This book helped me break through a brick wall in my Kendall family history. There was one Kendall mention in the Newman family history that put it all together for me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris Christian" <dmkchristian@austin.rr.com> To: <VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 11:49 AM Subject: [VAAUGUST] Gleanings of Virginia > GLEANINGS OF VIRGINIA HISTORY. > AN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL COLLECTION, > LARGELY FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES. > COMPILED AND PUBLISHED > BY WILLIAM FLETCHER BOOGHER. > Originally Published Washington, 1903 > > > This book contains 353 pages including the index. It covers the > early settling of the western counties in Virginia and their relation > to the eastern colonies of Virginia. It also covers the western > counties contributions to the Revolutionary War. > > > Here is the information on the book. If your local library does not > have it and you cannot borrow it from the loaning library, you might > want to check into this website. dmkheritage.com they have it > on CD. They also have other books on CDs on Virginia and > neighboring states with the Table of Contents and indexes listed. > > CONTENTS. > > PART I. HISTORICAL. FROM 1607 TO 1744. > > 1. Early times in Virginia > > 2. Immigrant List, 1707 (Stafford county) > > 3. French and Indian War‑Lord Dunmore's War > > 4. Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch > with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with > the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation > for military and other services rendered > > 5. The Scotch‑Irish of Augusta county, Va. > 6. Poll List for the Election of Burgesses for Prince William County, > Va. 1741 > 7. Poll List for the Election of Burgesses for Fairfax County, 1744 > > PART II REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS, 1775‑1791. > 1.Virginia in the Revolution > 2. Estimate of the Balance of Specie Due the Officers of the Virginia > Line, on account of three months' specie pay in 1782 and four months > in 1873 > 3. A Partial List of Capt. Daniel Morgan's Rifle Company of > Winchester, Frederick Co., Va., July 14, 1775 > 4. Petition from Fairfax County, Virginia, for Importation of Salt, > November 23, 1775 > 5, Correspondence of Washington and Gen. Gates with Col. Bedel, > February 1st, 1776 > > 6. Pay roll for the travelling expense of a detachment of the 3d > Virginia regiment, discharged from camp at Valley Forge to their > different counties, Feb. 16, 1770 <br> > > 7. Roster of Capt. Thomas Buck's company, enlisted from Dunmore > county (now Shenandoah), Sept. 5, 1777 > > 8. List of balance due the dead and deserted of the 1st Virginia > regiment, commanded by Col. George Gibson, from 16th of Sept., 1777, > to lst of Jan., 1778 > > 9. Pay roll for the Field and Staff officers of the 1st regiment > Light Dragoons, commanded by Col. Theodorick Bland, for the month of > Nov., 1777, and one month extraordinary pay bestowed by Congress, > Dec.,1777 . > > 10. Loudoun county, Virginia, in the Revolution. A list of Officers > with date of appointment, 1778‑1782. With partial list of private > soldiers and how their families were supplied with provisions by the > county. > > 11. List of Militiamen in Captain John Given's Company, Augusta > County, Virginia, from October 16, 1777, to March 15, 1782, > inclusive, with transcript of the bible of Robert Givens, of Lincoln > county, Ky., 1759-1802 and his declaration of services rendered . > > 12. List of American Prisoners confined on board the British ship > "Torbay," in Charleston harbor, 1780‑1 > 13. Officers of the Virginia Line who served at the siege of York, > Oct. 30, 1781 > > 14. Garrison of West Point, June 21, 1784 > > 15. Letter of Lieutenant Edward Antill to Paymaster‑Gen. of the > Army, 1784 > > 16. Letter of A. Duncomb to Joseph Howell, Esq., Acting Paymaster, > March 27, 1791 > > > > PART III. FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY. > 1. Genealogy of the Newman Family, 1618‑1902. Historical and > Genealogical Notes of Hugh Thomas, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, > 1660‑1750 > 2. Birth and Death Records from the Tombstones of the Old Stone > Church > > 3. Graveyard in Augusta Co., Virginia > > 4. Historical and Genealogical Notes of William Craig, of Augusta > County, > > 5. Virginia, and his Descendants, 1721‑1900 5. Historical and > Genealogical Notes of John Anderson and his Descend ants, of Augusta > County, Virginia > > 6. Transcript from the Bible of Hugh Davis, of Davis County, North > Caro lina, 1731‑1800 > > 7. Davis Family Notes (Revolutionary) > 8. Transcript from the Davis Bible, Spottsylvania Co., Virginia, > 1741‑1811, > with Revolutionary War Record of Thomas Davis > 9. Transcript from the Custis (Thompkins) Bible, 1732‑57 > 10. Smith and Harrison Families of Augusta and Rockingham Counties, Va. > 11. Cravens and Brown Families of Augusta and Bath Counties, Va. > > 12. Early Marriages, Orange County, Virginia, 1770‑1800 > > 13. Marriages solemnized in Albemarle County, Virginia, by the Rev. John > Gibson, from 1800 to 1846, with his declaration of > military services > > Complete Sir name Index can be found at > > www.dmkheritage.com/catalog/virginia.html > > **************************** > Visit: http://www.dmkheritage.com > To check on the latest County Histories and Parish Records on CDs > Indexed and searchable > > > > > = > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Third Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. 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