James Spurgeon

SPURGEON, JAMES Ancestor #: A107876 Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1755 MARYLAND Death: ANTE 7- -1810 MONONGALIA CO VIRGINIA Service Description: 1) PAID SUPPLY TAX,1783

Born: 1756 - Frederick County, Maryland(Near The MD/PA Border)

Christened: - Colrain Township, Bedford Co. PA

Died: Jun 1810 - Sandy Creek Glades, Monongalia County, (West) Virginia

Managed Ferry At Bruceton Mills Across The Big Sandy

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James Spurgeon and Elizabeth Farmer

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Husband James Spurgeon 3

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          Born: 1756 - Frederick County, Maryland(Near The MD/PA Border) 4

Christened: - Colrain Township, Bedford Co. PA 3
Died: Jun 1810 - Sandy Creek Glades, Monongalia County, (West) Virginia 5
Buried: - Managed Ferry At Bruceton Mills Across The Big Sandy 3
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        Father: John Spurgin (1732-1802) 6 7

Mother: Mary Farmer ( - )
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      Marriage: 

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Noted events in his life were:

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? Adoption, 1988 - Colrain Township, Bedford Co. PA

? Adoption, 1988 - Managed Ferry At Bruceton Mills Across The Big San

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Wife Elizabeth Farmer

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          Born: 

Christened:
Died: After 1812 9
Buried:
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        Father: John Farmer (Abt 1755-      )

Mother:
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Children

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1 F Drucilla Spurgeon 10

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          Born: 7 Sep 1778 - Flintstone, Allegany County, Maryland 11

Christened:
Died: 1824 - Preston County, Virginia 12
Buried:
Spouse: Amos Glover Sr. (1770-1849) 10
Marr: 1799 13
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2 F Lina (Lenny Or Malinda) Spurgeon 14

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          Born: 1779 - Maryland 15

Christened: 1850 - Fayette Co., Pennsylvania 14
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Jeremiah Casteel (Abt 1780- )
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3 M Jesse Spurgeon

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          Born: 23 Jul 1783 - Maryand 16

Christened:
Died: 3 Apr 1865 - Age 81 (84?) 17
Buried:
Spouse: Catherine Spahr (1791-1863)
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4 M Jonathan Spurgeon 18 19

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          Born: 1787 - Doddridge, Monongalia County (Now Preston County)  (W) Virginia 20

Christened: - Bear Fork, Cove Creek, Doddridge Co.(West) VA 18
Died: 1853 - Boyce Cemetery, Bear Fork, Cove Creek, Gilmer County (West) Virginia 21
Buried:
Spouse: Ruth Jeffreys (Abt 1790- )
Spouse: Elizabeth Catherine Smell (1785-Bef 1860) 22
Marr: 25 Dec 1816 - Trinity Union Church At Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 23
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5 F Catherine Spurgeon

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          Born: 1789 24

Christened:
Died: 27 Jun 1863 25
Buried:
Spouse: Jonathan (John) Kelly Jr. ( -1854) 26
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6 F Keziah (Kiza) Spurgeon

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          Born: 1797 24

Christened:
Died: Abt 1812 27
Buried:
Spouse: George Benson (Abt 1780- )
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7 F Elizabeth (Betsey) Spurgeon

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          Born: 1799 28

Christened:
Died: 1833 28
Buried:
Spouse: Jacob Bierbower ( - )
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General Notes (Husband)

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General George Washington and his nephew, Bushrod Washington visited James and lodged with the Spurgeon family there overnight in the glades. Source: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993,p37

On March 20, 1785 James Spurgeon ... bought the fowolling described 400 acres of land in Monongalia County, after his migration from Maryland: ... Source: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993 p39 Other Sources: Spurgeon Quarterly Issue 3, p69--Will Spurgeon Quarterly Issue 3, p70--Invenory Spurgeon Quarterly Issue 3, p71--Vendue

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General Notes for Child Drucilla Spurgeon

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Sources: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993,p45; precise birthdate provided by Mrs. June Spurgeon,Milwaukie OR,June 1996 Jerry Wayne Jones-Jan '96 p4 Spurgeon Spurgin Searchings, Vol 1 No 3, p4 Marylynn Glover-Nov 2000

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General Notes for Child Lina (Lenny Or Malinda) Spurgeon

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Sources: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993,p45

Jerry Wayne Jones-Jan '96 p4 Spurgeon Spurgin Searchings, Vol 1 No 3, p4 Marylynn Glover-Nov 2000

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General Notes for Child Jesse Spurgeon

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b.1781 Source: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993,p37,45 b. 1783 Source: Mrs. June Spurgeon,Milwaukie OR,June 1996 Source: Harold Mike Spuegeon Lineage-fr. June Spurgeon,Oct 1990 Spurgeon Spurgin Searchings, Vol 1 No 3, p4

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General Notes for Child Jonathan Spurgeon

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Son of James SPURGEON Source: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993, p44

m1. Ruth JEFFREYS m2. Elizabeth Catherine Smell Source: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993 p46

In December of 1818 he was granted 121 acres in Monongalia (noe present day Preston County) on Roaring Creek adjoining the lands of William Roberts and Thomas Butler's settlement at the Coal Lick Bottom on the Cheat River with the final patent granted 15 May 1822. Source: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993 p46

"We can follow Jonathan's settlement in (West) Virginia through the U. S. Census records. The 1810 U. S. Census shows Jona. Spurgen living in Monongalia County, no township listed, age 26-45, 2 males under 10, 1 female 16-26, and 1 female under 10 (Also shown on the same census page are a Jas. , Jessee, and Jno. Spurgeon; perhaps father James, son Jessee, and uncle John?). This census shows us Jonathan and his first wife, Ruth Jeffreys and their children. ... Given that he was born in 1787 and had three children under 10 by 1810, we may assume he married Ruth Jeffreys ca. 1805/6 when he was 18/19 years of age.

... 1820 U. S. Census... 1830 U. S. Census... 1840 U. S. Census... 1850 U. S. Census... It appears that he moved several times. In actuality, he didn't move, the county border moved around him." Source: Spurgeon Family History, by Dr. Gary Alan Dickey, Canoga Park CA, 1993, p47

First settled in the city of Wheeling. ...son George settled in Ohio, William went on to either Kansas or where the city of Milwaukee is now located. He sold his land in Wisconsin and went back to Virginia. Later on, however, he brought his whole family by covered wagon toWisconsin and purchased 80 acres in Outagamie County.

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General Notes for Child Catherine Spurgeon

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m?. Jonathan Kelly m?. Frederick Snider

Source: Sandra Sue (Spurgeon) Sims, Jan 1997

Individual note: "The History of Doddridge County, WV" (1979), pp. 247-248, contains fairly detailed account of the Spurgeon family history. It says that 7 Spurgins came to America from England. One was James, who settled in the Preston County area in 1784, having relocated from Mill Creek, MD. He married Elizabeth Browning., an aunt to the celebrated Mechach Browning, the great hunter. They had two sons: Johnathan went to the Kanawha and Jesse married Catherine Spehr and is the ancestor of the Spurgeons in Grant County. (Preston was formed from Monongalia in 1818. Change of spelling to "Spurgeon" occurred about 1850.)

Other Source: Mary Ann Wamsley Apr 1998

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General Notes for Child Keziah (Kiza) Spurgeon

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Other Source: Spurgeon Spurgin Searchings, Vol 1 No 3, p4

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General Notes for Child Elizabeth (Betsey) Spurgeon

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Other Source: Spurgeon Spurgin Searchings, Vol 1 No 3, p4

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133182629/james-spurgeon

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