The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-20

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each other.
They we're all, as far as known, Of the
Presbyterian faith, and were among
those dissenters from the church OF
England who sought freedom from per-
secution by emigration to tho new
world. OF this there can be little
doubt, though the evidence is circum-
stantial.
FAMILY RECORDS.
As above remarked, the county re-
cords in Dellware furnish the only
reliable data of historical nature.
Though tradition tell5of the fact that
the four brothers mentione settled in
Kent county and founded the great
American branch OF tue family, that
they cultivated large estates aud grew
wealthy, &c. it Is not until lT5i, many
years after their landing that, the first
authentic record appears on the court
books, in the shape 81 the will OF Robert
Fleming, who tliel in that year. He
left to survive him n widow, Alice
Fleming and several children. Among
other things he gave Robert Fleming, q
son OF Alexander Fleming. 1870 acres OF
land. This was probably his nephew
and godson. He also left David, son
OF John Fleming, another brother, q
farm OF $50 acres. The next will
OF record il that OF son Of one OF the
four original brothers. George Fleming,
who died May %, 1883. He left his
widow, Elizabeth. and four children
large landed estate Two OF George
Jennings children were daughters. One
of them, Martha, married John Cox,
and the other hurried Alexander King,
and from them have descended some OF
the numerous branches oil the Cox and
| King families in Delaware and Pennsyl-
vania These daughters and their
descendants lived and died in the old
Fleming homestead in Delaware, which
is still standing occupied by lineal des-
cendants Of the original FIemings.
OF this landed estate, the present
Delaware railroad runs through por.
ton. Upon it is built the town oil
Pennington Which is named after Farm
ington. West Virginia, village situated
near Fairmont, West Virginia, which
latter town WAS founded by members OF
the Fleming family who emigrated from
Delaware, as hereafter shown. A quar-
| ter OF n mile east of Pennington, Della
ware, is the old Fleming burying ground
where the remains OF the early Flem-
ings are resting.
TIE WEST VIRGINIA FLEMINGs.
The next will is that of William Elem.
ing who died July |, 1906 Next is the
record Of Alexander Fleming who died
intesta.e August 30, l770. William
Fleming, ir., died June 7, 1874. He left
a widow, Ann, and five sons TO survive
him, from some OF whom have descend
ell the Flemings in West Virginia and
other western localities, and whose
name is legion. The names OF these
FIVE sons were Nathan, Boaz, Benaiah
aud Benoni, sons br William, juniors,
first wife, Jane Frame, and Thomas
Fleming, a son by his second wife, Ann
Hudson. Benaiah remained in the old
homestead. but the others emigrated to
Western Virginia, settling in the vicin-
ity of Fairmont. They liked the coun-
try, and in December, 1908, they re-
turned to Delaware and sold their in
tereSt in their fathers estate to Benaiah.
The latter livedtill 1915, and, dying, left
will leaving the homestead to his
sons. On their deaths it passed into
the hands OF Benjamin II. Thorp, hus-
band Of Mary f., daughter OF Nathan
Fleming. Tho Thorps are also one OF
the oldest and best families of Della
ware, and, like the Flemings with
whom they are connected, have fur.
nished to the State many distinguished
men, Governor Thorp being one OF the
most distinguished, and connected by
blood ties with the Flemings.
Shortly after the emigration of the
four brothers above mentioned to West
ern Virginia, James and Jacob Fleming
lin lSl6) sold their land in Delaware
and also moved westward. They were
sons of the Robert Fleming mentioned
above, who died in 1854, and they set
tied in Ohio, near Chillicothe, and their
descendants nre now scattered through
out Ohio and the West. Other mem
bcrs OF the Delaware family moved to
Maryland and their descendants are
numerous in that State, the original
Fleming settlement being in the vicin-
ity OF Vienna.
From tho four sons who settled about
Farmont in West Virginia the hosts OF
the people in that section OF the State
by the name have descended. The
four branches OF the family have greatly
multiplied. As the generations have
come and gone the blood relationship
between this branches has become
further removed until now internar-
riaces have become common. The
estates OF the brothers are in some cases
still in the hands OF their descendants.
FAIEMoNr'S ORIGIN.
Upon the farm OF Boaz Fleming, one
Of the four who came from Delaware,
was built the town of Fairmont, one of
the most prosperous places in West Nir-
GINA, and the centre Of the coal and
coke operations OF Northern West Nir-
ginia. 1t is known us the Connellsville
OF the Upper Monongahela coke region.
| Until few years ago the old log house
OF BJaz Fleming stood almost in the
centre OF the town. The descendants
OF the four brothers are among the
leading citizens OF Marion county.
From one Of the branches comes the
present Governor OF West Virginia;
from another the present mayor OF the
town, Hon. Thos. W. Fleming; from
another General Il. Il. Fleming, whose
distinguished services during the war
Won him honor. Captain T. a. Elem
| ing, another veteran, who Is wellknOwn
in Il. a. X. circles, is ut present justice
OF the peace, while all the leading men,
bers OF the various branches Of the
family are prosperous and prominent
citizens, who stand high socially and iu
business circles, while many are well
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