History of southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870, Part 77

Author: Summers, Lewis Preston, 1868-1943
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Richmond, Va. : J.L. Hill Printing Company
Number of Pages: 936


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Hagy, J. Harrison.


Henderson, John L., killed at Cedar Mountain. Hamilton, John B. Harris. Samuel L. Hagy, David C. Humphreys, John.


Humphreys, Daniel, wounded at


Chancellorsville.


Heatherly, Geodfry. Hughes, James E. Hughes, O. F. Hutton, J. H.


Hayton, George. Harley, John M., died in prison. Hagy, W. F. Hamilton. W. H.


Ingham, Moses.


Ireson, W. L., wounded Gettysburg and Petersburg.


Ingle, A. H., wounded Chancellors- ville.


Ingle, Joseph. Ireson. J. L. Jones, T. F. Johnston, John F.


Jones, Russell, wounded Hatcher's Run.


Kestner, J. H., died near Harrison- burg, Va. (supposed).


Kegly, Wm. H., wounded Mine Run.


Kingsolver, A. F., died in prison.


Kingsolver, David.


Kennedy, John W., died Valley Mountain.


Kennedy, A. J., died Elmira, N. Y.


Kestner, J. A., wounded second Manassas.


Lewis, George W.


Lyon, Churchill, died in hospital.


Lyon, David, died in hospital.


Lyon, Josiah.


Lyon, R. F.


Mumpower, M. M., wounded at


Gettysburg. Morgan, W. J.


McPhatridge, N. B.


Murray, Drewry.


Minnick, Thomas J.


Minnick, John P.


Meade, John E., wounded at Bath.


MaHaffey, Samuel C.


Moore, Jos. E.


Moore, R. S., killed at Richmond.


McGee, C. J. Mobley, W. W.


Meayle, Abram F. Mitchell, J. W.


Musick, A. G., wounded at Wilder-


ness. Musick. T. W.


Price. Daniel E. Price, Wm. F.


Price, Emory O., wounded at Gettys- burg. Perdue, Wiley H., died in hospital. Painter, Arthur R., died in hospital.


880


Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786.


Pitzer, James M.


Parrott, Henry.


Ramsey, Wm. H.


Rush, Robert W.


Roberts, David C., killed at Gettys- burg.


Roberts, Henry.


Ramsey, H.


Wilson, W. J.


Roberts, W. W.


Roberts, John, wounded Chancellors- ville.


Wilson, A. S.


Shaver, Martin, wounded at the Wilderness.


Wilson, J. H.


Shoemaker, R. R., died in camp.


Webb, G. T.


Smith, John A.


Webb, David J.


Scyphers, W. G.


Warren, W.


Stout, Samuel.


White, J. M.


Stout, Wm., killed at Gettysburg.


*White, John H.


Stout, J. H.


COMPANY H, THIRTY-SEVENTH VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS.


Officers. R. E. Grant, captain. Robert Wright, first lieutenant. I. C. Rambo, second lieutenant. W. B. Edmondson, third lieutenant.


Privates.


Arnold, Thomas. Arnold, M. S.


Caldwell, T. Jeff.


Harris, Jacob.


Carrington, W. C.


Hellenstruttet, Wm.


Buck, Wm.


Cole, Andrew.


Keller, Joseph.


Barlow, James.


Duff, Felix.


Lowry, Robert.


Beattie, John.


Duff, E.


McClure, N. B.


Berry, James.


Davis, Edward.


McGhee, John.


Barberry, James.


DeBusk, Thomas.


Moser, James.


Black, Samuel.


DeBusk, David.


McGinnis, Samuel.


Bailey, Wm.


Dungan, Thomas.


McKee, Matt.


Brown, Abe.


Elrod, Henry.


McKee, Joseph.


Buchanan, Moses.


Elrod, Wiley.


Morrison, David.


Carson, Wm.


Edmondson, M. R.


McCrackin, Fulk.


Clark, P. D.


Fulcher, James.


McCrackin, Frank. McCrackin, Hugh.


*Furnished by John Roberts and John B. Hamilton.


-


Caldwell, S. T.


