VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE PRESTON PAPERS 43 / r A tenth part of which number we conceive would be too in considerable being only three hundred & fifty men & that it THE PRESTON PAPERS. would require five hund Militia exclusive of Col'o Crockett's {4} (CONTINUED.) Batalion, from the District a part of which number would be required at different Station to keep an open Communicarion PRocEEDING OF OFFICERS IN BoTETOURT &c between y• enemy and the inhabitants & so secure a retreat if necessary. Tho' the number of the Militia in the Southwestern Botetourt Court House, May 8th 1780. District is so small the Officer will endeavour to raise five hund At a meeting of the commanding Officers from Washington, effective men for this service ·exclusive of Packhorse men, Montgomery, Botetourt, Rockbridge & Greenbrier, The dif Drovers & the remainder we presume ought to be one thousand ferent Letters from his Exc.y the Governor being laid before men, to be raised in the six neighboring counties and those other us and read,wherein we are directed to concertan Expedition (1) counties on the N" West side of the Allegany Mountains. We against our Enemy Indians on the NorthWest Side of the Ohio. are of opinion that the men raised in Augusta ought to be Prop 1•t The particular Tribes who have committed joined to the men raised in this district, as they can march to hostilities, their Numbers & Residence. Fort Randolph with as small an expence & Fatigue, as to Fort We cannot with certainty ascertain the different Tribes(2) Pitt where the Troops of the Northern Districts ought to their Number or Residence but have Reason to believe that Rendezvous and at the same time be a means on their march to the Shawneese, Mingoes, Hurons on this Side the Lakes, part Guard their frontier from the encroachment of the Savages of the Delaware, and all the others tribes inhabiting that tract 3rd The Officers who shall take the Command & also proper of Country lying between the Ohio & Lake Erie & from the Staff Officers. We recommend Col'o William Campbell (5) of Eastern Branches of the Wabash to Vinango on the Ohio are Washington County as a proper person to command our Mil confederater. The number of confederate tribes from the best itia on this Expedition. Senr Col'o; Sammel Brown of Green information an about tweleve hund Warriors exclusive of such Bryer & Major Hugh Crockett of Botetourt the Field Officers aids as might be sent them from Detroit for the Troops to be raised in their District. The commanding 2nd The proportion of your militia necessary toEncounter Officers of the Counties to appoint the Cap'n• and Subalterns. them. We recommend Tho• Madison Esq r Commissary and Quarter The strength of our Militia in our different counties consist Master to the whole Troop to be raised for the Expedition only of about three thousand-five hund men occasioned by the We are of opinion that one_Surgeon an~ a ma~e be_app _oint:9 Great numbers(3)who have moved to Kentucky & Carolina and (4) Lt. Col. J os ph Crockett commanded a Virginia regiment of five that part of Washington County, taken by the Carolina line. companies sent to rc:nforcc Clark. This force reached him in May 1780. (5) Colonel, afterwards General, William Campbell, the commander (1) The proposed campaign discussed at this meeting was intended at Kings Mountain . . Col. Saniuel Brown, of Greenbrier. had lived when to protect the Western country from a British and Indian attack from a boy in what is now Bath county and with an older brother had been the Northwest , which was believe to be inpcnding and also, probably, captured by the Indians. Samuel Brown was returned in 1769; hut his to assist George R ogers Clark in his plan for the capture of Detroit. brother remained with the Indians anrl died in Michigan in Hll5. (See Co.,ti;·ut'rl British ~ u ~T C' '> ~!'S in the South during the year must have in Waddell's Aunals of Augusta County, 188,189). Col. Samuel Brown was terferreu greatly with any plans made. County Lieutenant of Greenbrier .1782. There are several letters from (2) In Vo . XXIII, 345 &c, Mr David I. Bushnell, of the Bureau of him in Vol. IJ 1, Calendar of Virginia State Papers. Major Hugh Crockett Ethnology, has given an account of the varous tribes referred to here. was a brother of Walter and Joseph Crockett. Thomas l'vladison was a (3) This is only one of the numerous evidences of the constant and son of .John Madison. who was long clerk of and Burgess for Augusta extensive emigration from Western Virginia to the South and the farther County and was a brother of Governor Madison of K entucky and of Bishop Madison. They were cousins of the President. ~~ · . ~4~£.1_ ',/}t- f/ & ':l 7 p /f - ~f:~~~ PRESTON PAPERS 45
