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JOHNSON
The brothers, Barnabas (Jane), Charles, and Robert (1767-1820) (Cath- arine Doran) were natives of Scotland and lived a while in Augusta be- fore coming to Monroe, where Barnabas owned several tracts of land. He and Charles went at length to Kentucky. Robert lived at Johnson's Crossroads. C: Magdalen (1786-1866) (Samuel Gwinn, 1804)-William (1788-1871) (Annie Taylor, 1810)-Catharine (1790-1851) (William Gra- ham, 1809)-Jane (1792-1864) (William-John ?- Mann, 1813)-Jacob (1794-1877) (Jennie Morris)-Barnabas (1796-1880) (Sarah Thomas)- Robert (1798-1890) (- Gwinn)-Polly (1801-1880) (Thomas Alford) -Elizabeth (1803-1884) (William Anderson)-James W. (b. 1805) (Sarah Allen, 1830)-Samuel (1807-1884) (Martha Walker)-Sarah (1810-1869) (s)-Caleb (b. 1813) (Louisa J. Beard, 1839). Robert went to Indiana about 1854. Samuel went to Illinois in 1854 and Caleb in 1857. William built the first brick house in Wolf Creek.
C. of William : Jane (b. 1811) (Samuel Parker)-Robert (Emily Gwinn) -John (Sarah? Hinchman)-Jacob (dy)-James (Susan Argabrite)-Mary (Thomas L. Alford, 1844)-Catharine (Alexander Anderson)-William
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T. (b. 1825) (Elizabeth Argabrite)-Sarah (Andrew Coffman)-Caleb E. (b. 1832) (Mary M. Argabrite, Mary J. Maddy) . Robert, John, and Sarah went to Ind. and Ill.
C. of James of Wm: Mary (John G. Stevens), Mattie (J. Calvin Young) .
C. of William T. of Wm: John F., Fletcher M., Leslie A. (Della Ellis), May B. (J. W. McClung).
C. of Caleb E. of Wm: McKendree D. (Effie L. Harrah), Luther P. By 2d w .- Jane E. (Lewis E. Johnson), Salome E., Josephine, James C. (Blanche Shrewsbury) .
C. of Barnabas: Thomas (Minerva Hinchman, 1844), Rebecca (John P. Ross, 1840), Catharine (Armistead Ross, 1843), Louisa (John C. Bal- lard), Emily (George Young), William B. (1829-1883) (Agnes R. Hinch- man, 1853), Mary (John D. Beard), James M. (Ella Vawter), Belle (s) .
C. of Thomas of B .- Wellington, Cornelia, Amanda, Cary, John W., Emerson, Mary.
C. of William B .- Manilius W., Marshall A., L. Edgar, James A., Robert L., Frank P., C. Alice, Mary E., Ida S.
C. of James M. of B .- Ashby, Eugenia, Elliott, Julia, Stella, Emily.
C. of Jacob: William, Clark, Kellar (Ira Jarrett, 1840), Eveline, Min- erva (David Riffe, 1847), Eliza, Belle.
C. of James W .- James M. (Cynthia A. Lucas, 1870), Caleb L. (Mary E. Connor, 1877). 5 others did not reach maturity. C. of J. M .- Charles L., Minnie A. C. of C. L .- Sarah G., Mamie A., Lula M., James H., Constance E.
C. of Caleb: Pembroke, Rebecca, Edmonia, Wallace, John A., Louisa. The descendants of Robert Johnson are a well-to-do and prominent connection and have included a number of staunch Methodists.
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Thomas (1754-1821) was one of the nine children of George, a sea captain of Philadelphia. Four of these were in the Revolution and one was killed. Thomas married Mary - - in Augusta and settled on Turkey. C: Richard (Polly Dickey)-Mary (1786-1826) (George Beirne) -John (Rhoda Rolston, Margaret Neel)-James (m. in O.)-Thomas (Margaret Black)-Nancy (1780-1854) (George Johnston, 1800)-Rachel (John Johnston, 1800)-Elizabeth (1790-1857) (John Clark, 1814)-Mar- garet (John Wyatt) . The Johnstons were brothers from Rockingham and went to Ross Co., O., because of their dislike for slavery. George had 1500 acres of Scioto bottom, and although the first man of his commu- nity to refuse liquor in harvest time he never lacked for help. James Johnson also went West. Johnsonville, Ind., is named for him, and he gave an endowment to Wabash College at Crawfordsville. Only Richard and John remained here.
