Person:Samuel Haddox (2)

Records of Samuel Haddox in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Vol. 2 - George Fugate vs. Mahon--O. S. 177; N. S. 63--Bill, 1808. In 1772 Francis Fugate, father of orator, settled on a tract within now County Russell, on big Moccasin Creek, where he lived until his death. In 1774 he had a survey made under the Loyal Company; but in 1781 when he applied to the Commissioners for a certificate, Robert Trimble claimed the land by an improvement before Francis, and got the certificate. About 15 days afterward Francis died intestate. Orator was infant, oldest son and heir, the widow was Agnes, who married _____ Mahan. Agness answers in Russell County, 1809. In 1771 Francis was living in Washington County and purchased from a negro (man of color) William Car, a tract on Mockerson Creek who is supposed to have bought from John Morgan. In 1771 there was a small cabin on the land called Robert Trimble's cabin, into which the Fugate family moved. Francis Fugate swore he would die before he gave up the land (in 1781), but in about 30 days he was dashed to pieces by a fall from his horse, leaving six small children. Answer of John Wood and Allen Riley in Russell, 1809. Agness is widow of Henry Mahon. In 1792 Francis's estate is distributable as follows: Wife, Nancy, (now Mahon); daughter, Mary (now Davis); son, George; daughters, Sarah and Peggy; son, Francis. Henry Dickeson deposes at Russell Co. Ho., 4th July, 1810, he first knew the land in 1776. First knew Robert Trimble in 1775; he was living near Abingdon and moved to Kentucky. Zachariah Fugate deposes ditto. He was on the land in 1777; brother of Francis; they had a brother Hendley Fugate. Agness was a widow with a son named James, before she married Francis. George was 8 or 9 years old when Francis died. John Fugate deposes ditto. Wm. Baldridge deposes ditto. _____ Colebert Fugate was uncle of orator. John Montgomery deposes in Russell County, 1810. In 1771 he moved out to this country in company with his father, Alexander Montgomery, his mother, Martha, and his brother, Alexander, and others. The same fall Robert Trimble, Benj. Logan and some others stayed at his father's house. William Carr is supposed to be a near relation to Genl. Joseph Martain. Deponent's brother, Alexander, is a gunsmith who is 2-1/2 years older than deponent. Deponent is now 46. John Tate deposes in Russell. He moved to this country in 1771 and in 1772 it was said by the old settlers that if Francis Cooper had not sold his place to John Morgan he might now have had it to live on himself. Morgan sold to Karr before deponent came to this country. John Smith, Esq., deposes in Russell 24th February, 1810. He moved to this country in 1769 or 1770 in fall of the year, in company with John Morgan and others. John Fregor deposes in Russell County, 15th February, 1810, that he moved to Moquesin Creek to the place where he now lives, in company with Francis Fugate et als, who were then moving their families in 1771 or 1772. Deponent's son Joseph was born 16th September, 1771. Jesse Kain also settled near. Alexander Montgomery deposes in Russell, 7th March, 1810, that in 1771 he moved with his father to this part of the country and lived with his father 8 or 10 years. In 1772 one William Huston, _____ Frazier, and Francis Fugate returned up Mockerson and Fugate said he had been improving land at the Rocky Spring. Francis Fugate moved there with his family in 1772 or 3. Deponent was 48 years old the first of last month. John Tate deposes in Russell County, 24th February, 1810. He moved to Moquesin Creek with his family in the last of November, 1772, and Francis Fugate was then living on the land. Francis died in 1781. Francis's widow had four children by Francis living at his death, and was pregnant with another. Samuel Haddox deposes, 10th August, 1810, in Clay County, Kentucky, in 