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Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia
Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800


AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. I.

page 30 - August 19, 1747

Page (246) Daniel Gawen, a servant boy of Saml. Doak, adjudged to be 12 years old.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. IV

page 66 - November 22, 1754

Page (331) Saml. Doak and John Mitchell, guardians of the orphans of John Greer--settled accounts.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XI.

page 144 - March 15, 1768

Page (489) Hemp certificates: Peachy Ridgeway Gilmore, David Doak, John McKee, Jacob Anderson, Ro. Allison, Rob. Rodgers.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XIX.

page 245 - April 19, 1786

Page (360) William Casteel, son of Jinny Jewell, to be bound to John Doak.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XX.

page 249 - April 18, 1787

Page (254) Militia officers recommended: Captains, William Shields, Robert Doak; Lieutenants, Wm. Bell, John Gamble, James Mitchell; Ensigns, Wm. Bell, Jr., Alexr. Reed, James McCune, David Williams, Wm. Brownlee, Wm. Henderson.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XXII.

page 272 - March 25, 1793

Page (258) James Bratton, William Shields, Robert Doak, John McCutchen, and Augustine Argenbright as Captains in 2d Battalion--recommended.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XXII.

page 274 - July 16, 1793

Page (302) Robert Doak and James Frazer qualified, see pages 258-9.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XXIV.

page 294 - August 1746

Patrick Hays vs. Samuel Doak.--Defendant brother of John Doak. 17th April, 1746.

AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. XXIV.

page 405 - March 1795

Samuel Blackwood, William Blackwood, Joseph Blackwood, by Walter Davies, guardian, Ann Blackwood, Eleanor Blackwood, Rebecca Blackwood, Robert Scott and Mary, his wife, formerly Mary Blackwood, vs. Mark Hadden (Hatton).--Spa. Chancery. 7th April, 1793. Orators, etc., are heirs and devisees of William Blackwood, deceased. Their mother, relict of William, married Mark Hadden. Their mother is dead. The marriage took place about 1781, and the mother lived about eleven years. One year after the mother's death, settlement shows: 1781-2, to maintaining and clothing William Blackwood, six years; to maintaining and clothing Eleanor Blackwood four years, to maintaining and clothing Rebecca seven years, to maintaining and clothing Joseph Blackwood seven years. 1782, cash paid James Doak for teaching two of the children; 1783, cash paid Newton Conley for teaching two of the children; 1786, cash paid William Chambers for teaching two of the children; 1789, cash paid John Hagerty for teaching hree of the children; 1787, cash paid William Ranson for teaching -- of the children; 1791, to maintaining, boarding and keeping Ann Blackwood nine years, to maintaining, boarding and keeping Samuel Blackwood three years, to maintaining, boarding and keeping Mary Blackwood three years. Bill for settlement of William Blackwood's estate.


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CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I."

JUDGMENTS.

page 32 - April 1806

Peter R. Beverley vs. John Doake--Deposition of Thomas Mitchell, 14th October, 1805, aged 73, says: Samuel Doak lived on the land in dispute upwards of sixty years ago and John has lived on it ever since Sam's death. Deposition of Hugh Fulton, 14th October, 1805, aged 77, says: He was acquainted with Samuel, father of John.

CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I."

JUDGMENTS.

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Christopher Acklin vs. Francis Walker--O. S. 17; N. S. 6--Bill filed 1802--Settlement of Wolf Hill tract in Washington County belonging to Thomas Walker, deceased, father of Francis. Other settlers were Saml. Biggs, James Craig, Saml. Evans, David Getgood, John Vance. John Vance deposes, 19th August, 1803, at house of John McCormick in Abingdon, that between 1773 and 1775 he and Christopher Acklin settled on the Wolf Hill tract, deponent having purchased a settlement of John Huston; Daniel Smith was Dr. Walker's agent. James Crow settled on the Wolf Hill tract in 1778; James Piper was also a settler. Francis Walker went to school to Daniel Smith, the agent. Josiah Gamble deposes in Blount County, Tennessee, 10th March, 1803, that he and Daniel Smith were the agents of Walker, and Acklin was the first settler on the land in dispute. Daniel Smith deposes at his own house in Sumner County, Tennessee, 12th March, 1804. Robert Doaek was Walker's agent before Smith, in years 1770-72. Alexander Brackenridge deposes in Bourbon County, 10th June. 1803: In 1769?1776 a certain Robert Doak said he was agent for Dr. Thos. Walker and induced Alexr. to take a part of the


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