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| | BARD/BEARD in Shenandoah County, Virginia |
 | | Oct 1777 Dunmore County renamed "Shanando" by an act of the State Legislature, to be effective 1 February 1778. [The Statutes at Large, William Waller Hening, (University of Virginia Press, 1969 reprint), Volume IX, pp420.] Former Governor Dunmore was by this time distinctly unpopular, and the new state’s government acted quickly to remove his name. |
 | | Martin Bard and wife Elizabeth of Shenandoah County, Christian Bard and wife Magdalene of Augusta County, Christopher Hemp and wife Margaret of Augusta County, Frederick Bosserman and wife Catherine of Shenandoah County… Witness” Nicholas(x) Pittman, John (x) Pittman. All parties signed by their marks. |
 | | The two Beards in Washington County are the widow and son of Martin Beard. |
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