The Captives of Abb’s Valley

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The first 93-pages of this classic hardback contain the colorful history of Abb’s
Valley in Southwest Virginia (Tazewell County).

Immediately following
this rich rainbow of historical information, the researcher will find the
genealogical “pot-of-gold” – ancestral lines and biographies
of early valley pioneers including the Alleine, Brown, Coalter, Houston, Mc Pheeters,
Moore, Moore, Morrison, Poage, Rutherford, Still, and Walker families.

 

Short Excerpt From Ancestral Line of STILL

 

Delia Frank STILL, second child of Dr. S. S. Still, was born in Maryville
July 24, 1883 and was educated in Maryville and Kirksville schools,
Drake Academy, Des Moines, Graduated 1899, and in Drake University,
B.S. 1903 and Phi Beta Kappa, and was elected to the Drake board of trustees in
1921. She is a Methodist and a member of D.A.R., W.C.T.U., American Association of University
Women, Etc. June 27, 1904, she married Guy B. BRUNK, born at Pulaski, Iowa, October 28, 1879,
education in the public schools of Moulton, Des Moines, Sioux City, and Marshalltown, Iowa,
Omaha, Louisville and Mobile, also Drake University, Drake University Medical School
and S.S. Still College of Osteopathy, D.O., 1900, traveling salesman,
secretary Des Moines Trust Company, since 1928 president Polk County Mortgage Company,
Des Moines; member Christian Church – two children) …

 

Table of Contents for First 93-Page History

• The Valley of Virginia: Character of the first settlers in the neighborhood
• A Family Sketch: Original of the name of Abb’s Valley – An Indian Battle – A startling incident
• Qualities of the Pioneer Settler: Singular Indian remains; incidents of save warfare; Captain Moore’s escape from the British dragoons
• Dangers of the Settlers From Indian Incursions
• Indians Reconnoitering
• The Captives Disposed of: Mrs. Moore and a daughter murdered; fortitude and piety of Little Mary Moore; the whites attack the Indian towns and burn them; the Indians in consequence go to Canada for aid; hardships
• James MOORE, the first captive, heirs of his sister in Canada, and visits her; her sad condition
• Habits of the Settlers
• The Captives Make Arrangements for their Return to Virginia
• Subsequent History of the Captives
• God’s Faithfulness to his Promises as Illustrate in the Descendant of the chief subject of these sketches.

 

Surnames
* After the surname indicates over 5 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.
** After the surname indicates over 10 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.

Adams, Ahern, Akers, Albert, Alexander, Alleine, Allen, Allison, Amsden, Anderson*, Andrews, Arbogast, Archer,Armstrong, Arnold, Ayres

Bailey**, Baker*, Bakewell, Balch, Bane, Barclay, Barlow, Barnes*, Barnett, Barr, Beamer, Beavers*, Beggs, Belchee,Belcher, Bell*, Belt, Bender, Bennett, Bentler, Bernard, Bevans, Billips, Bise, Bishop, Bixby, Black, Blair, Blakey,Bocher, Bocock, Boggs, Bohrer, Bondurant, Bones, Bowen, Bowler, Bratton, Brent, Brigman, Briscoe, Brisonk,Britts, Brockenbrough, Brome, Broucheck, Brown**, Browning, Brunk, Bryan, Bryant, Buchanan*, Bullock, Bundy,Burnett, Burrass

Callison, Campbell*, Carpenter, Carrick, Carrington, Carruth, Carter*, Caruthers, Carzine, Cassell, Cassidy, Chambers,Chapin, Chapin, Cheek, Chevuront, Chitwood, Christian, Clark*, Clements, Cleophas, Cloyd, Clubb, Coalter, Coghill,Cole, Combs, Compton*, Comstock, Coogle, Cowan, Craig, Crawford*, Crocker, Crockett**, Culbertson, Culton,Cumbow, Cummings, Cunningham
Dabney*, Dalziel, Dandridge, Daniel, Daugherty, Davenport, Davidson*, Davis*, Dawson, Dayton, Dennis, Dew,Dickerson, Dickson, Dill, Dixon, Doak, Dockery, Dodd, Doggett, Domdy, Doty, Douthat,Downey, Drake, Drinkard, Duffy, Dunbar,Dunnington, Dutton

Eddington, Eddins, Edwards, Eley, Elliott, Ellis, Elswich, Ely, Evans

Fanning, Finch, Finley, Fisher, Flanagan, Flournoy, Floyd, Foster, Fox, Franklin, French, Franz, Fugate, Fulton, Funk

Gaines, Gamble*, Carner, Garrett, Garrish, Ghiselin, Gibbes, Gibbon, Gilkeson, Gillespie, Gilmore, Glasgow*,Gluesenkamp, Goddard, Gold, Gordon, Gore, Gould, Graham*, Gray, Gregory, Groseclose, Guffy