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C. of Richard: Elizabeth (Addison Dunlap, 1831)-Thomas (Caroline Stodghill)-John (Nellie Kountz)-Mary (1817c-1857c) (James Stodghill) -Isabella (John E. Morgan)-Agnes (Henry Walker)-George (k. by ball)-Margaret (Frank Ralston)-Charles (s)-Andrew J. (Susan Rapp).
C. of A. J .: George (Lizzie Vaughan), Mollie (Jas. A. Dunlap), Ju- lia (- Shirkey), Ella (A. J. Peck), Sam'l, Minnie (John P. Patton), Willie (Chas. N. Hull), Chas. B., Margaret (W. E. Irons), Hessie (R. C. Miller), Nora (G. B. Givens), Walter W. (Califo) .
C. of John: John, Samuel, Thomas (Matilda Swope) ; by 2d w .- Rich- ard L. (Eliza Dobson), William O. (Sarah E. Clark, Mary E. Riffe), Mary R. (Robert D. Campbell), Ann (William H. Barger), Malinda E. (John Barger) .
C. of R. L. : John W. (Susan Ralston), James R., Dr. Samuel W., Harvey A. C. of Wm. O., by 1st wife. Mollie (J. M. Johnson, M. F. Pence), Rella, (d.) ; by 2d wife: John R. (Georgia Young), Thomas L. (Anna L. Campbell), Ada N. (Charles N. Bobbitt), Frances F. (J. E. Poff), Daisy D. (Walter N. Hank), Glenna P. (Henly B. Givens) . John R. has served his county as sheriff.
JOHNSTON
Charles M. was the youngest child and only son of John M., a native of Connecticut, who in early life settled in the lower Shenandoah Valley and there married Mary Smith, a granddaughter of Sir Sidney Smith, of England, whose son, settling in Richmond county, was the founder of a line of Virginia Smiths. John M. Johnston was a Presbyterian minister of Scotch lineage. Charles M. came to Union in the 50's and edited a newspaper. Several years after the war, in which he served in Brooke's Battery of the Confederate army, he returned, and until his death in 1880 was owner and editor of the "Monroe Watchman." His wife was Vir- ginia L. McCormick, whose grandfather, Stephen McCormick, was the first man to devise a plow with a moveable metal point. Albert Sidney Johnston, son of Charles M., succeeded his father at once and has ever since been owner and editor of the "Watchman." He has twice represented his county in the lower house of the state legislature. He married Izzie McNeer and the children of the couple are Albert S., James M., Marion S., Charles M., Caroline V., Duncan M., Elizabeth, Dorothy, and Izzie. The other children of Charles M. are Robert E. (Elizabeth Billups) of Miss., and Agnes, wife of Rev. G. P. Sommerville, of N. Y.
Andrew H. (1820-1887) (Mary J. McDaniel) b. Giles Co., Va., son of Andrew (Jane Henderson) settled at Union 1853, merchant, cashier of Bank of Va. branch, after civil war organized Bk. of Union and was its first cashier. C: Jennie (Thos. H. Dennis), Walter McD. (Anna L. Hayes) .
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JONES
James (1760-1849) (Mary - - -, b. 1781; d. 1852) lived near Hills- dale. His wife was a native of Fauquier. C: William (b. 1782), Sam- uel (b. 1784) (Jean -), John, Eli, Mary (b. 1891) (Edward Fife, 1815), Uriah, Elizabeth (1795-1832) (Susanna (b. 1797) (Archibald Camp- bell), James, Francis (b. 1802) (Mrs. Nancy Ellis), Nancy.
C. of Francis: Mary, Jane, Amanda.
The second wife of another John was Elizabeth Lake (m. 1804). C: Edward (Agnes Eads of Wm.), Valentine (Ill.), Polly (John McMann), Jane (Archibald McDowell, 1840), Elizabeth (William Cart). John and his sons, Edward and Valentine, went West about 1850.
