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. Port bill, 185.
Piper, James, 157, 231, 291; Piper's Creek, 231; hill, 231.
Peoples' address, 201, 203.
Privy Council, 212; order of, 228.
Population of Virginia, 851.
Price, Mr., 185; Price, Thomas, 272. Poston, 231. Palmer, Charles F., 257. Patterson's Mill, 263, 268.
Phillips' Mill, 271.
Princeton, 284. Parks, -, 286. Peery, William, 287. Papersville, 291. Pickens, Colonel, 351. Paris, 374. Parker, Colonel, 452. Pond Gap, 480. Polk, James K., 486. Peters, William E., 531. Pierpoint, Governor, 546, 548, 554.
Page, R. M., 555.
Public improvements, Southwestern turnpike, McAdam road, amount ap- propriated, contracts let, acts of Assembly in regard to Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, Saltville branch, Board of Public Works, 506-510.
Preston, Walter, 519, 522; sketch, 759. Preston, Thomas L., 647-659. Preston, Dr. A. R., 512, 783. Preston, Colonel John M., 489, 643, 645. Preston, Robert, 131, 266, 267, 370, 458, 631. Preston, Walter, 370.
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Preston, Colonel William, 57, 59, 61, 66, 67, 78, 83, 108, 119, 130, 131, 132. 136, 146. 147, 201, 222, 223, 226, 227, 230, 240, 242, 247, 292, 337, 339. 348, 350, 352, 363; sketch, 751. Pridemore, A. L., sketch, 761.
Preston, Colonel John, sketch, 792.
Preston, Francis, 445, 452; sketch, 775.
Preston, Mrs. James W., 76, 269.
Preston, Captain John, 432, 433, 452.
Page, R. M., sketch, 773.
Presidents of United States, 846-849.
Q.
Queen Elizabeth, 11. Quebec, 199. Quirk, Captain Thomas, 287.
R.
Roanoke river, 49, 58, 81, 130. Roanoke Island, 11.
Roanoke, Va., 27, 48, 49.
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 11.
Richmond, 13, 270, 285, 286, 337, 358, 359, 390, 492, 514, 555.
Rome, 20, 30.
Rich Mountain, Indian battle on, 26.
Roark's Gap, 28.
Ramseys' Annals of Tennessee, 28-29.
Ramsey, Thomas, 109, 133, 136.
Rappahannock, 38.
Robinson. George, 42; William, 60; Thomas, 60; Samuel, 60; John, 60: Julius, 155; James, 155, 156; John, 69, 71; David, 108.
Robertson, James, 109, 116, 151, 153, 155, 228, 262, 263, 275, 294: William. 367, 388: Elijah, 155: Charles, 219; Chief Justice Robertson, 281.
Roberts, H. B., 137; Roberts, 145; James, William, 271.
Renfro's Creek, 45, 103, 137.
Richland, 45, 271, 363, 364.
Royal Oak, 45, 84, 109, 254, 275, 372.
Reedy Creek, 46, 49, 157, 271.
Reedy Fork, 351. Roberts, E. L., 781. Rambo, A. F., 788.
Russell county, 22, 28, 235, 255, 368, 285, 386, 388, 390.
Russell, Elizabeth, 444.
Russell, William, Colonel, 142, 143, 146, 147. 150, 151, 152, 156-201, 204. 209, 228, 233, 240, 242, 250, 256, 270, 295, 367, 388, 748.
Russell, Henry, 142.
Russell, Andrew, 643. Russell, Mr., 143.
Russell, William, 130, 131, 135.
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Richmond, James B., sketch, 761.
Rhea, W. F., sketch, 764.
Reed Creek, 49, 53, 58, 78. Reed, Nathan, 219, 220. Reed, James, 53.
Redd, Captain John, 234.
Redstone, Penn., 55. Reform Church ministers, 846.
