Hampshire County, Virginia/West Virginia

PANCAKE FAMILY RECORDS

OF

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, VIRGINIA/WEST VIRGINIA
Hampshire County was created in 1753 from Frederick County. In 1785 Hardy County was created from the southern half of Hampshire. A portion of Hardy County was returned to Hampshire on December 4, 1787. The western part of Hampshire County became Mineral County in 1866.

BIRTHS CEMETERIES CENSUS COUNTY HISTORIES COURT RECORDS
DEATHS LAND RECORDS MARRIAGES NEWSPAPERS OBITUARIES PROBATE RECORDS TAX LISTS

CENSUS RECORDS

1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 1930
First U.S. Census of 1790, Virginia Volume

The 1790 census of Virginia was destroyed; tax lists were substituted.

1782 Tax List of Hampshire County -

p. 25 - Pancake, Joseph    4 White, no Black, List of Abel Randall, Gent.
        Pancake, Andrew   10 White, no Black, List of Abrm. Hite, Gent.
p. 26 - Pancake, John      8 White, no Black, List of Simon Taylor, Gent.

1784 Tax List of Hampshire County -

p. 70 - Pancake, John      3 White souls, 1 Dwelling, 1 Other Building
                           List of Abraham Hite
        Pancake, Andrew    8 White souls, 1 Dwelling, 3 Other Buildings
                           List of Abraham Hite
p. 71 - Pankake, John      9 White souls, 1 Dwelling, 2 Other Buildings
                           List of Simon Taylor
p. 72 - Pancake, Catherine 3 White souls, 1 Dwelling, 1 Other Building
                           List of Abel Randall

1800 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, Virginia

The 1800 census of Virginia was destroyed during the War of 1812. See the Hampshire County Tax Lists below.

1810 Federal Census, Hampshire Co., Virginia, Madeline W. Crickard

page 8 - Elizabeth Pancake  1 female 16 to 26   (1784-1794)

         Isaac Pancake      2 males 10 to 16    (1794-1800)
                            1 male 26 to 45     (1765-1784)
                            3 females under 10  (1800-1810)
                            1 female 16 to 26   (1784-1794)
                            1 female 26 to 45   (1765-1784)
                            1 female 45 or over (    -1765)
                            4 Slaves

1820 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, Virginia, microfilm M33-136, page 253A

Isaac Pancak   Free Whites
               2 males under 10    [born 1810-1820]
               1 male 16 to 26     [born 1794-1804]
               1 male 45 or over   [born 1775 or earlier]
               1 female under 10   [born 1810-1820]
               1 female 10 to 16   [born 1804-1810]
               3 females 16 to 26  [born 1794-1804]
               1 female 26 to 45   [born 1775-1794]

               Six persons engaged in agriculture

               Slaves
               2 males under 14     [born 1806-1820]
               3 males 14 to 26     [born 1794-1806]
               2 males 26 to 45     [born 1775-1794]
               5 females under 14   [born 1806-1820]
               2 females 14 to 26   [born 1794-1806]
               1 female 45 or over  [born 1775 or earlier]

1830 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, Virginia, microfilm M19-191

Page 44:

John Pancake   2 males under 5    [born 1825-1830]
               3 males 20 to 30   [born 1800-1810]
               1 male 30 to 40    [born 1790-1800]
               1 female 20 to 30  [born 1800-1810]

Page 48:

Isaac Pancake  1 male 10 to 15    [born 1815-1820]
               1 male 15 to 20    [born 1810-1815]
               1 male 50 to 60    [born 1770-1780]
               1 female 10 to 15  [born 1815-1820]
               1 female 15 to 20  [born 1810-1815]
               1 female 20 to 30  [born 1800-1810]
               1 female 30 to 40  [born 1790-1800]
               1 female 50 to 60  [born 1770-1780]

1840 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, Virginia

Page 159:

Isaac Pancake  1 males 20 to 30   [born 1810-1820]
               1 male  60 to 70   [born 1770-1780]
               1 female 60 to 70  [born 1770-1780]


John M. Pancake  1 male under 5   [born 1835-1840]
                 2 males 10-15    [born 1825-1830]
                 1 male  15-20    [born 1820-1825]
                 1 male  20-30    [born 1810-1820]
                 1 male  40-50    [born 1790-1800]
                 1 female 5-10    [born 1835-1840]
                 1 female 15-20   [born 1820-1825]
                 1 female 30-40   [born 1800-1810]

1850 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, Virginia, Dist. #24, 14 October 1850

Page 240, Household #1363:
John M. Pancake  50 M   Farming 50,000               (1800)
Isaac      "     23 M                                (1827)
Sarah C.   "     18 F                                (1832)
John       "     15 M                 school in year (1835)
Maria      "     10 F                 school in year (1840)
Silas      "      7 M                                (1843)
Andrew     "      5 M                                (1845)
James Hoard      40 M B Laborer                      (1810)
John Harrison    25 M B    "                         (1825)
George Curley    21 M      "                         (1829)
Mary A. Poland   26 F                                (1824)

Page 241, Household #1367:
Isaac Pancake    79 M   Farmer 28,000 Va             (1771)
Sarah    "       69 F                  "             (1781)
Joseph   "       36 M      "    1,800  "             (1814)
Ellen    "       25 F                  "             (1825)
Andrew   "       33 M      "           "             (1817)
Maria    "        7 F                  "             (1843)
Isaac    "        6 M                  "             (1844)
John     "        4 M                  "             (1846)
Mary     "        2 F                  "             (1848)
William  "     1/12 M                  "             (1850)

1860 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, Virginia
1860 Census, Page 166/154, Western District, Dwelling No. 3, Family No. 3:

Joseph M Pancake  46 M W  Farmer     24300  19000  Virginia
Ellen D.    "     36 F W                               "
Sarah M.    "     16 F W                               "
Isaac H.    "     15 M W                               "       Attended School in Year
John S.     "     13 M W                               "                  "
Mary B.     "     11 F W                               "                  "
William C.  "      9 M W                               "                  "
Andrew F.   "      7 M W                               "                  "
Joseph S.   "      5 M W                               "                  "
Sydney Mc. N. "    1 F W                               "
Isaac Pancake     89 M W                               "
Sarah    "        79 F W                               "

1860 Census, Page 168/156, Western District, Dwelling No. 4, Family No. 4:

John M. Pancake  60 M W  Farmer     41,100  23,835  Virginia
Susan      "     48 F W                                 "
Maria E.   "     19 F W                                 "
Silas R.   "     17 M W  Farmer                         "       Attended School in Year
Joseph A.  "     15 M W                                 "                  "
Mary Mc.   "      7 F W                                 "
Edward M.  "      5 M W                                 "
Mary A. Poling   34 F W  Seamstress             85      "
James Horde Jr.  25 M W  Day Laborer                    "

1860 Census, Page 171/159, Western District, Dwelling No. 6, Family No. 6:

Andrew Pancake  43 M W  Farmer 7000  3250  Virginia  Married Within the Year
Ann J.    "     21 F W                         "

1860 Census, Page 321/267, Western District, Dwelling No. 2, Family No. 2/151:

Isaac Pancake  33 M W  Farmer 13000  8620  Virginia
Sarah J.  "    25 F W                          "
Marry P   "     4 F W                          "
John H    "     2 M W                          "
William R "     1 M W                          "

Slave Schedules from the 1860 U.S. Census contributed by McKelden Smith
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, VIRGINIA (NOW WEST VIRGINIA)

