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537
Hammaker, W. S.
Hunter. J. Ross 780
Irion. Sim
565
Irwin. Edward S.
578
Isaac. David R. 918
Isaac. William D. 785
Hall. Hon. Cyrus W.
Huling, Hon. James H.
Grishaber, Joseph
632
Hobbs, William M. B. 523
Girty, Simon 89
Hoferer, Max W. 799
Gatewood. William B.
959
Hill, Bonner H.
Hermansdorfer, George 813
Garnes. James A., D. D. S. 622
Herscher, Michael 1011
Harvey, Morris
63
592
Hanshaw. William M.
902
Griffith. Joseph B. 470
704
Hogg, Samuel 753.
14
INDEX
Jarrett. 'Squire Bennett
575
Lewis. John B.
758
Jarrett, Eli
78
Lewis, John D.
944
Jarrett. Mark S.
461
Lewis, Rev. Fr., O. M. Cap.
413
Jarrett, William R.
906
Lewis, Thomas, sheriff 55
Jayne, David A. .
483
Lewis, Virgil A. 622
Jeffries. Thomas E.
781
Lewis, William D.
903
Jenkins, Rev. Joseph S.
454
Librarians Court of Appeals
118
Johnson, Chas. (of "Johnson's Narratives)".
40 Linn, Robert
416
Johnson, Julian M.
979
Linn, Robert G.
414
Jones. Col. B. H.
64
Littlepage, Hon. Adam B.
492
Jones, Calvin
695
Lively, Frank
435
Jones, Dr. George Mc.
522
Loewenstein, Abe
407
Jones. John
59.
65
Loewenstein, Isaac
407
Jones, John H.
955
Loewenstein. Joe
407
Jones. Mabel Delle
273
Loewenstein, Solomon
407
Jones. Van G.
682
438
Jones, William
964
Long, William F.
750
Jordan, James V.
911
Lorry, Christopher
707
Judges Court of Appeals of Va ...
110
Lovell, Joseph
277
Lovell, Col. Joseph
89
Lowe, Mathew H.
674
Lucadoe, T. C.
881
Luckhardt, Adolph
840
Keely, George
359
Keely, William
359
MeClintic, George W. 369
McClung, Albert . J.
660
McClung Bros. & Family 660
660
Kelly, Walter, killed
58
McClung, Samuel 660
660
Kenna, Hon. John E.
733
M'Comas, Hon. David
97
Kennedy, James
394
McConihay, John
274
Kenton, Simon
88
McDonald. Hon. John S.
878
Kinser, George A.
McGee, Dr. Frank L.
532
King. Albert
666
MeJones, Dr. George
522
Klostermeyer, Frederick G.
362
McMillan, Dr. William A.
673
Knight, Edward B.
424
MeWhorter, Hon. Henry C.
732
Knight, Edward W.
424
Mc Whorter, Hon. J. M.
387
Knight, Harold W.
743
MeWhorter, Hon. Louis E.
387
Koontz, Arthur B.
887
MacCorkle, Hon. William A.
792
Koontz, Luther V.
883
Mahan, James N., D. D. S.
756
Mairs, Dr. Adam T.
695
Krebs, Charles E.
380
Mairs, J. B.
619
Mairs, Dr. William
517
Mairs, William B.
849
Malone, John C.
851
Laidley, Alex. T.
961
Laidley, Amacetta (Mrs. G. W. Summers) 963
Laidley Family, The
959
Laidley, James G.
960
Martin, James
749
Laidley, James M.
961
Martin, Virgil G.
844
Laidley, John O. .
961
Mason, Gov. Henry M.
908
Laidley, Richard Q.
961
Mason, Joseph S.
477
Laidley, Theodore T. S.
963
Mason, Thomas J.
823
Laidley, Hon. William S.
904
Massey, L. Christopher
446
Laing, John
699
Mathews Family
275
Landress, Meredith
681
Mathews, Guy P.
275
Langley, Augustus L.
715
Mathews, H. S.
831
Langley, Mrs. A. L.
715
Mathews, Robert L.
