See HH book Vol. I, pg. 65
"Capon Bridge was settled in the late 1740's. Fort Edward was erected nearby about 1750, after George Washington had surveyed three tracts of land for David, Joseph, an Thomas Edwards. In a bloody battle here in 1756, Indians killed and scalped almost 100 men in a regiment under the command of Goerge Washington ...(etc.)"Sent by Charles House.
From Edwards, Progenitors, Siblings, Descendants of Andrew Edwards by Lela
Lillian Lones. Published 1985.
Page 34.
During the Rev. War Thomas Edwards, Samuel Parks, and Evan Hiatt from
Hampshire Co., Va. volunteered to serve against the Indian raids.
1778 was the year of mourning for Thomas Edwards and Mary Hiatt. A daughter and a son were victims of the Indian raids in western Virginia. Maude Pugh published the Hiett version of the Green brier incident:
"Hugh McIvor (McKeever) married a daughter of Thomas and Mary Hiett Edwards and went to live in the fertile valley of Greenbrier River, remote from White Settlements. The Indians came and killed the father and carried the mother and children into captivity. After five years she escaped but never again saw the children who she had been permitted to see only once while with the red people.
In the fall of 1778, the son David Edwards was killed in Monongahela
county by the Indians.
Lord Fairfax died in December of 1781 at the age of 92. The Fairfax estate was confiscated at the endo f the war "Because it belonged to a Tory during the Revolution". The confiscated land was thrown open to settlement under the regulations of the other state lands.
It was not until 1786 that the Court of Appeals handed down it's final decision in the fifty year old case of HITE vs. FAIRFAX. The decision was in favor of the plaintiff.
The Revolutionary War was followed by inflation. Then came the depression. The new paper money the government had had printed was of little value. It took seventy four Continental dollars to equal one silver dollar, which gave rise to the saying, "Not worth a Continental." (The common coinage of that time was a spanish coin known as a Piece of Eight, could be cut into pieces for 1 bit, 2 bits, etc, up to 8 bits a dollar, hence the saying, 2 bits, four bits, six bits a dollar -, etc., Larry Anderson)
As early as 1777 a law had been passed covering "taxation in kind". Tobacco had always been a species of currency - a substitute for precious metal. Scarce coin was replaced by barter. large sums, even taxes, were paid in products: tobacco, deer skins, grain.
The following tax receipt was located at the Virginia state library:
"Received of Thomas Edwards for Publick Taxes one hundred & Seventy three Pounds of Flour at Fifty Pounds W.C't. J'r. Elias Posten173 Lbs/Fir Ls 6.10 February 1st 1781"
From the book, Historical Records of Old Frederick Co., Va.
by Dr. Wilmer KernsEdwards, Thomas, son of Joseph and Sarah Edwards, born circa 1722 and died in 1791 in the Cacapon Valley, Hampshire County, Va. His will was probated on July 14, 1791, per Hampshire County Will Boook I, page 274. The Executors were his wife, Mary (HIETT) Edwards and her brother, Evan Hiett. Witnesses were:
John SLANE, David FOREMAN and Evan JENKINDS. He received valuable Fairfax grants, and Edwards' Run was named after this man. It is believed that he and his wife were buried on top of Edwards Mountain, on his own land. Their children were: (1) David EDWARDS who was deceased by 1786. A book has been written on this branch, titled, Edwards: Progenitors, Siblings, Descendants of Andrew Edwards. Contact: Miss Lela Lilian Lones, 3400 Willis, Perry, Iowa 50220. (2) Margaret EDWARDS who married William ALDERTON. (3) Ann EDWARDS who married Samuel PARKE. (4) Naomi EDWARDS who married: (a) John OWENS (b) Bernard BRELSFORD. (5) Hannah EDWARDS who married Samuel PARKE and (7) Thomas EDWARDS, II, married Martha KEENER.
See Hampshire County Will Book I, pp. 369-370, for a list of legatees found in the administration papers, dated 3 May 1794, Hampshire County Court, Romney, W. Va. 26757.
The West Virginia Advocate, Wednesday, Sept 14, 1988.
Search for the Exact Location of Historic Noah Hampton's Mill
...the first mill located on the former land of pioneer Caudy was not
built until sometime during the early 1800s. The first mill by Thomas Edwards. As early as 1748, a stream now know as Edwards Run was named "Edwards Mill Run." Sent by Jo An SheelyEdwards, Thomas, son of Joseph and Sarah Edwards, was born circa 1722 and died in 1791 in the Capon Valley, Hampshire County, Va. His will was probated on July, 14, 1791, per Hampshire Will Book 1, page 274. The executors were his wife, Mary (Hiett) Edwards and her brother, Evan Hiett. Bondsmen were: John Slane, David Foreman and Evan Jenkins. He receive valuable Fairfax grants, and Edwards' Run was named after this man. It is believe that he and his wife were buried on top of Edwards Mtn., on own land. Their children were: (1) David Edwards was deceased by 1786. A book has been written on this branch, titled, Edwards: Progenitors, Siblings, Descendants of Andrew Edwards. Contact: Miss Lela Lillian Lones, 3400 Willis, Perry, Iowa 50220. (2) Margaret Edwards married William Alderton. (3) Sarah Edwards married James McBride. (4) Ann Edwards married Samuel Parke. (5) Naomi Edwards married: (a) John Owens (b) Bernard Brelford. (6) Hannah Edwards married Samule Parke and (7) Thomas Edwards, II, married Martha Keener. See Hampshire County Will Book I, pp. 369-370, for a list of legatees found in the administration papers, dated May 3, 1794, Hampshire County Court, Romney, W.Va. 26757.
Hiatt Hiett Family History, Volume I, page 65
(8.) MARY HIATT (2.) (1.)b. c. 1728 prob. Bucks Co.. Pa.; d. post 1786, Hampshire Co., Va.; m. c1750, Frederick Co., Va., t. THOMAS EDWARDS, son of Joseph and (Sarah?). (-------). Edwards; b. c1725 (?).; d. c1791, Hampshire Co., Va. -- he names: Wife Mary, son Thomas, son David (deceased - his children: Jesse, Andrew, David)., dau. Sarah Ann, dau. Naomi, dau. Margaret, dau. Hannah (deceased - her children have her share). -- Executors: brother-in law Evan Hiett, and wife Mary -- Witnesses: John Slane, David Sonnen, Evan Jenkins, Thomas Edwards is given on 1790 Census of Va. (1782-84 Tax Lists).: Hampshire Co., Va.: (1784 Tax List). - Thos. Edwards - 8 white, 1 dwelling, 2 other buildings; in 1786 Thomas Edwards and wife Mary deeded 600 acres of land in Hampshire Co., Va., to James McBride. (R41).
CH. (61.) Thomas; (62.) David; (63.) Sarah Ann; (64.) Naomi; (65.) Margaret; (66.) Hannah.
"Capon Bridge was settled in the late 1740's. Fort Edwards was erected nearby about 1750, after George Washington had surveyed three tracts of land for David, Joseph, and Thomas Edwards. In a bloody battle here in 1756, Indians killed and scalped almost 100 men in regiment under the command of George Washington….(etc.) " (R50).There were several intermarriages between the Hiatt family and the Edwards family. The Thomas Edwards who married Mary Hiatt may well have been son of the Margaret (Stephens?). Edwards who later maried John Hiatt, Jr., as his named in the will of John Hiatt, Jr., is in reality his step-daughter, a daughter of Margaret (Stephens?). Edwards. (See page 44.)
Joseph Edwards, Sr., died 1782 in Hampshire Co., Va., leaving three sons and a daughter: sons: David, Joseph, and Thomas-- daughter Mary, who married Robert Pugh. David had a son Samuel who married Catherine, probably Catherine Hiatt, daughter of William (See No. (36.) )./. Thomas married Mary Hiatt, daughter of John, Jr., as given above. The Sarah Edwards on 1790 Census of Hampshire Co.,Va. (1782 Tax List)., with 5 white polls, may be widow of Joseph Edwards, Sr.; she does not appear on the 1784 Tax List. (R41).
Sent by Charles House, Clifford Hardin.
It is suggested in the Hiatt Genealogy Page 65 that Thomas Edwards might have been a son of the widow, Margaret Edwards who married John Hiatt as a second wife. Margaret and Thomas were probably related, but she could not have been his mother. Margaret's last child with John Hiatt was in 1764 and then she had three more with James Largent. If the last child was born by 1770, she could hardly have had a son of marriageble age in 1750. Thomas and Mary Hiatt Edwards lived in both Frederick County and Hampshire County, Vir. It is probable that they never moved. Hampshire was carved out of Frederick in 1753 and is today a part of the State of West Vir.From Capon Valley 1698 to 1940 by Maud Pugh.
Mary, married Thomas Edwards, of Joseph Edwards. See the will of the "Fort Builder", Romney Records, W.B.2. They removed from Hampshire County to Ohio and lived near what is now Sandusky. There is a tradition that after Mr. Edwards' death there she came to Jefferson county and married a second time, the name of the second husband being Hiett, presumably a cousin. Mary Hiett and Thomas Edwards had several children, the second daughter married Hugh McIvor of Capon Valley and they went to Greenbriar River to live; rich lands, but yet sparsely settled.
The Indians came and killed the husband and took the wife and children into captivity. After five years she managed to escape and return to her friends. During captivity she had been separated from her children and never allowed to see them but once; and she never again heard of them. This story is also known to the McIvor (McKeever) family, you will note, though told in a somewhat different way.
See pg. 65 of HH book, Vol. I, ancestors of Ann have not been traced.
b. c1730, prob. In Pa.; date and place of death are unknown; m. prior 1764 to ---- HARRIS, given name and parentage unknown; dates and places of birth and death are unknown; Ann is named in her father's will, 1764, as Ann Harris; Ann's husband may have been the John Harris who witnesses one of John Hiatt's deeds in North Carolina, 1757 (See p. 37, this volume -- editor).CH. (Descendants of Ann (Hiatt). Harris have not been traced -- editor.)
Sent by Clifford Hardin.
Joseph and Hannah went to Rowan County, North Carolina in 1757 with other members of the Hiatt Families. In 1760 Joseph and his two brothers, George and John, were deeded the land located on the south fork of the Deep River which their father had purchased three years earlier.
