I am confused about county origins and names and would appreciate any clarification from anyone. I have ancestors who were born in the early 1800s(1800 to about 1830) in what then was Louisa County, Va. Parts of the original Louisa County became Jefferson county. It is my understanding that Jefferson County was created along with Morgan County out of Berkeley County, Va. What few records I have about my Rev War ancestor, John robert Eager, show that he was from Berkeley County, Va. His grandchildren were born in Louisa County which became Jefferson County. My question is this: Is there a specific place on the current map of West Va which would be the old Louisa County section in Jefferson County? If so, are there specific towns or landmarks there which might help me locate the area for further research? Thanks , George
Louisa Co. is very far away from Jefferson Co.....I think there is some mistake here. Jefferson Co. was formed from Berkeley Co. in 1801, and Berkeley Co. was created from Frederick Co. VA in 1772. Part of Morgan Co. was derived from Berkeley Co. in 1820. Louisa never came into it. Best wishes, Martha Grenzeback [email protected] At 09:43 AM 11/12/2005 -0600, George Patrick wrote: >I am confused about county origins and names and would appreciate any >clarification from anyone. I have ancestors who were born in the early >1800s(1800 to about 1830) in what then was Louisa County, Va. Parts of >the original Louisa County became Jefferson county. It is my >understanding that Jefferson County was created along with Morgan County >out of Berkeley County, Va. > >What few records I have about my Rev War ancestor, John robert Eager, show >that he was from Berkeley County, Va. His grandchildren were born in >Louisa County which became Jefferson County. My question is this: Is >there a specific place on the current map of West Va which would be the >old Louisa County section in Jefferson County? If so, are there specific >towns or landmarks there which might help me locate the area for further >research? > >Thanks , > >George > > >==== WVBERKEL Mailing List ==== >Berkeley County Unsubscription Directions >[email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE <as subject> >[email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE <as subject>