ARTICLE FROM THE QUEEN FAMILY EARLY HISTORY & FAMILY TREE (zd ed,evidently very different from 1st ed) by Stephen Post Queen (b. 1848) et al. Reddsville, C 1942 CSTI. a3 1942 The Early History of the Family Tree Part 3 This immediate branch of the McQueen Family was a citizen of Tipperrary County of Ireland, and Charles McQueen was a private in the English Army and an honored magistrate of his native County, but according to the ruling of the English Parliament, no one of Scotch or Irish name could rank as a Commissioned Officer. So in order to receive this Commission, Charles McQueen had to drop the prefix Mc from his original name, and became an English Officer under the name of just CHARLES QUEEN. He was said to be a man of commanding presence and courage and discretion in the execution of his Official Trust, and by virtue of his New Official Position, and by an act of the English. Parliament. he was entitled to enter free of cost, (1 400) acres of land in the Virginia Colony of America, while a private citizen or soldier of England, could only enter (400) acres. Now this is how, we as a people got the name of just QUEEN. We find there are quite a number of emigrants coming to America from Ireland by the name of McQueen and McQuinn, and they tell us there are no people in Ireland by the name of just QUEEN. Now it was for this purpose of availing himself of entering the (1400) acres of land in America that caused CHARLES QUEEN and hia young wife to come to America, in or near (1750), and they wended their. way into this section of the Virginia Colony. in Harrison County of America, and located a homestead on the Water, of Gnatty Creek at the mouth of Peeltree, a stream of (4) miles in length, and selected land, later owned by Old Judge Edwin Sc Dunkin and at present owned by Porter Maxwell, and Ira Post heirs. Whether CHARLES QUEEN entered the full (1400) acres of land or not, is not known, If he rook our a Patten for the (1400) acres of land, it should have been recorded n the Clerks Office (for Parrens), in Richmond Virginia, and this all came about before the Revolutionary War. There was a son born in 1752 ro CHARLES QUEEN and his young wife while they were here in America, and was given the name of CHARLES QUEEN, JR., and they did nor remain here for long in America, but returned to England, and CHARLES QUEEN, SR., soon died, and as it wau the law of that country that the parents of children had to give their sons a trade of some kind, the mother of CHARLES QUEEN, JR. bound him out to the weavers trade, and when he had served his time at his trade, he then had to serve a time in the English army, so when he had reached his majority, and was a free man. he longed and desired to see the land of his birth, in America. so the son. CHARLES QUEEN, JR., returned to America in or near the year (I 770). and rook possession of the old homestead on Gnatty Creek at the mouth of Peeltree. At this time he was not married, but soon did marry Miss May Haley in 1 1773. a native of that country, and to this union or family tree, sprang (9) branches or children into the First Gen-eration consisting of (6) sons and (3) daughters. namely John (born in 1776). Armstcad (horn in 1777), Levi (born in 1779), Cornelius (born in 1782). (died in 1866). Charles (born in 1790). William (born ). Daughters: Sarah H. (born in 1780). Mary (born in 1783) died in 1828, Elizabeth (born in 1786.) CHARLES QUEEN. JR., died and was buried in the old homestead in an orchard, cast of Clarksburg and Buckhannon Highway. opposite the Ira Post Mansion. Elizabeth Queen married Rezin Harvey in 1 792 and settled on Pecks Run. Sarah Queen married William Gregory and settled on Hackerins Creek. Mary Queen married Moses Bennette and settled on Hackers Creek. William Queen died on the old homestead. Cornelius Queen died near the old homestead on Gnatty Creek, at the age of (84). John and Charles migrated to some place in the State of Ohio. Charles was never married and died in Ohio. Levi Queen married Miss Catherine (Coburn) Louther and lived and died on a part of the old home-stead on Gnatty Creek. Armstead Queen was married twice. his first wife was Sarah Norman: hia second wife was Minnie Jett He lived on (1 80) acres of the old homestead in (1806). near the mouth of Peel Tree. then migrated to Rooting Creek. He reared (11) children and Levi Queen reared (10) children. These (21) children are of the Second Generation, and they were all married and settled on Peel Tree. a stream(4) miIe in length. and Rooting Creek, a stream of (7) miles in length and surrounding sections of that rich fertile part of the Virginia Colony. Many of the Second and Third generations settled in surrounding *ecrions of the country. now you will find further along a more complete and extensive history and description each person herein bessill,