******************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. Copyright 1998 Dale Patterson. submitted this file for use in the WVGenWeb project. It may be freely copied, but may not be sold. ******************************************************************* ABRAHAM CROXTON was born in Chester, Pennsylvania in 1732. His grandfather had been granted land in Pennsylvania by William Penn, and during the 1690's, he moved onto his grant. The family followed the Quaker religion and were all members of the Society of Friends in Chester County. Abraham married in 1754, and he and his wife Esther, produced at least six children. By the 1780's, Abraham had taken up a claim of 400 acres along the Ohio River, in present day Weirton. He farmed his land and established a ferry on the Ohio River that shuttled settlers across the river into Ohio. This business was passed down to Abraham's son William, and was run for years. Abraham's daughter Rebecca Croxton married John H. Edie who served in the Virginia Legislature as a State representative for nine years, and was later Justice of the Peace for Brooke County, VA. Many descendants of Abraham and Esther Croxton have lived within the panhandle of what is now West Virginia.