The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-28
The Friend Family of Garrett County, Maryland
By CAPT. CHARLES E. HOVE
ANCESTRY
Reprinted From The Glades Star

Reprinted Glades
- CAPTAIN NICHOLAS FRIEND andhi Anna,
cordmg family tradition resided the port city Of Wey
the family Gncudng chn sailed Amer
wrecked Friend drowned but his family rescued and
Landed the Swedish Colony Upland mow Cee Pa Here Anna
Friend wealthy Colonis family
She died at the of hundred six and buried in St Pau
Churchyard Chester.
Children Captain
ren), (Arcer).
Enocs), Sarah Uongac
generally referred to as swc Most Of them married swde From
JOHN FRIEND 1874, Nicholas resided Crum
Creek Philadelphia married daughter Henry Gndrc
Coman Finn Colman the leaders brief rebellion of the
Sweds and Firms against the English colonial He fled the
Indians and lived with them He probably married Indian
which would tradition that the Friends have Indian blood
Children Colman Helene, Andrew, Charles
Nicholas Joseph, Augustine, John,
(NEILS) FRIEND T. of
listed settler about marsh" Cncocegue Creek Later he
moved into Virginia and in 1851 Lord Fairfax granted him l42 about
TWO miles below the mouth Little Cacapon Creek ms tract was sur
by Washington" John
Friend the chain From this settlement the of
Nicholas went forth in 1855 to settle upon the Great Yougoey in West
Maryland Nicholas his home with his
SG54 cs 1 n % o9 : aps @ 5 2%as
o R until S Death at Buao ' een T Where he was buried
under a wild cherry n a followed chestnut log.
SETTLEMENT JOHN FRIEND sR first permanent settler what
ON THE IS County born Upland
1oUGH0GHENI syvana about 1892 At the close of Ponacs War
John Friend brothers their father Nicholas Friend resided
the Valley of the Potomac in Virginia.
According family destroyed crops
Friend family
CuIough Pack Horse Path the gado Western Maryland thence
by another Indian path the Yughioghny River what then the
part Of County, Maryland they
Indian camp they
first white men to visit that part Of the country These Indians probably
of
Ohio River The with the Indians
country hunting digging ginseng They pleased
village site the valley and the excellent fishing hunting the
ing mountains nearby gade; they decided purchase the Indian
and make this their settlement The red agreed sell The travellers
then returned by the Braddock Road their the Potomac.
The following improvements
in Virginia and with his family and bese stock farm implements
and such household goods could be packed hooowed
Cumberland Camp
the 4ugoghy Here they found their Indian friends whom they paid
hatcets blankets
they took possession thus making the little settlement the ford the
lougogheny now known as Frende The Indian fields
planted with and vegetables log cabins built fish and
is said that these killed the year
settlement
when Fort Norris the Sandy Greek Gades, built protection
the triae strong
They attacked.
During Revolutionary Sandy maintained
company of Rangers" protection of the country between
the Youghogen and Cheat rivers Augustine Friend captain and
Gabriel Friend company Angus
Gabriel Friend John William Ashy
nanv at OIdtovn Ther NO rer Of f7r+3er Tio Of thi -
The OF
violation of the Kings command Of 176 they also
qaattrs the land the Maryland
his
steps legal title his settlement tho his Indian title clearly
valid But surveyed
named Friends Choice" patented N
Dean surveyed the Military Lots
1857 for MaIands soldiers Of the Revolution John Friend allotted
settler Lots Nos 328 1882 which
Youghoghgny Two these patented Joseph
year
John Friend ST. married Kerenappuh Hyatt Virginia Their chill
Nicholas Gabriel
feba Nicholas killed
married Andrew House, Rebecc Joseph Butler Sarah Henry
They all emgrated to Carroll County, Ohio h without
sumner when destroyed the
The last record have of "Od john County
pioneers his signature the deed of the Friends Delight
son John dated June 1908 His wife died October They
buried under walnut tree in the old settlement graveyard
marble slab veterans grave.
GABRIEL FRIEND son of john ST. according to the inscin on
his tombstone the Friend
1854 He at
Friends later Frendvl whore he resided Sharp
Of the
Gabriel Friend ~ in children
q John d. 1888. dau.d
m
Is,
b. jar 8, m SuhaK Kemp
b g,
To-
He married Gabriel was born
April 10, 1913.
JOSEPH FRIEND, john ST. resided Choice"