CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA; Vol 2, pp 42-51
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Grigsby and Rebecca (his wife), late Rebecca Wallace, relict of Saml.
Wallace, heirs and representatives of said Saml., deceased. February,
1804.
Black vs. Stewart--Trespass on case. Saml. and James Black vs. Robert
Stuart for damming up South River and overflowing plaintiff's land.
1820 (K to P).
Morris vs. Harris--Deposition of Mrs. Eliza Nixon at the tavern of Mr.
Peachey Franklin, in the town of New Glasgow, Amherst County, 2d
September, 1820.
APRIL, 1804 (A to D).
Donaghe vs. Honeyman--Writ of right. Fifty acres, part of 1505 acres,
Thos. Connally's line, widow Blair's corner, Wm. Blair's corner, Jno.
King's line, Seawright's line, Gratton's corner. Patent by Jefferson to
Hugh Donaho, 10th April, 1781; 268 acres by survey, dated 1st March, 1781,
on south side Rankin's land on Naked Creek. Patent by Robert Brooke, 4th
April, 1795, to Hugh Donahoe, 54 acres by survey 6th January, 1794, on
Naked Creek, joining the Rankin heirs. Ditto, 28th April, 1796, to ditto;
90 acres by survey, dated 5th April, 1781, in Rockingham on North River,
Shenando. Ditto by James Wood, 14th September, 1797, to ditto, 1505 acres
on Naked Creek, including a tract of 230 acres of a patent to John
Searight, 26th April, 1742, and also patent to James Leeper, 12th July,
1746, and became vested in said Donahoe; also 231 acres granted to said
Donahoe, 14th July, 1769, and 97 acres part of a tract of 116 acres
patented to Hugh, 1st August, 1772; also 650 acres first granted to Hugh
by inclusive patent, 10th November, 1779, the remaining 297 acres being
surplus land. Ditto by Jefferson, 10th November, 1779, to Hugh, 1227 acres
on Naked Creek, including, first, 230 acres formerly granted to Jno.
Seawright, 1742; second, 230 acres formerly granted to James Leeper, 1746.
APRIL, 1804 (A to D).
Bailey vs. Moore--Jno. Pandergast is about to depart this country (from
Rockbridge), 19th July, 1802. Signed, John T. Prendergast.
TO ____, 1806.
Fitzwater vs. Hughes--Patent by Brooke, 19th March, 1796, to Wm.
Fitzwater, 66 acres by survey, dated 5th December, 1789, in Rockingham
County in Brock's Gap. Wm. Fitzwater vs. Richard Hughes--Ejectment.
Sixty-six acres in Rockingham. Deposition of Christopher Halterman, 10th
September, 1803; that about 1755-1760 he lived with his father, Jacob
Halterman, in Brock's Gap on the land in question. Copy of grant by Gooch,
12th January, 1746, to Wm. Walling, 100 acres on North River, Shenando,
above the Gap.
TO ____, 1806.
Gray vs. Rowland--Papers, April, 1813. From District Court, composed
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of Botetourt, Montgomery, Greenbrier, Monroe, Kenawha, Mason and Giles.
Commission to take deposition of Jno. Ritchie, living in Cumberland
County, Ky. Suit originally brought in County Court, Botetourt, November,
1804. Removed from Monroe Circuit Court to Staunton by writ from General
Court. Rev. Saml. Gray vs. Thomas Rowland, admr. of Robt. Rowland.
Part of the account sued on is, viz: To attending the interment, writing
an eulogium and preaching a funeral sermon, £900. George Rowland's
deposition, Madison County, Kentucky, 13th January, 1806; brother of
Robert, 18th September, 1801; was a few days before Robert's death. Mr.