Grant, J. Tol.


Stout, W. W. Thompson, A. G., wounded Gettys- burg. Townsend, George F.


Trammell, Nath. A.


Vaughan, E. Wilson, James P.


Roberts, James.


Wilson, John A., wounded at Rich- mond. Wilson, J. H.


Wilson, Samuel.


883


Washington County, 1777-1870.


1807. Earl B. Clapp Died September, 1854; treasurer 1823- 1825.


John McClellan


Removed from county 1819.


Francis Smith


Resigned 1843.


James Harper


Died 1815.


William Trigg


Died 1813.


Jonathan Smith


Removed from county 1810.


Thomas McChesney


Died 1836.


Michael Deckard


Removed from county 1811.


William Snodgrass


Resigned 1822.


William Y. Conn


Died 1837.


James Cummings


Died August, 1840.


Robert Craig, Jr.


Removed from county 1817.


Connally Findlay


Died 1817.


1822. Peter Johnston


Died 1831; president of Board 1826- 1831.


Benjamin Estill


Resigned 1837.


Wm. C. Preston


Removed from county 1824.


Robert E. Cummings


Removed from county 1834.


Joseph C. Trigg


Died September, 1831.


Richard White, Jr.


Died 1827.


William Byars


Resigned.


James Taylor


Lived Smyth county.


John M. Preston Resigned; president of Board 1838- 1849.


John Gibson


Resigned 1826.


1826. John N. Humes


Died July, 1871; president of Board 1849-1871.


Peter J. Branch Secretary 1837-1861, treasurer 1841- 1861.


John H. Fulton


Died January, 1836.


James King Resigned.


Chas. C. Johnston Died 1832.


James W. Preston


Removed from county 1838.


Peter C. Johnston


.Removed to Smyth county.


Edward Latham


Resigned 1843.


James L. White


Died December, 1838.


1827. William Ewing


Removed from county.


1832. Daniel Trigg


Died February, 1853.


Robert R. Preston


Resigned 1837.


Jacob Lynch


Died March, 1862.


Samuel Logan


Died July, 1855.


1840. Connally F. Trigg


Removed from county 1856.


William Y. C. White


Resigned 1871.


1841. John W. C. Watson Removed from county. Jeremiah Bronough Removed from county 1843.


1843. Wyndham Robertson.


884


Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786.


1843. Chas, G. Gibson .Died June, 1844.


1844. Thomas'L. Preston . Removed to Smyth county.


1849. James D. McCabe Removed from county.


1852. James K. Gibson Died March, 1879.


Beverly R. Johnston Resigned 1862.


John A. Campbell Died.


1854. Walter Preston Died November, 1867.


Died March, 1861.


1856. George W. Hopkins Edward M. Campbell Died June, 1878; president of Board 1871-1878.


James McChain . Died March, 1869.


Charles S. Bekem


Died August, 1875.


1859. Alexander R. Preston


Died.


George V. Litchfield


Died February 5, 1875.


Samuel V. Fulkerson Died July, 1862.


Arthur C. Cummings Resigned.


1862. John G. Kreger Secretary and treasurer 1861-189 --.


Thomas G. McConnell.


Newton K. White.


1864. Charles J. Cummings.


1869. David G. Thomas.


James Fields.


1871. James L. White.


Samuel N. Honaker Died January 22, 1903.


1875. Robert A. Preston.


Daniel Trigg President of Board 1878-1904.


James C. Greenway.


1878. John F. Sutton.


1880. Thomas W. White.


1886. George E. Penn . Secretary 189 -- to 1904.


G. V. Litchfield, Jr.


Frank B. Hutton.


F. S. Robertson. Wm. G. G. Lowry.


· Henley Fugate.


INDEX .*


America. 9: visited by Columbus, 20-24. 25. 27. 42, 132. 133. 138, 142; Colo-


nists. 160-161: Republie liberty, 160-173, 199. 201. 208. 273. 277. 256. 340, 352, 354, 355, 356, 357, 359, 360.


Atlantic Ocean, 10.


Anglo-Saxon race, 12, 20, 24, 25, 34, 40, 50, 78, 199.


