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HISTORY - OF XOMTOIE C91DvKTN- ITY
( Levis County, : Yest ~ i r g i n i a )
PreL2zred By
Roy 3ird Cook
1924
Published By The
: igricul tural ExtenL i on Division,
Blorgant 01- rn, TI. Va,
Object Description
| Title | History of Roanoke Community |
| Author | Cook, Roy Bird |
| Description | Early history of a West Virginia community. |
| DLA Category | Politics and Government |
| Date | 2013-05-25 |
| Place | Roanoke (West Virginia) |
| Format | 23 leaves (8.5 x 11 in.) duplicated typescript |
| Type | Text |
| Holding Library | West Virginia Wesleyan College |
| Identifier | wv00113p |
| Relation | Greta Proudfoot Collection |
| Publisher | Published by the Agrucultural Extension Division, Morgantown, W. Va. |
| Transcript | HISTORY - OF XOMTOIE C91DvKTN- ITY ( Levis County, : Yest ~ i r g i n i a ) PreL2zred By Roy 3ird Cook 1924 Published By The : igricul tural ExtenL i on Division, Blorgant 01- rn, TI. Va, Roy Bird Cook Z-- a- r l y S e t t l e r s l- i e-~ r2 o ~ h o k e Thi. name of the f i r s t white nan tr, v i s i t the uppzr valley of the West Fork of the lvJo~~ c) v; gaheilsa enshrouded i n mystsry. T r a d i t i o n a s s o c i a t e s it ~ i t hth e narne of one Jacob Bush. Again i t is connected with t h e al. leged v i s i t of the " Threi; Frenchmen", covnecced by leaend .\ with Braddockls def e = t , who f lecl through Upshur i n t o t h i s 1- i: gion, t o bury B r i t i s h gold i n tht: v i c i n i t y of the mouth of Canoz Run, But to John HackLr, the f i r s t s e t t l e r i n Lewis County, b c l ~ n g st he f i r s t resqrded % isit t h a t of a% nt i n t o the headwaters s e c t i o r . .~.: ihlchr e s u l t tid i n the naming of s e v e r a l streams. Fol l o w i n g d c k c r , i n 1742, car; qe the nor; ed border s c o u t , J e s s e Hughes, vtlo v: ith a cornpanion, entered the ' v a l l e y f r o m the Frcnc'n Creel: region, oil an lllciiai? s c o u t , out of his v i s i t emerged t. he name Canoe Run a1l. d Indial? Fork, as well a s o t h e r s . As the outgro-. vth of these expeclitions, Colonel , George Jac!: son becarne ~ n t z r e s t c d i n the rcc< iofi. I n the course of time Coll i n r s settlement evnlverf; a post off i c e was established by 1.921, and t h e comr.~ ui~ iti;~ ra rn. i n corilmon Usz today : T a s adopt2d. But a1. l covc? rir! p raore t e r r i t o r y than car, h c r e i r , be cqnsidercd, John P. I l u v a l l , l a t z r xent iorxd, clairns the honor of the f i r s t " improvement" near the p r e s e n t s i t e Roanoke, having rnade a " ~ c t t l i : m e n t " i n 1775 at the Indian Platlse or Arnold S t a t i o n . This p o s s i b l y exikqted on phper on1. y. HE: l a t e r a:; nif_ rnc: d t h i s t o Sarnuel. hIcIntire, v~ 91o sold i t back l a t e r , Duvall secured 800 a c r e s i n a l l , and 400 as assignee of Robcrt Burchett, near the moutll of S a ~ dFo rk, Ic 1785, Jam2s Anderson and Sar81uel IEanvray, secured 1000 a c r e s i n the v a l l e y below Calioc Run, It ran i n a square, t a k i n g i n roughly the l a ~ dto F; v. si~ E un h i l l . I n the same year Johc P, Duvall, patented 400 a c r e s , ~ h i c hi n - cluded the s i t e of Roanoke. I n 1716 f o r " tjvo pounds s t e r l . i r g l 1 he secured 1400 a c r e s more embl-; icing the land between Roanoke and urnold and a l a r ! ~ ep a r t of Canoe Run, Duvall was a prominzvt man i n ' fro1: tier days and h i s " Indian HouseI1 . was the s i t e of an old Illdidn v i l l a ~ e , i t seems, The writer has a coll. ec, tion of f l i n t implements secured i n t h i s v i c i n i t y , Jollrl I; i Conrdd has a si~ ailar c s i l e c t i a n from t h ~ lowcr v a l l e y , and f r , r years on the farm of the ia. te George Coo'c could be discerned a small no? lild a t t ? i b u t e d to a race here before the Indians. John ~ p r i g go f Iblarylancl took up 2 1 ; ~ f i d ~ S: in~ i F7r-,: i n 1.21e; Uairi( 1 Smith 1. ike\? risc; and i n 184.6 X* C,. i%~ t:: h pat cntcd 10{) Q,; tila sane 3trc;~ r.. ~ { i c h ~ a l Waybrichit f o l l o\ i: ed v i t h 