Notebook:Frederick Fraley (2)

a survey for 325 acres for Henry Hamlin on Clinch at the mouth of Mill Creek, and the certificate says, in part, "who was assignee of Frederick Fryly who was assignee of John Lynch...in Castle s Woods on both sides of Mill Creek on the south side of Clinch, 216 acres of which was surveyed the 21 March 1774." Hamilton, undated. A letter from the Fincastle Surveyor, Daniel Smith, to William Preston, confirms some of this, stating:

"Castle's" Woods March 22, 1774: So the next day I came down here and surveyed Mr. Lynch s Mill Seat yesterday" (Draper's MSC 3 QQ 15))

Frederick acquired three tracts of land in Lower Castle Wood, by buying the patent warrants of old John Smyth, William Moore and Mathias Mounts, totaling some 900 acres, more or less, all, or most of which he was in possession of at the time of his death in late 1792 or early 1793, as evidenced by his wife, Chloe Fraley being granted administration of his estate. (Russell, Law Order Book 2, p. 56, 70, and Will Book 4-A, p. 103).

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Civic and Military Activities

Frederick Fraley is listed on the roster of Moore's Fort on June 30, 1777. (Draper Mss I XX 20, 24).

In 1776 he was one of the appraisers of the estates of person:Isaac Crisman and person:Samuel Cowan, both of whom were slain by the Indians, (Washington Co. Court Records), [Need specific record citation; it may be given in Summers, 1929]

[[Source:Pension Statement of James Fraley|Revolutionary pension statement of his son, James, "he was the Surgeon who removed the bullet from the dying James Coil", also killed by Indians.

Col. Arthur Campbell to Gov. Patrick Henry, dated June 7, 1785 (Vol. 1, p. 32, Calendar of Virginia State Papers), in which he says: "Sir: Since my last (letter) the Indians chased a son of Mr. Friley s on Clinch, and run him until within sight of his father s house."

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