Transcript:Petition - Virginia, Augusta - 1776 0926 Tygart's Valley request for protection

Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Link who wrote, "Some of the names are difficult to decipher, and many are not true signatures. Alternative spellings and pension applications are indicated in brackets. Many thanks to David Houchin for correct spellings."

Source of Original Document: Inhabitants of Tyger's (Tygart's) Valley: Petition, Augusta County, Virginia, 1776/10/15, Legislative Petitions Digital Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. Record number 000047806 - Link

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To The Speaker, President, and Gentlemen of the Convention of Virginia

The Petition of the Inhabitants of Tigers Valley most Humbly Sheweth. That your Petitioners being in a very remote situation and the very Extent of the Frontiers and not within less than Eighty Miles of any Releif in case of an Emerjancy, which now we Daily expect from the Indians, and as our Inhabitants consist of about One hundred and Fifty Families in the cours of Fifty Miles upon the said River of Tigers Valley, including Buckannan [Buckhannon] – Notwithstanding Our weakness and Inabillity we unamiously are willing to Exact our utmost Endeavours to withstand the Enemy. Therefore we your Petitioners beg leave to lay before your Wisdome our Distressed Condition and hope you will allow us Three Companys as Rangers in the said Bounds to be stationed in Different Forts to suit the said Inhabitants.

And your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall ever pray &c.
Sept’r. 26th 1776

[First Column]
Benjamin Wilson
Moses Thomson
Jesse Hamilton
William Cleaver [S30331]
George Westfall
Peter Cassety Snr
Daniel Westfall
William White
John fornelson
Edward Skidmore
James Littell
Solomon Ryan
Nickoles Smith [Nicholas Smith]
John Carr
William Westfall
William Gibson
Anthony Smith
Nicklas Wolf [Nicholas Wolf]
John Yocum [possibly John Yocom S32622]
Jacob Westfall junr. [Jacob Westfall W9159]
Jacob Westfall senr
Jonas frend [Jonas Friend]
Joseph Donoho
James Westfall
John Cassety
Peter Cassety J’nr.
William Cassety
Adam Obryan
David Cassety
Jonathan Smith [possibly R9777]
William Smith
Ephraim Richardson
Patrick Hambleton [Patrick Hamilton]
Benj’n. Abbot[?] [Benjamin Abbott]
Jno. Croutch [John Crouch]
Geo[?] Shavers [George Shavers]
John Shavers
Jacob Shavers
Joseph Furnellson [Joseph Fornelson]
And’w. Croutch [Andrew Crouch]
John Croutch
Charles Furnellson [Charles Fornelson]
Aaron[?] Richardson

[Second column]
Joel Westfall
James Lackey Sen’r.
Jas Lackey Jn’r. [James Lackey, Jr.]
Dan’l. McClain [Daniel McClain]
Alex’r. McClain [Alexander McClain]
Josp’h Barker [Joseph Barker]
Ralph Steward [Ralph Stewart W6168]
Wm Barker [William Barker]
David Headon [David Haddon]
Will’m. Currents [William Currance R1738.5]
Wm. Elliott [William Elliott]
Rich’d Elliott [Richard Elliott]
Will’m. Martin [William Martin]
Jacob Stoneacre Sen’r. [Jacob Stalnaker, Sr.]
Jacob Stoneacre Jun [Jacob Stalnaker, Jr.]
John Truby
Stufel Truby [Christopher Truby]
Thomes Lovel [Thomas Lovel]
John White
William Smith
John [undeciphered]
Jonathan Smith
philip peatro [Philip Petro]
Lenard petro [Leonard Petro]
William McKim
Cornelis Bogard [Cornelius Bogard]
Isaac Wood
John Sulivan [John Sullivan]

Oct’r. 15th 1776 referred to Comm[itt]ee of Propositions and Grievances