Ivan Albert Conger

Researcher Ivan Albert Conger wrote on 23 Aug 1969:

I was the one who gathered all the information for the first copy of our Conger History -- Descendants of Job A. Conger. It was published in March of 1959 after about two years of gathering information. Some of the chapters were written by members of that particular branch and then I put them all together and had them published. Seven of us advanced the money for printing and then we got our money back as they were sold. We still have approximately 30 copies left and with the proceeds from these we plan on getting a family tree made up for distribution.

Genealogy is very interesting and can also be very nerve - racking, due to the many sources of information and the many different dates for one single part. I enjoy it very much but do not have much time for it. I am especially interested because I now am the president of our Shiawasse County Historical Society. This all ties very closely with genealogy. I think it is just wonderful that there have been so many members of the family over the years who have had so much of an interest in getting this information all put together."

On 28 October 1970 he reported that, the descendants of Job Conger and Harriet Jewell met at his house in June for the 8th year in a row. He wrote, "The first year (1963) we had ... 20 people present -- an increase of 8 over 1962. We had 76 this year, an increase of 20 over last year. I had put in a swimming pool. We had many new ones for the first time and many who hadn't been to a reunion for a good many years. I was just overjoyed! They all love to come here to our home. We have a large back yard and plenty of shade. Have a park right behind me if some want to go play there. Everyone really has a ball and says, 'they didn't know what they were missing but will be back again.' Each year they vote to come back without even asking if they can. They just insist! We love it even if it is a lot of work. Besides, with results like that -- 20 to 76 -- how could we ever think of refusing?"

Tags: Genealogy, Conger

Zackquill Morgan

Problem: Was his first name, Zacquill or Zackquill?

MARRIAGE: First marriage to Nancy Paxton/Paxon in 1755.
MARRIAGE: Second marriage to, Drusilla Springer, Abt. 5 Sep or 5 Oct 1765.

RESIDENCES: Zackquill Morgan built a stone house on his land in Berkeley County, West Virginia before moving in 1773 to the present day Rivesville, Marion County, West Virginia. In 1799, he moved to Monongalia County and founded Morgantown, West Virginia.


RELATIONSHIP:
According to Delbert Henthorn this Zacquill Morgan was from the family of
Morgans that founded Morgantown, WV.
[Note: It appears that he "was" the Zackquill Morgan who founded Morgantown, VA/WV. REH]

The Monongalia Story

Fort Morgan. Most of the details of Zackquill Morgan's life are well documented, but exactly when he built his fortified cabin in Morgantown is an open question. Sometime between 1767 and 1774, he became the first permanent settler in Morgantown, began farming and business operations on a scale large enough to have his holdings described as a "plantation" in contemporary accounts, and erected two or three homes for himself and his fellow settlers. About 1770, or possibly a year earlier, he enlarged one of these into a small stockade. Fort Morgan was about 275 feet north of the northeast corner of University Avenue and Fayette Street, about where the B'nai B'rith Hall now joins a bottling plant [1974]. It was located specifically by the late Lawrence Cox, and is remembered by many local citizens.
(Source: "The Monongalia Story, Vol. 1, by Earl Lemley Core, p. 354)

"The commissioners appointed to adjust claims to unpatented lands in the counties of Monongalia, Yohogania, and Ohio held several meetings during 1781. The first meeting of the board had been held at Redstone Old Fort in December 1779. The meeting of the Virginia commissioners at this site (now Brownsville, Pennsylvania) may have been to emphasize the claims of Virginia to the territory. At any rate, claims were approved of many settlers residing in what is not Fayette, Washington, and Greene counties, Pennsyslvania. (see Monongalia Story, vol. I, chapter VIII).

In April [1781] the board met at the mouth of Elk Creek, in a community beginning to be called Clarksburg. The place was named for the famous pioneer general George Rogers Clark. ... In October a meeting was held at the home of Samuel Lewellin and a final meeting later in the year at the home of Colonel John Evans.

