Friend and Frazee

[mamccague]

Hello fellow researchers,
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> I'm helping a very distant relative who is trying to find out more about Catherine (Friend) and Hezekiah Frazee. He does not have email and I promised to copy and send to him any information that I received.
> He has supplied me with the following information:
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> Catherine was born Apr 9, 1767 d Feb 7, 1842. She married Hezekiah Frazee b abt 1758 d June 6,1821. and I think the marriage was 1782/83 in VA probably Preston Co., WV today. They were buried in the Old Lincoln Furnace Graveyard in Jackson Co., Ohio. He has their 10 children (maybe an
11th or the last child may be a nephew or grandson).
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> In 1786, in Monongalia Co., VA (Preston Co., WV today) he acquired 441 acres on the Cheat River opposite the mouth of Salt Lick Creek. He continued to appear on the personel property tax rolls in Monongalia Co. Va - except as noted in: 1790, 1791 (Bourbon Co. KY), 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795
(Addison Twnship, Gallia Co., OH), 1796. On May 31, 1800 he purchased a tract of land called Yarmouth - 304 acres five miles from Turkey Foot, in Whartown Twp, Fayette Co. Pa (Uniontown.) This information was gathered by Harry and Thelma Frazee - both deceased.
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> 1. Was Catherine the daughter of Augustine and Hanna (unknown) Friend?
or Jacob and Elizabeth (Skidmore) Friend? Where did her family live?
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> 2. Does anyone have documentation that would prove they were married in VA? Where? Actual date?
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> 3. Does anyone have any information of Hezekiah Frazee's parents?
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> Any information would be greatly appreciated.. Thank you for your help.
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> Mary Ann Frazee McCague

[Pat Friend Thompson]

Mary Ann, "Pioneer Families of Garrett County, by Charles E. Hoye Compiled by the Garrett County Historical Society has a dozen or so pages about the Frazee line. I can't possibly type it all here but I will give some of the information (You might want to check with your local Library or order a copy from the GCHS. I can send an address to order the book if you like?

Ephraim Frazee I or his sons were among the earliest white settlers in Westmoreland Co., PA, Preston Co., VA (WV), Garrett Co., MD and Mason Co., KY.

Ephraim Frazee married 3 times (children's names are listed). His son David Frazee and Jacob Judy came to Big Sandy River abt. 1769 (Preston Co., VA)

Thurman, Jeremiah and Johnathan Frazee were probably the first permanent settlers of the Selbysport neighborhood. Thurman Frazee I, son of Ephraim I, was born Mar. 30, 1752 in NJ. Before 1787 he was settled on State land "westward of Fort Cumberland" doubtless the military lots on Frazee Ridge, which he later purchased.

Thurman married (1) Anna Edwards, b. July 7 1755. She is buried in VA. (1) Nancy (maiden name unknown) b. Oct. 1, 1790. Partial list of children names five children. Thurman d. Apr. 19, 1843; Nancy d. Dec. 24, 1878, they are buried on Frazee Ridge.

Jeremiah, son of Ephraim I, b. 1749, fathered six children. From what I read it appears his children stayed close to Garrett County marrying into the STUCK; WOLF; BOLDEN.

Another Johnathan Frazee is found in Garrett Co., but Hoye did not know how he might relate to the line of Ephraim.

An Elizabeth Frazee married John ENLOW (my line).

Nancy Frazee married Hugh McMULLEN 1810

Elizabeth Frazee married David CODDINGTON 1812.

[Shirley Drent]

Catherine was the d/o Augustine & Hannah Edwards Friend according to Mrs. Hicks. Shirley