Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, 2-Volumes, by Mary B. & F. B. Kegley, published by Green Publishers, Inc., Orange, VA, 1980 and 1982 — 955 total pages — illustrated with maps, photographs, portraits, etc. — measurements: 7 3/16" x 10 1/4" — hardcovers — to ship boxed

Volume I —  OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 989918640   by Mary B. Kegley and F. B. Kegley
Volume II — OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 1023825371 by Mary B. Kegley


Volume I: The New River of Virginia in Pioneer Days, 1745-1800 — 1980, 440 pages

• About the Authors
• Preface
• Section I: The Landseekers Migrate to the Mountains
• Chapter I. The Beginning on the Western Waters
• Chapter II. Competing Land Companies on the Frontier
• Chapter III. Competing Land Companies, continued
• Chapter IV. On Getting Settled: The Southwest in Augusta County
• Chapter V: The French and Indian War in Southwest Virginia
• Chapter VI. Bounty Land for Service in the French and Indian War
• Chapter VII. The Hunters, the Church, and Death on the Frontier
• Chapter VIII. The New Counties
• Chapter IX: The Beginnings of Montgomery County
• Chapter X. The Revolutionary War
• Chapter XI. Disaffection and Devotion
• Chapter XII. Life on the Frontier
• Chapter XIII. Cabins and Their Contents
• Section II. The Beginnings of the Blacksburg Neighborhood
• Chapter I. Creeks, Roads, and Settlements
• Chapter II. The Land Records
• Chapter III. The Families, Towns, and Churches
• Section III. The Beginnings of the Radford Neighborhood
• Chapter I. Creeks, Roads, and Settlements
• Chapter II. The Land Records
• Chapter III. The Families
• Bibliography
• Index

Volume II: The New River of Virginia in Pioneer Days, 1745-1800 — 1982, 515 pages

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Section I. The Landseekers, Their Marriages and Social Life on the Western Waters
• Chapter I. The Land Records of Fincastle and Montgomery Counties
• Chapter II. Marriages of Montgomery County
• Chapter III. Social Life on the Western Waters
• Section II. The Newbern Neighborhood
• Introduction
• Chapter I. Creeks, Roads, and Settlements
• Chapter II. The Land Records
• Chapter III. The Families and Towns
• Section III. The Draper Neighborhood
• Introduction
• Chapter I. Creeks, Roads, and Settlements
• Chapter II. Land Records
• Chapter III. The Families
• Bibliography
• Corrections and Additions Volume I
• Index