1780 he moved to the land in dispute. Francis's stepson was 10 or 11 years old at the time of Francis's death. Deponent believes Allen Riley was not even born in 1770 and in 1781 he was probably in Fauquier County. Benjamin Fugate deposes 10th August, 1810, in Clay County, Kentucky. About 31 or 2 years ago he came to the place in dispute and lived there about two years. On 13th day of the month after the Commissioners' Court sat, Francis was killed by a fall from his horse. Francis had a son George and three daughters, and the child his wife was bearing was a boy. Hanah Fugate deposes, 10th August, 1810, in Clay County, Kentucky. John Campbell deposes 24th August, 1810, in Washington County, Virginia. In 1771 or 1772 Robert Trimble moved with his family to this country and settled about two miles from the land in question, lived there until some time after the Commissioners' Court, and then moved to Kentucky. Mary Moffett deposes 24th August, 1810, in Washington County. She remembers that in 1772 Robert Trimble moved to the country. Trimble was then married to Mary's husband's sister. John Vance deposes, 24th August, 1810, in Washington County. He moved to the country in 1771. John McCullock deposes as above. About five months after Trimble built his cabin, Mockerson Creek became totally vacated for fear of Indians, and remained so about a year or more, Francis was one of the first settlers that returned. (John Campbell says he has known Jno. McCullogh since a boy.) John Montgomery deposes 13th August, 1810, in Russell County. In 1771 he moved to this country with his father, Alexr. James Davison deposes in Russell, 11th July, 1810. On 1st January, 1774, deponent moved to Mockerson Creek; has known Alexr. Montgomery ever since 1774, when Alex was 12 or 13 years old (perhaps not so much). John Frasure deposes as above. He moved to the place where he now lives on Mockerson Creek in company with Francis Fugate and others in 1771 or 1772. It was customary for hunters to mark or brand trees (when hunting), sometimes with powder or coal. Deponent's son Joseph was born 16th September, 1771. Mary Frazier deposes as above. Joseph Davison deposes as above. Jesse Cain married deponent's wife's sister. Colbert Fugate is married to John Tate's daughter. Mary Davison deposes as above. She is now in her fiftieth year, and thinks she was about14 when she came to this country, when she saw Francis Fugate living in a cabin. Jesse Cain married Mary's sister. John McCulogh (ck) deposes at Abingdon, 20th August, 1810, about a day before Christmas in 1770 deponent's father moved with his family to Mockerson Creek and made a settlement within about two miles of the land now in controversy. About early in 1771, Robert Trimble came to deponent's father's looking for land. Shortly afterwards Trimble returned and asked assistance in raising a cabin. Deponent's father and Thomas Whurry and two or three other men went. (Deponent was then about 8 years old.) Deponent went along. In the fall of 1771 Trimble came with his family and stopped at Samuel Briggs's, near where Abingdon stands, took up land in Walker's grant and moved his family there. Francis Fugate was a rash, overbearing man. At the time Trimble built his cabin there was not a family on the north side of Clinch Mountain nearer than ten miles except deponent's father No one was living on the creek except his father. Deponent's father was dead at the time the Commissioners sat in 1781. Isbel McCullock deposes as above. Is mother of John McCullock. She was acquainted with Mrs. Trimble when she lived in Augusta. Rachel Jameson deposes as above. Is sister of John McCullock and two years older. Her father moved to Moqueson Creek in 1770. Some little time after Robert Trimble and John Gross and some others came to her father's house. In June, 1771 her father moved his family to North Fork of Holstein.