1.000 acres e~ b. r:* cipn T?, 2rrlr; I: ur7, ~ I I ' Jhite 3ctk Lick Jackson A r ~ o i c ! thok up l. ar, ds; Skelton. Srlith 3rd. several. o t h e r s a l s o secured s t r t t e lrtd.;, ( nrtich canqht be con:; idered extensirre1. y here, ) T h e f i r s t s e t t l e r s i n t h e imnedia~ e v i c i n i t y of the v i l l a g e of Roanoke, l. rc, zted or? the Atlderson and Hanvmjr t r a c t of lancl, covered by a survey dated j u l y 7, 1785, ?' he first permsr, er, t s e t t l e r vras ' l J ~ h nN i t chel", t. 1 whom Ssmuel Hltn-' ay, 3 residen. t qf ldqrzonpalia C o u ~ t y , on Septenber 9, 1P12, f o r the sqnsidera, tion of I1r) rie Hundred a ~ . d'I ' tventy- five Dollizrs, lawful. rnQk', ey gf the V i r g i n i a , " t r a n s f e r r e d all of s c e r t a i n t r e c t g r ~ t n t e dt o James Afiders~ na nd the said Saruel Hamay f o r one tllousaqd acres", " It is f u r t l e r ur, derst? od t h a t he, the szid Sanuel Han~ aray only s e l l s sr? d r e l e a s e s such t i t l . c n as he ?? as i n the a f o r e s a i d tract of 1. aylG-, and does not under-take to s u , : i ~ i r t the t i t 1 . e f o r the snme". Yhis deed 173s produced i n court in. Acril., 1813, a!? d 3rderzd recqrderl, A,; cqr? in~ t o lqcal. t r a d i t i o n , John TvIitcbell. had come from lover Ha?- rison C ~ u n t yt o t h i s r e p i ~ na s e a r l y as 1908, with h i s fanlily, among whom 7. las a snn A b ~ e r . The l a t t e r as e a r l y as 1.814 had e s t a b l i s h e d a hrme a s h o r t d i s t a n c e above the mou. th of i: lhite flak Lick, and i n 1.320 the crlunty court of Lewis County decreed t. hat a road should be l? c: zterl by h i s place t o the ford at Henry camdent s ( n3:- ~ 2 c k s o n v i l l e ) . This rqad xas declared a p u b l i c ilighvr'a~ r i n 1832, but i n r e a l i t y \.! as l i t t l e more t h a n a brici1. e pat11 f ? r s m e years l a t e r . I n 1139 an order was erlcered by tile county court directivy7 th:~ t;~ b n e Mr i t c h e l l e r e c t 3, bbridge at the mouth of Canrse Eiu!?, to repluce the ford a t th2t p q i n t . ~ b r l ~ t l.? 3C? he estct'ollslled a salv m i l l near h i s )?~-, me'~~ rh- i7ca. sh i. 1 use u n t i , 184C;. I n that year, - 17itll the exception of 1861, - thc upper v a l l e y was v i s i t e d by the r? n:; t d i s a s t r o u s floqd i n i t s h i b ~ t - ~ rayn d the m i l l vrns vraslled sTvay, Elan ard P e t e r M i t c h e l l , sons of Abner, became l.? cal m i n i s t e r s qf the aiethodist P r o t e s t a n t f a i t h . 3r1 3ctqber 7, lel. 3, V i l l iarn H: zcl< er and " James I/_ eethl' received a ~ r a n t of 21.5 acres lying " qn both sides of the Yest Fork and both sides of Canoe Run!' This incl. uded the bottom lands a t the mouth of Canoe Fun. and extended almost to the mouth of white r) ak Lick on the s m t h bank of the r i v e r , The f i r s t permanent s e t t l e r on tviiis t r a c t is said to have been Jonathan TJirheeler, ir! or abwt the year 1830. He secured p a r t of a l a t e r grant to George J. Arnold, dated February 16, 1844, znd t h i s t r a c t TrTas t r a n s f e r r e d i n 1855 to John L. Prince. Ir. 1 1R50 it r l r t t s sold to Richard matson, atxi l a t e r became a ' p a r t of the holdings of 3: rasnula Rhqdes. James and Henry ndcCally located near the rnouth of Tirhite flak Lick p r i o r t o 1844, Eichard Bond, about lP25, l ~ c a t e dj u s t below the s i t e of the Seventh Day 3 a p t i s t C:? urch, Iie ! mas born i n Harrison Cou. llty, February 16, 1814, and died February 11, lQr? l. He married ( 1) Lydia I$, Davis, a s i s t e r of " Uncle1' Sarnuel Davis and ( 2 ) Ann Elizabeth C r o w l . A sol?, John, was one of the e a r l y land olnrners on Canoe Run. The lalid books f o r 1948- 5 charge hirn with one t i t h a b l e , " 2 hoases a t 10$", % rood clo& at ljfil', 197 acres of land on '' crooked Run of Vest Fork" and " road tax on same as revenue $ l , j 2 " in a l l t o - t a l i n g 33.59. such was taxation i n tkat e a r l y day under o l d V i r g i n i a . In i8j8 Abraham ~ ohrboukh located across the r i v e r i n the shadow of the h i l l t h a t has sipce borne the name of I'Abrams Knob". He Toas born i n 4? at is now Upshur Co~ trlty, i n 1815, a son of Amthony Rohrbough, one of the e a r l y pioneersi Two sons, Anthony E;, Bad irohn G. served thrnuch the C i v i l War l n Company B, 15 Test V i r z i n i a i n f a ~ t r y , On the bo~ toml ands below the Rohrbouphr s located John and :!