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There were four associations of Baptist churches in West Virginia

Alfred Beckley gained a clear title to 56,679 acres in Raleigh County

William Jenkins built the Green Bottom mansion

The Greenbrier County courthouse was built in Lewisburg

William Barton Roger conducted a geological survey of Virginia

The James River Company reorganized as a stock company

The McCoy mill was acquired by the nephew of Gen. William McCoy, William McCoy

John Myers is believed to have died

Francis Pierpont entered Allegheny College

There were 15 sawmills in West Virginia

Settlers found the skeletons of William Strange and his dog undisturbed under a sycamore tree

The village of Suttonville (present Sutton) was laid out

The Bower cabin was built

The Universalist Meeting House in Marshall County was built

D.C. Topping established the Virginia Mission in Cabell County of the United Brethren

Peter Van Winkle moved to Parkersburg

Richard Whelan left Mount St. Mary's

Laura Jackson was sent to live with her uncle near Parkersburg