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Continued: 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-Botetourt 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)
1781 Andrew Stots and his son John Stotts were included on a list on
April 6, 1781 for the Montgomery Co., VA Militia under Capt. Pierce's
Company.
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 firstborn 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
Pike 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 afterward 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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