Braxton County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 15, 1836 from parts of Kanawha, Lewis and Nicholas Counties. At that time, there were 2,371 people residing in the county.
The first meeting of the Braxton County court took place on April 11, 1836 at the home of John D. Sutton in Sutton. The Honorable Edwin S. Duncan presided. William Newlon was appointed Clerk pro tempore of the Court (County Clerk). On May 24, 1836, Andrew Sterett, Asa Squires, David Given, John C. Haymond, and John B. Byrne were appointed county commissioners. Felix Sutton was Braxton County's first surveyor and Francis C. Bogg, its first sheriff.
Sutton, the county seat, was chartered as a town by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 27, 1826. Originally located in Nicholas County, it had been known as Newville and later as Suttonville. As mentioned previously, John D. Sutton moved there in 1810. His brother Andrew arrived in 1812 and John's son, Benjamin, arrived shortly afterward. William and Robert Jackson built the town's first mill and sold groceries carried in on horseback from Clarksburg. The town's name was changed to Sutton on March 1, 1837 and was incorporated on February 20, 1860.
It was named in honor of Carter Braxton (1736-1797), a noted Virginia statesman.Carter Braxton was born on September 10, 1736. His father, George Braxton, was a wealthy planter who left his estate in Newington to Carter following his death which occurred shortly after Carter's gradation from William and Mary College. In 1755, at the age of nineteen, Carter married Judith Robinson, a wealthy heiress. They had two daughters before her untimely death in 1757. In 1760, he married Elizabeth Corbin, the daughter of a British Colonel. They lived in elegant splendor on his plantation and had sixteen children, ten surviving infancy. Also, in 1760, he was appointed to represent King William county in the Virginia House of Burgesses. He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses until the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1776. During his service in the legislature he joined the "radicals" by supporting Virginia's sole right to tax inhabitants. When the House of Burgesses was dissolved in 1774, he joined the patriot's Committee of Safety in Virginia, and represented his county in the Virginia Convention. In 1775, following Peyton Randolph's sudden death, he was selected to fill Randolph's seat in the Continental Congress. He served in the Congress for two years, was one of the signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and then returned to the House of Burgesses. During the Revolutionary War, he loaned £10,000 sterling to support the revolutionary cause, and sponsored several shipping ventures during the conflict. Unfortunately, nearly every one of the ships he had a financial interest in was either captured or sunk by the British, causing him to fall into debt. He was forced to sell off many of his valuables and, finally, he was forced to sell his estate. In 1786, he moved to Richmond. He died from a stroke on October 10, 1797. See also Extended History for more historical details.
Areas adjacent to Braxton County are Lewis County (northeast), Webster County (southeast), Nicholas County (south), Clay County (southwest), Calhoun County (west), Gilmer County (northwest).. Braxton County Cities and Towns Include Burnsville, Centralia, Clem, Copen, Corley, Elmira, Exchange, Falls Mill, Flatwoods, Frametown, Gassaway, Gem, Glendon, Heaters, Herold, Little Birch, Napier, Newville, Riffle, Strange Creek, Sutton, Tesla, Wilsie
PLEASE READ!! Please call the clerk's department to confirm hours, mailing address, fees and other specifics before visiting or requesting information because of sometimes changing contact information. Courthouse fire in 1861, but many records still exist from 1836 on.
Braxton County Clerk has Land Records from 1836, Marriage Records from 1836, Probate Records from 1836 and Birth & Death Records from 1858 -Present and is located at the Courthouse,
300
Main Street, P.O. Box 486,
Sutton, WV 26601; 304-765-2833
,Fax:
304-765-2093 . The County Clerk's many duties include some of the following: the issuance of marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, record births, marriages and deaths in the county, serve as the recorder of all documents, prepare and send to all heirs a Notice to Redeem and take care of publications, redemptions or recording deeds with regard to delinquent property, issue military service discharge records and probate wills and assist in administration of estates.
Braxton County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1836 and is located at the Courthouse,
300 Main Street, P.O. Box
486, Sutton, WV 26601-1313; 304-765-2387,Fax:
304-765-2947 . The County Clerk of the Circuit Court's many duties include some of the following: Serve as the Clerk to the Circuit and Family Court, Issue mesne (during the progress of a case) process, Issue final process to enforce and execute judgements, Appoint guardian ad litem where required, Responsible for all papers filed in the office; serve as registrar, recorder and custodian for all pleadings, documents and funds pertaining to cases filed in circuit court and family court, Responsible for the administration and management of the petit and grand jury systems in the county
Since West Virginia was part of Virginia prior to 1863, see Virginia Databases for all records before that date.