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   Samuel Haddix
   •Born: 1742 ro 1752, Prince William or Fauquier Co., VA
   
   •Married 1773, VA, to Nancy Ann Fugate
   
   •Died: 1816, Clay Co., KY
   
   Samuel Haddix - Probably Breathitt's First Settler
   
   By W. H. Haddix
   
   Samuel Haddix was born in 1742 in Virginia, probably in that part of Prince William County, which later became Fauquier County. Family tradition has it that his parents were John Haddix and Mary Taylor. Samuel was married about 1773 in Virginia to Ann (Nancy) Fugate when he was 31 years old, and she was 19. The Fugates and Haddixes were neighbors on Big Moccasin Creek in Washington County, southwest Virginia, in the 1780s.
   
   The first information found concerning Samuel in southwest Virginia is dated from August 3, 1779, when he appeared at a court held for Montgomery County and acted as a bondsman for Thomas Conway and John Conway, who were cited for insurrection. The amount of the bond was 50 pounds.
   
   Samuel and his wife, Nancy, had come to Big Moccasin Creek in 1780, probably from either Fauquier County or Frederick County. In addition to the Fugates, their neighbors on Moccasin Creek were Fraziers, Trimbles, Grosses, and Col. John Tate. One of Col. Tate's daughters, Jane, married Samuel's son, Henley. Colbert Fugate, a relative of Ann Haddix, also married a daughter of Col. Tate.
   
   In 1782, Samuel appears on the tax rolls of Washington County, Virginia, as the proprietor of 100 acres of land valued at three pounds, ten shillings, and nine pence. This acreage was acquired from Walter Preston and lay on the south side of the Clinch River above Blakemore's Fort; known as Hickerson's Bottom. Samuel made his home here until he moved to Kentucky. Additionally, on the 1782 Washington County tax rolls, he was shown as owning two horses and seven head of cattle. He appeared on the Washington County, Virginia tax rolls through the year 1786.
   
   On December 9, 1785, a petition was presented to the Virginia House of Delegates, signed by residents of the Clinch River, Moccasin Creek, Powell's Valley, and other areas. The thrust of the petition was that because of the difficulty in crossing Clinch Mountain and the north branch of the Holston River, especially in the spring due to floods, the petitioners had trouble attending courts and courts martial at the county seat of Abingdon. The petition urged that Washington County be divided and that a new county be formed, with a line along the Clinch Mountain to the Carolina line. Some of the signers of this petition were Samuel Haddix, Nimrod Haddix, James Blackmore, Colby Fugate, and John Tate.
   
   The Virginia House granted this petition and Russell County, Virginia was formed in 1786 from Washington County, and it was named for General William Russell; a hero at the Battle of Kings Mountain. General Russell was married to Elizabeth Henry, a sister of Patrick Henry.
   
   In February 1786, Samuel was assigned 400 acres of land in Washington County by John Blakemore, lying on both sides of the Clinch River between the River Hills and Copper Creek Ridge. Samuel later assigned this land to Henry Hamblin. Hamblin was one of the first settlers at Castles Woods about 1776. Also, in 1786, Samuel was assigned 220 acres by John Blakemore, lying on both sides of the Clinch River and adjoining his 400 acre tract. Another 180-acre tract was surveyed for him, but, due to some fault in the title, this survey was voided.
   
   Samuel Haddix was on the tax rolls of Russell County, Virginia until 1799. He had, by this time, permanently removed to Kentucky. Samuel and his oldest son, Colby, had visited Kentucky about 1792; the year Kentucky was granted statehood. They came to look over land on lower Troublesome Creek and the North Fork of the Kentucky River that they were negotiating to purchase from Capt. Fisher Rice. Rice was a Revolutionary officer living in Fauquier County, Virginia at that time. Captain Rice had fought in the Revolution and took part in the Battle of Yorktown. After the war, he bought and was granted some 40 to 50 thousand acres of land in Kentucky, which was then Kentucky County, Virginia. Later, much of this land was in Fayette County, Kentucky, several thousand acres lying on the North Fork of the Kentucky River. Captain Rice moved to Kentucky and settled on a tract of land near present day Nicholasville, in Jessamine County. The first court for Jessamine County was held at his residence and a move to have the county seat located on his farm failed. The county seat of Nicholasville was later established a few miles away. Captain Rice later operated a tavern at his place of residence.
   
