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Aler’s History

of

Martinsburg and Berkeley County,

West Virginia

From the origin of the Indians, embracing their Settlements, Wars and Depredations, to the first White Settlement of the Valley; also including the Wars between the Settlers and their mode and manner of living. Besides a variety of valuable information, consisting of the past and present History of the County, including a complete sketch of the late Wars, Strikes, early Residents, Organizations, etc., accompanied by personal sketches and interesting facts of the present day.

By F. Vernon Aler

The Mail Publishing Company,

Hagerstown, MD.

1888

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. - Origin of the Indian Settlements. The different Tribes. Their Wars, Customs, Habits, etc

CHAPTER II. - First Settlements of the Valley. Locations, Land Titles, Dwellings, etc

CHAPTER III. - The Indian Warfare. Forts Established, etc. The Wars between the Settlers and Indians, and the manner in which they carried on their Barbarism

CHAPTER IV. - Houses, Furniture, Diet and Dress of the early Settlers. Interesting and amusing Scenes of centuries back of bur Foreparents

CHAPTER V. - Northern Neck of Virginia. Berkeley County laid off. The Land Grants, etc., from Lord Fairfax's time to the establishment of the County

CHAPTER VI. - Martinsburg established. The Lots laid off by the first Commissioned Sheriff. Sale of Lots, with terms to purchasers

CHAPTER VII. - Report of Hon. C. J. Faulkner on Adjustment of the Boundary Line between Virginia and Maryland

CHAPTER VIII. - Historical Sketches of the early  Inhabitants, etc., by the late Hon. Charles James Faulkner

CHAPTER IX. - Slavery—Mode and Manner of Punishment—Freedom

CHAPTER X. - The late War of the Rebellion. The different Companies of Berkeley County, Federal and Confederate, with full Names, Happenings, etc

CHAPTER XI. - Historical Reminiscence of Martinsburg from 1835 until the year 1861, by John W. Curtis

CHAPTER XII. - Commencing and ending of Strikes. A full and complete detail of the Happenings, Incidents, etc

CHAPTER XIII. - Life of the late Hon. Charles James Faulkner, by Col. Frank A. Burr.

CHAPTER XIV. - The Churches—Organization and present Condition

CHAPTER XV. - Berkeley County in 1810. Topographical Description. Natural Curiosities. Mineralogy and Lithology. Inhabitants, Towns,

Manufactories, etc

CHAPTER XVI. - Present situation of the Town and County—Journalism in the County—County Court and Officials—Martinsburg Schools—Home Organizations, Lodges, etc

CHAPTER XVII. - Personal Sketches of the Enterprising Public and Professional Men of the present day

