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250
McCulloch, Colonel S., 156; sketch of ..
347
Ladies' colleges in Staunton ..
259
Lewis, John, the Founder-
112
McCoy, J
McCue, Rev. John, DD.
66 John, of Long-Meadows
his will.
338
James A ...
227, 315 253, 315
Hon. Thomas. 25, 32, 172; sketch of. ..
333
his sketch of J. H. Peyton.
302 370
sketch of
340
66 family
246, 253 315
66 Col. Charles. 156, 222;
sketch of. Major John.
332, 341 158
66 Hons J. F .. L. L. and D. S. Gen. Samuel H., letter of.
334, 335
Lee, Gen. Arthur
179
Mossy creek church
83
Lee, F. L. 146
Mt. Horeb church.
Lee, Gen .. 43
374
Mississippi company
Montgomery, J. Hall estate
..
244
Legislature in Staunton ..
202 43
Mt. Solon, village ...
267
Mt. Sidney
267 267
Lilley, General R. D
235
Moffett, Col. Geo
139, 312 158
Lincoln, Pres't.
225
Moore, Andrew. J. K.
223
List of marriages between 1785-1793 .. Lithia Spring in county .
387
277 Michie, T. J .215, 220, 221 218
14 Morris, Chas
Mexican volunteers of 1845.
219
Logan's family murdered.
speech ..
150 Murchison, SIr R. J. ....
273
Long Knife, origin of term
152 Mineralogy of Augusta. ...
275
D
142| Medicinal waters. .....
277
Mathews family
317
Mathews, Geo. 108, 168, 178
218
J Samson
173
Mason & Dixon's line, history of. Capt ...
183
Maxwell, Captain, killed.
214
Mayors of Staunton, list of. Magistrates of Augusta, list of from 1790 to 1860 .. 255
257
Manganese ore in county
277
Matron, a Virginian
210 43
McDowell, Gov. J.
Colonel
149, 163 302
McKee, Alex .. McDonald, Colonel Jas
149
Laurel Hili meeting
Mclaughlin, Judge.
204 43 148
McIntosh's expedition.
173
McClenachan, Alex. Colonel A.
173 223 82
Military association formed in Staun- ton 1812. 216
Minor, Prof. J. B 375
Mrs. William
210
and McDowell, letter.
174
Militia system .. Military companies 1861 .. 66 230 86 Methodist Episcopal Church. 49
Music among the pioneers.
Lee, Richard Henry, 146; letter of. 326
Mt. Carmel church.
84 86 138 148 149
Leisure necessary to wisdom and
learning.
44 51
Mozart House
Mossy creek ..
263 263 267
Libraries in Augusta.
34
Mt. Meridian 66
....
Lieutenant of the county
143 168
Lines on Col. Lewis.
Middlebrook
.. .
London and Plymouth Companies Loch-Willow church.
84 152 Midway ..
267
. ..
Literature in United States
Muddy creek massacre
Leigh, Benjamin Watkins
61, 144 54 255 49 5 188
25, 26, 30, 32, 33, 81, 98; death Gen. A ..... 110, 111, 142, 178, 179; sketch of
335
John H., Judge
Col. William 108, 173, 178;
J. M ...
M.
Kanawha, meaning of the term .. 152 199
Kercheval's account of expected attack Killbuck, Indian chief .. 111
Killed, list of in battle of P't Plea sant. 158
Manners and customs of the pioneers.
Marriage list of early. 387 Manufactures, remarks on. 250
Marriage ceremony of settlers 45
Martin, Dr. J. S. 86 91
244 Makemic, Francis
Mary Gray mountain 106
127
251
Koiner, A .....
Legislators ignorant of our early
334
family
INDEX.
Museum proposed.
Meeting of the freeholders of Augusta in 1775.
173
Meeting of the inhabitants of West Augusta lu 1775
206
Punishments in early days.
39
Public opinion, force of. 39
Physicians, &ct as to
47 55
Prasentments, oid.
57, 53 78
278 Presbyterian church in Augusta .. Pitt, fort.
110 110
New river settied .
14+ 224
New Orleans, battle of.
Public meeting in Augusta 1775
176
Newtown, Staunton
257 263
Nelson, Gov. Thos.
202 21
Poetry, hot-blooded. Porterfield, General R family ..
317
Population of Augusta. .. Staunton
272
Pratt, Capt.
192
Pipe, Capt.
