George Engle was the youngest son of Melchor and Magdalena Engle. George, together with his brothers John and William did not inherit their share of their father's estate until after the death of their mother. This land, upon the formation of Berkeley County in 1772, lay within its boundaries, and upon the formation of Jefferson County in 1801, became a part of that county, which is now in the state of W. Va. Jefferson County is in the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley. George was married to Elizabeth Sturm in the early 1770's. Family tradition is that Elizabeth's people lived near Hagerstown, MD, and that her father was related to Lord Baltimore. The earliest record so far located showing the name of George Engle's wife is an indenture dated November 14, 1774 ". . . between Philip Engle Heir at Law of Melgar Engle deceased and Mary his wife and George Engle son of Melgar Engle and Elizabeth his wife both of Berkeley County in the Colony of Virginia of the one part and Jacob Miller of the other part... This indenture is recorded in Deed Book 3, page 101, Berkeley Co., West Virginia. The latest record so far located showing when George Engle was still living in Berkeley Co. is that of an indenture in Deed Book 3, page 238, dated March 21, 1775 to which he was a witness. Land records in North Carolina show that he purchased land for fifty shillings there on November 24, 1795 by land grant number 1195 made by the Governor. He probably moved to North Carolina in the late 1780s or early 1790s. This grant was for 100 acres on the north side of Roans Creek and the Watauga River in Washington County, North Carolina. On June 1, 1796, George transferred this tract of land to his oldest son, Peter, for 150 pounds currency. In Washington County, NC in 1787, George paid taxes on 250 acres of land. Carter Co, Tennessee was cut out of Washington County and George lived in Tennessee for a time. George Engle was a respected man in Carter County, for in 1796 we find his name on the ventire facias returned by the sheriff for the second Court of Pleas ans Quarter Sessions. For this service his descendants are entitled to membership in the National Society United States Daughters of 1812."
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