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{short description of image}Lists of militia from what is now Central West Virginia who were called out in Dunmore's War and paid for their service can be found at this link on the Library of Virginia website.

{short description of image}HCPD has established a Revolutionary War Collection and is currently soliciting copies of documents pertaining to those who then lived on the Western Waters (now West Virginia), those who lived here for a period of time or those who later moved to the region. Pension records, military records, muster rolls of American soldiers, Indians Spies, or Loyalists/Torries, etc., are wanted for our files. Follow this link to our Revolutionary War section. Contact the webmaster to submit items. Check back often to see what has been added.

{short description of image}These early landowners in Harrison County (1796-1806) as recorded in the land tax books of the county and copied by the WPA in the 1930s. Harrison County then included all or some of what is now Harrison, Lewis, Upshur, Taylor, Marion, Braxton, Gilmer, Doddridge, Ritchie, and Calhoun counties. These specific files were created from the WPA records on file in the West Virginia Archive and History Library by a member of HCPD. As today, land taxes were collected the year after they were levied, i.e., property taxed in 1796 was owned by the taxpayer in 1795.

{short description of image}Because of variant name spellings, read each name. Do not use the "find" command.

{short description of image}Harrison County Court Minutes (1784-1792) were transcribed from the original onion skin copies on file the West Virginia Archives by Charlotte Fleming, Virginia Mosgrove, Ethel Nielson, Barbara Palmer and Norman Collier.

{short description of image}Lewis Countians in World War II lists all Lewis County, WV, persons who are known to have served in the Second World War. This is just the beginning of HCPD's effort to honor Central West Virginia veterans of all wars.

{short description of image}Veterans buried in Lewis County lists the names of all known veterans who are buried in Lewis County, WV. This project, a part of West Virginia Celebration 2000, attempts to locate the burial site of every person who served in the military at any time since the first white man walked in and through what is now Lewis County, West Virginia. No restrictions have been placed on the service of the individual. Anyone who served at any time with honor (wartime or peacetime) is included. The list also includes those who served for both the North and the South in the Civil War.

{short description of image}Abstracts of Lewis County Wills We are working with the West Virginia Archive and History Library to bring you more databases to assist with your research. This file is a copy of abstracts of wills of Lewis County, West Virginia, for a portion of the late 19th century. Our volunteers are working on wills for the county beginning in 1817 and coming to the time of this file. Check back from time to time to see if we have posted it. Meanwhile, happy hunting with this file.

{short description of image} HCPD has published eleven books of cemetery listings for Lewis and surrounding counties. Check here to see which cemeteries are in which book and then visit our sales area to order the books you want.

{short description of image}Abstracts of Lewis County Wills We are working with the West Virginia Archive and History Library to bring you more databases to assist with your research. This file is a copy of abstracts of wills of Lewis County, West Virginia, for a portion of the late 19th century. Our volunteers are working on wills for the county beginning in 1817 and coming to the time of this file. Check back from time to time to see if we have posted it. Meanwhile, happy hunting with this file.

{short description of image}HCPD brings you an electronic version of Chronicles of Border Warfare. Alexander Scott Withers is generally given as the author of this work. Read Robert L. Bland's story about Withers and the part that William Hacker and William Powers played in writing this book in our Withers file. You are welcome to read our electronic version on line or download it's various parts for your personal use. However, it may not be downloaded and sold in this version without express permission for same for the Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants.

{short description of image}700+ West Virginia Families compiled by Don NormanDon has pulled together previously published records in a new format. His files are an ideal starting place for any researcher and sometimes provide that hidden piece of information we all would like to find.

{short description of image}Hardman and other WV Surnames. Contact Geneva Hilliard for further information.

{short description of image}Fisher, Carpenter, and others from Lewis County, W.Va. The submitter is not online. Please contact Joy Stalnakerfor further information.

{short description of image}Some Upshur County families. Contact Dena Crider.

{short description of image}The Hyres of Tilman

{short description of image} Moneypenny Children Reunited in Weston, WV, in 1997

{short description of image}If you've never visited our membership page, then you probably haven't read the story Hacker What? Hacker Who? or the short biographies of John Hacker and the Pringle brothers. With this rendition of our web site, we've added some photographs that descendants of these families will enjoy - particularly if you've never been able to visit Lewis County.

{short description of image}Rev. Paul Henkel and Some of His Descendants were Lutheran ministers. These short biographies should help you if you are researching the Henkel family.

{short description of image}More West Virginia Surnames and those who are researching them!

{short description of image}Rootsweb has archived family histories about the McCan Family and the Mace Family

{short description of image}Writer and genealogist Jim Haught has provided these files, on numerous Central West Virginia families. The articles appeared as "From These Roots a State Grew" in the Charleston Gazette in 1999. Thanks, Jim, for sharing! Note: I'm having a bit of a problem getting all the images to display correctly. Please be patient. We'll get it fixed yet. (Joy)

{short description of image}Early Virginians divorced too. Check this file for some divorces: Early Virginia Divorces

{short description of image}Jackson family marriages for members of the family in what is now West Virginia have been gathered and can be viewed here.

{short description of image}We hope you enjoy this story as much as we enjoy bringing it to you.

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