The records of claims approved at these meetings have been largely presented in Vol. I of this work (pp. 156-332), in chronological order as to the recorded date of the first settlement. Several claims had no dates affixed and they
are listed below."
[Note: Two items of interest, concerning the Morgans are extracted below. REH]

• David Morgan, assignee to Zackquil Morgan, 1,000 acres by preemption, adjoining lands of Zackquil Morgan.
• Zackquil Morgan, assignee to James Stockwell, 1,000 acres by preemption, on east side of the Monongalhela River.

(Source: The Monongalia Story, Chapter Five: 1781, by Earl Lemley Core p. 70-73 - furnished by Bill L. Yoho)

The War of 1812

"The War of 1812 ...quickly revived the martial spirit throughout the country and especially to the west of the Alleghenies, where the conquest of Canada was regarded as a summer excursion. Monongalia County was no exception. Volunteers rushed to enlist in the Virginia militia; as a matter of fact, most of the membership of the fifty-two companies were from western Virginia. "West Virginians fought on land and sea in all the major battles of the war."

Volunteers who enlisted at Morgantown joined county companies for muster day drill on the county drill grounds on Spruce Street, where one of the most popular drill masters was Captain Zackquill Morgan, son of the founder of Morgantown.

Three Monongalia County companies were included in a militia regiment of western Virginians commanded by Colonel Dudley Evans in the campaign of General William Henry Harrison in the northwest in 1812-13. Commanders of the three companies were Captain Jesse Ice, Captain James Morgan, and Captain Samuel Wilson. "Great hardships were often experienced in their marches. At times the men had to cut bushes to lie on at night, to keep themselves out of the water."

Captain Jesse Ice's company was composed of fifty-nine officers and privates. Captain James Morgan's company included thirty-nine officers and privates. Captain Samuel Wilson's company was the largest, being made up of seventy-two officers and privates." Among the privates in Captain Samuel Wilson's company were Henry Henthorn and Zackwell Pierpoint. They were brothers-in-law as a result of their marriages to Ridgway sisters, Sarah and Dorcas, respectively.
(Source: "The Monongalia Story," by Earl L. Core, Chapter Thirty-six: 1812 - furnished by Bill L. Yoho)

Tags: Genealogy, Virginia, Morgan, West Virginia

Col. Morgan Morgan

Birth: 1 NOV 1688 Glamorgan,,,Scotland
Death: 17 NOV 1766 Frederick,,VA

Colonel Morgan Morgan

REFERENCE: "Pioneers of Leslie Co. Kentucky" by Sadie Stidham, Library of Congress #86-082565.

REFERENCE: "The Descendants of Col. Morgan Morgan" by French Morgan, page 120.

PROBATE: Will written 31 Oct 1829 and probated Sept. term 1829.

Problem: Was he born in Scotland or Wales?

EMIGRATION:
Born during the reign of Queen Anne and immigrated to Delaware where he married.
Problem: Was the date of birth, 1 Nov 1688 or 9 Jan 1688

Problem: Dispute in family Bible, death 1796. Other dates of death have been given: 17 Nov 1766 or 1 Nov 1766 at Bunker Hill, Berkeley Co., WV.


RESIDENCES:
World Book Encyclodedia - Red Letter Dates in West Virginia, 1726, Morgan Morgan, the state's first settler, built a cabin at Bunker Hill, in Berkeley County. (Furnished by Pat Bugher)

CEMETERY:
Morgan, Col. Morgan, was born Nov. 1, 1688 and died Nov. 17, 1766. His wife was Catherine Garretson, born May 16, 1692 and died May 16, 1773. He was one of the founding fathers of Old Frederick County. He lived on Mill Creek in present day Berkeley County, WV.
ource: Tombstone inscription in Morgan Chapel Cemetery at Bunker Hill, WV. Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia, Revised by Wilmer L. Kuns, Ph.d. (Furnished by Pat Bugher)

