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About John R. Proudfoot
John R. Proudfoot BIRTH 1788 Fauquier County, Virginia, USA DEATH 1866 (aged 77–78) Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Corder-Patton Cemetery Corder Crossing, Barbour County, West Virginia
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His father was born in Scotland. John booked passage from the Port of London on the ship, Elizabeth, in route to Virginia, November 21, 1774. He came [from Scotland] to America as an indentured servant and stated his occupation "at the time" as a hair dresser. He was granted one hundred acres of land by Denny Fairfax on November 19, 1791 in Fauquier County, Va. John sold this land to Thomas O. Bannon for "fifty pounds" on November 17, 1801.
John married Leonora Hitt, a native of Fauquier County, Va. and of German descent.
John and his family were among the first settlers of what is now Barbour County, settling on Taylor's Drain, north of Philippi, where John was a miller.
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John R. Proudfoot's Timeline
| 1788 |
1788
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also recorded as 1768 (?), Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
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| 1817 |
September 29, 1817
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Harrison County, West Virginia, United States
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| 1819 |
1819
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Harrison County, WV, United States
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| 1825 |
December 6, 1825
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Philippi, Barbour Co., Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
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| 1826 |
1826
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Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
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| 1828 |
December 31, 1828
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| 1830 |
October 14, 1830
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Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
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| 1833 |
1833
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Philippi, Barbour Co., Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
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| 1867 |
February 1867
Age 79
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also recorded as 1866 (?), Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, United States
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