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Greathouse of Augusta County, VA

Do you have any Greathouse kith and kin who resided in Augusta County, VA? If so, please join us in our efforts to better document the Greathouse kith and kin who lived in this county, by sending your additions and corrections to Greathouse Point.


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Greathouse kith and kin who settled or camped in Augusta County, VA between 1771 and 1773 or in West Augusta District between 1773 and 1776, have been documented in the following areas of the county/district:

1) 1771 - Greathouse of Ice's Ford

2) 1772 - Greathouse of Little Kanawha River

3) 1773 - Greathouse of Harmon's Run

 

Greathouse kith and kin records found in the county:

1738, Dec 15 - AUGUSTA created from ORANGE; AUGUSTA not fully organized, attached to ORANGE. (Hening, 5:78-80; Robinson, 43)

1771, Summer - Camp: Jacob Greathouse at Ice's Ford

Article: 1771 - Greathouse of Ice's Ford

1772, Mar - Camp: Jacob Greathouse along Little Kanawha River

Article: 1772 - Greathouse of Little Kanawha River

1772, Jun 9 - Journal: Rev. David Jones, Tour of Ohio River

Article: 1772 - Journal: Rev. David Jones, Tour of Ohio River

1773, Spring - Settlement: Harmon Greathouse along Harmon's Run

Article: 1773 - Greathouse of Harmon's Run

1773, Oct 11 - WEST AUGUSTA DISTRICT created by Virginia from AUGUSTA. WEST AUGUSTA DISTRICT overlapped territory claimed by Pennsylvania. (Abernethy, 94)

Map: Pennsylvania/Virginia Map 1773 - 1776, showing land which was in dispute between the two states.

1776, Nov 8 - District of West Augusta was abolished by Virginia upon the creation of MONONGALIA (W.Va.), OHIO (W.Va.) and YOHOGANIA (W.Va.) from West Augusta District and HAMPSHIRE (W.Va.); MONONGALIA, OHIO and YOHOGANIA overlapped territory claimed by Pennsylvania. (Cappon, Petchenik, and Long, 93; Hening, 9:262-274)

Sources:

The Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Chicago, IL. Augusta County Chronology, VA.

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