BIOGRAPHY: MORGAN MORGAN
[Note: The asterisks (*) in the following notes indicate which source citation applies. REH]
Morgan Morgan (b. 1 November 1688) married Catherine Garretson in 1713 c., had eight children and died on 17 November 1766. Catherine, the daughter of Henry Garretson who had settled near Bridgeton, New Jersey, was born on 16 May 1692 and died on 16 May 1773. While living in Christiana, New Castle County, Delaware, Morgan was appointed County Coroner for the years 1726 through 1729 and was yet when he moved to Orange County, Virginia. On 5 November 1730, he sold his acre lot (with dwelling) located in Mill Creek Hundred to John Harris for 35 pounds and "considering him thereunto moving."[*] This statement indicates that Morgan moved to the Opequon Creek area in 1730.
(Source: [*] The Berkeley Journal, Issue 6, 1977, pp. 44-88 - furnished by Kay Bolls)

On 12 November 1735, Morgan Morgan acquired a 1,000-acre patent from the Colony which was signed by Governor Gooch;[*] the document is now in the possession of Berkeley County Historical Society, Martinsburg, West Virginia. This land was surveyed by Robert Brooke on 12 November 1734,[**] (Tract 57, Map 5) and is located in Berkeley County, West Virginia on Torytown Run (a branch of Mill Creek) about 3/4 mile west of Bunker Hill, West Virginia. Interstate Highway 81 is on the east side of the tract, Berkeley County Highway 26 runs through the center of the tract, and Berkeley Highway 24 crosses the western part.
(Source: [*] Virginia Land Patent Book 16, p. 398; [**] Brooke, Robert, Book of Surveys, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia - furnished by Kay Bolls)

On 9 November 1744, Morgan sold 208 acres of the 1,000-acre patent land to his son Charles Morgan for 40 pounds.[*] Charles then sold it to Lewis Moore on 3 September 1754 for 75 pounds.[**] Moore sold 18 acres of it to Ogden Nash, recorded on 4 May 1763.[***] (Tract 57A)
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 1, p. 130; [**] Ibid., Book 3, p. 347; [***] Ibid., Book 8, p. 380 - furnished by Kay Bolls)

Morgan sold 200 acres of the 1,000-acre patent land to his son David for 100 pounds on 7 August 1745.[*] (Tract 57A)
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 1, p. 282 - furnished by Kay Bolls)

On 4 April 1748, Morgan sold 200 acres (of the 1,000-acre patent land) to Terrance Reily and Farrel Reily for 40 pounds.[*] (Tract 57C) They later sold the 200 acres back to Morgan on 4 August 1752 for 100 pounds.[**] Then Morgan sold the 200 acres to his son Zackquill Morgan on 1 May 1761 for 100 pounds.[***] Zackquill, his wife Drusilla and mother Catherine Morgan jointly sold the 200 acres to Robert Rutherford for 300 pounds on 5 February 1768.[****] On 10 October 1769, Rutherford sold it to James Seaton for 300 pounds.[*****]
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 1, p. 383; [**] Ibid., Book 2, p. 518; [***] Ibid., Book 6, p. 248; [****] Ibid., Book 12, p. 156; [*****] Ibid., Book 13, p. 235 - furnished by Kay Bolls)

Morgan Morgan sold 10 acres (of the 1,000-acre patent land) to Lewis Moore for 10 pounds on 4 October 1760.[*] (Tract 57D)
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 6, p. 244 - furnished by Kay Bolls)

On 30 September 1764, Morgan sold a 100-acre part of the patent land to his son Evan Morgan for 50 pounds.[*] Evan sold it to his brother Morgan Morgan (II) on 6 July 1772.[**] Tract 57E) Morgan also sold 182 acres (of the 1,000-acre patent land adjacent to Lewis Moore) to his son Morgan for 100 pounds on 30 September 1764.[***] (Part of Tract 57B)
(Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, p. 205; [**] Berkeley County, West Virginia, Deed Book 1, p. 451; [***] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, p. 208 - furnished by Kay Bolls)