Randolph, Peter, 67, 188, 191, 201, 206, 252; Beverly, 69; Edmund, 260; Peyton, 181. Regulators, 115. Rouse, Paulser, 104. Roman Catholic ministers, 846.
Rogersville, 115.
Religious freedom, 119, 123; religion, 604-616.
Koss, 133; Travenor Ross, 151. Riddle, Isaac, 134; George, 156.
Richerson, Nathan, 134.
Riley, John, 156.
Revolution, 150, 204, 208, 277, 340, 370; soldiers' roster, 855-865. Rhode Island, 173, 181, 187. Rockingham, Marquis of, 179. Rock Castle river, 278, 279.
Rocky Mills, 359, 360. Resolutions, 188, 190, 191.
Rowland, Captain Thomas, 233, 234.
Rutledge, President, 236. Rutherford, General, 236, 302.
Rice Mill, 263. Rice, William L., 676, 687, 681. Rogerville, 294. Rich Valley, 361, 362.
Ritchie, Samuel, 367. Ray, Joseph, 367. Rhea, Rev. Joseph, 371. Rattlesnake (Indian chief), 379.
Raven of Chickamauga, 387. Robertson, Governor W., sketch, 766.
Rowan, John L., sketch, 778.
Roads, overseers, 842-843. Revenue, commissioners of, 838-839.
Rye Bottom, 137; Cave, 219, 245, 363, 423, 426. Recommendations for militia protection, 423, 424, 429, 432, 433, 435, 643. Republican ticket, 484, 485, 511. Ryan, J. A. P., 486. Reconstruction, 545. Roberts, John, 789.
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S.
Stanard, W. G., 8. Spain, 10; Queen assists Columbus, 20, 420. Spaniards, 40. Smith, John, 13-14. Smith river, 36.
Smyth, General Alexander, 452, 459, 473, 474, 629; Alex. Smith, 629 756. Smyth, Rev. Adam, 370.
Smith. Patrick, 59; Captain John, 59, 61, 134: Joseph, 59; Lieutenant John, 60; Smith's journal of trip of exploration Southwest Virginia, 94-97; Daniel Smith, 131, 156, 157, 201, 204, 255, 272, 275, 289, 290, 292, 299, 369, 452; Conrad, 156; James, 219; Thomas, 373; Major W. B., 286, 300; Francis, 109, 452.
Smyth county, 92, 255, 361, 472, 474.
Smithfield, 146, 147. Somers, Captain, 14. Slavery, 15. Sheriff, 16.
Spotswood, Alexander, 17; expedition, 17, 38; journal, 39. Swift Run Gap, 17-38.
Shenandoah, 18, 38, 39, 42.
Southwest Virginia, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 38, 40. 43. 46, 52. 53. 54; first Indian massacre, 73, 75, 81, 93, 106, 114, 235, 299.
Santee river, 21. Salada branch, 21. St. Esprit river, 21. Shawnese Indians, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 32, 56, 61, 62, 82, 85. 143. 152, 348, 380.
Surveyors-Augusta county, 839; Botetourt, 839; Fincastle, 839; Wash- ington, 839. Shawanon river, 24; Shawanoa, 24.
Six Nations, 24, 25, 89, 93, 148. Savannah river, 24, 31.
Scotch settlers, route of travel, 27, 116. Seven-Mile Ford, 27, 28, 29, 41, 229, 360. San Salvador, 10.
Sandy river, 81, 349, 367, 380, 388; Tug Fork, 61; Louisa Fork, 28; Big Sandy, 60; North Fork, 61.
Sandy Creek, 254. Sandy river expedition, 60. South Seas, 36. Sussex county, 39. Spotsylvania, 39. Sallings, John Peter, 39, 40, 41. Salt Licks, Ky., 40; Salt river, 146, 149; Salt Lake Mountain, 48. Saltville, 447, 496; salt allotted, 529; battle of, 534-540, 544, 557, 584, 587. Staunton river, 41, 49.