/ ill iam Godfrey, brothers, from Hardy County and connected by marriage with Georce 5'. Duvall of Indian Carrying Run, John Godfrey was born i ~ . ' 1 7 5 6a nd died i n 1863 a n d i s b u ~ i e di n the old BllitcheI. 1 cemetery, along with a number of pioneers ~ x,~ hroe poze i n ulmarked qraves. The Godfreys combined noted hurlt ing e- xpl .) it s imith those equally as renovrned i n r a f t i n g logs oc the o1. d ' Yest Fork. ~ r a d iito n c r e d i t s one with h a v i n ~ e rected his llcabin" at the mouth of Gand Fork. ',' iliia~ F o h r b o u ~ : l~ o cnJ~? dj u s t above the mouth of Csi? oe Run In tile e- yly forti(;:; an2 C z b ~ 1~ E4t5 b u i l t a, ioc; house s t i l l atalli. ing ' ny the roadside ' uehecn the moutii of t h i ~ s t r c a , ~ an d ti?^ v i l l a ~ eo f Fioailoke, In thc l a t e t h i r t i e s Jacob I; cvener, of vh2t ' . - . nol-: T l i ~ k : l ~ , i i CC~ o anty, ?.) v. t t! len reaidi;?; n t ~ ~ l i i ~ 3g':' oL z. t~~ E: 2dndol- 2h o ~ : ~ r l t j r' ~, e c ~ , , : icn tzre:; tcc3- ii? ' ihe Aiicierson- 13an~~ i~ c~ y sKrvey, &! loa. IIcvener loci:, ted on t h a t poi- tior, l,?, tcr e~: il! raced i l z the 23ho- des land, ercc- Ling h i s hone 911 the r i s i n ~ gr otanc:. o: l tll? SOU^:^ siC1e * of' ths r i v c r . Ile vas - bo. rr ! i n 181' 7 a. nd riiau.:: ifid. ; ' , r i s t a , claur~ hter of Beiljalaiil ~ l ~ - ; l l t ' o u r nsa, c ! s i s t ~ i ' o f: General J. ", J. Li& l? tburn, . :< t e r r e s i d i n t Acre f o r three 01- l" 0v. r yezrs the: C 2 . ~ i i l ; ~ rcr11ovec: t o 2ai? d olph Cov. nty, .'? > rear or so l ~ , t \ ? Ere uben Hevzner, a co~.;. sii? t o ' has, l o c ~ ~ , t cnde arby, Ec rlzar~ ied( 1, Eliza:, etl- 1 TIj; e, I 7- ( c : I C, z" Lzerine Lnyder 02 Izontcrey, z, nd .,;( 3) .'; lb2, g? il F, d?, vis ?. r, c! tlicy ; jzze the f ~ ~ n < ? io- fs - G ~ F ? famil.?;' n Oi: i ~ ~ s i d i n ; i; n t h i s cor: i;. l: unity. Soac intezis~ i-;.- icd- i i t h ti117 Borld, Zird 211~: otlz;~: 1oc; il f:-:;.? ilies, and acquired -? ort1o1?~ o f the I', ich- ldl- c:. 3 3,012(! 2nd. other l; i, nds on Crooked -. .: i~: n. In 1852, tile' scttllers rrerc a u p c n t e d - bjr the a r r i v a l of EraSmus IihoCleS, riho nzs bopn irl liiielrose, R~ cltinghal~ i County, VirTginia, E'ebi- vary 2 6 , 1826. In the sprilzg of 1G49 he Joined the c:: odv. s oi" f 01:: s f r o m the Valley' of V i r g i n i a , to the famcd gold fields of C a l i i o z n i a . lleturnihg t o the Zlzsst about l b s i , he mzrried Glica'ccth Hevei~ ci-, d- aughter of Jacob Jr,, nlio T i a S barn i n ithat is no;;- Hi& l? le, ncl Co~:; l'~: r, Viz, yini; t, i n 1830, and fq. ic: c'L ill 1865, Ile ncc; uirec?. t: ie x , i n p o r t i o r , 0;" the lH? ve; icr. holdings ia the . ; n d ~ i - ~ ~ ~ 1 - I < ~ tr, e~ e1 t ~; i rt ~ h i~ sy : - ? b ~ in - cl- easccl i n 1859 Sy ai;~'. iJiions fi- oiii ti?? , I!, r- i? ol?. 12, nd. s on :' Jild C 2 t ;?, nc! S;~ c;?,.; i: lore Jtun z,;, n( Ele 1,; iatson trc: ct bcfo!: e mentioned, u n t i l a Sound. ary of 1200 acres'was s e c ~ l r e d 7- rhicli crnbraccd portions of '- mite Oak Lick, Ccrrion Run, an6 othcrs naszcd, . .>- . l t ht he exception o f . t;? c Arnold and Scnnett holdings, This ernbrncecl. the l.; sr~ gesL Iloinl;; l-stead i n C, ollins Settlement d i s t r i c t , The old rrir? nor house e r e c t e d i n the early f i f t i e s oil the rlsiii?; :: round a s h o r t d i s t,-. nce ' ue1oi. r the present rcs idencc tiizl. con was destroyed by f i y c i n 1668, T 1 1: j i 1 , i t 1 1 1 : ; 9: - 1. : ;: 1 : Vnli r:;.! of iJi.. L,-: L. ,,, l~ h- el iaC :;' L~~! I~!-~. Z;]~. C; I<~. ~, i: 2i :.!. l-~: L r~<>,~~ j~~ k~ ~ kiil? ~ ~ . ~ ( l J. L-hi^ ? 