Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Vol III, Parts 1 and 2 (Sold Out)

(Volume III has been sold out for several years, but is available in many Genealogical libraries, including Wythe County’s. It may be available for sale from used book dealers.)

Volume III is published in two parts and has more than 900 pages. This volume covers settlers on the waters of Cripple Creek from Austinville to Smyth County Line, in what is now Wythe County. It also covers the Lead Mines area, Poplar Camp. Foster Falls, and Mine Mill Creek and places east of Wytheville, such as the Cove, Fort Chiswell.

• LAND Records:
  • Land Entries, Book B, Montgomery County
  • Land Entries, Book 1, Wythe County
  • Survey Book 1, Wythe County
  • Deed Book 1, Wythe County
• Wythe County Order Books, 1790-1796
• Wills and Inventories 1790-1809 and Miscellaneous pages 1815-1845
• Creeks, roads and settlements in eastern Wythe County.
• Land records from Augusta, Botetourt, Fincastle, and Montgomery counties regarding this area.
• The Poor House.