This area is now in WV. The "Tigers Valley" mentioned is Tygart's Valley, WV. The last item gives some of the physical locations. Regards, Nan [email protected] ---------------------------------------------- Found at Rootsweb: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/augusta/court/or15-169.t xt Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Volume I AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XV. NOVEMBER 19, 1773. (244) George Cutlip, witness from Botetourt. (244) Joseph Haynes qualified Under Sheriff. (244) John Lewis qualified Captain of Militia. (247) Doctor George Parker, servant of Saml. McChesney, buys his freedom. (249) James Abbott, witness from Fincastle. (249) Alexander McDonnald, witness from Botetourt. (250) Edward Bandsgrove, runaway servant of Edmond Stephens. MAY 17, 1774. (443) Sampson Mathews qualified Justice, &c. (443) Hemp certificates: Mathew Kenny, James Pollock, John Dean. (445) Hemp certificates: George Taylor, Andrew Taylor. (445-446) Hemp certificate: Elizabeth Taylor. (446) Hemp certificates: Richard Randal, Hugh Holse. (447) Hemp certificate: Andrew Anderson. (447) Grand Jury: Peter Vineman. (448) Rev. John Craig's estate committed to George Moffett and James Allen, Jr., the widow refusing. (449) John Lock, runaway servant of Archibald Hopkins. Solomon Lein, runaway servant of James Pollick. (450) Mary Moore, servant of Pat. Hays. (450) Philip Harper and Jacob Aberman--naturalized. (450) Constables: James Montgomery, John Thompson and Henry Penninger. (451) John Skidmore, vice Jacob Conrad--road surveyor. (451) Daniel Nelson exempted from County levy. (452) Hemp certificate: Alexander Hindman. (453) Martin Nalle and Owen O'Neal--hemp certificates. (455) Robert Edmondson, witness from Amherst. (455) Samuel Vance qualified Lieutenant of Militia. (455) Frederick Haynes, vice John Coutts--road surveyor. (455) John Redman exempted from County levy. (456) Following to be bound: Israel Freidley to Capt. Rush; Barbara Freidley to John Armentrout. (456) Robert Mitchell, vice Samuel McCutchon--road surveyor--from John Tate's Mill to Bradley's Run. (456) Samuel Craig committed for debt. (457) Road established from Tiger's Valley to mouth of Seneca. (457) Jacob Stalnacker, Sr., and Jesse Hamilton, to be overseers from Tiger's Valley to top of Allegany Mountain, with tithables from Francis Deer's to Joseph Baker's. (457) Paul Teeter, overseer from top of Allegany to mouth of Sinacor, with tithables on the North Fork from Michael Aberman's to Joseph Heau's. (457) John Paul, vice Robert Feoris--road surveyor. (457) Elizabeth Haywood, late Elizabeth Branch, complains of her master, John Lyle, for her freedom. (459) James Risk's estate committed to his mother, Jane Risk, and John Alexander. ============== To give a better idea of where this area is - the orders for roadmaking at the May 18, 1774 meeting are: " (468)) Ephraim Richardson and Wm. Martin--road surveyors from Francis Wier's, on Monongahela River, to Thorny Creek, on waters of Greenbrier. John Warwick, Richard Elliott and Ralph Stewart are exempted from working on above road until it is built. William Hadden is ordered to clear from Thorny Creek to Nap's Creek, with tithables living below him on Nap's Creek, and from Alexr. Dunlap's to William Sharp's on Greenbrier. Jacob Warwick, road overseer, from William Warwick's to Back Creek, with tithables from Thomas Cartmell's up Greenbrier to the head and down Nap's Creek to Moses Moore's. "