Henry Enoch

  General Notes:

Enoch Enochs Sr.
The Enochs family along with the Crows, grandons, Morris's and Archers were the early settlers of Noble County, taking residence on the east fork of Duck Creek. The Acquaintances of the Enochs family with these other families however, are deeply rooted in Greene County, Pennsylvania and Hampshire County, Virginia, now comprising part of West Virginia.
The Enochs were veritable frontiersmen of the "Buckskin" era with quite a number being killed or scalped by Indians. The Enochs were of German extraction, nearly all of the Methodist faith, while politically, Whigs and Republicans. The Enochs were generally men of strong physical development, and individuals who seemingly never backed away from a fight as noted by their involvement in the Indian wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and the Civil War.
Enoch Enochs Sr. born in Hampshire County, Virginia, on 29 September 1750, was the son of henry Enochs I and Elizabeth. Enoch Enochs Sr. enlisted as a patriot in the Revolutionary War, on 1 June 1774 serving four months as ensign in his brother, Colonel Henry Enochs' company on Ten Mile Creek, Pennsylvania. On 1 April 1775, Enoch was appointed Captain of the company under Colonel Dorsey Pentecost, as well as serving as captain under Colonel Henry Enochs. Interestingly enough, Enoch Enochs father, Henry Enoch I, also volunteered his services for the patriots in the Revolution, with the DAR Patriot Roll indication that he provided patriotic service to Virginia. Henry according to the Patriot Roll was born around 1725, and died sometime after 1782. His name is prominently mentioned in the records of Hampshire County, Virginia as residing in "Enoch's Holow".
Enoch Enochs Sr. married Rebecca Morris prior to his departing Greene County, Pennsylvania. Not only was Enochs a veteran of the Revolutionary War, but he also fought in the Indian Wars in western Virginia and eastern Ohio, as well as serving in the War of 1812.
Enochs was noted as a hunter, and a man of great ingenuity, especially as a gunsmith. He also made bedsteads and other kinds o f furniture.
Their children were
1. Rebecca Enochs
2. Phebe Enochs
3. Henry Enochs
4. Elisha Enochs
5. Enoch Enochs
6. Jessie Enochs
7. Rachel Enochs
8. Amy Enochs
9. Lydia Enochs
10. Elizabeth Enochs
11. Sally Enochs
12. Rhoda Enochs
Much lore is printed of the early pioneer families residing along Duck Creek and Enoch Enochs Sr. is no exception. It seems that Enoch hired Martin Crow, another backwoodsman and a skilled trapper to hunt fur bearing animals, their skins then to be sold for profit. Crow was employed by the month by Enoch, and apparently the business became extremely lucrative. In one of their hunting expeditions, Martin and enochs came across a bear who was in a sink hole with 3 or 4 feet of water. A log lay across the pool and Martin, attempting to cross, lost his footing, falling on the bear's back. The bear, not looking favorably toward Crow, swam several times around the pool with his tennant holding on for dear life. In the meantime, Enochs who was witnessing Crow's dilemma, dared not shoot for fear of injuring Crow. Martin, unable to bear the situation longer, shouted for Enochs to fire upon the animal. Enoch obliged; the bear immediately falling dead, and releasing Martin Crow from his grasp.

Henry married Elizabeth Ross. (Elizabeth Ross was born in England/Ireland.)