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At the time the wagon road to Horse Shoe Bottom was ordered surveyed, the court appointed John Warwick, John Haddan, John Hamilton and Thomas Lackey to view a bridle path from Connolly's Lick to the top of the Alle- ghanies in Pendleton County; and established a trail from Jonas Friend's, near Leading Creek, to Anglin's Ford, near Phillipi. The surveyor of the path was William Smith. Uriah Gandy was ordered to survey a path from Benjamin Wilson's to the top of the Alleghanies, probably near the head of Senaca. Charles Parsons, Anthony Smith, Matthew Whitman and Samuel Pringle were ordered to survey a path from Beverly to John Jack- son's, on Buckhannon River. A road was ordered from Thomas Wilmoth's down Cheat River to the county line, and William Parsons was appointed surveyor.
Those trails, or "bridle roads," as they were called, were intended only for footmen or horses. Little or no grading was done. They were "brushed out," as the term was then used. That is, the brush and the logs were cut out where necessary. The fact that these roads were ordered surveyed must not be taken as proof that they were at once made. Years some- times elapsed before their completion, and some were never made. An example may be given. In 1801 a survey was made for a road from the mouth of Black Fork of Cheat River to the head of the North Branch, in the present county of Tucker. That survey was mentioned frequently in the court records for twenty years, and to this day the road has not been made. The West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railroad from Parsons to Fairfax passes over the old survey. Following will be found the most im- portant of the early road surveys:
In 1787, "a road from John Cutright's, along the northwest side of Buckhannon River, by John Jackson's, to Pringle's Ford."
Same year, "a road from the county seat by William Smith's, to Middle Fork."
Same year, "a road from the head of Elk, up the Buckhannon River to John Cut- right's." Same year, "a road from the county seat to Sandy Creek, taking in view the road that passes by Daniel Booth's, to the Harrison County line."
Same year, "a road from Salt Liek on Leading Creek to Mud Lick."
* See Veach's "Monongahela of Old."
TA section of an old wagon wheel supposed to have been lost during General Forbes' expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1758, is in the Carnegie Museum at Pittsburg. The tire was not one piece as now, but four pieces, each a quarter cirele. They were fastened to the felloes with heavy bolts and nuts every few inches, the heads of the bolts giving the tire somewhat the resemblance of a eog-wheel. The felloes of such a wagon supported the tire. On a modern wagon the tire supports the felloes.
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In 1788, "a wagon road from the road passing through Tygart's Valley, beginning at Mud Lick, thence to the State Road crossing Cheat River." This road probably followed the route of the present road from Montrose down Clover Run to St. George. The State Road crossed Cheat at St. George.
Same year, "a road from the Tygart Valley Road to Crabapple Bottom," in Highland. In 1789, "a road from the county road in this county to Colonel Peter Hale's in Pen- dleton County."
Same year, "a road from Baker's Old Mill Run at the Clarksburg Road to the county line at the ford of Big Sandy Creek."
Same year, "a road from Peter Cassity's to the Clarksburg Road at the mouth of Leading Creek." In 1789 the court ordered that certain roads "be worked but once a year and then cleared sufficient for an eight-foot bridle path."
In 1790, "a road from Michael Isner's in Tygart's Valley, to the Hardy County line." Same year, "a road from Connolly's Lick to the top of the Alleghanies at the Augusta County line."
In 1791, "a road from William Westfall's down through the Cove Settlement to the county line. "
In 1792, "a road from Beverly to the Upper Ford of Cheat."
1793, "a road along Currence's Blazes square across the Valley."
Same year, "a road from Beverly to the Carpenter Settlement on Elk."
In 1795, "a road from Beverly to Jacob Westfall's sawmill on Files Creek, so as to intersect the Big Road."
In 1796, "a road up the ridge so along Minear's Mill Run." This survey led from St. George north-east into Preston. The road was not built for fifty years.
In 1798, "a road from Beverly to Wolf's and the foot of Rich Mountain toward Buck- hannon."
In 1800, "the roads and alleys in Beverly" were ordered opened.
