Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia, Issue 9The Society, 1975 |
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... Jeremiah patented land in James Cittie County in 1636 and 1638. ( 50 ) There are two entries in the records ... Jeremiah's land . Nomenclature of the day was not consistent with ours , so that we do not know whether Robert Taylor's wife ...
... Jeremiah patented land in James Cittie County in 1636 and 1638. ( 50 ) There are two entries in the records ... Jeremiah's land . Nomenclature of the day was not consistent with ours , so that we do not know whether Robert Taylor's wife ...
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... Jeremiah who reached extreme old age , but none quite reached his ninety - eight years . By his side sleeps Charity who braved the wilderness with him . Marks to both graves are the work of Jeremiah . * It has not to this day been ...
... Jeremiah who reached extreme old age , but none quite reached his ninety - eight years . By his side sleeps Charity who braved the wilderness with him . Marks to both graves are the work of Jeremiah . * It has not to this day been ...
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... Jeremiah's fledglings peopled it . To bring the genealogy down past Jeremiah's family would need so many " begats " as to resemble the second chapter of Genesis , and must not be at- tempted here . Their direct descent from Pocahontas ...
... Jeremiah's fledglings peopled it . To bring the genealogy down past Jeremiah's family would need so many " begats " as to resemble the second chapter of Genesis , and must not be at- tempted here . Their direct descent from Pocahontas ...
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acres Addington appear beginning believe Benjamin Bluebaugh Bolling Book Boone born boys brother Buchanan buried camp Captain Caroline Charles close coal court Creek Daniel daughter death Deed Dickenson died documents early entry farm father grant Green Griffith Grundy Hall hanged head Henry History Humphrey Indians Jacob jail James Jane Jeremiah John Kentucky Kilgore killed King known land late later Lee County living Louisa married Mary miles mountains North Carolina NOTES October party patent perhaps Pound present Prince Edward County probably reached records Red Fox returned Ridge River Robert Russell seems settled settlement side Southwest statement story taken Tennessee Thomas town tree Valley Virginia Washington County West widow wife Wise young