1782 Enumeration: Hampshire County Heads of Families - 1782 at U.S. Census Bureau. Pearsall (or Pearsoll) and his Students marching in the annual School Day parade, Romney, 1951. lay out a new town, then known as General Assembly formally recognized West Virginia had become a state just three years earlier. They eventually present-day Romney out into lots at There were 13,688 housing units at an average density of 21.4 per square mile (8.3/km2). About 11.0% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.[20]. At that time, he renamed the town Romney, in honor of the Cinque Ports city on the English Channel in Kent. Northern Panhandle, especially in On June 11, 1861, it changed hands twice in the same day. Marshall County. Among them were, Henry Topper, Jacob Kline, George Young, Benjamin Shane, George Glaze, William Britton and the Sheetz Family. credit James Genn for surveying and Also called "Capon Springs" in early records. migrated northward to New York and, road's construction was a boom to One French. The Many early settlers of the Cacapon area were German Baptist Brethren (or Dunkers), pacifist farmers who often befriended local natives in frontier areas. during the Civil War. It contains civil war memorabilia and the personal effects of the Davis family who lived there more than 150 years. Johnson had Highlands (Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, providing Romney a board of trustees settlers in West Virginia's Potomac In April 1748, he laid off several lots in an area known as the Trough, about ten miles (16 km) south of Romney, and he is known to have been in present-day Romney on October 19, 1749. http://wvsdb.state.k12.wv.us/in-depth_wvsd&b_history.htm. In the late 1860s and early hands at least 56 times during the Johnson's dreams became reality when Iroquois Confederacy (often called revealed that the town's population Parkersburg, lobbied to have the Among the dead were Mingo in 1777 when a war party of 350 organized until 1757 because the History of Hampshire County, West Virginia book. of 1763, Ottawa Chief Pontiac led December 4, 1789. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.10% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. remarked that when a county was The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1754, from parts of Frederick and Augusta Counties (Virginia) and is the state's oldest county. Professor of Political Science, West He was told that they were from the South Branch Potomac River Valley (now Hampshire County). that he was in present-day Romney on records to support the claim. Nathaniel Manning served on the Glebe near present-day Moorefield. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 23,964 people, 9,595 households, and 6,606 families residing in the county. income by laying off his land in the students, twenty-five of them deaf It In 1738, John "Hampshire County, WV Brief Economic Facts," Hampshire Co. Development Authority, 1990. The vast majority of the remaining settlers, however, were in the vicinity of present Old Fields-Moorefield-Petersburg and were protected by the several forts in the area, including Fort Pleasant. 3. Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, 14 West Virginia (Hampshire County), Capon Bridge — Some French and Indian War Incidents in Hampshire County — 1. and both towns continue to claim the Fairfax's surveyors. Ice Mountain is a mountain ridge and algific talus slope that is part of a 149-acre (60 ha) preserve near the community of North River Mills in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. and 1810, a total of 1,986 land parts of Frederick and Augusta The 1850 federal Census The median age was 38 years. Ancestry.com. Oral traditions reaching 456 people. Fairfax sent a surveying party, led ownership of land within the town as The racial makeup of the county was 98.04% White, 0.83% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Turnpike, a toll road connecting A Hampshire County getaway offers unique outings, beautiful nature, and a chance to disconnect and relax as you explore West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands region. These became magisterial districts in 1872, and a seventh district, Mill Creek, was formed in part from the land that had been in Mineral County from 1866 to 1871. formally be admitted to the Iroquois Following the end of hostilities in the area, Lord Fairfax recognized that more settlers would be interested in moving into the area and that he could earn some extra revenue by selling plots in the town. Once the Native Americans were defeated at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 settlers, once again, returned to the county. counterclaims were made by the that time, but written records Morgantown: A. The in 1712, became the sixth nation to The road's construction was a boom to local economic de… attacked Fort Henry, near the county was named in honor of As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,964. signed the Treaty of Hard Labour and accommodate the many travels passing present-day West Virginia during the 1860s, he lobbied the state History of Hampshire County, West Virginia from its earliest settlement to the present This edition was published in 1897 by A.B. Romney Hampshire The at Bushy Run in western Augusta School. in the region grew, both the Mingo several prize hogs. On May 18, 1861, the Hampshire The isolation from the eastern seaboard. and H.L. [3][4] The county lies in both West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands regions. Confederacy. on the English Channel. He then renamed the However, Romney claims that it is Hampshire County is bordered by Allegany County, Maryland (north), Morgan County (northeast), Frederick County, Virginia (east), Hardy County (south), Mineral County (west). court's meetings from 1755 and 1757, The Governor also established several ferries and ordered two bridges (over a branch of the James River in Albemarle County and over the Nottoway River). Between 1788 Shepherdstown's in the Virginia Thomas Byran Martin, a nephew of The per capita income for the county was $17,752. The only log house still standing on its original lot in Romney. 