Thank you, Harry! Another person also thought it was "Sleepy Creek", and also that there was a fort (or fortified camp) of some sort called Sleepy Creek in 1756 along the creek. This was a time of many Indian raids (some led by French officers) on the Virginia frontier, and many settlers fled to safety in PA or NC - some did not return. This was part of the French and Indian War. Thanks also for the Mendenhall family details. Another site says Aspen Hall built in Martinsburg ca 1776 by Edward Beeson II contains part of a house dates to 1754 built by the Mendenhall family. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 1:49 PM Subject: [WVBERKEL] Re: WVBERKEL-D Digest V02 #70 > In re: to Ruth's query about John Mendenhall. The creek in question, I would > say, is Sleepy Creek. This water course runs from the South through the > heart of Morgan County before emptying into the Potomac River. The main > stream and the Middle Fork Sleepy Creek and other tributaries flow from > Frederick County, Virginia. There is also a South Fork Sleepy Creek within > Morgan County. All of these combine to be Sleepy Creek. > > Of course, the area that is Morgan County was Berkeley County (mostly) > between 1772 and 1820. Prior to 1772 and in 1756, the area that is Berkeley > County was Frederick County, Virginia. > > I suppose John Mendenhall's home place was in what is today the eastern > portion of Berkeley County. His will was probated in Berkeley County 11 June > 1773. It names his wife Martha, sons Mordecia, Stephen, Moses, and James; > son in law(s), Jacob Hildebrand, Christian Hildebrand, Joseph Brain. > > There is a deed in Book 3, page 60 (Berkeley County) in which James and > Margaret Brown sold 343 acres to Henry Miller 14 April 1774, on the West side > of Opequon Creek adjacent to Richard Beeson, Andrew Campbell, John Wilson, > George William Fairfax, and John Mendenhall. James Mendenhall is on the > personal property tax list for the year 1787 for Berkeley County. Opequon > Creek forms most of the boundary between Clark County and Frederick County > (Virginia) and part of the boundary between Jefferson County and Berkeley > County (WV). And, it is, almost 25 miles from there to Sleepy Creek. > > Hope this helps, > > Harry Grossman > > ______________________________