Storbeck's

The author traces the origin and development of the county, describing its formation and settlement (probably three-quarters of its early settlers were of German extraction), its subsequent growth, the citizens, towns and villages, churches, schoools, landmarks, businesses and industries.

Much genealogical information is included. There is, for example, a chapter on heads of families in 1785 (about 1,500 names), there are lists of militiamen and soldiers, public representatives and church members, and there are chapters of genealogical sketches and biographies. The Appendix includes, among other things, Births and Baptisms (1773-1782), Marriages (1782-1800), and Civil War Muster Rolls, and these three sections alone name more than 5,000 persons.

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This guide includes historical background on the settlement of the Valley, plus an inventory of court records and names and addresses of officials, historical societies, libraries, and genealogists. There is also a bibliography of published and unpublished sources. Finally, the authors have outlined the formation and interrelationship of the nine counties that comprise the Shenandoah Valley: Augusta, Berkeley, Clarke, Frederick, Jefferson, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren, two of which are now in West Virginia, and of two additional counties not in the Valley: Hampshire and Morgan."

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As originally established, Augusta County covered parts of present-day West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania, its western boundary being the Mississippi River. Although the French first explored and settled the Mississippi Valley area, the English sought control of the western country. The French ordered the English to leave; the English refused. Peyton describes in detail how the ensuing French and Indian Wars affected the Augustans.

The Augusta colony was soon noted for its industry, progress and good order. Peyton describes, among other things, how roads were built and expanded; how numerous Presbyterian churches were formed before 1740; and how Augusta Academy (later known as Washington and Lee University) was opened in 1749. Augusta County's involvement in the Civil War, including the battles of Mt. Crawford and Piedmont, also receives substantial treatment in this volume. Officer rosters are included for the Staunton Artillery, the West Augusta Guard, and the 5th and 52nd Virginia Volunteer Infantries. Numerous original records supplement this informative history: a 1768 deed for 200,000 acres of land from the chiefs of the Six United Nations to G. Croghan, numerous letters including one heretofore unpublished from George Washington to Lord Dunmore, and, perhaps most importantly, the General Assembly act establishing Augusta County.

A section of the book is dedicated to genealogies, including the family of John Lewis, which is carried into the 1860s. Eighty-eight pages of genealogies follow, including the families of M'Dowell, Preston, Campbell, Stuart, Bell, Cochran, M'Cue, Crawford, Waddell, Peyton and Baldwin. There is also a section of biographical sketches and a list of marriages performed by Rev. John Brown between 1785 and 1793. This edition has been greatly enhanced by the addition of a new index which combines the topical citations of the original with a new fullname index.

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The bulk of the book is dedicated to genealogical records in the form of an alphabetical listing of names. This section includes such information as: location and dates of birth and death, marriage information, parents and children, residence(s), occupation, and military service. Sources are given for the majority of these genealogical entries. Many records from this area were destroyed during the Civil War, which makes this compilation a valuable resource for researchers.

Originally published in 1988, this revised edition is twice as large as the original. About 7,000 people are named in this expanded edition.

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