Braxton County Courthouse,
Main Street, Sutton
Located at the center of the Sutton Downtown Historic District, the Braxton County Courthouse is an interesting combination of an older style done with a modern sensibility. According to county records the original design concept was authored by Felix J. Baxter, a local resident, and contractors Wood and Atchinson utilized plans and specifications drawn by C.C. Kimble. Completed in 1882, the two-story brick building’s most dominant feature is the central bell tower/cupola with shuttered arches and convex roof. The projecting three-bay entrance has a central pediment with an oxeye attic window and a cornice of simple modillions. The building makes reference to the earlier federal buildings of America by employing stylistic clues such as articulating the main entrance and side windows with bands of stone that form arches on the lower level. The relatively simple flat pilasters of the upper story convey the sense of columns but in a much more modern style than one might expect at this early date. The Braxton County Courthouse is an early example of the Colonial Revival style. This style would become more popular for both civic and private buildings with the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia in the early part of the 20th century.
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Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Braxton County, West Virginia are (See Virginia Censuses 1840, 1850, 1860) 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. There are free downloadable and printable Census forms to help with your research. These include U.S. Census Extraction Forms
Other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your family tree in Braxton County, West Virginia are Industry and Agriculture Schedules availible for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. (NOTE: For the years 1850 & 1860, Braxton County was located in Virginia)
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The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design. A list of Wars fought on American.
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Southern Claims Commission from the State of West Virginia (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
While people were taxed in Virginia prior to 1782, not many tax lists for that early period have survived, and the originals that have survived are at the Virginia State Library. Colonial period taxes were imposed on the personal property of males who were twenty-one and older, and called "tithables." While there is no comprehensive list or collection of early tax lists, many fragments are printed throughout Virginia genealogical literature
West Virginia has one of the most complete sets of old tax records in existence. Land tax records dating from 1782 to 1936 for all counties, with some through 1959, are available at the Archives and History Library in Charleston. Most county clerks have duplicate copies in their offices. As noted in the section on Virginia, the Virginia State Library has the original unindexed personal property tax records from 1782 to 1863.
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in this section are Archives, Libraries, Museums, Genealogical
and Historical Societies. Many County Historical and Genealogical
Societies publish magazines and/or news letters on a monthly,
quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis. Contacting the local societies
should not be over looked. State Archives and Societies are
usually much larger and better organized with much larger archived
materials than their smaller county cousins but they can be
more generalized and over look the smaller details that local
societies tend to have. Libraries can also be a good place to
look for local information. Some libraries have a genealogy
section and may have some resources that are not located at
archives or societies. Also, take a special look at any museums
in the area. They sometimes have photos and items from years
gone by as well as information of a genealogical interest. All
these places are vitally important to the family genealogist
and must not be passed over.
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Braxton County Genealogical Society, 228 Braxton St., Gassaway, WV 26224
West Virginia Archives and History, The Cultural Center; 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.; Charleston, WV 25305-0300. Read here before requesting research Publication: West Virginia History. This facility consists of the library, archives, and a museum containing materials from 1760 to present.
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Many religious groups have deposited their records at the West Virginia and Regional History Collection. Church record inventories compiled as part of the Historical Records Survey are available there and at the FHL. For a complete discussion of early church records, see Virginia-Church Records.
The most extensive collection of West Virginia tombstone inscriptions was compiled by the Historical Records Survey. Available at the West Virginia and Regional History Collection and on microfilm at the FHL, the collection includes inscriptions through 1939-40. The DAR and others have published volumes of cemetery records.
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The first native settlers in central West Virginia (Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Roane, Upshur, and Webster counties) were the Mound Builders, also known as the Adena people. Remnants of their civilization have been found throughout northern West Virginia, with many artifacts found in the Northern Panhandle, especially in Marshall County.
Brief history overview
Several thousand Hurons occupied present-day West Virginia during the late 1500s and early 1600s.
During the 1600s, the Iroquois Confederacy (then consisting of the Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, and Seneca tribes) drove the Hurons from the state and used it primarily as a hunting ground.
During the early 1700s, the Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, and other Indian tribes also used present-day West Virginia as a hunting ground. West Virginia's Potomac Highlands was inhabited by the Tuscarora. They eventually migrated northward to New York and, in 1712, became the sixth nation to formally be admitted to the Iroquois Confederacy. The Cherokee Nation claimed southern West Virginia.
In 1744, Virginia officials purchased the Iroquois title of ownership to West Virginia in the Treaty of Lancaster.