863
Lawson. W. A.
585
Mathews, William G. 908
845
Leonard, John
590
Levi. Plus R.
931
May, Jacob C.
845
Lewis. Charles C.
590
May, Wilber S.
914
Lewis. Dr. Charles I.
270
Mayer, Daniel
1000
Lewis. Henry B. 641
Mayer, Frank 376
1000
Lewis, James F. 582 Mayer. Dr. Joseph
655
Kay, James
849
Keeney, James T.
449
Keeney, Rev. Thos. Y.
970
Keller, William E.
574
McClung, Joseph
Kendall, Junius E.
555
McClung, William
Krantz. William J.
733
Malone, William R.
811
Marshall, Jefferson D.
582
771
Laing, James M.
952
Massey, Robert L.
Mathews, William B.
681
Layne. R. T.
386
Lemon, J. William 510
Matthews, Guy P.
Matthews. Samuel V.
479
Laidley, Albert 963
842
Long, E. Leslie
Judges Supreme Court of Appeals of W. Va. 117
Kauff, Charles A.
15
Mays, Benjamin F.
832
Norton, Wilber S. 357
Melton, James T.
599 Norvell, William G.
527
453 Noyes, Bradford-See Noyes Family 742
Menager, James B. Merrick. W. E. Meyer, Ernest A.
417 Noyes Family, The
741
669
Noyes, Isaac, Bradford & Franklin 61, 272
Meyers, Alexander
693
Noyes. Philip H. 505
Meyers Bros.
693
Nugen, William E.
892
Meyers, D. S.
882
Nutter Family, The
942
Meyers, Samuel H.
693 495
Oakes, Eben 738
Milbee, Dr. John
761
O'Brien, William
577
Miller. Helen Q.
746
O'Daniel, David 719
Miller, Maggie S.
730
O'Hern, Col. Michael P.
210
Miller. Hon. Samuel A.
746
Old Kanawha Baptist Church
1019
Minor, Berkeley, Jr.
480
Minsker, George
584
Osborne, Charles L.
822
Minsker, John L.
752
Oxley, Watt S.
862
Mohler, J. Charles 951
983
Montgomery, James W.
975
Parsons, Joshua
490
Montgomery, Dr. L. C.
837
Moore, D. A.
548
Payne, Charles K. 357
Moore Family, The 1018
Moore. Dr. John W.
705
Payne, Oscar F. 939-
Moore, John W.
922
Payne, William D.
521
Moore, Melchisedeck
488
Pearson, Creed J.
912
Moore, William E.
868
Peeler. Samuel C. 564
Moore, William G.
506
Peyton, Charles G.
950
Moore, William T.
882
Pike, Hugh 593
Morgan, Benjamin S.
447
Polsue, Edwin
521
Morgan, Smallwood G.
447
Popp, Joseph
393
Morris, Dr. Alfred L.
362
Porter, Guy A.
635
Morris, Benjamin
63
Poston, Noah C.
487
Morris, Maj. "Billy"
60
Price, Hon. Geo. E.
721
Morris, Carroll
61
Price, John C. 726
Morris, Catherine
60
Price, Malcom R., D. D. S. 829
Morris, Charles
62 Price, Perry M. 685
Morris, Cynthia
61
Prichard, Armstead M. 441
Morris, Elizabeth
64
Prichard, Frederick C.
441
Morris, Frances
64
Prichard, Henry L. 441
441
Morris. Henry
59
Prindle, R. S.
925
Morris, James
536
Pritt, A. S.
563
Morris, Jane
60
Pritt, J. William
425
Morris. Janette
60
Pryor, James W.
828
Morris, John
61
Pryor, John H.
371
Morris, John (of
62
Puckett. W. M. 851
Morris, John
62
Putney, Alex. M. 859
Morris, Joshua
Putney, Dr. James E. 269
269
Morris, Levi 63
62
Quarrier, Alex. W. 749
Morris, William
58
Quarrier Family, The 749, 919
937
Morris, William, inventor
127
Quarrier, Russell G. 921
Morris, William (3d)
60
Quarrier, William A. 920
Morris, William R.
