Genealogy - Preston County.

Scope and Contents Correspondence of the Fairfax family of Preston County including some of Colonel John Fairfax’s business correspondence, 1803-1838. Colonel John Fairfax (1762-1843), an overseer for George Washington, settled with his family in the Preston County area in 1790. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates twice. He was instrumental in the formation of Preston County from Monongalia County and as the Sheriff, the muster of troops. He also served as the Justice of the Peace. Much of the John...

Overview Typescript transcription of 12-page genealogy and history of the McGrew family of Preston County, West Virginia compiled by James C. McGrew. The McGrews of Pennsylvania and neighboring states are descendants of Robert and Isabella McGrew who came from Tyrone County, Ireland, in 1726 or 1727. Though fragmentary, this narrative attempts a history of the branch descending from Patrick McGrew who moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia in 1786. The compiler indicates that no evidence of a link was...