Argall, Captain, 15.


Africans, 15.


Appalaches, 21, 36, 38, 366.


Abb's Valley, 22, 114, 116, 146, 382, 385.


Alleghanies, 24, 31, 37 ; divide, 46, 47, 51, 52, 61, 286.


Abingdon. 27, 29, 132. 133. 138, 142. 157. 219, 229, 235, 242, 255. 269. 279. 280, 291. 303. 350, 366. 373. 387. 390. 392: postoffice established 1793, 437; turnpike, contract to build, 447; tolls, new courthouse built, 451; calls to arms. 453. 458; officers commissioned, 464, 465; turnpike com- pany incorporated 1830, 469. 470-483 : academy. 486-493; railroad meet- ing, 496-497: Virginia and Tennessee completed 1856, 505: turnpike. 506: railroad collision near. September Ist. 1861, 517; act authorizing issue of notes, 1862, with cuts, 519; church bells made into cannon, companies reorganized, 521, 530. 532; burning, account of, 541-543: Freedmen's Bureau established. 548-554: Law Library Association 1869, 556: academy, 558: female academy. principals, 564; cornerstone laid. 565: its history, 616. 621; prison bounds, 623-624; named 1798. 626-627 : freeholders voting. 632-633; new courthouse, 634; account of fire, 635; by-laws and ordinances, street improvements, new charter, 639-640: mayor and council elected, description of town 1835. 641. 642. 643; bank established. 644; street repairs. 645, 647; officers elected 1861. 648-649; threatened invasion by Federal troops. 650-651 : small- pox. town burned by Wyatt. 652. 653; situation-first meeting town council 1865-1866. proceedings, 653; contract awarded for new court- house, same completed, 654; description 1875, 654. 656; United States court. 656: orders and requests town council. 656, 658; officers' list of. with years served. 659. 664; lots sold by Christopher Acklin. 665-667: almshouse superintendent. 838: west Main street. 27. 630. 638; Valley street. 481. 630. 654; opened. 656: Court street. 481, 630. 638; Water street, 631; Brewer street, 631.


Academy, Abingdon, trustees, 882-884.


Adair, Indian trader, 30, 32, 33, 259.


Appomattox river, 34, 35, 36; town, 36; Indians, 36.


Austin, Walker, 34; Austin & Co., 281.


*This index does not purport to give names of persons mentioned in the appendix. nor names of persons mentioned in the text matter of the History.


886


Index.


Augusta county, 38, 42, 43, 44, 55; record from, 80, 82, 106, 118, 149, 152, 251, 252, 268, 354.


Arkansas, 40. Amelia county, 40.


Alexandria, Va., 56. Alexanders, 40.


Anderson, John, 42; William Anderson, 93, 258. Alexander, Archibald, 61.


Attakullakulla, 73, 74, 75.


Aylett, John, 108, 132. 1


Arbuckle, Matthew, 109, 152.


Adams, George, 110, 132; Samuel, 206; John, 212.


Aldridge, James, 114.


Alamance, battle of, 115, 159; creek, 350, 353.


Allison, Robert, 134; Charles, 134, 136.


Acklin, Christopher, 135, 290, 303, 375, 626, 631, 665, 667.


Ashby, John, Captain, 148.


Allen, Hugh, 153.


Armstrong, 156; James, 630, 632, 633. Affidavit, Jarret Williams, 221-222.


Avery, Waightstill, 247.


Aspinvale, 360. Articles of Association, 399. Artillery, regiment of, 452. Appendix, 463. Almshouse, sale of, 486.


Agricultural Society organized 1850, 494. Abolition, 510. Alderson, C. W., 787.


Attorneys practicing in courts, 834-837.