CHAPTER XVIII. - Biography of Martinsburg's Business Men

INDEX

Abell, Adams, Ahern, Albain, Albin, Alburtis, Aler, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Ambrester, AMES, Amherst, Amos, Anderson, Andrew, Andrews, Arbutnot, Armpriest, Armstrong, Asbury, Ashby, Ashkettle, Auld, Austin, Awman, Bailey, Baily, Baker, BALCH, Baldwin, Bales, Ball, Bancroft, Bane, Barbour, Barnes, Barnett, Barney, Barr, Barrett, Barthlow, Bartlett, Barton, Bascom, Basore, Batch, Bateman, Bayarlys, Baylor, Bear, Beard, Beau, Becker, Beckwith, Beddinger, Bedford, Bedinger, Beecher, Beeson, Bell, Bender, Benson, Bentz, Berkeley, Berry, Bets, Beverly, Billmire, Billmyer, Birney, Bishop, Blackburn, Blake, Blakeney, Blamer, Blanchfield, Blessing, Blondel, Blondell, Boak, Boarman, Bocock, Boehm, Bogg, Boggs, Boley, Booker, Booth, Boreman, Boteler, Botts, Bouton, Bowen, Bowers, Bowman, Boyd, Boyds, Boyer, Brackett, Braddock, Bradford, Brady, Bragonier, Bragunier, Breathed, Breckenridge, Brent, Bricker, Brighton, Briscoe, Brittner, Britton, Brocies, Brockenbrough, Brokenbrough, Brooke, Brooks, Brown, Bruce, Bryarly, Buchanan, Buchannon, Buck, Buckles, Burch, Burkhardt, Burkhart, Burns, Burr, Burt, Butler, Butt, Buxton, Byers, Byrd, Cage, Cahill, Calhoun, Calvin, Cameron, Campbell, Campbells, Canby, Caney, Cann, Carlysle, Carney, Carper, Carr, Carson, Carter, Casion, Caskey, Catrow, Causemenia, Chalmers, Chambers, Chapman, Chaulkley, Chenowith, Chevalley, Chevally, Chirsman, Chisholm, Chisty, Chrisman, Clark, Clarke, Claspey, Clay, Clayborne, Clayton, Cleary, Clendening, Cleveland, Clevinger, Clifford, Cline, Clippinger, Coalter, Cockburn, Coffenberger, Coffin, Cohoon, Colbert, Colston, Colstons, Combs, Comeqy, Commiskey, Conger, Connor, Conrad, Conway, Cook, Cooke, Cooper, Copenhaver, Cornelius, Cornwallis, Corsey, Couchman, Cox, Coyle, Cranes, Crawford, Creamer, Creighton, Crim, Crist, Criswell, Crockett, Cronise, Cross, Crowe, Crowl, Crump, Crushwa, Culler, Culpeper, Cunningham, Curry, Curtis, Cushen, Cushwa, Cushwas, Custer, Cutting, Dailey, Dalgarn, Dandridge, Dandrigde, Daniels, Darby, Darke, Davenport, Davidson, Davis, Day, Dayton, Deatrick, Deck, Deen, Deets, DeGrange, Delaplaine, Dellinger, Denan, Dickerhoff, Dieffenderfer, Diehl, Dilly, Ditman, Ditto, Divinney, Dodd, Doll, Dorn, Dorsey, Douglas, Douglass, Downs, Drake, Drew, Dubles, Dudley, Duff, Dugan, Dulin, Dumford, Dunmore, Dunn, Duval, Eads, Earson, Ebaugh, Edgar, Edwards, Eichelberger, Elam, Ellis, Ely, Emerson, Emmert, Emmerts, Englebright, Erskine, Espenhine, Evans, Everett, Eversole, Fahey, Fairfax, Falkenstein, Farrin, Faulkner, Fayman, Feaman, Feidt, Feller, Fellers, Ferrel, Fiery, Findlay, Finigan, Fink, Fish, Fisher, Fiske, Fitz, Fitzpatrick, Fitzwilliams, Fizer, Flagg, Fleming, Flick, Flood, Floyd, Foard, Foley, Folk, Ford, Fowler, Franklin, Fravel, Fravell, Frazier, Freeman, Fremont, French, Friedman, Frieze, Froman, Frushour, Fry, Fryatt, Frys, Fultz, Furlong, Gageby, Gagle, Gaither, Gales, Gallaher, Ganoe, Gardener, Gardner, Garrett, Garrison, Gaston, Gates, Gaunt, Gerard, Gerling, Geting, Gettinger, Gibbons, Gibbs, Gibson, Gilbert, Gildea, Gilmer, Gilmore, Giser, Gladden, Gladdens, Glass, Godwin, Goggin