acres, October 3, 1734, Grant to Richard Morgan, 210 During the period 1870 to 1920 most of the old-growth forest was logged. In early 1904, the Tidewater Railway, a new railroad, was quietly formed in Virginia by a Rogers attorney. West Virginia's nickname is known as the "Mountain State" due to its landscape being largely covered by the Appalachian Mountains. Also within the region is the Laurentian Archaic Tradition, which includes Brewerton Phase, Feeley Phase, Dunlop Phase, McKibben Phase, Genesee Phase, Stringtown/Satchel Phase, Satchel Phase and Lamoka/Dustin Phase. 1 In the Fort Ancient period, Indians lived in much larger poled rectangular shaped houses with walls hide covered. Frederick was established by law in However, if the C&O and N&W presidents thought they could thus kill the Page project, they were to be proved mistaken. organized: We have endeavored to not repeat the names either on the grants 1734, Grant to John Van Meter, 885 The Senate representation was arbitrarily fixed at 50 seats, with the west receiving twenty, and the east thirty senators. West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Grant to Peter Woolf, 600 with Indians, with few of the conveniences of civilization, Arthur Laidley, elected to the General Assembly from Cabell County, attended the June Convention but refused to take part. Barretts, Neets, Dillons, Fawcetts 1734, Grant to William Jasper, 62 acres, October 3, 1734, Grant to Samuel Morris, 378 Votes from the secessionist counties in the October 24 vote on statehood were mostly cast by refugees in the area around Wheeling, not in the counties themselves. Historical Magazine. West Virginia suffragists worked at supporting the agendas put forward by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, the National Association of Colored Women and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the 1890s through the early part of the 20th century. The Late Prehistoric (c. AD 9501650) phases of the Fort Ancient Tradition include Feurt Phase, Blennerhassett Phase, Bluestone Phase, Clover Complex followed by the Orchard Phase (c. AD 15501650) with a Late Proto-historic arrival of a Lizard Cult from the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex. acres. [30] Berkeley and Jefferson counties lying on the Potomac east of the mountains, in 1863, with the consent of the Reorganized government of Virginia voted in favor of annexation to West Virginia. Grant to Robert McKay, jr., Reasons why microfilms may not yet be available digitally on FamilySearch.org include: FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27) | Privacy Notice (Updated 2021-04-06), 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Farming to them was not only a means of earning a living, but also a way of life" a way of living.. not the first settlers. These were all factors driving its state economy and the lifestyles of residents, as well as drawing visitors to the state. Some are early historic documented seeking protection closer, moving to the easterly colonial trade towns. On May 13, 1862, the state legislature of the reorganized government approved the formation of the new state. Well-engineered and highly efficient with all new infrastructure, it operated very profitably. It is known that in 1732, that Jost Hite with He made surveys in 1748 Served as Lt. Gov. [26], At first the Wheeling politicians controlled only a small part of West Virginia. A most remarkable thing, for a boy Christian In 1671, General Abraham Wood, at the direction of Royal Governor William Berkeley of the Virginia Colony, sent the party of Thomas Batts and Robert Fallum into the West Virginia area. Taken from "The Proceedings - of the English Colony in Virginia since their First beginning form England in the Year of Our . This was made acceptable to the west by a provision that required the General Assembly to reapportion representation on the basis of white population in 1865, or else put the matter to a public referendum. In the late 18th century, the steel trap increased efficiency, and beaver became scarce. only sixteen year old to be a competent surveyor, but more The B&O developed coal piers in Baltimore and at several points on the Great Lakes. There were, therefore, two governments claiming to represent all of Virginia, one owing allegiance to the United States and one to the Confederacy. West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Middle-class women made up the majority of volunteers; many programs were not open to African American and lower-class white women. Some were German-born or the Pennsylvania-born children of German-speaking Protestant immigrants from the Palatinate and other areas bordering the Rhine River. Complete listing of Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 (from book published 1912 by George Cabell Greer, now copyright-free) Each line contains from left to right: LAST & FIRST - Name of immigrant who came to America ARRIVAL - Year of immigrant arrival SPONSOR - Name of sponsoring person(s) paying passage of immigrant COUNTY - County in which sponsor received land for payment of passage . The same year German settlers from Pennsylvania founded New Mecklenburg, the present Shepherdstown, on the Potomac River, and others soon followed. Battelle's resolution a policy of "Negro exclusion" for the new state was adopted to keep any new slaves, or freemen, from taking up residence, in the hope that this would satisfy abolitionist sentiment in Congress. Wildlife biologist Robert Silvester of the State Wildlife Center wrote a history of conservation in West Virginia. speak by the records of those that were among the earliest, if Genealogical records. Later in 1624, Virginia was created as a royal colony that included the original Jamestown settlement, when King James I revolked the charter of the bankrupt Virginia Company and the colony transferred to royal authority as a crown colony, but the elected representatives in Jamestown continued to exercise a fair amount of power. 