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE some cloathing, as a Blankett, Leggins, Etc., and the plunder of th~ Enemy ~to be ready to march by the I\I onth of April next mto. the Enemy's Country & to continue to ravage the fall, & by April next to have a proper Body of men raised ~n all the frontiers including Kentucky the falls of of the Oh10 same dunng ~he whole Sun:mer Season, by which means they with two troops of Light horse under due encouragement, by would have tune effectually to Chastise the Savages in all the allowing the Militia engaging there in a Bount_Y of Land & above mentioned Tract of Country & even to attack Detroit to each Batalion-That a Brigadier Major & AdJutant for the wit~ the assistance of a Regiment of Regulars & some pieces of whole troop (which service is to be performed by one person) Artilery, that in the mean time might be procured which never as also our Chaplain, & two Armourers to be appointed by the can be done by an Expedition carried on the fall Season, as we Commanding Officer. ~ l a\'e 1earn~d by Experience, where the men are always raised 4th Supplies of Ammunition & provisions-With. respect m haste ~Ith?ut having time to provide necessaries for a long to the Provisions and Ammunition we refer to the mclosed march which IS found to be Extremely difficult & there fore not in their power to continue a proper length of time on Duty, to Estimates. . . 5th Time & Place of Rendezvous-We are of opmwn render any essential Service to the Wale(?), Such an Expedition that the troops raised in this District ought to rendezv planned. with ~udgement & prudence & Executed with Activity ous at Walkers Meadows in Greenbrier County by the 25th Resolution & hconomy would we humbly Conceive Stated the of Augt next and that and that the whole Troops in the Several f~ir~t chance to be attended 'rvith Success, which might by our Districts should Rendezvous at Fort Randorph (6) by the lOth Capital Stroke put the State in possession of that Extensive day of Sept next when a small Garrison ought to remain. The Country,. Sett~e a lasting Peace with the Savages by reducing Opperations of the Army afterwards ought to be left to the them to obed1ence, or driving them from thence and at the Executive or Commanding Officer of the Army. That the sa me time ruine and destroy the interest and Influence of our Western Batalion should as soon as Provisions & other nee British Ememies among the many nations of Indians that essaries can be provided march to Kellys or the mouth of Elk(7) inhabit the Country about the Lakes and the Banks of y• ~fississippi Wm Preston to build a small Fort there and have Sixty Canoes prepared for the purpose of Tr~nsporting Provisions down the Kanhawa John Boyer(8) when the Milita are on thier March.- Arthur Campbell 1\otwithstanding what we have said above in obed~ence to Geo: Skillern the Instructions given us, we are fully of opinion that It would Anci'w Donnally would be attended with more real and solid Benefit and much (8) Jo~n Bowyer s· ~ the ~-~h;:id ~~ County (th~ ·~u g usta) m 1?~3 .and was at firs t a school-teacher. ln 1703 he was captain less Expence to the Commonweath in General and the front o. ~ugusta militia, In 1770 one of the first justices of Botetourt and in ier in particular if all on the defensive this .summer by En 1161 colonel <;>f ~h .e Rockbri~ gc militia and went with his cr;mmand to Eastern ~~r~ tnta at the ttme of Arnold's inv:1siun. He died in J~Ufi gaging at least 200 men immediately to Garnson Fort Rand ~ ~.v e ra! ?f hts brothers W(•re actively t·ngagcd in military scrvit: P (sc~ s A•·n, ,ls of Aul{ustu County, I HO 11)1). Col. Arthur Campbell olph. Fifty at Wheeling, one hund at or near the mo~th. of ~ a ~d c ll. o1 Wash1ngto~ C.ot~nty, (born 174:!, died JHII ), was lung one oi the leading Sandy River, one hund & fifty at or near the mouth of Lickmg m~n o~ the VIrgtnta frontter. Po~ a note In regard to him sec this maga Creek in Kentucky County- rme, \ 11,126,1~?· Col. Georg
Notwithstanding what we have said above in obedience to you on this occ~ sion will be every acceptable as I am puzzled the Instructions we have received , we are fully of opinion that what to determme for the he~t: The fate of Charlestown I am it would be with more real & Solid advantage and much less afraid will Encourage the T rys. Expense to the Commonwealth in General and the Frontiers I am Sir in particular to act on the Defence the on coming Summer and Your every H'ble Servt fall C'y on Arthur Campbell [Endorsement] Proceedings of Officers in Botetourt May 1780 ARTHl'Jl. CA~!I'UELL TO V .'ILLIAM PRESTON. Goodwoocl June 2:~ 1780 ARTHUR CAMiBELL TO WILLIA~I PRESTON. • If Goodwood J une 7 111 1780 When I received Col. Bowman's requesition for assistance Sir and a supply of ]'rovision and Ammuni Lion it was foreseen An Express from Col'o Bowman(9) just now come to hanJ t 1at many difficulties were in th way but to make no effort I informs our that Lieut. Chaplain (who was taken prisoner when wu ld neither reconcile it to my Duty or Feelings. I concluded Col'o Rogers was d,efeated) left the Huron Town on Sandusky that as Col'o Clark was to rettJrn to the Falls, it might be the 28'h of April, and got to the Falls of the Ohio y" 1()th of May. Judg.ed proper io send the most of the Supplys that was to be He infom1s thai a Body of Regulars about UOO under Col'o furn1shed by 1\lr. Baker directly over Land to him. This Order Butler, of y" Irequois and upewards of 100 Indians were on their 1expec t by the return of the EX]Jr ·ss that went to the Governor way from