List here are some interesting one liners of info from Mr Darlington first little book-A Record of the Early Settlement of Lower Loop Creek-published in1933-no index W.E. Hamilton survived the War & lived to 1931 David Settle never returned from the war J.G. Kincaid was captain of a line of supply boats on the Kanawha river. Squire J.G. Kincaid's 15 year old son at his home was taken prisoner by Caskeys Rangers and sent to Richmond where he almost died Robert Mosely survived war He was in Fayetteville Rifles-Co K.22Va infantry.Went in a coperal-came out a captain Lillie Kincaid-d/o Kellis Kincaid married James Love-the last of the Loves of the White Oak area.They had 2 girls-Ada & Tellie In 1836.Andrew Lykens & wife,Rebecca moved to Randolph Co.Ind. and sold some of their land to John Lykens Jr who then sold it to James Kincaid Sr.Andrew also sold part of land to Richard Woodrum which adjoined the Abraham Settle place.The Lyken brothers supposedly came to the Loop from Botetourt Co.Va??? A benjamin Johnson bought part of the Wilson survey,he never lived there but his widow did.He was from maryland.Johnson was redheaded.He was in war of 1812 and recieved a pension of 80 dollars a year.He died-1834-buried near Hamilton Switch. Daniel Curry came to Loop in c1821 near Kincaid.Prior to that,he was in Nicholas Co. Jesse Treadway was married to Mahala Johnson and her mother was a Edwards. Thomas Curry & wife Susannah,d/o John Johnson obtained land.In 1876,his hiers sold the land to John Kincaid John Johnson and brother William came to Loop in1827.They were sons of William Johnson,one of the first settlers of Nicholas Co.He was from Bath Co.Va. William Johnson,John's brother married in 1814,Nancy Sims,another daughter of James Sims.Other settlers from Nicholas Co were Turley Foster,Presley Foster and Benjamin Darlington.All 3 married daughters of William Johnson Sr. In 1831,Abner Settle Sr bought land at mouth of Beards Fork and also ran a grist mill. Carol in Va