1700-1775, WV, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net

 

West Virginia was the western part of Virginia, after becoming a state the original county names were kept. And later divided to create more counties. For the Area Time Lines, I have put Western Virginia and West Virginia all together in the WV file.

 

1772, Berkeley Created from Frederick                                                                 

 

1753, Hampshire Created from Augusta, Frederick                                              

 

The Battle of Point Pleasant, West Virginia on October 10, 1774,

http://www.pointpleasantwv.org/Parks&Campgrounds/StateParks/TuEndiWei/BattleStory.htm

                This site is now located in  Mason Co., WV, JIM

 

List of participants of the Battle of Point Plesant, WV

http://books.google.com/books?id=qsQlTwPNLj0C&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=battle+of+point+pleasant+monument&source=bl&ots=0JQ5l1PiTD&sig=ReTHgqS8cRNwwYAg17yTDTBf-eQ&hl=en&ei=IEaOTPbNHZHEsAOiubi0BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDMQ6AEwCDgU#v=onepage&q=battle%20of%20point%20pleasant%20monument&f=false

Blankenship, Richard

                                                                From Patti Waldron imafirebabe(at)hotmail.com

 

Paylist for James Robertson's company in Lord Dunmore's War

http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/drawer?retrieve_image=DW&offset=+183&page=263&reel=001

Page 262, Richard Blankenship,  for 51 Days.

From: Barbara Bauer bsadovnic(at)clarityconnect.com

 

Documentary history of Dunmore's War, 1774

http://books.google.com/books?id=zOJEAAAAIAAJ&dq=documentary%20history%20of%20lord%20dunmore's%20war ,

Page 200

“I have sent you an acct. of their time likewise finding their provision for the time.

                Mitchel Clay         51 Day on Duty Found His own Provisions

                Zekil Clay              51 Days                  Found his Provisions

                David Clay            51 Days                  found                     Do

                Rich Blankenship 44 Days                                                  Do”

 

James Robertson.

From: Barbara Bauer bsadovnic(at)clarityconnect.com

 

Documentary history of Dunmore's War, 1774

http://books.google.com/books?id=zOJEAAAAIAAJ&dq=documentary%20history%20of%20lord%20dunmore's%20war ,

Page 201 ( Michael Woods and James Robertson to Col. William Preston)

 

                Sir – I draughted Philip Cavanough John farley Richard Blankingship John [H]umphres francis farley & george pack who all refused; and I understand there is some of them going over to you to try and get off  But major Robertson & I has Consulted and we desire that you may not contenance any of them; and we expect to get them and some more and if they go I shall have 2 [MS. Torn} besides myself which is all from yr. Servt. & wellwisher

                                                                                Michael Woods”

From: Barbara Bauer bsadovnic(at)clarityconnect.com