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(Abt, 1700 - Bef 1767)
Hinds notes:Part II of Hinds Odds and Ends sent in Jan. 1999 from Clif f Hinds to NanWolf---------------------------------------------------- ----------AUGUSTA COUNTY - Originally the county was all part of Virgi nia whichincluded the Shenandoah valley. Later a large portion was sep arated tobecome West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, etc.The followin g is extracted from "The History & Genealogy of Israel Hind, Srby Sull ivan, Chapter IV,AUGUSTA COUNTY ORGANIZED:In the year 1745, all that p ortion of the colony of Virginia which lay westof the Blue Ridge Mount ains was erected into a county which was namedAugusta in honor of Prin cess Augusta, wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales.The bounds of the ne w county were limited on the north by Fairfax'sNorthern Neck Grant an d the boundaries of Maryland and Pennsylvania to thewestward of Fairfa x; on the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains; on the southby the Carolin a line. On the west its territory embraced the soil held bythe Britis h without limit of extent.William Beverley's "Mill Place" had grown t o a small village that had beennamed Staunton. So Staunton was selecte d as the county seat of the newcounty and a Court House and a Prison w ere built there.Sullivan's account continues with:THE AUGUSTA COUNTY C OURTDedicated to"Equal Justice Under Law"On December 9, 1745, the Coun ty Court was organized and held its firstmeeting. Twenty-one Justice s of the Peace had been commissioned byGovernor Gooch at Williamsburg . Among them were: James Patton, JohnLewis, James Kerr, John Brown, Ja mes Bell and John Christian who came fromthe most influential families , served without pay and were self-perpetuating - that is they recomme nded to the governor prospectivejustices to be commissioned. The cour t administered all county affairs.They regularly chose senior justice s for paid positions such as the sheriffand his deputies, the county c lerk, the jailer and the coroner.The story continues to tell that Jame s Patton became the President of thecourt and first sheriff. Under hi s leadership the courthouse was repairedand a jail house built. The cr iminal element consisted of fugitives fromjustice, horse thieves, Indi an traders, and refugees from British Justice.6According to Sullivan , Augusta's first courthouse was 38 feet long and 18feet wide. It ha d two small holes with no glass to serve as windows. Theold jail was s o poorly dove- tailed that the whole thing could have beeneasily pulle d down. The new courthouse was completed a short while beforeJames Pat ton was murdered.Whipping posts and stocks were in use. Ducking stool s were used for womenwhen convicted as "Common Scolds" (ie. a woman wh o disturbs the publicpeace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavio r). An Elizabeth Smithreceived thiry-nine lashes at the whipping pos t for stealing. The amountof the theft was not disclosed but also note d was a Mr. Furr who was finedfor stealing a fur hat. No whipping wa s mentioned in his case.There were a few slave holders in the communit y. Samuel Hind had a slavewho ran away with many others. Sullivan cont inues to say that slaves, Lucyand Pleasant, were given39 lashes for ba rn burning. Other slaves were hanged for murder and houseburning. Thei r heads were displayed on posts by the roadside.The colony was aggrava ted by many lawless citizens and required manyconstables. Among thos e appointed:William Hind on 19 August 1747.John Hind in 1755.No recor d of Samuel serving as constable.John Kerr, John Hind's father-in-la w was a vice-constable and a judge.Tithables land:Samuel Hind reporte d 375 acres on 16 Nov 1763.Samuel and his son John also reported in 17 81.Religious infractions accountable to the court:Samuel Hulls was pre sented for breach of Sabbath by singing profane songs.James Akry convi cted of speaking disrespectfully of the King, fined andbound to the pe ace.Henry Downes, a noted law-breaker, was fined for "Sabbath- breakin g bytraveling with loaded horses to Sharrendo" on SundayThomas Chew wa s committed to the jail for common swearing.John O'Neal committed fo r abusing the Government and cursing the Bible.ADDITIONAL MATTERS OF C OURT:Joseph Wright did not provide for his children and Church Warden s boundthem out.Elizabeth Vernon was summoned for not providing for he r children.Complaint of Elenor Dunn - James Stewart was summoned to sh ow cause why hedid not teach his apprentise, Walter Dunn, his trade an d clothe and providefor him according to law.7Sullivan also comments o n the courts responsibilities to the families ofservice members. He st ates - Among the duties of the county court arisingout of war conditio ns was one that affected the families of men in service.It was to prov ide, at public expense, for wives, children, and agedparents of poor s oldiers and for the immediate support of widows whosehusbands were cas ualties. Cases of need were frequent and neveroverlooked.While discuss ing the participation of the "back woods" in the AmericanRevolution, S ullivan said - The back-country soldiers, so extensivelyrecruited fro m the Scotch-Irish and Germans, were not often found to bedeserters. O