EARLY SETTLERS OF THE PATTERSON CREEK VALLEY
This information is from the JC Sanders Papers. I'm assuming they were compiled around 1930. At that time, he stated this information was obtained from papers in the possession of Mrs. J H A Brown, a descendent of Abraham (?Abram) Johnson. If anyone knows who has possession of these papers today, please let me know. I would love to see if I could obtain a copy of them and put them online so we could all share them.
The first of these papers a receipt given by Thomas
Harding to Abram Johnson for 16 shillings in full account and dated
November 18, 1738.
Another receipt from Thomas Chester Sheriff of
Frederick County, VA to Nicholas Reasoner for his county and Parish
levy due for the year 1745, dated the 15th of April that year.
Alexander Campbell, sheriff, receipts to Abram Johnson for his county
and Parish levy for the year 1747, and on July 15th 1749, Solomon
Hedges, by order of Samuel Canel, sheriff, receipts to Abram Johnson
for his county and parish levy for 1748.
Some of the notes and receipts call for "Jersy
mony" other for "light mony" and practically all
receipts end this clause: "I say received by me"
The following is a good example:
April 7, 1742 Then: Received of Oke Johnson upon
the account of Nathaniel Rolfe the Sum of fifteen Shillings. Bening
in part of a debt owe to him. I say received by me..
Johaanth Rolfe.
Another receipt is as follows:
July 21 1743 I received from Abraham Johnson full
of all payment for the boards which is now my uper floor. I say
received by me Samuel Lockhart
On the same date the same Samuel Lockhart receipts
to the same Abraham Johnson in the sum of one pound and eight
shillings, "light money" for two hefer calves. To this
receipt are witnesses: William Johnson and Thomas Ross.
Another interesting paper is an order from Robert
Allen, dated Nov 16 1748, to John Warnich to pay to Abraham Johnson
what he owes said Allen and the sum is stated to be one shilling and
sixpense. This order was to be Warnick's receipt. Evidently it was
not paid for the order is still in possession of the Johnson family.
Evidently the Johnsons were rather particular
business people for practically all noted after payment by them were
preserved with their names torn from the note. The following is a
good example: April 6 1743, twelve months after date I promise to pay
to Alex. Cambell or order one pound fifteen shillings and tenpence
Jersey Money at 8 for 02 for Value Rec..d. The name is torn from the
note but the reverse bears the notation Johnson to Campbell and on
the reverse end the following: August 13 1744: Rec'd of the within
note 8 sh & 9d by me Qunitin McClome
Another one reads: March 18 1743/44 Thou Record:
the sum of Sixteen shillings in full of Book acc't from Abraham
Johnson to this day..I say received by me Nath' Coooper
some of these papers show their face that the
Gregorian Calendar was in dispute and not fully accepted by the
English American Colonies at it was in 1752. The following is an
example of this: Rec've by the hand of Mrs. Oake Johnson the sum of
one pound being in full for a not of the like sum posted to me by her
son, Abraham, Dated this 12th day of March 1742/3 Rich' s Williams
These papers reveal rather conclusive evidence that
some of the Johnson family, probably either William or Abraham, were
connected in some official way, manager or atent, of the Ohio Company
whose Ware-houses and store stood on the river bluff at Ridgeley from
1750 till about 1755 when the VA Colonial Government took it and
converted in into a Fort. Among these Johnson papers is an account of
this Ohio Company with Abraham Johnson through William Johnson and is
as follows:
Dr. Abraham Johnson to the Ohio Company
1750
Oct 5 To Sundrys sent by Wm Johnson
1 Blanket.......................................Lo--16--0
1/2 yd of red
stroud.......................@12/6yd. 6--3 L1--2-3
Nov 6 To 1 1/2 yd of half thicks...............@ 3/6-------------L0--12-6
L2--0-0
Cr.
Nov 6.................By Cash..................L0--5--8
Ball'c due the Ohio Company......................................L0--5--8
12--0--0
"Errors excepted"
Evidently the manager of the Company was Mark
Webster as the reverse of the accoutn is receipted by him. An old
stitched account book bears the following notations:
Hogs -2622 lbs.-----2718 bls -------2710 lbs.
John Koukindal--Dr. in liker-----------0---0---9
Ditto ----------------------------0--0----6
Ditto to ches ----------------------------- 1---5---0
Cr'dt John Koukidal - in "Pancelvany" money--------2007---6
Cr'dt in Cash---------------------------------------------------------7--8
John Koukindal payd to William Anderson in money.4...4...7
Payd to Richard Polson for hog-----------------------------0---6---2
Benjamin Kukendol----------hogs---------------------------35--13--5
John Kukandal----------------hogs----------------------------4---7---7
Dr. to Matthew Rodgers for two hogs---------------------1--17--0
Credit to William Anderson for hogs----------------------14--14--0
Benjamin Kunendal payd in corn----------------------------0--3--0
Mr. Nunigens--mony-------------------------------------------21--00--0
Mr. Stradolds--mony-------------------------------------------6--15--0
Mr. Rays---------mony------------------------------------------12--13---0
Mrs. Ray--------mony------------------------------------------24--14---5
Mr.
Cambel-----mony-------------------------------------------5--15--3 1/2
John Deker-------------------------------------------------------1---3---2
Fat for the
Company--------------------------------------------14 pounds
From these papers we glean that the following
families were settlers in the Patterson Creek Valley and the region
between Fort Ashby and Fort Ohio previous to 1750,
JOHNATHAN ROLFE, THOMAS HARDING, WILLIAM HONSON,
ABRAM JOHNSON, OKEY JOHNSON, SOLOMON HEDGES, ROBERT ALLEN, THOMAS
CHESTER (sheriff of Frederick Co 1745), QUINTIN MCCOLME, JAMES
COLWELL, MARK WEBSTER (manager of Ohio Co 1750), ALEXANDER CAMPBELL,
SAMUEL LOCKHART, THOMAS ROSS, SAMUEL CANAL, NICHOLAS REASONER, RICH
WILLIAM, NATHANIAL COOPER, EZEKIAL MULFORD, JOHN DECKER, JOHN
KUYKENDALL, BENJAMIIN KUYKENDALL, HUMPHREY BROOK (Clerk of Hampshire
Co 1754), WILLIAM ANDERSON, RICHARD POLSON, MATTHEW ROGERS, NUNIGENS,
STRADOLDS, RAY.
From other sources we gather the following
residents of that section at that time:
ELIAS SELLER, THOMAS SELLERS, JOHN ASHBY, PARKER,
EDWARDS, MCGUIRE, MACGRIGGEN, WISE, KELLER AND WAGANOR.