Dan'l Jones, bro. of James, came from Fauquier, m. Mary Rector. C. : Jesse (Margaret Miller, Martha Maddy, née Arnott), last marriage 1888. C. of Jesse (d. 1897) : Jos. Wash. (- Hawkins), J. M. (Fannie V. Pence, d. 1916), Mary Ann (Jacob Hall, G. P. Willis), W. W. (Lydia Catherine Hawkins), Matilda (G. W. Hill), A. J. (Lou Morris), L. A. (Mary Lucy Anderson). Jesse Jones was long a Justice of the Peace, postmaster at Wolf Creek for many years, and member of County Court.
KARNES
John (1791-1873) (Elizabeth Gilliland) came to Rich 1823. John, Jr., (1823-1900) (Maria Karnes) was the youngest of his six children.
KEADLE
James G., a son of an English immigrant and Welch mother, came here early in his married life. He was a good farmer and was an over- seer of the Beirne estate. His wife was Lucy Eads, a daughter of Peter and an aunt to Capt. James Eads, the famous civil engineer. C: George W. (dy)-Abraham L. (Virginia Whaite, 1848, Amelia Tuggle)-Andrew J. (1829-1906) (Mary J. Turpin, Caroline Coalter, 1866)-Christopher B. (Frances Shanklin)-James (- - Kessinger)-Henry B. (Virginia Mc- Creery)-Martha A. (William Smith)-Sarah (Rice Vass)-Eliza (John Carey)-Susan (Hugh Bare)-Malinda (David Foster)-Jeannette (b. 1839) (James Surber)-Margaret (Lindsie Carter)-Isabella (Jacob Sto- ver).
Abraham L., born at Union 1826, and still living as we go to press, has been a lifelong farmer and attributes his long life and good health to outdoor exercise. He is a very well informed man, reads without glasses, and is not slow to defend his religious and political faiths, which are the Disciples Church and the Democratic party, respectively. C: William F., James E. By 2d w .- Mary (Joel Ballard), Amanda (S. Washing- ton Motteshead), Virginia (J. Nelson Shumate), Larkin D. (Cora B. Hornbarger, Mrs. Virginia E. Musser), Charles A. (Minnie Peck), Wil-
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liam F. (Virginia Bare), James E. (Minnie E. Barton-a 2d w. is a cousin of precisely the same name) .
KEAN
Samuel (Rebecca Alexander). C: Catharine (Andrew J. Keyser), Elizabeth D. (John W. Vawter, 1866), Andrew (Harriet Cook), David (Mary B. Shanklin), Alfred, Lewis (d. '63), Mary (J. R. Shanklin), William.
KEENAN
Not later than 1780 Edward Keenan came from Tinkling Springs with his wife and oldest child, his wife's mother, the widow Griselda Donally, and his father, Patrick, probably then a widower, and Charles. As early as 1781 we find him a constable and the administrator on the estate of James O'Bryan. For at least twenty years longer his name occurs often in the record books
of Greenbrier, showing him to be a man of force, practical judgment, and executive ability. His very prom- inent share in the establishment of the first Methodist church building west of the Alleghanies is elsewhere related. The same sketch also affords an insight into his kindly nature and wide influence. He was born in 1742 and died in 1826. Himself, his wife, and his father were buried at Re- hoboth.
C. of Edward (Nancy Donally, b. 1755, d. 1810) : Phœbus (d. in in- fancy)-Margaret (George Counts, 1799)-Charles (Anna Alford)-Elea- nor (Andrew Beirne)-John (- McComas)-Mary (Undrel Budd, 1807)-Nancy (John Kelly, 1816)-Michael (Anne Kelly-or Hamilton?) -Patrick H. - McComas)-Samuel (s) .
John went to Kentucky and Patrick H. to Kanawha county. A son of the latter was Newton E. (Elizabeth Alexander) whose children by her were Elizabeth (- - Sprague)-John E .- Virginia L. (Dr. William Baldwin). Another was Andrew, whose daughter Margaret became the wife of the well known millionaire, Charles Broadway Rouss.