1860 SLAVE CENSUS FOR PERSONS SURNAMED PANCAKE

SLAVE OWNER	NAMES OF SLAVES	AGE	RACE	SEX
John M. Pancake Total slaves: 16
	David	56	B	M
	John	45	M	M
	Sarah	40	B	F
	John, Jr.	36 (?)	M	M
	David	19	B	M
	Winnie or Minnie	25	B	F
	Priscilla	21	B	F
	Emma	12	B	F
	Adeline	11	B	F
	Susan	10	M	F
	Vivia (?)	7	B	F
	Henry	6	M	M
	Fanny	6	M	F
	Jacob	3	M	M
	Bettie	2	B	F
	George	1	M	M

Joseph C. Pancake Total Slaves: 12
(but 13 names	George	75	M	M
are listed)	Frances	65	M	F
	William	36	M	M
	Daniel	28	B	M
	Harry	25	B	M
	Eliza	22	M	F
	Margaret	20	B	F
	Marshall	20	M	M
	Sarah	16	B	F
	David	14	B	M
	Henry	12	M	M
	Edward	8	B	M
	Mary	1	M	F

SLAVE OWNER	NAMES OF SLAVES	AGE	RACE	SEX
Andrew Pancake Total Slaves: 1
	Dick	30	B	M

Isaac Pancake Total Slaves: 8
	Henry	33	M	M
	Arthy	42	B	F
	Milley	26	M	F
	Thornton	11	B	M
	Olives	9	B	M
	Arch	6	B	M
	Verda	4	B	F
	Ginnie	1	M	F

1870 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, West Virginia
1870 Census, Page 506A/1, Romney Township, Dwelling No. 3, Family No. 3:

Pancake Joseph     24 M W  Farmer           30000 1400  W Virginia  Married in Mar
   "    Susan      23 F W  Keeping House                "     "
   "    Susan      56 F W                          500  "     "
   "    Edward     15 M W                          100  "     "     Attended School Within the Year
   "    Mary M     17 F W                               "     "     Attended School Within the Year
Maloney Daniel     66 M W  Wheelwright         600 200  Virginia
Poling Mary        44 F W  House Keeper                     "
Johnson Jobe       45 M B  Farm Laborer                     "
Mathews Branson    25 M B    "     "                    Maryland
Readman George     18 M M    "     "                    West Virginia
Martin Henry       14 M M    "     "                      "      "
Mathews Mary       17 F B  Domestic Servant               "      "

1870 Census, Page 506A/2, Romney Township, Dwelling No. 10, Family No. 9:

Pancake Andrew     54 M W  Farmer           16000 600  W Va
   "    Ann J      30 F W  Keeping House               " "
   "    Joseph     10 M W                              " "    Attended School Within the Year
   "    John        9 M W                              " "    Attended School Within the Year
   "    Andrew      7 M W                              " "    Attended School Within the Year
   "    Sallie M    6 F W                              " "
   "    James C     4 M W                              " "
   "    Henrietta   3 F W                              " "
Dileplane Martha   24 F W  Domestic Servant            " "
Condon James       19 M W  Farm Laborer                " "    Attended School Within the Year

1870 Census, Page 508A/6, Romney Township, Dwelling No. 37, Family No. 35:

Pancake Joseph    56 M W  Farmer           30000 4500  W Virginia
   "    Ellen     46 F W  Keeping House                Maryland
   "    Isaac     25 M W  Clk in Store                 W Va
   "    John      23 M W                                "
   "    Mary      21 F W                                "
   "    William   19 M W                                "           Attended School Within the Year
   "    Andrew    17 M W                                "           Attended School Within the Year
   "    Joseph    14 M W                                "           Attended School Within the Year
   "    Sidney    10 F W                                "           Attended School Within the Year
   "    Mariah    26 F W                                "
Green Fanny       16 F B  Domestic Servant              "
Ford Isaac        35 M B  Farm Laborer                  "
 "   Fanny        29 F B  Domestic Servant              "
 "   Osker        12 M B  Farm Laborer                  "
 "   Amelia        8 F B                                "
 "   Virginia      6 F B                                "

1870 Census, Page 509A/7, Romney Township, Dwelling No. 40, Family No. 38:

Pancake Isaac     43 M W  Farmer          10000 1200  West Virginia
   "    Sallie    35 F W  Keeping House                 "       "
   "    Mary      13 F W                                "       "     Attended School Within the Year
   "    John      12 M W                                "       "     Attended School Within the Year
   "    William   10 M W                                "       "     Attended School Within the Year
   "    Sallie     6 F W                                "       "     Attended School Within the Year
   "    James      4 M W                                "       "
   "    Mariah  8/12 F W                                "       "     Born in Nov

1880 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, West Virginia
Contributed by McKelden Smith
1880 Census, Page 502B, Romney, E.D. 27, Page 2, 7 Marsham Street, Dwelling No. 19, Family No. 19:

Pancake I.H.C.     W M 35        Married  Retail Dry Goods  Virginia  Virginia  Virginia
   -    Fannie     W F 28 Wife   Married  Keeping house     Virginia  Va.       Va.
   -    Ella C.    W F  4 Daught Single   at home           Virginia  Va.       Va.
   -    Edmund B.  W M  3 Son    Single    "   "            Virginia  Va.       Va.
   -    Lem. C.    W M  1 Son    Single    "   "            Virginia  Va.       Va.

1880 Census, Page 512B, Romney District, E.D. 27, Page 22, Dwelling No. 182, Family No. 193:

Pancake Jos. A.     W  M 34         Married  Farmer         Virginia  Va.  Va.
   -    Mary S.     W  F 32 Wife    Married  Keeping house  Virginia  Va.  Va.
   -    Garrett B.  W  M  5 Son     Single   At home        West Va.  Va.  Va.
   -    Mary B.     W  F  4 Daught  Single    "   "         West Va.  Va.  Va.
   -    Kate        W  F  1 Daught  Single    "   "         West Va.  Va.  Va.
Ford Oscar          B  M 19 Servant Single   farm laborer   Virginia  Va.  Va.
Redmond Geo.        Mu M 22 Servant Single   farm laborer   Virginia  Va.  Va.
Peters F.           B  M 15 Servant Single   farm laborer   West Va.  Va.  Va.

1880 Census, Page 513C, Romney District, E.D. 27, Page 23, Dwelling No. 189, Family No. 200:

Pancake John S.     W M 33         Single   Farmer         Virginia  Va.  Va.
   -    Ellen D.    W F 56 Mother  Widowed  Keeping house  Maryland  Va.  Md.
   -    Mary B.     W F 31 Sister  Single   At home        Virginia  Va.  Md.
   -    Jos. S.     W M 24 Brother Single   works on farm  Virginia  Va.  Md.
   -    Sidney Mc.  W F 20 Sister  Single   At home        Virginia  Va.  Md.
Ford Isaac          B M 65 Servant Married  farm laborer   Virginia  Va.  Va.
 -   Fannie         B F 43    "    Married  Servant        Virginia  Va.  Va.
 -   Mella          B F 18    "    Single   Servant        Virginia  Va.  Va.
 -   Jennie         B F 14    "    Single      "           West Va.  Va.  Va.
 -   William        B M  8    "    Single      "           West Va.  Va.  Va.
 -   Robt           B M  7    "    Single      "           West Va.  Va.  Va.
Coleman John        B M 18    "    Single   farm laborer   Virginia  Va.  Va.
Bias Turner         B M 18    "    Single    "      "      Virginia  Va.  Va.
Mills Holland       B M 22    "    Single    "      "      Virginia  Va.  Va.
Parsons Isaac P     W M  8 Nephew  Single   At home        West Va.  Va.  Va.
   -    Wm. Burr    W M  1 Nephew  Single   At home        West Va.  Va.  Va.