Because the Deep River Meeting was not approved as a Monthly Meeting until 1788, records were kept by New Garden Meeting. The Hiatt's and their neighbors attended Deep River Meeting. Joseph and Hannah moved in 1770 to the part of Rowan County, N.C. that became Surry County and remained there until 1795 when they moved to Grayson County, Vir. Here they were members of Westfield Meeting, Surry Co., N.C. The marriages of three of their sons to three daughters of David and Elizabeth Babb Reese are in the Quaker Records.(10.) JOSEPH HIATT (2.) (1.):
b. c1732, Bucks or Lancaster Co., Pa.; d. post 1820(?)., Highland Co., Ohio (?).; m. c1753, prob. at Hopewell MO. Mtg., Va., To HANNAH ----, maiden name and parentage unknown; b. c1735, place unknown; d. prior 1808, prob. Grayson Co., Va.; m. (2nd). in Highland Co., Ohio, 5-1mo-1809, to ELIZABETH BALLARD, said to have been a widow.
CH (By first wife). (67.) Ann; (68.) Hannah; (69.) Joseph; (70.) Benjamin; (71.) Phebe; (72.) Azariah; (73.) Absalom; (74.) Catherine; (75.) John.
1771 Tax List, Surry Co., N.c.: Joseph Hiatt -2 polls.
1782 Tax List : Joseph Highott - 5 horses (or miles). - 7 cattle.
1784 Tax List: Capt. Gaines District (now upper Stokes co.): Joseph Highott - 1 poll.
1785 Tax List: Capt. Gain's District - Joseph Hiett - 400 acres - 1 poll.
1786 Tax List: Capt. Gain's District - Joseph Hitt (sic). - 800 acres - 1 poll.
1790 Census: surry co., NC.: Joseph Hiett, 5 males over 16 years of age, including Heads of Families - 2 males under 16- 4 females.
1790 Tax List; Capt. Lovill's District - Joseph Hiett, Sr. - 398 acres - 1 poll.
1791 Tax List: Joseph Hiett - 250 acres - 1 poll
1792 Tax List: Joseph Hyatt, Sr. -355 acres - 1 poll.
1793 Tax List: Joseph Hiott - 230 acres - 1 poll.
1794 Tax List: Joseph Hiatt, Sr.- 230 acres - 1 poll.
1795 Tax List: Joseph Hiatt - 250 acres - 2 polls.Deed Book E, p. 29, Dobson, Surry Co., NC. Joseph Hiett - Grant No. 1093 - 400 acres - entered 2 May 1785 - issued 18 May 1789 - land on waters of Yadkin River - entry No. 110, Book 70, p. 65 - 50 shillings per 100 acres - land on Yadkin and Dan River and Tom's Creek - McKinneys Line.
Deed Book C, p. 453: Micajah Clark to Joseph Hiott -26 July 1786 - 200 acres - 50 pounds - Chestnut Creek and Tom's Creek.
Deed Book F, p. 218: Joseph Hiatt - 80 acres - Chinquemin Creek - Ben Hiett's line - 9 July 1794.
Deed Book F. p. 222: Joseph Hiatt - 50 acres - Tom's Creek - 9 July 1794.
Deed Book F, p. 338: Joseph Hiatt to Abraham Horton - 130 acres - 50 pounds - Tom's Creek - 4 February 1795.
Joseph Hiett - Grant No. 2200 - 60 acres - entered 17 December 1794 - issued 30 August 1802 - entry No. 770 - Book 115, p. 299.
Deed Book I, p. 544: Joseph Hiatt, of Grayson Co., Va., to Curtis Jackson- 121/2 acres - 3 pounds - North Fork of Tom's Creek - 11 November 1800.Stokes Co., NC.: Deed Book 3, p. 365: 14, November 1795: Joseph Hiatt to Peter Bellow - land located on both sided of Surry and Stokes County line..
Grayson Co., Va.: Deed Book 1, p. 373 - 14 August 1800 - Zachariah Stanley of Montgomery Co. to Joseph Hiett, Sr., of Grayson - 400 acres on the big Snake Greek the waters of big Reed Island - 100 pounds - Wit.: John Hayes, Abm. Stanley, Zach. Stanley, Jr. - Signed: Zachariah Stanley, and Sarah Stanley - recorded Feb. 1801.
Deed Book 2, p. 162 - 22 November 1805 - Joseph Hiett of Grayson to George Cornealis of Grayson - 400 acres - 260 pounds - big Snake Creek a branch of big Reed Island a branch of New River - Wit.: Azariah Hiett, Isaac Morris, John Hiett - recorded January 1806.(R53,54,55,56).
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR.Fairfield Mo. Mtg., Hihgland Co., Ohio: 29-10mo-1808 - Joseph Highett received on certificate from Mt. Pleasant Mo. Mtg., Va., dated 27-8mo-1808. 5-1mo-1809 - Joseph Hiatt, Highland Co., 0., m. at Fall Creek to Elizabeth Ballard, Highland Co., Ohio (R57).
Joseph Hiatt is given on the 1820 Census of Highland Co., Ohio Thus, he removed 1756/7 from Va. to Rowan (now Guilford). Co., NC; and in the 1760's to that part of Rowan which became Surry Co. in 1770; in 1760 his father deeded him 212 acres, which are probably the 212 acres his uncle George Hiatt sold in 1788 (see pages 37 and 49, this volume).; resided in Surry unitl 1795, then removed to Grayson Co., Va., and finally, in 1808, to Highland Co., where he married the following year to Elizabeth. (R58).
New Garden Mo. Mtg., Guilford Co., NC. (This family record is omitted from Hinshaw's volume -ed.)
Joseph Hiatt
Hannah Hiatt
Ch: Ann b. 1 - 1 - (or13). - 1755
Hannah " 2 - 7 - 1759
Joseph " 1 - 10 - 1762
Benjamin " 1 - 4 - 1764
Phebe " 7 - 23 - 1766
Azariah " 5 - 9 - 1770
Absalom " 9 - 27 - 1772
Catherine " 4 - 30 - 1775
John " 1 - 17 - 1778Joseph is #10 in Hiatt-Hiett book of Genealogy:
!Larry Anderson's John Hiatt Jr. Book p. 6
!Birth and Death dates and places:Hiatt-Hiett Family History by Wm. Perry
Johnson. Pages 27-41.
!John Hiatt and His Descendants by Jeanne Oliphant Guymon pp. 121 to 133.
Sent by Clifford Hardin.
Joseph and Hannah went to Rowan County, North Carolina in 1757 with other members of the Hiatt Families. In 1760 Joseph and his two brothers, George and John, were deeded the land located on the south fork of the Deep River which their father had purchased three years earlier.
Because the Deep River Meeting was not approved as a Monthly Meeting until 1788, records were kept by New Garden Meeting. The Hiatt's and their neighbors attended Deep River Meeting. Joseph and Hannah moved in 1770 to the part of Rowan County, N.C. that became Surry County and remained there until 1795 when they moved to Grayson County, Vir. Here they were members of Westfield Meeting, Surry Co., N.C. The marriages of three of their sons to three daughters of David and Elizabeth Babb Reese are in the Quaker Records.(10.) JOSEPH HIATT (2.) (1.):
b. c1732, Bucks or Lancaster Co., Pa.; d. post 1820(?)., Highland Co., Ohio (?).; m. c1753, prob. at Hopewell MO. Mtg., Va., To HANNAH ----, maiden name and parentage unknown; b. c1735, place unknown; d. prior 1808, prob. Grayson Co., Va.; m. (2nd). in Highland Co., Ohio, 5-1mo-1809, to ELIZABETH BALLARD, said to have been a widow.
CH (By first wife). (67.) Ann; (68.) Hannah; (69.) Joseph; (70.) Benjamin; (71.) Phebe; (72.) Azariah; (73.) Absalom; (74.) Catherine; (75.) John.
1771 Tax List, Surry Co., N.c.: Joseph Hiatt -2 polls.
1782 Tax List : Joseph Highott - 5 horses (or miles). - 7 cattle.
1784 Tax List: Capt. Gaines District (now upper Stokes co.): Joseph Highott - 1 poll.
1785 Tax List: Capt. Gain's District - Joseph Hiett - 400 acres - 1 poll.
1786 Tax List: Capt. Gain's District - Joseph Hitt (sic). - 800 acres - 1 poll.
1790 Census: surry co., NC.: Joseph Hiett, 5 males over 16 years of age, including Heads of Families - 2 males under 16- 4 females.
1790 Tax List; Capt. Lovill's District - Joseph Hiett, Sr. - 398 acres - 1 poll.
1791 Tax List: Joseph Hiett - 250 acres - 1 poll
1792 Tax List: Joseph Hyatt, Sr. -355 acres - 1 poll.
1793 Tax List: Joseph Hiott - 230 acres - 1 poll.
1794 Tax List: Joseph Hiatt, Sr.- 230 acres - 1 poll.
1795 Tax List: Joseph Hiatt - 250 acres - 2 polls.Deed Book E, p. 29, Dobson, Surry Co., NC. Joseph Hiett - Grant No. 1093 - 400 acres - entered 2 May 1785 - issued 18 May 1789 - land on waters of Yadkin River - entry No. 110, Book 70, p. 65 - 50 shillings per 100 acres - land on Yadkin and Dan River and Tom's Creek - McKinneys Line.
Deed Book C, p. 453: Micajah Clark to Joseph Hiott -26 July 1786 - 200 acres - 50 pounds - Chestnut Creek and Tom's Creek.
Deed Book F, p. 218: Joseph Hiatt - 80 acres - Chinquemin Creek - Ben Hiett's line - 9 July 1794.
Deed Book F. p. 222: Joseph Hiatt - 50 acres - Tom's Creek - 9 July 1794.
Deed Book F, p. 338: Joseph Hiatt to Abraham Horton - 130 acres - 50 pounds - Tom's Creek - 4 February 1795.
Joseph Hiett - Grant No. 2200 - 60 acres - entered 17 December 1794 - issued 30 August 1802 - entry No. 770 - Book 115, p. 299.
Deed Book I, p. 544: Joseph Hiatt, of Grayson Co., Va., to Curtis Jackson- 121/2 acres - 3 pounds - North Fork of Tom's Creek - 11 November 1800.Stokes Co., NC.: Deed Book 3, p. 365: 14, November 1795: Joseph Hiatt to Peter Bellow - land located on both sided of Surry and Stokes County line..
