Mary Frances "Franky" Neel

Other Events:

• Deed: 16 Jul 1844, Tazewell County, Virginia; James Burrass (sic) and Franky, his wife and George P. Thompson.
• Deed: 23 Sep 1845, Tazewell County, Virginia; James Burrass (sic) & Franky, his wife & George W.G Browne
• Census 1850: 1850, Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
• Census 1860: 1860, Western District, Tazewell, Virginia

Notes:

Deed:
This Indenture, made the sixteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty four between James Burrass (sic) and Franky, his wife of the County of Tazewell and State of Virginia of the one part and George P. Thompson of the same County and State of the other part.

Witnesseth: that whereas the said James Burrass is justly indebted to George W. Browne in the just and full sum of nineteen dollars and forty six cents, the payment of which with interest the said Burrass is willing and desirous, effectually to assure and secure to the said Browne.

This Indenture therefore witnesseth, that the said Burrass and Franky, his wife, as well in consideration of the premises aforesaid as of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said Thompson, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said James Burrass and Franky his wife, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said George P. Thompson, all the right, title, interest and claim of them, the said James Burrass and Franky, his wife, in and to the real estate of Alexander Neel, deceased, the said Franky being a daughter of said Alexander Neel and as such entitled to the eighth part of his estate, with all the appurtenances.

To have and to hold the said interest in said parcel of land, with all the appurtenances unto the said Thompson and his heirs, to the sole use and behoof of the said Thompson and his heirs, and the said James Burrass and Franky his wife, for themselves and their heirs, the said right, title and interest in the said parcel of land, with all the appurtenances to the said Thompson and his heirs against the claim of them the said James Burrass and Franky his wife, and their heirs, and all other persons whomsoever shall, will and do by these present warrant and forever defend, in trust, never the less, that if the said James Burrass, his heirs, executors or administrators, do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said George W.G. Browne, his heirs or assigns the said sum of nineteen dollars and forty six cents on or before the 16th day of December next together with the expenses of drawing and recording this indenture and the tax thereon, then and in that case, this indenture, and everything herein contained shall become void and of no effect;

But if the said Burrass shall fail to pay the said sum of money or any part thereof, on or before the said 16th day of December, next, then it shall be lawful for the said Thompson, and full power and authority is hereby given him to proceed to sell the said interest and claim in said parcel of land with all the appurtenances, so soon after the said 16th December next as he may be requested by the said Browne, at public auction for ready money, to the highest bidder, at Tazewell Court House, having previously advertised the time and place of sale at least twenty days by advertisement affixed for that space of time to the front door of said Court House and the proceeds of such sale after paying thereout all the expenses attaining the execution of this trust including a commission of 5 percent on the amount of sale to the said trustee for his trouble in executing the same shall be applied by the said Thompson towards the discharge and payment to the said Browne of the aforesaid sum of nineteen dollars and 46 cents, with interest on so much of said sum with interest as may remain unpaid, and in further trust, that until such sale shall be made it shall be lawful for the said Burrass and wife, and their heirs, to hold and occupy the said granted interest in said land and premises and to take and receive, the rents, issues and profits thereof to their own proper use and benefit, and also, that the said Burrass his heirs, executors, or administrators, will pay and discharge all taxes, impositions, assessments and other charges, whatsoever which may or shall become chargeable thereon, during his or their possession thereof.

And the said Thompson doth covenant on is part, that he will faithfully execute the trust hereby reposed in him. In testimony whereof, the parties hereunto have to these presents set their hands and affixed their seals, the day and year first in this indenture written.His mark, James Burrass (seal) G.P Thompson (seal)

Virginia : In the Clerk's office of Tazewell County Court, July 16, 1844. James Burrass and George P. Thompson parties to the within deed personally appeared before me in my said office, and acknowledged the said deed to be their act and deed and the same is admitted to record. Teste. J.E. Chapman, D.C.