1880 Census, Pages 513C and 513D, Romney District, E.D. 27, Pages 23 and 24, Dwelling No. 191, Family No. 202:

Pancake Isaac      W M 53          Married  Farmer         Virginia  Va.  Va.
   -    Sallie J.  W F 45 Wife     Married  Keeping house  Virginia   "    "
   -    Mary P.    W F 23 Daught   Single   At home        Virginia   "    "
   -    John H.    W M 22 Son      Single   works on farm  Virginia   "    "
   -    Wm. R.     W M 20 Son      Single     "        "   Virginia   "    "
   -    Sallie F.  W F 16 Daught   Single   At home        West Va.   "    "
Pancake Jas. T.    W M 14 Son      Single   works on farm  West Va.  Va.  Va.
   -    Bertie K.  W F  7 Daught   Single   At home        West Va.  Va.  Va.
   -    Jos. F.    W M  4 Son      Single    "   "         West Va.  Va.  Va.
   -    Edgar S.   W M  1 Son      Single    "   "         West Va.  Va.  Va.
   -    John M.    W M 18 Nephew   Single   At School      Texas     Va.  Arkansas
   -    Bettie P.  W F 14 Neice    Single   At School      Texas     Va.  Arkansas
Friddle Susie F.   W F  9 Servant  Single   Servant        West Va.  Va.  Va.
Spurling Kate      W F 20 Servant  Single   Servant        Virginia   "    "
Coleman W.         B F 48 Servant  Widowed  Servant        Virginia   "    "

1880 Census, Page 515C, Romney District, E.D. 27, Page 27, Dwelling No. 213, Family No. 224:

Pancake E.M.      W M 26          Married  Farmer         Virginia  Va.  Va.
   -    M.J.      W F 22 Wife     Married  Keeping house  Virginia  Va.  Va.
   -    R.S.      W F  3 Daught   Single   At home        West Va   Va.  Va.
   -    Susan     W F 66 Mother   Widowed  At home        Virginia  Va.  Va.
Poland M.A.       W F 50 Servant  Single   Servant        Virginia  Va.  Va.
McNeil Seymour    W M  5 Nephew   Single   At home        West Va.  Va.  Va.
  -    M.S.W.     W F  3 Niece    Single    "   "         West Va.  Va.  Va.
Ross Abe          B M 27 Servant  Single   Farm laborer   Virginia  Va.  Va.
Hardy Boyd        B M 22 Servant  Single   farm laborer   Virginia  Va.  Va.

1880 Census, Page 515D, Romney District, E.D. 27, Page 28, Dwelling No. 220, Family No. 231:

Pancake Andrew         W M 64          Married  Farmer         Virginia     Va.  Va.
   -    Ann J.         W F 39 Wife     Married  Keeping house  Virginia     Va.  Va.
   -    Jos. F.        W M 19 Son      Single   At home        Virginia     Va.  Va.
   -    John T.        W M 18 Son      Single   At home        Virginia     Va.  Va.
   -    Andrew J.      W M 16 Son      Single   At home        W. Virginia  Va.  Va.
   -    Sallie Mc.     W F 14 Daught   Single                  West Va.     Va.  Va.
   -    Jas. C.        W M 13 Son      Single                  West Va.     Va.  Va.
   -    Henrietta Va.  W F 11 Daught   Single                  West Va.     Va.  Va.
Martin Mary J.         W F 17 Servant  Single                  West Va.     Va.  Va.

1900 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, West Virginia

1900 Census, Mill Creek District, E.D. 29, Sheet 4B, Dwelling 79, Family 79:

Pancake J.C.      Head  W M Aug  1866 33 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
   -    S.C.      Wife  W F Oct  1854 45 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
   -    Earnest   Son   W M Mar  1884 16 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
   -    Robert    Son   W M Aug  1887 13 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
   -    James A.  Son   W M June 1893  7 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia

Additional information on census schedule: J.C. and S.C. had been married for eight years. They owned their farm. S.C. had given birth to four children; three of whom were still living.

1900 Census, Romney District, Romney Town, E.D. 30, Sheet 1B, Birch Lane, Dwelling 12, Family 12:

Pancake Isaac H.    Head       W M Nov 1844 55 Married  Va  Va  Va  Merchant
   -    Fannie P.   Wife       W F Nov 1850 49 Married   "   "   "
   -    Ellen C.    Daughter   W F Aug 1875 24 Single    "   "   "
   -    Edmond B    Son        W M Jan 1876 23 Single   WVa  "   "  School Teacher
   -    Lemuel C    Son        W M Sep 1878 21 Single    "   "   "  Store  Clerk
   -    Joseph C.   Son        W M Apr 1881 19 Single    "   "   "  At School
   -    Fannie G.   Daughter   W F Sep 1885 14 Single    "   "   "   "    "

Additional information on census schedule: Isaac and Fannie had been married for twenty-six years. They owned their home. Fannie had given birth to five children; all of whom were still living.

1900 Census, Romney District, Romney Town, E.D. 30, Sheet 5A, Grafton Street, Dwelling 84, Family 85:

Pancake Jno. S.       Head      W M Nov  1846 53 Married  Va  Va  Va   General Trader
   -    Margaret V    Wife      W F July 1852 47 Married   "   "   "
   -    Emily V.      Daughter  W F Nov  1885 14 Single   WVa  "   "   At School
   -    Wm C          Son       W M Jan  1888 12 Single    "   "   "       "
   -    Elizabeth G.  Daughter  W F May  1891  9 Single    "   "   "       "

Additional information on census schedule: Jno. and Margaret had been married for sixteen years. They owned their home. Margaret had given birth to three children; all of whom were still living.

[Jno. and Margaret had moved to Staunton, Virginia by 1910.]

1900 Census, Romney District, E.D. 30, Sheet 8B, Dwelling 164, Family 167:

Pancake Fred    Head   W M Aug  1859 40 Married  Va  Va  Va   Farmer
   -    Sarah   Wife   W F Nov  1864 35 Married   "   "   "
   -    John    Son    W M Mar  1886 14 Single   WVa  "   "   At School

Additional information on census schedule: Fred and Sarah had been married for fifteen years. They owned their farm. Sarah had given birth to one child who was still living.

1900 Census, Romney District, E.D. 30, Sheet 8B, Dwelling 165, Family 168:

Pancake John I    Head     W M Aug  1860 39 Married  Va  Va  Va   Farmer
   -    Mary      Wife     W F Mar  1855 45 Married   "   "   "
   -    Wm A.     Son      W M June 1888 11 Single   WVa  "   "   At School
   -    Sallie E  Daughter W F May  1890 10 Single    "   "   "       "
   -    Hannah    Daughter W F Feb  1893  7 Single    "   "   "       "
   -    Katie J.  Daughter W F Apr  1894  6 Single    "   "   "       "

Additional information on census schedule: John and Mary had been married for twelve years. They were renting their farm. Mary had given birth to five children; four of whom were still living.

1900 Census, Romney District, E.D. 30, Sheets 12B and 13A, Dwelling 239, Family 243:

Pancake [Unreadable]  Head      W F [blank] Un Widowed  [blank] [blank] [blank]
   -    Garrett B     Son       W M [blank] Un Single   [blank] [blank] [blank]
   -    Mary S.       Daughter  W F [blank] Un Single   [blank] [blank] [blank]
   -    Edith C       Daughter  W F [blank] Un Single   [blank] [blank] [blank]
   -    Virginia L    Daughter  W F [blank]    Single   [blank] [blank] [blank]
   -    Alma J        Daughter  W F [blank]    Single   [blank] [blank] [blank]
   -    Joe A         Son       W M [blank]    Single   [blank] [blank] [blank]

Additional information on census schedule: She owned her farm. She had given birth to six children; all of whom were still living.

[This is the household of Mary Susan (Parsons) Pancake, the widow of Joseph Andrew Pancake.]

