Welcome, Bill Covey Post your surnames to Mineral County also, since at one time part of Mineral was Hampshire Co. No point in waiting, I've only been at this for 1-1/2 yrs. & not even close to where I want to be. RESEARCHING; MORELAND, RAY, TERRY, COLEMAN Barbara in WV Elaine D Tomkins wrote: > Welcome to the list, Bill Covey, > > If you post the surnames you are reseraching in Hampshire Co., you > just may make a connection early on. > > Elaine > > Billy Covey wrote: > > > I am new to the list so I will hang around a while and then start > > looking for my West Virginia people.

Barbara: Thanks Barbara. I'll give it a try. I may already be subscribed. I subscribed to a bunch of them when I decided to look for Jack Kelly. Bill Covey Author of Watson Is Where It Wuz http://home.att.net/~billcovey/index.html

Elaine: Thanks Elaine. I'm looking for Jack Kelley who lived in Page, West Virginia in 1953 because I visited him there. I think he was born in West Virginia somewhere. I fully expect to get some information from the Fayette County list which will then allow me to go all over West Virginia in my quest. Thanks for your response. Bill Covey Author of Watson Is Where It Wuz http://home.att.net/~billcovey/index.html

Welcome to the list, Bill Covey, If you post the surnames you are reseraching in Hampshire Co., you just may make a connection early on. Elaine Billy Covey wrote: > I am new to the list so I will hang around a while and then start > looking for my West Virginia people.

To: Sarap@widomaker.com Subject: Fwd: Re: Migration I received this note from another correspondent regarding the difficulty in building Braddock's road to Ft. Dusquesne. This also indicates that roads through the South Branch from the Shenandoah Valley as late as 1755 were very limited. From: "macbd1" <macbd1@arthur.k12.il.us> Wahll's "Braddock Road Chronicles, 1755" English officers, with provincial agreement, speak of the roads west of Winchester being barely passable on horseback, speaking of some on the way to, and near the North and South Branch intersect, running along stream beds. Plans were made to cut into the hills and mountains to run a road west of Winchester near or along the ridges; this was simply to provide better means to approach the Wills Creek area of Ft. Cumberland, without considering yet how to construct a wide wagon road from there to sw PA. They were still simply marking trees for its path in very early 1755. I previously spoke of the Potomac being navigable to Ft. Cumberland; however, this was true only for canoes at low water times -- the water was too shallow beyond the So. Br. mouth for 'floats' carrying artillery and other heavy goods.

Hi: I am new to the list so I will hang around a while and then start looking for my West Virginia people. Thanks for having me. Bill Covey Author of Watson Is Where It Wuz http://home.att.net/~billcovey/index.html

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire/1353 Surname: ------------------------- You might direct theis to the webmaster. I work fpr the Archives and History Library. I was trying to copy your index page and it only copied up to HOWEVER and the rest would not copy on our printer. Thank you for your time and patience.

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire/1352 Surname: Johnson, Kaylor, Day, Pugh, Asbury ------------------------- Sandy, I've become very interested in the family of Israel Johnson lately. Some of his family (including his wife) are buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Points... along with some of my Kaylor ancestors. My 4th great-grandmother was Rebecca Johnson... wife of Nicholas Kaylor. My Rebecca was born about 1810 and married Nicholas in about 1829. This Kaylor family was enumerated next to Israel in the 1840 Hampshire Co, VA census. In addition, my Nicholas and Rebecca had children named Rebecca A., Martha Jane, Edward, John, and Mary E. (probably Elizabeth). This all seems like too much of a coincidence. There has to be a connection... Mark Holt.

I hit a button too quick, and it wasn't the delete button so I've returned a message back to the list, it looks like several times. Barbara Looking for Simpsons, Varner, and Hayman and can help with a lot of Claypool info