On 1 October 1764, Morgan sold 100 acres of the patent land to his son Henry Morgan for 50 pounds,[*] who sold it to his brother Zachquill for 60 pounds on 14 November 1766.[**] On April 1773, Zachquill and his wife Drusilla sold the 100 acres after they had moved out of Berkeley County, West Virginia.[***] (Source: [*] Frederick County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, p. 231; [**] Ibid., Book 11, p. 371; [***] Berkeley County, West Virginia Deed Book 1, p. 507 - furnished by Kay Bolls)

Tags: Genealogy, Virginia History, Morgan

David Morgan of Delaware and Virginia

Birth: 12 MAY 1721 Christiana, New Castle, DE
Death: 8 MAY 1813 Rivesville, Marion, VA
Burial: MAY 1813 Marion, VA, Morgan Cemetery

COMMENT:
David Morgan was one of the earliest settlers of the frontier. He was a man of great energy, of character, and of sterling worth.

COMMENT:
Later in that same month [April 1770], a settlement was established by the Prickett-Hall-Ice party on the Monongahela River, five miles below the mouth of the Tygart River at the mouth of the stream they named Prickett's Creek. Fearful of being attacked, they petitioned for government protection and, later in the summer, a small fortification called Prickett's Fort was established adjacent to the settlement by David Morgan, built under direction of Col. William Byrd on the Monongahela adjacent to the settlement.
[Amplification Notes: Prickett's Settlement and Prickett's Fort were located at the mouth of present Prickett's Creek, five miles below present Fairmount, [WV] and about a mile below the village of Baxter, Marion Co., WV. REH]
(Source: "That Dark and Bloody River," by Allan W. Eckert, 1995, p. 19)

Problem: The death date of, 5 or 8 May 1813, is disputed by a Bible entry showing 1796. Pat Bugher has the date of death as, 19 May 1813 in Rivesville, Marion, VA. Pat obtain the date from the grave marker which states: David Morgan, Deceased, May 19, 1813, Aged 92. The marker is located in the Morgan family cemetery, on the farm of his son, Stephen Morgan, near Rivesville, Marion Co., VA (WV).

Tags: Morgan, Genealogy

Hugh Jackson, Jr. & Elizabeth Hayes

Birth: 19 JUN 1744 , Fremanagh, , Ireland
Death: 1 MAY 1812 , Fayette, PA
Burial: MAY 1812 Searights, Fayette, PA, Grace Episcopal

BIOGRAPHY:
Hugh Jackson, Jr. was one of five children born to Hugh and Mary Jackson, Sr. as listed in his father's Will filed at Annapolis, MD in Book TS I, p. 130.

He was born on June 19, 1744 and died on May 1, 1812 as determined from the inscription on his tombstone located in the Grace Episcopal Church cemetery, Searights, PA. It is not known where he was born, but it was probably Ireland in that his older brother, Robert, was born there. This parents did not come to the colonies until about 1750 according to notes found in the original folder of Albert G. Macdonald.

About 1760 the parents were living in the area around Frederick (Frederick Town), Maryland as the "Calendar of Maryland State Papers," also known as "The Black Book #1," reflects on page 141, that Hugh Jackson (Sr.) and his son, Robert Jackson (Sr.) were among the numerous petitioners to Governor Horatio Sharpe. Hugh Jr. was too young to be a signer. In the same book, on page 194, it shows that Hugh Jackson Senior and Junior and others were petitioners in 1766 to Governor Sharpe regarding the issuing of bills to pay creditors.

Hugh Jackson, Jr. married Elizabeth Hayes about 1770 as their first child, Mary, was born in 1771. Hugh and his bride lived in the Fayette County, PA area as "The Ten Mile Country and It's Pioneer Families," shows the tax assessment list for 1772 for Springhill Township, Bedford County, PA. It further states that Springhill Township included part of the present Fayette County area lying south of Redstone Creek to the mouth of Jacob's Creek. This tax list is also shown in the Pennsylvania Archives, Series III, Vol XXII and in Veech's "Monongahela of Old." The Pennsylvania Archives, Series III, Vol XXII, page 450 lists for the year 1783 the inhabitants of Manallen [sic] Township, Westmoreland County. This lists, Hugh Jackson (Jr.). On page 556 is listed Hugh Jackson under the Return for Fayette County, Menallen Township. (Fayette County was created from Westmoreland County in September 1783.)

