Author: Publisher: S. E. Grose
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Greenbrier County WV Heritage 1997
Author: Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia
Author: West Virginia. Auditor's OfficePublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 9780806317144
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
"The land grants listed herein were made by Lord Fairfax prior to the creation of the Virginia Land Office; by the Commonwealth of Virginia, of lands now embracing the State of West Virginia; and, by the State of West Virginia, under its first Constitution."--Page [1].
Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Author: Jefferson's Memorandum Books, Volume 2
Author: James A. Bear Jr.Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400887755
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Among the Second Series of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, this volume has the most detailed coverage of his day-to-day life. These disciplined records of personal expenditures, and of various other daily observations, furnish valuable information about prices and availability of commodities of the period and provide abundant evidence of Jefferson's devotion to a systematic way of living and of his insatiable curiosity. Originally published in 1997. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Abstracts of the Wills and Inventories of Bath County, Virginia, 1791-1842
Author: Jean Randolph BrunsPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806345195
Category : Bath County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
"Bath County, in western Virginia, was formed from Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties in 1791. It is itself the parent county for part of Alleghany County, Virginia, and Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This work consists of genealogical abstracts of the oldest surviving wills and inventories for Bath County--but that's not all. Interspersed with the inheritance records are abstracts of bonds, powers of attorney, estate settlements, articles of agreement, and other records of genealogical import. In general the will abstracts furnish the name of the testator, his county of residence, the names of witnesses and executors, the date of probate, and the names and relationships to the testator of the heirs to the will. All told, nearly 15,000 early residents of Bath County appear in these pages"--Publisher website (August 2007).
Western Greenbrier Co-production Demonstration Project
Author: Early Western Augusta Pioneers
Author: George W. CleekPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806345225
Category : Augusta County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
From its establishment in 1745, Augusta County, Virginia served as a haven for Scotch-Irish, German, and, to a lesser extent, English immigrants who failed to find economic opportunity or religious freedom in the colonial settlements along the Middle Atlantic coastline. This little known but important work contains detailed genealogies of the twenty families mentioned in the title of the work, who settled in that region of "old western Augusta" that today encompasses Bath and Highland counties, Virginia. In addition to the family histories, the compiler has provided introductory chapters on the history of German and Scotch-Irish settlement to the region; a table of family members who fought in the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil Wars, and a full name index with approximately 10,000 entries.
The Settlement of the Greater Greenbrier Valley, West Virginia
Author: Fred ZieglerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780996576437
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
This study combines the names of settlers from the original 1772-1775 Botetourt County courthouse records with the latest thinking on the conditions and events in the contemporary counties of Monroe, Summers, Greenbrier, and southern Pocahontas,West Virginia.This first permanent settlement included 583 families on an average 200 acre tract, and these were arrayed in 19 diffuse communities along 60 miles of the Greenbrier Valley. These adventurous souls found arable land, conditioned by thousands of years of Native American occupation, but vacated because the original populations were decimated by European diseases. The remaining Native Americans were defeated in Dunmore's War, which included 288 militia troops from this area who performed thediverse functions of ranging, fort-building, as well as fighting at the Battle of Point Pleasant.Contemporary accounts of life on the frontier are also discussed and 132 products available at the Mathews Trading Post are listed, as are the 24 natural remedies used to treat the afflictions experienced on the frontier.The Greenbrier Valley is special because it was a gateway through the rugged Allegheny Mountains. Many descendants of these early settlers are now dispersed across the country but return here to discover their roots.
Inventory of the Vital Statistics Records in West Virginia
Author: Historical Records Survey (U.S.). West VirginiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Subject Guide to Books in Print
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3054
Book Description