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- SOURCE-Book: Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants, AHistory of Frederick County, Virginia, Indexed Edition, From itsFormation in 1738 to 1908, Compiled Mainly from Original Records ofOld Frederick County, now Hampshire, Berkeley, Shenandoah, Jefferson,Hardy, Clarke, Warren, Morgan and Frederick, T.K. Cartmell, Clerk ofthe Old County Court, Clear field; Bristol Public Library, 701 GoodeStreet, Bristol, Virginia 2420; Originally Published 1908 - ThisEdition 1963; Chapter X - Old Country Roads, pages 50-51; ChapterXXXIV - Episcopal Church, pages 180-181; Cartmell's History, pages478 & 486; Biographical Sketches, page 479. Obtained 23 February2007, SLJuhl, compiler.
Pg. 50 - Para. 3: "Several roads from the Valley passed through in theBlue Ridge over to Orange Courthouse, and other points East of theBlue Ridge, etc... Para. 5: Smith's to John Littler's, Hite's Mill toChrisman's Spring (Old Camp Meeting Ground), the County Road to theChapel and to McCoy's Spring (McKay), Cedar Creek to McCoy's Run,Hite's Mill to Nations's run, Stephen's Mill to McCoy's Chapel, Hite'sSpring to Middle of Swamp in Smith Marsh, Nation's Run to Capt.Hite's, ect... Pg. 51, Para. 2: "...from Frederick Town the countyseat, to the Mouth of the South Branch. This evidently was the firstdirect road opened from the county seat to the settlement beyond thegreat mountains;--" "From the Courthouse to Back Creek, the names ofland owners are given, so that the route is easily located." Pg. 180,Para 2: "The Churches of that day were log houses costing from thirtyto fifty pounds." "Chapels, so often mentioned? Tradition locatesthree, McCoy's, Cunningham's, and Morgan's." "...every EpiscopalChurch in the old Colony East of the Blue Ridge, ..." Pg. 181, Para.2: "...the Church record. Bishop Meade says, "The Vestry bookcommences in 1764." "List of Vestrymen instituted in 1764: IsaacHite, John Hite, CHARLES SMITH, Jacob Hite, Edmund Taylor, JohnSmith, etc..." "...CHARLES SMITH, were in the North end of theparish, serving trustees and church wardens for the churches at MillCreek (Morgan's) Sheperdstown and Martinsburg. Warner Washington andtwo McDonald's came from the Charles Washington Village." "For CedarCreek and Long Meadows embracing McCoy's Chapel and Leith's Ferry, thelatter being near the forks of North and South rivers (Front Royalvicinity)."
Note: JOHN MCCOY married "NANCY" widow of CHARLES SMITH.
Pg. 479, Para. 4: "Back Creek Valley was the name given to the postoffice in that vicinity by the P.O. department more than one hundredyears ago." (Being late 1700's that is.)
Pg. 478, Para. 6-last paragraph on the page, "The Smith Family of BackCreek Valley, as given by Mr. Wm. R. Smith. -- Jeremiah Smith was thepioneer settler of this Valley. He came from New Jersey in company oftwo other men (names not known) about 1730, before the settlement ofthe Shenandoah Valley. They camped at what is now known as BywatersSpring, on the banks of Back Creek, just below the historic Back CreekValley. After staying there three months, they returned to NewJersey. Smith remarried in (Pg. 479, Para. 1) New Jersey and returnedto Virginia. While in Virginia the first time, he marked out a farm,which afterwards was subdivided and became what was William Smith'sfarm, Samuel Smith's farm, the Old Home Farm, just North, and runningdown to the tollgate at Back Creek, the Jo. Davis farm, the Seibertfarm, and the Sampson Frum farm. The tract comprised all of thelittle valley that lies before the traveler, when he passes throughthe mountain going West, and comes in sight of Back Creek. When Smithreturned with his wife, he took possession of this tract of land;built a house just a little Northwest of where the turnpike crossesBack Creek in going to Romney; where he raised a large family, anddivided his land among his children." etc...
Pg. 479, Para. 9: "William Smith, grandson of the pioneer (JeremiahSmith), inherited a large tract of land which descended to hisgrandchildren, the homestead passing to Wm. C. Smith (William CharlesSmith), whose children now enjoy it as their home, which lies on thecreek below the ford."
[Transcribed 17 March 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]
Please Note: The dates are very wide spread, and it's unknown exactlyhow accurate they may be since this information is taken from sourcesthat have not been substantiated entirely.
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