According to "Kegley's Virginia Frontier", John Bradshaw gave a deposition on May 7, 1833 when he was 74 years old. The disposition stated that at the young age of 18 he volunteered as a spy. He joined Captain Henderson's company as a private in 1776. In both 1777 and 1778, he reported being a private in Henderson's company locate d in Monroe County. Primarily he would take a stand in gaps between mountains and low places between the head waters of Laurel Creek and William Lafferty's plantation. Normally he was in accompanied by James Ellis or with Col. Samuel Estill of Kentucky. On these stands, they would meet spies from Burnside's Fort. They would also travel around the county, including the head waters of Big and Little Stony Creek, a branch of Indian Creek know as the Indian Draft and the head waters of Wolf Creek. John and his companions carried provisions they supplied themselves and swore never to build fires. The article states that John Bradshaw died in 1835. The information was found in "Kegley, F. B., Kegley's Virginia Frontier: The Beginning of the Southwest the Roanoke of Colonial Days 1740-1783. Southwest Virginia Historical Society, Roanoke, Virginia, MCMXXXVIII. page 656". Surveyed for William Bradshaw 230 Acres of land in Botetourt County on the waters of Indian Creek a branch of New River part of an order of Council Granted to the loyal Company for 800000 acres Beginning at a Hickry on a Small branch thence N74W 87 poles to a hickry thence S75W 30 po to a white oak thence N60W 42 po to a red oak thence S55W 62 po to a white oak thence S30W 100 po to two hickrys thence S55W 43 po to a Gum thence S70W 94 po to a white oak thence S15W 50 po to a white oak thence N80E 30 po to a white oak N50E 394 po to the Beginning March 18, 1774 Richard May Afst Saml Lewis SBC Botetourt County, VA Courthouse Surveyors Book 1 pg. 48. Surveyed for Hugh Bradshaw 37 Acres of land in Botetourt County on the waters of Indian Creek a branch of New River part of an order of Concil granted to the Loyal Company for 800000 acres and Beginning at a Sicomor and Small branch thence N62W 20 po to two White Oaks thence N26W 36 po to two white oaks thence NW 36 po toSugar tree & hickry thence S20W 99 po to 3 ….. thence S48E 49 po to ……. thence S5E 18 po to a white oak thence S61W 67 po to two buckeyes thence S68W 56 po to two white oaks thence S24E 99 po to a white oak thence N80E 150 poles to the Beginning March 24, 1774 Richard May Afst Saml Lewis SBC Botetourt County, VA Courthouse Surveyors Book 1 pg. 58. Richard W. Bratcher Vice President Information and Instructional Technology Longwood College