> Taken from the Sutherland Collections ( E.J. Sutherland & Hetty Sutherland ) . > > 1853 RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA ----------------ROADS > > "On the application of Simpson Dyer and others for a new road in this > county from John Mullins on Holly Creek to the Sand Lick road above William > Grizzles for the convenience of travelling to the courthouse, John Bickley > to whom said application was referred this day made his report , on > consideration whereof, said road is established as located by said > commissioner; and it is ordered that David Mullins be appointed Surveyor of > said road from John Mullins to where James G. Hale lives, and that he open > the same with the following tithables: William Mullins, Pound, Solomon > Mullins, Pound, Jacob Johnson, Preston Mullins, John M. Mulling, George > Reed, Hiram Reed, Simpson Mullins, Robert. Fields, Lewis Stone, Enoch > Moore, Dennis Moore, Joseph Stanley, William Stanley, Benjamin Taylor, > William Sanders, Thomas Adams, Jacon Esteap, Marshall Mullins, Jr., Isham > Potter, James Osborn, Henry Vanover, David 0. Phipps, Preston M. Phipps, > John Vanover, Morgan Long, Joel Long, James Briant, Lewis, a slave of Dr. > Mullins, Jefferson Fleming, Philip Fleming, John Fleming, Senior, John > Fleming, Jr., Solomon Mullins, Isaac Mullins, Eli Vanover, Joseph Elkins, > Richard Justice, Doctor Mullins, son of William, Armistead Elkins, John > Rose, John M. Rose, Kelly Keel, Marshall G. Keel, Harmon Mullings, John > Mullings William Mullins, Jacob Yates, James Mullings, William Henley, > James Estep, Anderson Estep, Richard Mullings, son of Solomon, James > Mullins, son of Eli M., William Vanover, James Venters, Martin Venters, > Joseph Briant, Jr., Simon Reed; > "That William Taylor be appointed surveyor from James D. Hales to the > Baptist meeting house,and that he open said road with the following > tithables: Jonathan Wright, Aaron Wright, Solomon Wright, Jacob Hutchins, > Lovel Stanley, Benjamin Stanley, Edward Stanley, John Stanley, Larkin > Stanley, Charles Taylor, Alexander.Taylor, James D. Hale, Nathaniel > McKinney, Wilson McKinney, Joseph Cantril, William Hill, Swinfield Hill, > Sr., Swinfield Hill, Jr., Samuel Rose, John Rose, James Hale, Jr. , James > Smith, William Green, John Green, William Hay, James Hay, William H. Hale, > James M. Hale. > "That Simpson Dyer be appointed Surveyor of said road from James G. Hales > to John Ervins Mill, and that he open the same with the following > tithables: George Smith, David Smith, John Yates, William I. Yates, Jacob > Blair, Senr., Jacon Blair, Jr., David Blair, George Blair, Elias Green, > George McClanahan ,James McClanahan, Benjamin McClanahan, Henry Neece, > Charles Turner, James Turner, William L. Counts, William Blair, Jacob > Blair, Jacob Chaney, Preston Chaney, John Erwin, Micajah Erwin, Erasmus > Mitchell, Alexander Mitchell, Elisha Mitchell , Alexander Counts, Elijah > Counts. > "That the said William Taylor and Simpson Dyer with the tithables aforesaid > assigned to them, so open said road from John Ervin's Mill to the top of > Sandy Ridge.. > "That James Kiser be appointed surveyor of said road from the top of Sandy > Ridge to the fork above William Grizzles, and that Joseph Kelly, gent., do > furnish him with a list of a sufficient number of tithables to open said > road. Each of the foregoing precincts is to be opened 6 feet and dug and > levelled 4 feet." January 4, 1853. COB 12, p. 491. > > Louise Vanover Vore.. >