Deed:
This indenture, made this twenty third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five between James Burrass (sic) and Franky, his wife of the county of Tazewell, and state of Virginia of the one part and George W.G. Browne of the other part.

Witnesseth: that the said James Burrass and Franky, his wife for and in consideration of the sum of forty dollars current money of the United States to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do grant, bargain and sell unto the said George W.G. Browne, all their right, title and interest in a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Tazewell on the Muddy fork of Wolf Creek, which formerly belonged to Alexander Neel, and in which as the daughter and heir of said Alexander Neel, the said Franky is entitled to one eighth part with all the appurtenances:

To have and to hold the said interest in said tract or parcel of land with all the appurtenances unto the said George W.G. Browne, and his heirs, to the sole use and behoof of him the said BrownE and his heirs. And the said James Burrass and Franky his wife for themselves and their heirs, do covenant, with the said George W.G. Browne, that they the said James Burrass and Franky his wife the said interest in said parcel of land, with all the appurtenances unto the said George W.G. Browne, and his heirs, against the claims of them the said James Burrass and Franky his wife, and every other person or persons whatsoever, shall warrant and will forever defend.

In witness, whereof the said James Burrass and Franky, his wife have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals the day and year first above written.Her Mark, Franky Burrass (seal)

Tazewell County , to wit:We, Erastas G. Harman and William Cox, Justices of the Peace in the County aforesaid, in the state of Virginia, do hereby certify that Franky Burrass wife of James Burrass, parties to a certain deed, bearing date on the 23rd day of September 1845 and hereunto annexed, personally appeared before us in our County aforesaid, and being examined by us privately and apart from her husband, and having the deed aforesaid fully explained to her, the said Franky Burress, acknowledged the same to be her act and deed and declared that she had willingly by signed, sealed and delivered the same, and that she wished not to retract it.

Given under our hands and seals this 23rd day of September 1845.E.G. Harman. JP William Cox, JP

Buried:
The decision to place her in this cemetery is from a Deed Dated July 16, 1844 Jms. & Frances put up 1/8th of the land for a loan from a Mr. Browne for the sum of $19.46, this was the land they were living on.

Mary married James "Jimmy" Burress in 1830 in Russell County, Virginia, USA. James (son of Micajah "Cager" Burress and Rachel McCoy) was born in April 1807 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jun 1883 in Headwaters Clinch, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; was buried on 10 Jun 1883 in Grapefield, Bland County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William H. "Billy" Burress was born in 1832 in Russell County, Virginia, USA; died in 1897 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
2. Thomas Jefferson Burress was born in 1834 in Burkes Garden, Virginia; died in 1883 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
3. George Washington Burress was born in Mar 1837 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 7 Aug 1916 in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA.
4. James Rabourn "Rabe" Burress was born in 1838 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 15 Mar 1865 in Narrows, Giles County, Virginia.
5. Rebecca Jane Burress was born in 1840 in Virginia, United States; died on 1874 - 1880 in Virginia or West Virginia.
6. Margaret J. Burress was born in 1845 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
7. Julia Ann Burress was born in Aug 1845 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in 1903 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
8. John Wesley Burress was born in Sep 1849 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 2 Jan 1920 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.
9. Wiley Burress was born in 1850 in Virginia, United States.
10. Benjamin Rush Burress was born on 30 Sep 1857 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 01 Apr 1937 in St. Clair's Crossing, Tazewell, Virginia; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia.

Other Events:

• Witness: Jul 1800, Tazewell County, Virginia; Witness for John Justice VS Peter Rife Sr.
• Tax List: 13 May 1802, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 4 Horses, mares colts or mules. Alexander lived near his father on Wolf Creek
• Court: 15 Aug 1802, Tazewell County, Virginia; John Justice, vs Peter Riffe, Alex. Neel, Moses Justice & Geo. Justice each proved 1 days attendance at a former court & 1 at this court.
• Court: 17 Sep 1802, Tazewell County, Virginia; William George & Co. VS Robert & Alexander Neel. Debt. Dismissed by plaintiff order at defendants costs.
• Tax List: 9 May 1803, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 3 Horses, mares colts or mules.
• Court: 14 Jun 1804, Tazewell County, Virginia; John Crockett vs. Zachariah Elkins. Petition & summons. Alexander Neel, Duncan Neel, & William Jeffery proved one days attendance each for the Plaintiff
• Tax List: 22 Apr 1806, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 3 Horses, mares colts or mules.
• Court: 26 June 1806, Tazewell County, Virginia; John Pruett v John Justice. Trover. Not guilty plead. Jury includes: Thomas Burriss. Verdict: for plaintiff. $25 Deft. filed errors in arrest of judgement, laid over until tomorrow Alex Neel witness for plaintiff.
• Court: 27 June 1806, Tazewell County, Virginia; Daniel Justice vs. John Power. Samuel Walker & Hez Harman witness for plaintiff: Oliver Wynne, Alexander Neel, Duncan Neel and William Day witness for Defense.
• Tax List: 1810, Tazewell County, Virginia; Alexander NeelWhite Tithables - 1; Slaves over 12 years - 0; Horses - 2
• Petition: 25 Apr 1810, Tazewell County, Virginia; Petition of William Hall & others for road from Thomas Cassidays to David Waggoners. Ordered Joe Hick, Alex Neel, Fred Cook & John Justice (any 3) view the way begin & T Cassiday, passing Fred Cook, Thomas Neels, etc, and report.
• Census 1820: 1820, Tazewell County, Virginia; WM >10=3 WM 10-15=2; WM 16-18=2; WM 16-25=2; WM 26-44=1, WF >10=3; WF 10-15=1; WF 16-25=1; WF 26-44=1 (no slaves)
• PP Tax List : 27 April 1820, Tazewell County, Virginia; 3 Male over 16, 3 Horses, mares colts or mules.
• Census 1830: 1830, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 male under 5; 4 males 5-9; 1 male 10-14; 1 male 20-29; 1 male 50-59; 1 female 5-9; 2 females 15-19; 1 female 30-39 (it seems after Missouri died, another woman with small children moved in, probably his daughter Hetty, to help care for the family.
• Deed: 17 Aug 1831, Tazewell County, Virginia; Deed between the heirs of Thomas Neel referenced as being "the said land William McFarlin sold to said Thomas Neel below part of the survey land William McFarlin used to live on"
• Deeds: 9 Jan 1839, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mary Neal relinquishes title bond which was given her by James McFarlane, deceased.
• Census 1840: 1840, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 male 5-9; 2 males 10-14; 1 male 20-29; 1 male 60-69; 1 female 15-19; 1 female 40-49. 4 persons engaged in agriculture.
• Deed : 26 Dec 1842, Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia; William and Alexander Neel sell land to their sister Mary Neel

Notes:

Witness:
William Day, Alexr. Neel, and Gabriel Rife prove one day attendance as witness for defendant in above case.

Deeds:
Alexander Neal, Wm Neal & Mary Neal of Tazewell to Elizabeth McFarlane, Malinda McFarlene & James McFarlane of Russell County, Virginia, Mary Neal relinquishes title bond which was given her by James McFarlane, deceased, to Lyda place, made by Thomas Neal and William McFarlane, deceased. Muddy fork for Wolf Creek in Tazewell County, VA.

Deed :
This indenture made and entered unto this 26th day of December 1842 between William Neel and Alexander Neel Sr. of the country of Tazewell and State of Virginia of the first part and Mary Neel of county of Tazewell and state aforesaid of the second part witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of a valuable sum to them in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has bargain, sold and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, convey unto the said part of the second part her heirs and assigns forever all their interest in and to a certain tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in the county of Tazewell on the muddy fork of Wolf Creek continuing 150 acres more or less being the lands Mary Neel now lives on west of the lands of Jacob Gose and east of the lands of the heirs of Peter Gose ?? to have to hold said parcel of land with all the appurtenances to the same belonging as in any use appertaining unto the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns forever free from the claims of the said party of the first part and from all and from every person whatsoever claiming ?? Through as by their will warrant and forever defend in witness whereof the said parties of the first part have hereto set their hand and seals the day and year first above written.

