The Friel Family--Experimental AI

 

 

The Friel Family

The Friel family traced their ancestry to Daniel O'Friel, a native of Ireland who likely arrived in Augusta County around 1740 with the Lewises. Daniel settled on Middle River, between Churchville and Staunton. He had four children: James, William, Jeremiah, and Anna.

• James O'Friel moved to Maryland's Eastern Shore.
• William settled in Highland County.
• Anna married a man named Crawford and resided in Augusta.

Daniel O'Friel appears to have been a man of some wealth. He sold his property for Continental money, intending to move to Kentucky, but the money's devaluation thwarted his plans. At the invitation of Jacob Warwick, Jeremiah O'Friel relocated to Clover Lick. Warwick gave him land on Carrich Ridge, which was later traded with Sampson Matthews, Senior, for land on the Greenbrier River, now partly occupied by Jeremiah's descendants.

Jeremiah Friel married Anna Brown, whose father, Joseph Brown, lived on the Greenbrier River. The couple initially resided on Carrich Ridge, later moving to the river. They had nine children: Joseph, Daniel, Josiah, John, Catherine, Hannah, Ellen, Mary, and Jennie.

The document "Historical_Sketches_of_Pocahontas_County.pdf" offers some information about Jeremiah Friel's children and their families, but it doesn't provide a complete record of all descendants.