the Lakes, with an intention to attack the ~ort at Ill the meantime I wish 'd t.u have every other preparation for: the Falls of Ohio, and the other Western forts belong1ng to the march pushed forwarcl, that we might be in rcasinc~s to this State over the Ohio. They arc bringing Cannons with them, ~.c t out as soon as Lhe S '11C'e of the Execution was known. and are coming up the Myamis River ancl down Stoney River Three Companies of ntcn [trc now in consicterable forwardness for the Big Miami Col'o Bowman has callt:d for ass~:tance to march, anct from Lll~.: present appcaran 'C will be fu ll and from us of men, Anununition and provision. Perhaps ;t may what necessaries that is in IllY power to procure will be ready be best to send as much as possible of • !lr. Bakers Stores oul u1 a few days, but until Mr. Baker returns nothing can be to their relief, but whether a sufficient Guarct can be rais'd I n •h tly done respecting the drove of Cattle that I expect will am in a doubt, would you think it advisable to Order a Company lk! ordered out, what can keep the man so long below I cannot out of your County with two I shall Order from this, or could dl\ ine. Col'o Crockett's Battallion march up in time. !· have wrote Col'o Crockett and explained my plain to him. The young man that brings this Express sa~s the Enemy F1fty pack Horses were directed to be purchaser! and from a is Expected about the middle of June. By c1r~stanc~s I la te return of Mr. Irvines, the most of thai number are obtained judge it will be the last of the month o ~ per~aps m July fhc on Credit below the price set in our Estimate and none Ex Kentucky Settlements are in great constlrnat~on, and. I un~er lu:ding twelve years old. Some are obtained on hire which stand publick management such as gives but httle Satlsfactwn. I wish to make up to fifty more. This number I expect' will do Please favor me with the return from Shenando or Mr. 10 car.y out this Ammunition, and Meal Sufficient for the Madison as soon as an oppertinity offers, in short advice from men out. , (9) Probably Col. John Bowman, first countx lieutenant of Keotuckey This is the outlines of my proceedings what you may judge county., formerly of Frederick county. There ts much about the Bow nght or further necessary it will confer and obligation to com mans in English's Conquest of the Northwest. municate it. 48 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE
Capt. May confirms the account of the heavy blow intended PRESTON PAPERS 49 in the Western Country. Their projects very well explain the ease we have had this way for some tme past: but should the WALTER CROCKETT TO WILLIAM PRESTON. Western Country be left to itself, and the Enemy prove suc June 24th 1780 cessful we may soon feel calamities their rage always inflicts Dear Col'o If intelligence I received not long since is well founded the I . have been just informed by good Authority that the Enemy intends Ere long to offer us peace on condition each Tones have again assembled themselves near the flower Gape retains their possessions. ~nd up New River that about Twenty made their appearanc~ The beginning of the campaign has opened unfavourably m the Glade or near them and robbed five men yesterday or to us and it would be an additional Humiliation to have a the day, before and that to the Number of one hundred were British Government Established on the Ohio and Mississippi. gathered together up New River and had Murdered nine I have omitted writing the Governor this opportunity, if persons in this County and by a Letter from Col'o Armstrong there is any thing you can advi~-e that you judge may be useful, of Surrey ~o~nty Nortlt Carolina Just before me it appears, the times seems to call for the assistance of every wise man in :hat State, Ism Much the same disorder and that Numbers of the State. I am Sir he Gentlemen there are removing themselves and property. Your Humble Servant I have ordered all the Captains in the upper end of the County Arthur Campbell ~ meet m~ at the Lead Mines, without loosing a Moments [Endorsed] Col. A. Campbell's Letter June 23<1 1780 Ahout _tune. Judgmg they probably might attempt destroying those Kentucky Important Works and as soon as a proper NumlJer meet shall THOMAS Q UH'K ( lO) TO WILLIA.\1 PRESTON. endeavour to march and attack them, whoever should be Ex Dear Col'o tremely glad of you-r Order and advice before I march, Col'o I received your letter of the 22'1 Instant, and should be very Armstrongs _letter mentions a flag sent by the British Army to ready and willing to mar h to the Ohio with what few men I Charolotte m Meckling-burg County, but could not tell the have under my Command, were they in Condition for that Contents so that it appears the Terries up the River and the very necessary Service the whole of them at the lead Mines Enemy are at no great distance. Amount to no more than Two Sergeants, and Twenty nine I am your Obedient Servant privates, and some of them not very fit for Service, and all Walter Crockett without either Arms or clothing and as it is almost impossible [E ndorsement} Col. W . Crockett's Lr June 24 1780 for those men to march in time to the Assistance of Kentucky, Insurgents I will be very much obliged to you to represent the same to (To be continued) the Governor, and to act therein as you may think fit. l am your Obedient Serv Col'o Preston Thos. Querk June 23<1 1780 [Endorsement] Major Querks Letter 23 June 1780 Public Business { i(i) Thomas Quick or Quirk, a native of Ireland and resident of Augusta or Frederick counties, served as captain and major under Geo rge Rogers Clark and died in Louisville in 1803. See English, Conquelt of the Northwest. VIRGI ' !A HISTORI ' AI, ~IAGAZ!l\E 156 PRESTON PAF'ERS 1!)7