Assembly, General, 158, 209, 228, 243, 244; petition to, 246, 247, 248, 250, 251, 254, 256, 257, 258, 263, 264, 266, 277, 279, 280, 281, 287, 295, 298, 299 ; resolutions 1781, 339, 340, 357, 370, 373, 388, 391, 392; address of, 394, 397, 423, 424 ; first representatives elected, 426, 447-452; 1814, rais- ing of troops, 462, 464, 466; spring session 1819, officers elected, 467; voting precincts established, commissioners appointed 1823, 468-469 ; Lynchburg and New River railroad incorporated, 470; effort a fail- ure, 473; representatives 1836, Lynchburg and Bristol Railroad Com- missioners, 480; Tennessee-Virginia railroad meeting, resolutions 1849, 495-496; members elected 1859, 511; convention dissolving connection of States, 512; commissioners of revenue, 530, 547; acts of 1867, 550; 1869, 555, 556, 621 ; petition 1777, 624, 625; 1803, 633 ; charter amended, 648; new council elected, 649; act establishing county seat, 667, 669; incorporating Goodson, 681; Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge rail- road, begun 1877, 682.


887


Index.


B.


Brutus, 172. Bristow, J. L., 8. Bahama Islands, 10. Bergess, Annie, 13.


Burgesses, House of, 15. 18, 34, 35, 36. 51, 106, 130, 148, 158, 160, 163; peti- tion. 164-169. 170, 176, 178, 179, 181; resolution, 186, 187, 204, 209, 217, 285.


Bennett, Richard, 16.


Berkley, Sir William, 16, 17, 23, 36, 38.


Bacon, Nathaniel, 17, 161. Blue Ridge, 17, 23, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 49, 130, 466.


Byars' farm, 22, 28, 29, 104, 138.


Batte, Captain Henry, 23, 36.


Bickley's History of Tazewell, 28, 76; Charles, 367, 368.


British Indians assist, 33; government, 148; Parliament, 159, 161, 180, 187, 199, 201, 219; standard, 277, 286; agents, 294, 299, 302, 341, 348, 351, 354, 355, 356, 359, 366, 374; vessels, 459.


Baptist ministers, 845.


Baptist missionary ministers, 846.


Battes, Thomas, journal of trip of exploration, 36, 38; Governor, 220, 273. Bedford county, 41, 79, 152, 252.


Buckingham Road, 41.


Botetourt county, act establishing, 41, 43, 106, 108, 109, 118, 130, 150, 152, 153. 232, 233, 251, 252, 297, 337, 349, 364, 370; Lord Botetourt, 97, 109. Buffalo Gap, 41; Buffalo Lick, 45, 146; Buffalo Bottom, 45.


Beverly, William, 42; manor of, 41, 42.


Buchanan, John, 42, 43, 44, 45, 53, 58, 67, 84, 136, 137, 250, 669, 671. Buchanan, Robert, 134, 271; Archibald, 135, 136; James, 287.


Buchanan, President James, 513; Buchanan county first settlers, 43, 254, 366, 103.


Burke, James, 45, 46, 53, 54, 58; Burke's Garden, 45, 46, 54, 58, 361, 362. Burke, Richard, 155.


Bluestone river, 48, 61, 362, 363, 368, 386, 426; Bluestone creek, 146.


Byrd, Colonel William, 49, 66; Roster ranging party, 67, 69, 70, 75, 92, 146;


Thomas, 134; John, 131, 132; Byrd's boundary lines, 46, 116; dispute between Washington and Russell, 469; Washington and Montgomery, 372; Smyth and Washington, commissioner's report, 474; Grayson, 506; Washington county and State of Tennessee, 693; committee report, sur- veyor's report, issues tried, 726, 746.


Blacksburg, 49. Battle of Colloden, 50. Back Creek, 53. Braddock, General, his defeat, 56. Barrier, Casper, 57, 59. Barger, Philip, 57.


888


Index.


Bingeman, John, Mrs., Adam, Mrs., Jr., 58-59.


Bridgman, 59.


Baker, Mary, 58; David, 110; Isaac, 671, 672, 673.


Breckenridge, General James, 467; Robert, 61, 108; John C., 511; Alexan- der, 158.


Butt, J. M., 788.


Boone, Daniel, 76; tree, 105, 142, 156, 157, 617; James, 142; Boone's Creek, 76, 93, 228; Boonsborough, 278.