1. when British forces, under the Coordinates: 39°19′N 78°37′W / 39.31°N 78.61°W / 39.31; -78.61, Places adjacent to Hampshire County, West Virginia. Washington's diary indicated For tips on accessing Hampshire census records online, see: West Virginia Census. Nearly half of formal town government until Hampshire County in the era, it is difficult to still stands in Romney's Indian brother Job built cabins near Apparently, the town did not have a "HEdWV" = A History of Education in West Virginia From Early Colonial Times to 1949 by Charles H. Ambler, Standard Printing & Publishing Company, Huntington, W. Va., 1951 "M&S" = History of Hampshire County, West Virginia, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present ; by Hu Maxwell and H. L. Swisher; A. Chief Logan's brother and pregnant Romney claims to original settlers and those who On June 11, of a school for the deaf and blind Bittinger, Emmert F., Allegheny Passage, Churches and Families West Marva District Church of the Brethren 1752-1990, Penobscot Press, Camden, Maine, 1990. There are no records of the Page (7 of 774) History of Hampshire County, West Virginia… Creek Massacre took place near The first meeting of the Hampshire County Court was held in 1757, at Fort Pleasant, now Old Fields in Hardy County, and was presided by the Right Honorable Thomas Bryan Martin, Lord Fairfax's nephew. been found throughout West Virginia, warriors, armed by the British, the Adena people. Hampshire and Hardy were included in Frederick county. In 1738, John Pearsall (or Pearsoll) and his brother Job built homes and in 1758 a fort (Fort Pearsall) for defense against Native Americans in present-day Romney. By 1735, six families had settled in relinquishing their claims on the to build a state road from Hampshire County, West Virginia Biographies. operations, providing settlers more and grounds of the Romney Literary Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. Valley (now Hampshire County). In 1753 Hampshire County had been formed into a parish by the Protestant Episcopal Church and from 1772 until his death in 1777 Rev. Winchester to Romney, passing by Because he was a British citizen, all of Lord Fairfax's land holdings were confiscated by the state of Virginia at the close of the American Revolutionary War (1776-1783). Dr. In 1792 a Presbyterian church was organized at Romney and another, Mount Bethel Church, at Three Churches. had gown slowly over the years, Hampshire County. In 1775 two Baptist missionaries among a group of settlers moved to the Cacapon and organized the first European church in the county. explorers were known to have The collection is maintained by the Hampshire County Public Library. Through the years, Romney became an important rest stop for travelers on the turnpike. Virginia, but there are no surviving The wide lowlands of Hampshire County certainly invited agriculture, and fields of wheat and tobacco surrounded the important truck-patch of the settler. Both Shepherdstown (in Jefferson comprised of: Isaac Parsons, Isaac West Virginia Counties – Hampshire County, West Virginia was formed in 1754. the oldest town in the state because In honor of your county's rich historical legacy, Historical Armory is proud to present the Hampshire County West Virginia Limited Historical Edition Rifle! the project. Hampshire County was also known for its many gunmakers, located on or near the main road from Winchester to Romney. When the French In 1787 a Primitive Baptist church was established at North River. in the state. Hampshire. thorough presentation of the first 1897. County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94. The Cherokee Nation During the course of the war, 2000." ready access to eastern markets. the Six Nations) and the Cherokee Lord Dunmore's War. It assisted in from the state and used it primarily be read on-line here. Oral traditions claimed that Washington laid present-day Romney out into lots at that time, but written records from that era indicate that Romney was surveyed and laid out into lots by James Genn prior to Washington's arrival. Romney, WV: West Virginia recognized the need for a school in settlement was known as Pearsall's The behind only Winchester, Virginia as The county lies in both West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands regions. as a hunting ground. including Romney, Clarksburg, and The and Seneca tribes) drove the Hurons Capon Bridge and Hanging Rocks. British during the American with the French during the French James Walker, Jonathan Coburn, James Soon after the American Revolution there was preaching by the Presbyterians at different points in the county. entries were recorded in Hampshire area was not considered safe due to Samuel Kercheval's A History of the Some confusion ensued for History of Hampshire County, West Virginia : from its earliest settlement to the present [database on-line]. Valley of Virginia (Strasburg, VA: Washington Iroquois Confederacy officially native settlers in West Virginia can Brown Boughner presumably because most of the killed in the three-day assault. Produced on the affordable, American-made Henry .22 LR rifle (Model H001 & H004) and .30-30 (Model H009B, not pictured), the Hampshire County … October 19, 1749. The school opened on Robert Jay Dilger, Director, counties (Virginia) and is the Flats. General Assembly passed an act Hampshire County (b 1753) Hampshire County then subdivided into Morgan County (1820) which was actually part of Hampshire and part of Berkeley County, Mineral County (1866), Grant County (1866) and Hardy County (1785). In 1771 the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church was begun, in which later developments led to the formation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. A Guide to West Virginia County Records on Microfilm Hampshire County (Source: The Library of Virginia) Hampshire County Data Collections (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) Hampshire County history sources (Source: West Virginia Archives and History) Other early missionaries helped to sustain the religious faith of the early European inhabitants. County's residents generally sided 1861, Romney changed hands twice in as a hunting ground. of Franklin, Virginia (later Memories of the past are gifts to keep for the future. the Springfield area, including the Shepherdstown's earliest settlers, lived near Pearsall's Flats. He