When Hugh Jackson Jr. went to Menallen Township, he settled on Dunlap Creek. The Land Grant map for Menallen Township shows the original patents to land. This map reflects that a warrant dated November 7, 1785 was given to Hugh Jackson for 273 acres and allowances. A patent was granted on May 7, 1788 and the tract was known as "Dauphin," and is recorded in Patent Book 13, p. 128. I obtained a copy of the map at Uniontown, PA. It is also available at the Department of Internal Affairs, Harrisburg, PA.

Hugh and his wife, Elizabeth, continued to live in Menallen Township during their lifetime. They had a large family of at least 11 children. The administration of his estate is filed in the Orphan Court Records at Uniontown, PA, in Volume I. Since he did not leave a Will, a petition was entered by his son, Henry. The petition, filed on page 120 of Volume I, reflects the following heirs: wife, Elizabeth; Children: Mary, Robert, Margaret, David, Ann, Henry, Elizabeth, Sarah, Phebe and Rachel. There is also mentioned the five children of a daughter, Rebecca (Jackson) Poland, namely: Ann, John, Elizabeth, Samuel and David. (Rebecca had died before 1812.)

It is interesting to note that sons, Robert and David, married sisters, Margaret and Elizabeth Fuller and that two daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, married brothers, Daniel and Stacy Rogers.

Hugh Jackson Jr. and Elizabeth Jackson are both buried in the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery on U.S. Route 40 about 3 miles south of Searights, PA. In 1969 Albert G. Macdonald went to this cemetery and found that the church building had been completely removed and its location was marked by a brick altar with a brass plate bearing the inscription:

• "Grace Episcopal Church
• Log Church on this site used before 1793
• Brick Church erected 1840 used until 1939
• This altar erected 1965 as a memorial to those whose faith
• built the church and cemetery"

This property was originally owned by Robert Jackson Sr., a brother of Hugh Jackson Jr. The property consisted of 3/4 acres of the original land grant. It was inherited by Robert Jackson Jr. In 1838, Robert Jackson Jr. and his wife, Margaret (Henthorn) Jackson deeded the property to the Trustees of the church.
(Source: Descendants of Hugh and Mary Jackson, Sr. and Related Families, Albert
G. Macdonald)


CEMETERY: Tombstone inscription found at the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery at Searights, Fayette Co., PA. Hugh Jackson; May 1, 1812; Age 67 yrs. 10 mo. 12 da.
(Source: Descendants of Hugh and Mary Jackson, Sr. and Related Families, Albert
G. Macdonald)

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Elizabeth Hayes
Birth: ABT 1752, New Garden Twp., Chester,PA
Death: 1 JAN 1829, , Fayette, PA
Burial: JAN 1829, Searights, Fayette, PA, Grace Episcopal

BIOGRAPHY:
Elizabeth Jackson, the wife of Hugh Jackson, Jr. was born in 1752 according to the original folder of Albert G. Macdonald. This was confirmed by the date and inscription on her tombstone.

According to Cousin Jessie Hamilton it was concluded by her sister, Helen Williams, that Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry and Ann (Strode) Hayes and that she was born in New Garden Township, Chester County, PA. Her reference was page 52 of "The Hayes Family," by Royal S. Hayes. Albert Macdonald located this book at the Library of Congress.