831
Quick, Benjamin F. 469
Quick, George W.
737
Mucklow, E. P. 805
Mucklow, William W. 802
Myers. George 899
Neal, Jack, case of 299
Nevins, James 273
Nicholson, Dr. Hugh G.
358
Reveal. Francis M.
921
Nicholson, N. Gwynn. D. D. S. 706
Reynolds, George G. 460
Niloof, Daniel 67
Reynolds, Robert F. 676
Norman, A. M. 609 Richmond, Mrs. Laura A. SSO
Rand, Albert P. 647
Rand, Christopher C.
669
Ray, F. M. 829
Ray, Robert D. 385
Reed. Stuart F. 997
Moulton, Major John
405
Cabell Co.)
62 61
Morris. Leonard 59.
Putney, Dr. Richard
Morris, W. H.
597
Quarrier, K. D.
Morris, Henry
61
Prichard, Dr. Lewis
Osborne, Charles F. 583
Mohler, William E.
Parkhurst, William B. 725
Patrick, Dr. Spicer 289
Payne, James M. 589-
Michie, Ernest L.
INDEX
Morris, Bishop Thos. A.
16
INDEXdanke fr. FE
Richardson, J. Lynn
876
Slater, C. C.
396
Riggs, Stephen
780
Smarr, H. T.
703
Riley, John P.
497
Smith, Col. Benj. H.
286
Ritter, Hon. George
678
Smith, Col. Benj. H.
Roach, Col. Michael T.
870
Smith, Gen. Daniel
949 288
Robertson, Everett E.
655
Smith, Harrison B.
871
Robertson, Hon. Grover C., M. D.
891
Smith, Maj. Isaac N.
937
Roche, Joseph W.
711
Smith, John
455
Ross, Charles S.
740
Smith, P. A.
729
Ross, J. Shirley
370
Smith, Samuel P.
734
Ross, John Tyler
370
Smithers, Benjamin S.
715
Ruby, Bradford N.
813
Smoot, D. C.
752
Rudesill, Col. Ellsworth
560
Snodgrass, Marion
907
Ruffner, Alexander
418
Snyder, James T.
692
Ruffner, Andrew L.
539
Snyder, John F.
539
Ruffner, J. Augustus
631
Snyder, Noane
390
Ruffner, David
75
Southwell, John F.
585
Ruffner, Col. David L.
638
Spilman, Robert S.
513
Ruffner Family
74
Spruce, M. F.
722
Ruffner, Joel
75
Spurlock, W. H.
781
Ruffner, Joel H.
508
Stark, F. C.
785
Ruffner, Joseph
74
Stark, W. W.
919
Ruffner, Hon. Joseph
742
Ruffner, Gen. Lewis
52
Ruffner, Meredith P.
572
Staunton Family, The
965
Ruffner, Peter
74
Staunton, F. M.
972 965
Rummel, Henry
776
Staunton, Dr. Sidney S.
407
Steele, John D.
937
Rutledge, James D.
889
Steele, Robert R.
7778
Stephenson, Andrew J.
763
Salmons, Harry L.
972
Sands, Mathew
805
Saxton, William H.
665
Schlosstein, George A.
808
Sterrett, Charles F.
509
Schwartz, Louis
988
Stiles, Hon. Maynard F.
472
Scott, Addison M. 372
Stine, William P.
1018
Seafler, John C. 886
Stockton, Aaron
283
Seafler, William J.
546
Stoffel, William T.
870
Sentz, Henry W. 683
Stolle, Gustave
790
Shadle, H. Eugene
574
80
Shanklin, John R.
628
Stump, Dr. Charles E.
646
Shannon, William C.
738
Stump, George W., Jr.
922
Shaver, Abram C. 688
Stuck, Henry F.
707
Shawkey, Hon. Morris P.
728
Stump, Dr. Irwin C.
436
Shawver, William F. .
951
Sullivan, Claude A.
932
Shepherd, Hon. Adam R.
364
Sullivan, Frank T.
