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Johnson, Robert
100
L Black fork
..
152
K.
Kissinger, Wilson
Boone 50
Sparr's branch
1870 56
Kerr, R B
Poc'h'ntas 470 head Deer creek 1873 118
..
22
Hutson, Winter
Dod'ridge
37
S side 6-Mile
213 adj his own 1S71
75
Hall, L S
Wetzel
37
N side L Fishing er
. .
574 adj S Clevenger
93
.
.
37
5
same
12
Gartner, Allen
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Name of Grantce.
County.
Acres.
Local Description
Date. Pa
Lambert, Hiram
Wyoming
175
Skin fork
1870
7
Lambert, Philip
McDowell
35
Clear i'k Tug
18
samo
samo
Leep, John W
Wetzel
1073
wts Doolin run
66 .
39
Lawson, Anthony
Logan
1634
wis Cow er
66
48
Lechenet, Louis
130
Foard branch
1871 65
Landaere, Jesse
Hardy
883 wts Lost river
1873 103
Lawson, James M
Logan
700 Sycamore er
.. 124
Lester, J D
Wyoming
58
Little Huff's cr
1SS4 214
M
Murphy, Herndon
MeDowell 134
near Tug river 1870 21
Miller, Zadock
Boone 24
adj R Hagar
23
Mourn, W'm
Wyoming 4S
Clear fk Guyand
25
Milam, James
McDowell
123 Belcher branch
1ST1 75
Monroe, John, et als
Ham'shire _ 773 Capon mt
240
Silannon br
81
Mullins, John
Logan
70
adj his own
87
Marsteller, Nicholas
Randolph
100
Shaw'r'sfk Cheat 1873
99
Moore, Thomas P
Wayne
55
Bluewater 66
100
May, Elijalı
Greenbr'r
70
wts Buck Lick run ".
102
Marcum, Jacob
Logan
25 Stone Coal er
143
Morral, Lair D
Barbour
261
wts Teter's cr
1376 164
Miller, Samuel C
Webster
400
Amosfk La'rel er .. 165
Miller, Wm
Boone
179
Turtle creek
.. 166
Mullins, John S
Wyoming
75 Guvandotter 1879 203
Mead, Wm T
Logan
30
adj Hensley
..
208
Mc
MeNeeley. Joseph
Logan
29
Camp fork
1870
49
MeNeely & Chambers
..
200
mo Lick branch
61
MeNeely, Joseph
. .
25
mo Beech fork
..
62
McDonald, Isaac E
Wayne
S2
Reedy branch
18.5 138
McDonald, Wm W
Logan
267
Big Spring br
..
154
McNeeley & Chambers
..
200
Bent branch
1879 192
N
Neville, M D
Grant
100
Abram's creek
1864 1
same
90} W side Stoney r
1
Nelson, George W
Boone
260
Cfk of Laurel 1870
46
Nighbert, George W
Logan
490
Guyandotteriver 1871
69
Nutter, Thomas C
Wirt
56
waters Slate er .. 91
..
79
Mitchell & Lawson
McDowell
Milam, John T
150
Clark's br
52
Melton, Thomas
Kanawha
64
Elk river ..
Modesitt, John
Ritchie
95 Lynn Camp f'k 1875 141
310
same
.. 155
670 Tug river
19
240
Day Camp br
،،
20
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O.
Name of Granten.
County. Acres Local Description. Date. Paze
Oney, William
Mercer 50
wts 12-Milo fork 1870 40
P.
Phares, Benjamin
Randolph 1040
h'd Beaver cr. &c 1870 10
Phillips, Willie
Wyoming 40
McCoy's ridge
32
Pearis, Samuel P
Mereer
356
waters Tom's run 54
same
374
Jarrel's branch . . 55
same
S4
h'd Big Bluestone
55
Parriott, Samuel P
Marshall
284
Stony run
1871 90
Perry, Nathan
Wayne
125
Long branch 1873 100
Parsons, Susan, et als Ham'shire
212
drain South br
1877 168
same
117
same
170
Parriott, G W & S A Marshall
465
waters Fish er
172
Philips, John W
Ham'shire
19
Break Neck Hill 1879 177
same
66
8
Town hill
178
same
3.1 wts Little Cacapon
179
Philps & Reed
53 South Branch mt .: 150
Peters, Martha
Mercer
140
Flat Top mt
199
Parriott, G W
Marshall
347 waters Fish cr
205
R
Reel, Wm C
Randolph
313 h'd Piercy's run 1869
3
Roman, Isom
Logan
290
Millstone br
1870
33
Robinson, S I
Wetzel
70 bet B & L Fer'ks "
51
Reed, Wm L
McDowell
70 adj P & J Smith . . 60
Reed, Warren
Jackson
39 adj Alexander 1871 SO
Reed, John M
Wood
44 Plum run
.. 80
Richmond, Wm C
Raleigh
150
New river
86
Reed, Elias
Mercer
200
waters Rich cr
1879 197
S
Sayre, Wesley's h'rs
Mason 165
wts B Spruce
1869
5
Short, Joseph
MeDoweil
adj Adair
1870
17
Smith, Jobn
Wayne
· 35
Beech branch
..
