From: CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF
VIRGINIA; Vol. 2-- April 1799 Peter Brinkley of Wythe vs. John Vance--O. S. 5,
N. S. 2--3rd June 1752,
John Vance sold to Ro. Miller a tract of land now in Wythe, formerly Augusta,
on Wm. Calhoun's Meadow run, a branch of Reed Creek. Robert died intestate
leaving Robert his heir at law. Robert Jr. on 9th March, 1784 sold to Walter
Beaty, who on 2nd of December, 1785, sold to orator. John Vance is dead & a
certain Jacob Vance, who lives out of the State is heir at law. Walter Beaty
also resides out of the State. Bill filed 29th December, 1794. Answer of
Robert Miller 1st April, 1796. Walter Beatey married his sister. Jacob Vance
lives in forks of Saluda River, So. Carolina.
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The Cream Bandit
When we were growing up in the Valley, my first cousin, Gene Abel, had the
nickname "Milky" hung on him. This is the way it happened; Grandma Beatty, who
lived next door to the Abel family, had a quart of milk delivered to her each
day, early in the morning. This was before pasteurization was discovered and
the milk was delivered in a glass bottle. All the cream would rise to the top
of the bottle so it was necessary to shake the bottle good before using it.
Grandma noticed that she was not getting a full bottle of milk nor was there
any cream in the bottle.
This went on for several days. Finally, she started getting up before the
milkman came and from a concealed position, she was determined to solve the
mystery of her missing cream. It didn't take long. One morning she saw Gene
remove the cap from the bottle, turn it up and drink the cream, then replace
the cap. From then on Gene was known as "Milky".
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Joe Beatty
1867 – 1911
Joe Beatty was born near
Ellsworth, Indiana, to David and Mary (Mickleson) Beatty. David was first
married to Maria Conrad and they had one son, Phillip Beatty, who moved to
Southeast Township in Orange County and was somewhat famous for his sorghum
molasses.
Joe’s mother died when he
was about one year of age and his father promptly remarried a widow by the
name of Bundy, I do not know her maiden name. David had accumulated quite a
bit of land but Lawton Beatty told ne that his third wife and her son’s ran
through it all. David and Mary are buried at Cane Creek but there is no stone
for David.
In 1889 Joe married Elda
Nolan who was a daughter of Tom and Elizabeth (Ellis) Nolan. Tom
Nolan was the school
teacher at Ellsworth. He was also a notary public and was the census taker for
some of the census years. Joe had two sisters; Macie who married Dr. William
Walker of Cuzco. His other sister, Mary married Abraham Stevens.