History of Highland County, VA By Oren F. Morton, 1911, 438 pages - BONUS BOOK – A Handbook of Highland County And Supplement to Pendleton and Highland History By Oren F. Morton, 1922, 121 pages Requires Adobe Reader 5 or higher to View $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/History-of-Highland-County-Virginia-Genealogy_W0QQitemZ200366359327QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea6c4031f This is the standard genealogical and historical reference on Highland County, with emphasis on the pioneer period and the early settlers and their families. Although considered a history, the major portion of the book is devoted to a transcription of the records from the courthouses of Highland County and the adjoining counties of Augusta, Bath, Orange, and Pendleton and from the archives at Richmond. Part I surveys the early history of the county and includes lists of Highland militia and soldiers in various wars. Part II consists of genealogies of Highland County families, the descent from pioneer ancestors being traced for the main and collateral lines, with nearly 100 pages devoted to pioneer and sub-pioneer genealogy. Part I Chapter I Descriptive 7 II While the Indian was Here 27 III The European Forefathers 34 IV America in 1745 46 V Colonial Virginia 50 VI Exploration Beyond the Mountains 57 VII Early Days of Settlement 67 VIII The Time of Indian Peril 74 IX Highland Under the British Crown 86 X The Dunmore War and the Revolution 100 XI Under Pendleton and Bath 107 XII The New County 114 XIII Highland in the War of 1861 118 XIV Churches and Fraternities 142 XV Schools and the Professions 150 XVI Towns, Villages, and Hamlets 158 XVII Land Ownership 163 XVIII Civil Officers 180 XIX Highland Militia 184 XX Highland Soldiers 189 XXI The Negro in Highland 211 XXII The Highlander Abroad 216 XXIII Biographic Paragraphs 221 XXIV The Highland of To-day and To-morrow 227 PART II Section I Given Names and Surnames 236 II Classification of Highland Families 241 III Explanatory 245 IV Outline Sketch of Pioneer Families 250 V Adjunct Families 254 VI Pioneer and Sub-Pioneer Families 256 VII Border Families 353 VIII Recent Families 373 IX Extinct Families 377