Volume 11 , Issue 45

Highland County Virginia Pioneers

The following outline sketch of PIONEER and SUB-PIONEER families came from the book, "A History of Highland County Virginia." I have marked two main paternal ancestors of my family lineage below with double-asterisks (**). Actually, I have run across most of the surnames below spread throughout my paternal family tree.

We now present lists of "Pioneer" and "Sub-Pioneer" families. Following each surname are the following particulars, so far as our information permits: 1. The given name of the settler; 2. His residence before coming here; 3. The year in which we find the first mention of his being here; 4. The place of his settlement; 5. The section of the county in which his descendants in the male line are chiefly or wholly found.

* Arbogast. Michael - 1766 - CB (W. H. Arbogast's) - CB and Mry.
* Armstrong. John and William - Loudoun - 1794 - BP, 1 mile S. of D Hill - upper BP, CP, and JR.
* Beathe. Joseph - 1778 - Crab Run - McD.
* Benson. George -1776 - CP, Benson's Run - lower CP.
* Benson. Mathias - 1787 - Dry Br. - V'pool.
* Beverage. John - N. J.? - 1780 - h'd of SC - SC and Mry.
* Bird. John - Germany - 1780c - Big BC, n. Valley Center - BC and Mry.
* Blagg. William - Albemarle - 1780 - 1 mile NW. of D Hill same locality.
* Bodkin. Richard - 1746 - BP, 4 miles S. of McD. - upper BP and CP and Mry.
* Bradshaw. James - England - 1770c - BP, n. Poverty - same locality and McD.
* Briscoe. Isaac - 1798c - Little BC n. Naples - same locality.
* Bussard. Rudolph - Penna. - 1796c - CB, Wimer Run - BV and Mry.
* Campbell. Alexander - Md. - 1797 - BC, mouth of Campbell Run - BC and Mry.
* Chestnut. William - 1781 - BC, n. Valley Center - same locality.
* Colaw. Frederick - Penna. - 1799 - CB, Wimer Run - same locality and Mry.
* Cunningham. Robert - 1761 - CB, n. New H. - Mry.
* Curry. Richard - Ireland - 1782c - BC, n. Bath line - n. McD.
* Davis. Paschal - Penna. - 1793 - CP, Benson Run - Davis Run.
* Devericks. Thomas - 1766 . H'waters - same locality.
* Douglas. Thomas - 1781 - Crab Run - upper BP.
* Ervine. Benjamin - Ireland - 1800c - BC, n. Mill Gap - McD.
* Ervine. William - Rkm. - 1815c - upper CP - same locality and McD.
* Evick. George - Pdn. - 1784 - SC - McD.
* Fleisher. Peter - Germany - 1765 - SB, at Pdn. line - same locality, Meadowdale, and BP.
* Fox. Michael - 1792c - CB, upper Wimer Run - same locality BV, and Mry.
* Gibson. Samuel - Albemarle - 1810c - V'pool Gap - same locality and Mry.
* Graham. Robert - Aug. - 1752c - BP, 2 miles above Clover Cr. - same locality.
* Gum. John - 1766 - CB, Frank's Run - B. Dist. and SC.
* Gum. Adam - CB - B. Dist.
** Gwin. David - Aug. - 1780 - JR, 1 mile from Bath line - BV.
* Gwin. Joseph - Aug. - 1781 - lower CP - same locality.
* Halterman. Charles - Germany - 1786 - SC - same locality.
* Hevener. Jacob - Pdn. - 1794 - H'town - CB and Mry.
* Hevener. John - Pdn. - 1815c - upper CB - same locality and Mry.
* Hicklin. John - 1756 - BP, below Clover Cr. - same locality.
* Hicks. John - 1810c ? - BP, 3 miles above McD. - BV.
* Hidy. John - 1800c - lower CB - same locality.
* Hiner. John - Shen. - 1775 - Pdn. line, NE. of D Hill - all districts.
* Hodge. John - England - 1805c - upper Shaw's F'k - same locality.
** Hull. Peter - Aug. - 1765 - middle CB - same locality and upper JR.
* Jack. John - 1812c - Crab Run - CB.
* Johns. Isaac - N. J. - 1785c - lower Shaw's F'k - same locality.
* Jones. (A) Henry - N. Y. - 1795 - h'd of CP - all districts.
* Jones. (B) James? - 1795c - h'd of SC - Mry.
* Jordan. John - 1766 - CP, n. Palo Alto - CB and n. Mry.
* Kelly. William - 1810c? - Dry Br. - same locality.
* Killingsworth. Richard - 1782 - BP Mn - same locality.
* Kinkead. Thomas - Ky. - 1800c - middle CB - same locality.
* Lantz. Bernard - before 1766 - CB, Frank's Run - lower SB.
* Lightner. Adam - Penna. - 1790c - BC, n. Bath line - same locality.
* Lockridge. Andrew - Aug. - 1774 - BP, below Poverty - same locality.
* Malcomb. Joseph - 1752c - BP, above Clover Cr. - BP, above McD.
* Matheny. David - 1790c - BC, n. Mill Gap - same locality and Mry.
* McAllister. Thomas - 1800c? - BV - same locality.
* McCoy. John - Aug. - 1773 - 1 mile S. of D Hill - same locality.
* McCrea. Robert - 1790c - upper BP Mn - same locality.
* McGlaughlin. John - 1794c - JR, n. Pinckney - same locality.
* McNulty. John - Ireland - 1810c - JR, above V'pool - CB and McD.
* Mullenax. John - 1781 - lower CB - CB and Alleghany Valley.
* Nicholas. George - 1770 - FW - CB.
* Peck. Garrett - 1782c - SC, above FW - n. Mry.
* Pullin. Loftus - 1746 - BP, 1 mile above Clover Cr. - BP and Mry.
* Ralston. Samuel - Aug.? - 1815c - BP, 3 miles NW. of McD. all districts.
* Rider. William - 1780 - BC, n. Valley Center - same locality.
* Samples. John - Ky. - 1804 - h'd of SC - same locality.
* Seybert. Henry - Pdn. 1775c - SC - same locality.
* Siron. John - Penna. - 1792c - BP, Siron's Mill - upper BP.
* Slaven. John - Ireland - 1775c - Meadowdale - same locality, CB, and Mry.
* Stephenson. James - Penna. - 1790c - JR, above V'pool - all districts.
* Steuart. William - Scotland - 1755c - mouth of Shaw's F'k CP and BP.
* Townsend. Ezekiel? - 1780 - Little BC, n. Bath line - same locality.
* Trimble. James - Scotland - 1797 - SC, n. Mry. - around Mry.
* Wade. John - Md. - 1780 - BC, n. Green Hill - BC.
* Wagoner. Christian - 1772 - CB, Frank's Run - CB and SC.
* White. John - Germany - 1785c - lower CB - SC.
* Wiley. Robert - 1773 - Dry Br. - lower JR and BC.
* Wilson. William and Samuel - Aug. - 1758 - D Hill - all districts.
* Wooddell. John - 1830 - BP - n. D Hill.
* Woods. Samuel - Albemarle - 1800c - BC, n. Green Hill - same locality and V'pool.

