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The Preston Register identifies casualties on the Virginia Frontier during the opening stages of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) between England and France.
The following provides an index to several versions of the Preston Register (sorted in various ways), and its analysis.
From Source:Waddell, 1902:154-158 (See Google Books)
Summary:
| Location | Killed | Wounded | Captured | Years
| | Brocks Gap | 4 | | 2 | 1757, 1758
| | Catawba | 1 | | 2 | 1757, 1758
| | Cowpasture | 2 | | 15 | 1757, 1758
| | Craigs Creek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1757
| | Forks of the James | 2 | | 9 | 1757
| | Fort Dinnwiddie | 1 | | 1 | 1757, 1758
| | Fort Vause | 4 | 4 | 22 | 1755, 1756, 1757
| | Greenbriar | 12 | | 8 | 1755
| | Holston | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1754, 1755
| | jackson River | 16 | 3 | 31 | 1756, 1757
| | Monogalia | 7 | | | 1754
| | New River | 15 | 5 | 16 | 1755
| | Reed Creek | 8 | | 21 | 1755, 1756
| | Roanoke | 5 | | 3 | 1756, 1758
| | South Branch | 29 | 2 | 13 | 1756, 1757, 1758
| | South Fork | 0 | | 41 | 1758
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| Year | Month and Day | Persons | Location | Fate
| | 1757 | Nov | Three Dutch people | Brock's Gap | one killed two prisoners
| | 1757 | Nov | John States | Brock's Gap | killed
| | 1758 | | Abm Merchant | Brock's Gap | killed
| | 1758 | Mch.19 | Wm Clepole | Brock's Gap | killed
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| | 1757 | Oct | James McFerrin | Catawba | killed
| | 1757 | Oct | Wm McFerrin | Catawba | prisoner
| | 1758 | Mch 20 | Snodgrass a girl | Catawba | prisoner
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| | 1757 | 16-May | John Moon | Cow Pasture | killed
| | 1757 | 16-May | Mrs Moor and five children | Cow Pasture | prisoners
| | 1757 | Sept | James Stuart | Cow Pasture | killed
| | 1757 | Sept | James Stuart jr. | Cow Pasture | prisoner
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | John McCreary | Cow Pasture | prisoner
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | Wm McCreary | Cow Pasture | prisoner
| | 1758 | Mch.19 | A servant-man killed and maid and one child | Cow Pasture | prisoners
| | 1757 | Sept | James McClung and two children named Cantuell | Cowpasture | prisoners
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| | 1757 | March | Wm Bradshaw and son | Craig's Creek | prisoners
| | 1757 | 25-Jul | John Crawford jr | Craig's Creek | killed
| | 1757 | 25-Jul | Jno Alex Crawford | Craig's Creek | wounded
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| | 1757 | 25-Jul | Robert Renick | Forks of James River | killed
| | 1757 | 25-Jul | Thos Moon | Forks of James River | killed
| | 1757 | 25-Jul | Mrs Renick and seven children | Forks of James River | prisoners
| | 1757 | 25-Jul | Mrs Denis | Forks of James River | prisoner
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| | 1757 | Sept | — Serj Henry | Fort Dinwiddie | killed
| | 1758 | Jan | Wm Ward, a boy | Fort Dinwiddie | prisoner
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| | 1755 | 12-Aug | Morris Griffith | Fort Vause (Vause's Fort) | prisoner escaped
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Capt John Smith | Fort Vause | prisoner returned
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Peter Looney | Fort Vause | prisoner escaped
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Wm Bratton | Fort Vause | prisoner returned
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Joseph Smith | Fort Vause | prisoner
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Wm Pepper | Fort Vause | prisoner
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Mrs Vause and two daughters a negro and two young Indians, and a servant-man | Fort Vause | prisoners
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Ivan Medley and two daughters | Fort Vause | prisoners
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | James Bell | Fort Vause | prisoner.