f more than 650 deserters in Virginia during the RevolutionaryWar onl y thirteen were from the frontier counties.The people in the Great Val ley were a rugged, individualistic people whofeared God and defended t heir area with a vengeance. They made a quickresponse to the first cal ls for troops from George Washington and PatrickHenry. These Great Val ley lmen - then called the backcountry orover-the-mountain men joine d forces with neighboring frontier forces in amethod of hit-and-run wa rfare which the British could not equal. Theyoften fought under thei r own Valley leaders - men like Colonel WilliamPreston, Colonel Arthu r Cambell, General Lewis, Gates, and Morgan.These valley soldiers part icipated in battles in the Continental lines fromQuebec, Canada to Cha rleston, South Carolina. At the same time theydefeated widespread Indi an and organized Tory efforts in the interior thatwere initiated by th e British. They were an important factor in defeatingGeneral John Burg oyne at Saratoga, when the British tried to drive throughNew York an d cut New England off from the other colonies. Virginiafrontiersman, i n particular, were the balance of inland military power that Part II o f Hinds Odds and Ends sent in Jan. 1999 from Cliff Hinds to NanWolf--- -----------------------------------------------------------AUGUSTA COU NTY - Originally the county was all part of Virginia whichincluded th e Shenandoah valley. Later a large portion was separated tobecome Wes t Virginia, Western Pennsylvania, etc.The following is extracted fro m "The History & Genealogy of Israel Hind, Srby Sullivan, Chapter IV,A UGUSTA COUNTY ORGANIZED:In the year 1745, all that portion of the colo ny of Virginia which lay westof the Blue Ridge Mountains was erected i nto a county which was namedAugusta in honor of Princess Augusta, wif e of Frederick, Prince of Wales.The bounds of the new county were limi ted on the north by Fairfax'sNorthern Neck Grant and the boundaries o f Maryland and Pennsylvania to thewestward of Fairfax; on the east b y the Blue Ridge Mountains; on the southby the Carolina line. On the w est its territory embraced the soil held bythe British without limit o f extent.William Beverley's "Mill Place" had grown to a small villag e that had beennamed Staunton. So Staunton was selected as the count y seat of the newcounty and a Court House and a Prison were built ther e.Sullivan's account continues with:THE AUGUSTA COUNTY COURTDedicate d to"Equal Justice Under Law"On December 9, 1745, the County Court wa s organized and held its firstmeeting. Twenty-one Justices of the Peac e had been commissioned byGovernor Gooch at Williamsburg. Among them w ere: James Patton, JohnLewis, James Kerr, John Brown, James Bell and J ohn Christian who came fromthe most influential families, served witho ut pay and were self-perpetuating - that is they recommended to the go vernor prospectivejustices to be commissioned. The court administere d all county affairs.They regularly chose senior justices for paid pos itions such as the sheriffand his deputies, the county clerk, the jail er and the coroner.The story continues to tell that James Patton becam e the President of thecourt and first sheriff. Under his leadership th e courthouse was repairedand a jail house built. The criminal elemen t consisted of fugitives fromjustice, horse thieves, Indian traders, a nd refugees from British Justice.6According to Sullivan, Augusta's fir st courthouse was 38 feet long and 18feet wide. It had two small hole s with no glass to serve as windows. Theold jail was so poorly dove- t ailed that the whole thing could have beeneasily pulled down. The ne w courthouse was completed a short while beforeJames Patton was murder ed.Whipping posts and stocks were in use. Ducking stools were used fo r womenwhen convicted as "Common Scolds" (ie. a woman who disturbs th e publicpeace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior). An Elizab eth Smithreceived thiry-nine lashes at the whipping post for stealing . The amountof the theft was not disclosed but also noted was a Mr. Fu rr who was finedfor stealing a fur hat. No whipping was mentioned in h is case.There were a few slave holders in the community. Samuel Hind h ad a slavewho ran away with many others. Sullivan continues to say tha t slaves, Lucyand Pleasant, were given39 lashes for barn burning. Othe r slaves were hanged for murder and houseburning. Their heads were dis played on posts by the roadside.The colony was aggravated by many lawl ess citizens and required manyconstables. Among those appointed:Willia m Hind on 19 August 1747.John Hind in 1755.No record of Samuel servin g as constable.John Kerr, John Hind's father-in-law was a vice-constab le and a judge.Tithables land:Samuel Hind reported 375 acres on 16 No v 1763.Samuel and his son John also reported in 1781.Religious infract ions accountable to the court:Samuel Hulls was presented for breach o f Sabbath by singing profane songs.James Akry convicted of speaking di srespectfully of the King, fined andbound to the peace.Henry Downes , a noted law-breaker, was fined for "Sabbath- breaking bytraveling wi th loaded horses to Sharrendo" on SundayThomas Chew was committed to t he jail for common swearing.John O'Neal committed for abusing the Gove rnment and