Grayson Co., Va.: Deed Book 1, p. 373 - 14 August 1800 - Zachariah Stanley of Montgomery Co. to Joseph Hiett, Sr., of Grayson - 400 acres on the big Snake Greek the waters of big Reed Island - 100 pounds - Wit.: John Hayes, Abm. Stanley, Zach. Stanley, Jr. - Signed: Zachariah Stanley, and Sarah Stanley - recorded Feb. 1801.
Deed Book 2, p. 162 - 22 November 1805 - Joseph Hiett of Grayson to George Cornealis of Grayson - 400 acres - 260 pounds - big Snake Creek a branch of big Reed Island a branch of New River - Wit.: Azariah Hiett, Isaac Morris, John Hiett - recorded January 1806.(R53,54,55,56).
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR.Fairfield Mo. Mtg., Hihgland Co., Ohio: 29-10mo-1808 - Joseph Highett received on certificate from Mt. Pleasant Mo. Mtg., Va., dated 27-8mo-1808. 5-1mo-1809 - Joseph Hiatt, Highland Co., 0., m. at Fall Creek to Elizabeth Ballard, Highland Co., Ohio (R57).
Joseph Hiatt is given on the 1820 Census of Highland Co., Ohio Thus, he removed 1756/7 from Va. to Rowan (now Guilford). Co., NC; and in the 1760's to that part of Rowan which became Surry Co. in 1770; in 1760 his father deeded him 212 acres, which are probably the 212 acres his uncle George Hiatt sold in 1788 (see pages 37 and 49, this volume).; resided in Surry unitl 1795, then removed to Grayson Co., Va., and finally, in 1808, to Highland Co., where he married the following year to Elizabeth. (R58).
New Garden Mo. Mtg., Guilford Co., NC. (This family record is omitted from Hinshaw's volume -ed.)
Joseph Hiatt
Hannah Hiatt
Ch: Ann b. 1 - 1 - (or13). - 1755
Hannah " 2 - 7 - 1759
Joseph " 1 - 10 - 1762
Benjamin " 1 - 4 - 1764
Phebe " 7 - 23 - 1766
Azariah " 5 - 9 - 1770
Absalom " 9 - 27 - 1772
Catherine " 4 - 30 - 1775
John " 1 - 17 - 1778Joseph is #10 in Hiatt-Hiett book of Genealogy:
!Larry Anderson's John Hiatt Jr. Book p. 6
!Birth and Death dates and places:Hiatt-Hiett Family History by Wm. Perry
Johnson. Pages 27-41.
!John Hiatt and His Descendants by Jeanne Oliphant Guymon pp. 121 to 133.
Said to have been a widow, maiden name?
S/o Roger Dyer and Hannah Green. William was killed by Indians
Fort Seybert, W. Va.
We visited Mrs. Neva Miller Conrad wife of Paul Conrad, who is the present owner of the site of Fort Seybert.
We climbed a steep hill to a cemetery near the top of the hill where were
buried under a big oak three those who were massacred by the Indians in 1758.
there were no stones except one marked "j.B. 1799" Mrs. Conrad told us this
stood for John Blizzard who used to live in a log cabin nearby. It was a
beautiful sop, one could see for miles around over a peaceful farm valley.
Mrs. Conrad showed us a copy of Pendleton County, History by Orin F.
Morton (1910) On the flyleaf was marked Ruth Dyer died Aug 30, 1873.
This book stated that Trumbo is French originally splled Trombeau.
August 1970 Trip to Va. and W. Va. Everett and Mary Trumbo.
By 1744 Roger Dyer had 5 children, the eldest son, William married
Margaret Hiatt. The youngest son, James b. 1844 and who was held captive by
Indians for several years. Roger and wife (Hannah Greene) also had 3 daughters, Hester, Sarah and Hannah.
Wm. Dyer and Margaret Hiatt (by 1757) had 2 sons, Roger b. 1755 and John
born by 1757. The Ft. Seybert Massacre New Pendleton Co., W. Va. occurred 28
APril 1758 when Roger Dyer Sr. was killed by Indians and also his son William, when his flint-lock misfired.
Roger Dyer, Sr. wife Hannah (Greene) and also Margaret (Hiatt) Dyer must
have been with Hannah's people who lived in (Orange Co., Greene's) in
Shenandoah Valley area when the massacre occurred.A Frontier Family
Among the earliest settlers in Pendleton County, West Virginia, (then
Augusta County, Virginia, and later Rockingham County) were Roger Dyer and his son, William Dyer. On November 5th, 1747, they bought land from Robert Green of Orange. Roger Dyer bought over 800 acres of land for twenty pounds "current money of Virginia", and his son, William, bought 350 acres of land for fourteen pounds. From the same tract of 1860 acres, which had been patented to Robert Green on January 12th, 1746, four other men bought land. They were Matthew Patton, John Patton Jr., John Smith, and William Stevenson. These men, with their families, settled on this land within the next year or two. On August 28, 1750. It was the earliest settlement in that section of Augusta County, on the "Southernmost branch of the South Branch of the Potomoc", and was called the "Dyer Settlement". On May 21st, 1755, John Patton, Jr. sold 210 acres of his land to Jacob Seybert. This land had "corner to tract sold to Roger Dyer."
The next year a fort was built on Jacob Seybert's land, which was the scene of a tragic massacre two years later, on April 28, 1758. Since that time the Dyer Settlement has been known as Fort Seybert, although there has been no fort there since the fort was burned immediately following the massacre.
Roger Dyer was massacred by the Indians, his son, William, was shot by the Indians before the massacre, when he went out to hunt. His daughter, Sarah Dyer Hawes, was taken captive by the Indians and remained with them, according to one tradition, for seven years. Roger Dyer's young son, James, then fourteen years old,w as a captive with the Indians for over a year. A
daughter, Hannah Dyer Keister, is supposed to have hidden, with two small
children, among some rocks a short distance below the fort and made her escape. There was another daughter, Hester Dyer Patton, the wife of Matthew Patton, who either was not in the vicinity at the time, or escaped as others did.
All of the five children of Roger Dyer have left descendants. William had two small sons, Roger and John, at the time of the massacre. Their mother later married John Craven, and in 1765 John Craven was appointed, in Augusta Co., the guardian of Roger and John Dyer, the orphans of William Dyer. Nearly all of the land, if not all, of Roger Dyer is still int he possession of the descendants of James Dyer to who he willed his "plantation".
The Roger Dyer Family Association, formed in 1935, included all the living descendants of the Roger Dyer who was massacred by the Indians. This famiy, like many other pioneers families, has descendants in nearly every state in the west, as well as in West Virginia and Virginia, as various ones participated in the emigration to the West, especially to Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
Sent by Wilmer Kerns. Margaret and Dennis Lanahan lived near Harrisonburg, Va.
(12.) MARGARET HIATT (2.) (1.):
b. c1736, Orange Co., Va. (now Jefferson Co., W. Va.) ; d. post 1782, Rockingham co., Va.; m. (1st). c1753, prob. in Frederick Co., Va., to WILLIAM DYER, son of Roger and Hannah (-). Dyer b. prob. 1730's, in Pa.; killed by Indians, 28 April 1758 Augusta Co., Va. - (now Pendleton Co., W.Va.) ; m.(2nd). 1759, Frederick or Augusta Co., Va., to JOHN CRAVENS, son of robert and mAry (Harrison). Cravens, b. 1722, Sussex Co., Del.; d. 1778, Rockingham Co., Va.; m. (3rd). 18 March 1782, in Rockingham Co., Va., to DENNIS LANAHAN, from Ulster, Ireland; dates and locations of birth and death not known.
CH: (Of William and Margaret Dyer). (88.) Roger (89.) John.
(Of John and margaret Cravens). (90.) mary (91). Hannah; (92.) Robert; (93.) William; (94.) Joseph; (95.) james; (96.) Margaret.The Settlers of the Long Grey Trail, by J. Houston Harrison, gives the genealogy of the Harrison family of Augusta and Rockingham cos., Va. On pages 261 and 342 it gives an account of the above family: John Cravens, born 1722 in Sussex Co., Delaware, died 1778, was eldest son of capt. Robert Cravens and wife Mary. Betweem 1758-1762 John Cravens married Margaret Dyer, the widow of William Dyer. On Sept. 15, 1758, Henry Smith signed Thomas Fulton's bond as security for Margaret Dyer. In 1765 there were infant orphans, Roger and John Dryer. Margaret was the daughter of John and Margaret Hiatt, Quakers, said to have come from the British Isles. John and Margaret Cravens lived on Cook's Creek, and he also had land in Linville Creek Community. In 1782 Margaret married, 3rdly, to Dennis Lanahan of Ulster, Ireland. He eventually gained the guardianship, or at least the control, of the estate belonging to the Craven children. A lawsuit followed, charging him wasting the money, etc.
In 1909, Judge Rober Oscar Cravebs, of Sacramento, California -- a descendant of Margaret (Hiatt). (Dyer). Cravens - wrote: Margaret Hiatt was born, reared, and married at opequon Creek, Frederick Co., Va. In 1758 William Dyer was killed by the Indians, and Margaret and her infant son, Roger Dyer, were rescued by John Cravens. A short time later Margaret's son, John Dyer was born, and the following year (17590 she married John Cravens. Robert Cravens, gentleman (father of John)., in 1743/48 was commissioned Captain of Horse in Orange Co., Va. The Cravens lived in Augusta Co., Va., and intermarried with the Harrisons and Smiths. It is alleged that Margaret (Hiatt). Cravens has been reocgnized as furnishing supplies to New Castle Co., Del., during the Revolutionary War.
The following excerpts are from Morton's History of Pendleton co., W. Va. : "The first bona-fide settlers of Pendleton appear to be the six families who on the fourth and fifth days of November, 1747 were given deeds of purchase by robert Green. The heads of these families were Robert (sic-should be Roger). Dyer, his son William, and his son-in-law matthew Patton; also John Patton, Jr., John Smith and William Stephenson. These men purchased 1860 acres, paying therefor 61 pounds and 6 shillings, or $203.33 --- It is…to be borne in mind that the settlers, -- perhaps 5,000 - who had come into the valley pf Virginia within just 20 years, were scattered over an area 150 miles long and 50 miles broad. This was an average only one family to each 5,000 acres. The county organization of Augusta was barely three years old. Staunton had not yet received its name. The locality of was known as 'Beverlys' Mill Place. There was in fact no designated town in the whole valley. The nearest approach to one was Winchester, then only ten years old and not to become a twon until 1752. As for highways, there were none worthy of the name. There was no established road on even bridle path for miles down the South Fork….