27
samo
MeDowell
50
Tug river
2S
Small & Kilmer
Berkeley
50
E side North mt
..
29
Stalnaker. S G
Gilmer
78
Job's run
..
30
Jmith, Elias
Morgan
15
adj Smith's heirs
..
34
Stienbeck, D F
Gilmer
265
wts Leading er
..
Snider, John
Randolph
35
E side Dry fork adj his own
..
58
Short, Benjamin
Wyoming
75
61
Simpkins, Nancy
Logan
$5 mouth Lick fork 1871
77
Simmons, SY
Hardy
1524 Patterson's Cr mt
..
$1
Smith, Josiah
Fayette
116 Buffalo erech
SS
25
samo
2S
Short, William same
S2
Laurel creek
..
29
16
Branch mit
17S
samo
66
.
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Name of Grantee.
County.
Acres.
Local Description.
Date Page.
Fayette
200
Glade creek
1873 99
Wayne 100
Mud Lick fork
101
Ham'shire
34 waters South br
105
Logan
50 wts Panther br
66
119
Braxton
60
Copen's run
1874 120
100
near Copen's run
. 6
127
Wayne
25
Bertram fork
..
129
same
Smith, M Z. et als
waters Mill cr
..
134
Steel, Ralph
Logan
100
Island creek
66
143
Spratt, James
209
Gilbert creek
.6
144
Stewart, Wm
Wyoming
66
Rock House f'k
1877 168
Spratt. James, et als
Logan
260
adj Stafford
1879 182
Stone, Samuel S
Boone
200
Horse creek
..
182
Straton, William same
Logan
74
wts Harts' creek
183
same
184
same
6S0
same
185
Spratt, Robert P
50
Deep Ford br
150
Spratt, James
260
Guyandotter same
206
Stewart & Stewart
Ritchie
1143 Grass run
1SS0 209
Stewart, Charles F
Wyoming
310
Turkey creek
1883 211
Spaulding, Charles
Logan
25
Bark Camp br
1SS4 224
T
Tyree, Franeis' heirs Fayette
131
Butter Spring br 1871 72
Thomas, George
Dod'ridge
45
adj his own
S5
Taylor, Sampson
Mercer
100
wts Rich ercek
1879 120
Toler, Thomas
Wyoming
165
wts Big Huff's er 1854 216
Vinson, William
Wayne
415
Moses' fork
1870 36
same
500
wts Moses fk
..
37
Vance & Steel
Logan
400
Lfk Conley er
1875 140
Vance, Levi
50
Island creek
1876 160
same
500
Mfk Island cr
1879 17: .. 188
same
20
same
..
.
W
Wheeler, J C
Wayne
47
Hezekiah's cr 1870 in
Wheeler & Hoard same
50
Cove creek
..
5:
same
100
same
5:
Williams, Wm
McDowell 1030
White Oak fork ..
6:
Woods, Westley
Wetzel
394 E sido Laurel run 1871
1
25
b 10-Mile & Lers
131
Spurlock, Hurston
50
Laurel creek
1875 139
32
Little Laurel
130
15
145
Driftwood br
5:
Vance, Washington
32
samo
204
Stanley, Edward
Wyoming
25
1.7
Sidenstricker. W Spaulding & Parsley Sanders, Alexander Stratten & Dempsey Stout, Sylvester same Shelden, Milton same
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925
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.
Name of Grantee.
County. Acres.
Local Description.
