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Joseph Crouch
Charles Nilson
Patrick Hamilton
Elmer Riffle
John Hamilton
Christopher Truby
James Leckey, Jr.
Benjamin Abbott Margaret Bare
Joseph Milton
Richard Elliott
Jacob Riffle
William Hamilton
George Shavers
David Hadden
George Wilson
Thomas Leckey
James McClain
Peter Shavers
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CHAPTER VI. EARLY MILITARY MATTERS.
J JACOB CONRAD was a private in Uriah Springer's com- pany in 1781 when the present area of Randolph was a part of Monongalia County. He was in service at Pittsburg.
There were three invalid pensioners in Randolph in 1835. They were William Shreves, Abram Burner and Fortunatius Snyder. Each received an annual stipend of $96.00. Others who were not invalids, but on the pension list for that year were: Henry Fansler, Virginia, Continental, aged 73; Jacob Kittle, New Jersey Militia, aged 77 ; Marney Rarvan, Virginia Continental, aged 83: Ambrose Lipscomb, Virginia Militia, aged 82; David Minear, Virginia Militia, aged 79; John Ne- ville, Virginia State Troops, aged 69: John Ryan, Virginia Continental. aged 75: James Tenney, Virginia, aged 68; John Woolford, Virginia Militia, aged 80: Matthew Whitman, Vir- ginia Militia, aged 74; Henry Whiteman, Pennsylvania Mili- tia, aged 75.
The following pensioners of the Revolutionary war were living in Randolph in 1840: Mary Chenoweth, widow of John Chenoweth, aged 78: John Neville, Sr., aged 74; Henry Fans- ler, aged 79, residing with Andrew Fansler: Jacob Kittle, aged 84 : Nancy Ann Hart, widow of Edward Hart, aged 83.
The following pensions were suspended awaiting fur- ther proof: Thomas Isner, service subsequent to the Revolu- tion ; Johnathan Smith, services not of a military character ; Michael Boyles, awaiting further proof : Catherine Parsons, period, length and mode of service and name of company and field officers wanting.
Governor Beverly Randolph ordered into service in 1790 the following scouts for the protection of the settlements in Randolph County. They were in service two months from March 1, 1790 to May 1, 1790. The following facts have been obtained concerning them: Valentine Stalnaker, aged 30, size
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5 feet 9 inches, nationality, Virginia ; Phineas Wells, aged 30, size 5 feet 9 inches. nationality, New York: James Stewart Elliott, aged 22, size 5 feet 10 inches, nationality Virginia ; James Westfall, aged 22, size 5 feet 11 inches, nationality Virginia : James Schoolcraft, aged 20, size 5 feet 8 inches, na- tionality Virginia; Jacob Reger, aged 23, size 6 feet, nation- ality Virginia.
In 1792 Governor Henry Lee, apprehending an Indian in- cursion into the valley ordered into service the following scouts in Randolph: Valentine Stalnaker, Charles Parsons, Geo. Westfall, John Jackson, William Gibson, William West- fall, and Thomas Carney.
The following persons from Randolph were officers in the war of 1812: Isaac Booth, Colonel, date of commission, Dec. 10, 1807: John Crouch, Major, date of commission, Aug. 30, 1806: Hiram Goff, Major, date of commission, Dec. 10, 1807 ; Solomon, Collett Captain, served at Norfolk and other places on Atlantic seaboard in 1812.
Randolph County paid $5,465.50 in direct taxes to aid the United States in prosecuting the war of 1812.
The following correspondence from Colonel Benjamin Wilson to Governor Harrison, dated December 9, 1782, re- veals the dangers to which the early settlers were subject, during the first two decades of the occupation of the county. Many other facts of interest are disclosed. Flints which at that time were necessary munitions of war were furnished by the General Government. The number of men in the county subject to military duty is also gleaned from the reports.
Sir :- At this time duty obliges me to lay before you Honor this letter which contains a narrative of the present state of the County of Monongalia together with my humble request.
