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Record for Richard Hall Lynam
Killing of Richard Lynam and Solomon Kendrick, 1777, Powell Valley, Virginia
Richard Lynam, who lived on the Thompson's Creek is[sic] New Garden of Russell County, Virginia, was killed by the Indians in Powell Valley in the year 1777, Robert Sinclair, son of Charles Sinclair of Sinclair Bottom, whose Revolutionary War pension claim was filed in Madison County, Missouri on August 1, 1832, tells of the killing thusly:
"Captain (Charles) Cocke's company rendezvoused at Wolf Hills (Abingdon) and marched to Powell's Valley. Sixteen days after marching to Powell's Valley, Solomon Kendrick, the Indian spy, was killed by the Indians, and this applicant and Andrew Lynam acted as spys. Said applicant was at Powell's Valley about three months. At the end of this time myself and Andrew Lynam* went to Blackmore's Fort on Clinch river and acted together as spys for about twenty days, under the command of Captain Crump, at which time, Lynam and myself were out as spys, and he, and myself were sitting on a log when we were fired upon by a party of Indians and Lynam was killed. Three balls passed through the clothes of this applicant. After the death of Lynam, William Richardson took his place."
It was Richard Lynam, instead of his brother Andrew killed in the described incicent can be proven by a court held in Washington County, Virginia on May 19, 1778 wherein James Anderson was appointed administrator of the estate of Richard Lynam, deceased, with John Lewis and Samuel VanHook as his securities, with Patrick Denny, William Ferrill, Ericus Smith and James Anderson as appraisers, all of whom lived in Elk Garden.
At a court held in the same county on March 17, 1779 the following entry was made: "On motion of Samuel VanHook it is ordered that James Anderson, Administrator of the estate of Richard Lynam, deceased, be summoned to next court to render an account how he transacts the estate." On May 20, 1779 the court ordered: "Ordered that Arthur Campbell, Gent. Sheriff be administrator of the estate of Richard Lynam in the room of James Anderson, who of his own account resigned in court."
* In the above statement Robert Sinclair's memory played him a trick and he really means Richard Lynam instead of his brother Andrew. Andrew was not killed but Richard was. Andrew Lynam was a veteran of the French and Indian War and was very much alive at this time and afterwards. Andrew moved on to Kentucky and applied for a Revolutionary War pension claim in Bath County, Kentucky on June 23, 1834 and died in that county on July 3, 1847 at the ripe old age of 88 years. He was born in Guilford Conty, North Carolina on January 5, 1759."
kd1007added this on 8 Jan 2011 waltlyoriginally submitted this to Lynam Family Tree on 22 Mar 2010Unsettled Settlements Indian Forays on the Holston and Clinch Rivers 1773-1794; Weaver, Jeffrey with Emory L. Hamilton and John and Betty Mullins; Mullins Printing:Chitwood, VA) 1992; p. 54
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