The rest of the story is in Fayette Co., PA where the Mason and Baker families lived beside the Cores in German Township. The Mason tract in Fayette Co. is now Masontown. I don't recall the names of the Mason and Baker researchers, but I've encountered a few on PAFAYETTE-L. Here's an interesting lease, which I may have posted to this list previously: This Indenture made the 7th Day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy four Between Philip Mason of the County of Hampshire in the Colony of Virginia of the One Part and Anthony Baker of the Same Place of the other Part Whereas The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax by two Certain Indentures of Lease bearing Date the third Day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy three & made Between the said Thomas Lord Fairfax of the One Part and the Said Philip Mason of the other Part for & in Consideration of the Rents & Covenants therein Reserved & Expressed did demise Grant & Farm Let unto the said Philip Mason Two Certain Lotts of Land known by the Respective Numbers Thirty & Thirty Two on the West side of the South Branch of Potowmack in the said County of Hampshire & Part of his Lordships South Branch Manor the One which is known by Number thirty Containing Seventy Nine Acres bounded as followeth Beginning at a Black Oak Corner to Marsh Thence South Sixty three & a half Degrees East forty Nine Poles to a White Oak Two White Oak Saplings and a Hickory Sapling Thence South forty three & a half Degrees East Eighty Poles Between two white Oaks in a Valley Thence North Twenty Seven Degrees West forty Nine Poles between two White Oaks thence to the Beginning The Other of which is Known by Number Thirty two Containing Eighty Two Acres bounded as followeth Beginning at three White Oaks on a Knowl in the Line of Baker Thence South thirty four Degrees West forty three & a half Poles between Two large White Oaks & a Small White Oak thence South Seventy Degrees West Ninety Nine Poles to two white Oaks in the Line of Marsh near a Steep Bank thence South Forty three Degrees East fifty four Poles to two Spanish Oaks Thence North Seventy Degrees East one hundred & Twenty Eight Poles to a White Oak & Red Oak by a Road Thence East thirty Nine Poles to a Pine by a Road thence North Eighty & a half Degrees East Fifty Six Poles to a Small Walnut & Bunch of Spice Bushes under a hill thence North twenty four Poles to Two Black Oaks and two White Oak Saplings thence to the Beginning To Have and to Hold unto the said Philip Mason his Heirs and Assigns for and during the Natural Lives of George Mason Son of the Said Philip Mason Nicholas Baker Son of the said Anthony Baker and Jacob Teaverbough Son of Jacob Teaverbough & the Longest Liver of them Renewable unto the said Philip Mason his Heirs & Assigns forever Subject to a Proviso or Condition therein expressed as by the said Indenture of Lease duly Recorded in the Court of the Said County of Hampshire may more fully appear Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the Said Philip Mason for and in Consideration of the sum of One hundred Pounds Current Money of Virginia to him in hand Paid by the said Anthony Baker at or before the Sealing and Delivery of these Presents the Receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged for other Good Causes and Considerations him thereunto moving Hath Granted Bargained Sold Aliend and Confirmed and these presents doth Grant Bargain Sell Alien and confirm unto the said Anthony Baker all the Two Lotts of Land aforesaid and all Houses Buildings Orchards Ways Waters Water Courses Profits Commodities Hereditaments Priviledges & Appurtenances Whatsoever to the Same belonging or in any wise appertaining and also all the Estate right Title Interest Property Claim or Demand whatsoever of him the Said Philip Mason of in and to the said Premises and also the said Indentures and all other Deeds Evidences & Writings touching or in any wise concerning the Same To Have and to Hold the said Two Lotts of Land and all and Singular other the Premises hereby Granted with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Anthony Baker his Heirs & Assigns for and during the Natural Lives of the said George Mason Nicholas Baker and Jacob Teaverbough and the Longest Liver of them Yielding and Paying unto the Said Thomas Lord Fairfax his Heirs and Assigns the Rents Reserved in and by the said Indentures of Lease at the Times and Place therein mentioned and Also Performing the Covenants therein contained & Expressed which according to the true Intent & meaning of the Same Indentures of Lease the said Philip Mason Ought to Perform And the said Philip Mason for himself his Heirs Executors & Administrators doth Covenant Promise & Grant to and with the said Anthony Baker his Heirs & Assigns That upon their Paying the Rents & Performing the Covenants and Conditions in the said Indentures of Lease Contained He the Said Anthony Baker his Heirs and assigns shall and may from Time to Time and at all Times hereafter during the Natural Lives of the said George Mason Nicholas Baker & Jacob Teaverbough & the Longest Liver of them hold Occupy Possess and enjoy the Said two Lotts of Land and all and Singular other the Premises hereby Granted with the appurtenances without the Let Trouble Hinderance molestation Interruption or Denial of him the said Philip Mason his Heirs or Assigns or any other Person or Persons whatsoever and shall also Have and Enjoy the Liberty of Renewing the Said Leases on the failure or dropping of any of the Said Lives as in the said Indentures of Lease is expressed and every Benefit and Advantage which might or Could Accrue to the Said Philip Mason his Heirs or assigns by Virtue thereof In Witness whereof the said Philip Mason hath Hereunto set his hand and Seal the day & Year above mentioned Philip Mason (LS) Sealed and Delivered In the Presence of Jonathan Heath Moses Hutten William Heath At a Court Continued & held for Hampshire County the 15th Day of March 1775 This Deed of Bargain & Sale from Philip Mason to Anthony Baker was Proved by the Oaths of Jonathan Heath and William Heath two of the Witnesses thereto which was Ordered to be Certified Test Gabriel Jones At a Court held for Hampshire County the 9th day of May 1775 This Deed of Bargain and Sale from Philip Mason to Anthony Baker was further Proved by the Oath of Moses Hutton another of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded Test Gabriel Jones Brian D. 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Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire/1351 Surname: Johnson, Sharff, Stickley ------------------------- Searching for information on Israel JOHNSON, who married Mary Elizabeth Johnson (d. of ? Johnson and ? Sharff, b. 1786) around 1815 in Hampshire Co. area. I believe the family lived in the Three Churches area. Their children were: George Johnson, b. 1816; Elizabeth Johnson, b. 1821; John Johnson, b. 1822; Rebecca Johnson, b. 1825; Isaac Johnson, b. 1827, m. Mary Edward; Zacharias Johnson, b. 1830, m. Rebecca Stickley in 1860; Martha Jane Johnson, b. 1834, m. Shadrach B. Fisher in Berkeley Co.; and Edward Johnson, b. 1834.

