 Wodrow was the first resident clerk of court for Hampshire County , Virginia ( now West Virginia ) , a position in which he served for a tenure lasting 32 years ( 1782 – 1814 ) . There , Wodrow served in the position of major in the Hampshire County militia . In addition , he represented Hampshire County at the Virginia Ratifying Convention , held to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788 . He was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly as a trustee of the towns of Romney and Watson Town ( present @-@ day Capon Springs ) . Wodrow amassed numerous properties which included landholdings along the Cacapon River and the Wilson @-@ Wodrow @-@ Mytinger House in Romney , and became a prosperous landholder in Hampshire County . 