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR."Roger Dyer was at least on the border of middle age and for that period was a person of quite good circumstances. He evidently went into the wilderness of his own free chioce, and seems to have possessed the qualities of leadership and venturesomeness. On coming to virginia from Pennsylvania he first l;ocated at Moorefield, but finding the damp bottom land malarious, he moved higher up the valley in search of a healthful spot. Two of the other members of the group were of his own family, and the other three were presumablyformer neighbors if not relative also.
"Whether the little colony occupied its lands the same fall or waited until spring we do not know. But because of the short distance to Moorefield the settlers may have moved to the new home at once…
"….In the latter year (1755). roger Dyer fell into a term of ill health and made a will wherein he mentions 29 persons with whom he had had business dealings of one sort or another.…(Among those named was John Cravens - editor).
"By the close of 1757, not less than 40 families, or 200 individuals, were living in what is now Mendleton County. They were not unequally divided between the South Branch and the South Fork, and they were most numerous toward Upper Tract and the Dyer settlement….
"We may picture to ourselves a primeval forest broken only by a few dozen clearings, nearly all of those lying on or near the large watercourses. In these clearings were the small houses, usually of unhewn logs. Around the house were small, stump-dotted fields of corn, grain, and flax. The pens for the livestock were strongly built, so as to protect the animals from the bears, wolves, and catamounts that were the cause of continual anxiety and occasional loss. The 'broads' leading out from the settlement were simply bridle paths, and commodities were carried on the backs of animals.
"There was a little mill at the Dyer settlement and another at Upper tract. Doubtless there was also a blacjksmith in each valley. But there was neither church, schoolhouse, nor sotre. In the Dyer settlement, judging by the character pf its people, it is probable that there was some makeshift to provide elementary instruction for the young people. Elsewhere it is not likely that anything was being done in this line, unless through direct parental effort….
"In 1756 three bloody battles (with the Indians -- editor). were fought in Hampshire… In 1756 Virginia appropriated $33,333 for the building of 23 forts, these to comprise a chain extending from the great Cacapon in Hampshirer to the Mayo in Hailfax.… We have no account of any raids in Pendleton prior to 1757… Fort Upper Tract and Fort Seybert appear to have been built in 1756.… Fort Seybert stood.…a fourth of a mile south of the Fprt Seybert post office. The tragedy at Fort Seybert took place.… April 28, 1758… There were survivors to return from captivity and relate the event. The account they gave us has been kept very much alive by their descendants in the vicinity…
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR."The attacking party was composed of about 40 Shawness led by Killbuck. There is a vague statement that one Frenchman was among them….The only mention of Upper Tract in the Fort Seybert narrative is that an express was sent there for aid, but turned back after coming within sight of the telltale column of smoke from the burning buildings.
"The number of persons 'forting' in the Dyer settlement was perhaps 40. Very few of them were men, and several having gone across the Sghenandoah Mountain the day previous. Some of the women of the settlement also appear to have been away. There was a fog shrouding the bottom of the South Fork on this fatefui; morning, and the immediate presence of the enemy was unsuspected.…
"William Dyer had gone out to hunt and was waylaid near the fort. His flintlock refused to prime and fell dead pierced by several balls..
"The people slain in the massacre were 17, some accounts putting the number at 21 or even more. Among them were Captain Seybert, Roger Dyer, and the bound boy Wallace, whose yellow scalp was afterward recognized by Mrs. Hawes. It is brunette captives that Indians have preferred to spare.
"Including William Dyer, the four names are the only ones now remembered. It is worthy of note that apart from Sybert and the two Dyers none of the heads of families in the region around appear to be missing.. Even the wives of Roger and William Dyer were not among the killed. The infant son of William Dyer was with its mother's people east of Shenandoah Mountain….The estate of William Dyer was $713.03." (R60).
Hiett, Margaret, daughter of John and Rachel(Wilson) Hiett, was born circa 1728 and died after 1788, in Rockingham County, Virginia. She married: (1) William Dyer, the father of their two children, Roger Dyer and John Dyer, (2) John Cravens, son of Robert and Mary (Harrison) Cravens, circa 1760. He was born 1722 and died on July 4, 1778. They had seven children born between 1760 and 1775, in Rockingham County, Va. (3) Dennis Lanahan, on March 20, 1782. They lived in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Sent by Wilmer Kerns
S/o Robert and Mary Harrison Cravens.
John and Margaret had 7 children born between 1760 and 1775, in Rockingham Co., Va.
Listed in Settlers by the Long Grey Trail by J. Houston Harrison; pub. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975, Baltimore. Capt. Robert Cravens and his family page 261.
John Craven from Craven, Rowan Co., N.C.
N. B. No special effort has been made to collect Cravens data, however it is known that Margaret (Hiatt). (Dyer). (Cravens). Lanahan had a grandson, John Cravens, who settled in Indiana and was father of Congressman James Addison Cravens of Indiana. Also, another grandson was Congressman James Harrison Cravens, of Indiana. In accordance with the numbering system used in this volume, sketches of these descendants of John Hiett, immigrant, will be properly placed in this volume, John Craven's number - (443.) ; James Harrison Cravens' number - (444.) -- editor.William Perry Johnson, Hiatt/Hiett Family History, Vol I
HH Volume, W. P. Johnson, presents that John was the son of
Sent by Wilmer Kerns. Margaret and Dennis Lanahan lived near Harrisonburg, Va.
(12.) MARGARET HIATT (2.) (1.):
b. c1736, Orange Co., Va. (now Jefferson Co., W. Va.) ; d. post 1782, Rockingham co., Va.; m. (1st). c1753, prob. in Frederick Co., Va., to WILLIAM DYER, son of Roger and Hannah (-). Dyer b. prob. 1730's, in Pa.; killed by Indians, 28 April 1758 Augusta Co., Va. - (now Pendleton Co., W.Va.) ; m.(2nd). 1759, Frederick or Augusta Co., Va., to JOHN CRAVENS, son of robert and mAry (Harrison). Cravens, b. 1722, Sussex Co., Del.; d. 1778, Rockingham Co., Va.; m. (3rd). 18 March 1782, in Rockingham Co., Va., to DENNIS LANAHAN, from Ulster, Ireland; dates and locations of birth and death not known.
CH: (Of William and Margaret Dyer). (88.) Roger (89.) John.
(Of John and margaret Cravens). (90.) mary (91). Hannah; (92.) Robert; (93.) William; (94.) Joseph; (95.) james; (96.) Margaret.The Settlers of the Long Grey Trail, by J. Houston Harrison, gives the genealogy of the Harrison family of Augusta and Rockingham cos., Va. On pages 261 and 342 it gives an account of the above family: John Cravens, born 1722 in Sussex Co., Delaware, died 1778, was eldest son of capt. Robert Cravens and wife Mary. Betweem 1758-1762 John Cravens married Margaret Dyer, the widow of William Dyer. On Sept. 15, 1758, Henry Smith signed Thomas Fulton's bond as security for Margaret Dyer. In 1765 there were infant orphans, Roger and John Dryer. Margaret was the daughter of John and Margaret Hiatt, Quakers, said to have come from the British Isles. John and Margaret Cravens lived on Cook's Creek, and he also had land in Linville Creek Community. In 1782 Margaret married, 3rdly, to Dennis Lanahan of Ulster, Ireland. He eventually gained the guardianship, or at least the control, of the estate belonging to the Craven children. A lawsuit followed, charging him wasting the money, etc.
In 1909, Judge Rober Oscar Cravebs, of Sacramento, California -- a descendant of Margaret (Hiatt). (Dyer). Cravens - wrote: Margaret Hiatt was born, reared, and married at opequon Creek, Frederick Co., Va. In 1758 William Dyer was killed by the Indians, and Margaret and her infant son, Roger Dyer, were rescued by John Cravens. A short time later Margaret's son, John Dyer was born, and the following year (17590 she married John Cravens. Robert Cravens, gentleman (father of John)., in 1743/48 was commissioned Captain of Horse in Orange Co., Va. The Cravens lived in Augusta Co., Va., and intermarried with the Harrisons and Smiths. It is alleged that Margaret (Hiatt). Cravens has been reocgnized as furnishing supplies to New Castle Co., Del., during the Revolutionary War.
The following excerpts are from Morton's History of Pendleton co., W. Va. : "The first bona-fide settlers of Pendleton appear to be the six families who on the fourth and fifth days of November, 1747 were given deeds of purchase by robert Green. The heads of these families were Robert (sic-should be Roger). Dyer, his son William, and his son-in-law matthew Patton; also John Patton, Jr., John Smith and William Stephenson. These men purchased 1860 acres, paying therefor 61 pounds and 6 shillings, or $203.33 --- It is…to be borne in mind that the settlers, -- perhaps 5,000 - who had come into the valley pf Virginia within just 20 years, were scattered over an area 150 miles long and 50 miles broad. This was an average only one family to each 5,000 acres. The county organization of Augusta was barely three years old. Staunton had not yet received its name. The locality of was known as 'Beverlys' Mill Place. There was in fact no designated town in the whole valley. The nearest approach to one was Winchester, then only ten years old and not to become a twon until 1752. As for highways, there were none worthy of the name. There was no established road on even bridle path for miles down the South Fork….
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR."Roger Dyer was at least on the border of middle age and for that period was a person of quite good circumstances. He evidently went into the wilderness of his own free chioce, and seems to have possessed the qualities of leadership and venturesomeness. On coming to virginia from Pennsylvania he first l;ocated at Moorefield, but finding the damp bottom land malarious, he moved higher up the valley in search of a healthful spot. Two of the other members of the group were of his own family, and the other three were presumablyformer neighbors if not relative also.
"Whether the little colony occupied its lands the same fall or waited until spring we do not know. But because of the short distance to Moorefield the settlers may have moved to the new home at once…
"….In the latter year (1755). roger Dyer fell into a term of ill health and made a will wherein he mentions 29 persons with whom he had had business dealings of one sort or another.…(Among those named was John Cravens - editor).