191
Poage, John, sheriff
203
Piison, Mathew .....
223
Pierpont, Gov ... .......
212
Poor-house of Augusta ....
262
Q.
Quilting parties. 48
Quarles, J. M., Judge. ..... 254
R.
Randolph, Peyton .172, 175, 202
Edmund. 202
Renix, Joshua, becomes a Miami chief 112
Rice, fort, attack on. 197 Rice, Abra. 198
Rives, Judge Alex. 375
Representative government, dawn of in Virginia. 17
Royal commission in Virginih. 18
Rocky spring church ..
86
Roman Catholic Church In Augusta ... Rector, first in Augusta ..
90
Parish of Augusta, division of.
Patent to Beverly Manor.
Past and present of Augusta
Patton, James, first sheriff, 32:grantee
Penn, William, letter of to red men ... 181
Pennsylvania, why so called. 181
Peace restored after civil war 243
Peyton, John, Sir E. John R .. 321
66 John H .-
26, 43, 103, 139, 215, 218, 321; sketchesof.
358, 379
66
Sir Yelverton 21
66 Henry J., clerk 215
William H.
88
66
Francis. 202, 265 family 320 creek. 256 ville. 267
238
Henry, sheriff. ....
Colonel Wm. M.
George L ..
66 Yelverton, killed
320
Plckins, J.
Preston, John
.: William, Col ..
66 J. T. L., sketch of J. H. Peyton.
142
Spotswood, Gov 22
361 | Second Presbyterian church, Staunton
85
66
66
1881.
264
" Staunton, 1882.
265
Opie, Captain J. N.
Outacite, Indian chief. 111
P.
Packenham, Sir Ed .. 224
Passport, colonial form of
178 6
Pascataway Indians
Page, Gov. John
Paul, Capt ...
Paxton boys
97
Report of commissioners on boundary between Virginia and Pennsylva- nia 132
River of the woods, Kanawha.
152 274
Rivers and water courses of Augusta. Reptiies of the county
Road from Staunton to Warm Springs Roads of the county.
297 168 266 286
Roads an evidence of civilization ..... Robertson, Col. George C.
218 233 215
Ryan, J. N., cierk.
Rodes, George, M. C. for West Augusta Religious liberty. .6 establishment.
205
Richmond attacked by Benedict Ar- nold.
205 202
Rittenhouse, D 133
S.
Sangersville, hamlet 267
277 Sand for glass manufacture in county Sandstone and siate. 276
36,
Preston family
303
Piedmont village battle of 233 39
267
N.
Natural curiosities
Naturalization, colonial form of.
177 278 240
Negro the.
Point Pleasant, army of. 4. killa at bettio of.
152 161 173
New Hope, village ...
237
Newspapers published in Augusta ..
Poe, Andrew, sketch of
352 168
Nicholson, Gov.
207
Nott, Gov .. 21
272
O.
Oath of allegiance 96
Ohio, the river of blood.
9
Offices unworthily conferred.
24
Old Dominion, origin of the term
19
Ordinarles, colonial charges 54
Orphans, how provided for. 105 183
Ogle. Capt.
Old letters
160, 345 32
Officers of Augusta in 1745
66
66
1790.
214
30, 236
Painter, George, kiiled.
116 119 138 111 102 62 42 82
Ross, J D ..
207
Charles S.
203 321 218
House
263 31 56
Pioneer life
Pillory, the
" William
" West Augusta 1775. "
206
. 216, 218, 317
Nicholas, R. C.
264
North or Endless Mountains
279
Native animals ..
Schale, P. 32
INDEX.
Serpents in Augusta.
279
Thompson, Hugh. 32
Charles 170
..
L. P .. 215, 367
Sherwood, Grace, tried for witchcraft.
Shemeriah church.
Torture, sweating ..
Tinkling Spring church.
Templeton, Captain, killed. 236
Snake bite cured. 47
Thornrcse Cemetery. 105
Six Nations join England in war 1774. 160
Six Nations go to war 142
Spartan band. 198
Treaty of Fort Stanwiz of Ghent.
218
Sowers, Captain J. C.
of Camp Charlotte of German Flats ..
159 143 256
Trustees, Staunton's first.
Topography of Augusta .. 272
221 Trayer, Hemphill, hung 263
251
Townships of county ... 272 371
Tucker, Judge H. St. George
Tunker church ... 89
Turtle Creek, battle of .. 137
Tradera murdered by Indians 137
Texas declares her independence ..... 219
U.