Gray had a relation--Mr Miller of Tennessee. Robert Lindsey is about
to remove to Kentucky, 16th September, 1809. From Rockbridge. Joseph
Allen, ditto. Robert Rowland had a powder mill and made powder on
order. David, William and Jesse Rowland are about to leave this
commonwealth, 10th January, 1811. This suit was founded on a contract by
Gray to purchase 500 pounds of powder from Rowland, and it was charged
that the powder was made and stored and subject to Gray's order for
several years before Robert's death; a few days before Robert's death it
was feloniously stolen and the impression was that it was in possession
of the negroes at the negro insurrection in Richmond, about 1800. John
Cartmill deposes that Gray's reputation is that he is a dissipated
character.
John Cartmill is about to leave this commonwealth, 1811. Botetourt
County.
SEPTEMBER, 1807 (N to Z).
Claudius Buster and Jno. Staples vs. William Anderson--Ejectment.
Patent by Monroe, 1801, to plaintiffs, 54 acres on Back Creek.
Robert Sulzer vs. Thos. Williams--April 5, 1805, Robert had been 4 or
5 months removed from Virginia; he said he was going to Kentucky, but
the last accounts were that he had gone to Mad(ison?) in Ohio.
Patterson vs. Dougherty--Ejectment. Rockbridge.
SEPTEMBER, 1808 (H to Z).
Robert Harvey and Wife vs. Huffman--Mr. Harvey's wife was Martha
Borden, daughter of Benj. Borden, Jr. Involves land on Whistle Creek.
Same vs. Patterson.
Same vs. Miller.
Same vs. Holbrook.
Henry Martin vs. Jared Ervin--John Butcher (Rockingham County) is
about to remove, 11th August, 1807.
Steele vs. Carruthers--Deposition Robert Crockett, 15th July, 1808, at
Courthouse of Jessamine County, Ky.
SEPTEMBER, 1808 (A to G).
Rosanah Donnelly, infant, by father John Donelley, vs. John Christian--
Slander. Wm. Lyons is about to remove from Virginia, 17th August, 1808.
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APRIL, 1804 (K to R).
William Prentis, of Richmond, vs. Walter Davies, of Hanover--Agreement,
19th February, 1784.
APRIL, 1806 (P to Z).
Jacob Peck vs. Jno. and Thos. Peoples--Huston Calbreath, of Bath
County, is about to remove to Kentucky. Thomas Gardner about to remove,
1805.
Wm. Peck vs. D. Edmondson--John Wilson, Jr., is about to remove from
Rockbridge County, 16th February, 1805.
Reid vs. John Jordan--John was a bricklayer in Rockbridge. Saml.
Jordan was his partner in work for Andrew Reid, of Rockbridge, 1806.
Signature.
Sherley vs. Mefford--Elizabeth Bosong intends to remove, 1803. Jacob
Koontz has removed to Maryland, 1803.
SEPTEMBER, 1807 (E to M).
Patsey Henderson vs. George Marshall--Breach promise marriage. James
and George Marshall were brothers.
Peter Runkle, John Haynes et als.--Petition for road in
Rockingham. Jno. and Peter Haynes were brothers.
APRIL, 1804 (C to F).
Sarah, George, Wm., James and Jno. Crawford, heirs of James Crawford,
by Wm. Crawford, Wm. Robertson, next friend, and Elizabeth Crawford,
relict of sd. James, vs. Thomas McCarty--Ejectment; 270 acres in Bath.
It is on the Little Levels of Greenbrier.
SEPTEMBER, 1807 (A to D).
Jacob Bear vs. Shull--James McCutchan is about to remove to Tennessee.
Bateman vs. Donaghe--Jno. Duerson and Christian Lukenbill are about
to remove from this State, October, 1806.
TO SEPTEMBER, 1809.
Barbara Argenbright, infant, vs. Jacob Yeagy--Breach promise marriage.
Samuel Clarke vs. Wm. Sprowle--Writ right for 70 acres on Moffetts
Creek.
APRIL, 1807 (A to G).
CAUSES ENDED NO. 3.