686
Shepherd, Dr. Clarke W.
914
Summers, Christopher
651
Shepherd, John
364
Summers, Hon. Geo. W.
103
Shepherd, J. King
815
Summers, Hon. Lewis
96
Shipley, C. R.
858
Summers, Lewis, his journal
67
Shirkey, David
276
Shirkey, H. A.
626
Shirkey, Dr. Wilbur F.
427
Swinburn, Thomas
764
Shober, W. B.
971
Shrewsbury, George H.
395
Tackett, John and Lewis
39
Tackett, Lewis
80
Tanners' and Dyers Extract Co. 1018
658
Simpson, Peter A.
992
Taylor, Arthur W. 478
Singleton, George
814
Thacker, James M. 434
Sisson, William H.
894
Thayer, Garland T.
824
Skinner, John V. R.
840
Thayer, Harry G.
824
Slack, Greenbury
273, 436
Thayer, James R.
824
Slack, John
273
Thayer, Otis A. 824
Slack, John
436 Thayer, William T.
514
Robinson, H. E.
740
Smith, Isaac N.
767
Rollins, William M.
788
Smith, Hon. Joseph
704 556
Ruffner, William H.
529
Staunton, Joseph M.
Stephenson, Dr. E. B.
478
Stephenson, Luther C.
888
Stephenson, Samuel
420
Sutherland, Dr. John H.
861
Swinburn, Leroy 923
Shrewsbury, Joel
749
Siers, Mathias
592
Silman, Hon. Peter
399
Tawney, John W.
Starkey, H. O.
Stauffer, Albert
Russell, Phillip C.
830
Stroud Family massacred, The
101
17
INDEX
Teays, Thomas
39
Welch, John & Levi
273
Thomas, A. L.
872
Wells, J. A.
752
Thomas, Dr. Frederick S.
383
Welsch, William M.
380
Thomas, James R.
908
Wheeler, John (killed)
43
Thomas, J. W.
677
White, John D.
78
Thomas, William H.
1008
Whittaker Family
279
Thomas, William M.
706
Whitten, Hon. John L.
293
Thornhill, John L.
568
Whittington, A. T.
480
Tompkins, John G. W.
782
Wick, J. F.
626
Tompkins, Capt. William H.
498
Wick, John H., D. D. S.
501
Tormey, Capt. T. J.
573
Wiersteiner, Carl
650
Truslow, James
273
Wilcox, Dr. J. F.
955
Tucker, James P.
616
Wilcox, Luke
89
Tudor, C. M.
656
Wiley, Robert H.
885
Turley, Columbus J.
425
Wilkinson, James H
642
Turner, Fletcher L.
601
Williams, Wesley 611
Tyler, The Misses, captured
43
Wilson, Hon. Emanuel W.
774
Tyree, Frank L.
801
Wilson, Samuel, H.
619
Wilson, Thomas
918
Van Bibber Family
279
Wilson, Dr. William H.
875
Van Bibber, Capt. John
40
Wilton, William J.
543
Vandine, E. F.
787
Wines, James A.
414
Veazey, Oscar A.
809
Wintz, William S.
531
Venable, Matthew W.
787
Wood, Charles T. 531
Vickers, James A.
731
Wood, Gen. Edward L.
379
Woodall, Hon. E. A.
786
Wagner, Walter W.
540
Woodman, Frank
404
Walker, Ezra
272
Woodroe, James D.
642
Walker, Henry A.
854
Woodrum, C. Everett
607
Walker, Henry S.
730
Woodrum, Irvin
370
Walker, Dr. John R.
432
Woodyard, Col. Levi J.
129
Wanner, Mrs. Barbara S.
636
Wootton, John F. 672
Wanner, Ulrich
627
Work, Dr. J. A. 879
Wyatt, Mathew P.
280
Washington, Robert F.
618
Young, Houston, G.
979
Young, Jasper
640
Young,
John
81
Webb, Samuel L.
1001
Webb, William F.
Young,
Peter
376
Weber, Joseph
629
Young,
Porus J. 851
667
IVeir, James B.
