Jane - Many thanks for the info you provided. This should get me going. I really appreciate your time and effort. Olin > At 10:16 AM 11/4/2008, Olin wrote: >>I'm new to the list and my West Virginia Hartley line leaves much to be >>desired. I have been told that The History of Preston County contains many >>Hartley names. Actually, I don't know if that is true or not, but if.so, > > Hi, Olin, > Welcome! > There are actually several history books on Preston. > The one called "History of Preston. . . ." by Samuel T. Wiley, pub'd in > 1882 does contain information on a Hartley family. On p. 442, in the > section on the Valley District, Wiley writes: > "In 1813, Edward Harley came from Fairmont, and lived in a cabin on the > site of Hartley's store in Masontown. His wife was Margaret Miller. > Their children were Calder, Malin, Henry, Amos, Elizabeth, Charlotte, > Mary, Nancy, Jane, Emily, and Peter M. ex-justice of the peace and a > leading member of the M.E. church at Masontown. His son Edgar M. is a > merchant at Masontown, and his sons S.C, L.E and H.P. are merchants at > Meyersdale, Penn., and his son J.M. is a merchant at Independence and > Fairmont." > > There's a bit more on Edgar N., J.M., and Peter M. on subsequent pages, > and another mention of Coleman, Edward, and S.W. who may also be S. > Waitman Hartley. > > That book may be available from The McClain Printing Company of Parsons, > WV who did a reprint in 1968 and I believe a more recent reprint, too. > http://www.mcclainprinting.com/ > > Oren F. Morton wrote "A History of Preston County West Virginia, Vol I." > It was published in 1914. On p. 358, > Morton writes that Edward Hartley came from Fairmont in 1813 and purchased > 640 acres. He adds that H. Amos Hartley was "well known in agricultural > circles and has been in the State Legislature and has held other positions > of honor and trust." On p. 438, Morton writes that Peter M. was b. 1810 > d. 1882 m. (1) Susan Swindler, (2) Jemima Graham Bradshaw; Charlotee b. > 1813 d. 1889 m. (1) James Holt, (2) Hiram Orr; Mary went to Indiana; > Calder b. 1817 d. 1902 m. Deborah Menear; Joseph M. b. 1810 d. 1898 m. > Harriet Morgan and went to Iowa; Henry b. 1825 d. 1898 m. Agnes Bayles and > went to Monongalia, WV; Emily m. Thomas Dunn and also went to Monongalia, > WV; Nancy m. Robert McMillen; Jane m. B. Franklin Cobun. > > Looks like you can get a copy of that book via: > http://genealogy.wehaveneatstuff.com/A-History-of-Preston-County-West/M/B001IVE8C6.htm?utm_campaign=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=froogle > > The Vol. II of A History of Preston. . . . was written by J.R. Cole. It > contains bio's on Henry A. and John E. Hartley and likely has other > references to this family but the book does not contain an every name > index. > > Best regards, > Jane > > > >