Roller vs. Roller--Copy of will of John Roller, dated 7th June, 1806;
probated Rockingham, April, 1816. Children: Jacob, Casper, Catherine,
Roller, Mary, _____, Jno., Barbara, Rachel, Paul, Andrew, George,
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Margaret, Sarah, Michael, David and Peter Roller. Copy of settlement of
estate.
APRIL, 1792 (P to Z).
Christian Smith, Exr. of Charles Smith vs. Wm. Smith et als.--
Bond by Wm. Smith, of Louisa County, and Henry Miller, of Augusta, to
Charles Smith, of Hanover County, 19th March, 1781. Test, Joel Watkins,
Thos. Percy.
APRIL, 1798 (A to K).
Commonwealth vs. Jno. Alexr. Maloney--Murder of Jacob Stealey.
Hugh Donaghe vs. David Laird--Trespass. Patent by Beverley Randolph
to Hugh Donaghe, 25th June, 1789; 37 acres by survey, 4th April, 1785,
on Buffalo Branch of No. River, Shenando.
Dunlop vs. Commonwealth--Indenture of Inquisition by the Escheator of
Rockingham, 26th July, 1796, concerning a tract commonly known and
called by the name of the late Rev. Thos. Jackson; 230 acres on Linvell's
Creek and Muddy Creek, first patent 27th June, 1764, to Wm. Sample and
by him to Thomas Jackson, 15th May, 1770.
APRIL, 1802 (A to C).
Wm. Bell vs. Armstrong--From Rockbridge. Power attorney by Polly
McFadden to Robert Armstrong to collect from John McFadden, of Cumberland
County, Penna., that portion of estate left her by her father's will,
James McFadden, 9th March, 1799, Elizabeth Pinkerton swears in Rockbridge
that her daughter, Polly McFadden, is the right heir to the estate of
her first husband, James McFadden, and that no other heirs are alive.
9th March, 1799.
Commonwealth vs. McCarty--Elizabeth Mathews married to Jno. Varnum.
APRIL, 1805 (R to Z).
Woodley vs. March--Writ right. John Woodly and Thomas Lokey vs.
Sebastian and Henry March. Deposition Jacob Woodley, 13th November,
1802, aged 81 years, father to John; he has lived near the land since he
was 21. He was first shown the land by Andrew Bird, grandfather of the
Andrew now living in Rockingham. This was 8 or 9 years after Jacob
came to live here. Ditto of Philip Koontz, aged 50 years, has known the
land 26 or 27 years. Ditto James Loker, aged 62, Quaker; first knew the
line 24 years ago. Ditto Lewis Zirkle, aged 62 years or 63 years; has
lived near the land 35 years. Patent by Gooch, 12th January, 1746, to Val.
Sevear for importation of John and Mary Morgan. Jno. and Margaret
Coleman, Richard Scales and Jno. Wheeler, 400 acres on Smith's Creek,
Absolom Hayworth's line. Patent by Wood, 2d April, 1799, to John Woodley
and Thos. Lokey, 36 acres on Smith's Creek in Rockingham.
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APRIL, 1804 (G to H).
A. Hannah vs. ____, Petition for road in Rockbridge, 1796.
APRIL, 1808 (A to K).
Commonwealth vs. Wm. Taylor--Murder of Ebenezer Thornton, 22d
October, 1807.
SEPTEMBER, 1801 (S to Z).
Wilson vs. Kerr--Wm. Wilson vs. Thomas Kerr--Ejectment. 180
acres in Augusta. Thos. Kerr was heir-at-law of Wm. Kerr, who died
testate, 1784, leaving 4 sons and 1 daughter.
SEPTEMBER, 1800.
Commonwealth vs. Bedinger--Papers--Rule vs. defendant Henry Bedinger
for bribing the justices of Berkley to elect him clerk.
APRIL, 1804 (M and O).