Unte. Page
White, H S
Logan 60
adj JJ H Bailey 73
White, Martin
50 near Crooked er . 6
Williamson, Aly
66
50 h'd Board C br
White, Fortunatis
Lewis 175
adj Kemper
1873 121 .6 123
Wickline, Geo J
Monroe
65 wts Dunlap's cr 1874 125 132
Wolf & McMechen same
Wetzel, Wm E
Mason
Cooper's Land fk 1875 139
Wolf & MeMechen
Hardy
2707 South Fork mnt
14S
Walker, Jacob
Wyoming 20 Lick fork 158
Wilmoth. Edmund
Barbour 300
head Hunter's fk 1976 161
Walker, Ira W
Mercer 66
100 200 wts Wide Mouth 1879 194 nr Wide Month 66 19S
Warwick, J, ct als
Wallace, Matthew
Poc'h'ntas 6800 130
wts Ganley river 1SS4 212 head Ewing'srun 215
Cada description de Quequando Counties o folien
ist & Warmte
Batelowas
Montgomery ã Spottariania. 5 1
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Hardy 5044 Fork mountain
308 83
same 66
133
Wimmer, Sam'l
BOUNDARY LINES
OF THE
COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.
As Originally Formed, From What Counties Taken, With Date of Formation.
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Barbour County.
Formed in March, 1843. from Harrison. Lewis and Randolph counties.
Beunded as follows: Beginning opposite the mouth of Sandy creek, on the east side of the Valley river. in the now county of Randolph. thence down said Valley river, with the several meta- ders thereof. to M'Daniels ferry, thence a straight line to the fi- viding ridge on the waters of Simpson's creek and Bartlett's :imn. (so as to include Renben Davisson's farm within the new county, thence a straight line to the old farm now cecupied by Samuel Bartlett. then e to the head of Goodwin's run, thence a straight line to the mouth of Matthew's Camp run on Elk creek, thenon ; straight line to William Bean's, on Gnatty crock. thence a straight line to the head of Peck's run, thence with the dividing ridge be tween the head of Peck's run and Hacker's creek to the gap of ail ridge, where the road crosses, leading down to Hacker's creek. thenve a straight line to Samuel Black's residence, (including the farm of said Black within the new county.) on Buchanan river. thence a straight line to the mouth of Sarvis run. on the middle fork of the Valley river, thence a straight line to the gap of the Laurel Hill mountain, where the widow Corley's corner tree stands. thence with the top of the said mountain until where it comes to the Preston county line, thence with the Preston and Randolph county line to the beginning.
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Berkeley County.
Formed in February, 1772, from Frederic county.
Bounded as follows : Beginning in the line that divides the counties of Frederic and Loudoun, one mile and an half northward of the corner in Williams's gap, that at present divides the parishes of Frederic and Norborne, thence westward with a line exactly parallel to the line that now divides the parishes of Frederic and Norborne, till it intersects the line of Hampshire county. thence with the Hampshire line to the corner dividing the parishes of Frederic and Beckford, thence with the lines dividing the said par- ishes of Frederic and Beckford, east south-east, to the south-east- wardly bank of Cedar creek, thence binding on the same to its confluence with the river Shenandoah, thence across the said river east. to the easterly bank of the same. thence down the said river and binding on the same, to the mouth of Passage creek. and thence with a right line to the line of Culpeper, at the intersection of the road leading through Chester's gap, thence with the Culpeper. Fauquier, and Loudoun lines to the beginning.
Boone County. 1
Formed in March, 1847, from Kanawha, Cabell and Logan counties.
