Monongalia County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States &gt; West Virginia &gt; Monongalia County

Parent County
1776--Monongalia County was created 7 October 1776 from the District of West Augusta. County seat: Morgantown

Neighboring Counties

 * Fayette County, Pennsylvania
 * Greene County, Pennsylvania
 * Marion
 * Preston
 * Taylor
 * Wetzel

Family Histories

 * [Jones] "Gale-Shinn-Stanton-Jones," The American Genealogist, Vol.31 (1955):54-56. Available at New England Ancestors.
 * [Shinn] See Jones.

Military
French and Indian War


 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Monongalia County militia officers, soldier enlistments, and veterans; see place name index.]

Taxation

 * Indexed images of the 1790 Personal Property Tax List of Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia) are available online at Binns Genealogy.
 * Images of the 1800 Personal Property Tax List of Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia) are available to browse online at Binns Genealogy.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog