Philip Barger
1695 - Aft 1730 (36 years)-
Name Philip Barger Born 1695 Northern Ireland Gender Male Died Aft 1730 Augusta Co, Virginia Notes - "James Patton took up several thousand acres on the New River, in what is now Montgomery County, Virginia. Here, on the river, Phillip and Mary (Preston) Barger built a fort and began a settlement. To this day, it is known as the "Barger's Fort", and across the ridge Patton built a fort and began a settlement known as "Draper's Meadows".
Here the Drapers, Ingles, McDonalds, Cloyds, etc., made their first home in the New World."
("The Family Tree" by Mary Preston Gray)
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Person ID I48138 Roots Last Modified 23 Dec 2012
Family Mary Preston, b. 1693, Northern Ireland , d. 23 Jun 1742, Augusta Co, Virginia (Age 49 years) Married Abt 1715 Last Modified 27 Dec 2012 Family ID F15904 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- "James Patton took up several thousand acres on the New River, in what is now Montgomery County, Virginia. Here, on the river, Phillip and Mary (Preston) Barger built a fort and began a settlement. To this day, it is known as the "Barger's Fort", and across the ridge Patton built a fort and began a settlement known as "Draper's Meadows".
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