C. of Charles of Edward: Elizabeth (George Whitcomb)-John (s) -Michael D. (Julia Evans) (1811-1884)-Nancy (s)-Martin-Andrew B. (s)-Jennie R. (James Burdette, 1839)-Leona (s) .
C. of Michael of above Charles: Patrick H. (s)-Charles A. (s)-Eliza -. beth A. (Clark Folden)-Mary (Luther Beckner) .
Charles, brother to Edward, appears to have died before 1813. A son was Andrew B. (1807-1891). Samuel B. (1797-1881) may have been an- other. In his minority he was a ward of Michael.
KEATLEY
James (d. 1809) .
Henry (bro. to James) C: James, Robert.
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Francis (d. 1825) C. Ann, Kate, James, Hannah, Thomas, William, Elizabeth, Polly. One daughter married a Roach.
James. C: John, Joseph, Wilson, Henry, Henrietta (- Right), Nancy (- Saunders), Emily (- Halstead), Adaline B., Mary A.
KEATON
James (b. 1745) (Ankey Ballard of William, 1767) came from Orange to Indian Creek in 1790. C: Johnson (d. 1851) (Elizabeth Mann, 1809) -William (Polly Mann, 1806)-Lucy (James Mann, 1808)-Elizabeth (James Alderson, 1808) ; 7 others.
C. of Rev. Johnson, minister of the Primitive Baptist Church and Mod- erator of the Indian Creek Association, 1837-1851: Anderson (d. 1837) (Margaret Ballard)-Thompson (Polly Houchins)-George Chloe Hal- stead)-Susan (Moses Miller, 1833)-Mary (Jonathan Harvey, 1835)- Ankey (Asa. M. Ellison, 1839, Andrew Hutchinson)-Jane (1821-1888) (William Mann, 1840)-Ann (George W. St. Clair, 1841)-James (s) -Cynthia (John Mann)-Coleman (1834-1901)-Milom (Mary Halstead, 1857).
KEISTER
Philip (1823-1915) came from Rockbridge to Potts Creek and settled close to the state line. He was a son of John, Sr., and his wife, Sarah Martin, and was a grandson of Philip, an immigrant from Germany. His wife was Ellen Gordon, of Rockbridge, and the children of the couple are Charles W. (Sue Wylie), Lucy J. (Albert W. Williams), Annie B. (James H. Patton), and Lola.
KELLER
Conrad (d. 1836). C: John, Philip (Ind. 1840c), Abraham, Henry (d. 1827c), David, Catharine (Archibald Long, 1813), Sarah (John Maggart), Susanna (Frederick Hanger), Rachel (Ephraim Gwinn of Samuel, Sr.), Elizabeth (John Farrell).
KESSINGER
Of this old family we have been given no comprehensive account. Mathias died about 1795, leaving personalty of $840.69 and these heirs: Andrew (Soveny -) (Montgomery Co.)-Mathias (Nutty Ballard, 1803)-Mary (Jacob Mann)-Jacob (Sarah -)-Susanna (Thomas Fulton)-Michael (Mary -)-Elizabeth (Ezekiel Parsons)-Anne (James Maddy) .
KEYES ,
Humphrey (b. 1763) purchased land in the Sinks, 1799. He came from Botetourt, but was born at Keyes Ferry, Jefferson Co.
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KILPATRICK
Roger's personalty was appraised, 1798, at $183.67.
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KIRKPATRICK
James and Thomas, heirs of Robert, bought the John Estill land on Hans, 1805.
KITCHEN
Alexander (Margaret) lived in Gap Valley. C: Joseph, Alexander. Widow died suddenly 1822.
Joseph W. W. (d. 1829?), Henry C. were sons of Agnes.
KINCAID
John was living at the head of Indian, 1784.
Thomas (Mary) (d. 1795) (app. $349.79) lived near Peters Mtn. C: Mary, James, Susanna, Andrew (had half of homestead). Widow of Thomas was living in 1838 at the reputed age of 101.
