Notes:

Source is Robt. W. Simmons, Nichols, NY. Confirmed by descendant Carl B.
Rexroad, Bloomington, IN, 1994 including all descendants.

John married Sarah W. Campbell on 22 Dec 1853 in Lewis Co., Va/Wv. Sarah was born on 5 Dec 1827 in Amhurst Co., Va/Wv; died on 14 Apr 1904 in Reno Co., Ks; was buried in Reno Co., Ks. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Martha A. Rexroad was born on 16 Sep 1853 in Wood Co., Va/Wv; died on 25 Sep 1858.
2. William Wyatt Rexroad was born on 4 Nov 1854 in Lewis Co., Va/Wv; died on 26 Feb 1937 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Ks.
3. John Amby Rexroad was born on 31 Dec 1855; and died.
4. George Nathan Rexroad was born on 21 Sep 1857 in Wood Co., Va/Wv; died on 1 Apr 1926.
5. Benjamin S. Rexroad was born on 23 Aug 1859; died on 27 Mar 1927.
6. James M. Rexroad was born on 11 Feb 1861; died on 28 Feb 1946.
7. Joseph Samuel Rexroad was born on 2 May 1863; died on 25 Oct 1926.
8. Henry Jackson Rexroad was born on 10 Oct 1866; died on 30 Oct 1938.
9. Francis Marion Rexroad was born on 25 Mar 1868 in Ritchie Co., Wv; died on 18 Aug 1939.

Notes:

See notes under spouse. On 1860 Pendleton Co., WV census with son-in-law
Nicholas Harper family; not found on 1870 census. Son of Johann George and
Margaret Elizabeth (Hevener) Rexrode. 1850 census Virginia, Roll 956, page 59,
Lewis Co., District 30, 1324-1348; John Rexrode 59, farmer, Pheby 56, William
H. 18, farmer, Pheby 16, and Sophia 15. Data from Robt. W. Simmons, Nichols,
NY includes family ancestors and descendants. Confirmation from Carl B.
Rexroad. Johann George is son of Johann Zacharias and Catherine Rexrode. Date
and place of death from Carl B. Rexrode, buried near family farm outside
Darlow, KS.

John married Phebe Arbogast on 18 May 1815 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. Phebe (daughter of Henry Arbogast and Sophia Wade) was born on 1 Feb 1798 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv; died on 14 Nov 1889 in Pendleton Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source is Amanda Arbogast Forbes research and family group record with
references to 1850 census (not found) with daughter Margaret (Mrs. Nicholas
Harper on 1860 and 70 Pendleton Co., WV census. Death record in Pendleton Co.,
WV. 1850 census Lewis Co. age 56 under spouse notes indicates possible earlier
birth in 1794.

Pend. Co. grave register, p. 67, 2nd vol. indicates Phebe died 14 Nov 1889 at
the age of 94 yrs, 9 mos., 14 days which would indicate birth at 31 Jan 1795 by
the Gregorian calendar.

Notes:

MARRIAGES: Second wife, Elizabeth, 1805. May have been married more than two
times, had 17 children. Henry remained in community of father, Dry Run, near
Crabbottom, now Blue Grass, VA. He may have inherited or otherwise acquired
his father's homestead because his descendants owned the property as late as
1971 per Amanda Crawford Arbogast Forbes research.

WILL: Pendleton Co. Court Records Will Book 4, pp.236-237, childrens names.
Copy of will in file also names wife, Elizabeth. Probated 4 Apr 1844, written
Feb. 1844. Son, Ephriam not in will, previously deeded 375ac to him in 1840.

Birth estimated from Pendleton Co., VA census of 1810,20,30 and 40.
See Pendleton (Highland) Co. History, by Morton
Name appears frequently in Pendleton Co. Court Records.
All information herein from Amanda Arbogast Forbes research, copy in file.
Henry and Peter were twin sons of Michael Arbogast.
Marriage bond for first wife, Sophia Wade, dated 17 Jan. 1792.

