The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-17
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THE MUSGRAYEs.
Pioneer Families of Mason
C0unty-Their Ancestors and
Descendants.
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the inhabitants Of Ireland were
then called, from the white cliff
walls Of county Antrim to the
rocky and indented coast of South
Argyle, West Scotland. The little
kingdom Of Scotland" which these
lrishmen foundeds numbered in Oh
security among the lakes aud noun.
tains TO the south Of Loeb Lynn
until the thirteenth century when,
under the leadership of McAlpin it
suddenly arose to prominence
Every student Of Scottish history
is familiar with the annals of the
Scotch Irish race from that time to
the present. High up on the
worlds temple Of fame it has en-.
shrined, among many other illus.
ttious names those Of William Wal.
lace, Robert Bruce, Sir Walter
Scott and Robert Burns. no PEG.
pie in Europe has exhibited more
evidences Of human greatness, or
is more renowned for valorous
deeds than the Scotch Irish, and
the race transplauted in America
has lost naught of that which con.
stitutes true nobility, for in every
department of learning and of use
full service, and heroism by land
and sea, it has lent honor to our
National annals. Among its rep.
resentatives sent to the Valley Of
Virginia, came the emigrant anCes
tor of the Musgrave Formerly
spelled Mos g.r o.y.e) family of
Mason county, tho definite ancestor
being Eliza.
He was born in Virginia about
the year l745, aud as a small boy
he spent the year Of the French
and Indian War, in the vicinity of
old Fort Loudoun, now Winches.
ttr, Virginia, Grown to manhood
he spent the years of the Revolu.
ton, in making gun powderfor the
Continental army. He lived long
after that struggle ended, and died
in 1913 at the advanced age Of
ninety.eight years, He married
early in life aud had issue several
children one Of whom;
John, was born in Frederick
county, Virginia, about the year
l76S. When but a youth he left
his Valley home, aud passing
west over North Mountain, took up
his abode on the South Branch Of
the Potomac, in what is now Har.
dy county, West Virginia, where,
about the year 1900, he was united
10 marriage with a Miss Ellen
Stewart. Here he continued his
residence until 1907, when he babe
adieu to his valley home, amid The
lofty mountains of his native Vir.
ginia, and removing westward
crossed the Ohio and reared his
cabin on the banks Of a tributary
Of the MuSkingum river, in the
then wilds Of what is now Coshoc.
ton county, Ohio. Here he residad
for nearly six years, when he once
more sought and found a home,
this time on the banks of the Ohio.
1t was the year 1912 when he set.
tied at the mouth Of the Ohio Ten
Mile, ten miles above Point Pleas
ant, on lands now owned by heirs
Of Resin BumgardneE Later he
removed 10 a farm near Six Mile
Island, where he remained until
1925, when be again left Virginia,
this time, never 10 return. In.
diana was now selected, and near
WilliamspOrt, Warren county, in
that state, he took up his final
abode. Here his wife died in 1850,
and here too, in the year 1860, at
the age Of ninety.two years, he fol.
lowed her to the tomb. BY his
marriage with Ellen Stewart, he
had issue,
|, John born in Hardy county in
1902 and died unmarried in Iudi.
ana in 1926,
Ii, Asa, born in Hardy county,
December 10, 1904, and came with
his father to Mason when but eight
years ofage. In September, 1929,
he was united in marriage with
Mary, (born August 0, lSO6,) a
daughter Of Nicholas Ycagor, once
a representative from Mason in the
General Assembly of Virginia; he
died May 10, 1879, but his wife
still survives him and resides upon
the same farm on which sho was
born. They had issue, two child.
ren: First Mary u. harm March