. , . . ·istcr of Sir Prancis Swan~ (0le 1 ~'- /\ Ccor~c llut~·h • r marne•! ~rsu1_ a, "' .)cnVJil, Court, in R •rry_ s Kent"' t ... tnr). The p<·
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The person who gave me this Information being affraid whilst under Ferguson & Bryan the 22" of last month have given Griffith was in the County to inform me of it, sent his wife Gen'l Ruthcrfords l\lilitia so much leisure as I hope will enable last night who gave me the above information. thtm to intercept Roberts Col'o Campbell stopt a few minutes here this morning and We have picked up some of the party which I believe to be to whom I was mentioning these particulars with some others; nmaways after hearing of their disaster at ye Mill. I have sen t desired to tel you by the first opp'y that by the Tories not I «rtys 20 miles further south than this and intend to send moving any of their property away & of many particulars he r
Camp in Bakers Settlus t July 3. 178U v towards the end of the Action pursueded them several Sir ~.:!l es tiTJtil they all dispersed slaughtering all before them. Our Militia have proceeded this far up New River in pur t ' :s I trust will put and end to toryism in this Country. A. C. suit of the insurgents under Roberts and I have here recei,·e.l Public Service certain intellegence of their being several days march ahea•l .\ddressed] To Col 'o 'William Preston that we have given over hopes of overtaking them, be~ides the ,... dursments] Col'o Campbell to Col'o Preston total defeat given at Ramseurs Mill (2) to their mam arm.:_ 3rd July 1780 (2) The Battle of Ramseur's Mill on the South fork of the Cata.'; u~ 1 River in North Carolina was fought June 20, 1780 between a fore:< '' about 1300 Tories under Col. John Moore and an?ther of North Car ~~~~" state troops and milit.ia under Col. Lo ke. Latem the act10n other .~ t~ tro ps under General Rutherford arrived. The ftght was hard cont<>l< 1 neighbors and relations frequently attacking each other; but the To)r!C> wa completely defeated and t.ltsperscJ . 162 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE PRESTON PAPERS 163 JoHN MARTIN (3) TO CoL. PRESTON. the King or has done it, and he further says that one Leeward Long · Island y• 9Lh Aug. 1780 Huff told him that David Ross was a torry also that J ohn Dear Coli Hook was****also the said Kinder further says that Leonard having only one moment to spare embrace the oportunity Huff logged in his barn about 3 weeks ago the said Huff told of Sending you a few lines-Ther is now with me about sixty the said Kinder that David Ross & John Hook had sent two Cherokee Indians there is the greatest probability of peace men to the British camps to see how they was agoing on**** form the old Towns bamme came in yesterday with the follow also that Roger Stats told him that George Forbush was in ing intiligancs that there is Seventy Creek Indians at Chicka the club******-Also that Charles Debrick told him was one magga one hundred more Daily Expected to fall on our front ti the club also that our John Gilleham was in the club is know iers. We are nor preparing to Receive them we are in high living on nolichuckey Sprits not the least Dismayd Should be glad to hear from you The said Kinder further says that our Nicholas Darter told by every opertunity pray excuse the Shortness of this as there i.un tha.t he went through The tory camps when they was is Company all Round me & this moment inteferes r.ltbodymg themselve at Ramsures' Mill in North Carolina**** I am D' Sir, With great Regard oJ o the said Kinder told that the said Griffith told him that Your most ob• Ser' WI George Cagg ley was in the club, also one Andrew bault J oseph Martin ., Cripple Creek**Kinder furthur said that Cowley at John [Address] Col'o William Preston u.... yds ? l.a~e told him that he had a warm Side to the Eng Montgonery- ,~~ ~nd s.lgmif1ed that the King would gil the ountry and [Endorsement] Jos. Martin to Col'o Prston Gr.rltth sa1d that Andrew Liday on Wolf Creek** is eng-aged in 9 August 1780 -:J: ~: Company under his Command Griffith further says our L.. .m bert on Wakers Creek was concerned***And that Richard ·~.,w was concerned in the club-Said Kinder saith that J• 'lua Jones was in Company with John Griffith at hi house PETER KrNDERS CoNFESSION oN THE ToRvs, AuGuST 17'" 1i l that he Piloted them both over the Mountain to Wakers He said John Griffith listed him about twelve months a,.;u ' nxk-Kinder further saith that Griffith told him that Will and he further said that our James Duggliss was concernt:'d Clevings on holstons River was in Commission under the Living on Cripple Creek. also one Brittin & Cox & t\larttn ~).! Walkers Creek also our Joseph McFarling on Reddy Cl'\:'\:1> orsed J Kinders Confession and the said Kinder further says that he poylated [piloted] ti. 17 Aug' 1780-ToRIES said Griffith through the Busshey Mountain to Walkers Cruel Col. Lynches and he further says that our Sam'll Tompson ·on New Ri r was concerned and also young Grissom was concerned on !