The Delaware, Mingo, and Shawnee sided with the French during the French and Indian War (1755-1763). The Iroquois Confederacy officially remained neutral, but many in the Iroquois Confederacy allied with the French.
When the French and Indian War was over, England's King George III feared that more tension between Native Americans and settlers was inevitable. In an attempt to avert further bloodshed, he issued the Proclamation of 1763, prohibiting settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains. The Proclamation was, for the most part, ignored.
During the summer of 1763, Ottawa Chief Pontiac led raids on key British forts in the Great Lakes region. Shawnee Chief Keigh-tugh-qua, also known as Cornstalk, led similar raids on western Virginia settlements. The uprisings ended on August 6, 1763 when British forces, under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet, defeated Delaware and Shawnee forces at Bushy Run in western Pennsylvania.
In 1768, the Iroquois Confederacy (often called the Six Nations) and the Cherokee signed the Treaty of Hard Labour and the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, relinquishing their claims on the territory between the Ohio River and the Alleghenies to the British.
In April 1774, the Yellow Creek Massacre took place near Wheeling. Among the dead were Mingo Chief Logan's brother and pregnant sister. Violence then escalated intoLord Dunmore's War.
On October 10, 1774, Colonel Andrew Lewis and approximately 800 men defeated 1,200 Indian warriors led by Shawnee Chief Cornstalk at the Battle of Point Pleasant, ending Lord Dunmore's War.
The Mingo and Shawnee allied with the British during the American Revolutionary War (1776-1783). One of the more notable battles occurred in 1777 when a war party of 350 Wyandot, Shawnee, and Mingo warriors, armed by the British, attacked Fort Henry, near present-day Wheeling. Nearly half of the Americans manning the fort were killed in the three-day assault. Following the war, the Mingo and Shawnee, once again allied with the losing side, returned to their homes in Ohio. As the number of settlers in the region grew, both the Mingo and the Shawnee move further inland, leaving western Virginia to the white settlers.
Braxton County's European Pioneers and Settlers
The first land survey in the county took place in 1784 on behalf of John Allison who had a warrant on 11,000 acres of land in area. Adam O'Brien, an Indian scout and noted hunter, was part of the survey party. John Sutton, of Alexandria, Virginia, purchased 7,000 acres of Allison's land. His son, John D. Sutton, explored the area in 1798 and discovered an abandoned cabin on the land. He never found out who had built the cabin.
The county's first permanent white settlers were the Carpenter family, including brothers Jeremiah, Benjamin, Jesse, and Amos, and their mother. They arrived in 1789 or 1790 and built cabins near Centralia, along the Holly River. According to local folklore, Benjamin Carpenter and his wife were killed by two Indians passing through the area. Supposedly, the Indians found some wooden chips cut by an axe floating downstream. Recognizing this as a sign of white settlers, they headed upstream to investigate and found the Carpenter settlement.
In 1800, Jeremiah Carpenter and Henry Mace settled near present-day Sutton. In 1807, Colonel John Haymond moved from Harrison County and settled near the Falls of the Little Kanawha. Three brothers, Benjamin, Daniel, and John Conrad, settled three miles south of him. Also in that year, Nicholas Gibson and Asa Squires moved into the county. In 1810, John D. Sutton moved to the present site of Sutton, then known as Newville.
Important Events in Braxton County during the 1700s
Braxton County was, reportedly, the site of the famous Bulltown Indian massacre in 1765. At the conclusion of the French and Indian War (1755-1763), the French ceded their North American possessions to the British. Many of the Indians that sided with the French returned to their homes. However, some Indians continued to view the British as a threat to their sovereignty and refused to end the hostilities. Among them was Captain Bull, son of Teddyuscung, the last chieftain of the Delaware tribe. In 1763, Captain Bull led approximately 600 Delaware Indians on a series of attacks on settlements and forts in upstate New York as part of Chief Pontiac's Rebellion against British forts and interests in the Great Lakes region. In March 1764, Captain Bull and twenty-eight other Delaware Indians were captured and sent to New York City in chains. That summer, Captain Bull was given the choice of being hanged or released on the condition that he move west of the Alleghenies and never return to New York. He left New York with about forty other Delaware Indians and arrived at Frederick Ice's settlement on the Cheat River in western Virginia late that summer. They stayed there until the fall and then moved up the Monongahela River and camped at present-day Fairmont. In the Spring of 1765, they moved to present-day Weston, camped for awhile, and then moved to present-day Bulltown.