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Staunton, 41, 42, 44, 66, 358; convention, 470.
Scholl, Peter, 42.
Scotland, 43. ,
Sullivan county, 44, 229, 300, 301, 302, 392, 398.
Surveys, first on Holston and Clinch, 457.
St. Clair, Charles, 45, 46, 53, 268; St. Clair's Bottom, 46, 134. Shelton, John, 45.
Sapling Grove, 45, 294. Shallow Creek, 45.
Sayers, 46, 242; Captain Robert, 293.
Stalnaker, Samuel, 46, 49, 58, 67; George, 56, 109, 110; Adam, 58, Mrs., 38.
Steep Rock Creek, 46, 71, 102, 300.
Sneedville, 50.
Sneffey, Daniel, sketch, 156.
Slemp, Colonel Campbell, 764.
Supervisors-Abingdon District, 839; North Fork, 840; Glade Spring, 840; Saltville, 840; Goodson, 840; Kinderhook, 840; Holston, 840.
Sinking Creek, 48, 143.
Sinking Spring Church, 139, 141; cemetery, 231, 233, 643; Confederate dead, 649.
Supreme Court of United States, 849-850.
Spring Creek, 103, 137, 235, 291.
Stevens, Captain, 56; John W., 643; Adam, 146.
Stephens, Colonel, 72, 355, 360.
Salem, 56, 61; Salem Church, 284.
Stewart, Captain, 56; John, 109, 155; Captain, 152.
Stuart, Captain, 70-73; Henry, 220; John, Superintendent Indian Affairs, 85, 90, 105, 241.
Steward, Walter, 156; Thomas, 366.
Stickoee, 74.
Scaggs, Henry, 76, 114.
Sawyers, John, 93, 154, 155.
Snodgrass, Joseph, 375; William, 103; David, 132; farm, 235.
Steele, Miss, captured by Indians, 103.
Skillem, George, 108.
Sevier, John, 116; Valentine, 151, 155; Colonel John, 243, 244, 348, 360, 398. Settlers, first, their character, 125, 161, 162.
Simm, Charles, 132; Simms, 252.
Syme, Colonel John, 359.
Sharp, Benjamin, 370; John, 137, 230; Thomas, 289.
Shockley, - ---- , 143.
Scott (Archibald), 376, 379; Samuel, 146; General Winfield, 463.
Scott county organized, 434-455, 465; boundaries, 465; County Court, Natu- ral Bridge and Tunnel, 583, 584.
Snidow, Widow, 143; Jacob Snidow, 143; John, 143.
Snyder, Rev. Jacob, 371.
Shelby, Evan, 146, 150, 151, 152, 153-154, 201, 203, 229, 232, 237, 245, 247, 255, 263, 279, 280, 289, 302, 348, 360, 626; home of, 671, 673.
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Shetty. John. 274: Pane. 150. 153, 155. 259. 300 ; James. 155. 274. 350 Stoner. Michael. 147. Summer, Jethro, 146. Senators, State, 779-782, 819. Sheriffs, with their deputies, 829-834. Sodusky, John, 148. Strother, James, 14S. Skidman, I., 153. Spar. Henry, 155. Shoatt, Emanual, 155. Shoate's Ford, 271. Samples, Samuel, 155. South Carolina, 173, 337, 299. Stamp Act, 173, 174, 176, 180. Speaker. 155. Schuyler, Philip, 200. State seal design, 212. Sherman, Roger, 213. Stonewall Jackson Institute, 232, 571, 575; principals, 575, 633. Starke, Joseph, 237. Starr, -, 244. Senate, 248, 250, 252, 263, 339. Snoddy, John, 256. Shugartsville, 269. Staples, Samuel, 272.
