History of the Settlement And Indian Wars Of Tazewell County, Virginia With Statistical Tables and Illustrations By Geo. W. L. Bickley, Published 1852 268 pages, indexed Illustrated with 7 images Requires Adobe Reader 5 or higher to View, Autoboot Menu for Easy Access $10.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Tazewell-County-Settlement-Indian-Wars-VA-Genealogy_W0QQitemZ130228347655QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5236e307 Tazewell County was created on December 20, 1799. The land for the county was taken from portions of Wythe and Russell Counties. It was named after Henry Tazewell, a United States Senator from Virginia as well as a state legislator and judge. The town of Jeffersonville was renamed Tazewell and became the county seat. Tazewell was also the smallest town to get an electric street car. Book 1 Chapter I OUTLINE HISTORY OF VIRGINIA. >From 1492—1606 25 CHAPTER II. OUTLINE HISTORY CONTINUED. Reasons for writing this outline history — History continued to 1752 29 Book II CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF TAZEWELL. Reputation of Tazewell — Why desirable — Possibility of the formation of a new State of which Tazewell would be a part — Objections answered — Pertinent questions — The south-west has been overlooked — Howe's and De Hass' works — Local history a new feature — Proposed history of the S. W 45 CHAPTER II. DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT. Difficulty of obtaining material — Why the early settlers visited Tazewell — Hunting companies described — War against the frontier in 1763 - Shawanoes and Cherokees at war — War raging during the first years of settlement in Tazewell — First hunting company visits Tazewell in 1766 — 1767 Carr and Butler settle — Indian battle on Rich mountain in 1768 — Shawanoes beaten — Butler and Carr separate — Thomas Witten, John Greenup, and others move out in 1771— Settle in 1772— In 1773 — Settlers of '74, '75, and '76 stop near others — Cresop's war and the revolution — Market in eastern Va. — Kept up a line of communication. 49 CHAPTER III. FORMATION AND OUTLINE GEOGRAPHY. Old boundary lines — Altered in 1835 and again in 1837 — Map — How Tazewell county was named — Geography. ... 68 CHAPTER IV. CLIMATE. Winter in Tazewell — Business season — Christmas — Manner of celebration — Spring — Sugar-making — The process — Beauty of spring — Summer — Does not differ in appearance from spring — Autumn — Indian summer 62 CHAPTER V. METEOROLOGY. Little attention has been paid to it — Variety of climate in the county — Tables — Appearance of snow — Prevailing winds — General temperature higher, and less rain than formerly — Cause — Sudden changes — Why meteorological observations should be made — Scientific farmers' school needed 69 CHAPTER VI. DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY. Mountains — Principal mountains in Tazewell — Clinch, East river, Rich, Brushy, Paint Lick, Deskins, Great Flat-top — Valleys — Clinch valley, Abb's, Poor, Thompson's, Baptist, and Deskins' valleys — Rivers and Creeks — Clinch river — How named — Maiden Spring forked — Named — Sandy — La Vis£e — Why named — Tug river — Named — East-river, and Bluestone — Great Indian creek — Description of particular localities — Cove — Richlands — Bluestone — Burk's Garden — Country around Jeffersonville — Clearfork settlement — Jeffersonville — Business directory — Liberty hill 94 CHAPTER VII. SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS. Bottom lands described — Hill or upland described — Mountain lands described — Difference in north and south side lands — Soil tenacious — Encomiums on Tazewell land — List of plants and forest trees, and remarks 103 CHAPTER VIII. LIVE STOCK. Horses — Different breeds referred to — Mules — Few in the county — Cattle — Adaptation of the county to stock growing—Sheep—Too little attention paid to wool-growing— Hogs 107 CHAPTER IX. COMMERCE OF TAZEWELL. Formation and growth — Witten's prophesy — Markets change. Articles of export — Commercial prospects brightening — Home manufactures — Cannot be pursued with profit in Tazewell — Remarks 112 CHAPTER X. EDUCATION. Mr. Brittain, quoted from a report to the Jeffersonville Historical Society 11V CHAPTER XI. SLAVERY IN TAZEWELL. Subject discussed—Number in the county—The condition of the slave— Salutary advice 121 CHAPTER XII. AGRICULTURE. Reasons why this subject should be studied — Agricultural prospects improving — Peculiarities of agriculture in Tazewell 125 CHAPTER XIII. CHURCH HISTORY JUDICIARY. First sermon — Methodists — Baptists — Presbyterians — Roman Catholics — Judiciary — First court — First court-house — Remarks 129 CHAPTER XIV. LITERARY AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS NEWSPAPERS. Formation of the Jeffersonville Historical Society — Richmond Examiner quoted — Reasons for fostering the existence of this institution — Its operation upon the community — Odd Fellows— Sons of Temperance B. U. (H. F.) C. A.