Bledsoe, Anthony, 103, 109, 110, 116, 130, 135, 136, 137, 221, 223, 242, 243- 263, 264, 270, 279, 287, 292, 349, 625; Isaac, 436; sketches, 748.


Bean, William, 92; Mrs. Bean, 228; Russell Bean, 92.


Bowyer, John, 108; Luke, 108, 132, 260; Thomas, 146.


Blevins, 76.


Boquet, Captain, 81.


Butler, 84.


Benhams, 105; Benham, 428.


Beaver Creek, 110, 136, 137.


Bowen, John, 109; Rees, 116, 156, 271; Arthur Bowen, 133, 452; William, 135, 271; Moses, 156.


Baptists, 118; Baptist Valley, 380, 426.


Beattie, John, 132; Francis, 371.


Bradshaw, John, 115.


Bryan, James, 133, 135; William, 142.


Black, Joseph, 135, 136, 157, 229, 257, 268, 269, 270, 271, 290, 291, 292, 300, 619, 621, 622; Black Lick, 293; Black Wolf, 361; Black Mountain, 423. Blackburn, William, 135; George, 135, 256, 258, 271, 274; Arthur, 230, 231, 620, 156.


Briggs, Samuel, 135, 158, 268, 269, 621, 622.


Bear Grass Creek, 146.


Bone Lick, 146.


Ballard, William, 148.


Batson, Mordecai, 148. Belfast, 151. Ball, John, 148.


Buford, 152, 153, 293.


Bracken, 153.


Brooks, George, 155; Brooks, Castleton, 268; Rev. Ebenezer, 371.


Bradley, John, 156; Reuben, 455; Robert E., 491.


Bogard, Abram, 156.


Berry, Francis, 156; Thomas, 271, 245; George, 245; Hugh, 269; John, 135. Boston Harbor, 160, 172, 181, 182, 199, 207, 208, 209.


Barre, Colonel, 170.


Bernard, Governor, 173, 177.


Board of Admiralty, 177; Board of Trade, 177; Board of Officers, 363, 364. Bland, Richard, 181, 188, 207.


Breed's Hill, battle of, 206.


Bill of Rights, 210, 212; bills of credit, 292.


Index. 889


Boyd's Creek, 218; Boyd, 218; Mary, 232; Alexander, 232; Boyd's Mill, 351.


Brown's settlement. 219: Cornelius Brown, 281; Low Brown, 287 ; G. Brown, 287; John Brown, 349, 373, 375. Bluff City, 235.


Big Island, 241.


Blankenship, John, 243.


Bunch, James, 246. Braxton, Carter, 251.


Bullitt, 252. Bond, Edward, 260.


Bannister, Mr., 264.


Bowman, Captain John, 279.


Blackamore, John, 292.


Big Creek, 93, 294, 360.


Blue Spring, 136; Blue Lick, 368.


Barnett, Alexander, 301.


Battle of King's Mountain, 303, 304, 337, 338, 340.


Bennington, 340. Bickerstaff, 341, 350.


Butler's line, 354 ; brigade, 355.


Bailey, D. F., 780.


Buchanan, B. F., sketch, 781.


Bekem, Charles S., sketch, 791. Bull Town, 360. Bush, James, 367.


Bowlin, Wm., 367. Bergess, Rev. Timothy, 371.


Brushy Mountain, 372.


Broomfield children, 380.


Breeding, -, 423. Benge, Indian chief, 433, 443.


Big Moccasin Gap, 437. Barbour, Governor James, 461. Barr, Rev. George R., 506. Bekem, C. S., 506, 516.


Bell, James, 42, 60; John, 511. Buckner, General, 532. Barrack, Solomon G., 580; Institute, 580. Birch, Rev. Thomas Erskine, 561. Balfour, Sallie C. and Elizabeth, 567. Bagnell, Wm. and Mrs., 628.


Branch, Peter J., 645. Bowen, Rees T., sketch, 761.


Bowen, Henry, sketch, 762. Buchanan, John A., sketch, 763. Byars, Colonel william, sketch, 774. Byars, J. Cloyd, sketch, 782.


890


Index.