Phillip Lambert Alexander Neel
John Neel William Neel
Zachariah Neel

In the clear office of Tazewell County court Jan 18, 1845 Alexander Neel Acknowledged this indenture of bargain and sale to be his act and deed before me George W. Browne

In Tazewell County Court Feb 27, 1845 This deed was known to be the act and deed of William Neel by the oath of John Neel and Zach Neel Witnesseth. George W. Browne

Died:
Was listed as deceased in 16 July 1844 deed of James Burress (*see James Burress & Frances Neel)

Buried:
Neel Family Cemetery Rt. 61 abt 3 miles East of CR-722 on left Cove Creek Tazewell County Virginia USA (no stone left for Alexander)

Alexander married Missouri "Miss" Kidd in 1799 in Virginia, United States. Missouri (daughter of John Kidd, Sr. and Selia Anderson (?)) was born in 1783 in Amherst County, Virginia; died in 1828 in Wolf Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Neel Family Cemetery, Cove Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source information on the name of Missouri/Caroline Kidd: There doesn't seem to be much documented proof on the name of Alexander Neal's wife. I've seen it listed both as Caroline and Missouri. I am leaning toward the Missouri, as I have the source of this name, but not the source of where Caroline came from. No one seems to bother with sourcing anymore, so no one can tell me where the name Caroline came from. The following information is from Orval Hodges (Boondocks38@aol.com):::: My Grandfather Osker Franklin Neel said that they call her Miss Kidd and the Miss was for Missouri. She was not named from the State, her name is a Illinois Indian name the refers to a canoe. But in my first find of anything referring to Missouri was in the Waggoner Family book in the Virginia Room of the Tazewell Library, there she is referred to as "Miss Kidd". I'm not going to dispute the Caroline connection but in my family she was never called Carolline. And also for your information she has five grandchildren and great grandchildren named Missouri after her. Missouri Kidd Neel was my grandfathers Great Grandmother and one great thing about my Neel ancestors, some of them like to talk about their family. Mother had a Uncle named Daniel Alexander Neel (Grandson of Missouri Kidd Neel) and I could talk to you all day about the stories that came from Uncle Daniel. Let me tell you a short story about Missouri Kidd. My great aunt Minnie Roland Blankenship (sister to my Grandmother Cora B. Roland Neel) told me this story, it involved aunt Minnie and my mothers Uncle Daniel Neel, Uncle Daniel had a lot of horse and he was a great horseman. He was teaching Aunt Minnie how to ride a horse and during this time of training Uncle Daniel told Aunt Minnie that girls could learn to ride just like a man and he repeated that 'Missouri Kidd Neel' his great grandmother could and did ride a horse as good as any man, she could also load and shoot a muzzle loading gun. Miss Kidd Neel would ride from Wolfe Creek to what is now known as Pearisburg Virginia and back then you had to ford Wolfe Creek nine times to get there, just to visit with her Aunt Deborah Kidd Peery. So to make a point that her name Missouri has been in our folk lore a long time. Continuing email... Well Michelle the Deed you are probably speaking of, I had in my files but just never jumped at it until I was look at what you had brought up. You can see that I have put James Burress and Mary Frances aka Franly Neel Burress in the Burress Cemetery that states where the farm was that James Burress and Franky got a Indenture Deed loan of $19.46 on Jul 16 1844. I figured they would have been buried there. For your information the Burress Cemetery should be called Burress-Neel Cemetery because there are 12 Neel's buried there but it was set up as Old Neel Cemetery. When they finally sold off the farm Thomas Neel b 14 Feb 1815 died 1907 ( Mary France Neel Burress younger brother) he was buried in the Neel Family Cemetery with his mother and father.