Slaughter, Jeremiah, 272. Stopping points on Wilderness Road, 281, 282. Speed, Thomas, 281. Statement county levy, 284. Stratton, Solomon, 287. Summers, D., 287; George W., 493. Surry county, 293. Speedwell's Iron Works, 350-356. Seventy-first Regiment Highlanders, 355. Seitico, 360. Sheffey, Judge John P., 772. Steele, C. W., 781. Spanish-American war roster, 883.
Snodgrass, L. H., 787. Summers, Colonel John C., 776. Spring Frog Town, 361. Springstone, 365. Sugar Run, 363. 1
Stanley, Mrs., 365. State of Frankland, 391, 419; officers elected, 399; declaration. 400-402. St. Lawrence, 461. Stribbling, Erasmus, 467.
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Stoneman, General, raid, 541. Slack, John, 681, 682, 683. Sullins, Dr. David, 685. Schofield, General, 551, 554. Surveys, first on Holston and Clinch, 808-815.
T.
Tobacco used, 11. Tampa, 20.
Tennessee river, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 31, 68; Indians ascend, 70, 75, 243, 244. Tazewell county, 22, 26, 28, 33, 115, 136, 157, 235, 255, 385, 386, 469 ; bounds, public improvements, 469. Tazewell Courthouse, 22, 85, 117, 380.
Trails, 27, 28, 29, 33, 76.
Tennessee, 27, 29, 30, 31, 40, 41, 43, 44, 47, 50, 53, 72, 76, 93, 231, 233, 243, 244, 257, 262, 263, 266, 278, 283, 284, 290, 291, 295, 300.
Tug river. 28, 61: Trace Fork, 28, 61; Dry Fork, 28, 61, 426; Tug Ridge, Tug Mountain, 362.
Tecumseh, Indian chief, 32.
Turtle tribe, 32. Trans-Alleghany pioneers, 35, 367. Thames river, 37. Trader's Path, 41.
Thompson, Hugh, 42; William, 83; James, Captain, 104, 109, 130, 131, 135, 237, 402; Charles, 191, 206; Valley, 157.
Tomlinson, William, 48.
Timber Grove, 45. Tomney, W. H., 788.
Taylor, John, 45, 116, 363; Hancock, 146, 147, 148; Zachary, 146, 489; Tay- lor's Valley, 76.
Tracey, John, 60. Treaty with Indians, 67, 85, 89, 90, 92, 110, 114. Trimble, James, 108.
Trigg, Stephen, 109, 130, 131, 132, 135, 158, 187, 201, 242; Daniel, 131; Connally F. Trigg, 489-492, 644, 774.
Trigg, Abram, sketch, 756; Daniel, 787.
Tiller, George, 110. Trigg, Connally F., sketch, 763.
Tyron, Governor, 115. Todd, John, 132. Town House, 132, 134.
Tawas Indians, 152. Tinkling Spring, 139. Torrence, Andrew, 156. Tate, William, 156, 354. Tucker, William, 156. Townsend, Charles, 170, 177. Tugalo, 236.
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Toquo, 243. Telico, 244. Thomas, General, 209; Benjamin, 355; Is ... Transylvania. 250. 275.
Tories, 272: hanging, account of. 273. 274. 275 362. 366. 121.
Treasurers Washington county. S.S. Twenty - Mile Creek, 291. Treasury, 292.
Tarleton. Colonel, 350, 354. 336. 859. Troublesome Creek, 350. Three Burnt Chimneys, 359. Tuckasce, 365.
Twelfth and Twentieth Regiment Infantry, 452. Three Springs, 469. Tadlock, Dr. J. D., 683. Terry, Generał William, sketch, 760. Tate, Thomas M., 775.
U.
Union, 257, 340, 510.
United States, 29, 33, 228, 250, 256, 263, 277, 292, 337, 392, 421.
United States, candidates for President and Vice-President, 846-849; judges of Supreme Court, 849-850.
Union Camp, 150, 154.
United Colonies, resolutions of, 338, 373, 374, 391.