"By the close of 1757, not less than 40 families, or 200 individuals, were living in what is now Mendleton County. They were not unequally divided between the South Branch and the South Fork, and they were most numerous toward Upper Tract and the Dyer settlement….
"We may picture to ourselves a primeval forest broken only by a few dozen clearings, nearly all of those lying on or near the large watercourses. In these clearings were the small houses, usually of unhewn logs. Around the house were small, stump-dotted fields of corn, grain, and flax. The pens for the livestock were strongly built, so as to protect the animals from the bears, wolves, and catamounts that were the cause of continual anxiety and occasional loss. The 'broads' leading out from the settlement were simply bridle paths, and commodities were carried on the backs of animals.
"There was a little mill at the Dyer settlement and another at Upper tract. Doubtless there was also a blacjksmith in each valley. But there was neither church, schoolhouse, nor sotre. In the Dyer settlement, judging by the character pf its people, it is probable that there was some makeshift to provide elementary instruction for the young people. Elsewhere it is not likely that anything was being done in this line, unless through direct parental effort….
"In 1756 three bloody battles (with the Indians -- editor). were fought in Hampshire… In 1756 Virginia appropriated $33,333 for the building of 23 forts, these to comprise a chain extending from the great Cacapon in Hampshirer to the Mayo in Hailfax.… We have no account of any raids in Pendleton prior to 1757… Fort Upper Tract and Fort Seybert appear to have been built in 1756.… Fort Seybert stood.…a fourth of a mile south of the Fprt Seybert post office. The tragedy at Fort Seybert took place.… April 28, 1758… There were survivors to return from captivity and relate the event. The account they gave us has been kept very much alive by their descendants in the vicinity…
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR."The attacking party was composed of about 40 Shawness led by Killbuck. There is a vague statement that one Frenchman was among them….The only mention of Upper Tract in the Fort Seybert narrative is that an express was sent there for aid, but turned back after coming within sight of the telltale column of smoke from the burning buildings.
"The number of persons 'forting' in the Dyer settlement was perhaps 40. Very few of them were men, and several having gone across the Sghenandoah Mountain the day previous. Some of the women of the settlement also appear to have been away. There was a fog shrouding the bottom of the South Fork on this fatefui; morning, and the immediate presence of the enemy was unsuspected.…
"William Dyer had gone out to hunt and was waylaid near the fort. His flintlock refused to prime and fell dead pierced by several balls..
"The people slain in the massacre were 17, some accounts putting the number at 21 or even more. Among them were Captain Seybert, Roger Dyer, and the bound boy Wallace, whose yellow scalp was afterward recognized by Mrs. Hawes. It is brunette captives that Indians have preferred to spare.
"Including William Dyer, the four names are the only ones now remembered. It is worthy of note that apart from Sybert and the two Dyers none of the heads of families in the region around appear to be missing.. Even the wives of Roger and William Dyer were not among the killed. The infant son of William Dyer was with its mother's people east of Shenandoah Mountain….The estate of William Dyer was $713.03." (R60).
Hiett, Margaret, daughter of John and Rachel(Wilson) Hiett, was born circa 1728 and died after 1788, in Rockingham County, Virginia. She married: (1) William Dyer, the father of their two children, Roger Dyer and John Dyer, (2) John Cravens, son of Robert and Mary (Harrison) Cravens, circa 1760. He was born 1722 and died on July 4, 1778. They had seven children born between 1760 and 1775, in Rockingham County, Va. (3) Dennis Lanahan, on March 20, 1782. They lived in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Sent by Wilmer Kerns. Margaret and Dennis Lanahan lived near Harrisonburg, Va.
(12.) MARGARET HIATT (2.) (1.):
b. c1736, Orange Co., Va. (now Jefferson Co., W. Va.) ; d. post 1782, Rockingham co., Va.; m. (1st). c1753, prob. in Frederick Co., Va., to WILLIAM DYER, son of Roger and Hannah (-). Dyer b. prob. 1730's, in Pa.; killed by Indians, 28 April 1758 Augusta Co., Va. - (now Pendleton Co., W.Va.) ; m.(2nd). 1759, Frederick or Augusta Co., Va., to JOHN CRAVENS, son of robert and mAry (Harrison). Cravens, b. 1722, Sussex Co., Del.; d. 1778, Rockingham Co., Va.; m. (3rd). 18 March 1782, in Rockingham Co., Va., to DENNIS LANAHAN, from Ulster, Ireland; dates and locations of birth and death not known.
CH: (Of William and Margaret Dyer). (88.) Roger (89.) John.
(Of John and margaret Cravens). (90.) mary (91). Hannah; (92.) Robert; (93.) William; (94.) Joseph; (95.) james; (96.) Margaret.The Settlers of the Long Grey Trail, by J. Houston Harrison, gives the genealogy of the Harrison family of Augusta and Rockingham cos., Va. On pages 261 and 342 it gives an account of the above family: John Cravens, born 1722 in Sussex Co., Delaware, died 1778, was eldest son of capt. Robert Cravens and wife Mary. Betweem 1758-1762 John Cravens married Margaret Dyer, the widow of William Dyer. On Sept. 15, 1758, Henry Smith signed Thomas Fulton's bond as security for Margaret Dyer. In 1765 there were infant orphans, Roger and John Dryer. Margaret was the daughter of John and Margaret Hiatt, Quakers, said to have come from the British Isles. John and Margaret Cravens lived on Cook's Creek, and he also had land in Linville Creek Community. In 1782 Margaret married, 3rdly, to Dennis Lanahan of Ulster, Ireland. He eventually gained the guardianship, or at least the control, of the estate belonging to the Craven children. A lawsuit followed, charging him wasting the money, etc.
In 1909, Judge Rober Oscar Cravebs, of Sacramento, California -- a descendant of Margaret (Hiatt). (Dyer). Cravens - wrote: Margaret Hiatt was born, reared, and married at opequon Creek, Frederick Co., Va. In 1758 William Dyer was killed by the Indians, and Margaret and her infant son, Roger Dyer, were rescued by John Cravens. A short time later Margaret's son, John Dyer was born, and the following year (17590 she married John Cravens. Robert Cravens, gentleman (father of John)., in 1743/48 was commissioned Captain of Horse in Orange Co., Va. The Cravens lived in Augusta Co., Va., and intermarried with the Harrisons and Smiths. It is alleged that Margaret (Hiatt). Cravens has been reocgnized as furnishing supplies to New Castle Co., Del., during the Revolutionary War.
The following excerpts are from Morton's History of Pendleton co., W. Va. : "The first bona-fide settlers of Pendleton appear to be the six families who on the fourth and fifth days of November, 1747 were given deeds of purchase by robert Green. The heads of these families were Robert (sic-should be Roger). Dyer, his son William, and his son-in-law matthew Patton; also John Patton, Jr., John Smith and William Stephenson. These men purchased 1860 acres, paying therefor 61 pounds and 6 shillings, or $203.33 --- It is…to be borne in mind that the settlers, -- perhaps 5,000 - who had come into the valley pf Virginia within just 20 years, were scattered over an area 150 miles long and 50 miles broad. This was an average only one family to each 5,000 acres. The county organization of Augusta was barely three years old. Staunton had not yet received its name. The locality of was known as 'Beverlys' Mill Place. There was in fact no designated town in the whole valley. The nearest approach to one was Winchester, then only ten years old and not to become a twon until 1752. As for highways, there were none worthy of the name. There was no established road on even bridle path for miles down the South Fork….
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR."Roger Dyer was at least on the border of middle age and for that period was a person of quite good circumstances. He evidently went into the wilderness of his own free chioce, and seems to have possessed the qualities of leadership and venturesomeness. On coming to virginia from Pennsylvania he first l;ocated at Moorefield, but finding the damp bottom land malarious, he moved higher up the valley in search of a healthful spot. Two of the other members of the group were of his own family, and the other three were presumablyformer neighbors if not relative also.
"Whether the little colony occupied its lands the same fall or waited until spring we do not know. But because of the short distance to Moorefield the settlers may have moved to the new home at once…
"….In the latter year (1755). roger Dyer fell into a term of ill health and made a will wherein he mentions 29 persons with whom he had had business dealings of one sort or another.…(Among those named was John Cravens - editor).
"By the close of 1757, not less than 40 families, or 200 individuals, were living in what is now Mendleton County. They were not unequally divided between the South Branch and the South Fork, and they were most numerous toward Upper Tract and the Dyer settlement….
"We may picture to ourselves a primeval forest broken only by a few dozen clearings, nearly all of those lying on or near the large watercourses. In these clearings were the small houses, usually of unhewn logs. Around the house were small, stump-dotted fields of corn, grain, and flax. The pens for the livestock were strongly built, so as to protect the animals from the bears, wolves, and catamounts that were the cause of continual anxiety and occasional loss. The 'broads' leading out from the settlement were simply bridle paths, and commodities were carried on the backs of animals.
"There was a little mill at the Dyer settlement and another at Upper tract. Doubtless there was also a blacjksmith in each valley. But there was neither church, schoolhouse, nor sotre. In the Dyer settlement, judging by the character pf its people, it is probable that there was some makeshift to provide elementary instruction for the young people. Elsewhere it is not likely that anything was being done in this line, unless through direct parental effort….
"In 1756 three bloody battles (with the Indians -- editor). were fought in Hampshire… In 1756 Virginia appropriated $33,333 for the building of 23 forts, these to comprise a chain extending from the great Cacapon in Hampshirer to the Mayo in Hailfax.… We have no account of any raids in Pendleton prior to 1757… Fort Upper Tract and Fort Seybert appear to have been built in 1756.… Fort Seybert stood.…a fourth of a mile south of the Fprt Seybert post office. The tragedy at Fort Seybert took place.… April 28, 1758… There were survivors to return from captivity and relate the event. The account they gave us has been kept very much alive by their descendants in the vicinity…
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR."The attacking party was composed of about 40 Shawness led by Killbuck. There is a vague statement that one Frenchman was among them….The only mention of Upper Tract in the Fort Seybert narrative is that an express was sent there for aid, but turned back after coming within sight of the telltale column of smoke from the burning buildings.