Other than secondary source maps, some primary source clues to EARLY migration routes into the South Branch Valley follow. 1. Routes to South Branch taken by the Moravian missionaries between 1743-53 indicate that first part of the journey was always the same from Bethlehem by way of Lebanon, Lancaster, York, PA, Frederick and Hagerstown, MD, to the Potomoc. Primary route to South Branch Valley was via Hagerstown, MD, over mountains of western MD to Oldtown, crossing the Potomac there at the mouth of the South Branch, either traveling up (south) Patterson Creek, or up the South Branch River to area around Moorefield where they usually stayed with Matthias Yoakum. From that point which they used as a base, they traveled through the Gap to the Petersburg area via the river to preach. They most often left over the mountains to the east into the Shenandoah Valley. Following are notes I have taken from "Moravian Diaries of Travels Through Virginia" edited by Revolution. Wm J. Hinke and Charles E. Kemper. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Volumes 11 &12, (1903 & 1904) 1747- VMHB 1255 ff. From MD, missionaries crossed Potomac and then the mountains to Hot or Health Springs (Berkeley Springs) where they found a number of sick people using the springs. Found no houses, "only mountains and bad roads" had to take a guide over mountains "It was a way the like of which I have not seen in America. Stayed with "Englishman" (probably Thomas Cresap-located at mouth of South Branch-Oldtown ) Crossed North Branch which is name of Potomac at this point ( no houses for 12 miles, stayed with German who showed them way over 2 high mountains. Came to "Bettessens" Creek (Patterson's Creek)-where many Germans live interspersed among Low Dutch (Hollanders) and English New Lights. Traveled 30 miles/40 miles from Patterson's Creek to the "Soud Brentch" which flows between high mountains. It is settled more than 60 miles. Many Germans live there. Stayed Matthias Yoakum who lived at mouth of South Fork, site of Moorefield today. Crossed over mountains to Shenandoah Valley and "Fredericktown" (Winchester) then into MD. 1748 - VMHB 11235ff Left Bethlehm, PA via Tulpehocken, Lebanon ("Quittopehilla"), Lititz ("Warwick") and Lancaster, PA. Continued through Codorus in York county, Canewago in Adams Co to Monocacy in MD. Stayed with Jonathan "Haeger" (Hagerstown, MD), traveled over high mountains called Blue or North Ridge to "Colonel Christopher Grissop" (Cresap's at Oldtown, MD-opposite mouth of South Branch.) Crossed river, came to "Urbanus Kraemer" on South Branch, traveled up (south) South Branch to area where Hollanders from Esopus, NY had settled (Vanmeters, Kuykendalls, etc.--around Old Fields) Continued up river to "Matthaeus Joachim" (Matthias Yoakum at mouth of South Fork.) Changed plans at this point, going down along the South Branch because there was no road over the high mountains. 1748 - VMHB 1262ff At Jonathon Haeger's (Hagerstown,MD), missionary was told it would be difficult to travel on foot in spring "on account of the water being very high and cold." When he replied he would hire horses when he needed them, he was told that "in the first place people do not know you, and then you will not find any houses much less horses for forty miles." Had to be guided onto right road over the mountains. Came to Indian trader's house (Charles Polk) , very disorderly. .-last house for 40 miles. Was thankful for having been delivered safely from this house. ("several people, who had conducted themselves very badly the night before." ) NW Frederick County, MD-Thurmont vicinity) Traveled northwest over high mountains "To-day I crossed the high North Mountain, the appearance of which everywhere was terrible. If one is down in the valley he cannot look up to the high, steep mountains without shuddering. And if one is up on the top of the mountains, the deep valleys, in which no bottom but only the tops of the trees are seen and the rushing of the water is heard, are also awe inspiring. The last and highest mountain is called 'High Germany' and immediately after it is a deep valley, called "Devil's Alley," because it looks so terrible." Stopped at "Colonel Chrassop"[Cresaps located at mouth of So Branch about 40 miles from Polks) who offered to sell him some land. Met Abraham Degart (Decker?) of Bateson Creek (Patterson Creek). Then went up the South Branch. Had to climb a terrible mountain and came to Daniel Onar's (Eng.), then to Kasselman's (German) - 3 miles from South Branch River and got a horse from (John) Collins. Stayed at Matthaes Jochem (mouth of South Fork) which he used as base to visit other families. "On April 1, Matthaes Jochem gave me his son to accompany me forty-five miles over the high southern mountains, between South Branch and the "Chanador" (Shenandoah). The way was difficult to find and hard to keep, because it had not been used for many years. It was overgrown with trees and blocked by stones and thus hardly recognizable. We kept a certain course and...we traveled thirty miles before we found a house."(English) Also lodged in a "very disorderly, wicked and godless house of an Irishman, who kept an inn." Crossed the "Chanador", which was deep, cold and had a rapid current. 1748- VMHB 1279ff. [This appears to be recommended route] "From Jonathon Haeger's to Colonel Chrassop's where the North Branch of the Patowmak is crossed to enter Virginia is a distance of some seventy miles, mostly over mountains. In the first thirty miles to Charly Poak (Polk)s (the Indian trader) one meets a house now and then, but for the last 40 miles ...(from Polk's to Cresap's) no house nor water can be found." If one starts at Poaks at 300 and takes a guide to find the right path for the first few miles, he could easily reach Cresap's without having to spend night. Route to Cresap's "Without finding a house and across many mountains, the High German, the Fifteen Mile Crick and three other cricks...35 miles" . "The road is a single narrow path, frequently hardly recognizable, partly because traveling is not very frequent there, and partly because the path is blocked with trees and overgrown with grass and weeds. A person has to be very careful lest he take a cow path....Thus the journey across the fearfully extended mountains might be made much easier and the night lodging in the valley or on mountains, which are both very unhealthy places, could be avoided." (George Washington described same road thus "I believe y. Worst Road that ever was trod by Man or Beast.") "As soon as the Patowmak is crossed it is necessary to inquire for a certain German, named Oliver Cramer" (living on "Bateson's"- Patterson's Creek--later killed by Indians) ....He lives about fifteen miles from Colonel Chrassop." 