3(: c'ci. o~ i .;~' l:~ cl-, lyj >. L: 2 <.<,:.;,- Lyc>~(:$( 1- .~ 7. j: i;- Lct;,: le ]:;, i( I.:; i r i ' L ~ C C i v i l :. Tar, ~;: l: lil(,. th3 m..- li" i' \:,,;, ;-. hscnJi ip - tllc scrvj.~:. KC: :; c rv ~ ( 1i n c , r! 1~ a~ rc; o-: -; iLl i-, .. ndd or -&. E -., i ( - c .-, 4' ~. 8, C1; CT~~:; Y~ A~ :, Tij. li: Lm . Is, T~!~ c! raon( o r , , - . i :.:,; noto, : 1 czv;..: l. rz h o r s e , 1C. 5r? ~ ~ c ' ; - . l c ~. , lL,-;?~, i- ijr e ~~ \~ t j l,,,~ if~ ic. :,. . '~ ! 2 u ~ l l t ~ o: fr Gc: or JL C O > T Y F > , ~ i,:;~ , ilc: d ie c?. .! Lu~ L: s3~, 1909, c oi; xlnndiug . . L ~ cr ~ : : > y ~ ~ ~ C. kL ~ cI ~~. t z ~ yO~ f l - a ll T ~ J I ~ l < Ql l ~ . I ] lii', l. ?~ bou.- ti e68 Jomc s Ei! adis 011 Sorlcy, l ~ ~ t cSit-< ? b'kcS. enator ..- ?-, c!, ! ~ L~~ I'DoCf' :? ; I r e g i ~ t y ? ~ t i oLl ? o ar! j of ' 6 7 " ~ O C Z L ~ ? ~ bclo-.; thc , ends, 2: fld c , : s t ~ b _ l _ i s ha,~ ndo t c l ?, t ' chc -~ ~ ' i l ~ ~ l ? I~ lr?, cc?. P,?- rt of ' il? is propcrty5-; as s o l d t o H. C. iLai;.! sey of .. ,. ~ i l ~ i l-~- .. - : . Clo. l~ a.. ntyi i ~ l i l c , O , In 1918 tll;, grc;?. tcr $ 0;- 7- ti on of - tli;- i o r i g i n a l s\ j. rvc>. sjas 0yjn:; d. by . tl-! c .; rr?, sr:? us ' ?& o~?- G~ J h ; i r s ; 0 1, Jchn ITcCray, { , ' T ~ J ? ~ : I . , . L 4 L ~ .* i. lL~ oil, T: n --- A ;.. L . ~;. z; n:; cy, IYi t c h e l l Ha i y s , r, Cil 3:.: ccl; 17dor 30, 1842 hc reccivctl zJ gr2ilt of 110 CCrZL; on tile " iir;,' icrs of - rest I;, o: l; 2, rl~ I C3, r; oc Rbn, ' IJ;?; sc~ on 2 SLIrVCJT ii~ ade on June 1 G , 2 This bc:;, a:? ?' i _ i Coi- ncr o;? Canoe Eiu5 j u ~ tr: b ove - Lllc : ' Q ~ ; . i i i W c lfljc ' ncjol - T- rousc" ,~. i? d e:; tcndcd t o c ornc:,: of 2, ftsu;. v~ yi rxd~ i n - t'h; nzlae of JO:. U~ :>, I)". va_ l. i ,1: nc?- 110:: o-. rnc: cl 113' snici L, v. r; h" aild tlicnce t o 2, ,:; joint fInc;; i, sniZL EUS;;! IIS s;, yill! l; on ~:: ii. DnvL::. l f a ::, uri'vc;, r'l ?.,. ncl. f olloi.,~ i;?, a lint t o s ~ ; ' v c j i ii? thci l'i~,:- i(: of '';' i: l.]- i: y. 1 H;? c:: c~ ,?. lid- Jai, lcs kcct]:.';' Y2. c soui;: lcr1? i i n c :,;: l, fi ;?>> out h ~ ~~ l-;, r: y up tlic : l. il]- in thi: rcn:. o f thc :' ol- r:': ;- o bc.;) h I- 1~, 1!.. 1loi. lre nhovr p. o;-:~ zol: c, nl? d tl?!: ': s;?, i& 1s 7., , . I.~--. in2 :: , it, ., c ]-(] c;-, k( j- 117 - i;: ls : s:: r 01 . .. t h i s loc;~, tioil then o @ c E ; ~ ~ 1c3;' ( ; ti?^ hose (> j. ;. C-, Z L L S ~ , 317 thi- r, hi!_ lsidc; -\- ELS lnr, nt,(? d. " T,: a- garz?' F, Cha, yell', TI, 012" s t o r y log bu2. lding ir! ' yliish circ1.1it r i d ~ r sn f t'ne B" i. k 4 Churc: l kield s e r v i c e sl in e: lyly ye: i: rs, n ~ jrf! j i; c C ~ Y . XreC-~ cords seem ro bd lackin? but i t is rel3ted TLzt 9t: v, Samuel C]: a\ uson, ,. ride l y l.- noflrn as ' c: 2e " Wlid l - ' ~ i - . ~ ~ ~ la; n, d> r " 171' 10s;: nanz 1 :': p r e s ~ r v ti~ n tke C:~: a~: fson- HtrlrllcFkk emorial clLurcl- 1 i~ '? lc:: ton, of ten held s e p - i c e s hrrc, Xca~ by is oid cemetery i n ~ i k i c h r, evor::~ l mc: r? bcrs of the Bush, Lon?, nn6. other ? i- tr,~ ilizsl i e j. r? l~ m;~.-! ct: d gravese The la~,.; esr. ar? mo:; t importalzt land E ~ F ~ Ti In~ t he 1 oyrrey Col11. aal Settl. em:? nt d i s t r i c t vlas ont t o y7il. iiai~ 15. and. Georgi:' J- i:: kson H r n ~ l d . , dated 3tp! r; e~ h:- 531r, 1.94&, ; ~ x d bar,<: d on a survey mado on June 6 of t h z R a - 1 3 YeiiT, T l i i s rr; trkecl the pzssinf: o f r; hc last of tile lrl. rq2 bound-a r j e s of str->, te 1and. s irl t h i s rczion, A S~ I. T: CY c ~ f the cr;;. Li- ti on 0. r th? coupty elst?