Mr. Macdonald also located "The Proceedings of the Bi-Centennial of Henry Hayes, 1906" and searched New Garden and other Quaker Meeting records. These records show that, Elizabeth was the second child born to Henry and Ann Hayes who were married September 17, 1748 at New Garden. It is logical that Elizabeth could have been born in 1752 but no date is given in any of the records. "The Hayes Family," page 52 reflects that Margaret Hayes, born about 1726, and a sister of Henry, married Jeremiah Starr in 1746 and married again in 1769 to John Jackson. Because we know that Hugh's wife was Elizabeth, I believe the reference is in error. Also I doubt that Elizabeth Hayes married Hugh. The above books reflect that Ann Hayes died in 1766 at Wilmington, Del., and Henry remarried in 1768 and lived in Darby, PA. Elizabeth probably continued to live with her father until she married and there seems to be no logical reason why either she should go to Fayette County or why Hugh would go to Chester County to meet and marry.

[Note: It is not clear what point Mr. Macdonald was trying to make in this paragraph. REH]
(Source: Descendants of Hugh and Mary Jackson, Sr. and Related Families, Albert
G. Macdonald)

CEMETERY: Tombstone inscription found at the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery at Searights, Fayette Co., PA. Elizabeth Jackson; Jan 1 1829; age 7_
(Source: Descendants of Hugh and Mary Jackson, Sr. and Related Families, Albert
G. Macdonald)

Tags: Henthorn, Jackson, Genealogy

Daniel Kyger - Will

PROBATE: Will of Daniel Kyger

I Daniel Kyger of the County of Vermilion and State of Illinois now haveing perfect mind and memory considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and the certainty of death do now make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to wit:

1st that all my just debts be paid

2- I give unto my daughter Nancy Suel C- Briggs one dollar

3- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Kyger thirty-five acres of land of the North end of the East half of the South East quarter of Section 22- and also twenty acres of the North end of the East half of the South West quarter of Section 22 - in Range Eleven W - township No. Eighteen North

4th I give unto my son John Kyger one dollar

5th I give unto my daughter Sidney Walton one dollar

6- I give unto my son James Kyger fifty dollars

7- I give unto my son Henry Kyger one hundred dollars

8- I give unto my daughter Brooky Morgan sixty dollars

9- I give unto my daughter Eliza Sheets one dollar

10th- I give unto my daughter Maryan Kirkpatrick one dollar

11- I give unto my daughter Marmaduke seventy dollars

12- I give unto my son Dan Kyger one hundred and fifty dollars

13th I give and bequeath unto son Adam Kyger forty acres of land of the South end of the East half of the South East quarter of Section 22 - also forty acres of the south end of the West half of the South East quarter of Section twenty-two also sixty acres of the South end of the East half of the South West quarter of Section twenty-two all in Range Eleven West township No. 18 N

14th I give unto my daughter Manurve Kyger one hundred and fifty dollars

Now whereas I have given unto my daughter Hannah Kyger and my son Adam Kyger certain tracts of land my will and wish is for them to pay unto my Executor the sum of five hundred and eighty five dollars that is Hannah to pay one hundred and ninety-five dollars and Adam three hundred and ninety dollars which will enable my executor to pay all the sums I give unto my other named children my will and wish is for Hannah and Adam to pay this money yearly each in proportion to their sum that is one hundred dollars a year until paid, my wish is for all my personal property to be at the disposal of my wife Anna Kyger

I also appoint my son John Kyger my Executor to this my will now revoking all former wills by me made Signed and Sealed and Executed in the presence of Jacob Brazelton and William Stowers on this 7th day of March in the year of our Lord AD - 1837
Attest Daniel Kyger {seal}
Jacob Brazelton
his
William + Stowers
mark
Whereas I Daniel Kyger the above testament have heretofore given my children certain property and that now when my will is executed and settled and paid that I have made an equal distribution amongst my children. Dan Kyger


REFERENCE: Additional information on the Kyger family can be found in Mrs. Fedorchak's column of 12 Feb 1970.