7 mile from there was Degart's and beyond his brother (William and Abraham Degart). Two miles from Degart's was Solomon Hedge's, the justice of the district who could "best show the way up the South Fork, where Matthaes Jochim lives....surprisingly many Germans live there and as it is a large district. Vol 11116ff - 1749 From PA to Monocacy and Fredericktown, MD to Jonathon Haeger in Hagerstown, they traveled on to the Potomac River to home of Indian trader, Charley Poak ("Carl Bock") . Traveled 35 miles next day with no houses but "indescribably high mountains" . Had to climb steep mountains including "German Mountain" through several creeks and springs near Cumberland and finally came to Col. Cresap's at night. From there they crossed the Potomac and came to Urban Kraemer (Oliver Kramer). Crossed South Branch (west to east?) to home of Peter Peterson, a Hollander. Traveled up South Branch whole day, unable to find a place to lodge. Mountains to west. (Editor thinks road from Cresap's went SE from Patterson Creek to Springfield crossing South Branch at Hanging Rocks. If Cresap's was near Oldtown at mouth of South Branch, why would they travel all the way to mouth of Patterson Creek then back to South Branch? And would they not mention Patterson Creek here? Perhaps they went to Patterson Creek but came right down South Branch valley south from Oldtown, passing mountains on their "right" i.e. west or River Mtn.) Passed no house for 12 miles. Spent night with "Henry Brumeter" (Van Meter) and wife, who had recently escaped a flood by climbing on barn which was carried away by river. Accidently met John Becker/Baker who had run away from Minisinks via Shamokin to the South Branch. Preached at Matthias Joachim and from there they continued journey up South Branch, spent night with Michael Ernst (Harness?) and traveled along South Branch through Gap next day. Visited wife's aunt's family (Her name was Brown) who'd also been flooded so that family with 6 children had to climb tree to spend night. Above the Gap (near Petersburg, stayed with George Zeh then returned to Yoakums on South Fork and on to Michael Stump's where they spent night. Met old Swiss, Anton Richert, and went to house of the father of one of their congregation in Bethlehem, Peter Rith (Reed). Spent night with Rogert Dayer. (15 miles from Reager and Reed (8 miles without a house). Had to cross South Fork several times then came to several German Families. Stayed with Michael Probst, from Cohenzy. 2. A Harness-Yoakum family tradition based on comments made in letters written by great granddaughter Helen Yoakum Black in 1872 and 1873 states they came from PA by way of Capon Mt. to the South Branch Valley. 3. George Yoakum, a grandson of Matthias Yoakum, states in Draper Mss. 12CC #9 "My grandfather, Matthias Yocum, Michael Harness, and GeoStump, were the 1st 3 men that ever bro't waggons down to the South Branch. They came by way of Winchester; then up Big-Capon; Lost River; and to the mountain. Crossing over the mountain, they came to the south fork of the south-Branch. Grandfather Yocum settled about a half a mile from the mouth of (the) South-fork. " Whether or not this was first trip in or subsequent trip to get wagons, I can't say. 4. Finally we know about an early road within the South Branch Valley from a 1742 Orange County Road Petition signed by residents of the South Branch "From John Cos place on ye sd branch called Hayard's Town Down ye sd branch to John Uptons Mill and from thence ye nearest and Best Way to ye North river of Cap Capon and thence ye nearest and Best Way to James Codys ford on Great Cap Capon into ye other road...." Apparently the South Branch Road probably ran from Petersburg ("Hayard's Town"-which I interpret as Hyer who lived at Mill Creek in today's Petersburg-Grant Co) along the South Branch River to Moorefield (Hardy Co) north to Upton's Mill and across to Caudy's on the Cacapon . Cecil O'Dell's book "Pioneers of Old Frederick Co, VA" attempts to locate this early road as followsExiting Capon Bridge, WV, the road ran north on or near Hampshire Co Highway 15, along west side of Cacapon River. (Road between Winchester and Romney) Turn west east of Cold Spring, WV. Continued west for about 1.5 miles then proceed to Northriver Mills, WV on Hampshire Co High 45/20 across the North River. Road ran along Hampshire Co Highway 45/6 north of Gibbons Run. Then it entered Hampshire Co Highway 50/10, next 50/9 and proceeded into Frenchburg, WV on Highway 50. It ran along Highway 50 from Capon Bridge, WV to Hanging Rock to Pleasant Dale to Augusta and then to Frenchburg and from there to Shanks, WV. At Romney, continued on or near Highway 50 across the South Branch and along Mill Creek to Junction, WV. it then ran south along Mill Creek on or near US Highway 220/1736 Indian Warrior Road to Old Fields, WV and finally to Moorefield. From there it followed the river to Petersburg. (pp 537-39) On p. 517, he states "Morgans Road" was that section of the "Indian Road" (north from Winchester between Opequon Creek and Apple Pie Ridge) which ran from Winchester north to Morgan Morgan's ...land located about two miles west of Bunker Hill, West VA....When Angus Mc Donald received his 31 acre 12 March 1774 Fairfax grant, the road was called the "South Branch Road." (Potomac River) At this point the "Morgan Road" and Apple Pie Ridge Road/Frederick Co Highway 739 were united....The "South Branch Road (Apple Pie Ridge Road) diverged to the northwest at McDonald's land and crossed Thomas Lemen's...land" I was able to follow it pretty well on a plain old road map since he kindly gave various road numbers. At what point this road crossed the mountains into the Shenandoah Valley, I'm somewhat confused about! Other clues would be the location of Indian trails through the area, especially those connecting with the major Indian Road that later was known as the "Great Wagon Road" or the "Warriors Road" between PA and NC. Sara Patton

