Greenbrier County
oneer
!Se Note: Mr Paul Lilly of
burg has written the follow-
nealogical material about a
~ber of pioneer families. It is
tented in order to assist those
~ed to trace their family ties.
~e Lillys. There is some confu-
~in the records. One person sale,
the Lillys came with Lord Balti-
~. Others have said that the first
in my clan was Robert Lilly who
'led Frances Moody. Robert
45,1817) came from France be-
rn 1725 to 1750. Most Lillys are
ists. But, there is no confusion
It our numbers I'm always flab-
asted about'the numerous
le in W. Va. who are Lillys or
claim they are related to us.
re are good Lillys, bad Lillys,
erent Lillys and some just don't
!a damn," according to Abe Lilly.
original Robert is supposed to
)uried at Flat Top on the Lilly
l=on grounds. As for myself, I
believe that the right Lilly and
ire were buried there.
le Ballards came from Scot-
!in the middle of the 17009. Wil-
(1732-1799) married Elizabeth
(died 1830). Most of them
either Methodist or Baptist.
Dral l know of never joined a
ch. William fought at Point
and was present at York-
When Cornwallis was taken.
in Kentucky was named
family. William and his wife
at Weikel near the
linings farm. Philip, Elijah, Cur-
and Thomas were broth-
William and I (as of now) be-
all were in the Revolutionary
Stanleys The first one in vir-
Was kidnapped from the
of Liverpool, England, some
before the Revolution. I believe
Zachariah Stanley was a vet-
of the Revolution (so far I can't
it) and was the father of Reu-
Senior. Zach was given
acres of land on the Kanawha
below Charleston, for his serv-
the Revolution. What I can't
~s that Zach was the father of
• =n Sr. Reuben Stanley married
Trigg, Baptist faith, Reuben
are buried at Sattes
North Charleston, W. Va.
Slaughters have been
in Virginia since 1617.
Were mostly Episcopalians.
George S. Patton claims
of these Slaughters as an an-
Poindexters, Lightfoots, Lees
Other well known leaders in Vir-
Were intermarried with the
The most dangerous
man in the West was Texas John
Slaughter and, contrary to the mov-
ies, he was less than average height
and he wasn't an outlaw. Colonel
Cadwallder Jones was an ancestor
of many Slaughters. He traveled
from Fredericksburg, Virginia 400
miles to the south, to the west and
south-west. He became wealthy
from his trade with the Indians.
Time: somewhat before and some-
what after 1700.
My set of Slaughters are buried
at Kanawha City, the Ruffner Park,
and at Spring Hill Cemetery, all in
what is now Charleston, W. Va.
The Clarks. Alexander Clark was
a veteran of the Revolutionary War.
Clark family came to Virginia about
1635 and settled on the James
River. Alexander married Sarah,
daughter of Ralph Lafferty, another
veteran of the Revolution. Clarks
and Laffertys mostly red-headed
and of Irish descent. Alexander was
a cousin of George Rogers Clark
and the brother of the Clark of the
Lewis and Clark expedition. Alexan-
der signed the petition for Green-
brier County to be formed from
Botetourt County. I believe Alexan-
der to have been buried in the Fos-
ter Cemetery on Route 219 right be-
low the Indian Creek covered
bridge. I plan to mark his grave with
a V.A. marker.
The Keatons or Kettons. James
Keaton married Ankey Ballard. He
was a veteran of the Revolutionary
War, Continental Line, Third and 7th
Regiment. English and Baptist.
James Keaton is not buried in the
Keston Cemetery near Greenville.
James died long before the first
Keaton was buried there in 1834.
The first buried there was Chavil
Keaton, a young child.
The Chambers. Robert came to
this country in the early 1770s from
London. He was born September
15, 1756, died September 23, 1836.
Robert was Christened September
26, 1756 in Saint Pancras Old
Church, Middlesex County, London.
His parents were Richard and Ann
Chambers. The Chambers in Lon-
don still attend the same church.
Chambers were devout Methodists.
Robert spent the winter at Valley
Forge and was, at the surrender of
Charleston, South Carolina. Spent
14 months in the hold of a British
Man-of-War as a prisoner. Eighth
Virginia Regiment Continental Line.
Married Hannah Doran. Buried Back
Valley Road, Chambers Cemetery,
Monroe County.
