Post by Pat (Friend) Thompson on Nov 13, 2010 10:36:54 GMT -5
Jonas served as a corporal in the French and Indian War under Captain Abraham Smith.
He bought 44 acres of land in Pendleton Co. VA from the heirs of Robert Green May 29, 1761.
He was appointed constable in Pendleton Co. November 17, 1767. By 1772, Jonas had moved to the Tygart River Valley in what was to become Randolph Co. VA.
Jonas Friend, his son Joseph, his brother-in -law Edward Skidmore and three partners built Friend's Fort near Elkins, WV in 1772 for protection against the Indians.
He bought 44 acres of land in Pendleton Co. VA from the heirs of Robert Green May 29, 1761.
He was appointed constable in Pendleton Co. November 17, 1767. By 1772, Jonas had moved to the Tygart River Valley in what was to become Randolph Co. VA.
Jonas Friend, his son Joseph, his brother-in -law Edward Skidmore and three partners built Friend's Fort near Elkins, WV in 1772 for protection against the Indians.