^Willis F. Evans, History of Berkeley County, West Virginia (original publication 1928; Heritage Books Inc. edition 2001), pp. 233, 273. P. 281 also indicates he was Attorney General ofthe United States but gives no date
^Cynthia Miller Leonard, The General Assembly of Virginia 1619-1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 211, 215
^1820 U.S. Federal Census for Middletown, Berkeley, Virginia (p. 5 of 18 on ancestry.com)