aaa-0239.html
Augusta County, VA, Records
12 November 1744 - On Tinkling Spring membership rolls. (Wilson, page 439)
21 April 1745 - Robert, son of John Finley, baptised at Tinkling Spring. (Wilson, page 474)
23 June 1745 - Robert, son of William Finley, baptised at Tinkling Spring. (Wilson, page 474)
17 June 1747 - Appointed Vice Constable in Augusta County (James Gillespy also appointed Vice Constable). (Chalkley I:29; DB 1:217)
19 March 1750 - Robert Finla listed in Marriage Licenses. (Chalkley, II:275)
1750 - Robert Finley buys 297 acres (Robinson property) from John Finley; witnesses: Wm. Henderson, Robert Patrick, John Black. (Chalkley III:285; Augusta DB 2:711)
22 January 1753 - Tract surveyed for Robert Finley (Hershey data - no reference).
1755 - Listed as a delinquent of Augusta County (twice charged). (Chalkley II:416)
16 May 1758 - Robert and Martha Finley to William Finley, for 20 pounds, 100 acres on South River. (Chalkley III:412; DB 11:643).
September 1758 - Robert Finley paid for serving in Militia of
Augusta County. (William Waller Hening. Statutes at Large; Laws of
Virginia. VII (Richmond: Franklin Press, 1820), p. 195).
15 May 1759 - Robert Finla appointed Constable of Augusta County (Chalkley I:83; OB 6:258).
September 1759 - Robert Finley fined for being absent from 1 private muster (Bockstruck, Virginia's Colonial Soldiers, p. 328).
25 September 1760 - Robert Finley fined for being absent from muster (Bockstruck, p. 330).
May 1762 - Finley vs. Christian. Debtor, Mr. Israel Christian, in account with Robert Finley. 1757, September, to your assumption for sundry orders drawn on you by the Militia at Fort Dinwiddie amounting to 19, 14, 5 12; to your assumption for Thomas Herbert, 1,10,0; to same, for Capt. Walker, 0,13,6; to
the pay of B--- Scott and McFeeters as soldiers in the Militia asigned to me and received by you, 19 days each; to my pay as a soldier under Col. Stewart, received by you, 7 days; to balance in my favor on the return of goods, cash and book debts, 9, 15, 8 12; to cash paid for cattle bought for your use, 33,8,3;
to cash paid expenses in driving them, 0, 18, 3; to cash paid Michael Kelly, wages, for driving said cattle 20 days, 1,15,0; to my wages for one year in your ervice, per agreement, 25,0,0; to my commission on the sale of your goods, amounting to 8,1,3 at 2/ per lb., 0,16,1. (Signed) Robert Finley, Dated 18th
December, 1760. (Chalkley I:498)
May 1764 - Alexander Wright, merchant of Fredericksburg, to Daniel Kidd . . . leased 173 acres, part of 1550 acres known by the name of the Mill tract on which the Court House now stands . . . James Millers' line; Beverley's line; corner Robt. Finley's land, crossing the Creek . . . witnesses: James Hargrove, Is. Christian, Thos. Fulton (Chalkley III:415; DB 10:702).
4 April 1766 - John Henderson's will. Executors: brother James Henderson and wife's brother, John Finley. Witnesses: John Davidson, Robert Finley. Securities: Adam Dean, William Finley (Chalkley III:95; WB 3:461). JDF comment, "From this it would seem Rose Finley could either be daughter of John Finley
(3-02-1) or William Finley (3-02-5)." JDF letter, 6/29/83.
18 November 1766 - Robert and Martha Finley to John Ramsey, 88 acres on South River. (Chalkley III:446; DB 13:94)
May 1767 - law suit over debt owed Robert by Col. John Lewis. (Chalkley I:474)
June 1767 - John and Elizabeth Adams to Andrew Woods, 300 acres on branch of Looney's Mill Creek. Teste: Robert Finley, Stephen Trigg. (Chalkley III:461; DB 14:53)
1767 - Robert Finley (4-02-53) marries Martha Rosanna Steele (Stout, page 64). Stout says he is son of William and Mary (Wallace) Finley.