1900 Census, Romney District, E.D. 30, Sheet 18B, Dwelling 341, Family 345:

Pancake Jos. S.    Head  W M May 1856 44      Married  Va  Va  Va
   -    Sallie W.  Wife  W F Aug 1871 28      Married  WVa  "   "
   -    Sam'l R    Son   W M Dec 1899    5/12 Single    "   "   "

Additional information on census schedule: Joseph and Sallie had been married for three years. They owned their farm. Sallie had given birth to one child; that child was still living.

1900 Census, Romney District, E.D. 30, Sheet 18B, Dwelling 342, Family 346:

Pancake Ellen         Head      W F Feb 1825 75  Widowed  Va  Va  Va
   -    [unreadable]  Daughter  W F     1849 51  Single    "   "   "
   -    Sidney        Daughter  W F     1859     Single    "   "   "
Corbin Andy           Servant   W F     1882     Single   WVa  "   "

Additional information on census schedule: Ellen owned her farm. Ellen had given birth to two children; both of whom were still living.

1900 Census, Romney District, E.D. 30, Sheet 19A, Dwelling 344, Family 348:

Pancake Isaac     Head      W M Feb  1827 73  Married  Va          Va          Va           Pancake
   -    Sarah     Wife      W F Mar  1835 65  Married   "           "           "
   -    Mary      Daughter  W F Dec  1856 43  Single    "           "           "
   -    Jack      Son       W M Apr  1858 42  Single    "           "           "           Farm labor
   -    Edgar     Son       W M Nov  1878 21  Single   WVa          "           "             "    "
   -    Bertie    Daughter  W F May  1873 27  Single    "           "           "
   -    James I.  Son       W M July 1865 34            "           "           "           Farmer
   -    Lloid     D. in law W F Dec  1867 32  Married  Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
   -    McDowell  Gr. Son   W M Aug  1897  2  Single   Illinois    WVa         Mississippi

Additional information on census schedule: Isaac and Sarah had been married for forty-four years. They owned their farm. Sarah had given birth to eleven children; eight of whom were still living. James and Lloid had been married for four years. Lloid had given birth to one child; that child was still living.

1900 Census, Sherman District, E.D. 31, Sheet 17B, Dwelling 325, Family 325:

Flory John J     Head    W M Jan  1843 57  Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer
  -   Mary S     Wife    W F Apr  1845 55  Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
Griffin Herbert  Nephew  W M June 1880 19  Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farm Laborer
Pancake Bertia   Nephew  W M May  1887 13  Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia

Additional information on census schedule: John and Mary had been married for twenty-five years. They owned their farm. Mary had given birth to no children.

1910 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, West Virginia

1910 Census, Gore Magisterial District, E.D. 37, Sheet 9A, Dwelling 161, Family 162:

Barnes James N.      Head     M W 52 Married once  West Virginia West Virginia Virginia       Farmer  General Farm
  -    Jennie D.     Wife     F W 49 Married once  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Haines [Nannie?] F.  Niece    F W 12 Single        West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Pancake Claude A.    [??]     M W 12 Single        West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: James and Jennie had been married for twenty-eight years. Jennie had given birth to no children. James and Jennie owned their farm.

1910 Census, Mill Creek Magisterial District, E.D. 38, Sheet 2A, Dwelling 24, Family 24:

Pancake James C  Head     M W 41 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Salesman  General Store
   -    Sarah C  Wife     F W 54 Married twice  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Parker Robt D    Step Son M W 22 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Laborer  [General?]
Pancake James A  Son      M W 16 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: James and Sarah had been married for eighteen years. Sarah had given birth to five children, three of whom were still living. James and Sarah owned their home.

1910 Census, Romney Magisterial District, Romney Town, E.D. 39, Sheet 7B, Second Street North, Dwelling 149,
Family 152:

Pancake Isaac H.C.  Head  M W 64 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Fruit Grower  Own Orchard
   -    Fannie P.   Wife  F W 58 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Isaac and Fannie had been married for thirty-six years. Fannie had given birth to five children, all of whom were still living. Isaac and Fannie owned their home.

1910 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 39, Sheet 18A, South Branch Road South, Dwelling 376, Family 380:

Pancake Mary S.    Head      F W 62 Widowed   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Own Income
   -    Mary S     Daughter  F W 33 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Alma J     Daughter  F W 22 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Teacher  Public School
   -    Joseph A.  Son       M W 19 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Laborer  Working Out

Additional information on census schedule: Mary had given birth to eight children, five of whom were still living. Mary owned her farm.

1910 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 39, Sheet 18B, South Branch Road South, Dwelling 386, Family 390:

Pancake Joseph S.    Head      M W 53 Widowed   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  Own Farm
   -    Mary B.      Sister    F W 61 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Sydney M.    Sister    F W 50 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Armstrong Sallie E   Servant   F W 56 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  House Keeper  Private Family
Pancake Samuel R     Son       M W 10 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    John [?]     Son       M W  4 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Loy Riley Wm         Servant   M W 19 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Laborer  Private Family

Additional information on census schedule: Joseph owned his farm.

1910 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 39, Sheet 18B, South Branch Road South, Dwelling 388, Family 393:

Pancake James I.   Head      M W 45 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  Own Farm
   -    Ida L.     Wife      F W 39 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    McDowell   Son       M W 13 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Mary T.    Sister    F W 53 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Bertie K.  Sister    F W 36 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Corbin Harness     Servant   M W 18 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Laborer  Private Family

Additional information on census schedule: James and Ida had been married for thirteen years. Ida had given birth to one child; that child was still living. James and Ida owned their farm.

1910 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 39, Sheet 20B, South Branch Road South, Dwelling 423, Family 429:

Pancake Jackson I.   Head      M W 49 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  General Farm
   -    Mary D.      Wife      F W 55 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    William A    Son       M W 20 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Laborer  Farm
   -    Sallie E     Daughter  F W 19 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Hannah       Daughter  F W 17 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Katharine    Daughter  F W 15 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Jackson and Mary had been married for twenty-two years. Mary had given birth to five children; four of whom were still living. Jackson and Mary owned their farm.

1910 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 39, Sheet 21A, South Branch Road South, Dwelling 430, Family 436:

Pancake Frederick  Head         M W 49 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  General Farm
   -    Sarah W    Wife         F W 46 Married once   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    John A     Son          M W 25 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Laborer  Farm
Pickering Harley   Adopted Son  M W 15 Single         West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Frederick and Sarah had been married for twenty-three years. Sarah had given birth to one children; that child was still living. Frederick and Sarah owned their farm.

1910 Census, Sherman Magist District, E.D. 40, Sheet 17A, Dwelling 323, Family 323:

Flora Mary J             Head     F W 65      Widowed   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Pancake Bertie Virginia  To Raise F W 23      Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  House Work  Private Family
Arnold Conrad C          To Raise M W  1 6/12 Single    West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Mary had given birth to no children. Mary owned her farm.

1920 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, West Virginia

1920 Census, Mill Creek District, Precinct No. 2, E.D. 48, Sheet 1B, Dwelling 16, Family 18:

Pancake William A.   Head     M W 30      Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  General Farm
   -    Oatie J      Wife     F W 42      Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia
   -    Durad M.     Son      M W  7      Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia

Additional information on census schedule: William and Oatie were renting their farm.

1920 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 49, Sheet 7B, Dwelling 128, Family 128:

Pancake Mary S.  Head     F W 72 Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  General Farm
   -    Mary S.  Daughter F W 43 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Mary owned her farm.

1920 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 49, Sheet 8A, Dwelling 136, Family 136:

Pancake Joseph S.  Head     M W 63 Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer        General Farm
        Samuel L.  Son      M W 20 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farm Laborer  Home Farm
        John I     Son      M W 14 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
        Sidney Mc  Sister   F W 60 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Joseph owned his farm.