910
Weise, Henry E.
459
Zimmerman, W. J.
722
Welch, George L.
864
Watkins, Andrew J.
630
Watson, Benjamin F.
691
Watts, Hon. Cornelius C.
852
Young, John M. 788
930
Wehrle, Dr. Mathias
806
Young, Ulysses G.
Ward, Charles 1010
HON. W. S. LAIDLEY
History of Kanawha County, W. Va.
CHAPTER I
GEOGRAPHICAL EVOLUTION OF KANAWHA COUNTY
An Index to the Past-Frontier Counties of Virginia-Formation of Shires in 1634- Change of Name-Governor Spottswood's Expedition and Discoveries-Formation of Spottsylvania, Orange, Frederick, and Augusta Counties-Settlements in Upper and Lower Valleys-Botetourt and Fincastle Counties Formed-West Augusta as a District -Its Division into Ohio, Monongalia and Yohogania Counties-Greenbrier County Formed-Mode of Elections-Kanawha County Organized-Boundary of Kanawha County-Townships and Districts-Location of Towns.
AN INDEX TO THE PAST
The English settled at Jamestown in 1607 and about the same time the French founded Quebec and called the country around "New France," and the English called their territory "New England."
They both were claiming everything in sight, and the French were sending more than the English, for they pushed westward and reached the Mississippi and made a trip of discovery to its mouth, unfurled the French banner and claimed all the territory that was drained by the river for Louis XIV, King of France, and called it "Louisiana." This claim was to all the land between the Allegheny and the Rocky mountains. They claimed it by the right of discovery-a sort of unwritten law to the effect that on a country being discovered and possession taken at the mouth of its prin- cipal stream, such possession extends to and includes all the territory watered by such stream and all that flows into it. 8
The French had their headquarters in Can- ada and their purpose was to establish their claim by a line of fortifications down the Alle- gheny river to the Ohio and down the Ohio to the Mississippi, and all along the latter to the gulf, and to show that they were the dis- coverers, they sent a posse of men along said route, and buried lead plates on the shores, at different and prominent places, showing that they had been there, the said plates being duly inscribed by dates, etc. They planted one at the mouth of the Great Kanawha in 1749, which was found many years later, when there was no need of proof. The English did not recognize this French claim and when the Gov- ernor of the Colony of Virginia heard that there was a French settlement at the junction of the Monongahela and the Allegheny rivers, he sent a messenger in person of Geo. Wash- ington, to notify these French settlers that all this country was English territory and that they must vacate and abandon all such claim,
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20
HISTORY OF KANAWHA COUNTY
etc. The French officials received Mr. Wash- ington very politely and told him that they had come to stay and proposed to do so and did not recognize the Virginia Governor's right.
Then began trouble and the English had more men to call on for help; but the French made allies of the Indians. This brought on the French and Indian war, which was really a French-English war, and General Braddock boastingly intended to clear up the whole west and drive the French back into Canada, etc., but he did not amount to anything and never reached the Ohio river. The claim for terri- tory between them was settled elsewhere, for by the treaty of Paris, in 1763, France ceded all the territory east of the Mississippi to the English, except New Orleans and by a secret treaty ceded the rest-west of said river-to Spain.
About this time there was a proposition to establish a separate western colony on the Ohio, with its capital at the mouth of the Great Kanawha river, but the Colonial Revolution in America, gave people too much to attend to just then, and it was not carried further, for instead of locating a Capitol of a colony, there was a battle between the Indians, backed by the English, and against the Virginians that had gathered them under General Andrew Lewis and under whom some of the settlers of the Kanawha Valley, fought, bled and died, October 10, 1774. This was followed by the Revolution, 1776-1781, when the English yielded all they held in America, excepting Canada.
This is all a mere outline of history of events, each of which can be ascertained and enlarged at leisure, but which it would be well to remember.
FRONTIER COUNTIES OF VIRGINIA
When the English began their settlement in the Colony of Virginia, they soon found out what a "frontier" meant, and what an Indian had to do with the same.
