4. Margaret Handley, born February 28, 1753, married first James Pauley on October 1, 1777. In the fall of 1779, the Pauley party, consisting of John Pauley, wife and child, Captain James Pauley, Margaret and child, Mr. Wallace, and Brice Miller left Handley's Fort near Union in Monroe County to go to Kentucky. They followed the trail down by Wood's Fort, to New River, crossed the river near the mouth of Rich Creek, and were overtaken by the Indians about five miles from the mouth of East River near the present site of the town of Princeton, West Virginia. John Pauley, Mr. Wallace and the two children were killed. Margaret was dragged from her horse and knocked senseless by an Indian club, and Captain James Pauley was mortally wounded. Believing that his wife and child were murdered, James Pauley, although mortally wounded, made his way back to Wood's Fort, where he died the next day of his wounds. Margaret was taken to the Indian towns on the Miami, where she was adopted by Chief Vhite Bark. A short time after she was taken prisoner, she had another child, John Pauley. She and her child were released and they returned to Union, Virginia, around 1785. A short time later she married Tridly Michael Erskine of Union, Virginia. He was a delegate to the Virginia State Assembly in the 1819-1820 term. He also served as a Captain in the Military. Margaret died June 3, 1842. Margaret and Tridly Michael are buried in the Union Cemetery at Union, West Virginia. They had the following children; a. Jane Erskine. b. Henry Erskine. c. William Erskine. d. Alexander Erskine. e. Tridly Michael Erskine Jr. The history of William's family is not traced in this article as this article is devoted to John Handley I's son, James and his family. James Burnside was closely associated with the Handley family through the years. In 1760 James Burnside patented (was granted) land close enough to the Handleys that John Handley and John Handley Jr. witnesses the patent. Also, about this time on May 20 1760, John Handley Jr.(II) paid 80 pounds for 300 acres that he had bought from Joseph Kennedy, the neighbor whose land adjoined the Handley's farm. The 300 acres was located in the Beverly Manor district (also called the Irish Tract) which was north of the Borden district and was just south, southeast and east areas of Staunton, Virginia. John Handley bought 300 acres of land from James and Jane Simpson. farther west on November 14, 1762 and paid l5O pounds for it. The land was located on the southeast side of the Cowpasture River which was still in Augusta County at that time. When Botetourt County was formed, that portion of Augusta County became Botetourt County. Whether John Handley and his family moved to the farm on the Cowpasture River in 1762 is uncertain. John Handley did not sell his Borden land until May 21, 1764. It was from this deed that we learn that Grizel (Grizzel-Grissel) was the wife of John Handley, the first. They sold 257 acres on the Broad Spring Run (Back Creek) to William Reah (Reoch) for 50 pounds. John Handley had paid 15 pounds for it in 175l, but had undoubtedly made improvements during the 14 years he lived on it. On April 11, 1770, John Handley appeared at Fincastle, the county seat of Botetourt County, to be security for his son, James Handley. James was being sued by William Crawford for 16 pounds 10 pence. Crawford was awarded that amount plus interest from October 1, 1768. Unimproved land sold for about 6 pounds per hundred acres and perhaps young James was unable to meet the payment deadline which usually was one year.