1920 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 49, Sheet 8A, Dwelling 139, Family 139:

Pancake James I.   Head        M W 54 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer        General Farm
        L Loyd I   Wife        F W 51 Married  Mississippi   Mississippi   Mississippi    None
        McDowell   Son         M W 21 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farm Laborer  Home Farm
        Mary       Sister      F W 63 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Everett Joseph L.  Hired Hand  M W 46 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farm Laborer  General Farm

Additional information on census schedule: James and L Loyd owned their farm.

1920 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 49, Sheet 8A, Dwelling 144, Family 144:

Pancake William R.  Head  M W 59 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  General Farm
        Annie F.    Wife  F W 47 Married  Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania   None
        William R   Son   M W 11 Single   West Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania   None

Additional information on census schedule: William and Annie owned their farm.

1920 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 49, Sheet 10A, Dwelling 180, Family 180:

Pancake Jack      Head         M W 59      Married      West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  General Farm
        Mary      Wife         F W 64      Married      West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Rinker Richard M  Son in law   M W 32      Married      West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farm  Laborer  Working Out
       Hannah     Daughter     F W 26      Married      West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
       Frederick  Grand Son    M W  1 6/12 Single       West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Arnold Catharine  Daughter     F W 25      Married      West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
       Nellie     Grandaughter F W  6      Single       West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
       John       Grand Son    M W  4 ?/12 Single       West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Jack and Mary owned their farm.

1920 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 49, Sheet 10B, Dwelling 187, Family 187:

Pancake Fred       Head            M W 58 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  General Farm
        Sarah W    Wife            F W 55 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
        John       Son             M W 33 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farm  Laborer  Home Farm
        Elizabeth  Daughter in law F W 33 Married  Virginia      Virginia      Virginia       None

Additional information on census schedule: The census taker wrote "Un" in the box about ownership of Jack and Mary's farm.

1920 Census, Romney Magisterial District, E.D. 49, Sheet 11A, Dwelling 194, Family 194:

Pancake Joseph A   Head      M W 29       Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer  General Farm
        Mary H.    Wife      F W 26       Married  West Virginia Virginia      West Virginia  None
        Alma C     Daughter  F W  3 5/12  Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
        Aura H     Daughter  F W  1 11/12 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
        Anne E.    Daughter  F W     2/12 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Joseph and Mary were renting their farm.

1920 Census, Romney Township, Romney Town, E.D. 50, Sheets 1A and 1B, Grubb Lane South Side,
Dwelling 10, Family 11:

Daily Robert W Sr.  Head      M W 72 Married  West Virginia West Virginia Maryland       Judge  Circuit Court
  -   [Lonesie?]    Wife      F W 74 Single   Virginia      Virginia      Virginia       None
Dailey Rebecca      Daughter  F W 38 Single   West Virginia West Virginia Virginia
  -    Robert Jr    Son       M W 36 Single   West Virginia West Virginia Virginia       Physician  Medical
Knight Mary         Boarder   F W 55 [?]      Connecticut   Connecticut   Connecticut    Teacher  Def. School
Pancake Samuel      Boarder   M W 20 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Pancake John I.     Boarder   M W 14 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Robert and Lonesie owned their home.

1920 Census, Romney Township, Romney Town, E.D. 50, Sheet 1B, Grubb Lane South Side, Dwelling 12, Family 13:

Wilson Edwin K  Head    M W 60 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Doctor  Medical
Pancake Nannie  Sister  F W 57 Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Edwin owned his home.

1920 Census, Sherman District, Prec 2, E.D. 52, Sheet 3A, Dwelling 53, Family 53:

Flory Mary J         Head  F W 76 Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer
Pyles Charles R            M W 39 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farm Laborer
Pancake Bertie V           F W 33 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Holmes C           M W 11 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Schwibbes Elizabeth        F W 79 Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Mary owned her home.

1930 U.S. Census, Hampshire County, West Virginia

1930 Census, Romney District, Romney Town, E.D. 8, Sheet 1B, Court House Lane, Dwelling 16, Family 16:

Wilson Edwin K  Head   M W 65 Single   Virginia Virginia Virginia  Physician  General Practice
Pancake Anna V  Sister F W 61 Widowed  Virginia Virginia Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Edwin owned his home. Anna was twenty-three years old at the time of her first marriage.

1930 Census, Romney District, E.D. 9, Sheet 9B, South Branch Road to Hardy Line East of River, Dwelling 166,
Family 166:

Pancake Joseph A.   Head     M W 39      Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer   General farm
   -    Mary H      Wife     F W 37      Married  West Virginia West Virginia Virginia       None
   -    Alma C.     Daughter F W 13      Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Avery H     Daughter F W 12      Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Anne E.     Daughter F W 10      Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Edith P.    Daughter F W  8      Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Mary J      Daughter F W  6      Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Virginia L  Daughter F W  3 ?/12 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Frances H   Daughter F W  1 ?/12 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Mary S      Sister   F W 53      Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Joseph and Mary owned their farm. Joseph was twenty-five and Mary was twenty-three years old at the time of their first marriages.

1930 Census, Romney District, E.D. 9, Sheet 10B, South Branch Road East of River, Dwelling 178, Family 178:

Pancake Samuel R   Head     M W 30       Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer   General farm
   -    Effa D.    Wife     F W 29       Married  West Virginia Italy         Virginia       None
   -    Sallie     Daughter F W  1 11/12 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Joseph S.  Father   M W 73       Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Samuel and Effa owned their farm. Samuel was twenty-seven and Effa was twenty-six years old at the time of their first marriages.

1930 Census, Romney District, E.D. 9, Sheet 10B, South Branch Road East of River, Dwelling 183, Family 183:

Pancake James I   Head     M W 54  Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer   General farm
   -    Lloyd I   Wife     F W 54  Married  Mississippi   Mississippi   Mississippi    None
   -    Mary P    Sister   F W 72  Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    McDowell  Son      M W 30  Single   Illinois      West Virginia Mississippi    None  (Disabled in World War)
Shank [?] E.      Boarder  M W 54  Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Laborer  on farm
Nutter Rebecca    Boarder  F W 68  Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: James and Lloyd owned their farm. James and Lloyd were both thirty-three years old at the time of their first marriages.

1930 Census, Romney District, E.D. 9, Sheet 10B, South Branch Road East of River, Dwelling 196, Family 196:

Pancake Anna F       Head  F W 57  Widowed  West Virginia Pennsylvania Pennsylvania   Farmer   General farm
   -    Russell Wm   Son   M W 21  Single   Missouri      Pennsylvania West Virginia  Electrician  Western Electric Co.

Additional information on census schedule: Anna owned her farm.

1930 Census, Romney District, E.D. 9, Sheet 12B, West of South Branch River (Taylors [?], Dwelling 224, Family 224:

Pancake William A.   Head           F W 40 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer   General farm
   -    Rhoda J.     Wife           F W 53 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    Durward M.   Son            M W 17 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Rinker Alberta G.    Mother in Law  F W 75 Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: William and Rhoda were renting their farm. William was twenty-two and Rhoda was thirty-five years old at the time of their first marriages. Alberta was twenty years old at the time of her first marriage.

1930 Census, Romney District, E.D. 9, Sheet 12B, West of South Branch River (Taylors [?], Dwelling 225, Family 225:

Pancake Decker M.    Head           F W 74 Widowed  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
Arnold Catherine J.  Daughter       F W 34 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  House Keeper  Private Family
   -   Nellie [?]    Granddaughter  F W 16 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -   Henry J.      Grandson       M W 14 Single   West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None

Additional information on census schedule: Decker owned her home. Decker was twenty-one and Catherine was seventeen years old at the time of their first marriages.