\1. River living near the mouth of peak Creek and the said Kindl further says one Leonard Hufi was concerned and furt!.ll said that one Griffith Lewis was conccmed on the South fv~~ of lwlston River also that one Richard Oncy on the head '' Clvuclc in the Baptist Valey is about to raise a compam l (:!)- J oseph Manin -hlll ~ promint -~n the fronticr.-S .: ~ ~ his l\1:.,: ... vII, 113- ll!l, v lll, 3-l7- :l5!l . 164 VIRGINJA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE PRESTON PAPERS 165
\V!LLIA~I CHRISTIAN(4) TO WILLIAM PRESTON. I have desired this man to send this Letter by some Opp'o 1\Iahanaier, the 30Lh of Augt: 1780 tnm1 Fort Chiswell or thereabouts, as I hear you are at the Sir ~ l in es . Last week Col. W . Campbell sent a young Negro Fellow oi The French Armament arrived the 11th of July some where his here. On Sunday he set off to go home and in about three :.1 the Jerseys; and Admiral Graves the 13'" with six British Hours he returned and told us that near the Sinking Spring :>htps of the Line. I have not heard the French Force. The about four men armed and one unarmed, all on Horse back , •,rcr country have cheifly raised their men, & are in good came up with him and said they must see what letters he had ,•tnis. I hear Col. Crocket is to march down this River direc & know his news; that ten of them had been watching Col. t,\. with four or five hundred Men.- Christians all Day on Saturday fo r him; that they would han g Uur poor little Childe's still sick having different Disorders. him as soon as they reached peek Creek, where t he rest t•i Adieu their Company men waiting; that his master injured th1:m Wm. Christian therfore they would destroy his Property wherever foun d ,cJn.:ss ] For Col. William Preston and kill him self and his wife, and tht they were then on their v:·, dorsements) Wm. Christian to Col. Preston way to his House. On the Infonnation. I hurried up with 30 Aug' 1780 Dan. & Stephen Trigg(4a); we could make no Discovery- \\\ · (4) William Christian, another leading man of Western Virginia. Sn this :.r a~azi nc VI I, 1-! , :2-!3 , 24-1; XV [, 170, 171; XVII, 52 et seq; 1()!) c t '~t (-ta ) The Tri~g family first appears in Virginia in l\1 icl •llesex Cr111nty in the latter part of the Scvententh Century . The r e).! ister of Chn't WALTER CROCKETT TO WILLlAlll PRESTON. Church parish there shows that Daniel Trigg and Susan his wife h .•• l i%ue: Abraham , baptised May 4, 168·l; Sarah bapt ised Dec . 211, IGw October 2" 80. There may have been o ther children. Thomas Kirld and Alice T nh~ -. r Lol'o were married Sept. 18, 1690. A Da niel Trigg rlieu Aug. 13, 1716. Wlwtlll·r I h e was the Daniel above, o r his grandson could probably be ascenaind have try'd all in my power to raise the Militia of this bv are examination of the l\ 1iddle sex records. '~:: ty, but never saw them so backward before, I have got ' .Abra ham2 Trigg (son of Daniel) married 1st Dec. 14, 1705, Eli zaud ~• J1 ~rea t difficutty about one hundred and fifty in cluding Guest , 2d Judith Clarke on Jan . 11 , 1710. (I:n l'.I'O Issut· \1. ) 3. l\ lary, baptised l\larch 9. 1706; 4. Elizabeth, bapu ,,1J light horse Companies, which I have sent under the l\l ay :_XJ , 170\l; (2d l\1. ) 5. Susannah, baptised .11 larch I, 1711 ; G. [)an•d • c;;rumd of l\1a,ior Cloyd, and have repeated my Orders to baptise:> . Ahra· ham3. hom .·\pril 1-t , 171 9 :-.cveral delinquent Capt~ins to meet me at the Lead !\ line :\l,out li,iO the iamily began its wt·stward mo veml•nt ~oing to Kmo; · mn th Instants with what num bcr they can raise them and ( l ) ,William Davidson, M~j?~ and. Lt. ~ol., Continental Line, and .,ad1er General, N. C. l:Vf1llt1a, kllled m action at Cowan's F ord, . 1, d1781. He was born m Lancas ter Co., Pa., in 1746, but the family ~~eafto R?wan Co., N. C., in 1750. Davidson Collc"'e N C is --. ter h1m. "' ' · ·• (2) Jethro Surrmer, born in Nansemond CoWlty Va about 1730 removed to Nor~h Carolina in youth. He was 'app ~ inted Colonei ~ 3d N.C. R~g1.ment, 17_76, ~erve d under Washington, Gates and • was commiSSIOned Bngad1er General in 1779, and died in War Co ., N. C. about 1790. .312 VIRGINIA lllSTORICAL MAGAZINE PRESTON PAPERS 313 PATRICK (4) LOCKHART TO WILLIAM PRESTON THE DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM SPRINGSTONE(5) Botetourt, Dec. 5, 1780 Sir formerly a Trader in the Cherokee Town called Sertigo and On my arrival at Surrey Court House I was Infonr.ed by occasional lnterperter to the Virginia Agent for Indian af Col. Armstrong th~t Gen. Gates had ordered the Brit~ fairs-saith that on the 22d day of November last the Raven prisoners to Hillsborough the Tories that refused to lnlist Chief of the Cherokees returned from a Treaty with the