Union church. 84
Union of the colonies ... 108
Union party of 1860 in Augusta 226
meeting in Staunton. 226
214
Skinner, Colonel J. H.
Shenandoah Valley desolated ...
Shenandoah, meaning in original
· Selma estate.
Scalping parties
Settlers, the first
Sermon, flrst preached in Augusta
Superstitions of pioneers
Stocks the
Scene in an old court-horse.
turnpike
266
Stone church ..
Virginian, newspaper. 263
Variety Springs. 277
206
Sybert fort massacre.
Virginia, her population from 1607 to 1748. 23
.
Sunday schools.
Vestry, first of Augusta Parish
96, 97 128
· Smith, D ... 46 Rev. J. J. W. G
175 264 158 158 218
Steele, Colonel John S.
Verona, village of. -267
Vindicator, newspaper. 263
W.
Washington ..... 43, 107, 108, 109, 147, 158, 168, 2]1 Ward, James. 142
Walpole, Thomas .. 145
Warm Springs road . 168
Waddell, Rev. J .... ..... 43, 85, 208, 222;
sketch of ..... 353
War of 1774
151
Wayatt, F.
Wappotomi. 149
158
White Eyes, Indian chief.
159
West Augusta, District of. 66 magistrates of ...
176
T.
Taylor, Judge Allen
43
Guards ...
230
Tate family ...
312 Wayne, General A .10, 192, 209, 318
Teachers, the first Augusta.
42 Wayneaborough .. 270
Teter, Captain.
199 Western Lunatic Asylum. 261
Thompson, Rev J
34 Webster, Daniel. 373
108
Shelby, Gen. J.
Female Seminary .... .. Volunteers to Mexican war, return of. -223
258
Song, a cabin
Senedoa Indians
168 6 6
Susquehanos
Stewart. David .. 111 ...
Stuart, Judge Arch'd. .... 43, 215, 309, 342 Hon. A. H. H ... 221, 229, 310, 319; letter of. .342, 375, 379 family.
Steuben, Baron
308 203
Sterrett, F. F.
230 244
Steephill estate.
Spring farm estate 244 244
Suburban residences
184 Shepherd, Colonel, gallant speech .... Stephena, Colonel A .. 109
Superior courts of law established .... 215
Wells, Gen
176
meeting of inhabitanta
of in 1775 206
Hon. George W 375 39 81
Tug river, how it got its name. 111 6
Tuscarora Indians
192
Spy, British. killed .. 208 218
218
Sperry, J ..
Shefft y, D. H., sketch of. . .
357, 373
" HW.
220, 221, 224
Stevenson, L. L.
Southern hospitality. Confederacy formed
Staunton. why so named.
Female Seminary
and Parkersburg road
and Covington road.
225 1 258 .265 265
and Jenning's Gap road .. 266 her latitudes and longitudes Spectator, newspaper. 328 263 230 85 237 257 148 267
¥ church.
captured
'St. Clair, Atex. Gen. A.
Spring Bill, village.
Ulysses ...
United States declares war against England. 216
V.
Valley of Virginia discovered 24; first settled. 25
Sandy creek expedition,.
Selim, the Algerine convert.
114
Valandingham, George ......
Stanwix, fort, treaty of.
116 86 146 149 Veech, J. .. Virginia, captains in Braddock's force Convention of 1765 208
244 180
41, 72 34 51 55 56 80 111
Artillery
229, 231 239 1
Schools of Augusta.
258, 259
Scott, Gen. C. R.
224 51 82
Shawanese Indians .. 5
Shawanese killed in Augusta. 143
.
INDEX.
Wesleyan Female Seminary
258
White, Rev. W. S.
43
Withrow, William ..
271
Wheatlands estate.
244
Weyer's cave. 278
Westview, village. 271
Y.
Wetzel, Lewis 351
208
Young, Thomas, kilied.
150
Wilson, Captain
Hugh.
218
Women, brave.
200
Williamson's campaign ..
188
Z.
Wheeling, the Key of the West.
151
Wirt, William ...
167, 355
Zane, Col.
196
Whigs, revolutionray 175
= Ebenezer, 195; sketch of. 193
Witchcraft 51, 67, 112, 166
Elizabeth, heroine.
349
FINIS.
Wayt family. 318
Wilson, Burgess
187
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