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Summers [29 May 2008]

Title:Source:Summers, 1903 History of Southwest Virginia and Washington County
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367-368 Charles1783 Washington This seems to be based on Source:Coale, 1878. Text is similar, but the dating is probably more accurate. See extract below beginning: "A party of about seventeen Indians stealthily approached the fort..."
388 Charles 1786 Russell becomes member of court
389 Charles 1786 Russell Captain of Militia
444 Charles 1795 Washington and Russell Counties Among those who emancipated their slaves; Others mentioned include Elizabeth Russell [former] wife of Gen. William Cambell [deceased], and Francis Preston. Passage gives the emancipation document, nameing slaves belonging to Elizabeth Russell.
854 Charles Washington on list of ensigns for Washington County 1777-1800
856 Charles Served at Kings Mt. Listed by Source:Moss, 1990 as unproven; Charles pension statement makes no mention of service at Kings' Mt.
Title:Source:Summers, 1929 Annals of Southwest Virginia
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1100 Charles 17 Apr 1782 Washington Recommended for ensign
1277 Charles 31 January 1786 Washington David Cowan late of Washington County To Chas.Bickley a tract of land on the Clinch river, 264 acres.

Kegley

Title:Source:Kegley and Kegley, 1980 (vol 1 Southwest Virginia)
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Title:Source:Kegley, 1982 (vol 2 Fincastle, Montgomery, and Wythe Counties)
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Title:Source:Kegley, 1995 (vol 3 Montgomery and Wythe Counties)
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Addington [29 May 2008]

Title:Source:Addington, 1932 History of Scott County
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94 Charles Charles Bickley enered the service of the United States in the Month of September or October 1775, within the limts of Russell County, Virignia, under Capt. William Russell, Lieut. William Bowen, and Ensign James Knox, and was rendevous and stationed at the Rye Cove, in the county of Scott, in the state aforesaid, where he remained in service guarding and dependint that fort until the 23d day of January, 1776, when he was dicharged and returned home.....[this is similar to the version of the pension statement transcribed by Michael Dye (see below), but differs in minor particulars, that presumably reflect typographic errors in one source or the other. For example, Addington idenfies James Knox as the ensign under which he served in 1775, while Dye transcribes this as "Know". Addington indicates his source for this is the original pension statement in the Clerks office in Russell's County. Dye is not so explicit, but presumably used the same source.]
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Coale, 1878 [29 May 2008]

Title: Source:Coale, 1879 Life of Wilburn Waters; New river Notes from which the following extracts were taken
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There was a settlement at Black's Fort (now Abingdon), and another on the North Fork of Hoiston, when the first adventurers visited what has ever since been known as Castle's Woods, in Russell county....The first four Pioneers were a man by the name of Castle, whose name the section still bears; Henry Dickenson, Charles Bickley, and Simon Ocsher. A very short time after, a number of others, hearing of the game and the range, found their way into this beautiful valley, among whom were James Bush, William Fraley, Arehelous Dickenson,, Humphrey Diekenson, James Osborn, William Richie, Jerry Harold, William Robertson, Richard Long, William Long, William Bowlin; William Russell (for whom the county was subsequently named), Samuel Porter, Henry Reece, Henry Hamblin and William, Wharton, Humphrey. Dickenson was killed by the Indians in the ford of the river, about which time Richard and William Long killed an Indian spy near the same place. The families of several of these pioneers, were murdered by the Indians.
A party of about seventeen Indians stealthily approached the fort, at a time when all the men were out, and when the only occupants were women and children. Before approaching it, however, though only a short distance from it, they met with a young woman by the name of Ann Neece, who had gone out for some purpose, whom they tomahawked and scalped, and left for dead. They then approached the fort, and were discovered by Simon Ocsher, Henry Dickenson and Charles Bickley, who happened to be working at a mill near by. The Indians observing them about the same time, and the white men being unarmed, their situation was a fearful one. It was now to be a struggle which party should get to the fort first. Charles Bickley remarked "Boys, follow me," and they all started for the fort at full speed, the Indians halting to fire upon them. They got safely into the fort through a shower of balls- without receiving a scratch, thus literally running the gauntlet. There were but two guns in the fort, and with these Ocsher and Dickenson each killed an Indian. The balance of the savages, knowing nothing of the strength of the fort, and their guns being empty hastily picked up their fallen companions and fled into the woods. Meeting with a colored man hunting sheep, who belonged to Henry Dickenson, they captured him, and he was never heard of afterwards.