British was ordered to Halifax to be Tried for Treason, but I waa Agent in Georgia and that said deponent was informed by informed by Mr. Blum at the Moravian Town that they had one of the Indians that was of the Raven party that he had escaped from the Guard but of this I am not certain. ~ 'L received a War Talk from Col'o. Brown and had agreed to Gates is much Disatisfied with Col. Armstrongs Proceedlllgs go to War Immediately with the inhabitants of Virginia & and has Cited him to repla,ir to Head Quarters to answer for Carolina settled on the Western Waters that part of the Am his Conduct erican Traders in the Towne was to be murdered and others By the best Intelligence I had Lortl Corn':"allis' head Quar· made prisoners that they were to carry to Georgia the pris ters are in the Fork of the Congaree, a gamson of three hun· ooers And all the Horses they might take when at War for .dred Men left at Camden & Gen'l Gates some where near which they were to receive pay in Goods in the month of Charlotte Gen'l Sumpter had lately worsted Tarleton's ~larch next This deponant further saith that the Raven Legion in two Skimtishes killing about one hundred and t_e1l Chief inforlned him that he was done with the Big Knife; & made several prisoners Among the former was a MaJOf bad laid down their Talks and would now truly listen to his Weenes & Taleton dangerously wounded, but escaped. . ~a?t. Father over the Great Water. This deponant further saith McClenachan, Barnett & Pawlin has applied for the D1V1Sl0ll :hat he was informed by the Indians that the British Agent of the money arising from the Sales of the Tories Effects d~e d nominated the Raven as the principal chief of the Nation~ their Companies, but I · am at loss to know how to settle 1t l"bo had accepted of a customary medal and was received as I do not know whether we are to give any part to ~ lS such by the warriors in the Room of Occouostota Montgomery Militia or not, I was nev~r informed any thing This deponant further saith that several small parties had about the sales there or what was finally concluded I ex· been out from the town of Chilhowee one of which had killed pect a meeting at Court and a Line ro Coll. Crocket, Capt. a lad on Holstein in Carolina another had murdered a young McClenachen or myself might enable us to adjust the matter. I"OO!an ih Powell Valley and frequently had drove in gangs of I am Sir !orses taken on the Kentucky path, and elsewhere. Also Y• Most Obt & H'ble Servt \hat a party from the town of Toka with John Watts had Pat. Lockhart llrought in Horses and booty from the Kentucky path, this {Address] Came to haf\.d "the 16th Dec'ber (5) This deposition has been printed iu the Calendar of Virgi11ia Col. William Preston Silk Papers.! 446. In Decembe., 1780, a force of North Carolinians ICC!er Col. Sevier inflicted a severe defeat on a party of Cherokees. On Montgomery County 22d of the month they were joined by a force of Virginians under [Endorsement] Capt. Lockhart to Col. Preston Col. Arthur Campbell, and the combined forces made a very suc .CUI campaign against the Indians, burning a number of their towns 5 December 1780 Publick 111 forcing them to sue for peace. Nancy Ward, a famous Cherokee (4) Patrick Lockhart, son of James Lockhart, _of Augusta CC", """ 1111-breed womnn. who was alwavs friendly to the whites, came to t he for some years before the Revolution, a merchant m B?~e. tourt ounty CICDp of Seiver and Campbell and askecl for pca:::e. See letter of Arthur In 1781 and 1782 he was a Major in the Botetourt m1htla and ~rvd • pbell, Calendar of Virgi11ia State Papers, I, 43-i, and, for Nancy "th that rank at Yorktown. There are several letters from lumt! ltd, HANDBOOK OF THK AMBIUCAK hiolAS. (Bureau of Ethnology) V~ls . 2 and a, Calendar of Virginia State Papers. He was a me: • 816. of the Convention of May 1776. The Surry, C. H. reffered to w North Carolina. PRESTON PAPERS 315 314 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE deponant further saith that when the Raven set out to. go with the Botetourt Volunteers to the Southward. I can to Georgia he forbad any of his people or any of the Wh1tes assure you that I am perfectly satisfied with it, and I make no to go toward Virginia untill his return or they should suffer doubt but Col'o. Arthur Campbell will be so likewise; and death, that said deponant was informed by some of the In· ts the Men are ready to march, the sooner he sets out with dians that he with Mr. John Martin were to be put to death them, the better it will be, as the weather is growing very before they set out to war that said deponant then with Mr. cold and disagreeable--The Reports from the Cherokees John Martin, Ezekiel Bufferton, John ~awki~s and Fran ha.ve prevented our making any Attempst in this Cotmty to cis Budwine with the advice of some Ind1an fnends and th.e ruse men for the Southern Service: I have heard nothing assistance of Nancy Ward, with other Indian women, prOVl· from them for a few days, and whether they will actually com mence Hostilities upon us this winter I cannot determine dentially made their escape .. but from every circumstance war with them seems And