Ephraim Drake, William Herrell, Stanton and Sharpe were dispatched by Capt. William Russell in 1774 to scout along the Warriors Path during the Indian uprisings of that year and to locate the River which was the line between Va. lands and the Cherokees (Ky-Tn line). At the time William Herrell lived on the Clinch River near Wm. Russell. They were gone 21 days, traveling on foot. For proof read Russells letters to Campbell and others. Margaret Edminston Montgomery married Robert Harreld who rescued her from the Indians after their home was raided in Ky. and her husband was killed. Robert and Margaret had several children and lived near Bowling Green, Ky. Robert Harreld was s/o James Harrolld (Harreld) who died in Washington Co., Va. 1796. G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va.

18th Century Virginia Newspapers pg 297 RUSSELL, (?), son of Capt. William RUSSELL of Va., supposedly killed on the frontiers of Fincastle in Sep. last (or on 20 Oct. by Cherokee Indians along with Daniel BOONE of Va. and a son of John DRAKE of Va. acc. to PC citing a Baltimore disp. of 27 Nov. (PC 6 Dec 73, VGR 23 Dec 73) Do you think this is this the same William Russell? Where can I find Russell's letters? Karen Carty Saint Louis ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Lee Hearl" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [RowanRoots] DRAKE > Ephraim Drake, William Herrell, Stanton and Sharpe were dispatched by > Capt. William Russell in 1774 to scout along the Warriors Path during the > Indian uprisings of that year and to locate the River which was the line > between Va. lands and the Cherokees (Ky-Tn line). > At the time William Herrell lived on the Clinch River near Wm. Russell. > They were gone 21 days, traveling on foot. For proof read Russells letters > to Campbell and others. > Margaret Edminston Montgomery married Robert Harreld who rescued her from > the Indians after their home was raided in Ky. and her husband was killed. > Robert and Margaret had several children and lived near Bowling Green, Ky. > Robert Harreld was s/o James Harrolld (Harreld) who died in Washington > Co., Va. 1796. > G. Lee Hearl > Authentic Appalachian Storyteller > Abingdon, Va. > > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from RowanRoots-L send a message from the address you > subscribed from to [email protected] with the word > unsubscribe in the message body. > >