Henry married Sophia Wade on 17 Jan 1792 in Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. Sophia was born about 1772 in Prb. Md; died about 1803 in Crabbottom, Pendleton Co., Va/Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source is Amanda Arbogast Forbes research and family group records in file.
According to History of Highland Co., Virginia, by Morton, the Wade family
came from Maryland to Virginia about 1780. The parents of Sophia are not known
however she is the granddaughter of John Wade (1723-1815) and Sophia (Howard)
Wade (1727-1816) who came from England to Maryland, to Augusta Co., Virginia
about 1780. Sophia (Wade) Arbogast's birth and death dates are approximated
from available information.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution
• Residence: 1810, Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Notes:

For family, see History of Pendleton (Highland) Co., by Morton, pages 257 &
332. Michael immigrated through Philadelphia on 25 Sep 1749 on ship,
Speedwell.

CHILDREN: Ft. Seybert births of children are approximate from census reel,
except Peter (Fam.Cem.), Adam (Pension), David (Fam. Rec.) and Dorothy, from
Highland History, page 290. Settled prior to 1758 in VA.

WILL: Probated in Pendleton Co., VA, 4 Aug 1812, now Highland Co., VA.

MARRIAGE RECORDS: Only records available are found in Augusta Co. Marriage
Records and Pendleton Co. Court Records.

All information from extensive research and records of Amanda Crawford Arbogast
Forbes on Michael and his descendants unless otherwise indicated.

BIRTH record from Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Kehl, Baden, Germany

Records of daughter, Mary, indicate Michael had two wives. Considering all
available information, Mary was probably his first wife, Elizabeth his second.

Naturalized in Augusta Co., VA, 22 Aug 1770, #117, Chalkleys Abstracts, Vol.
I, p. 161.

Records of Dr. Dunham indicate the possibility of another son, Joseph, b. 1769
based on information from tax records, d. 1820 based on information in Morton's
Pendleton Co. History. The Peter Arbogsast who married Henry Arbogast's daughter also not placed.

Christened:
Michael was baptized on 27 Sept 1732.

Buried:
"Take Wimer Mountain road from Blue Grass, at the intersection with Hardscrabble road, continue north on Wimer Mountain, go approximately 3/10 mile. On the left will be a pond. The two rocks marking the graves are on the right side of the road. The graves sit almost in the fence row, if the grass is high its difficult to see them from the road. "

Michael married Mary E Samuels about 1758 in Prb Frederick Co, Va. Mary was born in 1736; died in 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

History of Pendleton (Highland Co.), by Morton, indicate Mary as wife. First
public document found by Amanda Crawford Arbogast Forbes on wife of Michael is
a deed in 1791 from Michael and Elizabeth to one of his sons. Elizabeth's
signature appears on deed, documents, etc.

MILITARY: Accepted by DAR as Revolutionary War veteran, Yorktown Campaign,
1781. Capt. Peter Hull's Company of Cavalry. AAF's DAR Nat'l.#-484839.

See Deed Book 19, page 267, 130 acres on head of South Branch of Potowmackpatented to Michael Arbocust, undated, but adjacent entries indicate the year
was 1773; Augusta Co., VA. Also Deed Book 23, page 90, 17 Aug 1779, conveying
property to Michael Armingcost. This area is now Blue Grass, Highland Co., VA.
This information from, Records of Augusta Co., VA, Vol.III, by Chalkley, p.
531, 560. Page 195, citing Will Book VI, records appraisment of the estate of
Barnet Lance by Peter Hull, Jno. Gum, Sr. and Michael Armengash, 20 Sep 1791.
In other books, Michael's sons married into the Hull and Gum families, so they
were probably neighbors.

Only Mary's given name is on record, her full name has not been proven by documents at this time.

Notes:

Married:
No actual marriage record has, as of yet, been found for Michael and Mary. And as of yet only Mary's given name has been documented.