William Fleming 1760s
- jimmoyer1
- 3 days ago
- 5 min read
The Boys of Augusta County put a bounty of a 1000 lbs on Colonel Lewis, and 500 lbs each on Doctor William Fleming and Captain Crow of Staunton for letting 10 Indians pass through without known permission.
No worries William Fleming is 2 years into a marriage of the daughter of this county's Burgess. And believe it or not William Fleming is 3 months into being a Justice of the Peace of this County. So he might just have the power to round up his accusers.
Wikipedia
When the war ended in 1763, Miller settled at Staunton, Virginia, and practiced medicine. Although a Presbyterian rather than a member of the Church of England, he was elected to the Augusta parish vestry in 1764, indicating his rising social status after his marriage, as well as his community involvement (the vestry was responsible for providing social services in the county). In May 1765, his social position had increased further, and he was elected to his first political office, as justice of the peace, on the same day as he increased his real estate holdings by purchasing 560 acres from William Beverley.[6]
In 1768 Fleming retired from medicine in Augusta County and moved southward with other settlers and built "Belle Mount" or "Belmont" on land his father-in-law gave him in the Roanoke Valley. These gifts, his medical practice, and his further investments in land individually and through the Loyal Company of Virginia eventually made Fleming wealthy. In 1769 he acquired his first indentured servant, and the following year Botetourt County was split from what had been the vast Augusta County. Fleming became a justice of the peace in the new county and later justice of the county court, which eventually ordered the establishment of a Court House. Soon, the Virginia General Assembly authorized a subdivision around the courthouse which became the Town of Fincastle and the county seat.[
In 1761 Israel Christian and John Wilson were both Burgesses representing Augusta County
This was the Nov 3 1761 session
Compensation for enlisting expenses
first reading of the petition
Hening, VII, p. 595....
176 (94) - 1 matching term
A Petition of Thomas Bullett, John Blagg and William Fleming, Captains, and James Walker, Enfign, in the Virginia Regiment, fetting forth that they were appointed 34 to enlift Recruits for the faid Regiment, and did feverally enlift a Number of Men; and purfuant to their Inftrudtions, and the Adl of Affembly for that Purpofe, did advance them the Bounty Money allowed by the faid Adl, and were at a great Expenfe for their Subfif tence ; That feveral Men fo enlifted deferted from them refpedlively before they arrived at the Place of General Rendezvous, or had been examined or received by any Field Officer belonging to the faid Regiment ; for which Reafon as well the Paymaf ter of the Regiment, as the Commif fioners appointed to examine and fettle the Accoionts of the Expenfes of raifmg and maintaining the fame, do refufe to make them any Allowance : And praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to theHotife and read.
Compensation for enlisting expenses
Denied but to be looked at again
Refolved, That the Petition of John Gatewood, and others, Legatees, claiming tinder the Will of John Gatewood, deceafed, to be allowed for Tom, a Negro Man Slave who was apprehended and committed for Burglary ; and by Severity of the Weather during his imprifonment fo froftbitten that, though he was afterwards acquitted, his Legs were 43 cut off, and he died foon after, is reafonable; and that they ought to be paid by the PubHck the Sum of £,^0 for the faid Slave, and alfo the Sum of ;^ii 165. to reimburfe them for fo much paid in endeavouring to cure the faid Slave.
Refolved, That the Petition of Capt. Thomas Bullett, Capt. John Blagg, Capt. William Fleming and Enfign James Walker, Oflficers of the Virginia Regiment, to be reimburfed the Botmty Money and Subfiftence of feveral Recruits by them enlifted for the faid Regiment, who deferted before they arrived at the Place of Rendezvous, is reafonable ; and that they ought to be allowed the Sums following, viz. The faid Thomas Bullett the Sum of £ 41 i6s. 8d. the faid John Blagg the Sum of ;^ 51 iis. 4d. the faid William Fleming the Sum of £ 20 8s. and the faid James Walker the Sum oi £6-j, being the Sums feverally paid by them for the Botmty and Subfiftence of the Recruits enlifted by the faid Officers refpedlively.
The firft Refolution being read a fecond Time, was agreed to by the Houfe. The laft Refolution being aKo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the Houfe agree thereto,
It paffed in the Negative. On a Motion made.
Ordered, That fo much of the Report as relates to the Petition of Capt. Thomas Bullett, and the other Officers therein mentioned, be recommitted to the faid Committee.
Augusta County Burgess Israel Christian was given leave to be absent for rest of session
Compensation for enlisting expenses
Approved
..M"- Gary, from the Committee of Claims, reported, according to Order, that the faid Committee had had under their further Conlideration the Petition of Capt. Thomas Bullet, Capt. John Blagg, Capt. William Fleming; and Enfign James Walker, Officers of the Virginia Regiment, to them recommitted,
and had come to a Refolution thereon;
which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table,
where the fame was again twice read and agreed to by the Hotafe, and is as follows :
Refolved, That the Petition of the faid Officers, to be reimburfed the Bounty Money and Subfiftence of feveral Recruits by them enlifted for the faid Regiment, who deferted before they arrived at the Place of Rendezvous, is reafonable ; and that they ought to be allowed the Siims following, viz. The faid Thomas Bullett the Sum oi £41. 16s. 8d. the faid John Blagg the Sum of £51. lis. 4d. the faid William Fleming; the Sum of £20. 85. and the faid James Walker the Sum of £67, being the Stmis feverally paid by them for the Boimty and Subfiftence of the Reci-uits enlifted by the faid Officers refpec- tively, to be paid out of the Money raifed in Purfuance of an A(5l of Affembly, entitled An Ad'' for granting an Aid to his Majefty, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned....
Slave Woman
A Petition of Richard Bland, and William Fleming, furviving Executors of James Deans, deceafed, fetting forth that a Negro Woman Slave named Ahhe, belonging to the 34 faid Dean's Eftate, being committed to the Gaol of Prince George County on Sufpicion of poifoning Doctor James Tyrie, fmce deceafed, before the Time appointed for the Trial, jQie being confcious of her Guilt, hanged herfelf in the faid Gaol ; and praying to be paid the Value of the faid Slave by the Pub lick, was prefented to the Houfe and read.
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