KINDER
Peter of Gap Valley was a son of Peter, who died in Augusta 1749c. LAFFERTY
William and Steel were sons of Ralph, of Millboro Springs, and settled at mouth of Indian. C. of William (d. 1818) : William, John, Steel, James, Alexander, Robert, Nancy, Clara, Mattie, Polly, Elizabeth, Janc, Ralph, Rebecca (Alexander Massy, 1818). Nine were minors, 1818.
LAREW
A Huguenot named La Rue fled from France to Holland, married there, but died on his voyage to America. On landing in Rhode Island, the captain demanded passage money a second time and attempted to sell the children, as was then a custom. The widow used a handspike and rescued her two boys but lost her daughter. Abraham, a grandson of one of these boys, died in Augusta in 1801. His chlidren were Jacob, Mary, Anna Drake), Reuben, Peter (Ann Shields, 1795), Abraham, Sarah (- -
(- Feltz), Elizabeth (- - Bodine) .
Peter (1774-1840) traded land in the Valley of Virginia for the place on Hans now occupied by his grandson of the same name. He came in 1798, the roads being so poor that at times his wagon had to take the bed of Indian Creek. This vehicle was so strong and well built that it was in use until about 1875. The wagon bed was long, strong, and heavy. Four horses, and sometimes six, were required to pull the load it could carry.
C. of Peter: Margaret, Jacob, Polly F., Nancy, Sarah, Wilson, Eliza-
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beth, Rebecca, Ann (1813-1852), John M. (b. 1816) (Sarah S. Peters, 1845) Martha J. Jacob went to Missouri about 1825. The present Larews of Monroe are derived from the youngest son. They are Lewis (Roberta Larew), Peter (s) served on Monroe County Court and Maggie (W. W. McClaugherty). C. of Lewis: Sadie, Maud, Genevieve, Anna (L. S. Tully), Edgar (Willa Christie), Robert, Cyrus, d.
LAUNIUS
John W. (Agatha D. Shanklin) came from Rockbridge, 1828.
LAWRENCE
William (Elizabeth) (d. 1834). C: Mercy ( Patterson), John,
William, Nancy (- --- Hutchinson), Elizabeth - Clark), James.
LEACH
William, a stonemason, came from Prince Edward at the close of the Revolution with his wife, Susanna Hughes. He was accompanied by Leach Mann, a relative, and by the Gullett, Egner, and Fuller families. His settlement was on the Washington Nickell place in the Sinks, some of his close neighbors being James Gregory and John and William Brown. He owned slaves and left personalty valued at $274.67. After his death in 1805 the widow and most of her children went to Kentucky, Joshua, Mary, and Elizabeth remaining in the Sinks. Esom was living on Rich, William, Jr., on Kelly's, and Reuben, already married, had been deeded a part of the homestead. About 1815 some of the family came back as far as Charleston with a stone to mark the father's grave, but learning there that the spot could not be identified they returned to Kentucky and have been lost sight of. C: Reuben (Jean)-John-James-Mary (James Jones, 1781)-Matthew-Joshua (1773-1858) (Hannah Hawkins, 1798)- Edward-Esom (Jean)-William (Jean)-Elizabeth (Harden Shumate, 1806).
Two sisters came with William, Sr., to Monroe. Susan married Isaac Foster and Nancy married Alexander Clark.
C. of Joshua : Nathaniel (b. 1799) (Arianna Kerr)-James (1801-1869) (Ann Davis Prentiss, Margaret Boyd Hill)-Alexander (1803-1860) (Isa- bel Neel, 1830, Nancy Martin, 1845)-William (Mary Young)-Edmund (1809-1863) (Ann P. Drummond)-Robert W .- Amanda M. (1815-1897) -Andrew (b. 1819) (Mary Drummond). Nathaniel's descendants are about Dayton, O.
C. of James: George A. (d. 1892) : by 2d w .- James H. (Florence Johnson) .
C. of James H .- William G. (Rose Tubby)-Samuel B. (Mary Bob- bitt)-Margaret D. (A. Price Wylie)-Arthur J .- Cora B .- Ashby G. (Mary Wallace)-Clarence G .- Everet P. (Mamie Nicholas) .
