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- Mary Helen Haines notes:
Chalkey, Vol. 2, p. 510 is a list of all the people wounded, killed in the Indian attack in 1755. North River is in present day Augusta County, however, most researchers say that this is really New River where this attack occurred. Draper's Meadow is present day Blacksburg, Montgomery Co.
1755, May 3d.--Mary Baker, at Holston's River, wounded. June 18th,
Saml. Stalnacker, at Holston's River, prisoner escaped; Saml. Hydon, at
Holston's River, escaped; Adam Stalnaker, at Holston's River, killed; Mrs.
Stalnaker, at Holston's River, killed; a servant man, at Holston's River,
killed; Mathias Counie, at Holston's River, killed. June 19th, Muheal
Honch (Houck), at Holston's River, killed. July 3d, James McFarland, at
North River, killed; John Bingeman, at North River, killed; Mrs. Bingeman,
at North River, killed; Adam Bingeman, at North River, killed; John Cook,
at North River, killed; Henry Zin, at North River, killed; a young child,
at North River, killed; Nathaniel Welshire, at North River, wounded;
Dutch Jacob and his wife, at North River, prisoner escaped; Frederick
Stern, at North River, wounded; Mrs. Bingeman, Jr., at North River,
wounded; Mrs. Davies, at North River, wounded; Isaac Freeland, his wife,
and 5 children, at North River, prisoners; Bingeman's son and daughter
and a stranger, at North River, wounded. July 12th, Lieut. Wright and
2 soldiers, at Reed Creek, killed. July 30th, Col. James Patton, at North
River, killed; Casper Barrier, at North River, killed; Mrs. Draper and one
child, at North River, killed; James Cull, at North River, wounded; Mrs.
English and Her children, at North River, prisoners escaped; Mrs. Draper,
Jr., at North River, prisoner escaped; Henry Leonard, at North River,
prisoner escaped. August 12th, Morrice Griffith, at Vauses, prisoner
escaped; Henry Baughman, at Green Brier, killed; John Couse and his
father-in-law, at Green Brier, killed; Walter Fishpough, at Green Brier,
killed; George White, at Green Brier, killed; Old Christopher, at Green
Brier, killed; Mrs. Consler, at Green Brier, killed; an old man, his wife,
and a schoolmaster, at Green Brier, killed. September, John Thomas, at
Green Brier, killed; Mrs. Fishpough and 5 children, at Green Brier, prisoners;
Consler's daughter and Mrs. Ineny, at Green Brier, killed; Corporal
Bennett, at Green Brier, killed; 2 girls called Landsisco, at South Branch,
prisoners.
In 1767 Botetourt County is a reference to James McFarlin, deceased, when George Kegley acquires 150 acres on Lick Run, adjoining a survey made for James McFarlin, deceased. Source: Early Adventures of the Western Waters, Wythe County, Vol. 2, p. 110, 112.
The following are notes from the McFarland genealogy website of Gary Morris: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/rbtlanc.txt --
***** 10 ***** James McFARLAND, son of John McFARLAND and Mary MONTGOMERY, was
born 10 Feb 1732/1733 in Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died
about Jul 1755 in New River, Augusta County, Virginia.
----- NOTES FOR James McFARLAND:
COURT: "Pennsylvania Vital Records"; 1983; Genealogical Publishing Company,
Baltimore, MD; page 353, James McFarland, son of John McFarland, and devicee
named in will of James McFarland, his uncle, deceased in 1752 (being about age
of 21), chooses the said John McFarland, his father, as Guardian. Ordered that
the said John McFarland give sufficient Security to Janet McFarland, mother of
said James McFarland.
NOTE: That James died before 1757 is documented in Lancaster County, PA Deed
Book D, page 415. See Notes of Robert McFarland 1675-1752. James did not have
any children.
DEATH: "Virginia Military Records" 1983 Genealogical Publishing Company,
Baltimore Md; Augusta County, page 32; 3 Jul 1755; James McFarland, New River,
Augusta county, killed. New River, from 1760 to about 1780 was in that part that
is in Wythe County, SW Virginia. Also in Chronicles of the Scotch Irish
settlement of Virginia by Lyman Chalkley Book 2 page 510 Augusta County Court
Records. July 3, 1755 James McFarland killed at North River.
CONFLICT: Note that one source has New River, the other has North River.
HISTORY: "Families of Jefferson Conty, Tennessee" 1992 found at Seattle
Genealogical Society. Killed by Indians.
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