Person:Drewy Farley (1)
Andrew 'Drewy' Farley, Sr.
b.1770 Bedford County, Va. Now Franklin County
d.17 Mar 1851 Beech Spring, Summers County
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Mary FarleyAbt 1760 - Abt 1832
  2. Nancy Elizabeth Farley1761 - Abt 1840
  3. George FarleyAbt 1766 -
  4. Francis 'Frankie' Marion FarleyAbt 1767 - 1802
  5. Andrew 'Drewy' Farley, Sr.1770 - 1851
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Andrew 'Drewy' Farley, Sr.1770 - 1851
  • W.  Mary Ann Adkins1771 - Abt 1840
m. 31 Dec 1795
  1. Gideon Farley1796 - 1868
  2. Francis Frank FarleyAbt 1805 -
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Facts and Events
Name Andrew 'Drewy' Farley, Sr.
Gender Male
Alt Birth[1] Abt 1769 Augusta County, Virginia
Birth? 1770 Bedford County, Va. Now Franklin County
Marriage 31 Dec 1795 Montgomery County, Virginia to Mary Ann Adkins
Death? 17 Mar 1851 Beech Spring, Summers County
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Notes

Drewy Farley, Sr., the first white man to make his permanent home the Pipestem District. His family included eight sons and three daughters- Gideon, Author, Andrew, Frank, Archibald, Squire, Henley, Drewy, Jr. Nancy, Rachel and Chloe.

About 1800, after the treaty with the Indians, the people from the East began to swarm into the region south of the Ohio and New River to make homes. This territory was a part of Montgomery County, Va. which had been formed by the Va. Legislature in 1776. In 1806 this was a part of Giles County Va, then in 1837 a part of Mercer County, Va. and still later a part of Summers County, Wv., 1871.

p.46 in Hopkins explains how Drewry and neighbor Daniel Cook named Pipestem Creek, and consequently, Pipestem District.

References
  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    In 1793 the Governor of Virginia ordered Captain Caperton to organize a company of New River Valley men to march against the Indians in the Kanawha Valley. This was done with a few skirmishes but no battle. They guarded the frontier and protected the settlers and their homes. Members of that company included Drewry, Sr., his uncle Matthew Farley and Drewry, Sr.'s brothers Edward and Francis III.
    After their marriage about 1795, Drewry and Mary settled on Buffalo Run where they lived until about 1799 when they moved to Beech Spring near the top of Shockley's Hill.

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I226100

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