Family Biographies / 1654 to 1905
Family Biographies / 1654 to 1905
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A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory, by David E. Johnston
Published: Huntington, W. Va, Standard PTG. & Pub. Co., 1906
Note: Mainly covers Mercer County Virginia, the counties around it, some other areas of Virginia and West Virginia, from 1654 to 1905
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Bio Sketches:
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Appendix C
Biographical Sketches Part A
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The Bailey Family
The Bane Family of New River Valley
The Belcher Family
The Family of Black, of Montgomery
The Barns Family
The Bowens, of Tazewell
The Calfee Family
The Capertons
The Chapmans
The Christian Family
The Cecil Family
The Clay Family
The Cloyd Family
The Davidson Family
The Emmons Family
The Frenches
The Gillespies, of Tazewell County
The Hales of New River Valley
Joseph Hare, the Huguenot
The Hoges
The Howes
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Appendix C
Biographical Sketches Part B
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The Johnstons
The Kirks
The Lybrooks
The M'Comases and Napiers [McComas]
The M'Claughetys [McClaugherty]
The Meadows Family [Meador]
The M'Donalds [McDonald]
The Packs
The Peck Family
The Pearis Family
The Peters Family
The Shannons of New River Valley
The Smiths of New River
The Snidows of New River Valley [Snyder,Snider,Snido]
The New River Straleys [Strahle]
The Wittens of Tazewell
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