— Masons — Influence of these associations—Newspapers— First press—Jeffersonville Democrat — S. W. Advocate. . . 134 CHAPTER XV. MINERALS AND NATURAL CURIOSITIES. Kinds of minerals found — Mineral wealth of the county unknown — Great quantities of coal — Natural curiosities — Cave under Rich mountain described — Cave near Liberty hill — Lapidifying process still progressing — Illustrative incident — Another — Petrifactions and fossil remains — Fucoids — Manner of accounting for their collection 139 CHAPTER XVI. WATERS. Great variety — Tazewell White Sulphur — Taylor's springs —Alum spring — lodureted spring — Sweet spring — Saline springs — Warm spring — Common blue limestone water — Health of Tazewell — Tazewell not so healthy as it should be — Caused by want of proper dwellings — Climate healthy 144 CHAPTER XVII. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. Introductory remarks — Dress of the early settlers — Its manufacture — House furniture described by Dr. Doddridge — A frontier wedding as described by Dr. Doddridge — Hunting a favorite sport with the early settlers — The science of hunting — Hunting profitable at an early day — Manner of approaching deer — 1200 bears killed by Ebenezer Brewster 153 CHAPTER XVIII. SCENERY - DIAL ROCK. Its location — Why named — Manner of ascending the mountain — Clefts — Scene in the distance — Lasting impressions made upon the visitor to this rock — Day in the mountains — A sun-rise — Mountain blast — Rain — Snow — Budding frost — Sunset 162 APPENDIX TO BOOK II. TABLES. Table referring to population – Miscellaneous table - Table showing the wealth of the county – Table showing the number engaged in professions and trades — Table of livestock — Table showing the value of lands — Table showing the productions of the county, and value — Kinds of birds in the county — List of fishes — List of animals — List of representatives in the Va. Legislature from the county.. . . 174 Book III. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN WARS. Difficulty of tracing Indian history — Its connection with European history — Discovery of America — An error has given rise to the name "Indian" now applied to the American aborigines — The priesthood were the early historians — The history of the American aborigines, from 1340 to the present time, may be gleaned from the writings of the priesthood — Sources of information — Documents referred to — De Soto visited S. W. Va. in 1540 — His route — Proofs — De Biedma quoted — Name of S. W. Va., in 1540, was Xuala — Indian forts — Several described — Roads and trails made by the Indians are not to be neglected by the historian — Several Indian trails noticed — Covenant pillars — Recapitulation and final remarks 192 CHAPTER II. INTRODUCTION CONTINUED COMPEND HISTORY OFTHE SHAWANOES. Orthography and true name — Curious tradition — Parting of the tribes — War with the Delawares — Their present residence and number 1 96 CHAPTER III. DEFENSIVE POSITION OF TAZEWELL DURING THE FRONTIER WAR. Forts, stations, and blockhouses — List of persons posted in these forts — Spies — List of spies — Character of James Witten — List of those citizens of the county who were engaged in the revolution — List of those who served the country in the war of 1812-14 — Mexican war 203 CHAPTER IV. EVANS FAMILY. Their emigration to the county — John Evans taken prisoner — Jesse Evans' children murdered — Noble and heroic conduct of Mrs. Evans — Cowardice of Goldshy — Preparations for burying the children, an affecting scene — Mr. Evans moves to Tennessee — Another fight — A son wounded — Bravery of Robert — Daniel in danger — Fortunate escape — Robert again among the enemy — Brave feat — Robert and Daniel with Col. Crawford — With Gen. Jackson in his southern battles — Death of Robert — Jackson's care for his children 213 CHAPTER V. JAMES MOORE AND THE MOORE FAMILY JAS. TAKEN PRISONER. Taken from Howe's History of Va. — Massacre of Capt. James Moore's family — The horse Yorick — Suffering of Mrs. Moore 230 CHAPTER VI. BARMAN AND PEMBERTON FIGHTS BATTLE BETWEEN THE HARMANS AND SEVEN INDIANS. Pemberton's