Some hours atter their departure, and while there was still apprehensions of their return by the few persons in the fort, Ann Neece was seen slowly approaching, as bloody as if she had been dipped in a pool of gore with streams jetting from her head, apparently as numerous as had been the hairs of her head before she was scalped, each jet about the size of a hair. She recovered, married and raised a family, and some of her descendants are still living in Russell county. Henry Dickenson was a soldier in the Indian wars as well as the Revolution, and was at the great battles of Point Pleasant and King's Mon ntain. Charles Bickley, being a younger man, lived with him till he married. He lived many years, and, like Henry Dickenson, raised a large family and left many descendants. The writer has no information of the future of Castle and Ocsher.

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Chalkley

Title: Source:Chalkley, 1912a Volume 1. Augusta county Court Order Books and Judgements
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Title: Source:Chalkley, 1912a Volume 2
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Title: Source:Chalkley, 1912a Volume 3 Wills and Deeds
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Title: Source:Waddell, 1902 Annals of Augusta County
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Title: Source:Bales and Laningham, 1977 Early Settlers Of Lee County And Adjacent Counties
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Title: Source:Bickley, 1852 History of the settlement and Indian wars of Tazewell County, Virginia
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Title:Source:Clark, 1999 Colonial Soldiers of the South
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Title: Source:Dodderidge, et al. 1912Notes on the settlement and Indian wars of the western parts of Virginia
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Miscellaneous Sources [30 May 2008]

Source: "Southwestern Christian Advocate" published Charles Bickley's obituary in its 24 Aug 1839 issue on page 5. Online Abstract:
Intermediate Source:See Source:Smith, 2003 See also GenForum; Also at Southern Campaigns; partial transcript at New River Notes, Hamilton undated, Frontier Forts
Datum:Charles Bickley, born Virginia, July 27, 1753 went to western Virginia to protect his sister, Mrs Carter whose husband had been killed by Indians near Blackmore's Fort, Clinch River. That sister died about 1821. He married Mary Hatler (died April 11, 1801), Green Co, TN September 23, 1788 seve children, married Delilah Wigfield, Scott County, VA and had six more children. He had been a militia Captain, died Russell County, VA June 1, 1839.
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Intermediate Source:transcribed by Michael Dye
Datum:Revolutionary Pension Application of Charles Bickley

State of Virginia, Russell County. On the 8th day of September, 1836, personnally appeared Charles Bickley, a resident of the said county of Russell in the State aforesaid, aged about 83 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.