1860-1875 Land sales FS Library film 558437-558440. of New Jersey and New York 1710-1720 and Gov. "Crisis Politics in West Virginia, 18611870," in Richard O. Curry ed., Engle, Stephen D. "Mountaineer Reconstruction: Blacks in the Political Reconstruction of West Virginia,", Fredette, Allison. Most of the opposition came from delegates from eastern counties, who did not like the compromises made for the west.[14]. Descendancy for John Hurst: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties On April 17, 1861, the Richmond convention voted on the Ordinance of Secession. Meanwhile, Congress on March 10, 1866, passed a joint resolution recognizing the transfer. The diary kept by Washington indicates that there were already many squatters, largely of German origin, along the South Branch. (Erik Marmor/Flash90) On Monday, Elan Ganeles, 27, was shot to death while driving near the . This, perhaps, will be sufficient to show that after an 1863 Copperhead editorial condemning the US Congress for accepting West Virginia as a state. A protg of Dr. Ansted was William Nelson Page (18541932), a civil engineer and mining manager based at Ansted in Fayette County. remarkable that he would go away out in a new country, infested Enjoy the work of our webmasters, provide a link, do not copy their work. In 1861, as the United States itself became massively divided over slavery, leading to the American Civil War (18611865), the western regions of Virginia split with the eastern portion politically, and the two were never reconciled as a single state again. Served as Deputy-Governor of the Virginia Colony from 1616-1617, 1625 & 1627. All give reference to Virginia. acres, on South side of the Cohongolulu, dated 3 October Paleo-Indian culture appears by 10,500 BC in West Virginia passing along the major river valleys and ridge-line gap watersheds. This page was last modified 12:34, 25 May 2021. There has In spite of sexism, racism, and class distinctions that women faced in volunteering, thousands responded to the national war effort. 1738 but was not organized until 1743, Grant to John Smith, 420 The population consisted almost entirely of farmers seeking land upon which they could build a home and produce a living. Meanwhile, officers for the new state were chosen, and Governor Pierpont moved the Restored Government to Alexandria from which he asserted jurisdiction over the counties of Virginia within the federal lines. Activities, lesson plans, and other resources for teachers using the collections of the West Virginia & Regional History Center, https://libguides.wvu.edu/wvrhcteacherresources. 600 acres, October 3, 1734, Grant to Isaac Garrison, 1000 A delegate representing Logan County was accepted as a member of this body, though he did not live in Logan County, and his "credentials consisted of a petition signed by fifteen persons representing six families". Although WEST VIRGINIA is used on this webpage for convenience, In addition to differences over the abolition of slavery, he and allies felt the Virginia government ignored and refused to spend funds on needed internal improvements in the west, such as turnpikes and railroads.[15]. Early historic tribes living within or routinely hunting and trading within the state include Calicuas later mixed in colonial north-western Virginia-Pennsylvania at the time as popular termed Cherokee, Mohetans, Rickohockans from ancient Nation du Chat area, Monetons and Monecaga or Monacan, Tomahitans or Yuchi-Occaneechi, Tuscarora or mixed broad termed Mingoe & Canawagh or Kanawhas (Chiroenhaka),[8] Oniasantkeronons or Tramontane of the proto-historic southerly Neutral Nation trade empire (element Nation du Chat), Shattera or Tutelo, Ouabano or Mohican-Delaware, Chaouanon or Shawnee, Cheskepe or Shawnee-Yuchi, Loupe (Captina Island historic mix, Lanape & Powhatan), Tionontatacaga and Little Mingoe (Guyandottes), Massawomeck and later mixed as Mohawk, Susquesahanock or White Minqua later mixed Mingoes and Arrigahaga or Black Minqua of the Nation du Chat and proto-historic Neutral Nation trade empire. Within the Mountain State, these tribal villages can be characterized as rather small and scattered as they moved about the old fields every couple of generations. [6] They were farmers who cultivated large fields around their villages, concentrating on corn, beans, tubers, sunflowers, gourds and many types of squash including the pumpkin. The Proclamation of 1763 again confirmed all land beyond the Alleghenies as Indian Territory, but the Iroquois finally relinquished their claims south of the Ohio to Britain at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768. The Class 1 railroad came to be known as the "Richest Little Railroad in the World.". acres, October 3, 1734, Grant to William Jay 100 15, page 276. The qualifying FIRST SETTLER ancestor needed for FSSV membership is a person who resided in an area that is located in present-day Shenandoah Valley before 31 December 1799. Within this area west of the New River Coalfield in Raleigh and Wyoming counties lay the Winding Gulf Coalfield, later promoted as the "Billion Dollar Coalfield.". Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia (p. 22). The history of West Virginia stems from the 1861 Wheeling Convention, which was an assembly of northwestern Virginian Southern Unionists, who aimed to repeal the Ordinance of Secession that Virginia made during the American Civil War (18611865). Brown was quickly convicted of treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, murder, and fomenting a slave insurrection, and was hanged on December 2. 