GED4WEB version 4.41 Conaway John Spann [Male] b. 16 OCT 1762 Bennett's Run, Cacapon River, Hampshire Co., VA - d. 25 DEC 1842 Marion County, West Virginia, USA
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A soldier of the Revolution. John served from 1776, under Higgins of Hampshire County, he went to Beesontown, now Uniontown, and from there against the Indians on the Muskingum and Scioto in Ohio. After nine months, he returned to Pittsburgh at Christmas. Later in 1780, he went as an Indians Spy under McCall. After his discharge he went from Bedford to Monongalia, now Marion County where John settled on the site of what was to be the Fairmont Hotel in Fairmont, then Middleton. He bought lot 37 from Boaz Fleming, Aug 9, 1820 for $100.00 and sold it to William B. Fleming, March 29, 1828 for $125.00 with a house on it. He also bought lot 30 from Daniel Polsley Sept 25, 1833, for $15.00 and sold it to William B. Fleming for the same price. John and Charles Conaway owned a tract on Buffalo Creek in and before 1822. It adjoined the land of Wlliam Ice ho died in 1791..........more on page 4
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