Other Events:

• Notes: It's possible Thomas Neel was an attorney
• Military: 10 Sep 1774, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; Thomas Neel served as a pvt. in Capt John Murray's Company at the battle of Point Pleasant. (This area of Botetourt at the time included most of the Jackson & Cowpasture rivers.) There is a question as to whether this is the same Thomas Neel.
• Tax List: 1782, Jackson River, Augusta County, Virginia; Listed as head of HH on Jackson River in Capt. David Gwin's Company. Also listed brother in law Daniel McFarland, who later settled in Kentucky.
• Tax List: 1784, Muddy Creek, Augusta County, Virginia; Listed on the tax list for Augusta County. Living on the Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek on land he acquired from his father in law, who patented 300 ares in Wolf Creek Valley
• Land: 1785, Muddy Creek, Augusta County, Virginia; When did Thomas come to Tazewell County?
• Indian Trouble: Fall 1789, Muddy Creek, Augusta County, Virginia; Daughter Catherine captured by Indians.
• Tax List: 1790, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Listed on Tax List B, this part of Montgomery later becomes Wythe County. (Walkers and Wolf Creeks) listed Thomas Neil (Neel)
• Tax List: May 1793, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
• Tax List: 1801, Tazewell County, Virginia; 2 Males over 16, 6 Horses, mares colts or mules. (probably himself and Alexander)
• Tax List: 1 Jun 1802, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 5 Horses, mares colts or mules.
• Debt: 15 Aug 1802, Tazewell County, Virginia; Gordon Thomas & David Cloyd VS Thomas Neel. Debt. Attorney not further instructed to defend. Pft. granted $40 with interest from 1 Sept 1798
• Tax List: 14 Apr 1803, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 4 Horses, mares colts or mules.
• Court: 14 June 1804, Tazewell County, Virginia; John Crockett, John Engles VS Thomas Neel. Petition and Summons. Judgement granted pltf for 5 lbs with interest from 12 Feb 1803. Jon Davis 1 days attend as witness for pltf.
• PP Tax List : 22 April 1806, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 0 Horses, mares colts or mules.

Notes:

Thomas and Ellen McFarlane moved from Augusta County to the Grapefield section of what is now Bland County, Virginia. Their log cabin home was a story and half with the kitchen cabin to the rear of the main house.



Thomas Neel was an attorney, practicing law in Tazewell County, Virginia. He was a Methodist Class leader, also a farmer. He owned land on Wolf Creek and Bland County.

Birth:
There are clues to Thomas' father being most likely 1 of 3 men (Thomas, John, or William), but it's impossible, without more info to know which 3 men, was in fact, his father. Also, evidence of the name being O'Neal at one time, and the O being dropped.

Notes:
In the book Col. James McFarland of Virginia by Lake Parsons he states: Thomas Neel was an attorney. He practiced law in Tazewell Co. was a Methodist Class leader and a farmer.

Land:
The only records found of Thomas Neel's purchase of land on Muddy Creek are in 3 deeds recorded in Tazewell in 1831 & 1839 by certain descendants of Thomas Neel & Wm. McFarland, wherein it is stated that Wm sold to Thomas that portion of Wm's land on Muddy Creek lying to the east of "a conditional line" as agreed by them.

Wm retained that portion lying to the W of the line which was later known as the Lydd's place. Wm died prior to March 8 1791 and this land was inherited by his sons James & Daniel.

Thomas settled & lived on his land until his death. No record of his will or intestate proceedings have been found. His wife, Ellen, & 2 unmarried children, Mary & Zach, & probably some grandchildren, continued to live in the home place. Sons Alex & Wm lived on parts of this or adjacent tracts that they had acquired. There was apparently 400 acres in all which the children eventually divided among themselves.

Indian Trouble:
Catherine was near her house on Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek when she was captured by a band of Indians but escaped from them. The Indians then went across the mountains to Clear Fork where they captured Virginia Wiley, she was a prisoner for 3 years.