Notwithstanding your parental care of my county, last Spring before aid came to its relief, the settlement of Buck- hannon broke up and moved into the interior parts of the county, which unhappy event caused about fourteen or fifteen families of the settlement of Tygarts Valley to leave the county. At this time Tygarts Valley is a frontier, also Horse
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Shoe, West Fork, Dunkard Bottom and about fifteen miles of Cheat River settlement, the county as now inhabited is about one hundred and ten computed miles from North to South.
There are about sixty-eight effective men in Tygarts Valley, eighteen at the Horse Shoe, eighty at West Fork, twenty-five at Dunkard Bottom and about one hundred and sixty at forks of Cheat River and Sandy Creek Glades, so that from the scattered condition of the country the damages the people have already sustained by the frequent incursions of the Indians since the commencement of this war, will, I believe (and from the voice of the people) cause the firse four mentioned settlements to break up and leave the country, should the Indians pursue the war with the vigor they did last Spring, unless timely relieved by your excellency's in- terposition.
I here insert the different incursions made by the Indians in my county this year until the eleventh day of October: first incursion made February 7th, next 10th day, next 12th day, next 20th day of March, next 22nd day, next 7th day of April, next 12th, next 24th, next 29th day of May, next 12th day of August. I await your answer.
Sir, from your most obedient and very humble servant,
BENJAMIN WILSON.
Memorial to the Governor by Delegates from Randolph County.
On October 27, 1790, Abraham Claypool and Cornelius Bogard. delegates to the Assembly from Randolph County, addressed a memorial to the Governor of Virginia praying that the four scouts from Randolph be allowed their claims for services rendered during the year, 1789. These delegates also petitioned Governor Beverly Randolph, Nov. 1, 1790, stating the defenseless condition of the counties for 400 miles along the Ohio river exposed to the hostile invasion of the Indians and destitute of every support, is truly alarming. The Governor was asked to relieve the people from the threatened danger or lay their complaints before the proper tribunal for redress.
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John P. Duvall, County Lieutenant of Harrison County to Governor Henry Lee, December 20, 1791.
Sir :-- I could wish to have about twenty of the men to De raised for the defense of Harrison County, stationed on the Ohio, ten at Neal's Station, the Little Kanawha, and ten at or near the mouth of the Muskingum.
I could also wish your excellency to appoint some person to employ a person to prepare the arms belonging to the State in the counties of Ohio, Monongalia, Harrison and Randolph, as they are much out of repair, and also wish you to appoint Colonel Benjamin Wilson to muster the men for the counties of Harrison and Randolph.
And am Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant,
JOHN P. DUVALL.
In 1792 the Governor of Virginia authorized the distri- bution of a number of scouts to protect the frontier from the apprehended invasion of the Indians from the territory West of the Chio River. William Lowther, of Harrison County, wrote to Gen. James Woods informing him of the following distribution of men at his disposal: Two scouts at the mouth of the Little Kanawha, two scouts on the frontier of the West Fork settlements. In Randolph he stated he had under his command a Lieutenant, two Sergeants, two Corporals and twenty-five privates which the Randolph officers distributed as follows : Lieutenant, fifteen privates, Sergeant and Corporal in the upper end of the valley. Eleven men and a Sergeant were sent to the Buckhannon settlement
The Governor of Virginia Sends Flints to the Settlers.
With the modern inventions of the weapons of warfare,' it seems incredible that as late as 1792 the Governor of Vir- ginia would send flints to the settlers of the frontier as muni- tions of war in their defense against the invasion of Indians from tribes West of the Ohio River. However, Colonel Benj. Wilson, writing to General James Woods, from Morgantown,
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June 7, 1792, informs him that powder, lead, and flints had been received and distributed to the Captains of Militia in Randolph, Harrison and Monongalia counties.
Philadelphia War Department, 7th April, 1792.
Colonel Benjamin Wilson,
Sir :- I am directed by the President of the United States to acknowledge the receipt of yours to him of the 29th ot February, 1792. and inform you that his excellency, the Gov- ernor of Virginia, was authorized in behalf of the President of the United States to add as many scouts as he should judge expedient, at the general expense to any part of the exposed not exceeding eight in number in any one county.
It is the disposition of the President of the United States that the most entire protection should be afforded the exposed counties that the nature of the case may require. The ex- ecutive of Virginia must be presumed to be competent to judge of this matter, and they have made an arrangement upon this subject, but as some inconvenience may result from waiting for an application from the Governor of Virginia, the counties of Randolph and Monongalia will be permitted the four scouts requested by your letter of the 27th February, together with such a sufficient number of rangers upon the continental establishment as a temporary arrangement as shall be deemed indispensably necessary, not exceeding the Company mentioned in your letter, until the executive of Virginia may make an application confirmative of the same for the season.
I am your humble servant,
H. KNOX.
Strength of Militia in Randolph.
The County Lieutenants reported to James Woods, Lieu- tenant Governor of Virginia. June 7, 1792, the following as the strength of the militia in the counties of Harrison, Ran- dolph and Monongalia: Benjamin Wilson reports strength of Harrison County militia at 400: Jacob Westfall reports strength of Randolph County militia at 174 or 200: John
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Evans reports strength of Monongalia County militia at 730.
Colonel Benjamin Wilson Appeals to President of United States.
Harrison County, Va., February 29, 1792.
Sir :- It would be intruding on you for me to call your attention to the disposition of the Indians when fired with conquest, on their dastardly way of war. Particularly their lying in wait about houses to take advantage of defenseless women and children, their ambuscading roads, robberies, etc. It may suffice only to mention the situation of the exposed frontier and the present fears of the people.
Ohio County covers a part of Monongalia County and Harrison a part of Randolph County, and my observation since the year 1774, Ohio and Harrison have stood on a simi- lar footing in point of danger. The lamentable catastrophe that befell the Federal Army last fall has with fear so im- pressed the minds of the exposed people that it is pitiable to hear their complaints, and sure I am that many of them would move from the exterior settlements was not their con- solation a full confidence in your granting extensive tempor- ary relief, as well as to pursue the reduction of the Indians upon a more extensive scale than has been heretofore done. I wish not to trespass upon your time or patience, but con- ceive it my duty to mention my adjoining counties, viz: That Randolph may be favored with an addition of four scouts, and Monongalia with four, Ohio I learn is by your excel- leney provided for, with an additional number of those al- lowed by this State.
Sir, I am your humble and devoted servant,
BENJ. WILSON.
Sir :- If you condescend to answer the above, the way by Winchester is the swiftest and surest conveyance.
B. W.
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Captain Cornelius Bogard of Randolph to Governor.
Randolph County, August 16, 1794.
On receiving your orders I raised a company of volun- teers for the defense of the Monongalia District. On the 17th March last I received orders from Captain William Lowther to station the troops raised in this county at the head of the Tygarts Valley and Buckhannon Rivers. I acted agreeabiy to his instructions and kept the troops stationed at these points until I received another letter from Captain Lowther with orders to march them under my care to the mouth of the Great Hock Hocking, or a little settlement about four miles above Hock Hocking. I received said orders on the 8th of July. On consideration of the distance I had to march I thought it would be impracticable to march before the first Monday in August, but on the 29th I had an express from Buckhannon, giving the intelligence that the Indians had taken a young woman prisoner from the West Fork. I im- mediately marched a part of my company to the place where the mischief was done, but did not overtake the enemy. I got back to the Valley the 10th of August where I found the people much alarmed. I think it my duty to try to detect the enemy if they be in the settlement before I march to the Ohio. The vacancy on the Ohio between Belleville and the mouth of the Big Kanawha is the worst inlet to the Indians.
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CHAPTER VII.
EARLY LAND PATENTS.
T THE General Assembly of Virginia in 1777, passed an Act, providing that all persons, who settled on the Western Waters prior to the 24, day of June, 1776, should be given 400 acres of land for every family. In 1779 that law was changed to require one year's residence and the raising one crop of corn, to entitle him to 400 acres. In 1781 a commis- sion was appointed to grant certificates to those who were entitled to lands in the counties of Monongalia, Ohio and Yohogania. These certificates are of the greatest historical value as fixing the date and place of occupancy of the pioneers.
Appended are certificates granted to settlers in this sec- tion of the District. The first one is copied in full, followed by extracts from others.