> v~ kerat? t tk, zt L jmc, vouid at this day CEL~ A:;; a ~ vroneermcr, t as t o i: rYLy tkls had SO lovq r;. rna- iq+ d u: l;~ ntevte? d, yc: t d9y. m u n t i l lr,, qf aY. Lcr t i l e : 1 3 i r i i . l *. Ylcrr EU;] I cf' s e c t i g n . ix? n;: s t i l i in t h b e r - lax!, It vc~ rL'% Cnzi ve, perhaps, btell more 33, h? not ii ? el7 men czr; al:? ne?, an a(; grer; si~ re~ ar- ri;,~ 1?: $, i~ t o s(? c'clre pf: rcanent u e ~ t l e r stk le: reon3 It is t r u e snrrlr? s ~ ? t ~ l ~ r i t : : ? t ~ h?. d bccn aade but by f o l k s who found it chc; ipr; r to nmre tkan o1i. m t h c i r own laild, I h t A:- ncld qrant covpr : ct a Sounriary of 2P00 acres " on Cl;~? oe 2un v: attra and C,~;.' ren I: vil . v, lters of the ve: t Fnrk : td. joini- n~ o n the 1' Tc: st side of s: lrr- eys r n : ~ d ~ f r ) r ~ vder:; on, ri?, n:- ajr, l r i c h a e l G. I j ~ s h , and John P . Du77~ l'l llils ~ n c l z d e dp r : ~ citc al l y a! 1 of the C;~ rrar) nE un ~ ~ c ~ l l . + > r , the r i g h t and initidle forks nf Canoe R l ~ n2 nd portions of the main v a l l e y , cor? prising a secttor: i n a f z n s h ~ n e , I n thc meancirnk possession had bden acntired of a Cq t3- s i d e r a b l e i3or. t ion o f t l ~ cK eith and ) Izc. lr~ r sl1rtrc: r which t;:' ve an o u c l t t c q the e n t i r e Cnnoc Run ' rrall(: y, On the Cour'i house d i s t r i r , t side t h i s pati:-. lt nras joined by the P i c k e r i ~ l gs Ur? Tcy, l-~ hichv rza the cnure ? f a 1< rc,: 2t deal of t r o u b l e over l i n e tj. tle:;, TIlj s survey c o m p r i s i n ~ i n t i l e main hociy 20,000 acres jaiac. li) wlf? irl 1785 f o r Timothy Eiclcr-: riryz, . i- ho was 31: rg iq 27-". C; avvi a i d i n 1829. He ! ri:~ src n o f f i c e r ip t h . ~ 2 2 7 ~ ~ l ~ , taindc ~ 1 occupied almost evcry public, off i. c; e i n the ~ crx?- t; z~ 7f-the n3tion. It w{, s onc of the f3: v L: l:_ l,: fdid-, y 11; 3" qra, nts f o r service that t ouchcd Ley- ris CIJUr ltjr, U ~ q nb. is ~ ie!~ Eh i t passed . to h i s son Octavj.~ sP ickeritlf;, 2;~'. 2 s e a r l y b a r r i s t 2 r s e t s f o r t h ' t h i s pst? n+ and othi3rs of t h i s family ''- 7as patented, g;:; iy.. t; eA, an;! If t iy:.. t ed to dea. th", Anotl~ er patent of 5,000 acres - 150 ni~ jqined-i t , 3n No-~ enlber1 2, 1849, O c t a ~ r i u sP i r k e r i n g ( l79!.- 196R) ~ t s s i y ~ ~ th: i. a; cla! l: ir to Gidec> l= I ), a. ud Rick-; ard P A Camden 2nd l~ rinet r Ua, lley. XI; was resurveyed 2nd by l?%- 5a co- sple of sria, ll t r a c t s weye sc~ lii. r ) ~ t l e rc ; l i - ~ j m a v ) ~ f l q,\~ T r C Z ~ Cf arvmrd nrld considzrabi-. t r~ u'b! e T V ~ Si ncur7 ed anriklr t? 12 next f o u r t e e n ydars, t o sucll an extent thaL tbc r l e ~ 07~ 7 rilCSrS a ~ p e s l e ut o the V i r g i r i a Assembly f o r r c l i e f , Th& t bqdy acso rrxir; cly on F? bruary 23, 185$, d i r e c t e d , - prr) vided they s s n c . d c c r t a i n papers, - t h a t the V i r q ~ r , i sL ar, d r ) l ' f i ~ e i s s u e a r , s ~ prhnt f o r ~ n a l l y jr1vestir_ g i l l Canden- 3aj- i. e~- Canden a gqod ana s u f f i c i e n t t i t l e , i i . 4 l a t e a s 1E67 an enzineeripp; p a r t y cnrne t o B U S ~ ~ S lT111, ;? ct ing ulidcr alleged claims t o t h e F'ickerinp; la-;. lds ard a f t e r surveying a p o r t i o n of' the Canoe Run lralley a t tile head of the riglit fork a p o i n t on t71e Arncllld survey u n s located and a l i z e ruil n o r t h , - 4 f e ~ vrn = rked t r e e s mere found but t h e attemyt was a'r~ ndoncd. The f i r s t s c t t l k r on the Arnold patcnk ap3eal. s to have been I s a a c Rohrbough, a son of Secrgt' S r , , who located ir, the county i n lF23, He est: t1~ 31shed h i s 11nme Qn C ~ r r i o nR un i n le46 and i n l a t e r years becnmc one of the f i r s t school commissioners, The next family vras t h a t of C h r i s t i a n ( died i n 1Q65) a ~ Hdan na? l Swreckcr, They v e i e ofi2illnnd 3utch dcsc? nt and had i n e a r l y years movcci. fi- ern ~ firhdti . s i 1 0 ~ a ighland County, V i r g i n i a , t o Valley llectd on t5. e Tygarts V~ zllzy F- iver. I n 1E44 they l ~ c a t e d t h e Rliodes p l a c e , then t h e home o f t h e Heveilers, ~ n1.8 47 t i t 1 e vvas acquired t o 2?, 0 a c r e s of the krnqld grz~ nt o n the rj ght Land f o r k ~ f Canoe Run and they became the f i r s t pt!