1930 Census, Romney District, E.D. 9, Sheet 13A, West of South Branch River (Taylors [Knots?]), Dwelling 230,
Family 230:

Pancake Frederick J.  Head   M W 69 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Farmer   General farm
   -    Willie S.     Wife   F W 66 Married  West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  None
   -    John A.       Son    M W 44 [?]      West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia  Laborer  on farm

Additional information on census schedule: Frederick and Willie owned their farm. Frederick was twenty-eight and Willie was twenty-five years old at the time of their first marriages.

BIRTH RECORDS
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DEATH RECORDS
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MARRIAGE RECORDS
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LAND RECORDS
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TAX LISTS
Hampshire County, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1799
Ordered from TLC Genealogy, Miami Beach, Florida

None of these Pancake families owned slaves.

1782
Andrew Pancake     2 white men above age 16, 5 horses, 10 cattle
Catherine Pancake  0 white men above age 16, 3 horses,  4 cattle
John Pancake       1 white man above age 16, 7 horses, 10 cattle

1783
Andrew Pancake    1 white man above age 21, 1 white man aged 16-21, 3 horses,
                  18 cattle, list of Abram Hite
John Pancake, Jr. 1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 2 horses,
                  5 cattle, list of Abram Hite
David Pancake     1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 3 horses,
                  4 cattle, list of Abel Randall
John Pancake      1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 5 horses,
                  9 cattle, list of Simon Taylor

1784
Andrew Pancake    1 white man above age 21, 1 white man aged 16-21, 5 horses,
                  1_ cattle, list of Abraham Hite
John Pankake, Jr. 1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 5 horses,
                  2 cattle, list of Abraham Hite
Catherine Pankake 0 white men above age 21, 1 white man aged 16-21, 4 horses,
                  5 cattle, list of Abel Randall
John Pancake      1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 4 horses,
                  9 cattle, list of Simon Taylor

1785
Andrew Pancake 1 white man above age 21, 1 white man aged 16-21, 6 horses,
               10 cattle, list of Abraham Hite
Joseph Pancake 1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 3 horses,
               5 cattle, list of Abraham Hite
John Pancake   1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 5 horses,
               6 cattle, list of Marquis Calmes

1786
John Pancake  1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 4 horses,
              15 cattle, list of Marquis Calmes

May 3, 1787
John Pancake  1 white man above age 21, 0 white men aged 16-21, 8 horses,
              20 cattle, list of Marquis Calmes

1788
John Pancake  2 white men above age 16, 5 horses, list of Marquis Calmes

No Pancake family members are listed for the years 1789 and 1790.

July 11, 1791
John Pancake  0 white men above age 16, 2 horses, List No. 3

May 10, 1792
John Pankake  2 white men above age 16, 4 horses, list of John Reed

July 31, 1793
Andrew Pancake  1 white man above age 16, 2 horses, list of John Reed
John Pancake    2 white men above age 16, 4 horses, list of John Reed
Joseph Pancake  1 white man above age 16, 5 horses, list of John Reed

August 7, 1794
Elizabeth Pancake, widow 1 white man above age 16, 3 horses, list of Arjalon Price
John Pancake             1 white man above age 16, 1 horse, list of Arjalon Price
Joseph Pancake           1 white man above age 16, 6 horses, list of Arjalon Price

June 27, 1795
Bettsey Pankake  0 white men above age 16, 1 horse, list of Arjalon Price
John Pankake     1 white man above age 16, 1 horse, list of Arjalon Price
Joseph Pankake   1 white man above age 16, 2 horses, list of Arjalon Price

August 2, 1796
John Pankake, levyfree 0 white men above age 16, 1 horse, list of Arjalon Price
Joseph Pankake         1 white man above age 16, 6 horses, list of Arjalon Price
Elizabeth Pankake      1 white man above age 16, 2 horses, list of Arjalon Price

May 26, 1797
Elizabeth Pankake  1 white man above age 16, 2 horses, list of Arjalon Price
John Pankake       2 white men above age 16, 2 horses, list of Arjalon Price
John Pankake, Sr.  0 white men above age 16, 2 horses, list of Arjalon Price
ferryman
Joseph Pankake     1 white man above age 16, 5 horses, list of Arjalon Price

May 7, 1798
John Pancake, Sr.  0 white men above age 16, 2 horses, list of George W. Price
ferryman
Joseph Pancake     1 white man above age 16, 6 horses, list of George W. Price
John Pancake       3 white men above age 16, 5 horses, list of George W. Price

March 10, 1799
John Pancake       1 white man above age 16, 2 horses, list of G. W. Price
John Pancake, Sr.  0 white men above age 16, 2 horses, list of G. W. Price

Hampshire County [West] Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists 1800-1814, Vicki Bidinger Horton, 1995

Page 5:   1800 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, Abraham  1 white tithable, 1 common horse
          Pancake, John     1 white tithable, 2 common horses

Page 23:  1801 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, John     1 white tithable, 1 common horse

Page 24:  1801 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, Abram    1 white tithable, 1 common horse

Page 37:  1802 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, John     1 white tithable, 2 common horses

Page 43:  1803 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, John     1 white tithable, 2 common horses

Page 62:  1804 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, John     1 white tithable, 4 common horses

Page 133: 1811 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, Isaac    1 white tithable, 14 common horses, 5 slaves over the age of 12

Page 139: 1812 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, Isaac    2 white tithables, 13 common horses, 5 slaves over the age of 12

Page 152: 1813 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, Isaac    1 white tithable, 11 common horses, 5 slaves over the age of 12

Page 164: 1814 Upper District Hampshire County Tax

          Pancake, Isaac    1 white tithable, 12 common horses, 5 slaves over the age of 12

PROBATE RECORDS

Will of Andrew Pancake, written 1786, probated 1793
Will of Simon Earsom, written 1795, probated 1796
Sale Account of the heirs of Joseph Pancake, 1814

Email of George Williams, August 29, 2001, Hampshire County Mailing List

"In the estate settlement papers of Edward Williams, Oct. 12, 1763 there is a line item of a payment of 2 pounds, 3 shillings to a Joseph Pancake."

Hampshire County, West Virgina Wills, Inventories, Sale Bills, Bonds, etc.
Heritage Quest microfilm V150-60
This is a typed index/abstract of the records. The author of the index is not named on the microfilm. The page numbers shown below refer to the page number of the microfilm - not the page number of the Probate Book.

          Testator    Date of Probate   Form of Inst.      Witnesses

Book 5
p. 8   Pancake, Joseph    9/19/1814     Sale Bill
Click here to view a transcript

Book 9
p. 24  Huffman, Conrad    8/20/1829     Appraisment       Pancake, Isaac
                                                          Miller, Michael
                                                          Long, D.

p. 27  Tapp, Geo.         3/19/1830     Appraisment       Pancake, Isaac
                                                          Miller, Michael
                                                          High, Henry

p. 29  Shackey, Valentine 1/18/1831     Appraisment       Pancake, Israel
                                                          Caldwell, Charles
                                                          Michael, Miller

Book 11
p. 57  Leawright, E.M.    1/28/1839     Appraisment       Parsons, D.C.
                                                          Miller, Michael
                                                          Pancake, Isaac

Book 15
p. 78  Alkire, Sarah      3/24/1851     Settlement        Luther Brady
                                                          John Pancake
                                                          Isaac Parsons

Book 19
p. 94  Taylor, Isaac      2/23/1857     Settlement        John Pancake,
                                                          guardian

