Author: Earl Lemley Core
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
The Monongalia Story: The pioneers
Author: Earl Lemley Core
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
The Four Goff Brothers of Western Virginia
Author: Phillip G. Goff
Publisher: Phillip G Goff
ISBN: 1930353863
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Brothers James Goff, John Turton Goff (d. 1803), Thomas Goff (1747-1824) and Salathiel Goff (d. 1791), were probably born in England or Wales. They emigrated and settled in Virginia and Maryland. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
Publisher: Phillip G Goff
ISBN: 1930353863
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Brothers James Goff, John Turton Goff (d. 1803), Thomas Goff (1747-1824) and Salathiel Goff (d. 1791), were probably born in England or Wales. They emigrated and settled in Virginia and Maryland. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
Monongalia Story
Author: Earl Lemley Core
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870122453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Probably the most voluminous of all the West Virginia county histories is THE MONONGALIA STORY. The first volume (subtitled Prelude) contains a general description of the county, including its geology, flora, fauna, & an account of the aborigines, followed by a record of more than 1,000 early settlers. Volume II (The Pioneers) presents the history from the establishment of the county, in 1776, up to 1826.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870122453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Probably the most voluminous of all the West Virginia county histories is THE MONONGALIA STORY. The first volume (subtitled Prelude) contains a general description of the county, including its geology, flora, fauna, & an account of the aborigines, followed by a record of more than 1,000 early settlers. Volume II (The Pioneers) presents the history from the establishment of the county, in 1776, up to 1826.
The Monongalia Story: Prelude
Author: Earl Lemley Core
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Probably the most voluminous of all the West Virginia county histories is THE MONONGALIA STORY. The first volume (subtitled Prelude) contains a general description of the county, including its geology, flora, fauna, & an account of the aborigines, followed by a record of more than 1,000 early settlers. Volume II (The Pioneers) presents the history from the establishment of the county, in 1776, up to 1826.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Probably the most voluminous of all the West Virginia county histories is THE MONONGALIA STORY. The first volume (subtitled Prelude) contains a general description of the county, including its geology, flora, fauna, & an account of the aborigines, followed by a record of more than 1,000 early settlers. Volume II (The Pioneers) presents the history from the establishment of the county, in 1776, up to 1826.
History of Ritchie County
Author: Minnie Kendall Lowther
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ritchie County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ritchie County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
The Monongalia Story: Discord
Author: Earl Lemley Core
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Pastor John Corbly
Author: Don Corbly
Publisher: Don Corbly
ISBN: 1435747550
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
John Corbally immigrated to America in 1747 as the Baptist religion opposed the King's Anglicanism. He became a lay minister, but persecution drove him to the Pennsylvania frontier. Ordained, he ministered until his death founding many Baptist churches and was known as "The ablest Baptist minister of his time in the Pennsylvania frontier." This is not a retelling of previously printed material; it represents over forty years of meticulous research. Previously unknown information describes the bogus painting of him, his birthplace, his true first wife, exact locations where he lived in Virginia and Pennsylvania, his long-lost treatise on The Believer's Defense of Baptism, his involvement in the Ketoctin and Redstone Baptist Associations, his involvement in the Whiskey Insurrection from the government's point of view, the Corbly Massacre as described in his and his daughter's letters, and many other previously unknown facts.This book is purchased at the lowest cost through Lulu.com.
Publisher: Don Corbly
ISBN: 1435747550
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
John Corbally immigrated to America in 1747 as the Baptist religion opposed the King's Anglicanism. He became a lay minister, but persecution drove him to the Pennsylvania frontier. Ordained, he ministered until his death founding many Baptist churches and was known as "The ablest Baptist minister of his time in the Pennsylvania frontier." This is not a retelling of previously printed material; it represents over forty years of meticulous research. Previously unknown information describes the bogus painting of him, his birthplace, his true first wife, exact locations where he lived in Virginia and Pennsylvania, his long-lost treatise on The Believer's Defense of Baptism, his involvement in the Ketoctin and Redstone Baptist Associations, his involvement in the Whiskey Insurrection from the government's point of view, the Corbly Massacre as described in his and his daughter's letters, and many other previously unknown facts.This book is purchased at the lowest cost through Lulu.com.
The Monongalia Story: Industrialization
Author: Earl Lemley Core
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
By the Banks of the Holly
Author: B. M. Mollohan
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595347231
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
The land was called "Virginia" by Sir Walter Raleigh. A region of natural beauty, governed by temperamental weather, the western slopes of the Alleghenies beckoned a sturdy stock of early hunters, explorers, and settlers. This is the story of how those early residents forged a home, a nation, and finally, a state, along these rocky slopes.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595347231
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
The land was called "Virginia" by Sir Walter Raleigh. A region of natural beauty, governed by temperamental weather, the western slopes of the Alleghenies beckoned a sturdy stock of early hunters, explorers, and settlers. This is the story of how those early residents forged a home, a nation, and finally, a state, along these rocky slopes.
The Families of Nancy Ann Lynn Corbly
Author: Don Corbly
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105170403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Families of Nancy Ann Lynn Corbly is the story of her life with her Lynn family, and, after marrying Pastor John Corbly, her life in that family. Nancy Ann Lynn was born into a family firmly grounded in its old, well-established Scot-Irish roots. She was the daughter of an early pioneer family who migrated westward across the Allegheny Mountains into the uncivilized lands, the Pittsylvania Country, which was claimed by Virginia and Pennsylvania. All the men she knew as a child including her brothers, father, uncles, and, yes, she also knew John Corbly at an early age, all of them served in some military capacity in the Revolutionary War and in the many wars against the Indians. She lost two uncles and a brother in the fights against the Indians. This book includes the genealogical biographies of her Lynn and Corbly families and includes a genealogical and individual index.This book is purchased at the lowest cost through Lulu.com.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105170403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Families of Nancy Ann Lynn Corbly is the story of her life with her Lynn family, and, after marrying Pastor John Corbly, her life in that family. Nancy Ann Lynn was born into a family firmly grounded in its old, well-established Scot-Irish roots. She was the daughter of an early pioneer family who migrated westward across the Allegheny Mountains into the uncivilized lands, the Pittsylvania Country, which was claimed by Virginia and Pennsylvania. All the men she knew as a child including her brothers, father, uncles, and, yes, she also knew John Corbly at an early age, all of them served in some military capacity in the Revolutionary War and in the many wars against the Indians. She lost two uncles and a brother in the fights against the Indians. This book includes the genealogical biographies of her Lynn and Corbly families and includes a genealogical and individual index.This book is purchased at the lowest cost through Lulu.com.