Notes:

BIRTH AND DEATH: Pendleton Co. death records from Amanda Arbogast Forbes.

1820, 30, 40, 50 and 60 census, Pendleton Co. from Amanda Arbogast Frobes.

Christina married Jesse Davis in 1843. Jesse was born about 1819; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jethro Davis was born in 1842; and died.
2. Lucy Davis was born about 1844; and died.
3. Miles Davis was born about 1846; and died.
4. Michael Davis was born about 1847; and died.
5. Cornelius Davis was born about 1850; and died.
6. Nicholas Davis
7. Emily Davis

Notes:

Listed on census as living in Timber Ridge Section of Pendleton Co.

1820, 30, 40, 50 and 60 census, Pendleton Co.

No will found in Pendleton Co.

See will of his father, John, Pendleton Co., VA, Will Book 4, page 49.

Pendleton Co. birth, death and marriage records.

Clay Co. birth, death and marriage records on children and their families.

Clay Co. census, 1860, 70 and 80.

All of the above research on this family and descendants by Amanda Crawford
Arbogast Forbes with contributions from Joseph Monroe Arbogast, Joanna
Shreves, Daisy Hartmann, Wm. Jennings Arbogast and others.

Michael married Edith Ketterman on 26 Jan 1819 in Riverton, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States. Edith (daughter of George F Ketterman and Mary Magdalena Henkle) was born in 1799 in Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Oct 1879 in Numa, Ia; was buried in Old Livingood Cm, Numa, Ia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edith went to Iowa with her son, Michael, Jr., right after the 1860 Pendleton
Co. Census and the death of her husband. See Daisy Hartmann Papers, in file.

Edith's brother and sister married a brother and sister of her spouse.
Edith is #5-11-1-4, The Henckel Genealogy.

Edith's tombstone photo in file from Gwendolyn Arbogast Walton,"Edith Arbogast
Died 28 Oct 1879, Aged 78 years" No room on tombstone for mos. & days, so
probably born in 1801.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution
• Residence: 1810, Pendleton, Virginia, United States
• Residence: 1820, Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Notes:

BIRTH: Estimated from census cited and 1787 Personal Property Tax List for
Augusta Co., VA. John listed as over 21 years of age. Born in Frederick or
Augusta Co., VA.

MARRIAGE: Date estimated but must have been before 1790.

DEATH: Will dated 20 Dec., 1820, proven on 3 Apr., 1821. Will Book 4, Page
49, Pendleton Co., VA/WV; lists children.

CENSUS: 1810 and 1820, Pendleton Co., VA/WV.

DEEDS: See deed from John Arbogast heirs and George Arbogast and his wife,
Katherine, to Henry Arbogast. Deed Book 14, pages 173 & 174, Pendleton Co.
Court Records, 1838. John in will of his father, Michael, in Pendleton Co.

HOMESTEAD: Near Circleville, across the mountain from his parents. His
children married into families from the Circleville area.

MILITARY: Private, Capt. Peter Hull's Company, 2nd Bn, Augusta Militia, 1779,
page 148, "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War", by McAllister. Pages 22
and 93, Company in battles during the Yorktown Campaign, 1781. On D.A.R. List
of Patriots from Augusta Co., VA, DAR Index, Volume II, 1979, p. 6., in file.

John married Hannah Davis in Apr 1788 in Pendelton, Virginia, West Virginia, United States. Hannah was born in 1770/1780 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States; died in 1830/1838 in Pendleton Co., , Va/Wv, ,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Estimated from 1810, 20 and 30 census, Augusta Co., VA, later Pendleton
Co., VA/WV.

DEATH: Living on 1830 census, not on 1840 census or deed from heirs, 1838.
Deed Book 14, Pages 171-174, Pendleton Co.

PARENTS: Unknown, maiden name from Morton's histories of Pendleton and Highland
Counties.

See notes of Spouse, John Arbogast. All information on this family from
research by Amanda Arbogast Forbes.

Regarding possible parents of Hannah; from Marian Ramona (Tracy) Bittle letter
in file, lists Davis heads of household from 1810 census and tax lists of the
period as follows: DAVIS, William, John, James, John, John, Joseph, Robert and
William.

George married Mary Magdalena Henkle in Mar 1793 in Riverton, Pendleton, WV. Mary (daughter of John Justus Jr Henkle and Christina Negeley) was born on 31 Aug 1775 in Germany Valley, Pendleton, VA; died after 1856 in Farmers City, Dewitt, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

John married Christina Negeley about 1774 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Christina (daughter of Balthaser Negeley and Christina Raisch) was born on 18 Sep 1755 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died in in Pickaway County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]