In 1634 there were formed in the said set- tlement eight shires, which were to be gov- erned as were the shires in England. These people were very English then. In 1710 there
were twenty-five counties, or shires, as they had been called. Which change of name indi- cates that they were not so extremely English as they had been and they were now beginning to be Virginians. The county of Stafford on the Potomac was the extreme one in that di- rection; that is, it was on the frontier. In 1716 Governor Spottswood became curious to learn what he might discover beyond the "high mountain," which for want of a better name, the Blue Ridge was called, and he collected a squad of friends and followers, and marched to the west and crossed said mountain beyond the frontier. He discovered a river running to the north; he expected to see the Pacific ocean or some stream leading thereto and re- ported that said river ran into Lake Erie, which river he called Euphrates, but which after- wards was known as the Shenandoah.
Spottsylvania was formed in 1720. This was the first county that extended west of the Blue Ridge. One of the reasons assigned for its creation was that the frontier was exposed to danger from the Indians and the late settle- ments of the French to the west of the moun- tains! This county extended over the moun- tain to the river in the Valley.
Orange was formed in 1734. It was now just one hundred years since the first eight shires were formed, and it was said that the inhabitants were inconvenienced by their great distance from their courthouse. Orange was made to extend "westerly to the utmost limits of Virginia" and the boundary of Virginia was "from sea to. sea."
17 Frederick and Augusta were formed in 1838. It was said that great numbers of peo- ple had settled themselves on the Potomac and its boundary on the northwest side of the Blue Ridge, and that the strength of the Col- ony, the security of the frontier, and the King's revenue would be augmented, should two counties be made out of Orange-Fred- erick at the lower part of the Valley with a court house at Winchester, and Augusta with- out limits and headquarters at Staunton. Al- though Augusta was called a tract of land, taken from Orange, to encourage settlers on the waters of the Mississippi, they exempted the same from public levies for ten years.
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AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
It was found however that the House of Burgesses were moving too fast, probably the only time they ever were known to exercise such speed. The Lower Valley was settled principally by the Germans from Pennsylvania and the Upper Valley from Ireland, by the Scotch-Irish.
The people of the Coast Counties were too well satisfied at home to cross the "high moun- tain," and indeed there were no reasons there- for; they had plenty of room on the East side, it was safer on that side, and they did not have to associate with the Scotch-Irish and Dutch. So the Valley was left alone and it blossomed as the rose.
Augusta extended from the Blue Ridge westward without limit, and included therein all of Virginia, except Frederick, (which was small) ; that was included in the western part of the colony. It was not until 1743, that these counties were able to organize, for the want of people, or settlers. In 1763, by the treaty of Paris, the western boundary of Vir- ginia was brought eastward to the Mississippi river. In the meanwhile, the French and In- dian War had taken place.
Botetourt County, 1769-Its boundary was governed by a line beginning at the Blue Ridge and running north fifty-five degrees west (N 55W), "as far as the Court of the two counties shall extend it," and all south of said line was Botetourt and all the rest Augusta. About all that we can say is that Kanawha river was in Botetourt but where the line was or where it struck the Ohio, we do not know.
Fincastle county was formed in 1772. Bote- tourt was too large for the convenience of the settlers also. All we can tell you of the boun- dary of Fincastle is that this part of the coun- ty was included in it. Fincastle as a county lasted but a short while, in consequence of the change that took place soon after this date. Events that were marking changes in the "Old Dominion" in so far as her English habits and customs went, were fast approaching and she was assorting herself as Virginia.
In 1774 the Battle of Point Pleasant was fought between the Indians and the Virginia frontiersmen, and the House of Burgesses are not so awfully careful of the frontiersmen as
they once were. The Indians now are to be- come the allies and friends of the English and are to be paid to kill and scalp the people that were encouraged to settle on the frontier.