"The number of persons 'forting' in the Dyer settlement was perhaps 40. Very few of them were men, and several having gone across the Sghenandoah Mountain the day previous. Some of the women of the settlement also appear to have been away. There was a fog shrouding the bottom of the South Fork on this fatefui; morning, and the immediate presence of the enemy was unsuspected.…
"William Dyer had gone out to hunt and was waylaid near the fort. His flintlock refused to prime and fell dead pierced by several balls..
"The people slain in the massacre were 17, some accounts putting the number at 21 or even more. Among them were Captain Seybert, Roger Dyer, and the bound boy Wallace, whose yellow scalp was afterward recognized by Mrs. Hawes. It is brunette captives that Indians have preferred to spare.
"Including William Dyer, the four names are the only ones now remembered. It is worthy of note that apart from Sybert and the two Dyers none of the heads of families in the region around appear to be missing.. Even the wives of Roger and William Dyer were not among the killed. The infant son of William Dyer was with its mother's people east of Shenandoah Mountain….The estate of William Dyer was $713.03." (R60).
Hiett, Margaret, daughter of John and Rachel(Wilson) Hiett, was born circa 1728 and died after 1788, in Rockingham County, Virginia. She married: (1) William Dyer, the father of their two children, Roger Dyer and John Dyer, (2) John Cravens, son of Robert and Mary (Harrison) Cravens, circa 1760. He was born 1722 and died on July 4, 1778. They had seven children born between 1760 and 1775, in Rockingham County, Va. (3) Dennis Lanahan, on March 20, 1782. They lived in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Sent by Michael Charles, Wilmer Kerns.
He was a Quaker Precher and gave aid to the continental army during the American Revolution.
It is belived that Evan and Sarah were buried in the Evan Hiett graveyard (Called Cowgill's during recent years) in unmarked graves. The old house, next to graveyard, and land are owned by Mr. John Whitacre. In 1988 the address is Capon Bridge, W.Vir.
Smith of Vir., VOl III, by Dorothy Ford Wulfech, page 31 "11253. April 15, 1946 signed D.B. (Wash) John Hiatt (son of John from Eng) who d. 1764, Frederick Co., Va (page 242, Will Book 3, Courthouse, Winchester, is said to
have married (1) 1722 Rachel Wilson. They had 15 children, among them, Evan, who married Sarah Smith."
History of the Hiett Family of Old Fredrick County, Va. by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D. This is part of a book manuscript titled Settlements and Settlers in Old Frederick County, Va.
According to Quaker records, Evan Hiett was born Oct 24, 1748 and died in Hampshire Co., January 22, 1815. He married Sarah Smith who was a daughter of one of the pioneers to Old Frederick County, Va., Capt. Jeremiah Smith.
Hiett was probably born in Hampshire County, where he spent most of his life on Sandy Ridge, farming and ministering. An accompanying photograph of the Hiett graveyard shows the 18th century house in the background. The
property is now owned and occupied by John Whitacre.
Evan Hiett served as a Quaker minister for thirty-four years. It should be noted that a Quaker minister did not play a traditional role of "Preacher" of evangelist, as in many of the Proestant denominations. A Quaker minister visited various sites to provide spiritual leadership and encouragement to those in the faith, similar to journeys made by apostles in the New Testament.
Self-examination was an important practice of the Quakers. The "members" were also subject to a strict church discipline, against which they were measured and disciplined for violating the rules. A minister assisted in
administering the system of discipline and examination in the Local Congreation (meeting), both in building up the faithful and in "punishing" those for infractions against the rules.Capon Valley 1698 to 1940 by Maud Pugh.
Evan and Sarah Smith Hiett lived on Sandy Ridge at the farm now known as the A.C. Cowgill place, they were industrious and thrifty as well as religious, for it has been said that he owned a farm for every child, which meant 10 farms.References:
(1) Capon Vally, by Maud Pugh, vol. 2, pages 133-136.
(2) Information supplied by Mr. Robert L. Steenrod, Rt. # 2, Box 629, Galena,
Missouri, 65656.(3) Information supplied by Mr. Michael H. Charles, 1824 Penfield Road,
Penfield, New York 14526.(4) Hiatt-Hiett Family, by William Perry Johnson, page 73.
UPDATED 18 July 2012, information found on Ancestry site, HIETT, Larry Anderson
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(Note: taken from a book manuscript on Hampshire County families by Wilmer L. Kerns) Evan Hiett According to Quaker records, Evan Hiett was born Oct. 24, 1748, and died in Hampshire County, Virginia on January 22, 1815. He married Sarah Smith, who was a daughter of one of the pioneers of Old Frederick County, Va., Capt. Jeremiah Smith. Hiett was probably born in Hampshire County where he spent most of his life on Sandy Ridge, farming and ministering. The Hiett farm was recently owned and occupied by John Whitacre (now deceased). Evan Hiett served as a Quaker minister for thirty-four years. It should be noted that a Quaker minister did not play a traditional role of "preacher" or evangelist, as in many of the Protestant denominations. A Quaker minister visited various places to provide spiritual leadership and encouragement to those in the faith, similar to journeys made by apostles in the New Testament. Self-examination was an important practice of the Quakers. The "members" were also subject to a strict church discipline, against which they were measured and disciplined for violating the rules. A minister assisted in administering the system of discipline and examination in the local congregation (meeting), both in building up the faithful and in "punishing" those for infractions against the rules. Researchers are encouraged to study Capon Valley: Its Pioneers and Their Descendants, by Miss Maud Pugh. Building from a general background in her book, I have done extensive graveyard research to fill in many of the missing pieces of information about the children and grandchildren of Evan and Sarah Hiett. This is amajor contribution of information. Some of these findings were reported in my recent book, Historical Records of Old Frederick And Hampshire Counties, Virginia. The following accounts also correct and supplement the published work of William Perry Johnson on the Hiatt/Hiett Family. One question asked by researchers of the Hiett family: Who were the numerous Evan Hietts and what were their relationships? The following account not only answers that question, but it provides records on ten children of Evan and Sarah Hiett, plus sixty-three grandchildren. The children of Evan and Sarah (Smith) Hiett were: 1. Joseph Hiett was born on June 11, 1774 and died Jan. 24, 1860. His wife was Alice Sutton, who was born Aug. 27, 1779 and died May 31, 1866. Both were buried in the Evan Hiett graveyard, located on the Sandy Ridge homeplace. Their monument was in good condition until 1987, when cattle knocked it over. It is located in the center of the graveyard, with a boxwood growing at the head of the graves. Through extensive on-site research, most of the gravesites of their children have been located. By-and-large, Miss Maud Pugh did not do graveyard research. If she had done so, many more vital dates would have been given for persons listed in her book. The children of Joseph and Alice (Sutton) Hiett were: a) John Hiett was born in 1803 and died July 30, 1883. His wife was named Julia Ann Stump, who was a daughter of John and Nancy (Dawson) Stump. John and Julia Hiett owned and operated a North River farm located near the Forks of Capon, W.Va. The graveyard where they were buried has been found, but no inscriptions have survived. However, graves of several of their children were clearly marked. See Historical Records of Old Frederick County, VA, by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D., for more detail on this graveyard. b) Evan Hiett was born Feb. 11, 1806 and died April 4, 1886, at the Forks of Capon. He married Jane L. Easter. Jane was born March 8, 1814 and died July 20, 1885. Thanks to the late Jack Schaffenaker who showed me these graves on a hill overlooking North River, and helped fend away the angry dogs who tried to deny our research objectives. c) Eleanor Hiett was born in 1810 and her husband, Joseph Snapp Jr., was born in 1804. They operated a farm near Slanesville, WV. Maud Pugh stated that Joseph and Eleanor were buried in a field near the Salem Methodist Church. d) Samuel Sutton Hiett was born circa 1813, in Hampshire County. He first married Sarah Parks, who was a daughter of George and Hannah (Millslagle) Parks. Sarah was born May 21, 1816 and died Nov. 12, 1843. Her grave is in the Park's family graveyard in Park's Hollow. Their daughter, Frances Hiett, married Evan Hiett, who was a son of Jeremiah and Lucinda (Kidwell) Hiett. After Sarah's death in 1843, Samuel S. Hiett remarried to Anna Parks, who was born circa 1820. (Note: See the 1850 census for Hampshire County, Va., Family # 1200.) e) Sarah Hiett was born in 1815 and died Sept. 7, 1863. She married Benjamin Pugh, son of Robert and Ann (McDonald) Pugh, Jr. Benjamin was born Sept. 6, 1815 and died April 12, 1876. They were buried in the Capon Chapel, Hampshire County, W.Va. f) Margaret Hiett was born Nov. 6, 1817 and died Jan. 9, 1848. She married Lemuel Pugh, son of Jesse and Charity (Gard) Pugh, Nov. 12, 1840. Lemuel was born on December 8, 1817 and died Oct. 28, 1877. They lived in the vicinity of Capon Bridge, WV. 2. John Hiett was born in 1775 and died about the year 1857, in Hampshire County. One source says that John first married a Miss McBride and then remarried to Martha Elizabeth Tansy. He was a farmer in the North River Mills section of Hampshire County. The 1850 census shows him as a widower, living with his eldest son, Joseph S. Hiett. The children of John and Martha E. (Tansy) Hiett were: a) Lydia Ann Hiett was born in 1814. She married Alexander Monroe sometime after 1850. There were numerous persons named Alexander Monroe. One person with this name was listed on the 1850 census for Hampshire County, who was a boarder in the household of Silas and Harriett (Slane) Milleson. This Alexander Monroe was a surveyor. According to authoress Maud Pugh, Alexander and Lydia later immigrated to Wirt County, W.Va. b) Joseph Smith Hiett was born Nov. 11, 1815 and died Aug. 3, 1897. He married Caroline Heiskell, daughter of Christopher and Eleanor (Abernathy) Heiskell. He and Alexander Monroe were elected to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1863, the last members from Hampshire County to serve in that legislative body before West Virginia became a State. Hiett was a "Jeffersonian Democrat". c) Elizabeth Hiett was born July 16, 1819 and died Nov. 15, 1872, at High View, on Timber Ridge. Her husband, Jonathan Capper was born Dec. 28, 1813 and died Jan. 4, 1885. They were buried in the cemetery at the Timber Ridge Christian Church, at High View. d) Arthur Tansy Hiett, allegedly died in young manhood, of an acute bruise from playing sports, according to Maud Pugh. e) Lucy Hiett married Thomas Monroe (born circa 1825 in Hampshire County), son of William Monroe. They settled in Calhoun County, W.Va. 3. Margaret Hiett was born on Sandy Ridge Jan. 9, 1778 and died Sept. 9, 1846. She married Benjamin McDonald II (1774-1856), and they resided along North River, on the western foot of Pine Mountain. The Sept. 14, 1987 issue of The West Virginia Advocate provided an original and thorough history of this family unit, including a published photo of Margaret (Hiett) McDonald. 