1773 - Christopher Acklin And Others To Clear The Nearest And Best Way

Washington County, Virginia (Source: LOC)

History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870:

And on the 9th day of July, 1773, Joseph Black, Andrew Colvill, Samuel Ewen, William Blackburn, George Blackburn, Samuel Briggs, Davis Galloway, John Berry, Christopher Acklin, John Keswick, John Vance and Benjamin Logan were directed to clear the nearest and best way from Samuel Brigg's on *Eighteen Mile creek, to James Bryan's, on **Eleven Mile creek. 

*Now Town Creek 
**Now Greenway

Vance And Walker And Acklin In Court Cases

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Samuel Vance In The Preston Papers See Other Blog Too

November 1, 1781 letter to Colonel William Preston:

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"Thanks for trouble in confirming Samuel Vance's title to lands...".

Margaret Vance's Tombstone

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Lieutenant Samuel Vance of Washington County, Virginia, was mentioned in Thomas Laughlin's Revolutionary War pension application.  It's thought that Margaret Laughland Vance's maiden name was Laughlin, not Laughland.

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Connection To The Dejarnetts

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Marrymiah Dejarnett Hinds was found in an article in The William and Mary quarterly, Volume 25.

Other connections between the Dejarnetts and the McGeehees.  A connection between the Acklen/Vance/McGehee families was explained here in a message board post.

Also see the blog post focused on Marrymiah Dejarnett.

Vance Tombstone

Church In Abingdon, Virginia

Inscription at Abingdon, Virginia:

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Clash Of The Titans? The Acklin Lawsuit

Chancery records online at Virginia Memory at the Library of Virginia

Augusta County

Index No.: 1811-190 

Original Case #6

Christopher Acklin Vs. Exr. Of Thomas Walker

page 14 affiant James Vance whose testimony was taken at Abingdon, Washington Co., VA
page 17 affiant John Vance
page 22 General Daniel Smith of  Sumner county, TN
page 24 Samuel Acklin of Claiborne Co., TN  in the HOUSE OF JOHN HUNT!!!!
page 27 court summons form
page 30 lived in fort in fear of Indians
page 33 Andrew Vance
page 36 William Hinds
page 37 Joseph Acklin
page 41 deposition of Daniel Smith  spelled Acklin as Ackland
page 42 Andrew Colville mentioned and also Joseph Black
page 43 David Shelby, clerk Sumner Co (12 March 1804)
page 44 Blount Co., TN, Joseph Black, Josiah Gamble (10 March 1803) Gamble was affiant
page 48 receipt
page 50 Christopher Acklin (Jr?) and William Acklin (signatures) Washington Co., VA, with Vance sig.
page 52 another summons form
page 54 wants deposition of Alexander Breckenridge of Bourbon co  KY, signature? of Christopher Acklin dated 10 May 1803
page 56 General Daniel Smith of Davidson Co., TN, Christopher Acklin by attorney __
page 58 Alexander Breckenridge of Bourbon co, KY 4 June 1803 Christopher Ackling!

Christopher Acklin's tavern was mentioned here in the lawsuit records.

At Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Lt. Samuel Vance. and George Cameron are among the names listed on the monument.


From the Historical Marker Society of America's website:

The day after the battle, the bodies of the men slain therein, together with those who died of wounds that night, were buried in different places; the following officers-Colonel Charles Lewis, Colonel John Field, Captain John Murray, Captain Robert McClennahan, Captain Samuel Wilson, Lieutenant Hugh Allen, John Frogg and George Cameron - being laid to rest inside of the magazine directly on the upper point of land, at the confluence of the rivers - now Tu-Endi-Wei Park. 

The West Virginia GenWeb has a list of soldiers at the Battle of Point Pleasant here.  Some photos from a 2007 Point Pleasant Days celebration here.