The main families who settled the area of western Frederick and eastern Hampshire counties were Nixon, Caudy, Parke (Parkes, Park, Parks), McKeever, Pennington, Emmitt (Emart, Emert), Millslagle, Loys, Kumpf, Ashbrooks, Poston, Pritchard, Albin, Cheshire, Horner, Pugh, Edwards, Smith, Davis, Sirbaugh, Kelso, and Hite.