Opequon Creek is tributary of the Potomac River. It joins the Potomac northeast of Martinsburg and its source is at the foot of Great North Mountain. It is part of the boundary between Frederick and Clarke counties in Virginia and between Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia.
Name
Year in WV
Where
With
Religion
From
Family
Allen, Robert
1742
685 acres on south side of Opequon Creek
Presbyterian
Ashby, Thomas
1742
200 acres on the north side of the Shenandoah River
Beeson, Richard
1733
Opequon Creek
Quaker
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Blue, John
5 miles north of Romney
New Jersey
m. Cattron Van Meter
Blue, John b. 1713
1754
South Branch of the Potomac River
Blue, Michael
near Shepherdstown
New Jersey
Blue, Uriah
near Shepherdstown
New Jersey
Bowman, George
1732
Hite Group
York County, Pennsylvania
married Mary Hite, daughter of Jost Hite
Boyd, John
settled at the east base of North Mountain near Tuscarora Creek. South side of Cohongoroota River
Brown, Thomas
1742,
882 acres on the west side of the Sherando River
Quaker
Pennsylvania
m. Ruth Large
Bryan, Morgan
founded Quaker colony
b. Europe then Chester County, Pennsylvania
m. Martha Stroud
Buckles, Robert
1727
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Pennsylvania
Burr, Peter
1750
near Bardane in Jefferson County
Presbyterian
Fairfield, Connecticut
Burns, James
1741
128 acres on west side of Sherando
Catlett, James
1753
Chambers, William
before 1745
Presbyterian
Christman, Jacob
1732
1740- 750 acres
Hite Group
York County, Pennsylvania
married Magdalena Hite daughter of Jost Hite
Colvill, Joseph
before 1745
Presbyterian
Conklyn, John
married Miriam Burr
Conklyn, Jacob
Presbyterian
Darke, Joseph
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Darke, William b. 1736
South side of Cohongoroota River
Pennsylvania
Denton
Abraham 1700
Isaac 1768
Isaac 1774
Isaac 1733
John 1715
Jonas 1690
Joseph 1729
Samuel 1631
Samuel 1734
Frederick County
Dillon, Daniel
Opequon Creek
Quaker
Dillon, William
1752
Opequon Creek
Quaker
Duff, William
1732
Hite Group
York County, Pennsylvania
Duke, John
Ireland
Ellis, Enos
1763
Quaker
Berks, Pennsylvania
Ellis, Morris
Berks, Pennsylvania
Ellis, Mordecai
235 acres
Quaker
Berks, Pennsylvania
Evans, John
settled on the Opequon
Foreman, James
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Foreman, Paul
1732
120 acres on the North fork of the Sherando River, adjoining Thomas Chester
Hite Group
York County, Pennsylvania
married Elizabeth Hite daughter of Jost Hite
Forester, Thomas
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Forester, William
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Foster, William
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Fox
Hampshire County
Friend, Israel
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Glass, David
before 1745
Presbyterian
Glass, Samuel
1742
900 at the head of the Opequon
Presbyterian
Green, Robert
1732
Hite Group
York County, Pennsylvania
Grubb, Emanuel
1742
250 acres on north side of Shenandoah River
Grubb, John
1743
265 acres on north side of S. River
Haines, Joshua
1745
Opequon Creek
Quaker
Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
married Mercy Lupton
Harper, Robert
1734
near Harper's Ferry, South side of Cohongoroota River, now in the Counties of Berkley and Jefferson
Harrow, John
1742
290 acres on north side of Opequon Creek
Hendricks, James
about 1760
York County, Pennsylvania
Hite, Jacob
1742,
2,668 acres on the south side of Opequon
Hite, John
1740
568 acres, part of Hite's grant and also 100 acres adjoining
Hite, Jost
1732
Hite Group
York County, Pennsylvania
Hoge, William
before 1745
branch of Opequon Creek
Presbyterian
New Jersey/Chester, Pennsylvania
Hoge, James
1742
760 acres near Kernstown
Jolliffe, William
north end of Frederick
Quaker
Lemen, John
1746
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Church of England
Logan, David .