Bounded as follows: Beginning at the mouth of Cobb's creek. (a branch of Little Coal river.) on the point between said creek and river, and thence running with the top of the ridge on the upper side of said creek. to the dividing ridge between said creek and the waters of Mad river, thence with and along the top of said dividing ridge, to the head of Horse ereck and the Laurel fork of Mud river. thence taking the dividing ridge between said Laurel fork and the waters of the Sugar Tree fork of said Mud river. to the mouth of said Laurel fork. thenee (crossing the main fork of Mud river) a straight line to the top of the dividing ridge between the head- waters of U'ziy creek and Mud river, thenee with and along the top of said ridge to the head of the Grassy fork of Ugly creek, thence down said Grassy fork to Main Ugly creek. thence a straight line (crossing Main Ugly creek and Big creek at William Martin's) so as to include said Martin on Big creek, thenee up a small branch to the top of the dividing ridge between Godby's fork and the Middle fork. thence with and along the top of the said dividing ridge, passing the head of Vannater's branch and taking or con- tinuing the said ridge above said branch to Hewett's creek, and crossing said creek above the house of Obadiah Bias, serior, (so as to include said Bias and James Bias within the new county.) thence a straight line to the Point ridge. above the mouth of Big Laurel creek, on the Spruce fork of Coal river, and with and along the top of said. ridge to the head of Big Laurel creek. thence with and along the top of the said dividing ridge, between the waters of Guyandotte river and Little Coal river. to the dividing ridge be- tween the Marsh fork of Big Coal river and Little Coal river, and with and along the top of said dividing ridge to the mouth of the
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said Marsh fork. thence crossing Big Coal river at the mouth of the Marsh fork of said Big Coal river, and up the mountain to the top of the dividing ridge between Big Coal river and Kanawha river, thence with and along the top of said dividing rilge down to the head of Bull creek, and with and along the top of the ridge below Bull creek to Big Coal river, and thence down said river as it meanders to the mouth of Fork creek, thence taking the point. below said Fork creek to the head of Dick's creek. and thence with and along said creek as it meanders to Little Coal river, and down said river as it meanders to the beginning.
Braxton County.
Formed in January, 1836, from Lewis, Kanawha and Nicholas counties.
Bounded as follows: Beginning at the Salt works road at the head of Barbecue run, and running thence with the dividing ridge of the Kanawha and Monongalia waters to the head of the Fall run, thence along the leading ridge to the forks of the Little Ka- nawha, thenee up the right hand fork to its head. thence with the dividing ridge between Kanawha. Buchanan and Elk waters. to the corner of Randolph and Nicholas county line, thence with the said line to the top of the Point mountain above the Fork lick. thence along the top of the Point mountain to the end thereof. thenco a straight line to Joseph Priam's (so as to include Joseph Priam's lands within the boundary of the new county). thence a a straight line to the top of the ridge between Big and Little Birch river, and down said ridge to the mouth of Little Birch river, thence a straight line to the mouth of the Rock-camp fork of Big Buffaloe (above Young's bottoms), thence down the same to its mouth, crossing Elk river, thence to the upper three forks of Big Sandy river, thence to the Lewis and Kana The county line. at a point where a straight line to the mouth of the Long Shoal run will include Jacob Shock, on Steer creek within the boundary of the new county. thence up the said Long Shoal run to the top of the ridge between the Sand fork and Little Kanawha. thence with the dividing ridge to the head of the left hand fork of Three lick fori: of Oil creek, thence to its mouth, thence up the Clover lick fork to the beginning.
Brooke County.
Formed in November, 1796, from Ohio county.
Bounded as follows : Beginning on the Ohio river at the month of Short creek, thence up the said creek to Nathaniel Coleman's mill. thence a straight line to the north-west corner of Robert MeClure's field on the ridge between Short creek and Buffaloe crock. thenee south seventy-five degrees east, until it intersects the line of the state of Pennsylvania.
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Cabell County.
Formed in January, 1809, from Kanawha county.
Bounded as follows : Beginning at the corner of Mason county in Teasas Valley, thence a direct line to the mouth of the Spruce fork of Coal river, thence up said fork to where the line of Giles county crosses it, thence with the said line to Tazewell county line and with said line to the Tug fork of Sandy, and down the same to its conflux with Ohio river, thence up the same to the mouth of Little Guyandotte, in the county of Mason, and with the Mason line to the beginning.
Calhoun County.
Formed in March, 1856, from Gilmer county.
Bounded as follows : Beginning at the West fork of the Little Kanawha, where the Gilmer and Wirt county line crosses the same, thence up the West fork to the mouth of Henry's fork. thence up said Henry's fork to the mouth of Beach fork, thence with the dividing ridge between said Beach fork and Henry's fork to the Gilmer county line, thence to include all the waters of said West fork within the county of Gilmer, to the Gilmer, Ripley and Chio turnpike to the head of Cromey's creek, thence with said turnpike to the mouth of Bear fork of Steer creek, thence a straight line to the head of Muscle shoals of the Little Kanawha river. thence by the shortest line to the top of the dividing ridge between waters of Tanner's fork and Laurel creek to the Ritchie county line, thence with the Ritchie and Gilmer county line and the Wirt and Gilmer county line to the place of beginning.