We, the commissioners for adjusting claims to unpatent- ed lands in the counties of Monongalia, Yohogania and Ohio, do certify that William Isner is entitled to 400 acres of land in Monongahela County, on Tygarts Valley River to include his settlement made in 1775, adjoining lands of Benjamin Wilson.
Given under our hands at Colonel John Evan's this 7, day of March in the fifth year of the Commonwealth 1781.
JOHN P. DUVALL, JAMES NEAL, WILL HAYMOND.
This certificate cannot be entered with the surveyor after the 26, of October, 1781.
Wm. McCleary, Clk. Com.
Ent'd, 9th. April 1781.
Thos. Wilmoth is entitled to 400 acres of land on Cheat River to include settlement made in 1776.
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Thos. Wilmoth, assignee of Geo. Shaver, 400 acres on Cheat River near to lands of settlement of 1776.
John Wilmoth 200 acres on Cheat River to include set- tlement made in 1776 and adjoining lands of Thos. Wilmoth.
John Haddin, 200 acres on Haddin's Mill Run to include settlement of 1774.
Jacob White 100 acres on Laurel Run to include settle- ment made in 1773. Preemption.
Richard Jackson, 400 acres on South Fork of Ten Mile Creek, including his settlement made in 1775.
Geo. Walker, 200 acres, adjoining lands of John Wil- moth, including settlement of 1777.
John Yeoakum, 400 acres on Barker's Creek to include settlement made 1773.
Michael Yeoakum, 400 acres on Sugar Creek to include settlement of 1772.
Noah Hadden, 1000 acres 2 miles from mouth of Elk Creek and Haddin's Cabbin.
Daniel Fink, 1000 acres on Fink's Run to include his set- tlement, made in 1772.
David Wilson, 400 acres on Buckhannon River to include settlement of 1772, adjoining lands of Henry Fink.
John Fink, preemption 1000 acres on Buckhannon River to include settlement of 1777.
Phillip Menear, 400 acres on Cheat River.
William Westfall, 1000 acres on Teter's Creek, including settlement of 1772.
John Jackson, Junior, 400 acres Turkey Run on Buck- hannon River, adjoining lands of John Jackson, Senior, to in- clude his settlement made in 1773.
Benjamin Wilson, 400 acres on Leading Creek, right of residence and including improvements made in 1773. Ad- joining lands of Thos. Skidmore.
Jacob Conrad and Benjamin Wilson, tenants in com- mon, 400 acres at Bulltown, on Kanawha River, including settlement made in 1775.
John Jackson, 400 acres on Buckhannon, including set- tlement made 1776.
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Isaac Brooks, assignee of Samuel Pringle, 400 acres on Buckhannon River including settlements made in 1772.
Timothy Dorman, 400 acres on Buckhannon River in- cluding improvements of 1773.
John Reger, 400 acres on Buckhannon River to include settlement made 1773.
Salathiel Goff. 400 acres Cheat River to include settle- ment made in 1774.
Thomas Parkeson, 1000 acres by right of preemption at the Tygarts Valley Falls to include improvements made 1773.
John Wilson and Martin Shobe, assignee, of James Knotts, as tenants in common, 400 acres on Dry Fork of Cheat to include settlement made at Horse Camp in 1776.
Edward Jackson and John Fink, as tenants in common, assignees to George Parsons, 400 acres in Parsons right ot residing and raising a crop of corn, to include an improve- ment made by the said Parsons on the Head of Little Elk, adjoining lands claimed by Timothy Dorman in 1775.
David Minear, 200 acres Clay Lick Run, a branch of Cheat River in right of residence to include improvements of 1776.
Salathiel Goff, assignee of William Wilson, 400 acres at the mouth of Pleasant Creek, opposite to lands claimed by Thos. Parsons, to include settlement of 1776.
Salathiel Goff, assignee of Thomas Pence. 200 acres on Cheat River nearly opposite Horse Shoe Bottom, to include settlement of 1776.
John Reger, 400 acres on each side of Buckhannon river nearby joining lands of Timothy Dorman to include his set- tlement made 1773.
Edward Jackson, 400 acres Finks Run to include settle- ment of 1774.
