Here are some quotes from "Ohio County: Its Genesis and History and Genealogical Notes - Pioneers of West Virginia" This was supplied to Lemuel S. Boggs by "Cousin Ellen Caldwell." "Col. Ebenezer Zane, according to the records, settled in 1772 on four hundred acres on the hills of Glenn's run, but finally chose for his home and lands from Tenth Street to Wheeling Creek, where Wheeling now stands, and the island opposite. Jonathon Zane became a famous Indian scout, and lived with his brother Ebenezer Zane. Silas Zane first located on the "Waddington Farm," and then commenced improvements on Wheeling Creek, which he afterwards sold to Col. David Shepherd, whose son, Col. Moses Shepherd, married Lydia Boggs, who, at the death of her first husband, married Col. Cruger and built the famous "Cruger mansion," now owned by Major Alonzo Loring....[Note the difference in spelling of the Shepherds. --RSP] On the south side of Wheeling came many settlers. Among the first was Charles Swan, who, in 1769, settled on 400 acres on Fish Creek. In 1771 William McMechen settled on his 400 acres lying between Boggs' run and the Narrows. In 1772 James Caldwell settled between Wheeling creek and Caldwell's run on his 400 acres. In 1773 William Boggs settled on 400 acres lying between Caldwells' run and Boggs' run.... There isalso a fair amount in this document about the McMechens (and note the difference in spelling from what I have previously posted). This could be of interest because McMechen men married Boggs women and Boggs men married McMechen women. In West Virginia there is still a small-ish town listed of McMechen, which makes me think this is the correct spelling, not McMicken and not McMeckan, both of which I have. There are also some references to Benjamin Biggs, which I suppose could be a typo for Boggs. The piece, quite lengthy, also has any number of purple prose passages about the beauty of the area, the slaughter of Chief Logan's family (Logan of the Logan Elm) and Indian troubles of all sorts. R. Scott Perry