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Colonel Zackeill Morgan, born in 1735 in Frederick County, Virginia, was one of the earliest settlers of old Monongalia County, served with Virginia forces in the French and Indian War, rendered valuable service in the Revolution as a Virginia County Lieutenant and Colonel, and founded Morgantown, Virginia, now West Virginia, in 1785. He died on January 1, 1795, in Monongalia (Marion) County, West Virginia. His wife, Drusilla Springer, is buried beside him.
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