Descendants of Samuel Cleavenger settled in Harrison County, VA in 1805. Their mother Margaret (Ramsey/Vanort?) raised her family of five sons and a daughter on land she purchased on Simpson Creek. In the Ritchie County newspaper, John C. Cleavenger related the story of his grandfather's demise. Am seeking Lydia Cleavenger wife of Stephen Johnson, married in Frederick County, VA in Nov. 11, 1797, who is the daughter of Samuel Cleavenger. Seeking Margaret Cleavenger, grdau. of Samuel, and wife of Joshua Cole, who married in 1837 in Barbour County, WV. My ancestor is William Cleavenger who married Mary Ann Knight, whose father was Bailey Knight. Mary Ann Knight predeceased her father and two of her children were mentioned in his will. Sally Cleavenger and Mary Ann Cleavenger. Am seeking ancestry on the CLEAVENGER and KNIGHT families.