Notes for: William Hart

Came to present-day West Virginia in 1828 and resided in Wetzel County till 1840, when he and his brother James came to Pleasants County and bought 500 acres on McKim Creek. The farm they established there remained in the family for many years. When he arrived in the region, the land was well covered with woods, and the woods well filled with wild beasts and Indians. Wild game was plenty and neighbors scarce.