1734, Grant to Daniel Burnett, 490 Its composition was just as irregular. West Virginia's history has been profoundly affected by its mountainous terrain, spectacular river valleys, and rich natural resources. Peuter, Thos. time. Early railroads, shipping to East Coast and Great Lakes, New competitor helps open "Billion Dollar Coalfield", The West Virginia Statewide, Historic Preservation Plan 20092014, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Served as Deputy Governor of the Colony of Virginia 1627-1629. Served in House of Burgesses for New Kent County, son of. grant, it is said, that it is designed to be included in a Following are the traditional Archaic sub-periods; Early (80006000 BC), Middle (60004000 BC), and Late (40001000 BC). The grant to Coincidentally, it was similar to an indigenous species open zoo of today and became a place of family outings visitation. the West Virginia Historical Society and there may be more. West Virginia was one of five Civil War border states. him, and the grants were issued directly to the said purchasers, Many would join other tribes and remove to the midwest regions as settlers arrived in the state. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Early settlers like people of German descent started to arrive in the 1700s. acres, on Opeckon Run, dated October 3, 1734, Grant to Neil Thompson, 139 Youll also find an exhaustive compilation of the states earliest marriages and, in an interesting twist on genealogical record keeping, two volumes of genealogical and architectural histories. Though the Iroquois made little effort to settle the region themselves, they made war throughout the area with their enemies, following the Great Indian Warpaths through the region and, some time between 17251750, contracted a large group of the Saponi-Tutelo warriors the Iroquois had living on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to fight alongside them in the region. AHGP The American History and Genealogy Project. As tobacco emerged as a profitable export, Virginia imported more Africans to cultivate it and hardened boundaries of slavery. From that small batch of hatchlings he named it "Little Camouflage". Edwards (2008) explores the roles of women volunteers in West Virginia during World War II. The governor, lieutenant-governor, the judiciary, sheriffs, and other county officers were to be elected by public vote. [25] The large number of Northerners in this convention caused great distrust over the new Constitution during Reconstruction years. Mr. Carskadon confirmed this and added that only 39 were the votes of citizens of the state." A master at competitive "warfare", Henry Rogers did not like to lose in his endeavors, and also had "deep pockets". The 'Discovery', the 'Godspeed' and the 'Susan Constant' sailed for 4 months to reach the shores of the New World. A little over one month later, Kanawha was renamed West Virginia. First colonial governor of Albemarle Sound settlement in the Province of Carolina and a participant in Bacon's Rebellion. Etching of the Fort at Morgantown, W. Va. Traveler's Rest, Jefferson County, W. Va. Bronson, Samuel Glass, David Logan, Fred acres. The convention passed an act for the reorganization of the government on June 19, 1861. The company sought to have a fourteenth colony established with the name Vandalia. Gradually, settlers drifted farther down the Ohio River into present southern Indiana and Illinois; population generally followed the Ohio and the Wabash Rivers. In a referendum on May 23, 1861, secession was ratified by a large majority in the state as a whole. During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, a growing demand for beaver sent trappers up and down the Kanawha region's tributary creeks by canoe and raft. Lieutenant-Governor, in council, to take up the same upon Served as Acting Gov., Secretary of State and Attorney General, Served as Attorney General, High Sheriff and Col. of the Militia, served in House of Burgesses and was Sheriff in Stafford County. At the convening of the 1752 Treaty of Logstown, they acknowledged the right of English settlements south of the Ohio, but the Cherokee and Shawnee claims still remained. West Virginia was officially admitted as a U.S. state on June 20, 1863. Social conditions in western Virginia were entirely unlike those in the eastern portion of the state. Soon after the Union government declared that the Restored Government was the legitimate government of the Commonwealth, the Restored Government asserted its authority to give such approval. The following years saw a significant growth of visitors. deeds recorded to Stephen Hunsonbeller. They were: These counties served as the primary foundation for governing for many years in early Colonial Virginia, until the colonies agreed many years later to form what now is the United States of America. Then, in the late 1700s and early 1800s, more land started to be cleared to build early forts and then towns as more settlers arrived. This historic period changed the way of living extends from a little before the 18th century Virginia and Pennsylvania region North American fur trade beginning on the Eastern Panhandle of the state. Institution. University 1549 University Ave. | P.O. While the increase continued into the early 21st century, West Virginia lost 3.2 percent of its population between 2010 and 2020. Established by the Virginia Company of London this settlement would be called Jamestown, after king James I. Settlements established in present-day Virginia by 1799: acres, 12 November 1735. Skip ahead a few decades until after the Civil War. [16][17] Almost immediately after the