Notes:

Ref: WBH; Prouty says she was born 12 Jan 1863, but Eliza says she was 18
months older than Rachel. Lived in Randolph after marriage. Nickname Lida.

Eliza married Francis Lightfoot Mc Elwee on 3 Apr 1895 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States. Francis was born on 24 Mar 1846 in , Pocahontas , West Virginia, United States; died on 12 Feb 1917 in , , Randolph Co., Wv; was buried in Wamsley Cemetery, , Randolph Co., Wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. (Son) McElwee was born on 11 Aug 1896 in , , Randolph Co., Wv; died on 14 Sep 1896 in , , Randolph Co.*, Wv; was buried in Wamsley Cemetery, , Randolph Co., Wv.
2. Hallie Hurst McElwee was born on 21 Sep 1897 in , , Randolph Co., Wv; and died.
3. Forest Neill McElwee was born on 17 May 1899; died on 5 Jul 1900 in , , Randolph Co.*, Wv.
4. Ralph Raymond McElwee was born on 21 Mar 1903 in , , Randolph Co., Wv; died on 17 Sep 1970; was buried in Ioof Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph Co., Wv.

Notes:

From Amanda Arbogast Forbes research and papers, copy in file.

Adam married Sarah Mc Donald on 6 Oct 1857 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv. Sarah was born on 16 Oct 1837 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States; died on 27 May 1919; was buried in Yeager/Arbogast, Cem., Bartow, Pocahontas Co., wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Amanda Arbogast Forbes research and papers, copy in file. Pocahontas
Co., Marriage Record.

Ref: WBH; death date from tombstone. Daughter Rachel said that Sarah was
closely related to the last President Harrison. Sarah had a cancer on the
forehead, removed by her son Dr. Peter Dilley Arbogast, but it came back near
the eye. Birth records of Adam's and Sarah's family are from a Bible record by
daughter Hulda. Records were written by Eliza Ann (Yeager) Arbogast and Van
Buren Arbogast, said Sarah's daughter Eliza Evaline Arbogast McElwee, 29 May
1943. WBH gave death date as 1912. However, the 1919 date is more consistent
with memories of her great granddaughter Mildred Yeager (b 1904) and great
niece Jesse Beard Powell (b 1915) who remembered her well.

Ref: Jim and Rita Wooddell records, January 1994, found a court order in
Pocahontas Co. appointing Hezekiah Simmons guardian of Sarah, orphan of Robert
McDonald and Peachey; the date was October 1857 and Adam Arbogast was his
security.

The marriage certificate for Adam and Sarah gave her parents as Morrison
and Peachy McDonald. In 1850 Morrison and his second wife (Esma?) were living
in Harrison Co., VA, with four younger children and Sarah, aged 13. Two of
Sarah's half sisters married in Randolph Co. in the mid-60s: Mary J. married
John Bennett and Nancy Ann married William Van Pelt.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution

Notes:

See Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War, by McAllister, page 235. Adam
received pension for service as Virginia Militiaman, living 1835. Also page 19,
Indian Spy, 1776 or 1777; page 22, Pvt., Capt. Peter Hull's Co. during Yorktown
Campaign, 1781; and, page 148, Muster Roll of that Company in 1779.

See Pocahontas Co. History, by Price. Adam relocated to headwaters of the
Greenbrier River, now Pocahontas Co., WV, in 1796. Several pages devoted to
Adam and his family.

Birth 1759/60 from Rev. War Pension Applications. Marriage and death date
from A. Arbogast Forbes Papers in file. Will recorded in Pocahontas Co. Will
Book 3, page 4, copy in file. Jacob Hull Arbogast is named as son in all
histories but was not in will. Will probated in June 1852 term of Court,
actual date of death unknown. PHOTO OF TOMBSTONE IN FILE INDICATES 1760 BIRTH.

Amanda Arbogast Forbes (AAF) research includes papers of Wilma Harper, 1850 and
1880 Census of Pendleton County, Court Records and County histories. AAF
Record "A".

Ref: WBH; tombstone marked 1760-1861 by WBH in about 1940. She later said that
1861 was her error. Granddaughter Hulda (Arbogast) Yeager said that he
died before she was born (in 1858). Was married near Hevener's Store.
Received second eyesight before he died accoding to legend.

Drafted and marched under Captain John McCoy and Lt. Joesph Gwin to West's Fort on West Fork of Monogahela, then down the river to Lowther's Fort, then lower yet to Nutter's Fort where he remained much of the three months...... Then finally to Coontie's Fort where troops were called in consequence of the Indians killing a white woman while she was spreading hemp in a field...... Volunteered 1778 as Indian Spy under same Captain and marched on to Warm Springs, whence he, together with George Hull, John Gum and Conrad Fleisher were ordered to Crabbottom to guard that locality and remained there the rest of his time....... At another time he marched from his home (now Highland) across the Greenbrier River to head of Seneca in pursuit of Indians.

Adam married Margaret "Peggy" Hull about 1778 in Crabbottom Sect., Augusta Co., Va. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Peter Hull and Susannah Margaretha Dieffenbach) was born in 1757 in Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., Va; died on 15 Jan 1820 in Pocahontas Co., Va/Wv; was buried in Yeager/Arbogast, Cem., Bartow, Pocahontas Co., wv. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from Amanda Arbogast Forbes research and papers in file includes
place of birth, date and place of death, where buried and parents.

Ref: Cleek 374

Differing birth/death info:

Margaret Hull was born 1757 in Augusta County, which is now Highland and died 1/15/1820 in Traveler's Repose, Bath Co. Her parents were Thomas Peter Hull (Hohl) born 1706 in Germany and died 1776 in Augusta Co and Susannah Margaretha Dieffenbach born Oct. 1725 in Lancaster, Pa and died abt 1776 in Augusta Co, Va , They were married 11/25/1750 in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa. He was a widower who had married in Germany and was a miller on the Susquehanna River before marrying Susannah.

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.

Thomas married Susannah Margaretha Dieffenbach Susannah was born in Oct 1725 in Lancaster, , PA, United States; died in 1776 in , Agusta, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]