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Bookmark or Share- Ohio Company of Virginia - U-S-History.comOhio Company of Virginia. In 1747, a number of prominent Virginia planters, including two brothers of George Washington, formed the Ohio Company of Virginia, also known as the Ohio Land Company, primarily to invest in lands to the west of the Appalachian Mountains. They hoped to purchase a large tract, subdivide it and sell portions to settlers ...
- Ohio County, West Virginia - WikipediaOhio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia, and forms part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,425. [1] . Its county seat is Wheeling. [2] . The county was formed in 1776 from the District of West Augusta, Virginia. [3] .
- Ohio County Virginia History and GenealogyOhio County was established in 1776 from the western lands of the District of West Augusta. The county derived its name from the Indian name for the river which meant "great river" in their language. The first known settlers had arrived just a few years before, in 1769, at present-day Wheeling.
- Land Records at the Archives & Library of the Ohio History ConnectionWhen interested in researching land ownership in the Virginia Military District, determine what information you may already know. One of four possible pieces of information is needed to access the surveyed land. 1. Name of soldier or assignee. 2. Warrant number. 3. Survey Number. 4. Location of land.
- Ohio Company - WikipediaThe Ohio Company, formally known as the Ohio Company of Virginia, was a land speculation company organized for the settlement by Virginians of the Ohio Country (approximately the present U.S. state of Ohio) and to trade with the Native Americans.
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