  • That he entered the service of the United States in the month of September or October, 1775, within the limits of the now territory of Russell County, Virginia, under Captain William Russell, Lieutenant William Bowen and Ensign James Know, and was rendevouzed and stationed at the Rye Cove in the county of Scott in the state aforesaid, where he remained in service, guarding and defending that fort, until the 23rd day of January, 1776, when he was discharged and returned home, after having remained in the public service at least three months and a half, and as he verily believes four months.
  • That in the then next ensuing summer of 1776, but at what precise date he cannot now remember, but recollects that he was engaged hoeing corn in the county of Russell aforesaid, a few weeks before when an alarm was raised that the Indians were in the settlements and the people of the neighborhood had assembled at the fort, when a company of militia, from the neighborhood of Reed Creek in the now county of Wythe, commanded by Capt. John Montgomery, Lieutenant Michael Daugherty and Ensign John Simpson, were on their march to Rye Cove Fort, preparatory to an expected expedition against the Cherokee Indians, when he, the said Charles Bickley enrolled himself as a Private, and marched under the said officers, to the Fort aforesaid, where they remained a short time, when in obedience to orders from Col. Bledsoe, then in command of the frontier forces upon that frontier, they evacuated the Rye Cove Fort, and being a more exposed point, and without sufficient forces for the defense, and marched to Blackmore's Fort on Clinch River, and formed a junction with the forces stationed at that fort.
  • During their stay at the latter fort, and before they set out upon the then contemplated expedition against the Cherokee Indians, information reached the fort, through Captain Daniel Smith that the Indians were upon the waters of Moccasin Creek. Whereupon Captain Montgomery with his company joined Captain Smith and his company and marched in pursuit of the Indians and pursued their trail within a short distance of Houston's Fort upon Moccasin Creek, when from their apparently having separated, were unable to prosecute the pursuit further in that way, and marched to the last named fort. Upon their arrival at the fort, they found no assault had, as yet, been made upon it by the Indians and found there a man from Castlewood, in the county of Russell of the name of Samuel Cowan, riding as this declarent now remembers, a stud horse belonging to Deskin Tibbs. Cowan proposed to leave the fort and return to his family, but was admonished of the danger of an attempt to do so, as the Indians were in the immediate neighborhood, but he persisted in his determination, and set out, but proceeded but a short distance, when firing of guns, was heard in the fort, and the forces sallied out to the attack, when soon they came upon the body of Cowan, shot from his horse, and scalped, and although still alive, was taken to the fort, and died the same evening. The Indians fled, and made their escape. Perceiving that the enemy had fled, and most likely had the settlement upon Moccasin, they were marched back to Blackmore's Fort upon Clinch River, where they remained a short time, until the forces for the proposed expedition against the Cherokee Indians were all embodied and ready to march. They then set out and marched to the Three Springs in the now state of Tennessee where the army remained a few days, and again took up their line of march for the Indian nation under the command of Col. Christy (Christian) and Major Evan Shelby at the head of whose battalion, was placed the company of Capt. John Montgomery. This declarent also remembers that there was also in command upon the expedition a Col McClanahan.
  • They continued this march without any skirmishing or interruptions until they arrived at a place called by some as the Big Island, and by others as the Dragon Canoe, when some of the chiefs and headmen of the Indians, came in, and proposed to make a treaty of peace, amongst these chiefs and headmen, he remembers the Little Carpenter, Blackhead Partridge, etc. It was agreed on the part of the Indians that hostilities should cease for the present, and it was agreed and assented to by both parties that a council should be held, at some subsequent day at the Long Island of Holston, for the purpose of ratifying and confirming a permanent treaty, which was done. The army then marched in a body to that point, where they were discharged, and this declarent returned to his residence in the county of Russell, where he arrived in the fall of the year, but cannot now remember at what precise date, but remembers that there were several excessive hard frosts, during their stay in the Indian territory, which attracted general notice at that time from the unusual number of excessive frosts without any intervening bad weather. He feels assured that he must have remained in the service, upon this tour, at least four months, and he doubts not longer.
  • Sometime after his return home, but how long he cannot now remember, but thinks from the best of his recollection it was the fall of the year 1777, he was again called out by Capt. E. Shelby, as a militia guard for the protection of the Commissioners and Surveyors appointed to run a line between the state of Virginia and the Cherokee Indians which line was run by Col. William Campbell, beginning at what was called the mouth of Big Creek and ending at the high knob upon Cumberland Mountain, a few miles west of Cumberland Gap, as well as he can now remember. In this service they were engaged at least one month, and he verily believes more. When they returned to the Rye Cove where they remained a short time, when the company to which he was attached, were placed under the command of Ensign Douglas, and marched to the Long Island upon Holston River, where they remained for the term of three months, and were discharged and returned home again to the county of Russell.
  • This declarent remained at his home upon the frontier, and in the vicinity, engaged in many skirmishes, and performing some occasional service of great danger, but only of a volunteer character, without either military orders or compensation, until the year, he thinks, of 1780, when he was ordered out again about the month of August or September, under Captain John Snoddy, as a military guard for the opening of a new road from the valley of Holston River, via Cumberland Gap, to the settlements in the now state of Kentucky, near the Crab Orchard in that state, in which service they were engaged at least two months and a half, and were then marched back, as well as this declarent now remembers. One Mr. McBride was the superintendant to open the road which he has mentioned.
  • This declarent has no written discharge, nor any documentary evidence of his service, but he resides now in the same immediate community in which his services, in chief were performed. He has carefully distinguished in his declaration his services under regular military orders and those which he rendered in deference of his own and the homes and families of his neighbors, and hopes to be able to show to the satisfaction of the government that his claim for a pension is just and well founded by the testimony of those who were witnesses to his service, and those amongst whom he has grown old. He claims a pension for 14 months services, and verily believes that he was longer engaged in the public service.
  • He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

