U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Proudfoot, John (died 1823) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Pages 442-445 John Proudfoot was born in Scotland and emigrated to Virginia, married Leanor Hitt, who was of German descent and a native of Virginia, and they had born to them in Fauquier County, Virginia, seven children. Mrs. Proud foot's uncles, John and Peter Hitt, were American soldiers in the Revolution. She was a professed Christian but never a church member. She died in 1829 and was buried at Mary's Chapel on Taylor's Drain. John Proudfoot died 1823 and was buried at Mary's Chapel. He was a Presbyterian and was highly educated. Their children were Mary, John, Elias, Alexander, William, James and Thomas. Sketches of their lives follow. Mary Proudfoot, daughter of John and Leanor, was born in Virginia June 12, 1787, died on Taylor's Drain. She married John Robinson. John Proudfoot, son of John and Leanor, was born in Virginia, died on Taylor's Drain, married first Agnes Glasscock, and second Rebecca Thompson. Children, William, Alexander, Sarah Ann, Lucy, Polly, Nancy, Mahala, Henry and Susan. Elias Proudfoot, son of John and Leanor, was born in Virginia and died in Missouri. He married Edith Read. Alexander Proudfoot, son of John and Leanor, was born in Virginia and died on Middle Fork, Barbour County. He married Elizabeth Cole, and their children were John, William, Joshua, Leanor and Nancy. William Proudfoot, son of John and Leanor, born in Virginia, died 1843 on Taylor's Drain, married Jane Robinson. James Proudfoot, son of John and Leanor, born in Virginia, died 1855 on waters of Hacker's Creek in Barbour, buried on Taylor's Drain. He married Elizabeth Reed, who died in 1865 and was buried on Taylor's Drain. Their children were McGowen, Arah Jane, Francis, James William Edith and Matilda Ann. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------