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LIBRARY OF ... ... ftop Ptrb Coofe Archives S f #£/•*- z'5"-"4-'* 5* ISA -I**--' fit- I -n(*-/7i-nt~/l° 10 i ii.,r)-H¥-/4S'-"i> / $1? <ftwM*^i All M.Q.p o/ 7/lgli ?a -nd h<-r '*\y X < V K V * V -C A >hc ~•k^ y N> H«I> >>i 5 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/historyofhighlanOOmort A HISTORY OF HIGHLAND COUNTY VIRGINIA BY OREN MORTON, F. B. L. AUTHOROF"UNDERTHECOTTONWOODS" "WINNINGORLOSING' "LANDOFTHELAUREL" "AHISTORYOFPENDLETON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA" "PIONEER FAMILIESOFPRESTONCOUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA" MONTEREY VIRGINIA .-. PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR COPYRIGHTED, 1911 BY OREN MORTON F. THESTONEPRINTINGAND MANUFACTURINGCO. ROANOKE,VA. . TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I PAGE Chapter I Descriptive 7 II While the Indian was Here 27 III The European Forefathers 34 IV America in 1745 46 V Colonial Virginia 50 VI Exploration Beyond the Mountains 57 VII Early Days of Settlement 67 VIII The Timeof Indian Peril 74 IX Highland Under the British Crown 86 X The Dunmore War and the Revolution 100 XI Under Pendleton and Bath 107 XII The New County 114 XIII Highland in the War of 1861 118 XIV Churches and Fraternities 142 XV Schools and the Professions 150 XVI Towns, Villages, and Hamlets 158 XVII Land Ownership 163 XVIII Civil Officers 180 XIX Highland Militia 184 XX Highland Soldiers 189 XXI The Negro in Highland 211 XXII The Highlander Abroad 216 XXIII Biographic Paragraphs 221 XXIV The Highland of To-day and To-morrow 227 PART II Section I Given Names and Surnames 236 II Classification of Highland Families 241 III Explanatory 245 IV Outline Sketch of Pioneer Families 250 V Adjunct Families 254 VI Pioneer and Sub-Pioneer Families 256 VII Border Families 353 VIII Recent Families 373 IX Extinct Families 377 APPENDIX PAGE A Population in Different Years 390 B The Settlersof 150YearsAgo 391 C Tithables in 1822 391 D Householders in 1848 394 E Statistical Items 395 F Act of Assembly Establishing Highland 396 G Boundary Survey of 1848 399 H Church Letter of William Wilson 401 I Surveysin Bath, 1744-6 402 J School Statistics 403 K Post Offices, Past and Present 405 L Bond by James Knox 406 M Appraisement of Seybert Estate 407 N Servant's Indenture 408 O Soldier's Oath, 1777 408 P Attest of Naturalization 408 Q Tavern Prices in Colonial Days 409 R Prices of Store Goods in 1820 411 S Sundry Prices in Former Years 412 T Regent's Letter to Charles P. Jones 414 U The Hooke Family 416 MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS Map of Highland County Opposite Title A Pasture in Highland Opposite 1 Crabbottom Gap Opposite 24 A House of the Indian Period Opposite 48 The FortMeadow Opposite 64 Site of the Wilson Home Opposite 84 Map of the McDowell Battlefield Opposite 128 The Town of McDowell Opposite 136 The Town of Monterey Opposite 160 A Highland Farm-house of To-day Opposite 176 Powder House Key Opposite 84 1