the deponant further saith not ~ inevi~ William Springstone table-They have already begun it in Georgia in which the ~ven Warrior had a part; and in the Treaty held there, Sworn to before David Loony this Country was given to that tribe, if they would conquer it Sullivan County December lith We John Martin, Francis Beedwin, John Hawkins & E~ I am told that the Raven has said he will come in here, and kiel Bufferton Traders in the Cherokee Old Town do certify &et down his foot, and that' he will riot take it away-! send that we fled with William Springstone from the Cherokee you an Extract of a Letter I received the other day from Col'o upper Town the of November last being satisfac Clarke of Georgia, which will give you some Idea of the Cruel torily informed that the Indians intended shortly after to ties the Tories and !ndians have been guilty of in that state put us to death and know and believe that the above depo- about the month of September last, and which, I expect, was the principal Reason of Col'o. Picken's & Major Berry's sition contains the truth. joHN MARTIN wming to us at Gilbert Town, to request that no more small FRANCIS BunWINE Parties of Soldiers might be sent into this Country: as it answered no other purpose than to draw upon our Friends in Signed JOHN HAWKINS EzEKIEL BuFFENTON that Ou:ilrter the Resentment of our Enemies I am Sir your most obd t Servt A copy [Endorsement] Wm. Springstone's deposition about the Cher- Wm Campbell Col'o. Preston okees. Endorsed] Col'o. Wm. Campbell Dec. 12, 1780 WILLIAM CAMFBELL(6) TO WILLIAM PRESTON Aspin-ville, Dec•. 12th 1780 EXTRACT FROM CoL'O. CLARK's(7) LETTER Sir, · A Letter from you, directed to Col. Arthur Campbell and Several Men of Credit from that State who have escaped myself, came to my house at a time ~he~ I happen~ to be from home--! am informed that m 1t you desll'C the General Massacre relate the matter in words to the fol my Sentiments of Major Rowlands' appointment ,to go owing . Purport : ) . Elija~ Clark~, of Ga., afterwards Brigadier General, who dis (6) Colonel, afterwards, Brigadier Gen~ral William Campbell, alto ~f.'ushed htmself m many engagements with the British, Tories, and commanded at Kings Mountain. The MaJor Rowland referred to wu Mll lillS. Thomas Rowland of Botetourt County. 316 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE PRESTON PAPERS 317 That after the unexpected Blow, I gave the Enemy under ~ ought to be done respecting this Indian Enemy or other Brown in Augusta, about the middle of September last, and lise you will please to wright me, you can hardly Imagine my necessary retreat from that Country to your side the moun ~ plague I have had with the Voulenteers before I can get tains, a Col'o. Cruger from Ninety Six, with Brown and a IDem off, as I Realy have Not Been at home this ten days Body of Tories and Indians, followed us into 'the upper Settl I am Dear Sir your most ments of Georgia, and finding us out of their reach, fell upon Obt. Humble Servant our sick and wounded, together with old Men, Women and Geo. Skillen Children of the families of those that adhered to, or retreated ,Endorsement] Col'o. SKillen to Colo. Preston with me. Also several Tory Families (I suppose thro' mir 13 December 1780 take of the Indians) were murdered in the most cruel manner: ddress] Public Service Women and Children strip'd, scalped, and suffered to welt Colo. Wm. Preston in their gore, unassisted antill they expired with hunger aod tn pain: Lads obliged to dance naked between two large fi Montgomery untill they were scorched to death. Men strip'd dismem· bered, and scalped, afterward hung utr-It is too painful for ExTRAcT FROM CoL. CAMl BELL's LETTER me to dwell on this gloomy subject, my own family heine lost in the general calamity Major G. Christian's Dec. 15th 1780 Elijah Clarke [Endorsement] Extract from Col'o. Clarke's Letter Georgia By an express I am inform'd that the trail of about 20 of the i.oemy was discovered yesterday 30 miles below this, making GEORGE SKILLEN TO WILLIAM PRESTON lip the River-This I cohclude may be the advance to a large lody; consequently we will have fighting nearer than the December 13th 1780 O?.ns-I am sorry and ashamed of the tardy preparations Dear Sir our Militia for War-They must exert themselves or the Yesterday I marched off Sixty Volunteers all fine men w Country will be subjected to great desolation-! hope you fixed and with Rifles. Indeed the finest Company I ever Ill! hurry the Men down as well provided with provisions see, under the command of Capt. Handly, who is to march possible-The Country below the No. Fork abounds with the Nighest Routes for the Southern Army. Capt. RobiD• «n; consequently we need not starve. son will march with about fifty Volunteers tomorrow. 