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The following important events in the history of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia West Virginia] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. For information about the United States from prior to 1712 see the [[United States History|United States History]] page. | The following important events in the history of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia West Virginia] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. For information about the United States from prior to 1712 see the [[United States History|United States History]] page. | ||
'''1712:''' [http://www.degraffenreid.org/pages/5/page5.html?refresh=1136349481689 Baron Christopher de Graffenreid] visits the Eastern Panhandle looking for land for Swiss families. <ref name="Bushong">Bushong, Millard Kessler. ''A History of Jefferson County, West Virginia [1719-1940]''. Heritage Books, 2008. ISBN 0788422502, 9780788422508. Pages 438. Limited view digital version is available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=tS1fQynwry8C&lpg=PA8&dq=Pocomoke+Church+at+Shepherdstown.&source=bl&ots=yiEsAHHUP0&;sig=JQj-lDWkyzS1BeuEoaLIxzBhwrE&hl=en&ei=FARASuuhJ4vWsgPao_WQDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1 Google Books] {{WorldCat|51325539|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} </ref>For more information on immigration to West Virginia see the [[West Virginia Emigration and Immigration|West Virginia Emigration and Immigration]] page. | '''1712:''' [http://www.degraffenreid.org/pages/5/page5.html?refresh=1136349481689 Baron Christopher de Graffenreid] visits the Eastern Panhandle looking for land for Swiss families. <ref name="Bushong">Bushong, Millard Kessler. ''A History of Jefferson County, West Virginia [1719-1940]''. Heritage Books, 2008. ISBN 0788422502, 9780788422508. Pages 438. Limited view digital version is available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=tS1fQynwry8C&lpg=PA8&dq=Pocomoke+Church+at+Shepherdstown.&source=bl&ots=yiEsAHHUP0&;sig=JQj-lDWkyzS1BeuEoaLIxzBhwrE&hl=en&ei=FARASuuhJ4vWsgPao_WQDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1 Google Books] {{WorldCat|51325539|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} </ref>For more information on immigration to West Virginia see the [[West Virginia Emigration and Immigration|West Virginia Emigration and Immigration]] page. | ||
'''1719:''' Presbyterians founded the first church in West Virginia, Potomoke Church at Shepherdstown. <ref name="Bushong" /> | '''1719:''' Presbyterians founded the first church in West Virginia, Potomoke Church at Shepherdstown. <ref name="Bushong" /> | ||
'''1731-1734:''' [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108289.html Morgan Morgan], the first white settler in West Virginia established a home in Berkeley County, Virginia. <ref>''West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State''. West Virginia Federal Writers' Project. Jim Comstock, 1973. Pages 559. Full text digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Q3n11Tg9kDoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=West+Virginia:+a+guide+to+the+mountain+state&ei=6v8_SvzULZDOlQTbkKDrDg Google Books] </ref>[[Image:West Augusta.jpg|thumb|right|250px]] '''1738:''' Frederick and Augusta counties were formed from Orange County, Virginia. Frederick County included territory later in the Eastern panhandle of West Virginia and began functioning in 1743. Augusta County encompassed all the area west of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains Blue Ridge mountains] north of the Carolinas and began functioning in 1745. | '''1731-1734:''' [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108289.html Morgan Morgan], the first white settler in West Virginia established a home in Berkeley County, Virginia. <ref>''West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State''. West Virginia Federal Writers' Project. Jim Comstock, 1973. Pages 559. Full text digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Q3n11Tg9kDoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=West+Virginia:+a+guide+to+the+mountain+state&ei=6v8_SvzULZDOlQTbkKDrDg Google Books] </ref>[[Image:West Augusta.jpg|thumb|right|250px|West Augusta.jpg]] '''1738:''' Frederick and Augusta counties were formed from Orange County, Virginia. Frederick County included territory later in the Eastern panhandle of West Virginia and began functioning in 1743. Augusta County encompassed all the area west of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains Blue Ridge mountains] north of the Carolinas and began functioning in 1745. | ||
'''1753: ''' Hampshire County, Virginia was created. This was the first county whose boundaries were within present-day West Virginia. | '''1753: ''' Hampshire County, Virginia was created. This was the first county whose boundaries were within present-day West Virginia. | ||
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'''1803:''' First newspaper west of the Alleghenies is the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvhampsh/nzppr.htm Monongalia Gazette and Morgantown Advertiser]. | '''1803:''' First newspaper west of the Alleghenies is the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvhampsh/nzppr.htm Monongalia Gazette and Morgantown Advertiser]. | ||
'''1804:''' Mason county was created from Kanawha county. [[Image:Proposed state of kanawha.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] '''1818:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road The Cumberland Road] (or National Road) was completed from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling. Counties were changed with Preston county being created from Monongalia county and Nicholas county was created from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Randolph Counties. Charles Town renamed Charleston. | '''1804:''' Mason county was created from Kanawha county. [[Image:Proposed state of kanawha.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Proposed state of kanawha.jpg]] '''1818:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road The Cumberland Road] (or National Road) was completed from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling. Counties were changed with Preston county being created from Monongalia county and Nicholas county was created from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Randolph Counties. Charles Town renamed Charleston. | ||
'''1861-1865:''' In a dispute over secession, fifty western counties broke off to form the “restored government of Virginia,” which remained loyal to the Union. The state of [http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/statehoo.html West Virginia] was admitted to the Union in 1863. During the Civil War, about 32,000 West Virginia soldiers enlisted in the Union Army, while 9,000 served the Confederacy. For more information about the Civil War see the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] page. | '''1861-1865:''' In a dispute over secession, fifty western counties broke off to form the “restored government of Virginia,” which remained loyal to the Union. The state of [http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/statehoo.html West Virginia] was admitted to the Union in 1863. During the Civil War, about 32,000 West Virginia soldiers enlisted in the Union Army, while 9,000 served the Confederacy. For more information about the Civil War see the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] page. | ||
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*''A Bibliography of American County Histories'' <ref>Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. ({{FHL|299450|item|disp=FHL book 973 H23bi}})</ref> <ref>{{WorldCat|12356760|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} </ref> | *''A Bibliography of American County Histories'' <ref>Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. ({{FHL|299450|item|disp=FHL book 973 H23bi}})</ref> <ref>{{WorldCat|12356760|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} </ref> | ||
*''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. ({{FHL|252458|item|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}.) </ref><ref>{{WorldCat|136592|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} </ref> | *''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. ({{FHL|252458|item|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}.) </ref><ref>{{WorldCat|136592|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} </ref> | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=15608 The Baxter family : descendants of George and Thomas Baxter of Westchester County, New York, as well as some West Virginia and] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=15608 The Baxter family : descendants of George and Thomas Baxter of Westchester County, New York, as well as some West Virginia and] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
To determine county boundary changes, see: | To determine county boundary changes, see: | ||
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[[Category:West_Virginia|History]] | [[Category:West_Virginia|History]][[Category:United States History]] | ||