17 November 1767 - John Finley and Thankful deed to George Finley . . . Teste: Robert Finley. (Chalkley III:462; DB 14:106)
7 October 1769 - Frances Smith & Anne (Agness, signed Anne) to Robert Finley, 50 pounds, 272 acres patented to Francis, 6th April 1769, on waters of Catawbo; said Smith's line; William Hutchinson's line; Riely's line. Teste: Wm. Campbell, John Tatham, Wm Preston. (Chalkley, III:492; DB 16:122)
19 October 1769 - Francis and Anne Smith to Robert Finley, 272 acres, part of patent granted to Smith 6 April 1769; no waterways or neighbors mentioned. Witnesses: John Hatham, William Preston. Recorded in presence of Wm Campbell, John Tatham, Wm Preston. (Chalkley, I:159; OB 14:29)
1769 - Robt. Finley listed as representative at Sinking Spring on Cautaba & James River (located across Sinking Creek from Fincastle . . . continues to be the Fincastle Church). Robert Finley identified as a person coming from Tinkling Spring background, along with George Breckenridge. (Wilson, page 170-71).
1765-1770 - Robert Finley, Sr. listed as Tinkling Spring subscriber in lower quarter of South River. Capt. John and Will Finley also listed in lower quarter. (Wilson, page 440)
12 May 1770 - William Finley patent for 200 acres, mentions corner to Robert Finley, also Samuel Steele. (LDS #7116, part 50, page 4)
2 September 1770 - William Henderson's will, aged about 71 years .. To wife; two sons, William and David Henderson; to son, James, to three sons-in-law, David and Joseph Bell and John Leeper; to Shusanna Henderson, daughter of son John Henderson; to Shusanna Finley, daughter to daughter Martha; to granddaughter, Jeen Teas. Executors, wife, and brother, Samuel Henderson, and testator's son, James Henderson. Teste: Walter Davis, John Carlile. Proved, 20th November, 1770, by the witnesses. James Henderson qualifies executor, with Samuel Henderson, John Carlile. (Chalkley III:116).
5 October 1772 - Robert Finley mentioned in deed between Christian and Ramsey. (Chalkley III:301; DB 4:177)
1782 - Tract surveyed for Robert Finley 22 January 1753. (Chalkley III:566, DB 23:501)
1782 - Robert Finley, Jr. on tax list (Capt. Finley's district).
1783 - Robert Finley on tax list with 2 white tithables, in bounds of Capt. Finley.
1784 - Robert Finley, Sr. and Robert Finley, Jr. on tax list in bounds of Capt. Finley. Robert, Jr. has two white tithables.
19 July 1784 - Robert, Sr. and Martha to Robert, Jr., 88 acres on South River. (DB 24:277)
1785 - Robert Finley & Wm, Senr on tax list in same household, in bounds of Capt. Finley.
27 March 1786 - James Rutledge & Jane Finley; surety, Ro. Finley. (Chalkley II:283, Marriage Bonds)
1786 - Robert Finley on tax list with 2 white tithables (Capt. Finley).
1787 - Robert and William Finley in same household, on tax list.
21 December 1787 - William Finley will names son, Robert, who gets land adjacent to John Ramsay. (Chalkley III:185; WB 7:176)
17 April 1791 - John Finley will names son, Robert who gets 5 shillings. (Chalkley III:195; WB 7:404).
1 September 1791 - William Henderson & William Gillespy of Green County, NC, to Robert Finley, power of attorney to sell 200 acres on South River. (Chalkley III:594; DB 27:290)
13 May 1794 - Wm. McCutchen & Alex St. Clair, surety & Jean Finley of age, daughter of Robert Finley (consent). (Chalkley II:312; Marriage Bonds)
13 February 1800 - Andrew Steele's will - To wife and children; to son, Andrew; to daughter, Sarah; to daughter, Mary; son, John (land in Kentucky); daughter, Jean; to son, James (lands on Tence with Andrew). Executors, wife Mary, son John, Andrew Ramsey, Robt. Finley. Teste: Andrew Steele, Jr.; Jno. McClure, Jno. Ramsey. Proved, 22d June, 1801. Finley refuses to execute. Others qualify. (Chalkley, III:221; WB 8:119)
Botetourt County, VA , Records
(from Lewis Preston Summers, Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, 1 Volume in 2 Parts, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1970 and F.B. Kegley, Kegley's Virginia Frontier. Roanoke: Southwest Virginia Historical Society, 1938.)
1760-1770 - Robert Finley on salary and commission for Israel Christian who became commissary for the Regiment under Col. Byrd (in chapter 10, "New Life on the Roanoke . . . 1760-1770;" Kegley, p. 325)
14 February 1770 - Robert Finley appointed to survey a road from Johnstons to Halls Run in Botetourt County (Summers, p. 63).
8 May 1770 - Benjamin Hawkins and Samuel McRoberts ordered to appoint tithables to work on road under Ro. Finley (Summers, p. 79).
