Person:James Spurgeon (2)

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James Spurgeon
b.1756 Frederick County, MD
d.Jun 1810 Sandy Creek Glades, Monongalia County, VA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1749
  1. John Spurgeon1755 - 1836
  2. James Spurgeon1756 - 1810
Spouse and Children
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m.
  1. Drusilla Spurgeon1778 - 1824
  2. Lina Spurgeon1779 - 1850
  3. Jesse Spurgeon, Sr1783 - 1865
  4. Jonathan Spurgeon1787 - 1853
  5. Catherine Spurgeon1789 - 1863
  6. Keziah Spurgeon1793 - 1871
  7. Elizabeth Spurgeon1799 - 1833
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Name[1] James Spurgeon
Gender Male
Birth? 1756 Frederick County, MD
Marriage Frederick County, MDto Elizabeth Farmer
Death? Jun 1810 Sandy Creek Glades, Monongalia County, VA

James came from Fort Cumberland, MD in 1784 and settled in the Glade Farms area of Monongalia County, VA.(Also called the Sandy Creek settlement) (Pioneers of Preston)

James managed the ferry over the Big Sandy River at Morton's Mills (Bruceton Mills), VA. (Spurgeon Family History) He owned 400 aces of land in the Sandy Creek Glades and it was here that Meshach Browning spent several years when a boy.

Also in 1784, General George Washington (with his nephew Bushrod Washington who later was appointed by President John Adams to the U.S. Supreme Court) visited the James Spurgeon Family and lodged there overnight.(http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1ootz/SpurgeonHistory/resources/50.htm)

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