Captain Bull was regarded by most of the settlers in the region as friendly, but, in 1772, there were a series of Indian attacks in western Virginia and some settlers suspected that he was providing information to and harboring unfriendly Indians. In June 1772, German immigrant Peter Stroud's seven children and wife were murdered, presumably by Indians, in the vicinity of Bulltown (some accounts place the murder in present-day Webster County). Peter Stroud was away at the time of the murders. There are several conflicting accounts of what happened next. The most mentioned account is that Peter's brother, Adam Stroud, discovered the bodies, and after burying them, found a trail left by the murderers. The trail led in the general direction of Bulltown. Peter then headed for Hacker's Creek where he met with several other settlers, including Jesse Hughes, William White, John Cutright, and William Hacker. They agreed to join him in an attack on Bulltown. They ambushed the Indians in the village, killed them all, including the women and children, and threw their bodies into the nearby Little Kanawha River. News of the Bulltown Massacre spread across the western frontier and set off a series of incidents between the Indians and settlers.
Several historians have questioned the veracity of the various accounts of the Bulltown Massacre, especially the ability of a small number of settlers to kill over forty Indians (some accounts place the number of Indians killed at more than 100) without any casualties of their own. Moreover, later reports suggest that Captain Bull and his Indian companions may have already moved from the area at the time of the Massacre. Nevertheless, the story of the Bulltown Massacre has become a part of West Virginia and Braxton County folklore.
Important Events in Braxton County during the 1800s and early 1900s
Union troops, under the command of a Lieutenant Dawson, occupied Sutton during the early months of the Civil War, but left on December 29, 1861 when Captain John Sprigg, who lived just north of Sutton, led about 100 Confederate soldiers to a hill overlooking the town. Convinced that he was outnumbered, Lieutenant Dawson evacuated the town. Captain Sprigg then took some of his men to chase the retreating northern troops, leaving Captain Jack Tuning in charge of the remaining soldiers. He, and his brothers Al and Fred, who were also from the area, reportedly tried to extort money from the townspeople. When they refused to pay, the Tunings set fire to a frame house. As the fire spread to other buildings in the town, John Camden, a local hotel proprietor and southern sympathizer, pleaded with the Tuning brothers to stop the fire, but they refused. Finally, when Sprigg returned to town he ordered his men to put out the fire, but by that time most of the town had already burnt to the ground. A few days later, the Confederate forces left the area after discovering that 400 Union troops had left Summersville and were marching on their position. Sprigg and Tuning quarreled over strategy and divided their forces. Sprigg's men were later defeated in a skirmish near Cowen. Tuning's forces continued to attack Union troops and northern supporters for the next two years. The Union Army later placed a bounty on the Tuning brothers. Al and Fred Tuning were gunned down and killed in 1864.
Braxton County was also the site of the Battle at Bulltown on October 13, 1863. About 400 Union soldiers under the command of Captain William Mattingly (one account suggests that he led a force of just 124) held a relatively well-fortified position on a hill located on the Moses Cunningham farm overlooking Bulltown. Approximately 600 Confederate forces, commanded by Colonel W. L. Jackson, approached the town from the southeast through Webster County. Colonel Jackson split his force into two at Falls Mill, about three miles southeast of Bulltown, in an attempt to launch a synchronized two-pronged, surprise attack on the Union position. A Major Kessler took half of the command and swung around to the right to position himself for an attack on the hill from the northeast. Colonel Jackson took the remaining troops to the left and positioned his troops on high ground opposite the Union Army's position. The plan was to begin the attack before dawn, but after the firing of a cannon. Unfortunately for the Confederate Army, part of Major Kessler's command moved before the signal, at around 4 a.m., and alerted the Union Army to the Confederate's presence. The battle continued in intervals until late in the afternoon. Unable to dislodge the Union Army, the Confederate force retreated toward the southwest and later to Pocahontas County. During the battle, seven Confederate soldiers were killed and four were wounded. None of the Union soldiers were killed, and they suffered only two wounded, although one of their wounded was Captain Mattingly who was shot in the lower leg.
After the war, Braxton County's economy began to grow, with most of the growth due to the presence of tanneries, brick manufacturers, pottery manufacturers, grain mills, and the smelting of iron ore. Also, the timber industry was an important source of employment in the county. In 1892, a railroad extending from Clarksburg in Harrison County to Sutton, and then on to Richwood in Nicholas County was built. The railroad line helped the county's economy to continue to grow by providing it a means of shipping goods to and from northern West Virginia.
In 1904, Braxton County's resurgence continued when the Coal and Coke Railroad, which ran from Charleston to Elkins in Randolph County, added a branch from Gassaway to Sutton. Previously, the only way to ship goods to Charleston was by boat.
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