fight — His devotion to his family 235 CHAPTER VII. CAPTIVITY OF THE DAVIDSON FAMILY, AND OTHER MASSACRES. John Davidson killed — Skirmish on the islands of Guy an -dctte 250 CHAPTER VIII. MOTIVES FOR WAR ON THE PART OF THE INDIANS. A plea for Indian barbarity — Speech of Laulewasikaw — Comprehensive words of Hautey — Our duty to see justice rendered to the Indians 261 NOTE TO BOOK III. Reasons for not writing personal history, etc 267 Book 1 Chapter I OUTLINE HISTORY OF VIRGINIA. >From 1492—1606 25 CHAPTER II. OUTLINE HISTORY CONTINUED. Reasons for writing this outline history — History continued to 1752 29 Book II CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF TAZEWELL. Reputation of Tazewell — Why desirable — Possibility of the formation of a new State of which Tazewell would be a part — Objections answered — Pertinent questions — The south-west has been overlooked — Howe's and De Hass' works — Local history a new feature — Proposed history of the S. W 45 CHAPTER II. DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT. Difficulty of obtaining material — Why the early settlers visited Tazewell — Hunting companies described — War against the frontier in 1763 - Shawanoes and Cherokees at war — War raging during the first years of settlement in Tazewell — First hunting company visits Tazewell in 1766 — 1767 Carr and Butler settle — Indian battle on Rich mountain in 1768 — Shawanoes beaten — Butler and Carr separate — Thomas Witten, John Greenup, and others move out in 1771— Settle in 1772— In 1773 — Settlers of '74, '75, and '76 stop near others — Cresop's war and the revolution — Market in eastern Va. — Kept up a line of communication. 49 CHAPTER III. FORMATION AND OUTLINE GEOGRAPHY. Old boundary lines — Altered in 1835 and again in 1837 — Map — How Tazewell county was named — Geography. ... 68 CHAPTER IV. CLIMATE. Winter in Tazewell — Business season — Christmas — Manner of celebration — Spring — Sugar-making — The process — Beauty of spring — Summer — Does not differ in appearance from spring — Autumn — Indian summer 62 CHAPTER V. METEOROLOGY. Little attention has been paid to it — Variety of climate in the county — Tables — Appearance of snow — Prevailing winds — General temperature higher, and less rain than formerly — Cause — Sudden changes — Why meteorological observations should be made — Scientific farmers' school needed 69 CHAPTER VI. DESCRIPTIVE GEOGRAPHY. Mountains — Principal mountains in Tazewell — Clinch, East river, Rich, Brushy, Paint Lick, Deskins, Great Flat-top — Valleys — Clinch valley, Abb's, Poor, Thompson's, Baptist, and Deskins' valleys — Rivers and Creeks — Clinch river — How named — Maiden Spring forked — Named — Sandy — La Vis£e — Why named — Tug river — Named — East-river, and Bluestone — Great Indian creek — Description of particular localities — Cove — Richlands — Bluestone — Burk's Garden — Country around Jeffersonville — Clearfork settlement — Jeffersonville — Business directory — Liberty hill 94 CHAPTER VII. SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS. Bottom lands described — Hill or upland described — Mountain lands described — Difference in north and south side lands — Soil tenacious — Encomiums on Tazewell land — List of plants and forest trees, and remarks 103 CHAPTER VIII. LIVE STOCK. Horses — Different breeds referred to — Mules — Few in the county — Cattle — Adaptation of the county to stock growing—Sheep—Too little attention paid to wool-growing— Hogs 107 CHAPTER IX. COMMERCE OF TAZEWELL. Formation and growth — Witten's prophesy — Markets change. Articles of export — Commercial prospects brightening — Home manufactures — Cannot be pursued with profit in Tazewell — Remarks 112 CHAPTER X. EDUCATION. Mr. Brittain, quoted from a report to the Jeffersonville Historical Society 11V CHAPTER XI. SLAVERY IN TAZEWELL. Subject discussed—Number in the county—The condition of the slave— Salutary advice 121 CHAPTER XII. AGRICULTURE. Reasons why this subject should be studied — Agricultural prospects improving — Peculiarities of agriculture in Tazewell 125 CHAPTER XIII. CHURCH HISTORY JUDICIARY. First sermon — Methodists — Baptists — Presbyterians — Roman Catholics — Judiciary — First court — First court-house — Remarks 129 CHAPTER XIV. LITERARY AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS NEWSPAPERS. Formation of the Jeffersonville Historical Society — Richmond Examiner quoted — Reasons for fostering the existence of this institution — Its operation upon the community — Odd Fellows— Sons of Temperance B. U. (H. F.) C. A.