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Cole | Fort Vause | prisoner
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Graham | Fort Vause | prisoner
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Benj Daries | Fort Vause | prisoner
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Lieut John Smith | Fort Vause | killed
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | John Tracey | Fort Vause | killed
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | John English | Fort Vause | killed
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Mrs Mary English | Fort Vause | prisoner
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Wm Robinson | Fort Vause | wounded
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Tho Robinson | Fort Vause | wounded
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Sam'l Robinson | Fort Vause | wounded
| | 1756 | 25-Jun | Rob't Pepper | Fort Vause | wounded
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | John Robinson | Fort Vause | killed
| | 1757 | | John Walker | Fort Vause | prisoner
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| | 1755 | 12-Aug | Henry Boughman | Greenbrier | killed
| | 1755 | 12-Aug | John Cousi and his father-in-law | Greenbrier | killed
| | 1755 | 12-Aug | Walter Fishpough | Greenbrier | killed
| | 1755 | 12-Aug | George White | Greenbrier | killed
| | 1755 | 12-Aug | Old Christopher | Greenbrier | killed
| | 1755 | 12-Aug | Mrs Cousler | Greenbrier | killed
| | 1755 | 12-Aug | An old man his wife and a school-master | Greenbrier | killed
| | 1755 | Sept | — John Thomas | Greenbrier | killed
| | 1755 | Sept | Mrs Fishpough and five children | Greenbrier | prisoners
| | 1755 | Sept | Cousler's daughter and Mrs Ineny | Greenbrier | prisoners
| | 1755 | Sept | Corporal Bennet | Greenbrier | killed
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| | 1754 | Octob'r | Steren Lyon | Holston River | killed
| | 1754 | Octob'r | John Godman | Holston River | killed
| | 1754 | Octob'r | Benjamin Harrison | Holston River | killed
| | 1755 | | Burk | Holston River | prisoner escaped
| | 1755 | M a y 3 | Mary Baker | Holston River | wounded
| | 1755 | 18-Jun | Sam'l Stalnacker | Holston River | prisoner escaped
| | 1755 | 18-Jun | Samuel Hydon | Holston River | prisoner
| | 1755 | 18-Jun | Adam Stalnacker | Holston River | killed
| | 1755 | 18-Jun | Mrs Stalnacker | Holston River | killed
| | 1755 | 18-Jun | A servant man | Holston River | killed
| | 1755 | 18-Jun | Mathias Counie | Holston River | killed
| | 1755 | 19-Jun | Michael Houck | Holston River | killed
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| | 1756 | 11-Sep | Ensign Madison | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Nicholas Carpenter | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Steren Sowel | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | James Mais | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | James Montgomery | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Nicholas Nut | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | John Bird | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | George Kinkead | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Fry | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Mrs BoyI | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Three children named Parsinger | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Joseph Swobs | Jackson's River | wounded
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Wilson | Jackson's River | wounded
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Five children of Chas Boyl | Jackson's River | prisoners
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | David Gallaway | Jackson's River | prisoner escaped
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Mrs McConell | Jackson's River | prisoner escaped
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Joseph Carpenter | Jackson's River | prisoner escaped
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Mrs Bird and six children | Jackson's River | prisoners
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Mrs Kinkead and three children | Jackson's River | prisoners
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Mrs Parsinger and two children | Jackson's River | prisoners
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Five children called Carpenter | Jackson's River | prisoners
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Sam'l Brown a boy | Jackson's River | prisoner
| | 1756 | Sept 12, 13, 14 | Swobs a boy | Jackson's River | prisoner
| | 1757 | 14-May | And Arnold | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1757 | 14-May | Henry Lawless | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1757 | July | Mark Tallet | Jackson's River | killed
| | 1757 | July | A servant man | Jackson's River | prisoner.
| | 1757 | July | Swobs | Jackson's River | wounded
| | 1758 | May | Moses Moore | Jackson's River | prisoner.