Geo. Peck, assignee of Edward Tanner 400 acres on Buckhannon River, adjoining lands of George Jackson to include settlement 1774.
Christopher Strader, 400 acres in the right of raising corn crop before 1778 on Buckhannon Fork.
Charles Fornash, assignee of Alexander Sleath, 400 acres on the Buckhannon River, to include his settlement of 1772.
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Jeremiah Prather, assignee of John Davis, who was as- signee of Daniel Hagle, 200 acres in Tygarts Valley on the West side of the river, adjoining lands of Peter Cassity and Benjamin Jones, to include his settlement of 1771.
James Parson, 400 acres in the Horse Shoe Bottom, Cheat River, to include his settlement made in 1769.
John Heagle. 400 acres on Buckhannon to include his settlement made in 1776.
John Haddin, 200 acres on Haddin's Mill Run, a branch of the Tygarts Valley River, to include his settlement made in 1774.
Geo. Teter, 400 acres on Tygarts Valley River, adjoin- ing said river, to include his settlement made in 1772.
William Anglin, 400 acres on Tygarts Valley River at Pringle's Ford, including his settlement made in 1773.
Geo. Jackson, assignee Alexander Sleeth, 400 acres on Buckhannon River including his settlement made in 1769.
Isaac Brooks, assignee of Samuel Pringle. 400 acres on Buckhannon River, to include settlement of 1776.
John Jackson, assignee of William White, 400 acres on Buckhannon River to include settlement made in 1772.
Old Land Entries.
Joseph Friend entered 100 acres on the East side of Cheat River to include improvements made in 1783.
Andrew Skidmore, assignee of William Wamsley, enter- ed 5000 acres to include Salt Black Lick, 1783.
John Harness, 600 acres on Black Water, a branch of Cheat River, adjoining lands of Ruby Shobe and Isaac Horn- beck, 1783.
John Crouch, assignee, Geo. Harness, 70 acres adjoining lands he now lives on Tygarts Valley River, 1783.
William Westfall, 24 acres, West side Tygarts Valley River, 3 miles to the left hand of Geo. Westfall's Mill to in- clude the Coper Banks, April. 1783.
Uriah Gandy, 200 acres on Dry Fork of Cheat to include land he formerly lived on, 1783.
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Phineas Wells, assignee of Ben. Wilson, 100 acres, below and adjoining lands of Abraham Kittle, 1781.
David Lilly, 600 acres East of Tygarts Valley River, ad- joining lands of William Westfall, 1783.
From the entry of William Westfall as given above, the "Coper Banks" were evidently a place of local celebrity in the vicinity of Beverly in 1783.
Real Estate Conveyances, 1787-92.
200 Acres. Ebenezer Petty to Gabriel Friend, adjoining lands of John Crouch and John Harness in Tygarts Valley.
10 Acres. John Warwick to Sylvester Ward, East side of Valley River.
900 Acres. James Arnold to Jacob McEnry, Cave Run, a branch of Tygarts Valley River.
5400 Acres. Samuel Hanaway to Mathias Halstead, Elk River.
600 Acres. John Hagel to Henry Runyan, Buckhannon River.
130 Acres. Jacob Shaver to Wm. Briggs, Kings Run.
200 Acres. Joseph Friend to Henry Smith, Mud Lick Run.
1000 Acres. James Hanaway to Benjamin Hall, Davis Run and Hawe's Run.
540 Acres. James' Arnold to Ignatius Hayden, Tygarts Valley River.
600 Acres. James Arnold to Robert Price, Sandy Creek.
300 Acres. Charles Tomilson to James Lackey, Tygarts Valley River.
170 Acres. James Lackey to Charles Tomilson, Tygarts Valley River.
103 Acres. John Lackey to John Hladden, Tygarts Val- ley River.
170 Acres. Joseph Crouch to Geo. See, Tygarts Vallev River.
400 Acres. W'm. Gibson to Charles Myers, Sugar Creek.
131 Acres. Simean Harris to David Lilly, Tygarts Valley.
225 Acres. James Arnold to Thomas Martin.
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2000 Acres. Edward Jackson to Henry Arkeport, ad- joining lands of John Jackson and James Arnold.
