Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania?read=253 Surname: KNEELYS, CELLY, MASONS, BEENS, DAIR, CAMMELS, DUNKELBERRY, THOMPSON, AMOOK, BRYANS, BRADDOCK ------------------------- Tina, Archibald Thompson was in the French and Indian War, and in Pittsylvania Co., Va., in 1767. I am pasting below excerpts from his diary that tell of attacks and mention a Kneelys and Celly, which could be your family. http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald/ 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