. The history of Upshur county, West Virginia, from its earliest exploration and settlement to the present time .. . UNCLE ISAAC MORGAN and Faithful Horse, Old Bill, who was onceStolen and Found After an Absence of 4 years and 7 months. ^- -^ ^ te ■ • j^hUSMl iMbi^S ;B^^^^ iM^^^^^^Hi^B^H ^^^»*^3 ■Hi ^ iHHHHk L/ *-, MR. AND MRS. HOMER H. - ( 1 p- 1;. w^ , , ^ ^ 3\^m •» 7^ .m — ^^Sf^SS^M^^ J6^H^9bSH T*—.3S ^p|; EARLY SETTLERS AND INDL-W TROUBLES. 207 Mr. Patrick Peebles, of Pellham, Mass., acquired some interest in land hereand made the first visit to this country. He went back, made
. The history of Upshur county, West Virginia, from its earliest exploration and settlement to the present time .. . UNCLE ISAAC MORGAN and Faithful Horse, Old Bill, who was onceStolen and Found After an Absence of 4 years and 7 months. ^- -^ ^ te ■ • j^hUSMl iMbi^S ;B^^^^ iM^^^^^^Hi^B^H ^^^»*^3 ■Hi ^ iHHHHk L/ *-, MR. AND MRS. HOMER H. - ( 1 p- 1;. w^ , , ^ ^ 3\^m •» 7^ .m — ^^Sf^SS^M^^ J6^H^9bSH T*—.3S ^p|; EARLY SETTLERS AND INDL-W TROUBLES. 207 Mr. Patrick Peebles, of Pellham, Mass., acquired some interest in land hereand made the first visit to this country. He went back, made a report to hisneighbor, Zedckiah Morgan whose family returned with him and made settle-ment in 1801. Patrick Peebles built the first saw-mill on Saw Mill run near itsmouth, which was swept away by high waters. This misfortime discouraged himso much that he returned to Massachusetts and did not return to his Virginialands until 1819, when he came back bringing his entire family. Zedekiah Morgan located on the Buckhannon River at the place now calledSago, and on the lands now owned by George W. Burner, who married hisgranddaughter, Frances Roxane, daughter of Alfred Morgan, born 1804. This Morgan family came direct from Connecticut here and has many livingdecendants in Upshur to-day. In 1808 Aaron Gould, Sr., came from Charlemont, Ma
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