Great job ,thank you.r ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Patton" <sarap@widomaker.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 14 59 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Migration Routes to South Branch Valley Other than secondary source maps, some primary source clues to EARLY migration routes into the South Branch Valley follow. 1. Routes to South Branch taken by the Moravian missionaries between 1743-53 indicate that first part of the journey was always the same from Bethlehem by way of Lebanon, Lancaster, York, PA, Frederick and Hagerstown, MD, to the Potomoc. Primary route to South Branch Valley was via Hagerstown, MD, over mountains of western MD to Oldtown, crossing the Potomac there at the mouth of the South Branch, either traveling up (south) Patterson Creek, or up the South Branch River to area around Moorefield where they usually stayed with Matthias Yoakum. From that point which they used as a base, they traveled through the Gap to the Petersburg area via the river to preach. They most often left over the mountains to the east into the Shenandoah Valley. Following are notes I have taken from "Moravian Diaries of Travels Through Virginia" edited by Revolution. Wm J. Hinke and Charles E. Kemper. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Volumes 11 &12, (1903 & 1904) 1747- VMHB 1255 ff. From MD, missionaries crossed Potomac and then the mountains to Hot or Health Springs (Berkeley Springs) where they found a number of sick people using the springs. Found no houses, "only mountains and bad roads" had to take a guide over mountains "It was a way the like of which I have not seen in America. Stayed with "Englishman" (probably Thomas Cresap-located at mouth of South Branch-Oldtown ) Crossed North Branch which is name of Potomac at this point ( no houses for 12 miles, stayed with German who showed them way over 2 high mountains. Came to "Bettessens" Creek (Patterson's Creek)-where many Germans live interspersed among Low Dutch (Hollanders) and English New Lights. Traveled 30 miles/40 miles from Patterson's Creek to the "Soud Brentch" which flows between high mountains. It is settled more than 60 miles. Many Germans live there. Stayed Matthias Yoakum who lived at mouth of South Fork, site of Moorefield today. Crossed over mountains to Shenandoah Valley and "Fredericktown" (Winchester) then into MD. 1748 - VMHB 11235ff Left Bethlehm, PA via Tulpehocken, Lebanon ("Quittopehilla"), Lititz ("Warwick") and Lancaster, PA. Continued through Codorus in York county, Canewago in Adams Co to Monocacy in MD. Stayed with Jonathan "Haeger" (Hagerstown, MD), traveled over high mountains called Blue or North Ridge to "Colonel Christopher Grissop" (Cresap's at Oldtown, MD-opposite mouth of South Branch.) Crossed river, came to "Urbanus Kraemer" on South Branch, traveled up (south) South Branch to area where Hollanders from Esopus, NY had settled (Vanmeters, Kuykendalls, etc.--around Old Fields) Continued up river to "Matthaeus Joachim" (Matthias Yoakum at mouth of South Fork.) Changed plans at this point, going down along the South Branch because there was no road over the high mountains. 1748 - VMHB 1262ff At Jonathon Haeger's (Hagerstown,MD), missionary was told it would be difficult to travel on foot in spring "on account of the water being very high and cold." When he replied he would hire horses when he needed them, he was told that "in the first place people do not know you, and then you will not find any houses much less horses for forty miles." Had to be guided onto right road over the mountains. Came to Indian trader's house (Charles Polk) , very disorderly. .-last house for 40 miles. Was thankful for having been delivered safely from this house. ("several people, who had conducted themselves very badly the night before." ) NW Frederick County, MD-Thurmont vicinity) Traveled northwest over high mountains "To-day I crossed the high North Mountain, the appearance of which everywhere was terrible. If one is down in the valley he cannot look up to the high, steep mountains without shuddering. And if one is up on the top of the mountains, the deep valleys, in which no bottom but only the tops of the trees are seen and the rushing of the water is heard, are also awe inspiring. The last and highest mountain is called 'High Germany' and immediately after it is a deep valley, called "Devil's Alley," because it looks so terrible." Stopped at "Colonel Chrassop"[Cresaps located at mouth of So Branch about 40 miles from Polks) who offered to sell him some land. Met Abraham Degart (Decker?) of Bateson Creek (Patterson Creek). Then went up the South Branch. Had to climb a terrible mountain and came to Daniel Onar's (Eng.), then to Kasselman's (German) - 3 miles from South Branch River and got a horse from (John) Collins. Stayed at Matthaes Jochem (mouth of South Fork) which he used as base to visit other families. "On April 1, Matthaes Jochem gave me his son to accompany me forty-five miles over the high southern mountains, between South Branch and the "Chanador" (Shenandoah). The way was difficult to find and hard to keep, because it had not been used for many years. It was overgrown with trees and blocked by stones and thus hardly recognizable. We kept a certain course and...we traveled thirty miles before we found a house."(English) Also lodged in a "very disorderly, wicked and godless house of an Irishman, who kept an inn." Crossed the "Chanador", which was deep, cold and had a rapid current. 1748- VMHB 1279ff. [This appears to be recommended route] "From Jonathon Haeger's to Colonel Chrassop's where the North Branch of the Patowmak is crossed to enter Virginia is a distance of some seventy miles, mostly over mountains. In the first thirty miles to Charly Poak (Polk)s (the Indian trader) one meets a house now and then, but for the last 40 miles ...(from Polk's to Cresap's) no house nor water can be found." If one starts at Poaks at 300 and takes a guide to find the right path for the first few miles, he could easily reach Cresap's without having to spend night. Route to Cresap's "Without finding a house and across many mountains, the High German, the Fifteen Mile Crick and three other cricks...35 miles" . "The road is a single narrow path, frequently hardly recognizable, partly because traveling is not very frequent there, and partly because the path is blocked with trees and overgrown with grass and weeds. A person has to be very careful lest he take a cow path....Thus the journey across the fearfully extended mountains might be made much easier and the night lodging in the valley or on mountains, which are both very unhealthy places, could be avoided." (George Washington described same road thus "I believe y. Worst Road that ever was trod by Man or Beast.") "As soon as the Patowmak is crossed it is necessary to inquire for a certain German, named Oliver Cramer" (living on "Bateson's"- Patterson's Creek--later killed by Indians) ....He lives about fifteen miles from Colonel Chrassop." 