Browsing by Author "Mays, Ryan S."
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- Adam Harman, the New River, and Tom's Creek: An Analysis of the Earliest Documentary RecordsMays, Ryan S. (Smithfield Preston Foundation, 2016)An interpretation of documents that provide information about the earliest settlers in Southwest Virginia in the 1740s.
- Brief Note: Possible Scottish Baptism Records of James Patton's ChildrenMays, Ryan S. (Smithfield Preston Foundation, 2017)A look at birth records from registry books in Dumfries, Scotland, likely to be those of Patton's Children.
- The Draper's Meadows Settlement (1754-1756) Part I: George Draper and FamilyMays, Ryan S. (Smithfield Preston Foundation, 2014)An article which provides a considerable extension of what we know about the early settlers in Draper's Meadows.
- The Draper's Meadows Settlement (1754-1756) Part IIMays, Ryan S. (Smithfield Preston Foundation, 2015)The second part of a two-part series on the history of Draper's Meadows.
- New Maritime Records of James PattonMays, Ryan S. (Smithfield Preston Foundation, 2017)An examination of five previously undiscovered manuscripts about Patton located by the author. This material contributes several maritime exploits, including a daring escape from Cornish pirates and adds to known existing biographical data of Patton.
- The William Preston / George Washington LettersGlanville, Jim; Mays, Ryan S. (Smithfield Preston Foundation, 2014)A presentation of eight letters, written on the eve of the American Revolutionary War, which provide ample evidence of the importance of land development in the mind of each of the correspondents.