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                                       Charles X Bickley
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

I James P. Carroll, Clerk of the County court of Russell in the state of Virginia, do certify that the foregoing is the original declaration of Charles Bickley, applicant for a pension, made in said court.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and annex the seal of the said court this 13th day of December, 1836.

James P. Carroll Clerk of Russell Co. Court

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Intermediate Source: James W. Jessee Personal Web page on Rootsweb
Datum:State of Virginia

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On this l3th day of October in the year 1836, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Hannah Byrd, aged about 81 years, as a witness in behalf of the application ,of Charles Bickley of the county of Russell in the state aforesaid for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7' 1832, who after being duly sworn, according to law, doth depose and say: That she well remembers that Charles Bickley was in the army under Captain William Russell, Lieutenant William Bowen and Ensign James Knox, and stationed at the Rye Cove in the county of Scott and State aforesaid, as well as she can remember for the term of four months. She cannot now recollect the precise dates, but thinks it was in the last of September or first of October. That they were rendezvoused and stationed at the Rye Cove. The Indians having apparently left the settlements the company under Captain Russell was discharged. She also recollects that in the next ensuing summer that the said Charles Bickley was in the service under Captain John Montgomery, Lieutenant Michael Daugherty and Ensign John Simpson and that they left the Rye Cove Fort and joined the forces at Blackmore's Fort under Captain Daniel Smith and went in pursuit of the Indians and was gone some time and returned to the fort where they remained a short time, until the forces were all embodied and they then set out on an Expedition against the Cherokee Indians under the command of Col. Christy (Christian) and Major E.,Shelby at the head, though she cannot remember the dates, nor the precise length of time, but believes that it was four or five months. She also believes that the said Charles Bickley went as one of the guards under Captain Evan Shelby to run the line between the state of Virginia and the Cherokee Indians. She thinks they was gone on that tour five or six weeks, then was again marched to the Long Island upon Holston River under Ensign Douglas, but cannot recollect how long before he returned, but thinks it was three or four months, and further this affiant sayeth not.

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written.

her Hannah X Byrd Mark

I moreover certify that it appears that Hannah Byrd who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a resident of said county of Scott, is a credible witness and that her statements are entitled to credit. Given under my hand at the county aforesaid, the day and year first above written.

John P. Wolfe, J. P.

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Source: A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution: commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976. Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1976.
Intermediate Source: Ancestry.com. A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution: commemoration of the United States of [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005 vol I:50
Datum:Charles Bickley, born 23-7-1753, Amherst co, VA. died 1-6-1839, Russell County Virginia,, m. 1) 1788 Mary Hatler, d. Russell Co VA, 2) Delila Wingfield. SERVICE: Pvt in VA Militia, Soldier in Battle of Kings Mt., Col Campbell's Command. Vol 35, 35 Va Mag. of History and Biography). Children: John b. 1790, m. Elizabeth Brown.
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Source:Hamilton, 1978
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Datum:Michael [Auxier] was a brother of the Simon Oxer who helped defend Russell's Fort against 17 Indians along with Henry Dickenson and Charles Bickley in 1783.
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Source:.Russell County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Page 170
Intermediate Source: Russell County GenWeb Site, transcribed by Michael Dye
Datum:WILL OF CHARLES BICKLEY