The above were the principal road surveys in Randolph County up to the beginning of the present century. A number of them were outside of what is now Randolph. In 1801 a road order was passed to "view a way for a road from John Jackson's Mill to the top of the mountain at the head of the creek above John Bozar's on the old road that goes to Hecker's [Hacker's?] Creek, so as not to go through improvements, or alter the road that is laid off through William Vandevender's and Widow Reger's lands." That order betrays the secret of many a crooked, steep or swampy road in West Virginia, where it might have been comparatively straight, level and dry. The roads passed around fields even if to do so they must climb hills, or cross swamps. Travelers through West Virginia for a hundred years have been climbing hills because the short-sighted pioneer made the origi- nal path that way to get round a neighbor's corn patch. Five dollars in damages were probably saved at the start, but five hundred dollars have been expended in keeping the bad road in repair and traveling it. This is seen all over the State. Randolph is no worse for unnecessarily crooked and steep roads than other counties; not so bad as some. A road when first surveyed should be put in the proper place. All subsequent improvements upon it are permanent. The regularly surveyed turnpikes, and the modern county roads are usually placed where they should be. But even yet a road is sometimes put in the wrong place to avoid damages or to accommo- date some particular person at the expense of the public. No road should cross a hill when with little more expense and but little more distance, it can go round it. "A pot-bail is as long standing as lying." The pioneer road builders often forgot this; and modern ones occasionally lose sight of it.
As late as 1814 a road was ordered "brushed out" and made "passable for men on horseback and pack horses," from Beverly to Buckhannon; and ten years later many products of the county, such as venison and hides, were carried on pack horses to Huntersville, where they were met by
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wagons and hauled to market. In 1819 $250 was appropriated to build a bridge "where the road from Riffles Run to Jackson's River crosses Cheat River." Adam See, Jonathan Hutton and Jacob Ward were appointed commissioners to build the bridge, which was the first one of considerable size built in the county. It was not finished for some years. In the same year a bridge was ordered built across Leading Creek. In 1822 the court appropriated $250 toward opening a road from Beverly to Sistersville, by way of Clarksburg.
In 1825 the first mention occurs on the Randolph records of a road to be opened from Staunton to the mouth of Little Kanawha. This road was authorized by an act of the Legislature passed March 5, 1824. The Staun- ton and Parkersburg turnpike was built about twenty years later over the same general route, but not on the exact location. That was a notable example of the folly of making a road in the wrong place, only to abandon it later. Thousands of dollars were spent in making the old road, which, like a number of others, was called "The State Road," and it was all thrown away; for when the engineers located the Staunton and Parkers- burg turnpike, they ignored the existence of the old road, and did not follow it except where, by chance, the old road was in the proper place. Had it been properly located at first, all the improvements on it would have contributed toward the completion of the pike.
In 1826 Randolph joined with Monongalia in building a bridge across Sandy Creek, then their boundary, but now the boundary between Barbour and Taylor Counties. In 1832 David Goff was appointed by the county court to superintend a lottery to raise money to aid in the construction of a road from Beverly to Morgantown. At that time money for public enter- prise was frequently raised by lottery, authorized by the Legislature. In 1824 the first steps were taken for building a bridge across the river near Beverly. When the Stauntonand Parkersburg turnpike was being located, it would have crossed the mountain from Huttonsville to the Middle Fork, had not the people of Beverly offered inducements for it to pass through their town. In 1877 the Legislature appropriated $1000, the county $250, and private parties subscribed $403 to aid in making a road from Helvetia to the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpike.
MARRIAGE LICENSES OF THIRTY YEARS.
Below will be found a list of all the marriage licenses issued in Rall- dolph during the first thirty years of the county's existence, that is from 1787 to 1817, together with the names of the contracting parties, by whom married, and the year:
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MAN'S NAME.
WOMAN'S NAME. DAUGHTER OF BY WHOM MARRIED.