7 mile from there was Degart's and beyond his brother (William and Abraham Degart). Two miles from Degart's was Solomon Hedge's, the justice of the district who could "best show the way up the South Fork, where Matthaes Jochim lives....surprisingly many Germans live there and as it is a large district. Vol 11116ff - 1749 From PA to Monocacy and Fredericktown, MD to Jonathon Haeger in Hagerstown, they traveled on to the Potomac River to home of Indian trader, Charley Poak ("Carl Bock") . Traveled 35 miles next day with no houses but "indescribably high mountains" . Had to climb steep mountains including "German Mountain" through several creeks and springs near Cumberland and finally came to Col. Cresap's at night. From there they crossed the Potomac and came to Urban Kraemer (Oliver Kramer). Crossed South Branch (west to east?) to home of Peter Peterson, a Hollander. Traveled up South Branch whole day, unable to find a place to lodge. Mountains to west. (Editor thinks road from Cresap's went SE from Patterson Creek to Springfield crossing South Branch at Hanging Rocks. If Cresap's was near Oldtown at mouth of South Branch, why would they travel all the way to mouth of Patterson Creek then back to South Branch? And would they not mention Patterson Creek here? Perhaps they went to Patterson Creek but came right down South Branch valley south from Oldtown, passing mountains on their "right" i.e. west or River Mtn.) Passed no house for 12 miles. Spent night with "Henry Brumeter" (Van Meter) and wife, who had recently escaped a flood by climbing on barn which was carried away by river. Accidently met John Becker/Baker who had run away from Minisinks via Shamokin to the South Branch. Preached at Matthias Joachim and from there they continued journey up South Branch, spent night with Michael Ernst (Harness?) and traveled along South Branch through Gap next day. Visited wife's aunt's family (Her name was Brown) who'd also been flooded so that family with 6 children had to climb tree to spend night. Above the Gap (near Petersburg, stayed with George Zeh then returned to Yoakums on South Fork and on to Michael Stump's where they spent night. Met old Swiss, Anton Richert, and went to house of the father of one of their congregation in Bethlehem, Peter Rith (Reed). Spent night with Rogert Dayer. (15 miles from Reager and Reed (8 miles without a house). Had to cross South Fork several times then came to several German Families. Stayed with Michael Probst, from Cohenzy. 2. A Harness-Yoakum family tradition based on comments made in letters written by great granddaughter Helen Yoakum Black in 1872 and 1873 states they came from PA by way of Capon Mt. to the South Branch Valley. 3. George Yoakum, a grandson of Matthias Yoakum, states in Draper Mss. 12CC #9 "My grandfather, Matthias Yocum, Michael Harness, and GeoStump, were the 1st 3 men that ever bro't waggons down to the South Branch. They came by way of Winchester; then up Big-Capon; Lost River; and to the mountain. Crossing over the mountain, they came to the south fork of the south-Branch. Grandfather Yocum settled about a half a mile from the mouth of (the) South-fork. " Whether or not this was first trip in or subsequent trip to get wagons, I can't say. 4. Finally we know about an early road within the South Branch Valley from a 1742 Orange County Road Petition signed by residents of the South Branch "From John Cos place on ye sd branch called Hayard's Town Down ye sd branch to John Uptons Mill and from thence ye nearest and Best Way to ye North river of Cap Capon and thence ye nearest and Best Way to James Codys ford on Great Cap Capon into ye other road...." Apparently the South Branch Road probably ran from Petersburg ("Hayard's Town"-which I interpret as Hyer who lived at Mill Creek in today's Petersburg-Grant Co) along the South Branch River to Moorefield (Hardy Co) north to Upton's Mill and across to Caudy's on the Cacapon . Cecil O'Dell's book "Pioneers of Old Frederick Co, VA" attempts to locate this early road as followsExiting Capon Bridge, WV, the road ran north on or near Hampshire Co Highway 15, along west side of Cacapon River. (Road between Winchester and Romney) Turn west east of Cold Spring, WV. Continued west for about 1.5 miles then proceed to Northriver Mills, WV on Hampshire Co High 45/20 across the North River. Road ran along Hampshire Co Highway 45/6 north of Gibbons Run. Then it entered Hampshire Co Highway 50/10, next 50/9 and proceeded into Frenchburg, WV on Highway 50. It ran along Highway 50 from Capon Bridge, WV to Hanging Rock to Pleasant Dale to Augusta and then to Frenchburg and from there to Shanks, WV. At Romney, continued on or near Highway 50 across the South Branch and along Mill Creek to Junction, WV. it then ran south along Mill Creek on or near US Highway 220/1736 Indian Warrior Road to Old Fields, WV and finally to Moorefield. From there it followed the river to Petersburg. (pp 537-39) On p. 517, he states "Morgans Road" was that section of the "Indian Road" (north from Winchester between Opequon Creek and Apple Pie Ridge) which ran from Winchester north to Morgan Morgan's ...land located about two miles west of Bunker Hill, West VA....When Angus Mc Donald received his 31 acre 12 March 1774 Fairfax grant, the road was called the "South Branch Road." (Potomac River) At this point the "Morgan Road" and Apple Pie Ridge Road/Frederick Co Highway 739 were united....The "South Branch Road (Apple Pie Ridge Road) diverged to the northwest at McDonald's land and crossed Thomas Lemen's...land" I was able to follow it pretty well on a plain old road map since he kindly gave various road numbers. At what point this road crossed the mountains into the Shenandoah Valley, I'm somewhat confused about! Other clues would be the location of Indian trails through the area, especially those connecting with the major Indian Road that later was known as the "Great Wagon Road" or the "Warriors Road" between PA and NC. Sara Patton