Tax List:
James Davies Commissioner of the Wythe Co. district north of Walker's Mt. May 22 Thomas Neel taxed w/3 adult men & 10 horses. (This area of Wythe would be Grapefield Bland County today)

Thomas did not own any land (that I have found), they must have been living on William's land, because in 1825, James refers to his sister Ellen living on the land that belonged to him as long as she lived.

Died:
Death date is assumed because he was not recorded as head of, nor a member of a household in the 1820 and subsequent censuses.

Thomas married Eleanor "Ellen" McFarland in 1774 in Augusta County, Virginia. Eleanor (daughter of William McFarland and Elizabeth Gibson) was born in 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia; died in 1830 in Wolf Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Grandfather's Will: 1 Jul 1795, Augusta County, Virginia; Augusta Co., VA Probate Alexander Gibsons will -Executor, son Alexander to wife, Mary, to daughter, Christina, unmarried; to daughter, Mary, unmarried; to daughter, Margaret, unmarried; to grandson, Daniel Gibson; to granddaugter Eleanor
• Testified: 1816, Tazewell County, Virginia; In 1816 after the husband of Catherine (Caty Suiter) James Suiter, a solider, died in 1814 in service of the US, Ellen Neel stated in an affidavit that Caty was lawfully married to James Suiter and remained his widow.
• Census 1830: 1830, Tazewell County, Virginia

Notes:

Census 1830:
1 male 10-141 male 30-38; 1 female 10-14; 2 females 15-19; 1 female 30-39; 1 female 70-79 Eleanor was living with her daughter Mary, Mary was never married.

Died:
Burial: Neel Family Cemetery, Cove Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia Death date is assumed because she was recorded in 1830 census but not 1840, and because of the belief that her children refrained from selling their father's land until after her death.

Other Events:

• Possessions: 1797, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA; Records of Buckingham Co. were destroyed by soldiers & you can only verify prop deeds in Amherst Co; these records show that John & his wife Selia, purchased 115 acres of Little Indian Creek, which is connected to the Piney River at foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
• Property: 16 Oct 1797, Amherst County, Virginia; John Arrington & wife Susannah of Amherst sold to John Kidd of Buckingham for a tract containing 115 acres in Amherst on both sides of Little Indian Creek adjacent to John Willford & John Arrington. Amherst Co VA Deed Bk H, p282
• Deeds: 27 Nov 1801, Amherst County, Virginia; Page 344. John Kidd and wife Selia, AC, to Isaac Scott, AC, for 57 pounds 10 sh illings, 115 acres Little Indian Creek. Lines, Jno. Parson, north fork of Creek, Jno. Wilsfo rd, Jno. Arrington, Wit: Thos. Woodroof. Goe. Dillard, Jno. Tyler.

Notes:

Birth:
There is a DNA connection that somewhat confirms this connection. Need more DNA comparisons

Died:
The graves of John & his wife have never been located, after searching through cem. records within Nelson & Amherst Co. & walking through many of the cems & reading the head stones in both co., it is believed only an unmarked stone was placed on the graves

John married Selia Anderson (?) Selia was born in 1768 in Buckingham County, Virginia; died in 1848 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
I don't think she is a daughter of John Anderson, that's a different Selia born in 1758 and married Worden Kendall

Name:
Where is the proof/documentation that her last name is Anderson?

Other Events:

• Court: 18 Mar 1753, Augusta County, Virginia; James Lockhart "made oath that he was afraid Duncan Farland and his son William would kill or injure some of his stock of creatures" James Lockhart's property adjoined McFarlands.
• Military: Sep 1753, Augusta County, Virginia; Pvt. in the Augusta Co. Militia & receives 8 shillings for military service in 1758
• Land: 1774, Wolf Creek, Virginia; William McFarland, assignee of Andrew Lyda, 300 acres both sides of Wolf Creek branch of New River, settled 1770. From Early Adventures on the Western Waters by Mary Kegley, LDS microfiche 6125902 Vol II page 66 (original page 139) & pg.111 (org 123)
• Land: Feb 1774, Wolf Creek, Virginia; Around this time William moved to Muddy Fork, Wolf Creek located in Montgomery Co. & later became Bland Co, (present Grapefield) apparently leaving his family behind. Whether he was going to send for them later after he settled is not known.
• Tax List: 22 Mar 1774, Augusta County, Virginia; Assessors tax list records William as "No inhabitant"
• Indian Attack: 9 Jul 1774, Warm Springs, Virginia; Wounded, apparently from an Indian arrow, taking his eye
• Children Bound: 20 Jun 1775, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibson petitions court that Williamm, his son in law, moved out of the colony & his children are not properly provided for: Isabella, Alexander, James, Mary, Daniel, Eleanor, and John. They are to be bound out to said Alexander Gibson, grandfather. William had moved West to Wolf Creek area
• VA Militia: 1781, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Capt. Thomas Ingles Co. w/Wm McFarland, Wm. Lyday, John Gullion & Barnet Gullion soldiers. This district is near Wolf Creek, in present day Bland County. Source: Militia of Montgomery County, Virginia by Mary Kegley, 1990, p. 16
• Tax List: 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; William McFarelane with one tithe, 10 horses, 20 cattle. Alex McFarelane next to him with one tithe, 1 slave, 2 horses, no cattle (Could be either his son or brother, but I think it is his son Alexander)
• Land Patent: 19 Sep 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Patented 300 acres in the then Montgomery County, on Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek, a branch of New River.
• Land Patent: 27 Sep 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Patented 72 acres believed to be on the Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek. "Surveyed for Wm. McFarland ? day of Sep, 1782 district of Washington and Montgomery Counties....." More
• Collector of Fines: 19 Dec 1782, Montgomery ? Virginia; Collector of fines or taxes for the "bounty of the soldiers, 81st division"
• Deed: 9 Jun 1801, Wolf Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia
• Land Notes: 9 Jul 1805, Virginia, United States; In the Archives of Tazewell County, p. 167, says William McFarlin (assignee of Andr Lyda) is granted 195 acres on Jan. 9, 1805, surveyed on Feb.25, 1775 for the Loyal Company, on both sides of Wolf Creek. Grant #54, p.8
• Land Notes: 1814, Wolf Creek, Virginia; This part of Wolf Creek was in Tazewell until Bland formed in 1861. Wm. son James continues paying taxes on land his father owned: Wm McFarland est. Tazewell, 195 acres Wolf Creek 39 SE 72 acres Wolf Creek 39 SE 107 acres Wolf Creek 39 SE

Notes:

Indian Attack:
From the Preston and Virginia Papers, Vol. 1, p. 78

"Lewis, Col. Charles. Letter to (William Preston) mentions (July 9) Captain Dickinson's skirmish with the Indians and wound received by William Mc Farlan at Warm Springs; people in great confusion."

There is some concern about whether this is all the same William McFarland because you can see by the dates, William was listed as "no inhabitant" in March, 1774, and was instead in the southwestern part of VA buying land along Wolf Creek it is presumed.

However, he is the only known William McFarland. Did he go south earlier to establish his claim, return home to pick up his family, get wounded in July 1774 and then return south and join Daniel Smith's company in the same year? I guess that is possible.

The Capt. Dickinson is John Dickinson who was a neighbor in what became Bath County.

This incident happened prior to the Dunmore Expedition when Indians became enraged over the April 30, 1774 murder of peaceful family members of Chief Logan by Daniel Greathouse and other militiamen who were part of Capt. Michael Cresap's Company.

Many of those militia men then were in the company of Capt. Hancock Lee, including William McFarland.

What is missing are exact months for these rolls. It is interesting to note that there is a William McFarland who appears in Capt. Hancock Lee's Company in 1774.

(Virginia's Colonial Soldiers, by Lloyd Bockstruck, pub. 1988, p. 142-3)

Included in that company is the same Daniel Greathouse. It is hard to tell if this is the same William McFarland in all three places in 1774, serving with Capt. John Dickinson, Capt. Hancock Lee, and Capt. Daniel Smith.