William Low -
David Thomas
Eliz. Westfall William Westfall
Isaac Edwards Isaac Edwards
John Cutright
Rebeccah Truby John Truby
Zacariah Westfall
Hannah Woolf Christianna Woolf J W Loofborough
Henry Mace
Ann Currence Lidia Currence
James Holder Diana Westfall Daniel Westfall
William Gibson
Mary W. Henry Samuel W. Henry
Samuel Stalnaker George Harper
Susannah Batchiff Mary Baxter
William Batchiff
Rachel Brooks 1788. Isaac Edwards
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MAN'S NAME. Solomon Ware Cottrill Tolbert Philip Reger Moses Kade
WOMAN'S NAME. Sarah Day Elizabeth Reger
Sarah Jackson Elizabeth Anglin
Leonard Day Jacob Reger John Jackson William Anglin 1789.
BY WHOM MARRIED. J W Loofborough Isaac Edwards
Nicholas Wilmoth Susney Currence J W Loofborough
George Rennix
Judith Westfall
William Westfall Isaac Edwards
1791.
William Crow
Elizabeth Herrin
A. G. Thompson
Isaac Newell
Abagail Vanscoy Aaron Vanscoy
J W Loofborough
1792.
Samuel Ball
Eliz. Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
J W Loofborough
1793.
Isaac Phillip
Elizabeth Kittle Jacob Kettle
John Phillips
Bathia Wells Phinehas Wells
1794.
Robert Clark
Mary Friend
Jonas Friend
Valentine Power J W Loofborough
Andrew Friend John Donoho
Mary Wilmoth
Thomas Wilmoth
Benj. Baggley
Sarah Westfall
George Westfall
Valentine Power J W Loofborough
Thomas Shaw
Margaret McCall
William Currence Mary Ward Samuel Bringham Sarah Neilson
Sylvester Ward John Neilson
Valentine Power
AaronRichardson Jenney Bringham Samuel Currence Elizabeth Bogard Hez. Rosekrans
George Baker Jacob Riffle Aaron McHenry
Ann Gibson
Barb'a Barnhouse
William Gibson John Barnhouse Jacob Stalnaker
Philip Kunce William Daniels John Sayler
Cath. Stalnaker Mary Ann Minear
1796.
Cornel's Westfall
Jacob Helmick
John Hacker Robert Clark
Elizab'h Helmick Susannah Smith Gean Hudkins Rachel Davis Mary Warthen
John Warthen
Matthew Ryan
Jacob White
Elizab'h Pickett
Heehcoat Pickett
Robert Maxwell Phinehas Wells
Moses Slutter
George Stalnaker
Nancy Parsons Susanna Hart
Joseph Parsons Edward Hart
Robert Maxwell
1797.
James Bootlı
Phoebe Osborn
Terah Osborn
Robert Maxwell
Martin Miller
Marg'ret Lochrea
John Lochrea William Innis
Robert Maxwell Robert Maxwell
Abr'm Springston Mary Innis
David Smith
Bennett Hudkins
Phinehas Wells Jos. Cheaverout Robert Maxwell
Jacob Shaver John Wilson
Nancy Simpson
John Simpson
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Susan'h Cutright Elizabeth Boarer
Benj. Cutright Jacob Boarer
1795. Widow Bringham Valentine Power Cornelius Bogard Robert Maxwell
Elenor McCall
Peter McCall
J W Loofborough ‹‹
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.MAN'S NAME. Francis Riffle Joseph Donoho Thomas Gough Th's Summerfield Samuel Keller William Wright Garrett Johnson Henry Paine
WOMAN'S NAME. Eva Mace Elizab'h Wilmoth Rachel Burns Elizabeth Roy Anna Springston Anna Marsh Mary England Elizabeth Smith
DAUGHTER OF John Mace
Thomas Wilmoth Patrick Burns Joseph Roy Eliz. Springston
James England William Smith 1798.
BY WHOM MARRIED. Robert Maxwell Robert Maxwell Phineahas Wells Robert Maxwell Robert Maxwell Phineahas Wells Robert Maxwell Robert Maxwell
Joel Westfall
Elizabeth White Margaret Haddan
William White David Haddan Jacob Riffle
John M. Nail
Christian Riffle
Chris. Burgess
Elizabeth Shaw
William Shaw Benj. Schoonover
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William Kelly William Clark
Barbara Helmick
Jacob Helmick
Phineahas Wells Robert Maxwell Phineahas Wells Robert Maxwell
James Riddle John Clark James C. Goff
Mary Ryan
Elizabeth Howell
Solomon Ryan William Howell
1799.