Bristol, 235, 259, 294; Virginia-Tennessee railroad erected, 556-669, 673; boundaries, 676; 1855-business houses, 678-679; Thirty-seventh Vir- ginia Regiment organized, 680; newspaper, schools, 681; King College, 682; Colonel Cutt's observation, solar eclipse, 683; charter amended, 683; first officers, rules and regulations adopted, 684; lots sold, James Bank incorporated, 685; city incorporated, officers, corporation court established, 686; census Virginia-Tennessee, officers, 687, 689.


C.


Confederate troops roster, 867-881.


Cæsar, 172.


Congressional Library, 8.


Columbus, Christopher, 10, 20.


Cabot, John, 10, 79; Sebastian, 10.


Clinch Mountain, 10, 82, 115, 132, 134, 135, 136, 156, 157, 272, 369, 370, 388, 420.


Croatan, 12.


Chesapeake Bay, 12, 14.


:.


Cape Henry, Cape Charles, 12.


Colony, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 34, 43, 47, 143, 148, 286, 295.


Canada, 76, 147, 182, 199; British Canada, 40, 51; French expelled from, acquired by, 380.


County court system organized, 16, 256, 263, 275, 280, 285, 289, 299, 446. Counties-Smyth county, officers, lawyers, 472, 473; Scott county, 465;


July, 1819, negro tried, 467; minute books destroyed, 468; Washington court members, description of, 1832, 476, 480; new jail erected 1837, 481; new buildings 1850, 489; members elected by vote, 493; 1852, slave convicted, 514; railroad directors appointed, proceedings regarding slaves, money voted for army supplies, police protection, home defence, field officers, more money appropriated, officers appointed 1861, 515- 519; April term 1864, money levied to buy grain, 533, 546, 547; Freed- men's Court established, 548-549; officers elected, 555; last term old County Court, April, 1870, 555; 1776, 621; order entered, 622; pro- ceedings, 624 ; prison plan 1779, 633; 1838, 643, 644; elected, 645; reso- lutions of court, 647; Augusta organized, 42.


Charles I, 16, 161, 172; Charles II, 16, 37, 123.


Cromwell, 16, 117, 161.


Chelsea, 17.


Counties established west of mountains, 18; Scott 1814, 464; officers of, 465, 466; Smyth county, 472.


Crow, James, sketch, 787.


Campbell, Thomas J., sketch, 789.


Church of Christ ministers, 846.


Christian ministers, 845.


Columbia, S. C., 21. Cafitachieque, 21.


Castle Woods, 22, 134, 142, 235, 272, 363, 365, 367, 386, 388, 426.


Crockett, Mr., 22; Samuel, 46, 130, 131, 133; Joseph and Esther, 45-54.


891


Index.


Cherokee Indians, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27; battle Chickasaw Old Fields, 32, 40, 53, 60, 61. 67, 70. 72, 75, 93, 106, 142, 143, 157, 217 ; town, 220, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 240, 241, 243, 245, 246. 248, 250, 262, 263, 268, 278, 304, 341, 349, 364, 366, 379. 385, 420: Creek nation, 24, 27. 30; passion for revenge, 31; principal town, 31, 217. 263, 349. 379, 380, 386, 420; Cherokee river, 24, 44, 102, 155.


Cootela river, 24.


Clinch, 24, 28, 32, 35. 44. 50. 109, 114, 142, 143, 145. 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 209, 219, 222, 229, 246, 248, 254, 271, 286. 288, 294. 295. 361, 363. 364, 367, 368, 387, 388, 420, 426; valley, 28; visited by Shawnese, 33, 48, 76, 84, 287.


Cumberland river, 25, 50, 147, 250, 254, 263, 264, 266, 268, 278; mountains, 48, 50, 104, 143, 278, 279, 280, 480; Gap, 27. 33, 46, 50, 76, 280, 349, 364, 366, 379, 420, 431; Cumberland county, 69, 358.


Clear Fork creek, 28.


Catawba river, 31, 81; Indians, 60; road, 130.


Choto, 31, 74, 244; Chote, 246, 294, 348, 360, 361, 365, 366, 386, 420.


