1850 Isaac Frampton Buys and Sells Property for Burlington 37 You can read the deed from Isaac Frampton, naming James Twyman's slaves here. While not directly related to Chesapeake’s History, this...
Wayne County
James W. Romans
James W. Romans was a Virginian by birth, born in Wayne county, on March 27, 1843; his parents are James and Mary (Smith) Romans, who came to this county in 1864
William S. McClure
William S. McClure was a native of this county, where he was born on August 5, 1824; his parents, James and Abbagail (Stacy) McClure, are both deceased; they settled in this county in 1817.
Peras R. Polly
Peras R. Polly was a Judge of the Probate Court of Lawrence County, Ohio, who was born in Otsego County, New York, on May 5th, 1815. He was the third child in a family of ten children, whose parents were Daniel Polley and Mary (Holcomb) Polley. His father, a native of Massachusetts, followed through life the trade of millwright.
Augustus C. Handley
Augustus C. Handley is a native of this county and township, born January 10, 1845. He is the son of Constantine and Mary (Roach) Handley. The latter died on April 11, 1882. He served his country...
George Freeman
George Freeman is the son of William and Sarah (Parker) Freeman, settlers of this county in 1828; the father died in 1848 and the mother in 1860. George was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia,...
James M. Deering
James M. Deering was born in the county of Wayne, West Virginia, on December 27, 1814. His father, John Deering, senior, was born in 1769 in Stokes County, North Carolina; from there he removed to Cabell County, West Virginia; from there to Greenup County, Kentucky, and then to Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1830, where he died in 1843.
James M. Deering
James M. Deering was born in the county of Wayne, West Virginia, on December 27, 1814. His father, John Deering, senior, was born in 1769 in Stokes County, North Carolina; from there he removed to...
Joseph Boyd
Joseph Boyd and Nancy Vaughn were married in Lawrence County, Ohio, on October 21, 1860. He is a native of Hancock County, Ohio, where he was born in 1830. His wife was born in Wayne County,...
Cherokee National Council Citizenship Record of Hiram Wilson
Cherokee National Council Citizenship Record of Hiram Wilson, Wane County, WV 1894
Fugitive Slave Case – Peyton Polly
The reclaimed fugitives are cousins of the famous Peyton Polly, whose right to freedom has been in litigation now for some ten years, between Ohio and