Anthony Mustoe and William Chambers vs. Jacob Peck, Robert McDowell,
Margt. Bowyer--Ejectment, 50 acres on Lewis Creek conveyed
by Handley & Snider to plaintiffs, 1788. Will of Saml. Wilson, 1760.
Deed, McDavid and wife to Jno. Handley and Gasper Snider, 1780. Deed,
Beverley to Wm. Bowyer, 1789. Deed, Wm. Long to Wm. Bowyer, 1786.
James Steele vs. Christopher Myers--Elizabeth Dinsmore is about to
remove, 1802.
Lewis Myers, of Bath, vs. Jacob Detrick, of Rockbridge--Edward Tiernin
is about to remove, 1801.
Jno. McFarland, attorney for Sarah Jane and Agness Hutcheson, vs.
William Ross--Ejectment.
APRIL, 1808 (L to Z).
Lewis vs. Miller--October 25, 1807. Letter from Reuben Lewis speaks
of his brother John Marks (near Charlottesville).
Moore vs. Loffland--Dorman Loffland and his brother Charles Dorman
is about to remove out of the State, 1800.
TO SEPTEMBER, 1803.
McWilliams vs. Hollingshead--Certificate that patent issued to Wm.
Skillern for 343 acres on draft of Linville's Creek, 30th August, 1743.
Patent by Dinwiddie to Alexr. Herring, 10th September, 1755, 200 acres on
So. Br. Linville's Creek, corner Saml. Harrison. Patent by Jefferson, 1st
March, 1781, to Walter Crow, 216 acres by survey dated 15th April, 1780,
in Rockingham on a draft of Linville's Creek, where he now lives, corner
Leonard Herring, Jerry Raggins line. Ditto, February, 1781, to Leonard
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Herrin, 88 acres on drafts of So. Br. of Linville's Creek. Ditto
Benj. Harrison, 3d April, 1784, to Jno. Currey, 350 acres by survey, 1771,
in Augusta on Linville's Creek; 240 acres thereof was patented to Saml.
Harrison, 16th August, 1756, and conveyed by him to Wm. Mintor, 19th
October, 1762, and by Mintor to Jno. Currey by deed recorded in Amherst,
Walter Crow's land. Original deed, 27th May, 1799, Abraham Peery and
Joseph Hall, of Rockingham, to Gordon McWilliams' grantors, undivided
share in 137-1/2 acres in Rockingham, patented to grantors and grantee,
jointly, 21st May, 1799. Recorded Rockingham, July Court, 1802. Will
of Walter Crow, dated 6th August, 1789, recorded in Rockingham, 4th
September, 1789, and 26th October, 1789. Deposition Jeremiah Harrison at
Woodford Courthouse, 14th July, 1801; was a processioner 27 or 28 years
in Augusta; taken before Jno. Obannon, Henry Watkins, E. Wooldridge.
Patent by Gooch, 30th August, 1743, to Wm. Skillern, 343 acres on
Linvill's Creek on both sides the Irish Road, Daniel Harrison's path.
Letter from James Crow, Washington County, Va., 3d August, 1802,
acknowledges request to get the deposition of Jeremiah Ragin; he knew
Ragin 35 years ago; Ragin and James' father lived near neighbors.
Deposition of Nicholas Curry, Fayette County, Ky., 19th November, 1800;
says his father settled in Augusta in the fall of 1767.
SEPTEMBER, 1798 (H to Z).
John Johnson vs. Samuel Wilson--Deposition of Ursula Estes before
William Thomson and Jno. Downing, Justices of Louisa, 6th March, 1798,
says about 1774-'75 she lived with Major Thos. Johnson, deceased, who
gave her for her interest for her son John (the plaintiff), a slave,
&c.; this slave was exchanged for another who had been the property of
Thos. Johnson, deceased, son of the said Major. The plaintiff was aged 24
or 25. Ursula was mistress of Major Johnson and had many children by him.
Major Johnson had a son Henry A. Johnson. The Johnson's were from
Louisa. Deposition of Sarah Rice, widow of Tandy Rice in Fluvanna
County, 1798, 5th March.
