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Hi Folks,
Hope this is helpful to you.
Regards,
Flo.
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Mineral County, WV (formerly Hampshire Co, WV)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/mineral.htm
Scroll down to a green-bordered box,
and click on "SEARCH THE MINERAL COUNTY PAGE"
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/foreman.htm
FORT FORMAN
This place was situate on the east side of the South Branch River in
what is now Hampshire County, WV, less than one mile south of Hanging
Rocks. Fort Williams was a near neighbor two and one-half miles to the
north, while Fort Pearsall at present Romney was only three miles to
the south. It was constructed in early 1755 on Lot No 25 of the
Fairfax South Branch River survey, the property having been conveyed
to Benjamin Forman by Thomas Lord Fairfax on the eighteenth day of
August, 1749. This lot as surveyed by James Genn in 1748 was in the
form of a parallelogram consisting of 400 acres lying on both sides of
the river with about equal acreage on each bank. On July 22, 1754,
Benjamin Forman deeded 287 œ acres of lot No 25 to his son, William,
this conveyance including all the land lying on the west side of the
river and the northern one-half of the lot lying on the eastern side.
On May 25, 1755, the elder Forman deeded the remainder or southeastern
portion of this property to another son, John. Buffalo Run flowed
across a part of this tract to reach the river. ..........
Several Hampshire contains testified in this case, their depositions
having been taken at Winchester before commissioners appointed by the
House for that purpose. Witnesses living on the South Branch not far
from Fort Forman who deposed included Jacob Castleman, Benjamin
Kuykendall, Vincent Calvin, Abraham Kuykendall, and Nathaniel
Kuykendall. From the Moorefield section, Abraham Hite, Thomas Parsons
and John McCulloch appeared while from Pattersons Creek, Thomas
Douthitt, Silas Hedges, Garrett Reasoner and James Slaughter gave
testimony. Henry Enoch from Forks of Cacapon also gave his deposition,
probably to the effect that Colonel Stephen detached militia from his
fort of accompany the expedition to Bedford.
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/sims5.htm
SIMS INDEX TO LAND GRANTS IN WEST VIRGINIA
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, VA
1762 - 1863
Name of Grantee Acres Local Description Year Bk Page
Castleman, Jacob 106 So. Branch 1766 1 356
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/sims13.htm
SIMS INDEX TO LAND GRANTS IN WEST VIRGINIA
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY VA (MINERAL COUNTY WV)
1762 - 1863
NAME OF GRANTEE ACRES LOCAL DESCRIPTION
Fox, William 1,173 Castleman's Run
YEAR BOOK PAGE
1800 9 244
NAME OF GRANTEE ACRES LOCAL DESCRIPTION
Fox, William 150 Castleman's Run
YEAR BOOK PAGE
1800 9 245
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvminera/17841.htm
State of Virginia Enumerations
Hampshire County - 1784
Castleman, Lewis 8 6
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