The Triggs. The are of Scandi-
navian descent. Have a serious
problem tracing family before the
Revolution. Too many have same
name. Clement, Baptist. I have
found several military records, but
which is my Clement? Clement mar-
ried Sarah Bronaugh, or Bronaunt.
Were buried at Kanawha Two-Mile
Cemetery. Where the Clark's Junk
yards is now. Cemetery was razed
in the 1950's.
The Hogues or Hoggs. Came
from Scotland to Ireland. Many of
the males were Catholic priests,
while the family was in Ireland. After
coming to America c. 1812, they
turned Presbyterians. James
"Jimmy" Hogue married Nancy Poin-
dexter Slaughter. They are buried
somewhere on Woodward's Branch,
Kanawha County. I was at their
graves as a child. Can't find them
nOW.
The Campbells. My John
Campbell or his father was a Revo-
lutionary War veteran. He married
Martha Clark and I have reason to
believe they are buried either in the
Foster Cemetery or the Ballard
Cemetery on Route 219. One prob-
lem, there are so many John
Campbells in the Revolution that I
can't identify him, but I'll keep trying.
The Dorans or Van Dorans --
Dutch, Jacob Doran was a veteran
of the Revolutionary War. Was a
member of Captain James Trimble's
Company of Augusta County.
James was a brother-in-law of Colo-
nel Andrew Donnally. They married
sisters. Jacob's father-in-law,
Ludwig Shadows, was a German
and a sergeant at Braddock's De-
feat. Court records, Augusta
County. The Dorans were buried at
Johnson Cross Roads. I marked his
grave, Monroe County. Jacob mar-
ried Catherine Shadows.
The Meadows. English and Bap-
tist. Josiah Meadows, Jr. married
Judith Lilly. He was a Primrttge Bap-
tist preacher and a veteran of the
Revolutionary War. He served under
George Rogers Clark. With the help
of the Veteran's Administration and
Franklin Lilly, Josiah's grave was
marked on the ridge above the
mouth of the Little Bluestone River,
Summers County. Josiah Meadows,
Sr. was tried for treason but acquit-
ted. Right before the Revolution, he
had sworn allegiance to King
George. He was living in Bedford
County at the time.
The Houchins. Saxons, Baptist
faith. Houchins came to Virginia c.
1750. Edward Houchins, another
veteran of the Revolution was
wounded in the arm at Gates' Folly
or Gates' Defeat. Son, James (b.'.
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1776) married Mollie Harvey. Ed-
ward served under Captain Edmund
Curd. His major was Nathan S. Mor-
ris 4th Regiment Virginia Militia. The
grave of Edward, I don't know, but I
marked the grave of James C,
Houchins, War of 1812, at the Kea-
ton Cemetery, Greenville, I believe
Edward Houchins was married
twice.
The Popps were Germans and
Catholic. Frans Joseph Popp's par-
ents were George Michael Popp
and Katrina Hartmann. Franz
"Frank" Popp came to America in
1848 because of the rebellion of
workers. The trouble was known as
the Rebellion of 1848. He was just
one step ahead of the law when he
left. He married Rosemary Good of
Alleghany County, Pennsylvania. I
know nothing of the Goods except
they were in Pennsylvania at Fort
Pitt during the Revolution. One fe-
male member of the family was cap-
tured by the Indians, but later she
was ransomed. The rest of her life
she was never comfortable with her
own race or her own family. Frank
and Rosemary buried at Mount Ol-
ivet Cemetery, Charleston. When
Franz "Frank' Popp came to Penn-
sylvania, he stayed with some of his
German relatives who had come to
America before the Revolution.
The Donnallys. McCreerys and
Crawfords were from Ireland --- all
were Presbyterian. Colonel Andrew
Donnally married Jane McCreery,
daughter of Captain John McCreery
of Staunton, Virginia. Colonel Don-
nally built and defended Fort Don-
nally against about 200 Indians. He
could look any man in the eye and
tell him, "Go to hell," if the need
arose. My kind of man. Donnally
signed the petition to create Green-
brier County. Colonel Donnally was
accused of about anything and eve-
rything. He was accused of turning
one of his slaves Dick Pointer and
his wife out of his household in their
old age. This makes a good story,
but 1 don't believe Donnally ever
turned out Dick and his wife, and
even if he did, the law said he had
to maintain them in their old age. It
has been told that Donnally was
buried at Kanawha City but if so, no
one found his stone in the Donnally
Cemetery. I'm putting up a V.A.
marker to Donnally among his
children's tombstones at Spring Hill
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The Mountain Messenger, Tuesday, January 16, 1990 9A
Cemetery, Farnsworth Drive, Char-
leston, W. Va. Donnally and Daniel
Boone were in the legislature at
Richmond at the same time, 1790.