Wm. McCorkle Benjamin Marsh Alexander Goff
Juda McHenry Sarah Minear
Samuel McHenry Phineahas Wells John Minear Robert Maxwell James Riddle
John Cutright David Whitman
Nancy Daniels
Tabitha Buck
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Barney McCall James Ferguson Jacob Wees John Wilmoth
Mary Cun'ingham
Jas. Cunningham John Mace
Joseph Lyons Aaron Vanscoy Leonard Hire
Gean Taffe
Nancy Grimes
Dolly Phyman
1800.
Jacob Baker
Nancy Showter
Robert Maxwell
Samuel Harris
Ann Mace
John Mace
Jacob Parker
Elizabeth Burns
Patrick Burns
John Hartley
Mary Roy
Joseph Roy
David White
Eliz. Summerfield
Jos. Summerfield
Levin Nicholas
Margaret Mace
John Mace
1801.
DavidSchoonover Susanna Wilmoth
Thoms Wilmoth
Robert Maxwell
Richard Reeder
Urie Butcher
Samuel Butcher
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J'n'thn Buffington Mad'line Helmick
Jacob Helmick
Hen. Schoonover
Mary Campfield
Daniel Campfield
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1802.
Jonathan Daniels Mary Channel
Joseph Channel
Robert Maxwell
Chris. Lamberton Sidney Westfall
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Daniel Clark Mary Ware
Jacob Ward
Eliz'bth Whitman
Mathew Whitman
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Ann Buck Elizabeth Donoho
Sarah Isner
Catharine Philips
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Thomas Wilmoth
Amy Schoonover Gean Kittle
Jacob Kittle
Robert Maxwell
Isaac White
Elizabeth Riddle
Deborah Osborn
George Osborn
Phineahas Wells Robert Maxwell
Elizabeth Mace
Anna Grayson
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MAN'S NAME. Asahel Heath Rob't Chenoweth Peter Conrad George Kittle William Bonner John Heater George Riffle
WOMAN'S NAME. Eliza Currence Rachel Stalnaker Ann Currence Elizabeth Weese Jemima Carr Mary Higgins M'rgaret Helmick 1803
DAUGHTER OF John Currence John Stalnaker John Currence Jacob Weese John Carr
Jacob Helmick
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Robert Maxwell
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Jane Smith
Mary Chenowith Deborah Hart Mary Tidricks
Jonathan Smith John Chenowith Edward Hart.
Adam Helmick
Cornelius Bogard
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Barton Hoskins Samuel Channel John Stalnaker William Yokum John White. Richard Ware Abra'm Skidmore Silas Smith
Sarah Ryan
Jemima Heath
Asahel Heath
George Wilson
John Vance
William Shaw
Thomas Wilmoth John Spillman Edward Hart
Abraham Ingram
1805.
Benjamin Riddle James Tyger James Skidmore John Helmick Jacob Wilson
Nancy Goff Elizabeth Parsons
Sarah Kittle
Joan Ryan Mary Helmick Elizabeth Bickle Mary Scott Mary Davis
Rebecca Carle Rachel Channel Elizabeth Wash 1806.
Joseph Channel John Wash
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Samuel Wamsley William Hoff
Robert Darling
Val. Stanaker Robert Shanklin
Elizabeth Crouch Rebecca Johnson Sarah Vanscoy Lucretia Jenkins Mary Marstiller
Robert Johnson Aaron Vanscoy
Nich. Marstiller
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Jacob Lorentz Jacob Stalnaker Samuel Degarmo Jacob Crouch J. W. Stalnaker William Booth Enoch Osborn
Michael Westfall Mary Helmick Jos. Summerfield Abigail White Gaulaudat Oliver Mary Ann Bogard 1804.