Carolinas, 32, 234, 241, 292, 294, 299, 340, 388.


Campbell, Arthur, 32; captured by Indians, 67. 84. 109. 130, 131. 132, 133, 135, 146, 149, 201, 204, 209, 218, 242, 250, 252, 255, 256, 262-274, 285, 287, 289, 292, 299, 342, 348, 349, 350, 364, 376, 391, 392 : charges against, 302, 403; communications relative to charges, 404, 419: memorial, 418- 419; talk to Indians 1787, 421, 424, 431, 432, 435, 436: militia report, 443; death, epitaph, 463, 464, 625, 707; sketch, 748.


Clerks, deputies, 837-838.


Commissioners of revenue, 838-839.


Constables on Holston, 840-841.


Campbell, Preston W., sketch, 776.


Campbell, Robert, 42, 134, 155, 271; Major Charles, 43. 45; Michael, 48; Campbell, John, 156, 157, 254, 271, 275, 290, 306, 373; sketch, 791; Margaret, 84; Robert, 84, 156, 301, 372; James, 84; Patrick, 84; David and daughters, 84, 256, 270, 290; Isaac, 293; Governor David. 118, 142, 201, 452, 459, 461; sketch, 766; Joseph T., 513; sketch, 775: General William, 133, 156, 233, 269. 272, 274, 275, 286, 289, 292, 339, 341, 350, 355, 356, 357. 358, 359, 366, 369, 370; sketch, 749; Colonel James, 463; William, 201, 203, 207, 256, 302, 626; Edward, 452; sketch, 774: Camp- bell's Station, 290; David, 298; General John B., 463: sketch, 792; Charles. 370; Campbell's choice, 45; E. M. Campbell, 647: Campbell's X-Roads, 462.


Campbell, John A., 771.


Christian, John, 42; Colonel William, 53, 79, 130, 131, 148, 149, 157, 187, 233, 255, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 247, 250, 255, 26; Christiansburg, 58; railroad convention, 495, 505; Gilbert Christian, 93, 262, 268, 271, 290; Israel, 108, 109; William, 109, 130, 131.


Cripple Creek, 54.


Crown Point, 56.


892


Index.


Cocke, Captain William, 56, 103, 137, 227, 228, 245, 283, 264, 270, 275, 299, 625; skętch, 748 .. Cull, James, 59. Counie, Mathias, 58. Cook, John, 59. Cole, 60.


Chiswell, Colonel John, discovers lead mines, 69, 71, 90, 513. Cox, 76, 367; Mrs. 387.


Carter's Valley, 76, 115, 116, 219, 222, 259, 262, 266, 267, 299.


Carter, Thomas, 43; John, 219, 420; Landon Carter, 398.


Creek, Boone's, 76.


Creek, John's, 79, 80.


Cloyd, Mrs., 46, 79; David, 79, 80; Major Joseph, 352, 363. Carr, 84, 85; William, 114; Dabney, 181.


Colvill, Andrew, 110, 135, 141, 157, 274, 287, 290, 301.


Crabtree, William, 114; Abraham, 271.


Crab Apple Orchard, 45.


Crab Orchard, 115, 117, 279.


Cameron, Alexander, 116, 218-219, 222-235, 241, 248 ; John A., 493, 513. Clyce, C. L., 103, 137, 235, 275.


Chickasaw Indians, 32, 60, 61, 106, 217; Old Fields, battle of, 32, 106. Chiles, Walter, 34. Clayborne, Colonel William, 35.


Castle Creek, 45, 157, 257.


Cedar Creek, 45; Cedar Run, 45.


Crawfords, 42; Rev. Edward, 576.


Crisman, Isaac, 219. Creswell, William, 231, 233, 620.


College, Martha Washington, 232.


College, William and Mary, 267.


Choctaws, 217. Cove Creek, 234, 235. Chickamauga, 248, 263, 294, 295, 360, 365, 366, 386, 387.


Chickamauga Creek, 360.


Calvatt, James, 263. Coulter, John, 268, 269, 270, 275, 285.


Cooper, Francis, 272.