Sampson Mathews vs. Hugh McDonnald, John Ramsey--From Bath.
Ejectment.
John Cook and Susanna, his wife, heirs-at-law of Thos. Stephenson vs.
John Cooper--Ejectment. 200 acres in Augusta. Copy grant by Harrison,
1784, to Jno. Tate for 400 acres by survey, 1782, near South Mountain on
Pine Run, a branch of So. River. James Brownlee's line.
SEPTEMBER, 1799 (A to L).
Alexr. Herring vs. Benj. Harrison--Caveat against inclusive survey by
defendant, made 12th September, 1801, in Rockingham, 1129 acres.
Jacob High vs. Conrad Custard--Lewis Sworan is about to remove,
March, 1805.
APRIL, 1800 (D to L).
Edward Erwin vs. Wm. Curry--Trespass for diverting water. David
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Williams, Wm. Erwin and Joseph Curry live in Kentucky, 1st April, 1799.
Deposition Wm. Erwin, Sr., 8th June, 1799, at the Courthouse of Lincoln
County some years after the death of his uncle John Erwin. Ditto of Joseph
Curry, 26th June, 1799, in Courthouse of Bourbon County, aged 51; in
1761 deponent came to Augusta from Ireland. Edward Erwin was his
brother-in-law, present plaintiff. Wm. Curry, present defendant, is
deponent's brother. Ditto of James Magill, Sr., 13th December, 1798. Aged
74 years.
SEPTEMBER, 1805 (A to D)
James Brown, of Lexington, Ky., and Wade Mosby, of Powhatan County,
Va., vs. George Poage and Robert Poage, Sr. and Jr.--Contract by
plaintiffs to convey to defendant the Platt and certificates and make
deeds to all the right of said Brown and Mosby, supposed to be 35/60 of
2 surveys made in name of Littleberry Mosby, heirs-at-law of John Mosley,
deceased, on two entries on the Ohio above the mouth of Scioto in the name
of sd. John Mosby. 8,000 acres at $3.00 per acre, 26th June, 1799. Patent
by James Garrard, Governor of Kentucky, 28th July, 1800 to Ro. Poage, Geo.
Poage and Rob. Poage, Jr., assignees of Littleberry, Mosby. 3,550 acres
by survey, 2d June, 1797, in Mason County on the Ohio. Ditto to ditto,
2300, of above, mouth of Scioto.
Commonwealth vs. James Meadows--Murder of David Forquier.
SEPTEMBER, 1805 (A to D).
Dryden vs. Lyle--Ejectment. Deposition of James Dryden: Thomas
Dryden was eldest son of David Dryden, deceased. Nathanl. Dryden,
plaintiff, is eldest son of Thomas. Both Thomas and David are dead.
Nathaniel and Wm. Dryden, younger sons of David, are both dead. Defendant,
with Saml. Lyle, father of defendant, was executor of his father's will.
Thos., father of Nathaniel, died before 1787.
PACKAGES MARKED ISSUES NO. 27.
Lange vs. Adams--Full account of names of heirs of Col. Thos. Adams.
CAUSES ENDED NO. 2.
Kingan vs. Jackson--Involves titles in Randolph County.
Mary Johnson vs. Saml. C. Johnson--Mary was sister of Robert Hemphill.
Bill for divorce.
PACKAGE MARKED "PROMISCUOUS PAPERS--A."
Memorandum respecting claims on Guyandotte. The claims of the following
persons are held by James Erwin and Saml. McCullogh, Nuremberg,
Franklin County, Penna., who promises to forward the claims and be made
a party to the suit at next July term: Edwd. Waggoner, Richd. Trotter,
Jno. Smith, Chas. Smith, Hugh McCoy, Will Johnston, Wm. Bailey, Henry
Bailey, John Ramsey, Nathl. Barrett, Jno. Hunter, Wm. Bratton, Thos.
