Slaves: 454
Total: 7,346
First Census of Hampshire County, Patterson Creek District, 1782
• Malone & Hilleary Family History
• Full VIRGINIA Census (Ancestry.com, Hampshire County starts on page 24)
• Full Hampshire County Census, 1782 (VWGenWeb)
• Full Hampshire County Census, 1784 (VWGenWeb)
• "Once the Native Americans were defeated at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 settlers, once again, returned to the
county. By 1790, when the first national census was taken, Hampshire County had 7,346 residents, making it the second most
populous county in the present state of West Virginia at that time." (Wikipedia)
Abraham Johnson, Gent., was appointed to list the "tithables" in the Patterson Creek District. His list shows that there were
ninety-eight (89) heads of families and six hundred and twenty-two (622) inhabitants living in the Patterson Creek Valley at this
early date.
[Surname, Given Name of Head of Household, # whites, # blacks]
Howell, William, 6, 1
Lighter, Henry, 7
Reasoner, Garret, 2, 2
Hansom, Thomas, 5
Queen, Charles, 7
Thomson, John, 6
Beverley, John, 5
Wise, Adam, 6
Blackburn, William, 11
Jones, Peter, 11
Beeler, Charles, 3, 2
New, Peter, 7
Powell, William, 8
Price, Arjalon, 8, 6
Thomson, Francis, 1
Buffington, Thos, 4, 1 [BUFFINGTON family married into PARKER_Job family.]
Cooper, Joel, 11 [COOPER family married into the PARKER_George family.]
1. Parker, James, 3
[James, (Benjamin, George) wife Rebecca WOLFE PARKER, first child Absalom, born Nov. 1782 ]
Good, Isaac, 6
Casselman, Lewis, 9
Cooper, Thomas, 10 [COOPER family married into the PARKER_George family.]
Hazle, Henry, 8, 2
Reasoner, Jacob, 9, 1
Boggard, Jacob, 5
Kimberlin, Abrm,, 6
Thompson, Samuel, 4 [THOMPON family married into PARKER_John family.]
Jones, John, 10
Jones, Peter, 4
Taylor, John, 1
Totton, Esekial, 9
Corn, Andrew, 4
Vandivear, Willm, 12, 5
• [David W. PARKER (James PARKER and Rebecca WOLFE PARKER) married
Elizabeth VANDIVER (John VANDIVER and Mary LEWIS)]
• [George PARKER (James PARKER and Rebecca WOLFE PARKER) married
Ann VANDIVER (Lewis VANDIVER and Martha JAMES)]
Pigman, Moses, 7
Harley, Hugh, 5
Johnson, Okey, 6 [JOHNSON family married into the PARKER_John family and the PARKER_George family.]
[Okey, son of Abraham JOHNSON, Sr. Wife, 4 of 7 children born before 1782]
Beaver, Matthias, 6
Beaver, Peter, 4
Miller, Michael, 6
Stagg, John, 8
Clark, Stephen, 9
Bacorn, Job, 3
Martin, Samuel, 3
[Abraham JOHNSON Jr, son of Abraham JOHNSON Sr.]
Taylor, George, 4
Hiersman, George, 2
Cory, Joseph, 5
2. Parker, Nathaniel 10, 5
[Nathaniel PARKER, (son of John), wife Ann CLAYTON PARKER, 7 of 8 children born before 1782]
Redman, William, 4
Rogers, William, 10 [ROGERS family married into PARKER-John family.]
Paugh, John, 7
Umstot, Peter, 7 [UMSTOT family married into PARKER_Job family.]
Spencer, John, 7
Coulson, John, 3
3. Parker, Benjamin, 7
[• NEEDS VERIFICATION: Benjamin PARKER, (son of Job), wife Sarah O’FARRELL, children
(perhaps some who did not live to adulthood.]
Woolfe, George, 8
[To date, no relationship has been established between George WOOLFE/WOLFE and David WOLFE who married
Elizabeth PARKER, daughter of Benjamin PARKER, son of George PARKER.]
Cannon, Thomas, 7
McBride, John, 7
Cunningham, John, 5
Thomson, David, 5
Kent, John, 11
Dobbins, Thomas, 5
Benkit, Jacob, 7
4. Parker, Benja, 6
[Benjamin PARKER, (son of George}, wife wife Margaret THORNTON PARKER]
[• Son James and his family were enumerated separately in this census.]
[• Daughter Elizabeth's first child who lived to be recorded was not born until 1785, so Elizabeth may have been at home.]
[• Son George and his family of 6 are enumerated living "next door" to his father Benjamin.]
[• Son Absalom, b 1764, married in 1786, so he was probably at home.]
[• There are two or three others enumerated who were either not family, extended family, or children of Benjamin
and Margaret who did not live to be recorded.]
5. Parker, George, 6
[George PARKER, (Benjamin, George)]
Hirsman, Casper, 8
Good, Peter, 3
Huffman, Henry, 6
Miller, George, 8
[?]Johnson, Wm, 9
[This William JOHNSON has not been identified; he could have been a brother or cousin to Abraham
JOHNSON Sr. ]
Johnson, Wm., Junr., 2, 1
[William JOHNSON Jr. son of William JOHNSON, grandson of Abraham JOHNSON Sr. was not born until 1789,
so these two (2) JOHNSONs could be William JOHNSON Sr. who -- 01 April 1782 -- married
Mary Catherine “Katie” PARKER, granddaughter of John PARKER, ]
Holland, Thomas, 2
Capell, Littleton, 9
Holloback, Thomas, 11
Jones, Davis, 5
Jones, Solomon, 2
Kimberline, John, 5
Titzford, Isaac, 3
Timmons, John, 7
Fearend, Isaac, 8
Brandenburg, Math., 12
Piersall, John, 3, 5
Beaver, Michael, 6
Nave, Henry, 10
Riding, Joseph, 8
Putman, Peter, 12
Hendrick, Abrm., 3
Martin, Thomas3
[Abraham JOHNSON, Sr. and his wife, parents of three sons enumerated in this census, Abraham Jr, William, and Okey]
[The JOHNSON family married into the John PARKER family.]
Wright, Gabriel, 8
Hiersman, Matthias, 2
Noel, Peter, 5
Blue, Abram., 6
Ross, Lawrence, 10, 12