Book 22
p. 100 Pancake, Isaac     9/11/1865                       Edward Armstrong
                                      Devesses             Witneses
       Pancake, Isaac     9/11/1865  Joseph, Son          John Davy
                                     Andrew, Son          Thomas French
                                     John, Son            John Pugh
                                     Hannah, Daughter
                                     Sydney, Daughter

p. 105 Pancake, John      7/9/1866   Sally Taylor, Daughter  James Parsons
                                           and               I. W. Pancake
                                        Children             (Isaac Pancake)
                                                             (Executor)

p. 107 Pancake, J.C.     ?/17/1874   Ellen, Wife          James Heiskell
                                     John, Son            John Miller
                                     Andrew, Son          (James Armstrong)
                                     Joseph, Son          (John Pancake)
                                     William, Son         (Executors)
                                     Isaac, Son
                                     Charles, Son
                                     Sarah, Daughter
                                     Marie, Daughter

p. 114 Taylor, Isaac     1/25/1858   Settlement            John Pancake
                                                           guardian

p. 115 Fox, Rebecca      3/22/1858   Settlement            Joseph Pancake
         &                                                 Guardian
       Hannah
         &
       David
         &
       William



p. 202 Pancake, Joseph  10/19/1807    Treasury Land
                                      Warrent Grant

p. 238 [Abstract of Andrew Pancake's will. Click here to read a transcript]

p. 263 Pancake, Joseph   7/20/1805    Appraisment          Isaac Newman
                                                           Robert Parker
                                                           John Blue

p. 269 Pancake, Joseph   9/15/1801    Sale Bill

p. 279 Pancake, Joseph  10/14/1805    Settlement           Henry Powelson
                                                           (Guardian)
                                                           James Dailey
                                                           John Jack

p. 280 Pancake, Joseph   2/19/1809    Settlement           John Jack
                                                           James Dailey
                                                           Henry Heinzman

p. 283 Swick, Tunis     12/10/1789    Appraisment          John Pancake
                                                           Jacob Earsom
                                                           David Long

p. 293 Pancake, Henry    9/19/1814    Settlement           John Jack
                                                           James Dailey
[This is actually the settlement of Joseph Pancake]

p. 322 Pancake, John     9/15/1801    Bill of Sale         Fox, William
                                                           Dyer, Edward

An Index of the Estate Records in the basement of the Hampshire County Court House from 1754 to 1870 with a partial index from 1870 through 1884, William H. Rice, McClain Printing Company, Parsons, West Virginia, 2000.

Page 21:

ISAAC PANCAKE      1854 WILL, 1857 CODICIL, 1865 PROBATE
JAMES PANCAKE      1816 SETTLEMENT WITH HEIRS
JOHN M. PANCAKE    1865 WILL, 1866 PROBATE, APPRAISEMENT & MEMO REGARDING GUARDIAN FOR ORPHANS,
                   1867/68/69/71 SETTLEMENTS, 1867/68/70 ORPHANS SETTLEMENTS
JOSEPH PANCAKE     1801 APPRAISEMENT & SETTLEMENT
JOSEPH PANCAKE     1814 SETTLEMENT
JOSEPH C. PANCAKE  1874 WILL & PROBATE, 1883 SETTLEMENT
SILAS R. PANCAKE   1869 WILL & PROBATE

COURT RECORDS

Minute Book (1788-1791), Heritage Quest microfilm V150-60

p. 8  Sealer, Henry      3/15/1788    Chancery     Continued
            vs
      Pancake, John

p. 9  Pancake, Robert    3/10/1788    Appointment  Survayer

      Cheshire, John     3/10/1788    Suit         Settled
            vs
      Pancake?, John

p. 28 Barnard, Edward    8/16/1788    Petition     Continued
            vs
      Pancake, John

p. 38 Pancake, John     10/16/1788    Petition     Continued
            vs
      Gibbons, Morgan

      Wodrow, Andrew    10/16/1788    Suit         Continued
            vs
      Pancake, John

p. 50 Pancake, John      3/14/1789    Petetion     Settled
            vs
      Gibbon, Morgan

p. 58 Wodrow, Andrew     5/14/1789    Suit         Settled
            vs
      Pancake, John

p. 65 Wodrow, Andrew     5/15/1789    Suit         Continued
            vs
      Pancake, John

[These records end at the 10/15/1789 session of the court]

Hampshire County Minute Book Abstracts, 1788-1802,
Compiled by Vicki Bidinger Horton, Clearfield Company, Inc., 1993

Ms. Horton mentions that the Minute Books for 1792 to 1795 are not available and
therefore are not included in her book.

Page 8: Minute Book 1788-1791, 14 Feb 1788
Stephen Colvin, John Forman, Junr, William Forman and Uriah Blew or any three
of them being first sworn are appointed to view and mark out the most
convenient way for a road from Pancake's Ferry to the Main road by the hanging
rocks and make a report of their proceedings to April Court. Page 2.

Page 13: Minute Book 1788-1791, 10 Apr 1788
On the report of the persons appointed to view the most convenient way for a
road from Pancakes Ferry to the main road by the Hanging Rocks ordered that the
road be established accordingly pursuant to the said report and it is ordered
that the surveryor of the road from Earsoms to Blew's and the tithables under
him work the same and that he have the same cleared and kept in good repair.
Page 27.

Page 16: Minute Book 1788-1791, 12 Jun 1788
Uriah Blew is appointed surveyor of the road from the Hanging rocks to Pancakes
Ferry and the following persons are ordered to work under him to wit: John
Forman Senr, John Forman Junr, Uriah Blew, Isaac Newman, George Newman and John
Pancake and the several tithables on their plantations and it is ordered that he
have the said road cleared and kept in good repair. Page 52.

Page 79: Minute Book 1795-1798, 22 Mar 1797
On the motion of John Pancake, Junr an infant under the age of twenty one years
by his attorney, ordered that Uriah Blue be appointed his guardian to enable him
to defend a suit brought by John Pancake against him in chancery. Page 375.

Page 100: Minute Book 1798-1799, 19 Nov 1798
John Higgins, foreman, Uriah Blue, William Forman, John McBride, John Hawkins,
George Sharf, Richard Sloan, John Blue, John House, William Buffington, James
Parsons, James Largent, Robert Rodgers, David Wolf, John Pancake Senr, William
Johnstone and Simon Taylor were sworn a grand jury . . . Page 277.

Page 110: Minute Book 1799-1802, 19 July 1799
John Pancake be appointed surveyor of the road from Uriah Blue's to Jacob Earsom
in the room of Joseph Pancake dec'd. Page 76.

Page 121: Minute Book 1799-1802, 21 Dec 1801
Henry Powellson appointed guardian of the orphans of Joseph Pancake dec'd . . .
Page 340.

Chancery Court case George Pownall & Wife, etc. vs. the Heirs of John Thompson, etc.

COUNTY HISTORIES

History of Hampshire County, West Virginia, Hu Maxwell and H. L. Swisher, reprinted by McClain Printing Company, Parsons, West Virginia, 1972, Originally published in 1897.

Page 280 - List of public ferries of 1790 included:  "Over the South
	   branch [of the Potomac River] from the land of John Pancake
	   to that of Jacob Earsom."  The rate of the ferry at John
           Pancake's was five cents for a man and the same for a horse.

Page 347 - The Bank of Romney was granted its charter on September 3,
	   1888; one of the board of directors was I. H. C. Pancake.

Page 353 - John Champe, who attempted to capture Benedict Arnold during
	   the Revolutionary War, . . . "took up his residence on the
           South branch, on land now belonging to John M. Pancake, near
           the Haunted Gate, five miles south of Romney."

Page 355 - The militia roll of Captain John Blue, dated April 28, 1790.
	   Among those listed are:  John Pancake, Simon Pancake, William
	   Linton, and William Corbett.  [Joseph Pancake, born 1789, of
	   Virginia and Madison Co., Ohio married first Susan Linton, the
	   daughter of William Linton, and secondly Margaret Corbit.  The
	   1820 Ohio Census Index shows John Pancake p. 57, Joseph Pancake
	   p. 58, and William Linton p. 58; all of Range Twp., Madison
	   County.]