   Colby Haddix served as sales representative and attorney for Captain Rice, handling sales of land on Lower Troublesome and the River. His father, Samuel, purchased 3,000 acres of uncleared wilderness from Captain Rice. When he bought the land, it was in Floyd County. Through the formation of counties, the land at the mouth of Troublesome was consecutively in Floyd, Clay, Perry, and finally, Breathitt Counties. Samuel owned two lots in Prestonsburg until 1815, when he sold them to John Spurlock, a friend and neighbor.
   
   Samuel died in 1816. The county was then Clay. His youngest son, William was executor of his estate.
   
   As far as we can determine, Samuel came to Kentucky to build a dwelling about 1795 or 1796. Coming with him to help clear the land and build his house were his four sons: Colby, John, Henley, and Billy. Also, in the party was Brack McQuinn, a neighbor in Virginia; and Billy's teenage friend, Harmon Hurst. Harmon later married Colby's daughter, Franky. Colby, Jr., later married Brack McQuinn's daughter, Betty. Some of Samuel's slaves also accompanied them to Kentucky.
   
   When Samuel's party came to the mouth of Troublesome in present-day Breathitt County, the entire area was a wilderness. Enormous trees grew in all directions. The site selected for the house was near a small body of water, later called the Fish-Pond, and near where Solomon Noble lived in later years. The house constructed was a large log building, built entirely from trees cut in the immediate area. Tools used in the construction were brought from Virginia on pack horses. Brought along were tools needed in constructing a house in the wilderness, chopping axes, broad axes, augers, and frows. Each man in the group pitched in to help with the construction. There were no neighbors near enough to help with the "raising" as in former days in Virginia.
   
   As the round logs were hoisted into position, a man with an axe was placed at each corner to notch the logs so that they would be as close together as possible. The house was about one story tall, with a gable at each end made with shorter legs in order for the roof to slope for drainage from the rains. The roof was made from boards split from a tree trunk by mallet and frow. This was called "riving the boards." The boards in the roof were held in place by poles, which were pegged down by wooden pegs driven into holes made with an auger. The pegs were individually shaped by hand. The front and back doors were made of slabs and were held in place by wooden hinges, with a wooden latch on the inside. A leather thong called a latchstring was attached to the wood latch and put through a hole in the door just above the latch. By pulling the latchstring from the outside, one could get into the house. At night, the string was pulled through the hole to the inside in order that no one could enter without the occupants' knowledge. This gave rise to the gesture of friendship when one person said to another, "My latchstring is always on the outside." The floor was laid with logs, with the hewn side up. This was called a puncheon floor. It was very serviceable and was held down at the ends by pegs driven through holes bored with a hand auger. Above the main floor an area was floored between the eaves of the house and called the loft. A few feet under the loft, part of a log was left out. A strip of paper greased with ground hog grease was stretched over the hole and served as a window to let in the light. Here and there, randomly placed at strategic spots, were loop holes. These were openings made large enough to permit a rifle to be fired in order to defend the house against a raid by Indians. This was a carry-over from their experiences on Moccasin Creek and the Clinch River in Virginia. The cracks between the logs were filled with clay mud (chinked). This filling was made from a clay-bank found nearby. This building was built entirely without nails. A large stone chimney was constructed at one end and a large wood-burning fireplace heated the entire house. Later, on return trips to Virginia, fireplace implements were brought in; dog-irons to hold the logs in the fireplace, pokers, fire tongs, and other things.
   
   Samuel was an excellent marksman with a rifle and also a good hunter. He always kept a good supply of game on hand for the table. Game was plentiful in the area, even within sight of the house. Deer, bear, turkeys, and squirrel were all in profusion. After this house was built for Samuel, another house was built for Colby near the mouth of Big Branch, a few miles up the North Fork of the Kentucky River. Colby was the oldest son of Samuel and had recently married.
   
   Sources of information for this article: Annals of Southwest Virginia by Summers; History of Southwest Virginia by Summers; Court Records of Prince William, Washington, and Clay Counties, Virginia; Court Records of Floyd and Clay Counties, Kentucky; and William D. Haddix, grandfather of the author.
   
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