Hi, I just want to remind or tell folks that Montgomery County records from the 1740's until 1776 are located in the Augusta County archives. Chalkley's Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement is a wonderful source of abstracts from the Augusta Court records and I have found much on the settlement of the north and south forks of the Roanoke River and the New River. For those of you not native to the area, the Indian Road came down the Catawba valley (which is a watershed of the upper James River) and over onto the drainage of the Roanoke. The road followed up and over the Allegheny ridge and onto waters of the New River at Drapers Meadows and the Glades. This is modern-day Blacksburg. Stroubles Creek runs on the eastern side of Blacksburg and down to the New River near Ingles Crossing (later Ferry). Toms (Jones) Creek runs down the west side of town and along Brush Mountain (used to be Craigs Creek Mountain) and into the New to the north of the Horseshoe (a huge hairpin in the New River). The Augusta Court appointed the early settlers to build roads from one place to another and you can learn a lot by studying the before mentioned map of the county. Jemima Gee Morse wrote: > Diane, > I'm forwarding this message to family researchers who may not be > on the VAMONTGO list. And Ed, thank you for letting us know the > map is available. > > Although I have already posted the chronology of early attacks as > recorded by Archibald Thompson in his diary, transcribed by Lula > Hankins Hunter, http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald/ I'm > going to list them here because you have identified "The Glades," > among other important early landmarks. Sometime before 1749, > John Elswick, II, died, and I'm wondering if he wasn't killed in > some of the early attacks. Also a Nathaniel Finch. I'll just keep > watching to see what you all find. > > ". . . as one of my Kinzer's lived at "The Glades" area ca. > 1742. And was one of the settlers living in the same settlement > of the Draper's and Col. James Patton, who was killed by > the Shawnee, 30 July, 1755, 21 days after Braddock's defeat. " > > PAGE 100 > March 1760 > George Dair Scalpt att Masons and > one Indian killed att Beens and one killed > att Kneelys. We lost two Scalps and gott > Two Scalps and was allowed that we kild > Three or four more April ye 9th Arbaham > Dunkelberry killed at the long lick. > > (written upside down) > BRAVE BRADOCK kild & > his army Defatted July the 9th 1755 > > (written in opposite direction) > April 1760 Isaac Amook killed at > the glades April the 10th Jacob Celley killed > at Bryans place > May 25th 1760 the Small > pox Very sore at Amherst fort. > > ============================================================ > PAGE 101 > BRAVE GENERAL BRADOCK Killd > and his army Defatted July 9th 1755 > > The Second Battallion of the Virginia > Ridgement Discharged By an Act of > Assembley December the 1st 1759 > > March the 7th 1760 malcom Cammels house > and John Masons & Jeames Been & Jeams > Kneelys houses atackd By a large Body > of Indians & one man killed at Kneelys. > > ============================================================ > PAGE 102 > > June 1755 New River Brokeup > July 9th 1755 > Brave Bradak Defatted > Sertifyd (symbol) a true Copy > (symbol) Me Archibald Thompson > D > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Marsh" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 12:50 PM > Subject: [VAMONTGO] Montgomery County Early Settlers Map > > > These maps can be purchased at the Courthouse in > Christiansburg, VA. > > Ed > > > > Patti wrote: > > > > > Diana, > > > Where did you locate your map? I also have family that was > located in > > > Montgomery Co., VA. By chance was there any MacMahan or any > varations of the > > > name, McNulty, Jones and Henry's. It's so difficult to locate > early records > > > and you give hope! > > > Thanks > > > Pat > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Diana Kinzer Heath <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > Date: Thursday, July 27, 2000 5:08 PM > > > Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] 1773-1777 Tax lists > > > > > > >Hi Paul, > > > >I don't have a complete list but I do have some info...I > would LOVE to have > > > >a complete list; so, if you get one, please, let me know! > > > > > > > >I am a direct descendant of so many of these people, but not > really direct > > > >from the names you listed. I have studied this migration > and always > > > seeking > > > >to learn more about it. Could we have some interaction > about this? > > > Please, > > > >include me in your research. > > > > > > > >I have a copy of an old Montgomery Co., map; in which, shows > most of the > > > >very earliest homesteads. I show Robert Gresham as living > across "Mountain > > > >Road" beyond Tom's Creek. It says that he settled in 1775. > > > > > > > >Michael Price is located, not, on Tom's Creek but Price's > Mountain, at > > > >(Thomas Stroubles Creek...Coal from the mine on Price > Mountain was used by > > > >the Merrimac Ironclad. Michael Price, II settled nearer to > Tom's Crk., > > > near > > > >the area of Price's Fork, in 1786. > > > > > > > >Peter Harless settled in an area south of Lick Creek off of > Tom's Crk., in > > > >1765...near, or at "Sunnyside". > > > >Adam Harman, 500 acres in 1752--around an area, or place, > "Whitethorne", > > > had > > > >the neighbors of John Harrison, Abraham Brown, Israel > Lorton--he settled in > > > >1745, near "Fishing Run" branch off of Tom's Crk. Northwest > of them were > > > >Richard McCoy, 400 acres in 1783; Jacob Shell in 1794, at > "Long Shop"( his > > > >property aligned with Philip Harless'; and, was near the New > River. > > > > > > > >John Philip Keister, 1799-just s.w. of Michael > Price's...also aligned > > > >withPhilip Harless', Jacob Shell, and Israel Lorton. > > > > > > > >I will give you the homesteaders around Tom's Creek--(where > I was exploring > > > >last year!) Many of these are my ancestors. > > > >Peter Olinger, *James Bane 1763; *Michael Kinzer, 1802 ( I > don't think this > > > >is the correct date that he settled in the co., as one of my > Kinzer's lived > > > >at "The Glades" area ca. 1742. And was one of the settlers > living in the > > > >same settlement of the Draper's and Col. James Patton, who > was killed by > > > the > > > >Shawnee, 30 July, 1755, 21 days after Braddock's defeat.); > *Joseph McDonald > > > >mill, 1763; *Michael Surface, 1794 at "Smithfield" area; > Christopher > > > Ribble, > > > >1774; John Stockdell on Brush Mtn. > > > > > > > > This is just a sample of what I have, hope it > helps..... > > > >Diana > > > > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > > > This list's archives may be searched by going to URL: > > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?listname=VAMON > TGO > > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > The Montgomery Co VAGenWeb QueryPage is located at URL: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/mont-qry.htm