4. Elizabeth Hiett was born Jan. 6, 1779 and died in 1873, in Taylor County, W.Va. She married Thomas Gothrop, son of James and Patience (Allen) Gothrop. James was born in Frederick County, Va., Feb. 22, 1776 and died in 1832, in Taylor County, Va. One account stated that they had twelve children, all surnamed Gothrop, sometimes spelled Gawthrop. They were: James, Hiett, Evan, John, Thomas, Allen, Enos, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, and Isabella Gawthrop. 5. Jonathan Hiett was born Feb. 13, 1781 and died Dec. 5, 1861. His wife, Hannah Harrison, was born in 1789 and died in 1866. They lived in an area along North River, between North River Mills and Hanging Rock. A large graveyard stands high on a hill on the west side of the river. Jonathan Hiett lies in that graveyard, contrary to an erroneous report that he was buried on the Evan Hiett homeplace on Sandy Ridge. This family graveyard contains the remains of some of the pioneer settlers to Hampshire County. Here are buried Bethel and Rebecca Tansy Pugh (1740-1822), for example. The cast-iron fence which surrounds the graveyard was removed from the grounds of the courthouse in Romney, after the Hampshire County Courthouse was destroyed during the 1920s. (Note: The courthouse building was not burned during the Civil War, contrary to public opinion.) Although the graveyard is located in an isolated section of Hampshire County, it is still in relatively good condition. Unlike the Evan Hiett graveyard on Sandy Ridge, this graveyard has not been ravaged or marauded by domestic animals. The children of Jonathan and Hannah (Harrison) Hiett were: a) Evan Hiett was born March 5, 1808 and died May 9, 1887. He married Barbara Wise, born Aug. 15, 1806 and died Aug. 6, 1859. They raised a family near Hanging Rocks, along North River of the Cacapon. b) James Harrison Hiett was born Oct. 10, 1810 and died Jan. 1, 1870, in Bates County, Missouri. He was buried in Parks Cemetery, Charlotte Township, Bates County, Missouri. Buried in this same graveyard was his brother-in-law, Wesley Parks. James H. Hiett married Julia Smoot in Hampshire County. c) Margaret Hiett was born March 13, 1812 and died July 27, 1887. She did not marry. Margaret was buried in the family graveyard near North River. d) Jane Hiett was born on Dec. 10, 1813, and died Nov. 5, 1853. She married Wesley Park, son of Samuel Park. Jane's marked grave is located in the Jonathan Pugh graveyard, on a west high-bank of North River, below the crossing of U.S. Route 50. After her death, Wesley immigrated to Bates County, Missouri in 1857, where he died in Charlotte Township, Dec. 12, 1897. His tombstone gave a birth date of March 13, 1819. They had one daughter. e) Sarah Hiett was born Feb. 17, 1817 and died March 4, 1900, unmarried. Her marked grave was found in the Jonathan Hiett graveyard, along North River. f) Jonathan Hiett, Jr. was born Sept. 10, 1822 and died March 7, 1907. He married Mary M. Arnold of Burlington, Mineral County, W.Va. She was born Dec. 2, 1837 and died June 9, 1921. They resided on the Jonathan Hiett, Sr. old homeplace, on North River. g) Eliza Hiett was born May 20, 1825 and died July 21, 1913. She married Thomas Frederick Henderson, son of Larkin Day and Mary (Kees) Henderson. Thomas F. was born March 14, 1817 and died Oct. 3, 1878. Their graves were found in the Larkin D. Henderson cemetery at the end of Kedron Road, near Slanesville, W.Va., on the Ronald G. Baker farm. h) Jeremiah Hiett was born Nov. 8, 1829 and died Oct. 9, 1893. He married Emily Jane Burkett of Three Churches, W.Va. She died Feb. 21, 1896, aged 67 years, 5 months and 3 days. They lived on a North River farm. Maud Pugh stated that he was an excellent raftsman, who knew how to guide large rafts of timber downstream, on North River. 6. Jeremiah Hiett was born in 1783 and died in 1861. He resided on his father's homeplace on Sandy Ridge, and died there. Apparently his descendants did not erect a tombstone where he was buried in the historic Hiett graveyard. Jeremiah married Lucinda Kidwell, daughter of John and Ellen Kidwell. Lucinda was born in 1787, probably in Maryland, and died on the Hiett old homeplace on Sandy Ridge, September 6, 1870. The fifteen children of Jeremiah and Lucinda (Kidwell) Hiett were: a) Asa Hiett was born in 1804 and died in 1885. He married Charlotte Arnold, who was born Oct. 4, 1828 and died Aug. 25, 1852. Her grave was found in the Sloan family graveyard, west of Romney, W.Va., across the road from the "Stone House" on U.S. Route 50. Asa Hiett served in the Virginia House of Delegates during 1845-49 and 1855-56, a total of four terms. Asa left no descendants. b) Jonathan Hiett was born April 5, 1808 and died Sept. 16, 1887. He first married a Miss Parks and then, on Jan. 24, 1837, married Margaret McKee, who was a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Reid) McKee. Margaret was born in 1814 and died Aug. 15, 1872, in Hampshire County. Her brother, Robinson Joseph McKee, who married Maria Sommerville, was a major character in "Early History of Bloomery, W.Va.: A Pioneer's Perspective", published in the Dec. 14, 1987 issue of The West Virginia Advocate. (Note: I am interested in corresponding with descendants, or with knowledgeable persons, of this Jonathan Hiett. c) John Hiett was born on August 11, 1809 and died Nov. 28, 1896. He married Anna Edwards, daughter of of William and Ann (Albin) Edwards, March 27, 1834. Anna was born July 15, 1812 and died Jan. 8, 1895. They lived in Hampshire County. This family possessed many old records which have been used to preserve the Hiett history. I am seeking to locate the present owner of the records. d) Elizabeth Hiett was born in 1811 and died in 1889. She married Robert Little (1810-1879). Robert and Elizabeth immigrated to Zenia, Ohio (Greene County in 1830) where they raised six children. e) Frances "Fannie" Maria Hiett was born Jan. 30, 1813 and died April 24, 1884. She married the Rev. James Alexander Cowgill, son of Ewing and Susannah (Buzzard) Cowgill, Nov. 24, 1842. He was a preacher in the Disciples Church, serving in both capacities as pastor and evangelist. His family Bible is now possessed by Mrs. Hannah M. Overholt of Romney, W.Va. James A. was born April 22, 1818 and died Nov. 18, 1882. They were buried in the Evan Hiett graveyard on Sandy Ridge, Hampshire County, W.Va. Unfortunately, their tombstones have been knocked over and broken by livestock. f) Samuel Patton Hiett was born Oct. 30, 1814 in Hampshire County, and died Dec. 21, 1902. His first wife was named Susan Johnson. After her death, he remarried to Susan DeHaven, who was a daughter of Job and Sarah (Littlejohn) DeHaven, Dec. 16, 1849. Susan DeHaven was born Oct. 20, 1827 and died Jan. 24, 1908. They resided within the northern border of Frederick County, Va. and were buried in the United Methodist cemetery at Ganotown, Berkeley County, W.Va. On the 1850 census for Frederick County, one Daniel Slane, aged 50 years, was living in the household of Samuel P. Hiett. This Daniel Slane has been identified as an unmarried son of John and Phebe (Hiett) Slane of Hampshire County, Va. They were farmers. g) Evan Hiett was born in 1816 and died in 1902. He married Frances Hiett, who was a daughter of Samuel S. and Sarah (Parks) Hiett. h) James Sanford Hiett was born circa 1821. He married Susannah King, and they moved to Pekin, Illinois in 1869. They were living in Frederick County, Va. when the 1850 census was taken. It is believed that Susannah was a daughter of Reazin and Elizabeth (Brelsford) King, 1793-1871, of the lower North River area of Hampshire County. i) Sarah Hiett married Levi Hott, who was a son of Conrad and Ann (Stipes) Hott, Nov. 2, 1845. Levi was born April 8, 1816. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Hampshire County. The Hotts resided on Sandy Ridge. See my Shanholtzer History and Allied Family Roots, published in 1980, for extensive information on the descendants of Levi and Sarah (Hiett) Hott. j) Jeremiah Hiett, Jr. was born July 9, 1825 and died July 2, 1911, at Tomahawk, Berkeley County, W.Va. He married Rachel Shanholtzer, daughter of Jacob and Hannah (Loy) Shanholtz. Rachel was born June 1, 1834 and died Aug. 1, 1903. Their family history was included in Shanholtzer History and Allied Family Roots, 1980, by Wilmer L. Kerns. k) Lucinda Hiett was born Feb. 27, 1827 and died March 10, 1898. Her husband, Captain George Deaver, was born Nov. 9, 1825 and died Nov. 28, 1907. They were buried in the Hiett old graveyard on Sandy Ridge. As mentioned elsewhere, this historic graveyard is in deplorable condition. l) William Hiett was born circa 1828, according to the 1850 census for Frederick County, Va. He married Rhoda E. Campbell and they immigrated to Illinois during the 1850s.m) Mary Ellen Hiett was born in Hampshire County, Va. and died unmarried, according to Miss Maud Pugh. n) Joseph Hiett, born circa 1828, married Anna Campbell. They immigrated to Pekin, Illinois. o) Robert Ferguson Hiett, born in 1831, married Margaret Vanorsdale. According to a tombstone inscription in the Evan Hiett old graveyard, Margaret died Oct. 7, 1901 (or in 1907), aged 72 years and 24 days. 7. Mary Hiett was born in Hampshire County, May 15, 1796 and died July 17, 1882, according to the July 23 and 30, 1882 issues of The South Branch Intelligencer. She married John Spaulding Kidwell, son of John and Eleanor Kidwell. John S. and Mary were buried in the Kidwell private graveyard, located in a field behind the Mt. Union Christian Church, near Slanesville, West Va. Many of their descendants are buried in this well-kept graveyard. The children of John S. and Mary (Hiett) Kidwell were: a) Samuel Kidwell was born May 12, 1817, and died June 25, 1903. He married Nancy Largent, daughter of John and Margaret (Slane) Largent. Nancy was born Sept. 12, 1821 and died March 12, 1900. They raised a family of eleven children. b) Lorenzo Dow Kidwell was born July 12, 1818 and died in Wirt County, W.Va. Feb. 21, 1897. He married Elizabeth Ann Alexander. c) Jeremiah "Jerry" Kidwell, born in 1820, went to California, (probably during the gold rush) according to Miss Maud Pugh. d) James Kidwell was born Feb. 25, 1823 and died Jan. 14, 1894. He was first married to Rebecca Slane, who was a daughter of Benjamin and Delilah (Poston) Slane, Feb. 21, 1845. Rebecca was born Feb. 21, 1825 and died in October 1849. They had two children. After Rebecca's death, James remarried to Mary Mencer (spelled Mentzer in the family Bible), March 7, 1853. Mary was born Sept. 29, 1831 and died on September 4, 1899. They had six children. The family Bible is a possession of Shirley Ludwick, of Mountain Falls Route, Winchester, Va.e) Jonathan Kidwell was born Oct. 11, 1827 and died in 1908. He was buried in the Kidwell graveyard, located near Slanesville, W.Va. He first married Ann Brelsford. After her death he remarried to Ann Mariah Bennett (1834-1908), Jan. 12, 1867. f) David Kidwell was born circa 1835. He married Martha Hiett, who was one of the daughters of John and Ann (Edwards) Hiett. After David's death, Martha remarried to Isaac King. g) Joseph Kidwell, born in 1835, married Lucy Rittenhour. He was living with his parents when the 1850 census was taken for Hampshire County. h) William Kidwell never married, according to Maud Pugh. i) Evan Kidwell remained single. j) Mary Kidwell was born June 10, 1833 and died June 19, 1894. She first married Sylvester Vanorsdale and then Charles Patterson, the latter on March 8, 1858, by the Rev. Christy Sine. Charles was born Oct. 19, 1827 and died April 11, 1927. Charles and Mary lived in Ohio during the era of the Civil War, but they later returned to Hampshire County where they were buried in the Kidwell family graveyard near Slanesville, W.Va. 8. Ann Hiett was born in 1787. She married James S. Kidwell, who was a son of John and Ellen (Hayes) Kidwell. James was born in 1800 and died Sept. 14, 1879, according to a death record in the Hampshire County courthouse. After Ann's death, James remarried, July 18, 1871, to Elizabeth Ann (Edwards) Largent, who was a widow of William Largent (1796-1848). Elizabeth was a daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth (Cram) Edwards. A Bible record states that Elizabeth was born at Cold Stream, Hampshire County, Dec. 20, 1812 and died in Sherman County, Nebraska, Sept. 13, 1887. More research is needed to understand fully the Kidwell families, especially their relationships with the Evan Hiett family branch. Much erroneous information has been circulated about the Kidwell family, and the account in Miss Maud Pugh's work is generally unreliable, especially the section on James and Ann (Hiett) Kidwell. Several of the persons listed by Miss Pugh, in Volume II, pages 134-135, were actually children of Hawkins and Nancy Kidwell (1786-1847), rather than James and Ann Kidwell. 9. Sarah Hiett was born in 1789 and died circa 1860. She married Adam Loy of the Sandy Ridge area of Hampshire County. The Loys lived on a farm which adjoined the Evan Hiett lands. The log house which Adam Loy built was destroyed several years ago, located along Cold Stream Road that runs between Slanesville and Capon Bridge, WV. The children of Adam and Sarah (Hiett) Loy were:: a) Nancy Loy was born June 3, 1810 and died in Peoria, Illinois, Dec. 18, 1881. She married George Wolford, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Kidwell) Wolford. They immigrated to Illinois after the Civil War. b) Sarah Loy was born in 1819 and died in 1892. She married Thomas Largent, who was a son of Samuel and Mary (Largent) Largent. Thomas was born Jan. 27, 1813 and died Nov. 20, 1874. They were buried in the Powell cemetery at the Forks of Capon. c) Peter Loy was born Feb. 21, 1812 and died March 18, 1867. He married Ann Foltz, daughter of Martin and Mary M. (Emswiller) Fultz. She was born Nov. 20, 1820 and died April 7, 1905. Both were buried in the Martin Fultz graveyard on Voit Road, near Slanesville, W.Va. d) Hiett Loy, born in 1817 and died in 1887. He married Sarah Largent, daughter of John and Margaret (Slane) Largent. Sarah died Feb. 20, 1907, aged 76 years. They lived at the Forks of the Capon and were buried in the nearby Powell cemetery. e) Benjamin Loy was born Oct. 24, 1821 and died on his North River farm, Feb. 22, 1898. He married Martha Ann Iden, daughter of Jonathan and Catherine (Jolly) Iden. She was born March 19, 1822 and died April 21, 1895. They and several infant children were buried in the private family graveyard, located on what is known as the "North River Bend Farm." This site is along North River Road, on the west side of the river, and several miles south of North River Mills. f) Mary Loy was born June 30, 1825 and died in Kansas. She married James Largent, who was born Sept. 20, 1822 in Hampshire County and died in Kansas. This family unit has been well-documented by desendants. g) Margaret Loy, born in July 1827 and died in 1903. She married David Slonaker, son of Christopher and Mary (Stevens) Slonaker, Jr. David was born in 1826 and died of typhoid fever, in 1864. They lived on a western side of Bear Garden Mountain, high above the Cacapon River, where they were buried in the family graveyard. Buried there are members of the Mitchell, Powell and Hawkins families. The old house site can be reached only by walking along a mountain trail for over two miles. This geographic area has not been inhabited for several decades. 10. Martha Hiett married George Moreland of Hampshire County. Wilmer L. Kerns 4715 North 38th Place Arlington, VA 22207-2914 wlkerns@intr.net(13.) EVAN HIATT (2.) (1.):
b. c1748, Frederick co., Va. (now Jeferson Co., W. Va.) ; d. 22-1mo-1815, Hampshire Co., Va.; m. c1768, prob. Hampshire Co., Va., to SARAH SMITH, a daughter of Jeremiah, a Captain in the Indian Wars; the date and place of birth unknown; d. post 1809, Hampshire Co., Va.: Evan Hiatt changed the spelling of his name from Hiatt to Hiett; he joined Hopewell Friend's Mtg. In 1781 and later became a minister; he is said to have settled 1762 in Hampshire co., Va.; was living in Hampshire Co., Va., 1790 Census (see page 6.)
CH: (97.) Joseph; (98.) John; (99.) Jonathan; (100.) Jeremiah; (101.) margaret; (102.) Elizabeth; (103.) Ann; (104.) Sarah; (105.) Martha; (106.) mary.
Evan Hiett had a patent to 233 acres, Sept. 9, 1766, mentioned in a Largent deed, dated February 27, 1791, frederick Co., va. Hopewell mo. Mtg. Has the following data in its minutes regarding Evan Hiatt's becoming a member: Hopewell- 1st of 3 mo 1781: "The Preparative Mtg. Informs that Evan Hiatt requests to be joined to take an opportunity with him. 28th of 4 mo 1781: The Friends appointed had an opportunity with Evan Hiatt, they believe his request to be sincere. Never the less it is the sence of this meeting that he be visited again. Daniel McPherson and William Grubb are also to visit him. 2nd of 7 mo 1781: The Friends appointed had an opportunity with Evan Hiatt, and report his sincerity in a good degree. This Meeting admits the same." (R48).
THIRD GENERATION: CHILDREN OF JOHN HIATT, JR.Hampshire Co., Va., deeds: 25 October 1772- Evan Hiett of Hampshire Co.,(lease and release). to James Largent of same county- 233 acres on Great Cacapon - recorded 10 November 1772 - Wit.: Som Pritchard. 1790 - Evan Hiett from James Hiett and wife. 15 December 1798 - Evan Hiett and wife Sarah, of Hampshire Co., to John Slane, same county, 154 acres on Knob Mt. - recorded 17 December 1798 - Wit.: George Barber and Joseph Hiett. (R41).
The will of Evan Hiett is recorded at Romney, Hampshire Co., Va. (now W. Va. - editor). : Written 1-8mo-1809, proven 9-2mo-1815. Wife Sarah - Executors "four sons" - Securities: Thomas Athey, James caudy, John Baker. Witnesses: James and Evan Caudy, Sam gard, and Thomas Allen.. (The above listed ten children were named - editor.) (R41).
Evan Hyatt listed among Hampshire Co. men who contributed supplies for Continental purposes. (DAR Mag., Oct. 1929, p. 616.)
Court records at Winchester, Frederick Co.,Va.: June 13, 1808; Evan Hiett and Sarah his wife of Hampshire Co., and Jonathan Smith of Frederick Co., for $1.00 U.S. money renounce claim to inheritance under will of Samuel Smith.
The house Evan Hiett lived in is still standing. He preached in a Quaker church near his home on Sandy Ridge (now in W, Va.), and was laid to rest in the cemetery where the old church stood. (R61).
Hiett, Evan, son of John Hiett, was born on Oct. 24, 1748 and died at Sandy Ridge, Hampshire County, Va. on Jan. 22, 1815. His wife was Sarah Smith, daughter of Captain Jeremiah Smith, Sr., of Frederick County, Va. It is believed that Evan and Sarah were buried in the Evan Hiett graveyard (called "Cowgill's" during recent years), in unmarked graves. The old house, next to graveyard and land are owned by Mr. John Whitcare. In 1991 the address is Capon Bridge, W.Va. 26711.
Sent by Wilmer Kerns. See pg. 29,30 of West Va. Advocate, Oct. 1991. and
the July 13, 1988 issue.
D/o Capt. Jeremiah Smith, Sr. This is the well known Indian - fighter during the French and Indian War. See also Sept. 1987 issue of the West Va.
Advocate, for a detailed account of this family.References:
(1) Information supplied by Mr. Michael H. Charles, 1824 Penfield Road,
Penfield, New York 14526.