C. of Alexander: (all by 1st w.) Indiana (Allen Campbell)-Abner
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(Frances Hull)-Edmund K. (d. 1905) (Mary J. Lemons)-Eliza J. (An- drew N. Campbell)-Ballard P. (Mrs. Elizabeth Parke) .
C. of Abner of Alex .- Clara (Kent Keadle)-Eliza (Robert Arritt) - Alice (Walter Winall)-Nannie C. (- - Wright)-Roy.
C. of Edmund K .- Ballard P. (Nannie Selvy)-Emirena (Nixon Hed- rick )-Yancy (Edward Morton)-Susan (Samuel Duncan)-Lucy (Charles Thurmond)-Oliver (Bertha Bostick)-Adger (Lilly Chambers) .
C. of Edmund: Amanda J. (Patrick A. Boyd)-Joshua B. (Maggie Hanna, Mary Beard)-James W .- William H. (Ellen Hanna)-Robert H. (Nannie Hinkle, Sabina Nickell, Mrs. Belle Campbell McNutt)-Chap- man.
C. of Joshua B .- Lucy (Robert R. Gray)-Bessie (Ashby Lee) ; by 2d w .- Margaret (Stewart Brinkley)-Ella.
C. of William H .- Mamie-Ann (Harry Miller)-Albert (k. by fall) -Ernest N. (- Wilson)-Samuel-Drummond (Maude Hawley)- Irene-Belle (E. M. Reynolds)-Goldie-Mary.
C. of William of Joshua: Susan (John McCoy)-Hannah-Cornelius (Amanda Swope)-Andrew Y. (Sarah Irons) .
C. of Andrew Y .- Minnington (s)-Osie (Joseph Burdette) -Ida (James Perry)-Omer (Elizabeth Coalter)-Eda (Thomas Conner)-Clyde (Ger- trude Sheers) .
C. of Cornelius: Elizabeth S .- Elmer (Nannie Aikin)-Irene (Cary Black)-Ada (Dr. Deveber)-Arthur (Mabel Tracy) .
C. of Andrew of Joshua: Angeline (William Still)-Eliza S. (Lloyd Upton) (Mary Young) (Mary Dunsmore) (Sarah Young, sister to Mary). Sarah C. (- Vass)-John (Martha Jamieson)-William (Lena Weaver)-Mary J. (Robert Harris) .
C. of Robert W. of Joshua: Joshua (k. '62) (Elizabeth Bickett)-Addi- son (Mary J. Hawkins)-Amanda (David Smith)-Elizabeth S. (John Mc- Clung)-Joseph N. (Lucy Renick)-Martha A. (William Bobbitt)-Vir- ginia (Pendleton Bobbitt)-Caroline (George A. Boyd).
C. of Addison of R. W .- Joseph P. (Viola A. Parker)-Bernard J. (Florence Parker)-Virginia F. (Oren L. Thrasher)-Harold H. (Pres. minister)-Frank (Carrie Stevens)-Mary E. (D. F. Louffer)-Tilden d.
C. of Joshua of R. W .- James A. (Ada Nickell, Lelia Black) .
LEE
Permit (Jean) lived at the head of Second. He had a son of the same name. J. W. m. Sarah Rebecca Nickell. C: Ernest N. (Josephine Hale), Mattie (O. L. Baker), Sarah Ann (J. J. Townley), Laura Ger- trude (J. J. Townley), Wm. Gordon (Ghaski Jeffries), J. Ashby (Bessie A. Leach), L. L. (Eva Baker).
LEGG
Thomas (Elizabeth) (d. 1838) was a son of Thomas, whose sale in 1812 brought $848.12. The younger Thomas was a slaveholder.