Moss, Richd. Morris, John Goldson, Jno. Franklin, Jno. Bishop. April
29, 1805.
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Thomas McAwboy's receipt, 27th December, 1775, to Robert Rutherford,
acknowledging £2 agreed to be paid to Elizth. McDonnough, relict of
James Givin, late a soldier in the Virginia Regiment, for claim as the
representative of said James Givin in 400 acres in patent granted to John
Savage et als., for 28,627 acres on Guyandotte, Sandy Creek and
Ohio. Also Marthy McAboy's receipt, 17th February, for £2 as above.
Elizabeth was Marthy's mother and relict of James Givin.
Memorandum Rutherford papers--Robert Langdon, Sergeant, conveyed to
Rutherford; Joshua Jourdan, private, conveyed to Rutherford; William
Hogan, private, conveyed to Rutherford. Copy of order of Council 15th
December, 1769, on Petition of Geo. Washington in behalf of himself and
the officers and soldiers who first embarked in the service of this
Colony, praying that the 200,000 acres given to them by Gov. Dinwiddie by
proclamation, 19th February, 1754, may be allotted in one or more surveys
on the Monongahela, at a place commonly called Nicholas Knotts on the New
River, otherwise called the Great Canhawa from the great falls to Sandy
Creek, otherwise Great Tatraroy; granted.
23d December, 1772--Letter of George Washington to Mr. Rind, publisher
of Gazette, giving public information as to the distribution of the
said lands. Capt. Wm. Crawford is appointed surveyor. Allotments now
made to George Muse, Adam Stephen, Andrew Lewis, Peter Hog, John
West, John Polson, Andrew Wagener; also allotments to George Mercer,
his brother, John Mercer, and two Sergeants, Jno. Hamilton, Mark Hollis;
also to the heirs of Col. Joshua Fry; also to Dr. James Craik, Sergeant
Brickner; also a subaltern officer, John Savage; also to Sergeants Robert
Langdon, Robt. Tunstall, Edd. Wagener, Richard Toller; also to Corporals
Wm. Johnson, Hugh McKoy, Jno. Smith, Richard Smith also to Privates
Charles Smith, Angus McDonald, Nathan Chapman, Joseph Gatewood, James
Samuel, Michael Sully, Edward Goodwin, William Bailey, Henry Bailey, Wm.
Coffland, Mathew Doran, John Ramsey, Charles James, Mathew Cox, Marshall
Pratt, John Wilson, William Johnston, John Wilson, Nathaniel Barrett,
David Gorman, Patrick Galloway, Timothy Conway, Christian Bombgardner,
John Houstonn, John Maid, James Ford, William Broughton, William Carnes,
Edward Evins, Thos. Moss, Mathew Jones, Philip
Gatewood, Hugh Paul, Daniel Staples, William Lowery, James Ludlow,
James Lafort, James Givin, Joshua Jordan, William Jenkins, James Commack,
Richard Morris, John Ghalson, Robert Jones, William Hagan, John
Franklin, John Bishop, George Malcomb, William Coleman, Richard Bottan,
Jno. Cincaid, Geo. Hunt
Following receipt--Received Winchester, 9th January, 1801, of Mr. Chas.
Morgan, two indentures for soldiers' rights to land on the Ohio and Sandy,
a part of 28,627 allotted to the officers and men who served under Gen.
Geo. Washington in the campaign of 1754, one dated 15th September, 1770,
from Christopher Bumgardner to James McCormick and assigned to said
Morgan; the other from John Hustown to said McCormick, assigned as
aforesaid, to be filed in the suit now depending in the High Court of
Chancery for a division. Henry Holmes.
Letter of Thomas & Marthy McAboy, March 6, 1777, to Robert
Rutherford--Thomas and Marthy are heirs of Elizabeth Givin, widow of James
Givin, and afterwards widow of McDonnough.