9 May 1770 - Robert Finley served on jury in Botetourt County (Summers, p. 80).
14 May 1771 - Robert Finley for not keeping the road of which he is Surveyor in
repair (Summers, p. 120).
15 May 1771 - Robert Finley served on jury (Summers, p. 129)
1772? - Robert Finley on tax list, Botetourt County (Burton, Botetourt Tithables, LDS #0928230, list #22, p. 54, 55); listed as delinquent on list #51; on list #66, located Fincastle to Roanoke (p. 182-184).
14 November 1772 - James Rowland ordered to be Surveyor of the road from James Johnson's to Hall's Runn in the room of Robert Findley (Summers p. 168).
10 October 1774 - Robert Findley, Sarg. in Captain Pauling's List of Botetourt Troops in Battle of Point Pleasant (Kegley, p. 628, also Crozier, p. 87, also Thwaites & Kellogg, Dunmore's War, p. 411).
1777 - Robert Finley served under Capt. Thomas Rowland in protecting the inhabitants of the frontiers of Fincastle County (Kegley, p. 670).
6 September 1777 - Robert Findly on list of persons who took oath of Allegience before John Montgomery on this date (Montgomery County; Mary B. & F.B. Kegley, Early Adventures on the Western Waters, p. 148).
5 May 1779 - Robert Finley on jury in Botetourt County (Summers, p. 710).
7 November 1780 - Robert Finley on jury in Botetourt County (Summers, p. 742).
9 May 1787, Adam Peck, attorney in fact for Robert Finley to William Emmons, both of Botetourt County, 272 acres, line of Thomas Miller, Wm. Hutchison, Smith (alias Miller), Botetourt County DB 3:479.
Montgomery County, VA, Records
1772 - George Breckenridge appears on Capt. Doacks list of tithables; Robert Finley does not (Stoner, A Seed-Bed of the Republic, p. 2).
6 September 1777 - Robert Finley on John Montgomery's list of persons who took the Oath of Allegiance; George Breckenridge on same list (Kegley, Militia of Montgomery County, p. 53).
8 April 1778 - Robert Finley fined for refusing to go out to the Frontier after being called on (OB 1778-1780, p. 338).
5 May 1779 - Robert Finley on jury in Montgomery County (OB 2, 1774-1782, p. 197).
27 March 1783 - Robert Finley survey, 148 acres on Cove Creek, waters of Reed Creek, Washington and Montgomery Counties; Breckinridge's line (Montgomery County Survey Book C:118).
Lincoln County, NC, Records
1792 - Robert Finley will, Lincoln (Gaston) County, NC, lists 4 sons all under age, 1 daughter. JWJ comment, "Assuming he married at about the age of 25, it appears to me he was no more than 45 years of age in 1792. Actually he had to be born as early as 1746 because he bought land from Alex Osborn in 1764." (JWJ letter 12/28/83)
Blount County, TN Records
12 September 1796 - Robert Finly, John Finly, James Gillaspy, Alexander Read, serve on Grand Inquest (LDS #888867, A-33).
1800 - Robert Finley on tax list.
1801 - Robert Finley on tax list;
May 1801 - Robert Finley, John Trimble, James Montgomery, Jr., Alex Reid, Wm.
Gillespie, Sr., Wm. Henderson in court (LDS #888867,l A-251).
1805 - Robert Finley on tax list.
24 November 1806 - Robert Finley, Hugh Hackney in court (LDS #888867, B-259).
1 October 1808 - Robert Finley granted 271 acres in Blount County (LDS #1002731, Book 1:349).
22 December 1818 - Robert Findley to Alexander Shadden of Jefferson County, TN, 271 acres on waters of Nails Creek, proved September 1819, registered 14 January 1820, DB 2:53).
8 February 1822 - Robert Finley married Agnes Edmiston (Edith B. Little, Blount County, Tennessee Marriages: 1795-1910, p. 90).
Knox County, TN, Records
1792-1794 - John Finley and Robert Finley, pvt. McGaughey's Company h, Hamilton District Militia, Territory south of the Ohio (Virgil White, p. 218.).
Note: C. Richard Covault, 10247 Hutton Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351 (as of 1981) claims Robert, son of William as his ancestor. He also says Robert died 15 November 1815, age 72 years; wife Martha died 16 February 1824, age 78 years; and they are buried at Cherry Fork Cemetery in Adams County, OH. Verification is being sought (8/13/91).
c:\docs\virginia\robert2.txt
aaa0239