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LEWIS
In the early settlement of this county and in the development of Old Sweet Springs the family of John Lewis stands conspicuous. Colonel John Lewis fled from Ireland to America as a refugee from English injustice, and in the summer of 1792 he settled two miles east of Staunton near the hills, Betsy Bell and Mary Gray, which were named for hills in county Tyrone very similar to them. He was the first permanent settler in that locality and the senior founder of the county of Augusta. His sons, Thomas, Andrew, William, and Charles, were tall, powerful men, influ- ential, masterful, and thrifty. All became wealthy and extensive land- holders. Thomas, who lived near Port Republic in Rockingham, was the first surveyor of Augusta. Andrew, whose home was at Salem, is best known in American history as fighting the Indians in several wars and winning the battle of Point Pleasant. Charles, the youngest, lived on Cowpasture river. He too was a fighter of the red men, and was killed at Point Pleasant. He was loved by those who knew him, and had he lived longer would undoubtedly have attained high rank and distinction in the Revolution. Andrew himself was considered by Washington as the best fitted to command the American armies in the struggle with England.
The career of William (1724-1813) was less striking than in the case of his brothers, yet he too was a man of talent and ability. In person he was tall, handsome, and robust. About 1783 he removed to the Sweet Springs valley and remained here the rest of his life. He had already known the spot for at least thirty years. His first home was a large two- story log house very near the mill at the Sweet Chalybeate Springs. It stood until after the middle of the last century. Subsequently he built a stone house immediately to the rear of the site occupied by the present mansion of Lynnside. Notwithstanding his controversies with the people around him, it seems clear that he sought to establish a model residential town, which should likewise be a center of culture and education, as well as trade, and during several years it was the seat of a district court.
The wife of William was Anne Montgomery. Their children were John (Mary Preston, 1795)-Charles-Alexander (d. before 1813)-Thomas -Margaret-Agatha (Oliver Towles, 1793)-Elizabeth.
John, whose wife was a daughter of Colonel William Preston, was five feet ten inches tall and considered the most muscular man in Virginia. He was manly, cheerful, and brave, and also kind, gentle, and frank. He fought at Point Pleasant, and entering the Revolution as a lieutenant he served with such distinction in Washington's army that at the battle of Monmouth he won the rank of major. During the ten years following that war he was much on the frontier. He succeeded his father at Sweet Springs and died here in 1823. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church. Andrew Jackson, who had known him, is reported as saying that
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"if he had a man like John Lewis to second him he would go to South Carolina, hang Calhoun, and end nullification within a month." The wife of John Lewis was vivacious and accomplished and of great personal charm. The children of the couple were William L. (Ann Stuart, Letitia P. Floyd, 1837)-Margaret L. (John Cochran)-Anne M. (John H. Pey- ton, 1821)-Sarah (John Lewis)-Polydora (John Gosse)-John B. (Mary B. -)-Thomas P.
William L., whose second wife was the oldest daughter of Gov. John Floyd, spent several years in South Carolina, but returned in 1848 as the proprietor of Lynnside. He was of commanding stature and posed for the statue of Andrew Lewis at Richmond. He was generous, kind, cul- tured, interesting, agreeable, and hospitable. During the pose he wore a hunting shirt as emblematic of the old frontier, and this circumstance has led to some criticism of the statue, since General Lewis, and probably all his brothers also, are known to have been particular in the manner of dress. John H. Peyton was one of the legal luminaries of Virginia. John B. Lewis became a cadet at West Point in 1826.
The children of William L. by his first wife were Dr. James S. (Mary Owens)-Mrs. William Colcoch-Mrs. Goddart Bailey; by the second : Mary S. (James L. Woodville)-Letiita-William L. (1844-1908) (Flor- ence C. Dooley, 1868)-John F. (Emma Hawthorne)-Charles P. (s) (1850-1914). The youngest son was a skilled surveyor and draughtsman and of inventive talent.
C. of William L., Jr .: Sarah (Cary B. Woodville)-Lavalette (Prof. Jarvis Keeley)-Mary H. (d. 1915)-Coralie C.
LINTON
William (Euphemia) settled on Potts. In 1803 he swapped 274 acres, valued at $2833.33, for 1666 acres on Stone Lick Fork of Miami River, O., held by Simon (Hannah) Gillespie on a military warrant. C. of William: John B., James N.
LIVELY
C. of Cottrell (d. 1838) : Cottrell (b. 1773) (Sarah Maddy)-Benja- min (d. 1840) (Ruth Bostick, 1803)-Joseph (Frances -)-Mark- Judith-Martha (- Burris) .
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