The Harveys. The name Harvey
is Norman in origin but for hundreds
of years this family lived in England.
Many spellings. John Harvey mar-
ried Margaret Burke. The family
moved to Monroe County right after
the Revolution. John's son, Ben-
jamin, married Susan Ballard. Ben-
jamin lived at Hunter's Springs for
several years but later on this family
or some of his children moved to
Han's Creek. John Harvey was a
veteran of the Revolution. Can't find
a military record for Benjamin. Mor-
ris Harvey was a member of this
family, but I have never been able to
appreciate Morris, Morris made it his
vocation to keep in contact with all
his ex-Confederate buddies and al-
ways tried to persuade them to sell
their mountain land or property to
out-of-state corporations. He did a
good job. Maybe that's why they
named the college after him.
The Thompsons. Captain John
was a Revolutionary War veteran.
He settled at first on New River. His
sons Robert and James signed peti-
tion for Greenbrier to be taken from
Botetourt. The family was supposed
to be descended from Mary Queen
of Scots. Mary Stuart, and also of
James t and Charles I. I have most
of the records but as of yet I can't
prove it. Patricia Givens Johnson of
Christiansburg, Virginia is also work-
ing on this project. The Alexanders
of Union, the first to settle there, are
cousins. John's wive was Elizabeth
? ? . My set of Thompsons William
"King" Thompson and his wife Mary
"Polly" Keaton are buried on Hans
Creek,
The Bullitts. French Huguenots.
name pronounced Boo-lay in
French. Came to colonies second
half of 16009. Colonel Thomas
Bullitt's father and mother were Ben-
jamin and Elizabeth Harrison Bullitt.
Bullitt County Kentucky named for
Alexander Scott Bullitt, nephew of
Thomas, Harrisonburg, Virginia,
named for Thomas Harrison, a
brother to Elizabeth. Many of the
Bullitts were buried at Dumfries, Vir-
ginia, Prince William County. Ceme-
tery plowed under in 1950's. Colonel
Thomas had an outstanding military
record during French and Indian
Wars and the Revolution. He was
first owner of the "Homestead," Hot
Springs, Virginia. Proper recognitior!
will be given to Colonel Bullitt if~,
1991, by .present owners of the ho
tel. Also Colonel Bullitt was first
owner of what is now Charleston,
West Virginia. I will .have a V.A
tombstone for Thomas placed in the
Ruffner Park on the Kanawha
Boulevard, Charleston. Many of my
Slaughter relatives are buried in this
park. Two plaques are here, one to
Clendenen, second owner of Char-.
leston, and one to Ruffner, the third
owner. I hope I'm abt~ to place it
before Memorial Day 1990. Bultitt
was colonel in First Virginia Regi-
ment. His mistress, Martha Bro-
naunt, or the correct spelling B~o-
naugh. She was also of French Hu-
guenot descent. Her daughter,
Sarah, married Clement Trigg.
Martha was a cousin of George Ma-
son who had a college of law named
for him. Mason wrote the Virginia
state constitution which Jefferson
used as a pattern for the
Constitution of the United States.
Mason refused to recognize or ap-
prove the Constitution until he had
the Bill of Rights added, I believe
Captain William Bronaugh was
Martha's father. He had a distin-
guished military record in the French
and Indian Wars and also the Revo-
lution. I might be able to prove all
this about the Bronaughs. Mason
created the Virginia Land Office so
as to pay veterans in land.
I'm so very, very proud of what
my or our ancestors have given us
but so ashamed when I see what we
have allowed our politicians to take
away from us.
Do I believe these men were
saints? Heavens no! But they were
men and the first ones in southern
West Virginia who came to stay.
Paul R. Lilly
December 31, 1989
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