Executed 04 Jun 1839
In the Name of God, Amen. I Charles Bickley a citizen of the County of Russell and State of Virginia being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind and disposing memory, for which I thank God and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, having already disposed of the greater part of the wordly estate (to my several children) with which it hath pleased God to bless me, and being desirous of disposing of the remainder, I give and bequeath the same in the manner following. that is to say, All my debts are to be punctually paid, and the legacies herein after mentioned to be discharged as soon as circumstances will permit, and in the manner directed.

Item. To my son John Bickley, I give and bequeath that part or portion of land on which I now reside (consisting of two surveys,) which is not already conveyed to him, together with my interest in the grist mill and san mill, on the condition that my son John Bickley shall pay over to my executor the sum of five hundred dollars, which sum shall be disposed of as herein after mentioned, to him and his heirs forever.

Item. To my daughter Elizabeth Dickenson I give and bequeath the best bed and furniture that I have remaining. My other bed and furniture I give and bequeath to Christian Powers.

It is also my will that all the rest and residue of my estate, real and personal not disposed of in manner aforesaid, in whatever consisting, wheresover lying, and wheresoever found, may be sold by my executor, at such times and in such manner, and on such credits, as in his judgement shall be most conducive to the interest of the parties concerned, and the moneys arising therefrom, together with the sum of five hundred dollars which my son John Bickley is to pay as above stated, after my just debts and all secessary expenses are paid, shall be equally divided betrixt my five children now residing in this country, namely, John, William, Sebastian H., Charles W. Bickley and Elizabeth Dickenson, to them and their heirs forever.

Lastly. I constitute and appoint my son Sebastian H. Bickley, my executor of this my last Will and Testament. In witness of all and each of the things herein contained I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 31st day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.

Charles X Bickley Seal

Signed seal & acknowledged in the presence of Samuel W. Aston Jno. C. Ferguson At a court of quarterly session held for Russell County on the 4th day of June 1839. This instrument of writing was exhibited in court as and for the last Will and Testament of Charles Bickley deceased, and proven by the oaths of Samuel W. Aston and John C. Ferguson the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Sebastian H. Bickley executor therein named who made oath, and together with Dale Carter and Richard B. Long his securities, entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $1500.00 conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining probat of the said will in due form.

Teste, James P. Carrell CRC

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Source:Source:Drapers MSC:2DD263-268
Intermediate Source: Ancestry. Calendar of the Tennessee and King's Mountain papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts:309, 350
Datum:Summary of pension application. See above for complete application.
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Source:http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jimjessee&id=I335 James W. Jessee Personal Web page on Rootsweb]
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Datum:I"....Charles Bickley memorial stone at Bickley Mills, VA. I ... If you enlarge it, it clearly shows Charles birthdate as July 27, 1753 not June 27 as I had previously suggested. Here is what the stone says:

To The Memory
Of
Charles Bickley Sr.

Born in Amherst Co. Va.
July 27, 1753
Died at Bickley Mills
Russell Co. Va.
June 1, 1839
Age 85Y. 10M. 4D

He was captain of militia
One of three men
Who defended Bush's Fort
Against 17 Indians

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Discussion [27 May 2008]


Ephemeral Notes [29 May 2008]

The following Notes have been temporarily captured pending examination. They should be deleted after use.

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Genforum semi-biographical story on Charles and Delilah Bickley called Delilah's Mountain by Gloria Jahoda.

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See The Carters of Barford]


Source: "The Bickleys of Virginia" by Gloria Jahoda in "Genealogies of Virginia Families" from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume I.

Source: Descendants of Sarah Shelton


Collaborationists [29 May 2008]

Q 08:51, 29 May 2008 (EDT)