1000 Acres. Richard Mason to Wm. W. Cary, Middle Fork.
250 Acres. William Wilson to John Shenick, West side Cheat River.
400 Acres. John Hardin to Hector Hardin, Cove Run.
1000 Acres. Brooks Beal to William Wilson, East side Tygarts Valley River.
61/4 Acres. Henry Petro to Richard Kittle, Wilson Creek.
197 Acres. Aaron Richardson to Charles Myers, West side Tygarts Valley River.
186 Acres. Sylvester Ward to Geo. See, John Warwick land.
213 Acres. Cornelius Bogard to Jacob Stalnaker, Files Creek.
135 Acres. John Crouch to John Pancake, West of Tygarts Valley River, adjoining lands of Ebenezer Petty.
20 Acres. Abram Kittle to Phineas Wells, East side of Valley River.
210 Acres. John Alexander to Jacob Poseley, East side of Valley River.
130 Acres. Jacob Shaver to Wm. Biggs, Trout Run.
197 Acres. Elizabeth Shaver to Boston Stalnaker, ad- joining lands of Alexander Maxwell and Wm. Currence.
500 Acres. John Jackson, Jr. to Wm. Waters, Turkey Run.
200 Acres. Daniel Westfall to Henry Fink, East side Tygarts Valley River.
112 Acres. Nicholas Smith to Wm. Smith. West side Tygarts Valley River, adjoining lands of Isaac White.
120 Acres. Benjamin Jones to John Currence, West side- Tygarts Valley River.
190 Acres. Daniel Henderson to Wm. Clark, Tygarts. Valley River.
300 Acres. John Cassity to Wm. Wamsley, West side of Valley River, adjoining lands of Peter Cassity above and Wm. Levett below.
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166 Acres. Cornelius Bogard to Daniel Richardson, Files Creek.
96 Acres. Jeremiah Cooper to Patrick Burns, Cheat River.
3000 Acres. Hugh Thompson to Joseph Gibson, Elk River.
396 Acres. David Conley to Jacob Kuhnrod (Conrad), adjoining lands of Wm. Hamilton.
330 Acres. Wm. Wilson to John Beall, Mouth of Roar- ing Creek.
260 Acres. Jacob Eberman to John Smith, Tygarts Val- ley River.
9322 Acres. Thomas Pennell to Stephen Sherwood, Elk River.
5000 Acres. Joseph Pennell to Stephen Middlebrook, Elk River.
1434 Acres. Thomas Pennell to Stephen Sherwood, Elk River.
57 Acres. Henry Mace to John Bogard, Cheat River.
190 Acres. Geo. Reed to John Currence, West side Val- ley River.
77 Acres. Thomas Wilmoth to James Thompson, Cheat River.
77 Acres. James Thompson to Uriah Gandy, Cheat River.
200 Acres. Philip Kizer to Cornelius Bogard, Shavers Run.
337 Acres. Peter Cassity to Benjamin Hornbeck, ad- joining land of Wm. Wamsley, West side Valley River.
300 Acres. Sylvester Ward to John Pancake, East side Valley River.
135 Acres. Wm. Briggs to Jacob Weese, Kings Run.
150 Acres. Jacob Westfall to Sylvester Ward, East side Valley River.
200 Acres. Geo. Breeding to Abraham Claypool, East side Tygarts Valley River, between the two tracts of Geo. See.
190 Acres. Michael Isner to David Henderson, both sides of the river, adjoining lands of Abram Kittle and Henry Peatro.
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195 Acres. Nicholas Petro to Henry Petro, adjoining land of Benjamin Wilson, Daniel Westfall, Abram Kittle, John Kittle and Jacob White.
402 Acres. Cornelius Bogard to Jacob C. Harper, East side Tygarts Valley River.
The consideration in the sale of the 402 acre tract of land of Cornelius Bogard to Jacob C. Harper was $1,458.00. In the sale of 337 acres of land of Peter Cassity to Benjamin Hornbeck, the consideration was $972.00. This tract was north of the present railway station of Daily, in Valley Bend District, and the descendants of Benjamin Hornbeck own and reside upon a portion of the tract at the present time.
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