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| Birth: | 22 Dec 1730 in Northern Ireland |
| Death: | 15 Aug 1822 in Virginia - now - Grafton, West Virginia |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Peter Current b. About 1700 in Northern Ireland |
| Mother: | Unk. (Current) |
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| Burial: Bluemont Cemetery on Current farm, Grafton, West Virginia |
| Note: About 1835 The Current children left the Grafton area by 1835 for Henry County, Indiana |
| Note: 200 acres on Booth[e]s Creek, 1797, Book 4, page 335 |
| Note: 385 acres adj. John Wickware, 1810, Book 6, page 81 |
| Note: 400 acres on Booth[e]s Creek, 1797, Book 4, page 320 |
| Note: 400 acres on Wickware's Creek, 1789, Book 4, page 84 |
| Note: 42 acres adj. John Wickware, 1806, Book 6, page 306 |
| Note: The area of the Current homestead was known as West Augusta County, Virginia. |
| Note: 1777 James Currant signed an Augusta County, petition to divide the oversize County, into smaller counties. |
| Note: 1781 "James Current is Intitled to four hundred acres of land in Monongalia County, on Wickware's Creek to include his Settlement made thereon in the year 1774." |
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"James Current assignee to John Anderson is entitled to four hundred acres of land in Monongahela County, on Booths Creek to include his settlement made th ereon in the year 1776.' This tract, the 'Everson tract" below present Monong ahela, Marion County, adjoined early settler John Wray and was across the Wes t Fork River nearly opposite White Rock." - Augusta County, Court Records, Grafton, West Virginia
James Current, State: MD Year: 1790, County,: Montgomery Image: 0143 ,Township: Unknown, Townships Roll: M637-3 - 1790 U.S. Census Search Results @ Ancestry.com
When James Current (who was born about December 22, 1730 in Northern Ireland and died August 15, 1822 in Virginia - now - Grafton, West Virginia) came to this country, he was a Scotch-Irish immigrant who settled in north western Virginia on thirteen hundred acres of land. This is where the city of Grafton, West Virginia, is presently located.
James had built a sawmill on his property. He produced lumber to sell and to build an elaborate home in anticipation of his up-coming marriage to Margaret Richardson. He also continued his work farming the land. (See Current Family Timeline by Jeff Wilfahrt)
It seems that most, if not all of James Current's descendants for several generations, were farmers in conjunction with their individual trades they had developed over their lifetimes.
Mr. Current must have been a wealthy man at the time as he purchased a great deal of the furniture for the new home in Europe. It has been said that the furniture was shipped to American and it was then transported by Ox teams to the home. James and Margaret's home was called "Bluemont".
James Current married Margaret Richardson approximately 176 7 in Monongalia County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Richard Richardson, Sr. and Margaret Coale/Cole who was born 1709-1711 and died August 16, 1830.
Both James and Margaret lived on the farm their entire lives and were buried there - in Bluemont Cemetery.
Family tradition dictates that James Current ( 1) was born about 1780 in Northern Ireland though the date he arrived in the United States is unknown. As the story goes, he had two brothers who were sailors and the three of them landed on the Eastern Shore of MD. One of these brothers died but how long he lived in America before dying is unknown.
The other brother was supposed to have returned to his "native land" but again , we don't know how long he was in this country before leaving, or if he had married and had any children in America.
On the other hand, it's been said that James was married and had one son named William but this unnamed wife died an d there are no known records of her.
The children of James and Margaret (Richardson) Current were: John A., Martin, Mary, James 2 and Enoch.
Current Family History written by Jeff Wilfaht and published electronically July 1999 Genealogy of the Current and Hobson Families, 1906 by Annie E. Current
Note: There was another possible son named Hugh Current but nothing is known about him either.
Concerning William, son of James Current and his first unnamed wife: Little to nothing is known about him other than he was born about 1750 and is buried "on the Current farm".
There is another possible son of James and his name is Thomas. He was born about 1759 in MD. Because of his year of birth and location of birth, I personally believe that he could possibly be William's brother.
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