Ustick, John G., 447, 587, 634. Universalist ministers, 846.
V.
Virginia Historical Society, 8.
Virginia, 10; names, 11; government organized, 13-14; divided into shires. 16; sympathizers with Charles II, 16; Cromwell attempts to subdue. 16; Bacon's rebellion, 16; population, 17; Valley of Virginia, 18; route traveled by settlers in this section, 29; Indians, 32, 43; council grants 120,000 acres, 43; boundary line, 46, 116; grant to Ohio and Loyal companies, 47-49; 800 men sent to join Braddock, 56, 143, 148, 173; convention, 207; settlement, 220, 228, 229, 233; Southwest, 234, 236: council, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244; council, 245; treaty, 247-248; Western District of, 250, 251, 259, 260, 266, 267, 278, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286. 292; Legislature, 293, 294, 299; executive, 299, 300, 302, 304, 341, 348, 350, 351, 353, 354, 355, 356, 358, 366, 367, 369, 370, 373. 374, 379, 380. 386, 388, 391; resolutions, 391, 392, 420. 421; Southwest, 452, 461 ; mili- tia, 467, 491, 514, 643; population, 851.
Vineland, 9.
Vaughan, Indian trader, 40. Van Meter, Isaac and John, 41. Villiers, De Count, 55. Vauses' Fort, 57, 58, 62.
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Vause, Mrs., 59.
Van Bebber, John, 109.
Vance, John, '135, 153, 155; Samuel, 156.
Voters, 158; registration of, 551. Vincinnes, 286. Vann's Towns, 360. Van Rensselaer, Colonel, 452.
W.
White, 368, 369.
White, Wesley, 134.
White, James, 452, 468; death and resolutions, 482-483, 617, 631, 633. White, Dr., 423.
White, John, 11.
White, William Y. C., 489.
White, James L., 76, 617, 631, 633.
White's Grove Forge, 468.
White Top Mountain, 581-583.
Whitesides, 287, 288. Winfield, Edward, 13.
West Indies, 14, 21.
Wyatt, Sir Francis, 16; Joseph, 652.
Williamsburg, 17, 38, 39, 55, 67, 148, 151, 188, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 261, 267, 359.
Williams, Mark, 155; John, 156; Jarrett, 156, 220; affidavit, 221, 222. Williams, Colonel Joseph, 242, 348, 351, 352.
Williams, Colonel Otho, 350. William and Mary College, 267.
Williamson, General, 235.
Western Virginia, 17.
Wood, Absalom, visits New river, 18, 34, 35, 36, 38; Colonel James Wood, 43, 45, 153.
Wood, Thomas, 36.
Woods' Gap, 23, 36, 37; Woods' river, 36, 37, 44, 46.
Woods, Richard, 42, 108; Andrew, 109.
'Woodson, Obediah, 61.
Wolf Hills, 27, 76, 110, 116, 157, 229, 269, 278, 279, 301.
Wolf Creek, 110, 135, 141. Wolf Creek, Giles county, 61. Witchlacoocla river, 21.
Wabash river, 32. Winchester, 41. Waynesboro, 42. West Creek, 44. War of 1812, officers, 865.
Inder.
Washington county, 19. 21. 43: lands first surveyed. 44-48. 59. 92. 97. 133, 136, 142, 204, 228, 252, 254; justices, 255, 257; militia officers, 261, 262, 263, 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 278, 280, 283, 287, 289, 292, 293, 294, 298, 20. 00. 501. 302. 303. 500. 311 356 651. 360. 361 403; feld fem -. 963. 661. 363. 369. 371. 372. 571. 5. 316. 379. 350. 355. 390. 391 994. 396 420 |1757-1840). 487. 439. 153; militia marelies for Washington city. for Norfolk. 466; 1hables, under new road, 108: representation. 473; members County Court 1832, 476-480, 484, 493; agricultural so- ciety organized, 494, 505; subscription to turnpike, 506, 512; conven- tion, official vote, 514; arms furnished and companies organized 1861, 517; contributions to families of soldiers, 519; companies organized 1862, Abingdon Confederates, 521, 529, 530; indebtedness, 533; dis- triets changed, 556; stocks, 622, 623, 643, 644; establishing county, 667, 669; villages, 689-693; boundaries, 693, 746; census, 851; militia officers, 853.
