbon, George W. Hammer, Cyrus Hopkins, Jacob R. Hinkle, Andrew A. Kile, Francis M. Priest, William H. Purkey.
Law, Order, and Charities.
The only capitol punishment inflicted in Pendleton by the civil authority was the execution of William Hutson, referred to on page 99. During the last twenty years there have been three instances of the taking of human life. In one case the man perpetrating the act was sent to the State Pri- son. In another he was cleared, and in the third, only a light punishment was deemed necessary. There is at pres- ent but one prisoner in the State Penitentiary from this county, and there are no minors in either of the Reform Schools. The indictments in the circuit courts are very largely for what are termed the minor offenses. Burglary, in particular, is very infrequent. In short the record of the county in criminality is decidedly above the average of West Virginia counties.
Pendleton has three persons in the Home for incurables at Huntington, and four in the Hospital for the Insane at Wes- ton.
Franklin in 1844
There was no footbridge and no road ran up the river on the west bank. The crossing was at the ford just above the suspension bridge. Proceeding up the main street from the ford, one passed on the right the homes of Mrs. Naomi Dyer and Campbell Masters, the blacksmith shop of David Lower- man, the store of Gen. James Boggs, the Capito building, the tavern of Dice and Johnson, and a dwelling owned by the said firm; also Scott's blacksmith shop, the house of E. W. Dyer, a house later owned by Charles Masters, and finally the house and tailor shop of William Hammer, standing about where the Methodist church is now. Mrs. Harrison lived where James E. Moyers does now, and the Boggs store is now the People's store.
Going back to the river and coming up the left side of the
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street one first came to the Moomau house and hatter shop, now the property of W. M. Boggs. Above, on the corner next the courthouse square was the store of Dr. A. M. New- man, and behind it was the house of William McCoy, the main portion of which was recently torn down. In the corner of the courthouse ground next the Newman store was Hille's saddler shop. The jail and courthouse stood on their present locations. A building occupied by Gen. Boggs as a leather house occupied the site of the bank. From the corner where now is the store of Bowman and McClure a long building known as the "penitentiary" extended toward the river. It was occupied by several parties for living, working and office purposes. Henry Halterman lived in the brick house beyond the alley, and his saddler shop was in the rear. This brick house was built in 1817. Next came the store of Dyer and Whaley, an office building known as "Congress Hall," and on the next block were the blacksmith shop of William Lough, the gunsmith shop of William Evick, and the house of Jacob Greiner. In the corner, just beyond the next alley, was the house of J. Baker. A little farther yet was the shoeshop of George Dreppert, standing somewhat farther to the north than the Hammer place.
Coming back to the leather house and turning into the Smith Creek road a tinner's shop and the house of Erasmus Clark were found to lie just beyond the leather house. The only other building on the right side of the street was the Lukens house, then occupied by Dr. Newman as a residence. Opposite him was John Seymour, and near the corner be- yond, opposite where is now the Presbyterian church was the home of William Evick. Below Evick toward the river was the Boggs tannery. At the entrance to the Smith Creek road were William Davis, a shoemaker, on the McClure lot, and across the way was David Miller a wagoner and wheelright.
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