, Goheen, Gonter, Gooch, Goodman, Gordon, Gore, Gorrell, Gorrells, Gosnell, Goulden, Grace, Grafton, Graham, Grantham, Gray, Grazer, Greaton, Green, Greene, Gregg, Gregory, Griffin, Grimes, Grindes, Grove, Groves, Grozinger, Gruber, Grundy, Gryfyth, Grymes, Guinn, Hackney, Hagner, Haines, Halem, Hall, Hambleton, Hamilton, Hamme, Hammond, Hanchett, Hank, Hanner, Hannis, Harker, Harlan, Harley, Harman, Harmon, Harper, Harrison, Hart, Haupin, Haw, Hayden, Haynes, Hays, Hazard, Heavill, Hedge, Hedgeman, Hedges, Heilig, Helan, Helferstay, Helfersty, Hening, Henlane, Henry, Henshaw, Henshaws, Henson, Herald, Herd, Hermance, Herndon, Herring, Hess, Hezeltine, Hibbards, Hibbert, Hickman, Hicks, Hill, Hines, Hipper, Hite, Hites, Hitzer, Hockinberry, Hodges, Hoffheins, Hoffman, Hoge, Hogmire, Hoke, Holland, Holliday, Hollingsworth, Hollis, Holmes, Homer, Homrich, Hooper, Hopewell, Hopkins, Hopper, Hopton, Horrel, Hourse, House, Howard, Howe, Howell, Hower, Howle, Hudgel, Huff, Hughes, Hull, Humphrey, Hunter, Hunters, Hutchinson, Hutchison, Hyde, Ingles, Ingless, Ingram, Iradella, Irelands, Irwin, Irwine, Israel, Jack, Jackson, Jacob, Jacobs, Jamison, Janney, Janneys, Jazinsky, Jefferson, Jenkins, Jessup, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Joy, Kackler, Kain, Kane, Kaufman, Keane, Kearfott, Kearn, Kearns, Keefe, Keisecker, Kelley, Kelly, Kennedy, Kensel, Kercheval, Kerney, Kerns, Kershner, Keyes, Keys, Keyser, Killgore, Kilmer, Kilmers, Kilpatrick, Kines, King, Kirkpatrick, Kiser, Kisner, Kitchen, Kline, Knapp, Kneedler, Knox, Knyphausen, Koiner, Kopp, Koreross, Kownsler, Kraesen, Krauth, Kreglow, Kremer, Kroesen, Kyne, La Fayette, Lafayette, Lafever, Lafevre, Lamar, Lamaster, Lambert, Lamon, Lanahan, Landers, Landstreet, Lanham, Lantz, Larkins, Latrobe, Lauck, Lawson, Lazzel, Lea, Leathers, Lee, Leech, Lefever, Leigh, Lemen, Lemon, Leshorn, Lester, Letcher, Lewis, Light, Likens, Lincoln, Lingamfelter, Lippett, Little, Locke, Logan, Lohr, Lomax, Long, Lossing, Love, Lowery, Lowman, Lowndes, Loy, Lucas, Lucke, Lupman, Luther, Lyeth, Lyle, Lyles, Lyman, Lyng, Mackey, Madison, Magill, Magwn, Magraw, Magruders, Mahoney, Mann, Manning, Manor, Manor,, March, Marikle, Markel, Marker, Marshall, Martin, Martindale, Maslin, Mason, Mathews, Matthaei, Matthews, Maupin, Maxwell, Mayberry, Mayer, Mayo, McAlister, McClary, McCleary, McCleery, McClellan, McClure, McDaniel, McDonalds, McDowell, McElroy, McGackey, McGeary, McGill, McGraw, McIntire, McKay, McKee, McKeefry, McKeever, McKewan, McKinney, McKnight, McKown, McLaughlin, McMullen, McNemar, McQuilken, McSherry, McWhorter, Meachem, Mead, Meade, Meadows, Medtart, Mercer, Merchant, Meyers, Middleton, Miller, Millers, Minghini, Mingle, Mitchell, Mock, Mong, Moody, Moon, Mooney, Moore, Moorehead, More, Morg, Morgan, Morril, Morris, Morrison, Morrow, Moseley, Muhlenburg, Mulligan, Murphey, Murphy, Murray, Mussetter, Muth, Myer, Myers, Nadenbousch, Nadenboush, Nayler, Neale, Neer, Neff, Nelson, Neville, Newce, Newcomer, Newkirk, Newkirks, Newman, Newton, Nicholson, Nicklas, Noble, Noland, Noll, Norris, Norton, Novington, O'Brien, Ockerman, Oden, O'Neal, Orrick, Orricks, Orriek, Ott, Otterbein, Owen, Pace, Page, Painter, Palmer, Parker, Parsons, Patterson, Payne, Pearl, Pelham, Pendleton, Pendletons, Penick, Penn, Penns, Pentiney, Perkins, Perregory, Perry, Pfeiffer, Phelps, Phillips, Picking, Pierce, Pike, Piles, Piper, Pitcher, Pitt, Pitzer, Pitzers, Plata, Pleasants, Plunkett, Poisal, Pollock, Pompell, Porter, Porterfield, Porterfields, Potter, Potts, Powell, Powers, Prescit, Preston, Price, Prior, Prossman, Pryor, Pullin, Quinzel, Racey, Raenhal, Rahauser, Rainer, Ramer, Ramsburg, Randolph, Rankin, Ransone, Rathman, Ravenack, Rawlings, Rawlinson, Ray, Readman, Reardon, Reck, Reed, Rees, Reid, Reily, Reynolds, Rice, Richardson, Riddle, Riddleberger, Ridenour, Ridgway, Riley, Rimel, Riner, River, Rives, Robbins, Roberts, Robertson, Robinson, Roby, Rockwell,, Rodrick, Rogers, Rohrbaugh, Roller, Ronk, Rook, Rooney, Ropp, Rose, Ross, Rotterman, Rousch, Roush, Rowley, Rude, Rush, Rust, Rutherford, Rutledge, Ryneal, Saderfield, Sadler, Saffell, Sailes, Sanakers, Sandis, Sargent, Saunders, Savage, Saville, Sayles, Schaffer, Scheig, Schell, Schmucker, Schoppert, Schultz, Scott, Scouts, Seaton, Seckman, Seibert, Seip, Seiss, Selbert, Sellars, Sellers, Sencindiver, Sencindivers, Sergeant, Seward, Shaffer, Sharff, Sharp, Shaw, Shea, Shearer, Shearers, Sheckles, Sheerer, Shepherd, Sheridan, Sherman, Sherrard, Sherrer, Shipley, Shirk, Shoafstall, Shoat, Shober, Shortel, Showers, Shrout, Shubrick, Shutt, Siler, Silver, Silvers, Simmons, Simpson, Sincindiver, Sisco, Slater, Slauter, Sloan, Small, Smeltzer, Smith, Smurr, Snodgrass, Snodgrasses, Snowden, Snyder, Somerville, Sortwell, Southworth, Spencer, Sperow, Sperow,, Spreecher, Sprigg, St. Clair, Stafford, Stahl, Staley, Stansburry, Statler, Statter, Staub,, Staubley, Staubly, Stearns, Stephen, Stephens, Stephenson, Stephensons, Stevens, Stevenson, Steward, Stewart, Stine, Stockton, Stogdon, Stoker, Stoneking, Strainey, Strausbaugh, Strayer, Street, Streit, Stribling, Strine, Strode, Strother, Stuart, Stuckey, Stucky, Stull, Stump, Sturges, Suddith, Sullivan, Summers, Suter, Swartz, Swearengen, Swearingen, Swimley, Swope, Tabb, Tabbs, Tabler, Tablers, Taliaferro, Talifaria, Tallifaro, Tally, Talty, Tate, Tates, Taylor, Tazewell, Teack, Teets, Thatcher, Theith, Thomas, Thompson, Thornton, Thouvenal, Throckmortons, Thrush, Thumel, Tichnal, Timmons, Titlow, Toombs, Tozewell, Triggs, Troxell, Tucker, Turner, Tyler, Unger, Upshur, Van Buren, Van Doren, Van Swearingen, Vanansdal, Vanarsdale, Vance, Vandergriff, Vanmeter, Vanmetre, Vanmetres, Veasey, Veney, Vincenheller,, Vogel, Volgarmott, Vorhees, Wade, Wagely, Waggoner, Waggoners, Waite, Walker, Walkers, Walters, Wann, Ward, Warren, Warrens, Washburn, Washington, Watts, Wayne, Weaning, Weaver, Webster, Weddell, Weil, Welland, Weller, Wellers, Wellinger, Wells, Welsh, Welshaus, Wentz, Wert, West, Westall, Westenhaver, Westphall, Westrater, Wevers, Wheelan, Wheeler, Whelan, White, Whitehurst, Whiting, Whitson, Wickersham, Wild, Wilen, Wilkinson, Williams, Williamson, Willis, Wilmer, Wilson, Winfield, Winslow, Winter, Wise, Wiser, Wisner, Wisong, Wister, Witherow, Withrow, Witt, Wolf, Wolff, Wollett, Wood, Woods, Woodward, Wormley, Worthington, Wyatt, Wythe, Yancey, Yates, Yeardley, Yoho, Young,