Naomi Ingram Sarah Hornbeck Elizabeth Haddan
Abraham Ingram Robert Maxwell Benj. Hornbeck 66
Solomon Ryan
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Timothy Vanscoy Christian Bickle
Eli Butcher Richard Hoskins
Elizabeth Ingram
Salathiel Goff William Parsons Jacob Kittle Solomon Ryan Jacob Helmick Jacob Bickle,
Robert Maxwell
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John Spillman Abraham Kittle Henry Mace John Helmick James McClean Isaac Riffle
Polly Wilson Elizabeth Vance Sarah Shaw Phoebe Wilmoth Hannah Spillman Elizabeth Hart
Val. Stalnaker Joseph Channel Mark Grimes
Rebec. Stalnaker Nancy Channel Elizabeth Grimes
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BY WHOM MARRIED. Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
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MAN'S NAME. Joseph Wamsley John Johnson Isaac Westfall John Forrest George Bickle
WOMAN'S NAME. Patty Jameson Elizabeth Poland
Cath. Shreery Lyhua Carpenter Mary Skidmore
DAUGHTER OF
Peter Poland
Joseph Shreery Jere. Carpenter John Skidmore 1807.
BY WHOM MARRIED. Robert Maxwell
John Skidmore 66
William Lynch Jeremiah Mace
Nancy Hill Rhoda Williams
John Skidmore 66
John Mclaughlin
Barbara Bickle
Jacob Bickle
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Robert Ferguson John Gibson John Conrad Thomas Butcher
Nancy Harris Betsey Currence Susanna Petro
John Currence
Henry Petro
Andrew Skidmore Margaret Hoskins
Bennett Hoskins
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Jacob Westfall
Dolly Wilson
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Abner McClain
Rhœba Daniels
John Wilson
Betsey Vanscoy
Aaron Vanscoy
Wm. Stalnaker
Elizabeth Goff
1808.
Basil Hudkins
Nancy Skidmore
Andrew Skidmore Robert Maxwell
James Turner
Mary Corrick
John Corrick
Isaac Newell
Luciana Wilson
Thomas Wilson
John Brady
Susanna Ware
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Henry Hardman John Myers John Holder
Prudence Scott Mary Stalnaker
Jacob Stalnaker
John Lewis
George Harnick
Levina Royce
Joseph Royce widow Jno. Gandy
Thomas Holder Abraham Kittle
Margaret Gandy
Elizabeth Esters
1809.
Ulery Conrad John R. Beall John Wees
Sarah Currence Patty Holbert Mary Phillips
John Currence Aaron Holbert
RobisonLChilcott Edward Johnson
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Jacob Shagle Jacob Helmick William Donoho
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John Lochary John Fields Daniel Booth John Miller Jacob Wees John Hill William Wilson
John Skidmore John Carney Simeon Harris
Frederick Thorn
Martin Poland
Nicholas Gibson
John Rowan
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George Helmick William Burns
Elizabeth Isner
Henry Isner
Wm. Louchary John Hardwick S. Cunningham Jacob Borer Jacob Wilson Jonathan Vanscoy Adam Chiner Wm. F. Wilson George Keener Henry Wilfong Sol. Carpenter Isaac Hedley
William Yeager George Nestor Robt. W. Collins
Susanna Chilcott MargaretJohnson ElizabethChannel Mary Shagel Sarah Helmick Mary Donoho Sarah Lochary Elizabeth Fields Jane Booth Peggy Miller Christiana Wees Catharine Hill Elizabeth Wilson Elizabeth Thorn Millie Poland Mary Gibson
Sarah Williams
Deborah Wilmoth
Thomas Wilmoth
Robert Maxwell
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Mary Lewis
Robert Maxwell
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MAN'S NAME. Uriah Ingrim Daniel Decker Jacob Stanley Abel Kelley Jacob Teter Joshua Morgan
WOMAN'S NAME. Hannah Holder Mary A. Yokum Nancy Chapman Jemima Kittle Nancy Cade Hannah Gould
DAUGHTER OF James Holder Michael Yokum Val. Chapman Jacob Kittle Moses Cade Aaron Gould 1810.