Sub-Pioneers

* Alexander. John W. -R'bridge - 1856 - BP, 1 mile S. of McD. same locality.
* Brown. (B) Thomas - 1833 - BV - n. Bolar.
* Chew. Ezekiel - 1820c - CB, Frank's Run - same locality.
* Cobb. (A) John A. - Buckingham - 1849c - Little Crab Run - JR.
* Corrigan. Michael - Ireland - 1855c - JR, n. Pny.
* Deihl. Amos - Frederick - 1855c - CP, above turnpike ford same locality.
* Eagle. Christian - Aug. - 1825 - n. D Hill - same locality.
* Fisher. James - Pdn. - 1856 - CB, n. H'town - n. New H.
* Fleming. William W. - Nova Scotia - 1845c - Mry. - same locality.
* Gilmer. Samuel - Penna. - 1826 - BC, n. Valley Center - same locality.
* Griffen. William - N. Y. - 1815c - JR, n, Bath line - n. Fny.
* Hansel. Charles W. - Bath - 1840c - lower CB - McD. and Mry.
* Helms. James - Rkm. - 1834c - BP, below Clover Cr. - same locality.
* Hinegarner. Godlove - 1830 - JR - same locality.
* Hook. Robert S. - Rkm. - 1825 - CP, n. Vilna - same locality and McD.
* Houlihan. Michael - Ireland - 1858c - JR, n. Pny. - same locality.
* Hupinan. Peter - Aug. 1835 - lower BP - same locality.
* Keister. William R. - Pdn. - 1845c - BP, n. McKendree - same locality.
* Kramer. Conrad - Aug. - CB - same locality.
* Lamb. John - Aug. - 1830c - 2 miles NW. of McD. - same locality.
* Lunsford. John - 1800c - Alleg. Mtn., n. pike - Mry.
* Maloy. Patrick - Ireland - Davis Run - same locality.
* Marshall. William - Hardy - 1846 - lower CB - same locality.
* Masters. Andrew M. - Pdn. - 1850c - n. McD. - same locality.
* Mauzy. David L. - Rkm. - 1850c - middle CB - CB.
* Michael. John - Aug. - 1825c? - n. Palo Alto - BP.
* Newman. Jacob - Shen. - 1845c - CB, Wimer Run - same locality.
* Price. Townsend - Rkm. - 1856 - BP, n. McKendree - same locality.
* Revercomb. George - Aug. - 1830 - lower BP - n. Poverty.
* Reynolds. Stephen J. - Aug. - 1850 - H'waters - same locality.
* Shumate. Augustus - Rkm. - 1849 - Mry. - all districts.
* Sipe. John E. and William A. - Rkm. - 1854 and 1856 - SC same locality.
* Siple. Joel and George - Shen. - 1834 - n. D Hill - McD.
* Strathy. Wilmot - Scotland - 1855c - unlocated - SC.
* Sullenberger. Samuel - Penna. - 1820c - New H. - Mry.
* Swecker. Benjamin - Rkm. - 1845c - CB, Frank's Run - CB.
* Swope. Peter - Aug. - 1848 - CP, later, D Hill - lower BP.
* Terry. James - Louisa - 1819c - BC, n. Mill Gap - JR and BC.
* Vance. Benjamin - Aug. - 1846 - BP, at Davis Run - same locality.
* Wees. Haman - Foca. - Middle Mn. - same locality.
* Whistleman. George - 1830c - BP Mn, n. Palo Alto - n. McD.
* Whitelaw. Alexander - Orange - 1845c - Mry.
* Will. William W. - 1844c - CB, Wimer Run - same locality.
* Wilson. John - Lewis - 1840c - CP, at turnpike ford - same locality.
* Wright. Thomas - Bath - 1815c - lower BP - same locality.
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