Calloway, Richard, 279, 280.


Clark, George Rogers, 285, 286, 295, 298, 368. Clark, William B. (incident of flag), 513.


Clark, David B., sketch, 783.


Carson, David, 291, 292, 301, 370, 624. Cornwallis, 292, 301, 302, 341, 350, 351, 352, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359.


Churton, 300. Concord, 340. Charlottesville, 357. Coosa river, 360, 361.


893


Index.


Clements, 360.


Cuttawa, 365. Cockrell, Simon, 371; Moses, 433. Culpeper county, 53. Cunningham, Robert, 42. Creek Peak, 49. Cullodon, battle of, 53.


Cummings, Rev. Charles, 119; call to Sinking and Ebbing Spring, character of congregation, 119, 139, 141, 201, 204, 229, 230. 231, 232, 371, 619, 620; sketch, 747.


Cummings, Colonel A. C., 531, 619, 643, 644; sketch, 784.


Cummings, Judge David C., 774.


Church and State separation, 119-123.


Culberson Creek, 130; Culberson Bottom, 362.


Catherines, James, 134-135.


Craven, Joseph, 135.


Craig, Robert, 137, 259, 269, 274, 285, 290, 301, 625, 626, 633, 640. Craig, James, 375. Craig county, 143.


Craighead, Rev. Thomas Brown, 371.


Cochran, 143. Cresap, Captain, 145. Clay, Mitchell, 146; Henry, 486, 632.


Corlin, John, 146.


Connally, John, 146.


Cabin, 146, 148.


Cowan, James, 150.


Camp Union, 150.


Cantiff, Ensign, 153.


Carmack, John, 155.


Casey, William, 155, 230, 231, 272; Nancy, 230-231.


Crow, John, 157.


Crow, James, sketch, 787.


Cary, Archibald, 181. Charleston, 182. Charles City, 462. Chatham, Lord, 183, 201.


Cambridge, 207.


Commonwealth, 212, 241, 247, 249, 256, 260, 263. 266. 267, 271. 289, 291, 294, 370, 373, 851.


Census of Virginia, 851; Washington county, 851.


Coale, Charles B., 379, 626 (description of Abingdon, 1875), 654-656, 658 ; sketch, - Caw-a-tie, 386. Conn, Gerrard T., 437, 634. Caldwell, James, 443. Celebration 4th July, 1812-toasts, 453-457.


894


Index.


Chippawa, battle of, 463.


Cass, General Lewis, 489.


Catlett, Rev. Thomas, 529. Callahan, Edward and Succy, 629-630. Cosby, Rev. Lewis F., 643; sketch, 795.


Carnahan, S. W., 647.


Cutts, Colonel Richard, 683; letter Superintendent United States Coast Sur- vey, 721, 725.


Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, 486.


Courthouse bell, Wytheville (inscription on), 461.


Court of Russell county, members, 388-389.


Court orders 1780, 303, 304.


County levy, 284, 290, 291.


Commissioners, 258, 259, 260, 285, 289.


Committee on Privileges and Elections, report, resolutions, 264, 266, 475. Continental army, 256, 367, 373.


Colonial Convention, 207.


Constitutional Convention, 242, 256; division of State, 425, 466; suffrage votes, 470, 471; qualification of voters, 492; State and county officers elected by the people, 492-493; ordinance to appeal, 514, 549; ratified by the people, 553; objectionable clauses, 554, 555; members of, 820. Constitution and charter, 15, 119, 182, 241, 242, 249, 256, 263, 424.


Congress, 187, 160, 173, 191, 199, 201, 203, 206, 210, 212, 256, 349, 373, 374, 391, 392; memorial, 392, 394, 398; representative election 1793, 431, 474; seats contested, 547, 551; remove civil officers, appointments, 554; bills passed, 555.


Congress, members of, 755-764, 816.


County Court, members of, 820-829.


D.


Dunnington, C. A., 8.


Davidson, T. D., 8; Mrs. Andrew, 380; Andrew, 380; John, 426; Davidson county, 398.


De Soto, 10, 20; explores county, 21, 22, 23, 31.




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