cursing the Bible.ADDITIONAL MATTERS OF COURT:Joseph Wrigh t did not provide for his children and Church Wardens boundthem out.El izabeth Vernon was summoned for not providing for her children.Complai nt of Elenor Dunn - James Stewart was summoned to show cause why hedi d not teach his apprentise, Walter Dunn, his trade and clothe and prov idefor him according to law.7Sullivan also comments on the courts resp onsibilities to the families ofservice members. He states - Among th e duties of the county court arisingout of war conditions was one tha t affected the families of men in service.It was to provide, at publi c expense, for wives, children, and agedparents of poor soldiers and f or the immediate support of widows whosehusbands were casualties. Case s of need were frequent and neveroverlooked.While discussing the parti cipation of the "back woods" in the AmericanRevolution, Sullivan sai d - The back-country soldiers, so extensivelyrecruited from the Scotch -Irish and Germans, were not often found to bedeserters. Of more tha n 650 deserters in Virginia during the RevolutionaryWar only thirtee n were from the frontier counties.The people in the Great Valley wer e a rugged, individualistic people whofeared God and defended their ar ea with a vengeance. They made a quickresponse to the first calls fo r troops from George Washington and PatrickHenry. These Great Valley l men - then called the backcountry orover-the-mountain men joined force s with neighboring frontier forces in amethod of hit-and-run warfare w hich the British could not equal. Theyoften fought under their own Val ley leaders - men like Colonel WilliamPreston, Colonel Arthur Cambell , General Lewis, Gates, and Morgan.These valley soldiers participate d in battles in the Continental lines fromQuebec, Canada to Charleston , South Carolina. At the same time theydefeated widespread Indian an d organized Tory efforts in the interior thatwere initiated by the Bri tish. They were an important factor in defeatingGeneral John Burgoyn e at Saratoga, when the British tried to drive throughNew York and cu t New England off from the other colonies. Virginiafrontiersman, in pa rticular, were the balance of inland military power thatdefeated Lor d Cornwallis in the Southern Campaign, supplying Continentalswith mili tia and provisions. - Howard M. Wilson.Sullivan listed the following A ugusta participants:William Hind served in Captain Dickey's Company i n Augusta.William Hind (My guess is the same man) served in the Contin ental Army - 7,11CL, 11 & 15CL - Augusta Pension.John Hind 3 & 4CL. P a - Pension. (This same information shows up with myancestor [Clif Hin ds] in Washington County and later Allegheny and BeaverCounties in Pen nsylvania , I feel that the John Hind here is the same man.)[Alleghen y and Beaver Counties were partially formed from WashingtonCounty]A li sting of Virginians in the Revolution also lists John Hind (Hinds)wit h the 3 & 4 CL. Pennsylvania, Pension.John Hind 3CL, 3 & 4CL, 3 and 7C L, 6CL as Corporal, 7CL as Drummer, 8CL,9CL, 13CL.CL means Continenta l Line or Continental Army. These particular regimentswere also referr ed to as the Virginia Lines of the Continental Army.Not mentioned by S ullivan was aGeorge Hind(s) that served in the 8th Virginia Regiment.- --AUGUSTA COUNTY VIRGINIAIn addition to Sullivan's account, I have fou nd a lot of other informationconcerning the Hind family.28 Jun 174 9 - John Hind (William and Samuel's brother) married Jane (orJean) Ker r. She was the daughter of John Kerr mentioned in Sullivan'saccount a s a Justice. John Hind is later found in court suing John Kerr on4 De c 1749. The suit against his father-in-law was because Kerr failed tot ransfer some land he had promised to Hind if he married Jane. I notedt hat John already owned 400 acres in a place called the Cranberry Botto m,Bloodworths upper track on 10 Aug 1745.John Hinds (William and Samue l's brother) served with Virginia's Augustacounty militia during the F rench & Indian Wars and was on Captain Allan'sCompany Rolls in 1756. I n September 1758 he was listed as being courtmarshalled because he mis sed a roll call.In another place, I found where William, Samuel, and J ohn all served inCaptain Allan's Company as of 10 Aug 1756. Source - A ugusta County Militiain 1756.A Richard Hinds was in Captain Peter Hog' s Company in January 1756. Theinformation also stated on Roll Octobe r 1755, Albemarle, 35 years old, 6feet 1/2 inch tall, Carpenter, Dar k & Swarthy with very black hair.16 Nov 1779 John Hind was presented b efore a grand jury for retailingliquors without a license. (The moder n term is boot legging.)The Augusta County Chronicles of the Scotch-Ir ish Settlement in Virginia byL. Chalkley provided the following:18 Ma y 1773 William Hind mortgaged 195 acres to John Hinds (Left toWillia m by his father). William lived on the land.19 Mar 1782 Administratio n of John Hinds estate was granted to Wm Hinds.It was noted that Wm. H inds resided in Kentucky.Regards,Nan71532.734@...
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| Birth | Abt, 1700 | County Westmeath, Ireland | | | |
| Death | Bef 1767 | Augusta County, Virginia, USA | | | |
| Death | Bef 1767 | Augusta County, Virginia, USA | | | |
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