Genealogy

Nearly all of my family lived in the rugged mountains of southern West Virginia, primarily in the counties of Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, Fayette, Nicholas and Kanawha. For the most part, they were simple farmers, but starting in the late 1800s, coal mining and railroading became more common as occupation. Their origins were largely English, Scottish and Irish; a number of Dutch and German families settled here as well, coming mainly from the Shenandoah Valley.

The following links take you to descendant genealogies of the earliest known ancestor of each line.

Family Description Created/Updated
ALDERSON Descendants of the Rev. John Alderson, b. 1699 Yorkshire, England, d. 1780 Botetourt Co, VA. This is an extensive genealogy, and additional resources, such as census, marriage and birth data, can be found on the Alderson Cousins page. The genealogy of the "Northern Neck" Aldersons, Jesse Alderson, and the Aldersons of Pittsylvania Co, VA can be found here as well upd. 20 Oct 2007
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BOOTHE Descendants of George Boothe, b. 1737, NY, d. 1813, Montgomery Co., VA. George lived in Dutchess Co., NY and migrated to Montgomery Co., VA by 1787. His wife was Permelia "Millie" Wright(?) upd. 14 Mar 2008
BRAGG Descendants of Joseph Bragg, b. ca 1756, d. bef. 1809, of Pendleton and Greenbrier Cos, (W) VA upd. 12 Dec 2008
BURDETTE/BURDETT Early Monroe Co., (W)Va Burdettes. Descendants of John Burdette, early Greenbrier Co, VA settler, who died after 1792 upd. 24 Dec 2005
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CURTIS Descendants of Thomas Curtis of Bugbrooke, England and New Jersey new 9 Feb 2004
DEHART Descendants of Abraham Dehart, b. ca 1755, PA, d. ca 1834, Monroe Co., VA. Abraham was a Revolutionary soldier. I have added a discussion of the various misidentifications of Abraham's parents and wife, and a summary of the known events in his life upd. 15 May 1999
DOOLEY Descendants of Henry Whitfield Dooley, who reportedly died in the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864. His descendants lived in Monroe, Fayette and Kanawha Co., WV upd. 12 Dec 2008
DOZIER Descendants of Henry Dozier, b. ca 1765, d. 1846, Greenbrier Co, (W) VA new 3 Jun 2006
FRIDLEY Descendants of George Fridley, b. 1731, d. 1814, Rockingham Co, VA upd. 17 Apr 2007
JOHNSON Descendant of William W. S. Johnson, b. ca 1793, VA, d. 1849 Greenbrier Co, VA upd. 3 Mar 2008
JOHNSON Descendants of William Johnson, b. 1755, d. 1805, pioneer settler of Nicholas Co., VA, and Revolutionary War veteran . His descendants settled in Nicholas, Fayette, and Kanawha Cos., WV upd. 29 Jul 2007
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POFF Descendants of John Poff of Floyd Co, VA; and WV branches upd. 12 Dec 2008
SIMS Descendants of James Sims (1754-ca. 1845) of Nicholas Co, (W)VA new 17 Feb 2004
SCOTT Descendants of Joseph Scott of Giles Co., VA and possibly Frederick Co, MD, from ca 1765 upd. 31 Jul 2007
TATUM Descendants of Wiley Tatum, b. ca. 1800, d. 1875, of Orange Co, NC and Fayette Co, WV new 20 Oct 2005
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TREADWAY Descendants of Jesse Treadway, b. ca. 1800, VA, d. after 1880 in Fayette Co, WV upd. 12 June 2009
UPTON Descendants of Lloyd Upton, b. ca. 1774, MD, d. July 1859, Mercer Co., VA (later Summers Co., WV) upd. 18 Apr 2007
WITHROW Descendants of Robert Withrow (died before 1800) of Greenbrier Co, VA upd. 2 July 2009

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