Henry Flesher

Henry Flesher. . In the 1770s Henry Flesher claimed 400 acres at the mouth of Stone Coal Creek. He built his cabin home on the land that became Preston Lewis County. In 1817, Preston became Fleshersville and then in 1819 it was named Weston. His barn was near where the First Baptist Church of Weston now stands, and his threshing floor was located where the court house now stands. , Henry Flesher is listed as 2nd Lieutenant in Captain William Lowther's Augusta County militia company on the West Fork River in 1778. Lowther's company defended the Western frontier of the fledgling nation during the American Revolution. , Henry Flesher's wife's name was Elizabeth, Ten children were named in his will: Ann, Adam, Andrew, Peter, Mary, Susannah, John, William, Elizabeth and Henry, Jr. , Henry Flesher died circa 1802 in Harrison County. , Exact burial site is unknown.