A History of the Valley of VirginiaJ. Gatewood, printer, 1850 - 347 страници |
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... Quaker , informed him , that the Tuscarora Indians were living on the Tuscarora creek when he ( Beeson ) first knew the county . Mr. George W. Fairfax gave the author this information . Maximus , a Roman Emperor in the third century ...
... Quaker , informed him , that the Tuscarora Indians were living on the Tuscarora creek when he ( Beeson ) first knew the county . Mr. George W. Fairfax gave the author this information . Maximus , a Roman Emperor in the third century ...
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... Quaker society thought it unjust to take possession of this valley without making the Indians some compensation for their right.— Measures were adopted to effect this great object . But upon inquiry , no particular tribe could be found ...
... Quaker society thought it unjust to take possession of this valley without making the Indians some compensation for their right.— Measures were adopted to effect this great object . But upon inquiry , no particular tribe could be found ...
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... Quaker im- migrants to our valley . Three Quakers by the name of Fawcett settled at an early period about 8 or 9 miles south of Winchester , near Zane's old iron works , from whom a pretty numerous progeny has descended.— They have ...
... Quaker im- migrants to our valley . Three Quakers by the name of Fawcett settled at an early period about 8 or 9 miles south of Winchester , near Zane's old iron works , from whom a pretty numerous progeny has descended.— They have ...
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... Quaker , by the name of Ross , obtained a warrant for surveying forty thousand acres of land . The surveys on this warrant were made along Opequon , north of Winchester , and up to Apple - pie ridge . Pretty numerous immigrants of the ...
... Quaker , by the name of Ross , obtained a warrant for surveying forty thousand acres of land . The surveys on this warrant were made along Opequon , north of Winchester , and up to Apple - pie ridge . Pretty numerous immigrants of the ...
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... Quakers differed from all other sects in their marriage ceremony.- * Christian Miller , an aged and respectable man near Woodstock , rela ted this custom to the author . Gen. Samriel Blackburn , it is said , descadel for dis family ...
... Quakers differed from all other sects in their marriage ceremony.- * Christian Miller , an aged and respectable man near Woodstock , rela ted this custom to the author . Gen. Samriel Blackburn , it is said , descadel for dis family ...
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acres army attack Bacon battle beautiful Blue Ridge cabin called camp Capon Capt cave command commenced Connoly considerable Cornstalk council county of Frederick creek Cresap discovered distance Dunmore Dunmore's Dunmore's war erected feet fire fork Fort Pitt Fort Pleasant Frederick county Govern'r Grey Sulphur head Hite horses hundred Indians informed the author James John Kill-buck killed laid land late Lewis lord Fairfax Maryland miles Moravian morning murder neighborhood neighbors night North mountain Northern Neck party Paxton boys Potomac Potomac river present pretty prisoners Quakers recollect residence rifle river rock savage scalped seen sent settled settlement settlers Shenandoah Shenandoah county Shenandoah river shot side soon South Branch South Branch mountain spring taken tion tomahawk took town tree valley Virginia warriors western whole William Winchester wounded yards young