1742
860 acres on the west side of Buffalo Meadow known for years as Buffalo Marsh
Lucas, Edward
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Lupton, Joseph
1740
just west of Winchester in the Shenandoah near the area known as Round Hill-Opequon Creek
Quaker
Lupton, Jonathan
1740
Opequon Creek
Quaker
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Lupton, John
1740
Opequon Creek
Quaker
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
MacKay
Robert
Zachariah
1732
Hite Group
Quaker?
York County, Pennsylvania
Make, Peter
1742
168 acres on Opequon Creek
Marquis, Thomas
before 1745
Presbyterian
McCormick, John
1740
395 acres adjoining the Borden, Griffith and Hampton, etc. tract
McDowel, Charles
1740
600 acres
McMachen, William
before 1745
Presbyterian
Mercer, Edward
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Mercer, Richard
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Morgan , Morgan
1726
on Mill Creek, South side of Cohongoroota River, now in the Counties of Berkley and Jefferson
Quaker
Delaware
married Catherine Garretson
Morgan, Richard
1734
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Neill
Quaker
Parkins
Quaker
Pentz, John
1742
189 acres on the north side of the Sherando River
Pidgeon
Quaker
Reece/Rees, Thomas
1743
Opequon
Quaker
Reed, William
1749
210 acres on southwest side of Opequon Creek
Presbyterian
Robinson
Quaker
Ross, Alexander
founded Quaker colony
Rutherford
Seaman, John
1737
1,000 acres adjoining Benj. Borden & James Wood, for 100 acres on West side of Opequon run
Shepherd
South side of Cohongoroota River, now in the Counties of Berkley and Jefferson
Shepherd, Thomas
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Smith, Robert
before 1745
Presbyterian
Stephen,
South side of Cohongoroota River, now in the Counties of Berkley and Jefferson
Stephens, Peter
1732
Hite Group
York County, Pennsylvania
Stevens, Louis
1738
339 acres on Crooked run.
Stockton, Robert
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Stroop, William
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Stroud, Edward
1734
Quaker
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Stroud, Samuel
Quaker
Swearingen, Thomas
1727
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Taylor, John
1734
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Taylor, Samuel
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Delaware
Teague, Moses
appointed constable in Frederick County in 1744.
married Elizabeth Loftin and Rachel Taylor
Thomas
Quaker
Tullis, Moses
1762
bought land in Frederick County, Virginia
Van Meter, Jacob
1734
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Van Meter, John
1730
received patents with his brother, Isaac, for 40,000 acres in what is now Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Hampshire and Hardy Counties West Virginia and Frederick County, Virginia-John settled on the Opequon in the vacinity of Vanclevesville
New Jersey/ Pennsylvania
Vance, David
1742
100 acres on both sides of Opequon Creek
Presbyterian
Vance, James
1742
250 acres on both sides of small meadow near Opequon Presbyterian meeting house
Presbyterian
Wallingford,
Benjamin
James 1733
Maryland
Walker, Samuel
1740
100 acres on west side of Sherrando River
Quaker
West, John
Maryland
White, Robert
before 1745
Presbyterian
Williams, William
1738
225 acres on Opequon run.
Willson, Robert
before 1745
Presbyterian
Wilson, John
before 1745
Presbyterian
Wiseman, Abram,
1734
172 acres on the west side of Opequon Creek
Wood, James
1735
Frederick County near Winchester, Opequon Creek
England
Wood, Joseph
Frederick County
Quaker
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Wright
Quaker
Wright, John
New Mecklenburg (Shepherdstown) area
Writtenhouse, Peter
1740
450 acres adjoining Long Meadow
Yerkes, Joshua
probably Presbyterian
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Yerkes, Josiah
probably Presbyterian
married Sarah Lupton
West Virginia is located in the Appalachians and was originally part of Virginia. The capital and largest city is Charleston. It became a state during the Civil War and was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863.