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Table of lots and patents, viz: Lots numbered 1, &c., &c., in order of
the names following: Nathaniel Chapman, George Hunt, John Smith, Geo.
Malcomb, Richard Trotter, Richd. Smith, Robert Jones, Charles James,
John Kincaid, Mathew Doran, Richd. Balton, John Franklin, William
Johnston, William Jenkins, James Ludlow, Edward Goodwin, Jno. Ghalson,
James Latrott, Richard Morris, William Copland, Daniel Staples, William
Bailey, Thomas Moss, Philip Gatewood, Henry Bailey, Mathew Cox, Charles
Smith, John Houston, Christian Bumbgardner, Wm. Carnes, Wm. Coalman,
John Maid, James Ford, Timothy Conway, John Wilson, John Wilson,
James Samuel, Hugh Paul, William Lowry, John Bishop, Angus McDonald, John
Savage, William Broughton, Edmund Waggener, Mathew Jones,
Wm. Johnston, David Gorman, Nathaniel Barrett, Robert Funstall, Robert
Langdon, Joshua Jourdan, Edward Evan, John Ramsey, Michael Scully,
Marshall Pratt, James Givinn, William Hogan, James Cammack, Patrick
Galloway, Hugh McCoy, Joseph Gatewood.
These papers are in suit for distribution of 28,627 acres allotted to
Savage et als., under decree of the Chancelor of Chancery, District
Court, of Staunton, of 4th July, 1815.
Thomas Williams in Hampshire County, North River, near Samuel Paston,
served under Francis Ware in Braddocks war.
Consent decree for division of Savage tract, signed 8th October, 1814:
Richd. Crump, Benj. Brown, Simon Morgan, Nancy Morgan, Sarah
Morgan, Robert Adam, Charles Smith, A. Waggener, Edmund Waggener,
James Waggener, Will Tate, William Coleman, Morris Morris, Wm. Johnson,
Thos. Buffington, Sr., Edmund Morris, John Payne, Hy. Hampton,
Sr., Nathl. Scales, James Holderberg, Geo. Ward, Edward McGinnis, Wm.
Merritt, Mark Russell, Peter Scales, Mose McCormack, Jno. Morrow.
Paper marked Col. Edwd. McCarty's Papers (Coleman vs. Morgan)--
Richd. Trotter, a Sergeant in Capt. John Savages' Command, was entitled
to 600 acres of land on the Big Sandy, part of 28,000 acres granted to
John Savage et als., dated December, 1772. Trotter conveyed to
Nathl. Parker, 1775; Parker to Danl. Jones; Jones to McCarty, 11th August,
1801, and McCarty received deed from John Savage and wife, heir to Capt.
Jno. Savage. Enquire of Capt. Rice, who drawed a certificate of 223 days
waggonage, given by Capt. Rice to Robert Lewis at the Barracks.
22d October, 1823--James Porteet certifies his son Lewis Peteet was a
marker for Gen. Tupper in making the survey and partition of Savage
Grant. Lewis died intestate.
Statement of rent paid for improvements on Lot 6 in the Pocatalhica
grant which was allotted to Peter Hogg's representatives.
Copies of Edmond McGuiness' title papers: 1. 22d November, 1805--
David Spurlock and Hannah, of Gallia County, Ohio, to Edmund McGinness,
of Cabell County, Va., 400 acres or what may be allotted to them
in the military survey on the Ohio and Big Sandy for 28,627 acres granted
by Virginia by Dinwiddie's proclamation, 1754, unto Mathew Cox, common
soldier at battle of Great Meadows, and afterwards by Carter Cox, his
attorney, was transferred to David. Recorded in Cabell County, Va., 10th
January, 1817. 2. 2d November, 1810--Phebe Larue, James Larue, Conrad
Walters and Peggy, his wife, Squire Larue, George Helms and Rebeccah,
his wife, of Harden County, Ky., to Edward McGinniss, all their interest
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in a tract in Cabell County on water of Guyandotte, Ohio, and Big Sandy,
granted to John Savage, 1754. Recorded in Harden County. 3. 23d February,
1809--Isaac Larue, Sr.; Isaac Larue, deceased and assignee of Isaac
Larue; Peter Larue and Robert Hogden and Sarah; James Larue and
Phebe, his wife; Squire Larue and Mary, his wife; Bernard Walters and
Margaret; George Hellems and Rebecah, and Mary Harris, of Hardin
County, Ky., to Edmund McGinness, 21,000 acres in Cabell County, granted
by Dinwiddie's proclamation to Nathaniel Barrett, James Camax, Pat.
