Draper Collection 14dd71-72

Capt David Beattie & Brothers

Glade Spring Va Dec. 20, 1880
Mr. Wm G.G. Lowry
     Dear Sir
Your letter _____ wishing information in regard to David, John & William Beattie[.]
They were sons of John Beattie[.] David Beattie the oldest was born on Cars Creek Rockbridge County Va & moved with his parents to Washington County Va which was then Augusta County in 1772[.] I do not show the date of his birth[.] he married a Miss Mary Beattie & lived in Washington County Va & raised a family of four sons & one daughter[.] he was in a great many fights with the

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Indians & Torys in this section of Country was Capt of a company at Kings Mountain Battle & returned to Washington County after the close of the war & lived many years & died in Washington County at the place that is now known as Glade Spring depot[.]   John Beatties history is the same as his brother Davids with the exception that I do not know the date of his birth & that he never married & was killed in the Battle of Kings Mountain[.] William Beattie my Father was the youngest of the Three Brothers was born in 1760 on Cars Creek, Rockbridge County Va & moved with his parents to Washington County which was then Augusta County in 1772[.]

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he married a Miss Mary Allison of Washington County Va in 1789 [sic] and raised a family of three daughters & 10 sons[.] when John Beattie moved with his family to Washington County Va in 1772 the Indians being troublesome they Forted at the place which is now known as Glade Spring Church[.] William Beattie & his brothers were in a great many Fights with the Indians[.] William Beattie died April the 4th 1860 in Washington County on the farm _______ [entry lined out] his Father settled on which I now own.
       M. Beattie