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28 April 1769, George Finley buys 200 acres on Vaughn's Creek, Prince Edward Co., VA from father-in-law Thomas Fulton, 2:487.
20 December 1773, George Finley sells 200 acres on Vaughn's Creek, Prince Edward Co., VA to Alexander Garden, 5:184.
Note: George's father, John, and brother, William buy on Vaughn's Creek in 1765 and sell in 1773.
November 1773, John Finley buys 327 acres on Sally Run, branch of Reed Creek, a branch of New River, Fincastle Co., VA, from John McFarland, 1:142.
Note: Montgomery Co., was formed from Fincastle in 1776-77; Wythe Co. formed from Montgomery in 1789.
1772-73, George Finley on Captain Doack's list of New River tithables, p. 14, 29.
1773, John Finley and sons David and Thomas on Captain Crockett's list of New River tithables, p. 27.
1773, George Finley on list of delinquents in Fincastle Co., Kegley's Early Adventure on Western Waters, p. 104-105.
1774, George Finley, of Fincastle Co., fights in Dunmore's War, Dunmore's War 1774, p. 196, 197.
1774-76, John and George Finley sign petition for division of western part of Fincastle Co. due to difficulty of attending Courts.
1784-1801, various records for William Finley in Montgomery and Wythe Co., VA.
1776, David Finley builds hut and raises corn on 1000 acres on Dicks River, Kentucky Co., VA.
Note: This area of VA became Lincoln Co., VA in 1780; Mercer and Madison Cos. were formed from Lincoln in 1786; KY became a state in 1792; Garrard Co. was formed from Lincoln, Madison and Mercer Cos. in 1797.
13 March 1779, John and Mary Finley deed 327 acres on Sally Run to sons David and Samuel in exchange for life care, Montgomery Co. A:258, A:283.
10 March 1780, David Finley issued pre-emption warrant on 1000 acres on Dicks River.
21 May 1783, David Finley, Lincoln Co., signs petition to take care of orphans, strays, and solemnize marriages, petitions to VA govt.
1785, Samuel Finley, Lincoln Co., signs petition for township, petitions to VA govt.
29 June 1786, George Finley marries Polly Gaines, Lincoln Co.
2 June 1789, George Finley, Mercer Co., recommended captain in KY militia; issued 8 September 1789; on return of militia 15 October 1790, KY Genealogist, vol 15, no 2, 1973.
20 October 1789, George Finley, Madison Co., signs petition to lay out town and allot plats, petitions to VA govt.
1789, 1790, George Finley appears on tax records in Madison Co., 4/24/89.
1790, David, Samuel and Isaac Finley appear on tax records in Mercer Co., 3/27/89.
1 October 1795, George Finley marries Nancy Hagans/Haggins. (George, Jr.?), Madison Co.
1796, George Finley and John Finley (adjacent) appear on tax records in Madison Co.
1797, David, Isaac and John Finley appear on Garrard Co. tax list in lower district.
3 October 1797, Jesse and Judith Helton sell 100 acres on Dicks River to George Finley, Lincoln Co. C:331.
1800, David, Isaac and John Finley appear on tax records in Garrard Co. in same district. Note: John has 112 acres on Canoe Creek purchased from Elijah Bledsoe that year; sold in 1806 (wife Elender).
1801, David, Isaac and John, Jr. on Garrard Co. tax records, same district.
1802, George Finley appears on Garrard Co. tax records with 100 acres on Dicks River; David Finley appears in different district on Garrard Co. tax records with 400 acres on Dicks River; John Finley, Sr. with 112 acres on Canoe Creek in same district with David.
July 1802, George Finley appointed surveyor of road from Moses McCarleys to Lincoln Co. line, order books 1-12, p. 251.
1803, 1804, David and John Finley (with 100 acres on Sugar Creek); George (with 100 acres on Glen's Creek) on Garrard Co. tax records.
18 February 1805, George and Polly Finley sell 100 acres on Dicks River to Wm. Pierce, A:718.
1805, John (100 acres on Sugar Creek), David (400 acres on Dicks River) and John (no land) on Garrard Co. tax records. Note: second John son of David?
14 May 1808, Wm. Craig sells lot in Stanford to Obadiah Finley, Lincoln Co., F:113.
4 July 1809, Obadiah Finley see Stanford lot to John F. Bell, Lincoln Co., F:230.
1809, Mary Finley sues George Finley for divorce, Mercer Co., Circuit Court, box F-9.
4 March 1809, George Finley of Wayne Co., Ky places personal property with Wm. Gaines, in trust for George's wife, Mary, Mercer Co., 7:229.
1810, David and Samuel Finley appear in Garrard Co. census records.
1810, Samuel D. and William Finley appear in Lincoln Co. census.
30 May 1814, Joseph Denney marries Mary Finley; bride's mother, Mary Finley; bondsman, Ezekial Gaines, Mercer Co.
22 September 1818, William Pennebaker marries Lucinda W. Findley; bride's mother, Mary Findley; witness, Ezekial F. Gaines, Mercer Co.
4 October 1819, Samuel Pennebaker marries Sally Finley; bondsman, William Pennybaker, Mercer Co.
19 December 1817, Obadiah Finley, son of George and M. Gaines Finley, takes inventory on estate of George Finley, deceased. Recorded 20 January 1818, letter from clerk's office, Wilson Co., TN.
See:
Carmen J. Finley, :The George Finleys of Augusta County, VA," The American Genealogist, 64(October, 1989), p. 216-225.
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