~ inancnt s e t t l z r s on t h i s stream. They had sevc: ral c b i l d r e n mnnng ~ vhr~ rwn as Nanley who e r , l i s t e d at the age of 19 i n S ~ r p a n yB , 15th West V i r g i n i a I n f a n t r y and served t: irough the Civil. Var. Soon t h e r e a f t e r George W. C ~ o klo cati? u j u s t below Slsec! ter~ so n the same brznch on 200 a c r e s a c q u i r ~ dA u ~ u s t 31, 1851, He vas a son of Cxgtsln John C o ~ k , of Stallritqn, V l r f f i n i a , arid i n whose home was kzld t h e i5rst county court of 1Iighlal: d Sounty, Ke . vas borri ii? Korit erey, Vir(: lnia, June 26, 1326, and dicd h p t t z t 23, 1900. T~ lro of h i s c h i l d r e n vrese prorilnentl: r i l e a t i f l e d vikh edu-c a t i o n a l m a t t e r s folloiving the c l o s e qf the C i v i l War. OT tile fil. vs'- k ~; 1;.'~:~.:;:- 9: ; ~ I:, L', ll~~.- : v. . n ii1k. ci. l c;: i.., #-' I. 0~ 1:;- -.,. . . .~ . - - ~ . in t - i t I : , - 9.. - 1. CLI, 7, ;; oi"~ d. 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L:,; T i n ."; ugust nc:;; l;, s, ccol.- dil? g totictil( 1% :-! it:? t h i s :,-. ri- it, - j.~- T > T!; f, fj d,:* niel G t r i - - ~ i , , c r ,' C l d r ! : oi OUT s,?* iti< : cj. l;~- L at ' YES- Lon, t h i s 22nd'day of July, 18Z5, : j, nc! i n th: f i f t i c t h yccr of the C onnaomi: zalth. :' In nIirsua. rice of the atov:: v ~ r i - L of' a& C I U . ~ Ca. mmu: l we ' i?~? :;~,. bsc: ik~ e~ fsr '. e?; iolcle? s o f Lewis Coullty ha7riag Seer1 ciL: ly s~'?':'~! iianeda nd hzve t2ken t. ne c3t:: l ouuccri'b, d .~~ b'r- I ~ J . T. la- fiilc prroceedc3r'l t o vicv tile lalid pi- c; pos:-. L by : IIichael r.' r ,-' : ,. J 1 f o r an ~.;?. butr, icnbty ijrhich to :: iorl; a :: later g r i c t 1? lil. 1 :: ncl h ~ v cc ondcm~ ccla cccrding t o law the s a i d s i t e , dl20 I; zve exa3nil. led tjie lrtficl. above below ayid find. the im-i! i- ovecl la: ici. t o ' DC w g r t h FoL:.~ D o ? - l ~ . ~ pes r acre ( t h e pro- 9 c . 1 - t ~ o f c) tT;~ r) s 7;~ hicli mav ov. 2i? 7- ot; v.. 1, Te f l . ~ r t h e rf i n d that' ' 3 ~ n; cecutiyl;;: 3, ~ 1 - ac i~ g b t :? ect ; l ? i ~ hfr or.: tile l o v~ via~ ter n??, i" k, the n: jusi. s; c t c . referred t c i;? '; llir; ~: jrit nil1 not be in- 21? r2d tkLil~~ cf. r~ iim; or, e thail hove rizoritioned. ITe a l s o f i n d t h a t . tkc ? assase of f i s h and orc?, ina.;- y r a v i g ~ t i o l ? w i l l be o l : . s t r ~ ~ . c t cbdy ercctin!; saiii Cia)- fi but nay-:' be prevented by ~ io~: il~ l, i;; nt gs to > e a. c c o ~ d i n t~ o; lal- r. -, - l e furt'rier f incl that ; I? CUT o p i i l ~ i o ni~; i: & t the ! Te~,, ltl- lo f tne n e i ~ h b o r s.: ill not lie 2,:~ noyed by tl. lc stai-: r, ation of the n a t e r , 7e furti12r find. t h s t the bed of t, Lc r i v c r Scion.", to s a i d Rush. Given ~ i n d e r 0u. r hands and :; cals t h i s t k e 30th day of T ~ l y , 1825. llanni b a l ? ugh David Eznnctt Cco- gc S. Duval Zcorgc: F i s l ~ c r Joseph Bcrlnc tt I\; anue l Kc l t h John VJcst Joseph Fleshcr Vlilliarn Bcnaett John Sprigg Ale:; ande; E: ac l; er Hcnry McCally Jonathan Hac kcr ;' Iithiil a vcr- 3; s h o r t tirile a f t e r tllc iss~ l. ance of t h i z i.!~- iit; i-? c: A cofistruc- tion of t3; e d a l ;:, ncl mill la&:: beg- 1:. - -* illlen c: orfiplcJii? cl ih:! jas 5 la; i'ge herpil lo,.; ~ t r ! ~ . c t u i ~ o? n, t h e i~ irnpih- cs ide o? tiie rfiver, w i t h a ; iu. U- . e ov?~- shotv rliezi that e: rceel.'. ci. Aily i n s i z e ill the ent1i- e county. 3: n a d d i t i o n t o '~ cini; 3, blc t o t2,?: 1e care of - the nceds 2cr foo&, lit had i; l:.: chincry v. ri'c!? r; jhicl~ t o say ]. umber as y j e l l . .:=]? oL! t 1630, ti?? IlorLc of M. G. Gush 1:~: ras ereckei, oil the s i t e o: t h e home of the l a t e Joscph iTrtl!., J u ~ at'b ove the vil. lage of Zcaroke. T t was 2 b c t t e r and i> oxSe;' 3 rcte: ltiov. s strucJiv. rc t h m the ; Vei- ai; c: ol1e of th;;, t tir, le, arid i n it TJ,?,~. heid unilcil hi8 Care i!? e f i i - s t school i n ' the n c r b y s e c t i o n , ; tad. a fev years l ? t e : he t; i, ught z tsrm or ' i; t-. io i l l a 10s ca3in thaJ;, stood ?,~; Ios'L op;? ositc: " ihe nio~ lth of Canne Run. 