Major William Haymond

William Haymond, son of John Haymond and Margaret Calder (married on August 22, 1723 at Queen Anne's Parish in Maryland ^[1]), was born in the colony of Maryland on January 4, 1740 and died at his residence near Quiet Dell on November 12, 1821. His known siblings were named Calder and Nicholas. He was married on April 19, 1763 to Cassandra Clelland (a daughter of Thomas and Jane Cleland, born in Prince George's County on October 25, 1741 and died in Harrison County, West Virginia on December 23, 1788).^[2]

Military service prior to the Revolution

William Haymond accompanied the army of General Edward Braddock on its march to capture Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from the French, and which met with a disastrous defeat on the Monongahela River on 9 July 1755.^[2]

In 1758, he was a soldier in the expedition commanded by General Forbes against the same position, which was successful and the name was changed to Fort Pitt after William Pitt the Elder.^[2]

In February 1759, he enlisted in the Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. George Washington, which had been detailed to garrison the country captured from the French. He served along the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers and as far north as "Presque Isle Fort Presque Isle," now Erie, on the lake of that name. When the regiment was withdrawn front the West it was marched up the Shenandoah Valley and on to the Holstein River to suppress an outbreak among the Cherokee Indians.^[2]

When the Cherokees were quieted the regiment returned to the valley and was discharged. William's discharge is dated February 24, 1762 at Fort Lewis, near Staunton, Virginia, and states that he has "Duly served three years and behaved as a good soldier and faithful subject."

Service at the onset of the American Revolution

At the commencement of the Revolution he at once warmly advocated the call of the colonies and was appointed a captain of Militia, and was frequently in active service against the hostile Indians. His commission to Major on November 12, 1781 reads as follows:

To William Haymond, Gent., Greeting: Know you that from special trust and confidence, which is reposed in your fidelity, courage, activity and good conduct, our Govenor (Virginia), with the advice of the Council of Stat, and on the recommendation of the Worshipful County Court of the County of Monongalia, doth appoint you, the said William Haymond, Major of the Militia, of the said County of Monongalia. In testimony whereof, these our letters made patent. Witness, Benjamine Harrison, Esquire, Governor, at Richmond, this 12th day of November, 1781. Registered in the War Office. BENJAMINE HARRISON^[3]

Command of Prickett's Fort

In 1777 he was in command of Prickett's Fort [1] with a detachment at Scott's Mills. In 1781 he was promoted to Major and performed the duties of an officer of Militia during the whole of the Revolutionary War. The pay-roll of Major Haymond's Company (then Captain) of Monongahela County Militia in active service during the war of the Revolution in 1777 is as follows:

• William Haymond (Captain);
• M. Morgan Morgan (Lientenant);
• James Johnston (Ensign);
• Zarah Ozban (Sergeant);
• Amos Ashcraft (Private);
• Reuben Boner (Private);
• Jarvis Brumagen (Private);
• Robert Campbell (Private);
• John Carter (Private);
• Levy Carter (Private);
• Edmond Chaney (Private);
• Jeremiah Chaney (Private);
• John Dohert (Private);
• Thomas Haymond (Private);
• Henry Hank (Private);
• Frederick Huckleberry (Private);
• John Ice (Private);
• Frederick Ice (Private);
• Valentine Kennett (Private);
• John Lemasters (Private);
• James Morgan, Sr. (Private);
• David Morgan (Private);
• Even Morgan (Private);
• Amos Pettyjohn (Private);
• Peter Propeno (Private);
• William Pettyjohn (Private);
• Jeremiah Simson (Private)

As he was making preparations to go east of the mountains and join the regular army at the request of General Washington was when he received news of peace.

Civil Service

Upon the formation of Monongalia County in 1776, he served in various important positions, such as justice of the Peace, Deputy Surveyor, Coroner and Sheriff.

After the Revolutionary War, he was one of the officials selected to administer the oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia, to all male inhabitants over the age of sixteen years and requiring them to renounce and refuse all allegiance to George the Third George III of the United Kingdom, King of Great Britain.^[2]

He was one of the commissioners appointed for adjusting the claims to unpatented lands in the counties of Monongalia. Yohogania and Ohio.

Upon the creation of Harrison County in 1784 Major Haymond was appointed the principal surveyor of the new County. He traveled on horseback across the mountains to Williamsburg in order to be examined by the professors of William and Mary's college as to his qualification for the position. He passed a successful examination and was duly commissioned Surveyor by the Governor of Virginia.^[2]

He was a member of the commission to build two courthouses in Harrison County in 1787 and 1812, and as a surveyor assisted in marking out a state road from the Valley River to the Ohio, near Marietta and was always prominent in public affairs.

Major Haymond held the position of principal surveyor for thirty-seven years and died at his home on November 12, 1821 and was buried in the Haymond graveyard in sight of his former residence at Quiet Dell, WV.

References

1. ^ "Index to Vestry Proceedings Prince Georges Parish Montgomery County, Maryland 1719-1829" on Page 3
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} “History of Harrison County, West Virginia” by Henry Haymond. Originally published by Acme Publishing Company in Morgantown, WV in 1910. Reprinted by the Higginson Book Company in Salem, MA
3. ^ “The American Monthly Magazine” Volume 19 July–December 1896 edited by Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood and Originally published by National Society, D. A. R. in Washington D.C. in 1896

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Name	Haymond, William
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Date of birth	1740
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Date of death	1821
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