— Masons — Influence of these associations—Newspapers— First press—Jeffersonville Democrat — S. W. Advocate. . . 134 CHAPTER XV. MINERALS AND NATURAL CURIOSITIES. Kinds of minerals found — Mineral wealth of the county unknown — Great quantities of coal — Natural curiosities — Cave under Rich mountain described — Cave near Liberty hill — Lapidifying process still progressing — Illustrative incident — Another — Petrifactions and fossil remains — Fucoids — Manner of accounting for their collection 139 CHAPTER XVI. WATERS. Great variety — Tazewell White Sulphur — Taylor's springs —Alum spring — lodureted spring — Sweet spring — Saline springs — Warm spring — Common blue limestone water — Health of Tazewell — Tazewell not so healthy as it should be — Caused by want of proper dwellings — Climate healthy 144 CHAPTER XVII. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. Introductory remarks — Dress of the early settlers — Its manufacture — House furniture described by Dr. Doddridge — A frontier wedding as described by Dr. Doddridge — Hunting a favorite sport with the early settlers — The science of hunting — Hunting profitable at an early day — Manner of approaching deer — 1200 bears killed by Ebenezer Brewster 153 CHAPTER XVIII. SCENERY - DIAL ROCK. Its location — Why named — Manner of ascending the mountain — Clefts — Scene in the distance — Lasting impressions made upon the visitor to this rock — Day in the mountains — A sun-rise — Mountain blast — Rain — Snow — Budding frost — Sunset 162 APPENDIX TO BOOK II. TABLES. Table referring to population – Miscellaneous table - Table showing the wealth of the county – Table showing the number engaged in professions and trades — Table of livestock — Table showing the value of lands — Table showing the productions of the county, and value — Kinds of birds in the county — List of fishes — List of animals — List of representatives in the Va. Legislature from the county.. . . 174 Book III. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN WARS. Difficulty of tracing Indian history — Its connection with European history — Discovery of America — An error has given rise to the name "Indian" now applied to the American aborigines — The priesthood were the early historians — The history of the American aborigines, from 1340 to the present time, may be gleaned from the writings of the priesthood — Sources of information — Documents referred to — De Soto visited S. W. Va. in 1540 — His route — Proofs — De Biedma quoted — Name of S. W. Va., in 1540, was Xuala — Indian forts — Several described — Roads and trails made by the Indians are not to be neglected by the historian — Several Indian trails noticed — Covenant pillars — Recapitulation and final remarks 192 CHAPTER II. INTRODUCTION CONTINUED COMPEND HISTORY OFTHE SHAWANOES. Orthography and true name — Curious tradition — Parting of the tribes — War with the Delawares — Their present residence and number 1 96 CHAPTER III. DEFENSIVE POSITION OF TAZEWELL DURING THE FRONTIER WAR. Forts, stations, and blockhouses — List of persons posted in these forts — Spies — List of spies — Character of James Witten — List of those citizens of the county who were engaged in the revolution — List of those who served the country in the war of 1812-14 — Mexican war 203 CHAPTER IV. EVANS FAMILY. Their emigration to the county — John Evans taken prisoner — Jesse Evans' children murdered — Noble and heroic conduct of Mrs. Evans — Cowardice of Goldshy — Preparations for burying the children, an affecting scene — Mr. Evans moves to Tennessee — Another fight — A son wounded — Bravery of Robert — Daniel in danger — Fortunate escape — Robert again among the enemy — Brave feat — Robert and Daniel with Col. Crawford — With Gen. Jackson in his southern battles — Death of Robert — Jackson's care for his children 213 CHAPTER V. JAMES MOORE AND THE MOORE FAMILY JAS. TAKEN PRISONER. Taken from Howe's History of Va. — Massacre of Capt. James Moore's family — The horse Yorick — Suffering of Mrs. Moore 230 CHAPTER VI. BARMAN AND PEMBERTON FIGHTS BATTLE BETWEEN THE HARMANS AND SEVEN INDIANS. Pemberton's fight — His devotion to his family 235 CHAPTER VII. CAPTIVITY OF THE DAVIDSON FAMILY, AND OTHER MASSACRES. John Davidson killed — Skirmish on the islands of Guy an -dctte 250 CHAPTER VIII. MOTIVES FOR WAR ON THE PART OF THE INDIANS. A plea for Indian barbarity — Speech of Laulewasikaw — Comprehensive words of Hautey — Our duty to see justice rendered to the Indians 261 NOTE TO BOOK III. Reasons for not writing personal history, etc 267