1774: a William McFarland served in the militia of Capt. Daniel Smith guarding the frontier.

When the names of the men in this list are compared with the tax list of 1782, it seems that it includes the men who are in the area that becomes Russell Co. in 1786 along the Clinch River. (not sure that the William along the Clinch is the same William as the one at Wolf Creek, but the distance is not too great).

This group did not participate in the expedition to Point Pleasant, but did guard the frontier against Indian incursions.

Source: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/virginia/captain-daniel-smiths-company.htm

Land Patent:
Patented 72 acres believed to be on the Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek. "Surveyed for Wm. McFarland ? day of Sep, 1782 district of Washington and Montgomery Counties for ? acres granted 19th day of September, 1782 to said McFarland lying in Montgomery County on Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek, a branch off New River.

Entered February 28, 1787. Plot taken to the land office by John Preston August 1799 (signed) Jeremiah Bell, Preston.

Deed:
His property on Wolf Creek is referred to in a deed of his son Daniel, "being one of the heirs" in favor of ? for $200. The land grants to W. McFarland were not finalized until after his death. It seems that there was a dispute between the Ohio Co. and the Loyal Company as to who owned this land...and then there were the disruptions of the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. With the creation of Tazewell County in 1799 things began to be finalized based on the original surveys.

Died:
Died from exposure (froze) on Round Mountain while returning from a barn raising on Walker's Creek. The Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek flows just north of Round Mountain. The valley where people lived is the present town of Grapefield.

Joseph Atkins with William Davis, Administrators of estate of William McFarland, deceased, was granted to James McFarland. William Cecil, John Greenup, Samuel Ferguson, to appraise estate and slaves of William McFarland 8 Mar 1791

William married Elizabeth Gibson in 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander Gibson and Mary) was born in 1735 in Augusta County, Virginia; died in 1771 in Augusta County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
She was not mentioned in her father's will of 1782, so she died before that time. Her last child, Daniel was born in 1769, and William McFarland was found in Wolf Creek by 1771, and Alexander Gibson and petitioned the court of custody of the children, saying their father was gone and they were not being properly cared for. So I'm assuming Elizabeth died between 1770 and 1775.

Other Events:

• Father's Will: 28 Aug 1775, Albemarle County, Virginia; Mentioned in Father, Aaron's Will
• Migration: 1777, Tazewell County, Virginia
• Grant: 8 Dec 1793, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; William Kidd, Grantee; Description: 42 acres on the Clear Fork of Wolf Creek at the lower end of the land that Samuel Sallard lives on.
• Land Patent: 16 Aug 1794, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; William Kidd, Grantee; Description: 58 acres on the Clear Fork of Wolf Creek and adjoining the land of Samuel Sallard.
• Grand Jury: Nov 1800, Tazewell County, Virginia; William Kidd was listed on the first grand-jury impanelled in the county along w/ John Peery Sr., James Lockhart, Thomas Brewster, William Witten & others.
• Deed: 22 July 1806, Tazewell County, Virginia; Order bk 1 page 224 Deed from William Kidd to Larkin Kidd acknowledged (Is this William Jr?)
• PP Tax List : 5 Aug 1806, Tazewell County, Virginia; William listed with 1 male over 16 and 1 horse (Is this William Jr? When did he leave Tazewell?)

Notes:

This William, father of John, is NOT the William Kidd who married Hannah Duche. That marriage bond was filed in Norfolk in 1754 & there is 0 evidence to connect the Norfolk Kidds with the Kidds of Buckingham who took a migration path out of Middlesex almost exactly due west.

William Kidd DNA line has been proven with four sons Larkin, Elias, Sherrod, and Elijah. Though John hasn't yet been proven with DNA - William Kidd seems his likely father.

Father's Will:
I give & Bequeath to my Son William Kidd, all my Land the Other Side the North River, where I formerly lived to him & his Heirs for Ever