Page 369 - "In (1762) Romney was made the county seat, and a wooden
	   court house was afterwards built between the present store
	   of J. H. C. Pancake and the foot of the hill, southwest."
	   [This is presumably a misprint for I. H. C. Pancake.]

Pages 400-408 - "This chapter will be closed with a list of about two
	   hundred persons who early availed themselves of the opportunity
	   to possess Fairfax lands which had been confiscated by the
	   state . . . . The date when they took up their land, the number
	   of acres, and location are given:"
	   Page 407 - 1796.  John Pancake, 50 acres, on South branch.

Page 436 - "Those who elected new members (of the Romney Literary
	   Society) between 1869 and 1886 were . . . John S. Pancake . . .
	   I.H.C. Pancake . . . ."

Page 546 - John Pancake gave assistance in compiling data for the
	   chapter on Hampshire County's role in the Civil War.

Page 548 - J. C. Pancake was present at a court held for Hampshire County
           on May 27, 1861.  John M. Pancake, a member of the Committee
           of Safety, and two others were appointed to execute bonds to
           be used for war purposes and the support of families of
           volunteers in service.

Page 595 - In 1861, Silas R. Pancake enlisted in Company F, Seventh
	   Virginia Cavalry, CSA.

Page 621 - Isaac Pancake was a member of the Hampshire Guards, organized
	   in 1858.  During the Civil War it was known as Company K.

Page 624 - Joseph A. Pancake, S. Pancake, and John S. Pancake were
	   privates in Company D, Eleventh Virginia Cavalry, commanded
	   by Captain E. H. McDonald.

Page 695 - Susie M. Pancake was among those who contributed labor and
	   money to build the Confederate Monument in Hampshire County;
	   dedicated on September 26, 1867.

Part III, Family Sketches:

Pages 725-726 - "JOHN S. PANCAKE, farmer, resident of Romney district,
	   son of Joseph C. and Ellen D. Pancake, of Irish and German
	   ancestry, was born 1846; married, 1884, to Margaret, daughter
	   of Robert W. and Sarah E. Gilkeson; children, Emily V.,
	   William C., and Elizabeth G.  Mr. Pancake has an interest in
	   an extensive peach farm near Romney, and also devotes his
	   time to the raising of and dealing in stock.  He was in the
	   Confederate army."

Page 726 - "JOSEPH S. PANCAKE, farmer, a resident of Romney district, son
	   of Joseph C. and Ellen Pancake, was born 1856; married, 1897,
	   to Sallie, daughter of John J. and Bettie Inskeep."

	   "JOSEPH C. PANCAKE, farmer, resident of Romney district, son
	   of Isaac and Sallie Pancake, of Irish, Welsh, and German
	   ancestry was born 1814; married, 1843, to Ellen D., daughter
	   of Silas and Maria Reese; children, Sarah M., Isaac H. C.,
	   John S., Mary B., William C., Andrew F., Joseph S., and
	   Sydna M."

	   "FREDERICK PANCAKE, farmer, resident of Romney district, son
	   of A. J. and Ann Jemima Pancake, of German ancestry, was born
	   1860; married, 1886, to Sarah W., daughter of J. D. and Sarah L.
	   Miller.  His child is John A. Pancake."

	   "I. H. C. PANCAKE, merchant, resident of Romney, son of
	   Joseph C. and Ellen  D. Pancake, of German, Scotch, and Irish
	   ancestry, was born 1845; married, 1874, to Fannie, daughter
	   of Lemuel and Isabella Campbell, of Virginia; children,
	   Ellen C., E. Blair, L. Campbell, Joseph C., and Fannie G."

CEMETERIES

Liz Crane has contributed a transcription of the gravestones at the
Pancake Cemetery on River Road, at Romney
to the USGenWeb Archives.

OBITUARIES

John Silas Pancake, 1846-1916
Emily Vance (Pancake) Smith, 1885-1975
Campbell Pancake, Jr., 1908-2000

The Cumberland News, Cumberland, Maryland, Monday, March 18, 1968, page 4.

JOHN I. PANCAKE
     ROMNEY - John Inskeep Pancake, 62, died Friday at his residence following an illness of five years.
     Born in Hampshire County, he was a son of the late Joseph S. and Sally W. (Inskeep) Pancake.
     Mr. Pancake was president and manager of Pancake Chevrolet, Inc. until his retirement five years ago due to ill health.
     He was a member of Romney Presbyterian Church and was an elder of that church. He was a director of the Bank of Romney and was past president of the Romney Lions Club. He was also a member of Mt. Clinton Lodge 86 AF&AM.
     Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Rose (Fretwell) Pancake, two daughters, Mrs. Renick C. Williams, Moorefield and Mrs. William E. Hicks Jr., Morgantown; three sons, Rev. Joseph S. Pancake, Summersville, W. Va.; John W. Pancake, Romney and Richard W. Pancake, Morgantown; a brother Samuel R. Pancake, Romney and nine grandchildren.
     Services will be conducted today at 2 p.m. at Romney Presbyterian Church. Rev. David Nash will officiate and interment will be in Indian Mound Cemetery.
     Friends are being received at the Shaffer Funeral Home.

Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Monday, June 30, 1969, page 14.

SAMUEL R. PANCAKE
     ROMNEY - Samuel Rees Pancake, 69, former owner of Pancake Chevrolet, Inc., died yesterday at Winchester (Va.) Memorial Hospital following a short illness.
     Mr. Pancake, who resided at 205 East Main Street, founded the car dealership in the 1930s with his brother, John I. Pancake, who died last year.
     Mr. Pancake also was a farmer and was a member of the board of directors of the Romney Farm Credit Association, the Baltimore District Credit Association and the First National Bank of Romney. He also was a member of the Romney Presbyterian Church.
     Born in Hampshire County, he was a son of the late Joseph S. and Sally Wright (Inskeep) Pancake.
     Surviving are his widow, Effie (D'Aiuto) Pancake; two daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Bean, Martinsburg, and Mrs. Donald W. Maphis, Salisbury, N. C., and five grandchildren.
     The body is at the Shaffer Funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
     Services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Romney Presbyterian Church by Rev. David Marsh. Burial will be in Indian Mound Cemetery.

NEWSPAPERS

Some references to the Pancake family in The Evening News of Cumberland, Maryland

April 26, 1906:

A Romney Lady Honored. Miss Fannie Graham Pancake, of Romney, W. Va., has been appointed maid of honor and sponsor from West Virginia to the Confederate reunion at New Orleans, April 25th to 28th. Miss Pancake's only sister married a nephew of Mrs. Stonewall Jackson.

August 17, 1906:

ROMNEY, W. VA. Mrs. Finlay Pancake, of Omaha, Neb., is visiting relatives up the river.

Wednesday, June 10, 1908, page 1:

Deaths in Hampshire County. Mrs. Sallie Inskeep Pancake, wife of Joseph Pancake, of Romney, died Sunday morning in a hospital in Washington. Her remains were buried Tuesday at Romney.

March 25, 1909:

West Virginia A certificate of incorporation has recently been issued by the Secretary of State to the Imperial Orchard Co. a local corporation. H. C. Miller, G. P. Miller, I. H. C. Pancake, L. C. Pancake and J. S. Zimmerman are the charter members. The capital stock is $30,000 and the principal office is at Paw Paw.

Wednesday, March 31, 1909, page 1:

Kuykendall--Pancake. Mr. Richard Sloan Kuykendall and Miss Virginia Lee Pancake were married yesterday afternoon at Bethesda Chapel, Hampshire county, W. Va.

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