CEMETERY: The McKendree Cemetery is located, 3 miles east and 1 mile north of Georgetown, Vermilion, IL. This area lies in what was once Georgetown Twp. it became known as McKendree Twp. Abt. 1912.
(Information provided by Nancy Michael)

Tags: Genealogy, Kyger

Daniel Kyger

Daniel KYGER
Born - Abt 1762
Died - 27 Apr 1849 Georgetown, Vermilion, IL
Bur. - Apr 1849 Mc Kendree Twp., Vermilion, IL, Mc Kendree Cemetery

MARRIAGE: Daniel Kiger and Ann Henthorn were married on 9 Feb 1796 in Monongalia Co., VA. Marriage solemnized by James Fleming. [Note: That the surname was spelled, Kiger, on this document. REH]
(Source: List obtained in April 1997 by Monongalia County Clerk, Morgantown, WV 26505 - furnished by Diane Wilson)

Problem: Henthorn/Bell gives the marriage date as: 9 Feb 1796. The marriage is recorded in Monongalia, WV. Others list 2 Sep 1796, which seems to be in error. Probably cause by reading or writing the date 2/9/1796 as 9/2/1796.

LEGAL_MATTER:
12 Feb 1798. James Henthorn, of Mason, KY, by John Henthorn, his attorney in fact, to Daniel Kiger. Cites a 1 Oct 1796 power of attorney authorizing John to sell 1000 acres in Monongalia, now Harrison Co. [WV], on a right hand branch of Big Sandy, adjoining Samuel Lleuellen. Tract patented to Samuel Hanway, 20 Jun 1787, and sold by him to Christian Wireman, 9 Aug 1790; sold by Wireman to James Henthorn, 17 August 1790. Consideration: $1500. Signed: John Henthorn. Witnesses: none. Acknowledged in court. No delivery shown. Recorded: Old Series 1:353-354.

[Note: John Henthorn, brother of James Henthorn, had died in Apr 1786 so John Henthorn, the person holding the Power of Attorney, was probably the son of the desceased John, his son John Henthorn. REH]
(Source: Monongalia County (West) Virginia Deedbook Records 1784-1810 (Old Series Volumes 1-4) by Rick Toothman, Heritage Books, Inc., p. 47)


PUBLIC_SERVICE:
... September Court 1800 ordered that James Tibs, John Ramsey, Nicholas Vandevort and Daniel Kyger be appointed to view and lay out a road from Ice's Ferry to Samuel Hanway's Mill the nearest and best way and report to next Court to meet the first Saturday in next month. The court goes on to say that they accomplished that task and it is entered in the court record October 1880.
[Note: It is not known if this is the Daniel Kyger that married Ann Henthorn. REH]
(Source: unknown, furnished by Nancy Fratt to Joan Young of NJ who in turned passed the item to Kay Bolls, who shared)

Problem: Some give the surname as: Kyger and others as: Kiger.

LAND: The first school in Salem Twp., Monroe Co., OH was built in 1815 on land of Daniel Kyger, about 2 1/2 miles up Sun Fish Creek.
(Source: Caldwell's Atlas of Monroe County, Ohio, published at Mount Vernon, OH in 1898)

Census: 1820, in Monroe Co., OH, Salem Twp.
Daniel Kyger
Males:
00-10, 2; 10-16, 2; 16-18, O; 18-26, 1; 26-45, 0; 45&up, 1
Females:
00-10, 2; 10-16, 1; 16-26, 2; 26-45, 1; 45&up, 0
(Source: The Federal Census Monroe County, Ohio 1820-1830-1840 - Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society)

Census: 1830, in Monroe Co., OH, Salem Twp.
Daniel Kiger
Males:
00-05, 0; 05-10, 0; 10-15, 1; 15-20, 0; 20-30, 3; 30-40, 0;
40-50, 0; 50-60, 0; 60-70, 1; 70-80, 0; 80-90, 0; 90-100, 0; 100&up, 0
Females:
00-05, 1; 05-10, 1; 10-15, 0; 15-20, 2; 20-30, 1; 30-40, 1;
40-50, 0; 50-60, 1; 60-70, 0; 70-80, 0; 80-90, 0; 90-100, 0; 100&up, 0
(Source: The Federal Census Monroe County, Ohio 1820-1830-1840 - Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society)

LAND: Monroe County Ohio Deed Book E, page 147. Daniel Kyger to John Henthorn, 1830, 47 acres on Ohio River. Wit: Rich Kirkpatrick, John Jerrott Henthorn
(Furnished by Betty Cronin)

LAND: Daniel Kyger Sells Land to Adam Henthorn

Adam Henthorn bought land from Daniel Kyger. Daniel was the husband of Ann Henthorn, daughter of James, the second. Adam died without receiving a deed for the property. The Deed Book was burned extensively when the court house in Woodsfield, OH burned in 1868. The following extract was copied from the burned volume by, Leila Francy of Toronto, OH.

