There were about 16 churches in present West Virginia
The Greenbrier Association of Baptists established
John Beckley wrote a Jefferson campaign biography
Ephraim and Anna Musick Hatfield moved their family from Russell County, Virginia to the Tug Valley
Jesse Hughes returned to West Virginia
John George Jackson married Mary Payne
The site of Jackson's Mill was first settled by Edward Jackson
Old State Road was opened to the Ohio River
Joseph Johnson traveled to Winchester, Virginia
George Gregg built a gristmill and sawmill on the Jug of Middle Island Creek
The Hatfields settled in Lincoln County
John Marshall was appointed secretary of state
The first whites settled in Mingo County as farmers
Newport was given a charter
Nicholas Harvey acquired the site of Red Sulpher Springs
John Bunnell built a cabin in Pennsboro
St. Albans was first settled as Coalsmouth
Sampson Sanders settled in Cabell County
Henry Jolley established a ferry across the Ohio River at Sistersville
Union was established by General Assembly to be county seat for Monroe County
Fort Gay was the first permanent settlement in Wayne County
The West Fork River was declared a navigable public highway
Isaac Williams was authorized to operate a ferry to carry traffic to the Ohio Shore
Barney McGraw planted the first apple orchard in the Little Kanawha Valley
James Wood left office as governor of Virginia