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Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/WV/Hampshire/1350 Surname: Haines, Hartsock, Kifer, Roby, Steckman, Ruby, Slider ------------------------- Do you know who Martha's Husband was? I live in Oldtown, Md. & there are plenty of Davis' here.

Hi Barbara, Those are great links. I hope you don't mind that I added them to my web site. Migration on History page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~northing/placenames/usa/history.html#Migration or USA History page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~northing/placenames/usa/history.html or USA Directory http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~northing/placenames/usa/ and click on History Regards, Flo. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Re: Migration route Resent-Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 17:56:24 -0700 Resent-From: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 19:54:56 -0400 From: "Patch227" <Patch227@email.msn.com> Reply-To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com References: <39A03CDF.3F1431DA@shentel.net> This is the best I can do until I can put my hands on some old maps showing migration routes. Barbara Johnson [SNIP] Flo. Day <mailto:flodon@virginia.usa.com.> C.A.S.T.L.E.M.A.N / D.A.Y / D.O.D.D / vdL.I.J.C.K.E N.O.R.T.H.I.N.G.T.O.N / P.U.G.H. / vdW.O.E.S.T.I.J.N.E Family + Resarch Resources at Discovering Family Histories <http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~northing/>

This is the best I can do until I can put my hands on some old maps showing migration routes. Barbara Johnson http://www.indwes.edu/Faculty/bcupp/genes/migrate.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~south1/trails-roads1.htm Great Waggon Road http://members.aol.com/RoadTrails/roadtrai.html#Great http://pages.preferred.com/~mitosis/gene/history/trails.html from Hardy into Rockingham interesting article http://cootes.com/articles/ZackTurner.html For any in Ohio, history of the Zane Trace, etc http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/pioneer.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Veerle Foreman" <vforeman@shentel.net> To: <WVHARDY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 4:17 PM Subject: Migration route > Does anyone know of any references that traces the routes used by those > who settled the South Branch Valley? > > Thanks...Mike Foreman >