Hale**, Hall*, Hambrick, Hambeck, Hamilton, Hamman, Hancock, Hardie, Hardy, Hare, Harman*, Harris, Harrison,Hatchett, Hawkins, Hawley, May, Helmback, Helms, Hendren, Hendrickson, Hereford, Heryford, Hess, Hickey,Higginbotham, Hill, Himes, Hocum, Hodges, Hoge, Hogshead, Hogue, Hoke, Holmes, Hopson, Hounshell, Houston*,Hudson, Hummer, Humphrey, Hunnell, Huston, Hutcheson, Hyatt, Hypes
Johnson**, Johnston, Jonas, Jones**, Junkin

Karr, Kaye, Keister, Kelley, Kelso*, Kendall, Kennedy, Kirby, Kitts, Knight, Koontz

Lafferty, Laird, Lambert, Lauck, Laughlin, Lawrence, Lawson, Leach, Lee, Leedy, Lefel, Leftwich, Leggin, Leps,Lester, Letton, Lewis, Lightner, Lillard, Lillywhite, Littlejohn, Litton, Loar, Lockwood, Long, Looney, Lowrie, Lucas,Lusk, Lynn

Macan, Mack, Mahood, Maitland, March, Marquis, Marquith, Martin*, Matthews, Maxwell, Mayfield, Mays, Meachan,Means, Meek, Melcher, Meyers, Miller*, Mills, Minnick, Minor, Mitchell*, Moen, Moffett, Montgomery, Moore**,Moorman, Morgan, Morley, Morrison**, Morton, Moss, Moye, Mullin*, Mullins, Mustard, Myers
Ireson

Johnson**, Johnston, Jonas, Jones**, Junkin

Karr, Kaye, Keister, Kelley, Kelso*, Kendall, Kennedy, Kirby, Kitts, Knight, Koontz

Lafferty, Laird, Lambert, Lauck, Laughlin, Lawrence, Lawson, Leach, Lee, Leedy, Lefel, Leftwich, Leggin, Leps,Lester, Letton, Lewis, Lightner, Lillard, Lillywhite, Littlejohn, Litton, Loar, Lockwood, Long, Looney, Lowrie, Lucas,Lusk, Lynn

Macan, Mack, Mahood, Maitland, March, Marquis, Marquith, Martin*, Matthews, Maxwell, Mayfield, Mays, Meachan,Means, Meek, Melcher, Meyers, Miller*, Mills, Minnick, Minor, Mitchell*, Moen, Moffett, Montgomery, Moore**,Moorman, Morgan, Morley, Morrison**, Morton, Moss, Moye, Mullin*, Mullins, Mustard, Myers
McAfee, McCaa, McCall, McChesney, McClanahan, McClellan, McClung, McClure, McCollum, McCorkle,McCulloch, McDaniel, McDonald, McDowell, McEwen, McFarland, McGinnis, McInhenney, McKelway, McKnight,McLaughlin*, McLennan, McNutt*, McPheeters*, McQueen

Napier, Nash*, Naylor, Neale, Neel**, Neilson, Nicewander, Noyes

Odom, Olson, Osborne

Pannill, Parker, Pasley, Patterson*, Paxton*, Peery** Perrin, Peters, Phelps, Plecker, Poage*, Polk, Porter*,Porterfield, Potts, Pratt, Prentiss, Prescott, Preston*, Price, Prince, Pryor, Purdue

Quillen

Rainer, Rambo, Rankin, Ratcliff, Rayfield, Reaville, Reed, Reinhart, Remoly, Rice, Richardson, Rider, Rideout, Rind,Roberts, Robertson, Roeder, Rogers, Rosebro, Rosenbaum, Ross, Rosser, Rowland, Rucker, Ruffner, Rutherford,Ryland
Sale, Sampson, Sanders, Sayers, Schleuss, Searight, Senwell, Setszer, Settington, Shannon*, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelton,Shumate, Simmons, Simms, Snidow, Sizer, Smith**, Smithdeal, Smoot, Spears, Speece, Speer, Spessard, St. Clair,Stafford, Stamey, Stephenson, Sterrett, Steventon, Still**, Stimson, Stockman, Storey, Streit, Stuart*, Stuffey,Summerlin, Summers, Suthers, Swain

Taber, Tabor, Tate, Taylor*, Teackle, Telford, Temple, Thompson**, Thomson, Thornton, Thoroman, Timberlake,Todd, Tompkins, Trueheart, Trumbo, Tuggle, Turner

Updyke

Vaiden, Vance, Van Marter, Vaughan*, Veith, Venable, Vier, Vinson, Violett

Waddell, Wagner, Wait, Walker**, Wallace*, Wallin, Ward*, Waterman, Watkins, Welch, Wellford, Wells, West,Wheelock, Whipple, White*, Whitley**, Whitman, Whitt, Wiggins, Wilburn, Williams, Williamson*, Wilson**, Willson,Wiskerchen, Willie, Withrow, Witten*, Wolf, Wolverton, Woods*, Woodward, Woolwine, Wright, Wylie

Young

Zeiders, Zell