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J \ . ~ . c;.; 2.., 1- 1,1:: ec!. eol;. ipj: isil?:; i n i t s rle, nbershi; j sev. 2ral -- rj10 ~ c . v =~ l n c e;? _: d-!. c tl. leiy- 1: izric in - t'lc; - yo;:; d, In 159LI 3. qool;, W ~ OhL tfl g:!. iped cqqsidc: rable p y ~ l * l i ~ cj? pr I~ n~ n. il, pe. irrsi-~ Tyer c i r c'. l e s u : 4 e r tlic p? ne of '' Snrfi l . . . t ( . i ~ e re's~: ..' o] is;? ee< the " " Till- 1 f . i'u31. ic: iiic) p. v r ; i , ~ SU.;,*' C:~ CLC~-~ t t;;) f o l l ? v r i c , ~: re ; ir . yh(:: n thtl: nnner bt? c-? rle af f i l i n t e d & ~ ) z t?: p "': l~, s. i.? rY, o?- 1.~ 1" r t?? c! i s at ~ T E S ~ Y r~) l? Li? of the oTflTn. e~ s~ f I. l. li+ ~ ~ T ~ c j t n~! r?, d c ~ ~ ~ . l i r ! c ? it . trst , s u c c e s s o r , In the s - ~ n ey e.? r En,- cll L;. C: lstnvl S U C C R C ~ C ? C~' l la? 1es ii. Ilorner, o ~ dS i l a s Zutcher hecane i?,? rrsty. ar, t.~ sre r~ riylgu n t i l .: j . - 1.' 96 , .,.,?: e G n , s t 0 q st gre was J. at t: r hu. rrlt: d , ;?. pi! rws o%- lc~ i: cr! ~ tth e time qf t h e f i r e by':!. E, B [ ~ ~ l l . ~ ~ 0~.~ - J~. l'y-').? itsell. arlcl R. '' i. duncan o,: enec n s t o r e about lO( j9 i n t't1,; nsv? E. 0.0. E'. b c i l d i n l r . A survey of the tqrmn i n 1" 76 shq~ nsf ~ u pre ner- 1, s t q ~ e s , Slacksr? ith skod, harpess shnl,, mill. ivlt: ry st r) r. c, hot t: l., ylhoto - . craph s t u u i o , n l l l . , church, school and t r r r 3 plq- r; ici;: rs. The s t a t i q n Isas t h e n ratt? d as one qf tkc. 1. try,:? si s h i , ~ . ! , ~ - : o: fr s ? ql! ltry i n 3 r Flqora 3. (; ograd was >+~ s+, rlistree: s: erVir? g u n t i l her u n t i r ~ e l yd eath o~ ~ p r i 7l , 1900 .!: rb:.~ i s h t ' c. r. lts S U C C S C C ~ C ~ by Fosr: b. C o p r ~ d . .! ylt, i? 1cuLilS2~~ it tivl a:;~ umed the o f r i c n . C; ever 2 1 r u r 3 l routes drts s? i- red ; L-,: u a l a r g 2 v o l u r ~ e nf b u s i q e s s is h ~ n d l e d . ? r a d i t i q q r e l . s . t e s t' 6r. t thi: f i r s t pcs..-,~.~ lnesrtc t t l e r on tke s i t e of ~ r r ? o l cj . i a i i o n was Lt; vris c;, J ~ : : ~ a . l i , v rl., o ~ ~ f i ; n? short p?.' ioti of- ~ eside:!. ce at tk1. c; pr, iy]~ re: l, rrvt a r;' rci;. r?; in's C. rei31: jnrhere t l i t 3 f .; t., iily I;:-: d : i l - lr. r; c: 119 i ( l i ? . ~ j r sa c q u i r t d by Jo:: ii f. . V t : I;-? f r, v. vcler of the rt,. r~ ii. yi n ; he T~! qr.~ r~= iIl. e7lTa;.~ l l e y , Geniq!< e 1'. Uuviill ,% nd a s i s t e s !; al- y tiny! Duvall., 1, onl: U:) t h e i r r c s i d e p c e at t h i s E I O ~ ~ veLy y ( 3drly i ~ t) h e ~ ? i . ~ ~ e . l ; t : c ~ ~ ~ i h can. i; ury. .,' he last r! ained mas hr, r,-). i y l ; i;~ rciy I,:? r. vl.; y in l7c3 : lnd rlied dt t t L 2 i t ? v \ ~ i ; t nFa, 2 mIt July 25, 1066. ZIuch of i; l; c 3 u ~ a l l paten; s psssed i!?, q c l l c i r h.. i? ! ds i n c l u c i i r ! ~ e hc 14OC nc:. ts gr:: t? t i l l 17PS t h d ~ e xbraced he t I i ~ ! C i i L i ~ JlI o ~ ~ s zainqd t h e " iflc'~ iar iJ: arryin. c P l a c e t t . George T. 3uvi. 11, tvas bclrn i n hardy r; ouvty, i p lr/ Q4, a~ qd died a% t h z i ! - l U l , t r l T'drm J a n ~ ~ i r j2r9 , 18' 76. c 1.1 1% 7 , WIS ~~;. tr: p~~ ir\ t;, ecd~ n s t ~ b lfc n: r t , k L i s r, o:~~ wnit~ srp y, c ~ r e dbi ;" -. d 8 f o r 2 t i l e (.,' ounty i! q~. rt tiv~ b , cl2lre bol,< i i t r i 5 1 1 ncnry ( I: iy'ld c'n 3rd Jmes :; ier, h a:; : ; . ~ i r e ~ i e o . L n ~ r r Ile :; i:;- vcd , is 3 ; just i c e o r " s q u i r e " for c~ nti-~ ber of yer: I3s. lie IT, LY ii r1an of snnr? ccucatiovl -' or t h a t erirly <: Fry, ~ C Z L pos:;~:; sed g:-~..- t de;-: l gf e y t e q r i s e c i ~ dh ;, d I I I L C ~~ ; I ~ ? L . L * ciPnc t., i~: j . s ~ - d i : i c , l i . kbrjut 1812 he r. larjnit: d P ~ l l yGo rlfr'ty who was ' corn i n iiaruy Cr~ uqtyi p 1792 : ind died Ju: le 7 , 1866, 20 t h i s unior!. 3i-, 7rf:. r: 21 c b i i $ r e r ! rrere Sorn ~ f i ~ ~ v l l~ Pfi, r ilor1l ;':~ sa soq, f; eork: c '-': i:.; l. lin; ttr) o., -:~? l.: os t! rvc: cl. thrquph tht ( ' i . 7 il '-' ar snd l.: itt: r ber,.~ rleU . 2, l ) i s ~ l - i c t; , t t r ) ~ i ! e yf o r K& c. I; Lc'Lc~. I;' rsllo~~ ril!