Ebenezer Zane

Ebenezer Zane (October 7, 1747 – November 19, 1811) was an American pioneer, soldier, politician, road builder and land speculator. Born in the Colony of Virginia (possibly near what became Moorefield, West Virginia), Zane established a settlement near Fort Henry which became Wheeling (also in present-day West Virginia), on the Ohio River. He also blazed an early road through the Ohio Country to Limestone (now Maysville, Kentucky) known as Zane's Trace.

Ebenezer Zane
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Ohio County
In office
December 2, 1799  1800
Serving with Benjamin Biggs
Preceded byArchibald Woods
Succeeded byWilliam McKinley
In office
May 5, 1783  October 16, 1785
Serving with David Shepherd
Preceded byAndrew Robison
Succeeded byDavid Bradford
In office
May 1, 1780  May 7, 1781
Serving with Samuel McCullouch
Preceded byAndrew Robison
Succeeded byn/a
Personal details
BornOctober 7, 1747
Moorefield, Virginia, British America
DiedNovember 19, 1811(1811-11-19) (aged 64)
Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia, U.S.
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