Gordon Lockwood's photos of Land near Indian Run Road, Middle Fork of Holston River
at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nancyelder/HolstonRiver/HolstonRiver.htm

Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia
http://www.hswcv.org/index.html
306 Depot Square
P.O. Box 484
Abingdon, VA  24212-0484
276.623.8337
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Google Map - Abingdon, Washington Co VA to Emory (and Blacksburg) - See Glade Spring and Old Glade Spring
at
http://tinyurl.com/5m8yok

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Rootsweb queries:
VAWASHIN-L Archives
> Archiver > VAWASHIN > 2005-12 > 1134731287
>     From: FORDREDJ@aol.com
>     Subject: Re: [VAWASHIN] TAX LIST LOOKUP
>     Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 06:08:07 EST
>
>     Judy Bisig wrote:
>     << I noticed that on the 1810 Census that is
> not alphabetized that Leonard  and Moses Hutton lived close to each other. >>
>
HATTON researcher says:
     Yes they did.
>  John HATTON (father of Leonard) bought 177 acres in  Washington Co VA
>     from George GAMBLE & Margaret his wife on  20 Oct 1795 [WC DB 1:436].
> This was  the land on Indian Run and near Little Holston  (now Hall) Creek on the north  side of the
> Middle Fork of the Holston River.
>  The 177 acres bordered the   eastern boundary line of James WOOD's 2,800 Cedar Creek Patent
> (more specifically, the eastern boundary line of  Arthur ORR Sr.   previously of Tyrone Township, York (now Adams) Co., PA,
> who on 21 Jul 1795, bought 402 acres that was   once part of WOOD's Patent from Lewis WILLS & Catharine his  wife [WC DB 1:413).
>     The 177 acres also bordered Geo. & Margaret GAMBLE on the east,
> James SNODGRASS on the southeast, and James REID's 174.5 acre tract on the south.
> James   REID (who had owned land bordering Arthur ORR Sr. in
> Tyrone Township, York  (now Adams) Co., PA) bought his 174.5 acre  tract from Robert ELDER on 17 Mar  1795 [WC DB 1:389].
>  (James REID was the ancestor of many of the early REID's
>     of WC that lived in the Forks area between and along the South Fork & Middle Forks of the Holston River).

Terraserver map with Indian Run marked
 near Blacksburg (and Halls Creek) on HOLSTON River
at
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=14&Z=17&X=133&Y=1270&W=1&qs=%7cdamascus%7cva%7c

On mapquest,
distance  from Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN
to Blacksburg, Washington Co VA  (near Abingdon).  (watch out -- there's another Blacksburg further East)
54 minutes -- 47.83 miles
map
http://tinyurl.com/43o6qy

....Take the VA-737 exit, EXIT 26, toward EMORY.
    Turn RIGHT onto COLLEGE DR.
    Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto LEE HWY/ US-11.
    Turn RIGHT onto INDIAN RUN RD.
     End at Blacksburg, Washington Co VA

Virginia Creeper Trail map--Abingdon, Old Glade to Damascus
at
http://www.adventuredamascus.com/trail.htm

Glade Spring Library
at
http://www.wcpl.net/gsbl

"Glade Spring Branch is located on Grace Street, just off Town
Square. It is housed in an old Episcopal Church building. The Library
has been part of the Washington County system for about twenty years.
It was previously operated by members of the community on a volunteer
basis.

Glade Spring Presbyterian Church at Old Glade
33234 Lee Hwy, Glade Spring, VA
http://oldgladepresbyterian.org/New%20Church%20Site/about.htm

Map From Church to Library:
at
http://tinyurl.com/y8mjt5

Move the map westward along Lee Hwy to see KINCANNON ROAD

Old Glade Presbyterian Cemetery list on Church website -- no ELDER, but found KINCANNON

Elizabeth Kincannon         9/10/1811 5/30/1830
Capt. James Kincannon     ? 11/27/?
James Esq. Kincannon      3/1/1773 4/4/1836
James Kincannon              4/9/1776 5/15/1830
Keturah P. Kincannon      9/7/1795 5/1/1819
Mary S. Kincannon           4/9/1810 10/12/1833
Sarah Ann Kincannon      12/9/1820 12/27/1833
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Don Sorby - JOSEPH ELDER of VA/TN
at
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dsorby&id=I281

Sullivan Co TN
http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/county/factsullivan.htm
Sullivan County was formed in 1779 from Washington County.
The county seat is Blountville.
There was a fire at the Sullivan County courthouse in 1863.

Sullivan Co Public Libraries:
Catalog has book:
Author  Vineyard, John, Mrs., comp.
Title  First land owners of Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Imprint  [Ozark, Mo.] 1974.
Location  Call No.  Status  Public Note
  Bristol - Main - Genealogy   GEN 929.3 VIN    LIB USE ONLY
and
  ETSU Sherrod 4th Fl. Genealogy Rm. 404 (No Loan)    KFT127.Z9 V56 1974   LIB USE ONLY   469236

Sullivan County Library (Blountville)
1655 Blountville Boulevard
Blountville, TN 37617
423.279.2714
Web Site:
www.wrlibrary.org/sullivan/index.htm

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at
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Example:
552  -- Daughters of American Revolution, Sarah Hawkins Chapter
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