>~ ugv ali. c; u, lc Jnl. 111 :' aft; o r L1t: ft, v. lAn lncpted ne-+. by, a:: d a c r . G i r c r l ; i i; ruc<; of lanu of' snnl; , ~ - ~ z cY. h e 1.0- Ctt'i i o n ~ r : , ; t c c u r ai . t ipf qr:. i:= tit on ;- is tq t k i s f z- nily avci i t s o:=,: upansy is srj;. n;; wi. i., t obr; cui- cl but t, hey sppe: i:- t o hctve be(- n. early sdttl. srs i n " r~ oa c o ~ p , t y . In l a t e r years thc ' h? irs t: rdr~:; fe rred sonc 51.5.3 a c r e s t o r- t: r) rgu J A i i r r q l c l r Jgvtthan l! B. Fen:? ett i n t e r L 2 ~ s z uso me rjbjectiqns i n thd t i t l e qf sqme 160 aC: r.; s of t h i s t r a c t ~ ~ r h i chhad been t r a ~ s f e r r e dt n Gcrjrge T. ~ 1 . by1 J. ' I ' a l b o t t l Clerk of Couqty dciurt, A u e s t 29, 1. c37, An '~ lfre:: mc; nt of adjr. s t;-? er: t . ~ i a s f i l e d Oct obcr 11, l? 51 cqszring l.% i? ds on O i l Creek avd I n d i a n Ctirrybn~~ u r i , a d j q i ~ i v gt he 1.400 acst: pzcer1. t tr) J. I ) , i ) u v a l i , l a n u e l 1; ieth s e t t l. ed !? e.:.?- by on a . trxc, t of 5' 5 a c r s p'tlrclia:; ed f rr) ni LeYris an1 Sara11 D U T I , - L,~ ~ 1) ece nber 30, 1.? 23, ard h i s vridow l , i a r g ~ r e t: T ietll on Juvlc: 11, 18\ 72, t r2nsf er;: c: ci +, his trLi? t t o George J , Arnold. On HU@ I. S~ 7, 1857, Ce n r g e : T, 1) uvall t ransf crri: ci trr Pc? qrqc: J2cl: sqn i'ir~, ol(; thc ldpd 1. yirg nn the; I;? I& qf 3il i: re'cl: ay. d I i l d i s n C:; irryivlr Fur., adjnining llavds of George L1, avd L? YKlis L. Duvall, ard o t h e r s . he- ri; & r. ~ rno1. d i n 1atc. r years e r z r t e d a ~'$ 1c t? Ciid cqu;? try home, svl; ic; l - vrns dzstrqyacl. by f i r e abqut l. c? v, : ie was born i n Fsuquier ~ o u . n t g r , ~ l i g i n i 2ir, 1. P16 2va died i n 1899. He served i n t h c V i r g i n i a ws:; embiy 2 - d wrqte the b i l l c r ~ n t i v . g Stttte of T! est V i r g i l l i a , arc l;,, t2r served i n i) lt: Lt.. qislaturc. A son, Jac! s:; qn Arpolri cqw, lallcic-> a (: O? lp8. Vy F, Secnpd arest ~ ~ i r - gi: rlia 1nfanzr; r i n tkc S~::< migli ~ ~ f : y i . ~ Ta:: lnar.. Kc XISOs. s r~~ ca~ sd Lit , ut c n,: l?. t - Col. o nc. 1. i n Lhe 1r7: t:- T : T ~ t 11 Gei.~ l; t~,: ay0 . d is ; I i; 9 r cs e ? t hi: ad 3f t l i ~; 3e ? ar.~ r2~,~ 01!' t I. u?> lic Sctfety of t ! ~ e ~ Vt i r g i q i a , ': Jit. h t! le cq~:~ pi. i:- tionfn the r! cst~ na v: d : Gauley Pikc ,2nd the clc~ st- o f t h e C i v i l TTiar, G C U ~ ~ J. C r irnold est; tbl. ished s2ver; zl. l i o t e l s along t l l i s n-~ ted road~ nray. ? hi, f i r z t mas thi: Fusbvil1. e hn~ ise or, F. us: i Eun, long operated by 5 . (;. ': Jaldo, Jr., Tht; ~\: copd. 1 vs. - the noted Trallcy Hrjuse, 1oc;~ tiic'a. 3ol: t 3 n i l c bel. o~ nr i'i. rrnli Station.. y) le buil. di, lg i t ocrlji> i:. d -- ms covstrur- t;, d p r i o r to t i i ~ C i v i l ' Bar, of 1 ; ~ r g ehe ~ rnn. i o c s , 3. r. d i n 1 a t c r ye2. r'~ was cov2red vritll "?* v? athcr hoards" , " hi; old s t r u c t u r e l ~ i - i hi . 6 ~ q uairjt nutsidt: s i a i r ~ r a yi s s t i l l st,, rdivlg by the road-side, nuch ~ l l t ?? ; J ~ I T Sf o~ r tht: \ viltt~: apd t e a r of three quartera of ce! i?; ury. It was a~ lcli s s t i l l of-~ r, en; . eferrecl t n : is t, hc ' ' r d . dP~ C' In 1 8 9 ~ til e Iyydial- 1 Fsrpl I - ; o t ~ lp r? s e. ri. cted near tk. 2 &'? 101d liorde. It was h ~ ~ - ! j . e1 1~ 1l Sepi t: rib? r 1923. ? hc: f i r s t o i l . a ~ dga s elcp1qratirrn. s we]- c? coqdbcted ir! the imr~ ediatev i c i r ! i t y zn 1.92.2 i . t ? s u l . i i ~ il ~ n l i g h t gas w e 1 . l ~ . 3n. she (? ar: oe Rur- 1 s i d t of 1; ht: rl. i~ rifi-:;. c- l r?, test, brq~: ekt :; inil;: r resu. 1. t s , '.:'~ i'lt1 72s the:? sb: rM-~ ni ; u uqt i?. l ' j23 s i n c e m r ) l i eh t i m c . st; oerql ~ o g~ 8s rd:, re ll.~ 1 .7cated o n Yard Fork and zrqGr? d the mmth qf - Wiite r), x? s Lick have been brnught i n . % |
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| Transcript | HISTORY - OF XOMTOIE C91DvKTN- ITY ( Levis County, : Yest ~ i r g i n i a ) PreL2zred By Roy 3ird Cook 1924 Published By The : igricul tural ExtenL i on Division, Blorgant 01- rn, TI. Va, |
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