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Genealogical Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Collector, Material regarding Monongalia County Unrecorded Wills 0 Linear Feet Summary: 5 items

Monongalia County (W.Va.)
This collection consists of a quarterly journal and copies of unrecorded Monongalia County, WV wills. The journal, Keyhole, a quarterly publication of the Genealogical Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania, features two articles which discuss West Virginia residents: "Unrecorded Monongalia County, West Virginia wills," Ruth E. Renton and Raymond Martin Bell and "McCollock of Ohio County, West Virginia," Raymond Martin Bell. In "Unrecorded Monongalia County, West Virginia Wills" the authors provide information concerning unrecorded wills of persons living in Monongalia County (present day Washington County, Pennsylvania.) The four unrecorded wills are Moses Cooper of Roxburg, Morris County, New Jersey, 1777 April 1; Benjah Dunn of Monongalia County, 1778 February 19; Stephen Ulery of Ten Mile Creek, Monongalia County, 1778 March 10; and David Wright of Monongalia County, 1778 August 26. The article also lists Charles McRobbins (alias Roberts) as Larry had a will written 1775 October 6. Copies of the unrecorded wills are included with the collection. Although these copies are copies of copies they are in excellent condition. Bell's "McColloch of Ohio County, West Virginia" discusses the genealogy of the McColloch family of Ohio and Hampshire counties.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

George Trenchard Ingham letter 0.2 Linear Feet One letter, in one folder

Ingham, George Trenchard

Letter from a Union soldier stationed in Rappahannock Station, VA in 1864 as part of the 11th US Infantry. He wrote to his aunt about his visit North. Ingham describes his intent to visit his aunt in Schenectady and how he opted to visit his brother at Yale instead. The letter describes individuals such as a Douglas Campbell and an Alex and Clara Pennington. The letter goes on to descibe how he sat with the Pennington couple for a carte and stereoscopic picture. The leter mentions General George Sykes, whom Ingham describes as sending his regards.

  1. College of William and Mary

James Popenoe Letter (copy) 0 Linear Feet Summary: 3 leaves

Popenoe, James
Photocopy of a letter written from the Fort Martin area of Monongalia County by James Popenoe who had visited residents at his birthplace in an effort to prove his birth in August 1777. Popenoe stood to inherit money based upon his age. The Popenoe family had come to Monongalia County from Salem, New Jersey, the native home of settlers of Salem, West Virginia.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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