Some intrests were questioned on the Farley family. Here is an excerpt in my "Pioneers of Wyoming County" yet to be published for early history. Lee Hash FARLEYS FORT It was said that Andrew Culbertson settled on New River in 1753 at what has been known since his settlement, as Culbertson's, or Crump's Bottom. He sold his claim soon after to Samuel Culbertson. The country for some years was so infested with Indians from northwest of the Ohio, that the property appeared to be deserted and abandoned and in fact was. In the meantime, other persons began to assert claim to the land, until finally the claims of all became vested in Thomas Farley who, in March, 1775, procured the 355 acres of land to be surveyed, took a certificate thereof in order to obtain a grant from the Virginia Land Office. Thomas Farley, on locating on the land referred to, constructed a large log house as a fort against Indian attacks. It was built on a spot at the lower end of Culbertsons bottom some 200 yards below the mouth of Tom’s (Josuah’ s) Run and just above Bull Falls near the Warford ferry. This Fort was first known as Fort Field. It was also referred to in history as Culbertsons and Waford’s Fort. This fort was later known as Farley's Fort, at which, Matthew, a son of Thomas Farley Sr., was made Captain and placed in charge of this Fort. Thomas Farley later sold his interest in Culbertson’s bottom to John Burnside sometime in 1793 and returned to Walker’s Creek in Giles County where he died in 1796 at the age of 66. Farley’s Fort served as “protection” to many of our Pioneers of Boone, Mercer, Logan, Raleigh, Wyoming and other Counties. Many of the Indian raids and atrocities have been recorded in early history . Several other Forts in the area offered protection of the white settlers against maurading Indians. The Chronicals of Border Warefare relate some of these reports.