Clay County.
Formed in March, ISES, from Braxton and Nicholas counties. Bounded as follows: Beginning at the mouth of Duck creek on Elk river, thence with the divide between Duck creek and O'Brian's creek to the divide between the waters of the Little Kanawha river and Elk river, thence a straight line to the Braxton and Calhoun county line (so as to include the farm of Themas Jarvis, Jr., in the new county), thence with the Braxton county line (as originally run) to the Three forks of Sandy creek (at James Rogers'), thence a straight line to the mouth of Queen Shoal creek. a south branch of Elk river. thence a straight line to the south-east corner of a tract of about twelve thousand acres of land owned by Charles Ruiner and others (near the farm of William Nichol, Sr.). thence a straight line to the farm of Strother B. Grose on the waters of Buffalo creeks. so as to include his land in the new county, thence a straight line to Abraham Dilly's on Strange creek, so as to include his land in the new county, thence with the divide between Strange creek wa- ters and Grove's creek waters, to the beginning.
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Doddridge County.
Formed in February. 1945, from Harrison, Tyler. Ritchie and Lewis counties.
Bounded as follows : Beginning on the South fork of Hughes's river at the month of Sugar Camp run, at James Gray's, thence a straight line to the gap at the head of the right hand fork of Bone ereck, thence a straight lino to the mouth of the Sand fork of Fink's creek, thence on the dividing ridge between Sand fork and Fink's creek, thence following the dividing ridge between the waters of Middle Island creek and Fink's creek, and the west fork of Mo- nongahelia river on said ridge to the Northwestern turnpike road. thenee north with the said ridge to the corner of the Harrison and Tyler county line, thence on the ridge between Muckleroy creek and Fishing creek, thence with the said ridge to the head of George's run (a branch of Muekleroy), thence a straight line to the mouth of Flint's run, thence a straight line to the mouth of Arnold's ereck, thence a straight line to the Northwestern turnpike road, at tollgate number eleven, thence a straight line to the be- ginning.
Fayette County.
Formed in February, 1831. from Logan, Greenbrier, Nicholas and Kanawha counties.
Bounded as fellows : Beginning on New river where the lines of Giles and Logan counties strike the same. thenee down said river to the mouth of Lick creek. thence a straight line to the top of Little Seawell mountain, where the Kanawha turnpike crosses the same, so as to embrace the dwelling-house of J. P. Thomasson. thenec a straight line to Meadow river, at the mouth of Mill creek. thence down down said river to its mouth thence down Gauley river to the mouth of Twenty mile creek, thence up Twenty mile creek to the month of Bell creek, thence up Beil creek to Jame- Nicholas's, thence astraight line to Rock camp, on the present line of Nicholas and Kanawha counties, thence a straight line to Kat- nawha river, at the mouth of Smithers's creek. thenee a stright line crossing Kanawha river, and some of the waters of Paint creek. Cabin ereck. and North-east fork of Cole river and the West fork . of same, to the intersection of the lines of Kanawha and Logan counties, at the end of the Great Cherry Pond mountain. thence with the dividing ground, dividing the waters that flow into the Marsh fork of Cole and New rivers, on the one side, and the Little Cole river, and the waters of Guyandotte river, on the other side. to the present line of Logan and Giles counties, thence with said line, to New river, the beginning.
Gilmer County.
Formed in February, 1845, from Lewis and Kanawha counties
Bounded as follows : Beginning at the corner of Braxton county line, situate at the left hand fork of the Three lies fork of
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Oil creek, thence a straight line to the fork of the road on Lend- ing creek, between Robert Benson's and Aaron Schoolcraft's. thence a straight line to the southeast corner of Ritchie county. . thence with the Ritchie, Wood and Jackson county line. to a point where the latter crosses the west fork of the Little Kanawha river, thence such lines as will embrace all the waters of the said west fork of the Little Kanawha river to the Braxton and Kana- wha county line, thence with the lines of Braxton county to the beginning.
Grant County.
Formed in February; 1866, from Hardy county.