BY WHOM MARRIED. John Rowan
Phinehas Wells
Henry Camdem
Martin Poland James Carr George Corrick
Simon Maloney Benj. Phillips John Wilmoth Geo. Barnhouse Hezekiah Bussey James Ryan John Black Henry Hudskins Andrew Crouch Thomas Scott John Chenowith Soloman Parsons Martin Miller Peyton Butcher
Mary Wilson Ann Hornbeck Jemima Chillcott
William Wilson Benj. Hornbeck R. L. Chillcott George Reck Aug. Hornick
Richard Kittle
Sarah Bennett John Bussey Thomas Isner Jonathan Hutton And. Skidmore And. Skidmore
William Parsons
George Renix
1911.
William Moore John Bussey Samuel Morrow
Rachel Phillips Sasanna Warthen
Isabella Barr
S'ah Summerfield
Jos. Summerfield
Mathew Wamsley John Rowan
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Simeon Harris
Jonathan Yeager Rod. Bonnifield Benjamin Helms Solomon Yeager
Jane Wamsley M'garet Hardman Jemima Channel Betty Brannon Nancy Warthen Elizabeth Miller Nancy Minear Rachel Moore
Mary Teeter
Jacob Teeter
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1812.
Dan Howdershell
Cath'in Foreman
Jacob Foreman
Simeon Harris
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Joseph Bennett George Hill
Mary Phillips
Henry Phillips
John Rowan
Nicholas Mace
Elizabeth Riffle Eliza'th Brannon
Thomas Parsons
Barbara Robbinet
Cathe'e Whitman
Mat. Whitman
Edmond Jones
Melinda Carr
Archibald Earle
Ezekiel Paxton
Mary Buckey C. Coykendall
Peter Buckey J. Coykendall
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Simeon Harris
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Robert Maxwell
Simeon Harris
John Warthen John Barr
Robert Maxwell
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Joseph Royce Jacob Yokum Jeremiah Reddle Thomas Wamsley Ruben Holbert John Hill
Eliza'th Hardman Jeremi'h Channel John Brannon John Warthen Andrew Miller
David Minear
David Moore
Henry Scott Jacob Riffle
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James Warner Levi Ward
Rebecca Scott
Henry Phillips
Simeon Harris John Rowan
Eben Schoonover Sarah Reck
Sarah Hornick Phoebe Walker Ann Kittle Susanna Pitman Fannie Knotts Elizabeth Bennett Mary Bussey Mary Isner Elizabeth Hutton Nancy Skidmore Mary Skidmore Hannah Parsons
Nancy Day Elizabeth Renix
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MAN'S NAME. Jacob Isner And. Stalnaker Ezekiel Hart
David Nutter Samuel Skidmore George Beall
WOMAN'S NAME. P'gy Schoonover Clarissa Danbury Peggy Hart Elizabeth Cox Elizabeth Pitman Mary Parsons 1813.
DAUGHTER OF BY WHOM MARRIED. Benj. Schoonover John Rowan
Daniel Hart
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Simeon Harris
Joseph Pitman Isaac Parsons
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Benjamin Jonston Catherine Hall Henry England John Gainer
Mary Alexander Susanna Easter
Elias Alexander
Jacob Easter
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John Shaver
Polly Nester
Jacob Nester
Jesse Hall
Sally Braidut
Luke Braidut
Samuel Love Charles Scott
Sarah Newall
Isaac Newall
Richard Kittle
Benjamin Scott
Agnes Kittle Jane Currence Easter Pitman
William Currence
Joseph Pitman
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Wm. B. Wilson
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James McLain
Andrew Skidmore
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Tasa Butcher
Samuel Butcher
1814.
