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From: Ed Marsh <>
Subject: [VAMONTGO] Montgomery County Early Settlers Map
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:50:04 -0500


These maps can be purchased at the Courthouse in Christiansburg, VA.
Ed

Patti wrote:

> Diana,
> Where did you locate your map? I also have family that was located in
> Montgomery Co., VA. By chance was there any MacMahan or any varations of the
> name, McNulty, Jones and Henry's. It's so difficult to locate early records
> and you give hope!
> Thanks
> Pat
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diana Kinzer Heath <>
> To: <>
> Date: Thursday, July 27, 2000 5:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] 1773-1777 Tax lists
>
> >Hi Paul,
> >I don't have a complete list but I do have some info...I would LOVE to have
> >a complete list; so, if you get one, please, let me know!
> >
> >I am a direct descendant of so many of these people, but not really direct
> >from the names you listed. I have studied this migration and always
> seeking
> >to learn more about it. Could we have some interaction about this?
> Please,
> >include me in your research.
> >
> >I have a copy of an old Montgomery Co., map; in which, shows most of the
> >very earliest homesteads. I show Robert Gresham as living across "Mountain
> >Road" beyond Tom's Creek. It says that he settled in 1775.
> >
> >Michael Price is located, not, on Tom's Creek but Price's Mountain, at
> >(Thomas Stroubles Creek...Coal from the mine on Price Mountain was used by
> >the Merrimac Ironclad. Michael Price, II settled nearer to Tom's Crk.,
> near
> >the area of Price's Fork, in 1786.
> >
> >Peter Harless settled in an area south of Lick Creek off of Tom's Crk., in
> >1765...near, or at "Sunnyside".
> >Adam Harman, 500 acres in 1752--around an area, or place, "Whitethorne",
> had
> >the neighbors of John Harrison, Abraham Brown, Israel Lorton--he settled in
> >1745, near "Fishing Run" branch off of Tom's Crk. Northwest of them were
> >Richard McCoy, 400 acres in 1783; Jacob Shell in 1794, at "Long Shop"( his
> >property aligned with Philip Harless'; and, was near the New River.
> >
> >John Philip Keister, 1799-just s.w. of Michael Price's...also aligned
> >withPhilip Harless', Jacob Shell, and Israel Lorton.
> >
> >I will give you the homesteaders around Tom's Creek--(where I was exploring
> >last year!) Many of these are my ancestors.
> >Peter Olinger, *James Bane 1763; *Michael Kinzer, 1802 ( I don't think this
> >is the correct date that he settled in the co., as one of my Kinzer's lived
> >at "The Glades" area ca. 1742. And was one of the settlers living in the
> >same settlement of the Draper's and Col. James Patton, who was killed by
> the
> >Shawnee, 30 July, 1755, 21 days after Braddock's defeat.); *Joseph McDonald
> >mill, 1763; *Michael Surface, 1794 at "Smithfield" area; Christopher
> Ribble,
> >1774; John Stockdell on Brush Mtn.
> >
> > This is just a sample of what I have, hope it helps.....
> >Diana
>
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