Galloway, David Gasman and Hugh McCoy, &c., they being soldiers under
Capt. John Savage, and sold by them to Isaac Larue, deceased, and part of
28,627 acres. 4. 26th October, 1810--Henry Clay, Jr., and Peggy, late
Peggy Helm, of Boushare County, Ky., to Edmond McGinness. 5. Agreement
between Isaac Larue, of Frederick County, and Nathaniel Barat, of
same place, 29th October, 1770--Nathl. sells all his right; as a soldier,
enlisted under Col. Stephen, then Captain. 6. 8th March, 1771--Magnus
Tate, assignee of David Gorman and Patrick Galoway, who were soldiers
of the campaign, 1754, under George Washington to Isaac Larue; all
interest in 200,000 acres set apart by Dinwiddie's proclamation. 7. 5th
November, 1770--Nathl. Barrett, of Frederick, soldier in 1754 under Col.
Washington to Isaac Larue; all his interest as above. 8. William Graham
purchased right of Hugh McCoy, Corporal soldier at battle of Great
Meadows, 1754. 9. Will of Isaac Lerew in Frederick County: Wife Phebe;
sons James and Jakey; daughter Elizabeth's son Abraham and her sons
Isaac, Jacob and Lombard; dated 1st August, 1794; proved and recorded
3d September, 1795, in Superior Court for Frederick, Berkeley, Hampshire,
Hardy, Shenandoah.
Grant by Dunmore, 16th December, 1772, of 28,627 acres as referred to
above, to: John Savage, Ro. Langdon, Ro. Tunstall, Edmd. Waggoner,
Richard Trotter, Wise Johnston, Hugh McCoy, Richard Smith, John Smith,
Charles Smith, Angus McDonald, Nathan Chapman, Joseph Gatewood,
James Samuel, Michl. Scully, Edward Goodwin, William Bailey, Henry
Bailey, William Coffland, Nathan Doren, Jno. Ramsey, Charles James,
Mathew Cox, Marshall Pratt, John Wilson, William Johnson, John
Wilson, Nathl. Barrett, David Gorman, Patrick Galloway, Timothy Conway,
Christian Bumgardner, Jno. Houston, John Maid, James Ford, Wm. Broughton,
Wm. Carnes, Edward Evans, Thos. Moss, Matw. Jones, Philip Gatewood, Hugh
Paul, Danl. Staples, Wm. Lowry, James Ludlow, James Laton,
James Grim, Joshua Jordan, Wm. Jenkins, James Commach, Richd. Morris,
Jno. Gholston, Ro. Jones, Wm. Hogan, Jno. Franklin, Jno. Bishop, Geo.
Malcomb, Wm. Corman, Richd. Bottom, Jno. Cincaid, Geo. Hurst. This
28,627 is in County Fincastle.
Certificate, 23d November, 1803--Henry Bailey, of Albemarle, is eldest
son of Henry Bailey (that is now living) and heir-at-law of sd. Henry,
who, with his brother William, enlisted under Col. Fry and was with Col.
Washington at the battle of Great Meadows, where William was killed.
Henry was also in Braddock's defeat, where he was badly wounded, but
escaped and lived, until his death, near his father. Certificate that
Robertson Bailey, father to William, wrote a will leaving everything to
his youngest son, Isham Bailey.
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