Washington. George. 55. 56. 146. 155. 201. 207. 205. 209. 354 : horse. 851: Martha. 626.
Washington College, 284.
Walker, Dr. Thomas, 34, 43, 44, 45, 46; trip of exploration, 48, 49; visits
Kentucky, 50, 51, 52, 53, 82, 84, 89, 92, 93, 97, 102, 152, 268, 269, 300, 616, 621; John Walker, 60; Thomas Walker's journal, 796-807.
Walker's Mountain, 103; Walker's Creek, 368-369.
Walker and Henderson's line, 350.
Wasp Bottom, 45.
Waggoner, Captain, 56; Andrew, 156.
Welshire, Nathaniel, 59.
Wright, William, 56, 59.
Wade, Captain Robert, journal, 62.
Waddell, Colonel, joins Byrd with North Carolina troops, 72.
Wallens, John, 387.
Wallens' Creek, 76; Ridge, 76.
Wallen, Thomas, 386; Elisha, 114.
Wytheville, 459.
Wythe county, 92, 130, 241, 293.
Wideners' Valley, 104.
Widener, John, William M., Lilburn, Joel, 104.
Winston, Edmund, 108.
Watauga, 109, 116, 134, 218, 222, 228, 229, 235, 244. 262, 266, 267, 271, 275, 298
Ward. David, 110, 116, 271, 301; Ward, Artemus, 206.
Ward, Nancy, 228, 243, 244.
Witten, Thomas, 115.
Wynn, William, 116; Wynn's Branch, 235.
Webb, William, 116.
Webb, William, first school master, 557.
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Weddings, description of, 125-126.
Whitney, Francis, 132. Willis, Henry, 135; John, 148. Whitaker, Jerry, 137.
Wheeling, 149.
Wilson, Captain, 152; Samuel, 153.
Whitlow's Crab Orchard, 157.
Woodford, Colonel, 207, 208. Winston, Major, 242, 247.
Womack, Jacob, Captain, 244. West Augusta, 250. Wise county, 255. Whigs, 272, 273, 277.
Warrior's Path, 278. Wilderness Road, 280; stations on, 281, 285.
Willoughby, Andrew, 289, 631, 633.
Willoughby, Matthew, 369.
Wilkes county, N. C., 293.
Weldon, 300. Watson, David, 301.
Whitsill's Mill, 350, 352.
Wharton, William, 367. Woolsey, Rev. Thomas, 371.
Whitley, William, 380, 426.
Wiley, 426. Watts, John, 431.
Woodward, York A., 548, 549; Abingdon Virginian, notice of, 549.
Wallace's Switch, depot erected, 556, 691.
Wyndale, 691.
War 1812, 1815, officers of, 448, 449 ; call to arms, 450, 451, 460, 461, 486, 489. War, Mexican, 487-489.
War between States 1861, 186, 545; secession of States, 513; high prices, invasion of troops, slaves, 528, 529, 530; impressing provisions, 532; last call for troops, 540; Stoneman at Abingdon, 652; Thirty-seventh Virginia Regiment organized, 680.
White, James L., sketch, 754.
Walker, General James A., sketch, 764. Ward, Judge George W., 773. White, Colonel James, 793.
X.
Xuala, 21, 22, 23, 24.
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Y.
Yeardly, George. 15. Yadkin river, 31, 142, 292. Young. James, 134. Yellow Creek, 145. Young. Robert. 268. Yancy, John, 291, 303, 369. Yorktown, 357, 358. Yates, 483.
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