Chester County was one of the three original Pennsylvania counties created in 1682.
Samuel Jobe was born about 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Caleb and Barbara Jobe.
Samuel married Dorcas MacKay in Augusta County, Virginia. Dorcas was the daughter of Zachariah MacKay.
Daniel Jobe (1758, married Mourning Pryor),
Jacob Jobe (1760),
Caleb Jobe (1762),
Isaac Jobe (1766),
Polly Jobe (1770),
Dorcas Jobe (1772),
Susan Jobe (1774),
Jennie Jobe (1776)
The family moved to the Watauga settlement before the American Revolution. They were members of the Big Pigeon Baptist Church.
During the American Revolution, Samuel and his sons served under John Sevier and Evan Shelby.
In 1778 Samuel was granted 512 acres on Kendricks Creek in Washington County, North Carolina.
In 1782 he was granted 200 more acres on Kendricks Creek.
Augusta County, Virginia was formed in 1738 from Orange County and was vast territory including West Virginia and Kentucky.
1770 - southern part became Botetourt.
1776 - parts became Monongalia, Ohio, and Yohogania.
1778 - area west of Ohio River became Illinois County.
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northeastern part became Rockingham.
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southwestern part was combined with part of Botetourt to form Rockbridge
1788 - northern part combined with part of Hardy to become Pendleton.
1790 - western part was combined with parts of Botetourt and Greenbrier to form Bath.
Virginia county formation was complex and some of the above counties were further divided or disbanded.
