This book is a real good book for anyone researching early Virginia circa 1770 to 1800. If you can find it online it is worth the time. Here are some samples of things available and also the chapter titles: MISC NOTES: Summers, Lewis Preston Annals of southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 Abingdon, Va.: L.P. Summers, 1929, 1799 pgs. Page/date relationship to compare the dates with the Chapter Heads: The expedition of Batts and Fallam ; pages: 1-7 367K Journal of Doctor Thomas Walker--1749-50 ; pages: 8a-26 1M Gist's journal ; pages: 27-57 1M Botetourt County. 1769-1800 ; pages: 58a-587 27M Fincastle County--1773-77 ; pages: 588-675 4M Montgomery County, Virginia--Minute of the County Court. From 1777 to 1800 ; pages: 676-942 14M Montgomery County. Briefs of Wills 1776-1800 ; pages: 943-948 Washington county. Minutes of the County Court ; pages: 949-1353 Call to Reverend Charles Cummings--1772 ; pages: 1354-1355 Wythe county. ; pages: 1356-1378 Appendix I. Revolutionary soldiers ; pages: 1379-1425 Bickley's history of Tazewell county, Virginia--1856 ; pages: 1426-1515 Wilburn Waters ; pages: 1516a-1635 Index ; pages: 1637-1757 ******************** January 12, 1790. Botetourt County "Elizabeth Newgent, base boarn child of Mary Newgent, bound out by the Overseers of the Poor." July 14, 1790.. Botetourt County "John Smith appointedf Surveyor of the Road." April 9, 1791 Court of Botetourt County "John Smith admitted as Assistant Surveyor of the County." November 8 1791 Botetourt County "John Smith took oath of Commissioner of the Peace, oath of Oyer and Terminer and oath to support the Constition of the United States." December 13, 1791 Court of Botetourt "Richard Bandy appointed Constable, Capt. Mason's Company." Montgomery County Minutes of the Court Sept 4, 1792 "John smith admitted assistant surveyor." Montgomery County "Date 1792, Apl. 30, Grantor Thompson, Wm. And James Buchanan to Grantee Smith, John Con. L100 A. 500 Location East side New River" "Date 1793, June 4, Grantor Davis, Jeremiah and wife Mary Grantee Smith, John Con. L10 A60 Location Waters of Doe Run, called Cow Camp Hollow" "Date 1793, Aug. 7, Grantor Smith, John Grantee Trigg, Abram Con. L1000 A. 500 Location Toms Creek" Date 1799, Sept 9, Grantor England, John and his wife Grantee Smith, John Con.$100 A. 720 Location Indian & Greasy Cr "John Smith one steer" October 8, 1793 Court of Botetourt "Hugh Allen and John Smith appointed Commissioners of the Revenue Tax." March 13, 1798 Botetourt "Samuel Harshbarger appointed Surveyor of the Road." November 13, 1799 Botetourt "License granted John Smith to keep an ordinary at his ferry in Pattonsburg." At a Court held for Fincastle County March the Second one thousand seven hundred and Seventy four "Ordered that James McCarty Mathias Mounts John Smith Thomas Smith Nathan Richardson and Peter Lee or any three of them who being first sworn do view the nighest way and best from the Town House on Holston to Castleswood on Clinch and make report of the Conveniences and Inconveniences, to the next Court." AT A COURT held for Montgomery County Novmber 2d. 1779. "Ordered that Cornelius Brown be appointed a Constable in Captain Pattons Company. William Boyd in Captain Buchanans Company. John Smith the same in Captain McCorkles Company, McCutchen vs. McCoun cond. Adam Hance same in Captain McCorkles Company." Washington County "John Smith one steer" page 1120 "Col. John Smith a large four year old steer....5 9 "Col. John Smith a large Cow........3 10 "John Smith a young Cow for do........3 "John Smith a young Cow..........3 page 1136 "Jacob Simmerly Plaintiff against John Smith Defendant In Case."