Judging from your age 16-19 and b 1760 dates, one would think he was with G R Clark taking ILL,and Ind ,but was with Clark in one of 2[?] expeditions vs Indians north of the Ohio. However,you likely have noted that a Col Crockett's sw Va men replaced Clark's in Ill-in. Men are known of those groups of 1778-80 era. I think Clark's Vincinnes expedition cs Indiand was 1781. [Old man's memory] On Sun, 20 Aug 2000 10:53:28 -0700 Lynda Davis-Logan <GeneaBug@prodigy.net> writes: > Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum > Reply Here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire/1348 > > Surname: CROCKETT, BLANKENSHIP > ------------------------- > > We're looking for the parents of James 'Asher' Crockett. On his > Revolutionary > War pension application papers, Asher, says that he was born in 1760 > in > Hampshire Co., VA. He further states that he ran away from a cruel > master > when he was 16 and joined George Washington's troops in New Jersey. > He mustered out at the age of 19 and returned to Hampshire Co. where > his > old master tried to reclaim him (as he was not yet 21). He then > re-enlisted > and used the name James Anderson to avoid detection. > Does anyone recognize any of this information?? > > Asher did not get married until he was 40 years old. By that time he > was > in Montgomery Co., VA where he married Sarah Blankenship. They then > moved > on to the Kanawha/Cabell Co. area of VA/WV. > > Asher says that he was with George Rogers Clark in KY. I'm assuming > that > was between 1782 and 1800 sometime. > > Would love to find Asher's parents. Why was he bound out?? . . .to > learn > a trade, was he an orphan or was he a 'minority' as stated on the > Battle > of Cowpens website that is maintained by the National Park > Service??? > > Any and all information will be appreciated and will gladly share > what > little we know about Asher. > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.