John Rowan
Benj. Schoonover
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Bostian Stalnaker
Henry Paine
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Joseph Phillips
Simeon Harris
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Catherine Lesher
George Gainer Jacob Lesher
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Simeon Harris
Susanna Yeager Lydia Gould Sarah Robison
George Yeager Aaron Gould John Robison
Daniel Moore Wm. Stalnaker
Cary Headley John Phillips Henry Petro Jacob Westfall William Donoho
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Jacob Ward
Nich. Marstiller Jonathan Smitlı
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John Gill Watts William Munrow John Rowan
William Smith
Frederick Corrick
Parmel' Checvate
Rob. L. Checvate
Jon'thn Hornbeck Kitty Wilt Jacob Westfall Edwin S. Duncan Chas. Marstiller Jehu Chenowith Willis Taylor John Petro
Sarah Hinckle Prudence Wilson Peggy McLain Elender Skidmore
Sarah Clark
Nathan Minear Amos Canfield Abraham Wolf
Eliz. Bonnifield N. Schoonover R. Mclaughlin
Elijah Skidmore Andrew Crouch Joseph Bennett Richard Moore Francis Vansy Henry Smith
M. Cunningham Eliz. Stalnaker Catherine Paine Mary A. Phillips Mary Gainer
Isaac Wamsley William J. Davis Thomas Goff Solomon Westfall Henry Storm Jonas Poling John Phillips Solomon Collett Thomas Phillips John Flanagan Alex. McQuain Aseal Isner Job Parsons Wm. Schoonover James Shreeve
Mary Moore Eliz. Stalnaker.
Phoebe Headley Rachel Phillips Sarah Petro Peggy Westfall Susan Donoho Elizabeth Scott Sarah Canfield Jemima Ward Char'e Marstiller Lydia Smith
Simeon Harris
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MAN'S NAME.
WOMAN'S NAME.
DAUGHTER OF
BY WHOM MARRIED. John Rowan
John Ryan
John S. Hart
Susanna Briggs Jemima Stagle Delilah Currence
William Briggs Jacob Stagle
John Currence
Henry Walter Gab'l Chenowith
Phoebe Wood
John Wood
Edward Hart John Shreeve
Eliz. Currence CatherinePhillips Susanna Wamsley
Wm. Currence John Phillips James Wamsley
Asbery Pool
1816
Joseph Phillips
Margaret Kittle Hannah Buckey
Jacob Kittle
Peter Buckey
John J. Waldo William Monroe Simeon Harris
Joseph Cross
Mary Westfall
John Skidmore
Juda Pitman
Joseph Pitman Barbara Cross
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Joseph Moore
Mary Cross
John Fling John Stout
Barbara Cosner
Vandal Cosner
Daniel Boyle
Catherine Wilson
William Wilson
Andrew Foreman
Rachel Poland Elizabeth Marks
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William Ryan
Rebecca Bennett Nancy Robinson
Benjamin Arnold S. W. Wamsley
Wm. Wamsley
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John Norman
N. Montgomery
Martin Poling
Anna Right
William Right Jacob Bennett
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Moses Kittle
Nancy Bennett
John Rowan
David Holder
Elizabeth Monday Ellender Kittle
Abraham Kittle
Daniel Hardway
Hannah Helmick
ThomasSkidmore
Mary Kittle
J. Cunningham
Mary Jordan
Abraham Kittle John Jordan Nicholas Wilmoth
Maxwell Renix
Sarah Wilmoth
Andrew Snider
M. Summerfield
WILD ANIMALS OF RANDOLPH.
Like all other parts of America, Randolph was the home of many wild animals when first settled by white people. There were wolves, bears, deer, panthers, buffalo, elk, foxes, wild cats, bay lynxes or catamounts, and all other animals, large and small, known to this part of America. The buffalo and elk soon disappeared. The deer, the bear and the wolf have come down to the present day, but cannot last much longer, unless pro- tected in game preserves. The wolf is almost extinct in West Virginia, a few being occasionly met with in Pendleton, Randolph, Grant, Tucker and Pocahontas Counties. One was killed near St. George, in Tucker County, as late as 1894, and one in Randolph in 1897. Very early in this county's history a bounty was offered for wolf scalps, and at late periods bounties were offered for panthers, foxes and wild cats. The wolf bounties varied from a dollar to forty dollars, at different periods, being forty dollars at present. There is no record of more than one wolf's scalp being paid for since the Civil War, but perhaps there were several. Prior to 1787 no record exists of wolves killed in Randolph, but without doubt they
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