Deed Records, Deed Book C., Monroe Co., OH. "28 Mar 1818 Acknowledged 23rd day of .... 1832.

Daniel Kyger of Monroe Co., OH to Adam Henthorn, then of said Co. and State, but since deceased ... which the said Adam Henthorn agreed by a certain article between the two parties, on the date aforesaid ... to said Daniel Kyger, which said sum when so paid was to be for said purchase and the said Daniel Kyger covenanted him, Adam Henthorn now deceased on said payment to make said Henthorn a good and sufficient deed for the promises which afterward to witt; said Adam Henthorn did ... on the 18th day depart this life without obtaining or receiving the deed so stipulated ... lawful issue and heirs; Elizabeth Henthorn, Margaret Henthorn who is intermarried with one Joseph Ollum, Joseph Henthorn ...[M]ary Henthorn who is intermarried with one Daniel Clark, ...orn, Ann Henthorn, Daniel Henthorn, Jane Henthorn and Andrew Henthorn, children and heirs as aforesaid this indenture between. All of Monroe Co. W. Part N.E. Sec. ... Signed; Daniel Kyger
Ann (X) Kyger Recorded 1832"
[Note: It is not clear whether the surname was spelled, Henthorn or Henthorne in this document. The Adam Henthorn referred to here is the spouse of Nancy Hood. REH] (Source: Delbert Henthorn, also Fedorchak, Vol. XII, page 72)
Also indexed in "Gateway to the West - Vol. 2" by Ruth Bower and Anita Short, page 175.

LAND: Deed Records - Book C (burned records) - Page 321 indicates that: Daniel Kyger and Anne, his wife of Monroe Co. to Mary Durkee 10-19-1832.

LAND: Deed Records - Book C - Page 357 indicates that: Daniel Kyger and Ann, his wife to Sebastian Baury - Oct. 19, 18_2, SE 1/2 of S.36, T.2, R.3.
(Source: Fedorchak, Vol. XII, p. 66)

LAND: Deed Records - Book C - Page 380 & 384 indicates that: Daniel Kyger and Ann, his wife of Monroe Co., to Henry Koch, Oct. 19, 1832.
(Source: Fedorchak, Vol. XII, p. 67)

COURT: William C. Walton, husband of Synda (Sidna) Kyger, was named as the guardian, in place of Daniel Kyger, of the minor children of Adam Henthorn, in 1833. Adam's son, Andrew Henthorn, also chose him as guardian.

EMIGRATION-LAND:
They moved to Vermilion Co., IL between 1833 and 1835, as evidenced by a deed record from the Monroe Co., Recorder's office: Book #1, page 213.

"Whereas, on the 15th of March, 1833 by deed of that date, Daniel Kigger of the County of Monroe and State of Ohio but now of the County of Vermillion in the State of Illinois, did for and in consideration of $500.00 to him paid by John Henthorn ... fractional Section No 24, Twp. 2, Range 3 ... and whereas Ann Kigger wife of said Daniel who was at the time wife of him, and is still living and remains the wife of said Daniel, and hath not heretofore joined with said Daniel in the conveyance of the subscribed tract of land hereby... /s/ Ann Kigger, 29, July, 1835 - deposition taken at Vermillion Co., ILL." (The ... indicates burned portions of this deed record.)

RESIDENCES: They lived in Monroe Co., OH and Vermilion Co., IL.


Tags: Genealogy, Kyger