Nancy Jackson sent me the following link about the messy negotiations and intrigue about the formation of the boundary between West Virginia and Virginia. Great reading! Lots of wonderful maps!
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/wvboundary.html
Jane Hilder’s ancestor Senator John S. Carlile was a key player.
Nancy cautions that the formation of the counties is important to know in order to do genealogy and family history research in WV.
Dan