The year 1776 found the English without a head in the old colony ; Dunmore, for whom a county had been named had been driven away. Kentucky, Washington and Montgomery coun- ties had been formed. We shall not attempt to give their boundaries, more than to say that Kentucky began at the Mississippi, on the Ohio and came up to the Big Sandy river, and its court house was at Harrisburg. Washington was somewhere in the southwest and its court house seems to have been at Blacks Fort. Montgomery was made of the residue of Fin- castle. There we have this part of the county now in Montgomery, which was part of Fin- castle, which was part of Botetourt, which was part of Orange, and Fincastle became extinct.
West Augusta was never made into a county by that name, nor any other name until there- after, but in 1776, its boundary was defined by legislature : that is, the line of distinction be- tween Augusta as a county and West Augusta as a district. The district had representation in the General Assembly of Virginia and its standing was an anomaly.
After defining its boundary, the district was formed in 1776, into Ohio, Monongalia and Yohogania. Part of these counties were in Pennsylvania, because the line between Vir- ginia and Pennsylvania was in dispute and could not be then settled. The settlement to be made with King George was of more impor- tance and too much could not be settled at once. We will, however, remark that the County Court of Augusta county would hold a term in Staunton and adjourn to hold another in Pittsburg, and thus the latter place had one of the court houses of said Augusta county, and the record of these courts held at Pittsburg are yet in existence.
Yohogania county became extinct on the set- tlement of the Mason and Dixon line, and the court house of Monongalia had to be moved farther south and was located at Morgantown. We do not know what it was called while in Pennsylvania.
Greenbrier county, 1777 .- This county was
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HISTORY OF KANAWHA COUNTY
formed from Montgomery and Botetourt. It had the line of N 55 W to the Ohio river. On the south side of the Kanawha river was Montgomery and on the opposite side was Greenbrier county, so that for a time at least, the mouth of Elk river was in Greenbrier coun- ty. While on the subject of frontier counties of Virginia, we should say that Virginia held courts in Illinois, as well as in Kentucky county.
The legislature of Virginia directed the sheriff of Kentucky to hold an election on a certain day to select representatives, and when the sheriff received his commision to hold this election the appointed day to hold the election had past ; but small matters like that did not de- feat a Kentucky election. The sheriff organ- ized his election day and held the election and reported that John Todd and Richard Callaway had been duly and fairly elected and they were seated accordingly. The assembly stated that their action in this case was not to be taken as a precedent, but this session was to be a very important session and they did not wish to stand on technicality this time.
Greenbrier county remained from 1777 until 1788, when the legislature thought that an- other county should be formed.
KANAWHA COUNTY, ORGANIZED 1789
In case the reader should desire to examine more in detail the subject of making states and counties out of the territory of Virginia, we shall note the book and page where the records of county formation may be found.
Spottsylvania-4 Henning Statutes, page 77. Orange-4 Henning Statutes, page 450.
Frederick and Augusta-5 Henning Stat- utes, page 78.
Botetourt-8 Henning Statutes, page 395. Fincastle-8 Henning Statutes, page 600.
Kentucky-Henning Statutes, page 257.
Montgomery and Washington-9 Henning Statutes, page 257.
District of West Augusta-9 Henning Stat- utes, page 262.
Greenbrier-1777, 9 Henning Statutes, page 420.
Kanawha-1788, I2 Henning Statutes, page 670.
Illinois-Act, in full, in "English Conquest," pages 1037 and 248-9.
BOUNDARY OF KANAWHA COUNTY
On page 670 in 12 Hennings Statutes at Large, chapter 14, will be found "An Act Forming a New County out of the Counties of Greenbrier and Montgomery, passed the 14th November, 1788."
" Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that from "and after the first day of October next, those parts " of the Counties of Greenbrier and Montgomery, " within the following bounds to-wit:
" Beginning at the mouth of Great Sandy, in the " said county of Montgomery, thence up the said river " with the line of said county in the mountain gener- " ally known by the name of 'Cumberland Mountain ;' " thence a north-east course along said mountain to " the Great Kanawha, crossing the same at the end of " Gauley Mountain; thence along the said mountain "to the line of Harrison county; thence with that " line to the Ohio River; thence down the said river, "including the islands thereof, to the beginning, shall " form one distinct county and be called and known " by the name of 'Kanawha.'"
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