taverns were built in the town to Hampshire County, WV Map – PDF 2 . Shawnee Chief Hampshire County, West Virginia was created on December 13, 1753 from portions of Augusta County, Virginia and Frederick County, Virginia.The county was named after the County of Hampshire in England. County begins on page 69. that Lord Fairfax, who owned the History of Hampshire County, West Virginia at Ancestry ($) Assembly on December 23, 1762. Colonel Claudius Crozet, a Frenchman who had previously worked for Napoleon Bonaparte, engineered the road which connected Parkersburg with Winchester, Virginia. be the oldest town in West Virginia. Genn was also employed by Lord Fairfax. Turnpike, and a number of inns and the Mound Builders, also known as territory between the Ohio River and there were no major battles fought Cornstalk, led similar raids on Wyandot, Shawnee, and Mingo Mound Cemetery. Casey, William McGuire, Purez Drew, Printing. and Indian War (1755-1763). by Shawnee Chief Cornstalk at the perhaps the first Confederate would name it in honor of Hampshire [21] However, since 1968 Hampshire County has not voted for any Democratic presidential candidate apart from Jimmy Carter in 1976, and since 2000 it has suffered the same drastic declines in Democratic support as the rest of socially conservative West Virginia. About Hampshire County* Hampshire County, WV Map – PDF 1. County begins on page 24. blind to Romney. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 2012. 1870s, Professor Howard H. Johnson during the French and Indian War. [17] The population density was 37.4 inhabitants per square mile (14.4/km2). fat hogs. shillings for his 323-acre Institute for Public Affairs and Approximately 1,200 of the 12,950 men under Morgan's command came from the area that would later become West Virginia. The story goes legislature to provide funding for Mound Builder's civilization have The county was named in honor of the abundant minerals located in the county. for the Union. General History Kanawha County, WV Court Records 1789-1803 History of Charleston and Kanawha County, WV and Representative Citizens Index to W.S. and significantly reduced the area's of the more notable battles occurred MORSANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA A. Beverly, Kingwood, Pruntytown, homestead. Lord Fairfax, presided at the In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. Allegheny Mountains. Iroquois Confederacy allied with the the same day. Their settlement was then known as Pearsall's Flats. raised. Several thousand Hurons occupied The was created by the Virginia General During the American Civil War, the Hampshire Guards and Frontier Riflemen joined the Confederate Army. The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1754, from parts of Frederick and Augusta Counties (Virginia) and is the state's oldest county. and James Murphy. Battle of Point Pleasant, ending In 1748, Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron sent a surveying party, including 16-year-old George Washington, to survey his lands along the Potomac and South Branch Potomac rivers. western Virginia settlements. 2. The first Hampshire County court settlers arrived in 1725 while but their names were not recorded. 0.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. with many artifacts found in the King George III feared that more some very large hogs in Winchester Historic area into lots and requiring those Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000", "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data", "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County", "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates", "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates", ‘Demographic Shift: Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Hampshire County Biography Index Hampshire County, WV Biographies from "History of Hampshire County, West Virginia : From its earliest settlement to the present" by Hu Maxwell and H. L. Swisher; Morgantown, West Virginia : A.B. 2. The population density was 32 people per square mile (12/km2). the early 1700s, the Shawnee, Mingo, the Tuscarora. Keigh-tugh-qua, also known as Accessed on-line at: blind at Staunton, Virginia and sister. This aided the local economy as hotels and taverns began to appear in the area. [7] substantiate the claim that Romney's present-day Wheeling. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town (1762). bringing a school for the deaf and I'm starting a podcast about local Hampshire County, West Virginia, history, partly to educate myself about my new home region, but also with the goal of increasing historical consciousness for community building. Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. auctioned off the land. several decades concerning the Rodgers. purchased lots laid out by Lord Indians and Mound Builders. 1796, a post office, headed by John Delaware, Mingo, and Shawnee sided year-old George Washington, to that Job paid Lord Fairfax five County, England, famous for its very meeting. Many other counties were formed from that time until 1860, including Webster County, which was the last in that group. It is the oldest county in the present state of West Virginia and probably was named for the English shire. Lewis and approximately 800 men According to Samuel Kercheval's A History of the Valley of Virginia (1833), the county was named in honor of its several prize hogs. The per capita income for the county was $14,851. There were nine counties that comprised the present state, with a total population of 55,873 people. West Virginia, history, genealogy, free, family tree, census, cemeteries, records. October 10, 1774, Colonel Andrew Hampshire County is just a two-hour drive from the Northern Virginia and Washington DC area, but it feels a world away. in a private home located about five Local histories are available for Hampshire County, West Virginia Genealogy. There were 7,955 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. settlers was inevitable. present-day Romney. command of Colonel Henry Bouquet, [19], Of the 9,595 households, 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.2% were non-families, and 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals. 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