1 orsernentJ Extract from Letter from Col'o. Wm. Camp would have ordered them to march by Flowers gaup, But Deer 15th 1780 I am informed it is fifty Miles Round. I was doubtfull d being Reflected upon for Disobedience of the Governor'• [Printed] Orders, However should you approve of sending an Exp to Col'o. Campbell,!perhaps he would send his order to Captn ORDER IN CoUNCIL Handly & Robinson to join him from Moravian Town. l In Council, April 12, 1781 have Ordered a draft from this County of 140 men whi will start for the mines by Friday next, as I shall use e\'el') received an application from the Commanding effort in my power to ~pedite their march. If there is a.o • strengthen our army below, and being very un- 318 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE PR.ESTON PAPERS 819 willing to harass the Militia more than shall be absolutdt unavoidable, we are in hopes an inunediate and sufficient GovERNOR ]EFPER.SON TO THE CoUNTY LIEUT.2NANT OF cession of force may be obtained by application to the~ MONTGOJ,IERY co. Counties for their :delinquents in Militia duty whom the 1.. sentences to six months service. Every County we are Transcript from the bible of James Maury, 1746-1840, 1st American FORMATION OF CULPEPER COUNTY. Consul to Liverpool, England. James Walker, born March 7, 1692. AN AcT FOR DiviDING THE CouNTY or 0JUNGE.* Ann Hill, born 1708 (month not named). (Passed March 23, 1748.) These were the parents of my honored mother, (Mary Walker). James Maury, jOnly given by Title in Hening.\ Liverpool, 1 August, 1817. James Maury, son of Matthew Maury and Mary Anne Fontaine, bit For the greater Ease and Convenience of the Inhabitants of the Com1.ty wife, born April 8th, 1718, departed this life June 9, 1769. of Orange in attending Courts and other public Meetings Be it Enacted Mary Walker, daughter of James Walker, and Anne (Hill) was born by the Lieutenant Governor Council and Burgesses of this present Gen Nov. 22, 1724, departed this life March 20, 1798. They were married eral Assembly and it is hereby enacted by the Authority of the same Nov. 11, 1743. that from and immeidately after the seventeenth day of May next en suing the said County of Orange shall be divided into two Counties that 1 he above eopied from the bible of my beloved parents. I think my is to say that part of the County lying on the south side of Rappahanock father was born in 1717. River to the Head of the Conway River shall be one distinct County For the above named Matthew (Maury) and Mary Ann (Fontaine) and retain the Name of Orang-e County and all that other part thereof who were the parents ofmy father see head of the 5th of the annals of Oil!" on the north side the Rappahanock and Conway River shall be one other ancestor, James Fontaine. distinct County and called and known by the name of Culpeper County. The above named James Walker was a physician in King and Queea And that for the due Administration of Justice after the said senenteenth County, Va., he married Ann Hill the daughter (I think his name was day o! May a Court for the said County of Orange be constantly held by Leonard Hill). a merchant who lived at or near Bowler's on the Rap· the Justices thereof upon the fourth Thursday and a Court for the said pahannock River. This venerable lady when between 70 and 80 yean Count of Culpeper be constantly held by the Justices thereof upon the of age, had the smallpox in the natural wa,y, of which she recovered third Thursday in every Month in such MannP.r as by the Laws of this with the loss of her sight, died about 1787-88. Colony is provided and shall be by their Cbmmissions directed Pro (Signed) James Maury, VIDED always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to Liverpool!, August, 1817. hinder the Sheriff or Collector of the said County of OrfU\ge as the same now stands entire and undived to make Distress for any Levies Fees or The sons and daughters of the Rev. James Maury 1717-1769 and his Dues which shall be due from the said County of Culpeper after the said wife Mary Walker, of King William County afterwards of Albemarle, aeventeenth day of May in such Manner and not otherwise as by Law County. Jk be might have done if this Act had never been made any Law Custom or Usage to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. 1. Matthew Maury born Sept. 10, 1744, died May 6, 1808. ~~ March 22, 1748. Read, the third time & passed the House of Bur- 2. James Ma~y born Feb. 3, 1746, died March 23, 1840. ~ t resses. 3. Leonard Htll Maury born ------• died in infancy. 4. Ann Maury born Nov. 16, 1748, died jan. 8 1 Peter Randolph, C. H. B. 5. Mary Maury born Sept. 17, 1750, died April5, 1822. William Gooch 6. Walker Maury born July 21, 1752, died Oct. 11, 1788. John Robinson Speaker 7. Catherine Maury, born july 15, 1754, died july 26, 1786. 8. Elizabeth Maury born Apr. 1, 1756, died April!, 1833. March 23, 1748 Read the 3d Time & agreed to by the Council. 9. Abraham Maury born Apr. 28, 1758, died ______, 1834. N. Walthoe C. G. A. 10. Fontaine Maury born Feb. 3, 1761, died Jan. 1, 1824. A Copy Test William Randolph C . H. B. 11. Banjamin Maury born Jan. 16, 1763 died about Feb. 25, 1814. 12. Richard Maury born May 19, 1766, died April __, 1840. Endorsed. 13. Matilda Hill Maury, born Oct. 28, 1769, died about Nov. 7, 1821. Virginia At a General Assemply begun and held at the College in N . B. The first named 5 of us born in King William Co; M.y brother Williamsburg on ThursdayTwenty seventh day of October in the Twenty Walker born in Louisa Co.; the remaining 7 born in Albemarle Co