adoption of the ordinance, a mass meeting at Clarksburg recommended that each county in northwestern Virginia send delegates to a convention to meet in Wheeling on May 13, 1861. In May, 1740, to Peter Served in House of Burgesses in 1653-1658, father of Robert "King" Carter, acting Governor of Virginia 1726-1727. Bands of guerrillas burned and plundered in some sections, and were not entirely suppressed until after the war was ended. Many men absent in the Confederate army when the vote was taken refused to acknowledge the transfer upon their return. Morgan Morgan. First to successfully cultivate tobacco in Colony; married Pocohontas. note: The 3 articles, Early Land Grants, Frederick Berkeley County was founded in 1772 October 3. Including accounts of its Soils, Timber, Minerals, Water, and Material Wealth. is a list of grantees of lands conveyed by Jost Hite and This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 18:31. Waddell's First Families of Early Augusta County Scott's List of Orange County Importations With Page as its first president, and largely financed from Rogers' personal fortune, and the two railroads were merged in 1907 to form the Virginian Railway (VGN). It further declared the pro-secession government in Richmond void and called for a reorganization of the state government, taking the line that all who adhered to the Ordinance of Secession had effectively vacated their offices. Hoge, Abraham acres, October 3, 1754, Grant to William Vestal, 285 The revised constitution was adopted on March 26, 1863, and on April 20, 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation admitting the state at the end of 60 days, on June 20, 1863. Following this conflict, known as Dunmore's War, the Shawnee and Mingo ceded their rights south of the Ohio, that is, to West Virginia and Kentucky. Jno. Hite was for one thousand and twenty acres (1,020). In 1774, the Crown Governor of Virginia, John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, led a force over the mountains, and a body of militia under Colonel Andrew Lewis dealt the Shawnee Indians under Cornstalk a crushing blow at the junction of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, in the Battle of Point Pleasant. The first two English women arrived in 1608. When the First Wheeling Convention met, 425 delegates from 25 counties were present, but a division of sentiment soon arose. The recorded History of Virginia began with settlement of the geographic region now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States, previously settled thousands of years ago by Native Americans. [13], The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 185051, the Reform Convention, addressed a number of issues important to western Virginians. Most of the Cherokee claim within West Virginia, the southwestern part of the state, was sold to Virginia in 1770 by the Treaty of Lochaber. However, in 1736 the Iroquois Six Nations protested Virginia's colonization beyond the demarcated Blue Ridge, and a skirmish was fought in 1743. Appointed Lt. purchasers of Hite, of the 40,000 acres, he obtained from Van In 1632, the Virginia legislature voted to build a fort to link Jamestown and the York River settlement of Chiskiack and protect the colony from Indian attacks. Early Settlement in the Eastern Panhandle The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia borders Maryland and Virginia. Contents: Genealogies of West Virginia families : from the West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly, 1901-1905 -- Cabell County annals and families / George Selden Wallace -- Capon Valley : its pioneers and their descendants, 1648 to 1940 / by Maud Pugh (vols. organized in 1743, where it would be supposed that deeds would or on the deeds. Harris. The Wildlife and Fish Commission was created in 1921. In this A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. he made such surveys, viz: From Norris build up several Western States, especially Ohio. West Virginia's mines were considered so unsafe that immigration officials would not recommend them as a source of employment for immigrants, and those unskilled immigrants who did work in the coal mines were more susceptible to death or injury. At this time, West Virginia had nearly 70,000 qualified voters, and the May 23, 1861 vote to secede had drawn nearly 54,000 voters. acres, October 3, 1734, Grant to Robert Slaughter, Daniel Polsley, Lt. Granville Parker, originally from Massachusetts and a member of the convention, described the scene "I discovered on that occasion as I never had before, the mysterious and over-powering influence 'the peculiar institution' had on men otherwise sane and reliable. The final installment of this sum was paid off in 1939. He was born in Wales and emigrated to Delaware about 1712. Ambler, Charles H. "If it required a military force to hold an election, if Cabell County, which borders on the Ohio River, had to have a military force to hold an election there; if Boone had to have a military force to hold an election at two points; if a detachment went up and held an election there, and got into a corner of Raleigh and held an election there, with what difficulty are the counties represented?" However, the act that created West Virginia was signed in 1862, two years before Lincoln's re-election. High Sheriff and Capt. 536 acres, in Spottsylvania, Grant to Peter Stephen, 600 On June 19, 1861, the Wheeling convention enacted a bill entitled "Ordinance to Authorize the Apprehending of Suspicious Persons in Time of War" which stated that anyone who supported Richmond or the Confederacy "shall be deemed subjects or citizens of a foreign State or power at war with the United States. 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