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Note: Andrew Stotts fought in the Revolutionary War from Montgomery Co., VA and he was also a veteran of Lord Dunmore's War.
The following information may be useful to anyone researching the Frederick or Jude family of Southwestern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky along the Tug River Valley:
Sources:
1771-Boutetourt Co., Virginia List of Tithables in My Company (William Herbert) List includes Andrew Stott. (Kegley's Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume I, page 95)
1774-Fincastle Co., VA A List of Delinquents Returned by James McGavock Andrew Stotts, twice returned. At a court held for Fincastle Dec. 6, 1774, this list of delinquents on New River and Reed Creek was recorded by the court containing 213 tithables and is that part that ought to be received by the vestry of the parish of Botetourt. Signed W. Ingles. (Kegley's Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume I, page 106)
1782-Montgomery Co., VA September 6, 1782-Entries made in Montgomery County upon warrants under the act of Assembly for establishing a land office for this Commonwealth, page 78: Andrew Stott, assignee of William Moore, assignee of William Dean, 190 acres on New River, adjoining his own land. (Kegley's Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume II, page 47)
1787-Montgomery Co., VA Montgomery Co., Virginia Tax List John Stotts James Stotts Andrew Stotts
Many believe that John and James, who were included in this tax list and were both born before 1766, are the sons of Andrew Stotts.
1791-Wythe Co., VA October 13, 1791-Entries in Wythe County Entry Book 1, p. 62: James Newell, assignee of John Preston, on preemption warrant, 1,000 acres, 1782, enters 100 acres on Reed Creek joining Evan Williams, John Baker, Andw. Stots; also 100 acres as above on Meadow Creek, including Lunday's improvements. (Kegley's Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume III, page 82)
1793-Wythe Co., VA Personal Property Tax List James Stots Andrew Stots John Stots John Stoot Robert Stit (Post on the Stotts-L@@rootsweb.com archives from Rachel Grace hgrace5366@@aol.com)
Since Robert Stotts was included on this list, he was born before 1772.
1797-Wythe Co., VA Wythe Co. Deed Book 2 John Stotts from Andrew and Mary Stotts, 139 acres part of a tract where Andrew now lives, on Reed Creek. (Kegley's Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume III, page 563)
Reed Creek flows into the New River near Allison, VA, which is close to Wytheville, VA. It is also near the New River Trail State Park in Wythe Co., VA. Wythe Co. was formed from Montgomery Co., VA. in 1790. According to the custom or law of primogeniture, especially during the colonial period in America, it was quite common for the first born son to inherit his parents' land. Since John Stotts' parents transferred the ownership of their land to John Stotts, it is reasonable to conclude John Stotts was the oldest son of Andrew and Mary Stotts.
There is a marriage record for Andrew Stotts' son John Stotts on file in Surry Co., NC showing John Stotts married Anne Whootan. No date is indicated, but they were married after 1805. John Stotts later moved to the Tug River Valley in Central Appalachia and resided in both Pike Co., KY and Logan Co., VA along the Tug River. He was identified on the 1820 Floyd Co. KY census in the area that later became Pike Co., KY.
Andrew also had a daughter named Olive who married Jacob Roberts. They had a daughter named Mary or "Polly" who married an unidentified man with the surname Collins. She was listed in the Tug River Valley on the 1830 Pke Co., KY census as "Polly Collins" before she married Peter Frederick or Jude.
In summary, Andrew Stotts fought in the Revolutionary War from Montgomery Co., VA and he was also a veteran of Lord Dunmore's War. His name is recorded as early as 1771 when he was included on the List of Tithables for Botetourt Co., VA. He was last listed in 1797 on a deed filed in Wythe Co., Virginia when he and his wife Mary granted property to their son John Stotts. Since this was the last document recorded for Andrew and Mary and since they were getting older and transferred their land to their oldest son, they probably died soon afterwards or about 1800. Andrew's surname has also been found spelled as STOT, STOLZ, STOTT and STOOT. His descendants' names have been found spelled as STOTTS or STOOTS.
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