Bounded as follows : Beginning at Fairfax Stone, at the junction of the line between West Virginia and Maryland, corner to said county of Hardy. and with the said boundary fine down the north branch of the Potomas. to the Hampshire. (now Minerab and Hardy county line, thence with the said line southeastward crossing Patter- son's creek mountain, and thence running the division line between the proposed new county and Hardy county, southward along the top of mountain to the gap below the month of Luney's creek, thence with a stright line to the top of Elkhorn Reek, thence along the top of the mountain range which divides the waters of South Mill creek, from those of the South Fork to the Hardy and Pendleton county line, thenee with the latter northwestward to the Hardy and Tucker county lines, and with the latter to the beginning.
Greenbrier County.
Formed in October, 1777. from Botetourt and Montgomery counties.
Bounded as follows : ' Beginning on the top of the ridge which divides the Eastern from the Western waters, where the line be- tween Augusta &' Botetourt crosses the same, and running thence the same course continued north fifty-five degrees west to the Ohio, thence beginning at the said ridge, at the said lines of Rotetourt and Augusta, running along the top of the said ridge. passing the Sweet Springs, to the top of Peter's mountain, thence along the said mountain to the line of Montgomery county, thenee along the same mountain to the Kanhawa or New River. thence down the said river to the Ohio.
Hampshire County.
Formed in November, 1753, from Frederic and Augusta.
Bounded as follows: All that part of the county of Augusta which lies within the bounds of the Northern Neck, be added to, und made part of the county of Frederic, and that from and imme- diately after the said first day of May, the said county of Frederic. and the said part of the county of Augusta so to be added to, and made part of the county of Frederic as storesaid, be divided into two counties, and that all that part thereof lying to the westward
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of the ridge of mountains commonly called and known by the names of the Great North or Cape Capon Mountain, and Warm Spring Mountain, extending to l'otowmack river, be one distinct county, and called and known by the name of Hampshire.
Hancock County.
Formed in January. 1848, from Brooke county :
Bounded as follows : Beginning on the Ohio river. at the ledge of rocks commonly called and known as ". Williams's rocks, " thence by a straight line to the toll-gate on the Holliday's Cove turnpike road, thence a due cast course to the Pennsylvania State line. thence (from the point of intersection or meeting with said State line,) with and along said Pennsylvania State line. north. to the Ohio river, thence with and along the said Ohio river, as it mean- ders, to the place of beginning.
Hardy County.
Formed in October, 1785, from Hampshire County.
Bounded as follows: Beginning at the north brauch of Potow- mack, opposite to the mouth of Savage river, and running thence in a direct course so as to strike the upper end of the plantation known by the name of Myres's mill. on New creek. thence in a direct course to John Lewis's mill, on Patterson's creek, thence in a direct course to the highest part of the mountain known by the name of the High Nob, thence in a direct course to the gap of the Short Arse mountain, where the North river runs through the same, thence along the road leading by the upper end of Henry Fry's plantation, on Cane Capon, and along the said road to the top of the North mountain, to the dividing line between the counties Shenandoah and Hampshire.
Harrison County.
Formed in May, 1784. from Monongalia county.
Bounded as follows : Beginning on the Maryland line at the fork ford on the land of John Goff. thence a direct course to the head waters of Big Sandy creek, thenco down the said ercek to Tyger's valley fork of Monongalia river, thence down the same to the mouth of the West fork river, thence up the same to the mouth of Biggerman's ereck. thence up the said ereck to the line of Ohio county.
Jackson County.
Formed in March. 1831, from Mason. Kanawha and Wood counties.
Bounded as follows : Beginning at the month of Pond creek on the Ohio river, theace a direct line to the West corner of Lewis County, where the lines of Lewis, Wood and Kanawha counties meet, thence with the line dividing Lewis and Kanawha counties
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to a point where the West fork of the Little Kanawha river crosses said line, thence a direct line to the mouth of the Middle fork of Countze's creek, a branch of Pocatalico river, thence : di- reet line to the month of the first branch emptying into the Ohio river above the Letart falls, thence up the Ohio river. following its meanders to the place of beginning.
Jefferson County.
Formed in January, 1801, from Berkeley county.
Bounded as follows: All that part of the county of Berkeley. lying aswardly of a line beginning at Opeckon creek in the Fred- erick line, thence with the sail creek to the bend immediately below Wallingford's tavern. theace running a direct line to Wyncomp's spring on the public road leading from Martinsburg to Shepherds- town, and thenco with the meanders of the spring run to its conflu- ence with the Potowmac.
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