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| | 1754 | Jan | Robt Foyles his wife & 5 children | Monongalia | killed
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| | 1755 | 3-Jul | James McFarland | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | John Bingeman | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Mrs Bingeman | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Adam Bingeman | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | John Cook | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Henry Lin | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | A young child | New River | killed.
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Dutch Jacob | New River | wounded
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | His wife | New River | prisoner escaped
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Frederick Stern | New River | wounded
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Mrs Bingman jr. | New River | wounded
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Mrs Davies | New River | wounded
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Isaac Freeland his wife and five children | New River | prisoners
| | 1755 | 3-Jul | Bridgeman's son and daughter and a stranger | New River | prisoners
| | 1755 | 30-Jul | Col James Patton | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 30-Jul | Caspar Barrier | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 30-Jul | Mrs Draper and one child | New River | killed
| | 1755 | 30-Jul | James Cull | New River | wounded
| | 1755 | 30-Jul | Mrs English (Inglis) and her two children | New River | prisoners escaped
| | 1755 | 30-Jul | Mrs Draper jr. | New River | prisoner
| | 1755 | 30-Jul | Henry Leonard | New River | prisoner
| | 1756 | March | Vallentine Harman | New River | killed
| | 1756 | March | Jacob Harman and one son | New River | killed
| | 1756 | March | Andrew Moses | New River | killed
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| | 1755 | 12-Jul | Lieut. Wright and 2 Soldiers | Reed Creek | killed
| | 1756 | | Feb — Rob't Looney and a Dutchman | Reed Creek | killed
| | 1756 | March | John Lee | Reed Creek | killed
| | 1756 | March | Michael Motes | Reed Creek | killed
| | 1756 | March | Patrick Smith | Reed Creek | killed
| | 1756 | March | Moses Man | Reed Creek | prisoner
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| | 1756 | March | Thomas Daries | Roanoke | prisoner escaped
| | 1758 | | A Soldier of Capt Woodward | Roanoke | killed
| | 1758 | | A Servant of Bryan's | Roanoke | killed
| | 1758 | Mch 20 | James Gatlire | Roanoke | killed
| | 1758 | Mch 20 | Joseph Love | Roanoke | killed
| | 1758 | Mch 20 | Wm Love | Roanoke | killed
| | 1758 | Mch 20 | A servant maid and child | Roanoke | prisoners
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| | 1756 | | Two girls named Landsix0 | South Branch | prisoners
| | 1757 | Feb | Jacob Peters lost six children | South Branch | prisoners one escaped
| | 1757 | 16-May | George Neese and two sons | South Branch | prisoners
| | 1757 | 16-May | Sudie | South Branch | killed
| | 1757 | 16-May | Henry Lawrence | South Branch | killed
| | 1757 | 16-May | Michael Freeze and wife | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Mch.19 | Peter Moser | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Mch.19 | Nicholas Frank | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Mch.19 | John Coonrad | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Mch.19 | John Cunningham and two others (names forgotten) | South Branch | prisoners
| | 1758 | Mch.19 | George Moses | South Branch | wounded
| | 1758 | Mch.19 | Adam Harper | South Branch | wounded
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | Capt James Dunlap | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | Josiah Wilson | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | John Hutchinson | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | Thomas Caddon | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | Henry McCullam | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | John Wright | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | Thomas Smith | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | Robert McNully | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 24 | Wm Elliott | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | Mrs. Elliott | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | Ludwick Falck and wife | South Branch | killed.
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | Brock | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | John Ramsey | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | Wm Burk | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | Rooney | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | Wm Woods | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | John McCulley | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | Thomas Searl | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | James Gill | South Branch | killed
| | 1758 | Ap'l 27 | John Guy and a stranger | South Branch | killed
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| | 1758 | Ap'l 28 | Capt Sylest and sixteen persons not known | South Fork | prisoners
| | 1758 | Ap'l 28 | Twenty-four persons at same place missing | South Fork | prisoners |
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