David Lusk (abt. 1773 - abt. 1833)

Born about 1773 in Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Chloe Julietta (Bailey) Lusk — married 1795 in Tazewell Co. Virginia

Husband of Jemima Thomas — married after 1815 in Tazewell Co. Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1833 at about age 60 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

David Lusk was born in the early to mid 1770's (see research note re: Birth Year) in Virginia (see research note re: Birth Location). His parents are believed to be Samuel Lusk Sr. and Susannah Stevenson.

It is likely that David was living in Virginia when the 1790 U.S. Federal Census was conducted. Unfortunately the Virginia records for this census have been lost^[1].

In 1792, it appears that his brother, Samuel Lusk Jr., was captured by Shawnee after pursuing them for stealing horses (see research note re: Survived a Shawnee Raid).

From 1793 to 1797, David Lusk appeared on the Personal Property Tax List for Wythe County, Virginia. He did not appear on this list in 1798 (see research note re: Personal Property Tax Lists)^[2].

On 1 November 1798, David Lusk was granted 100 acres of land situated on Clear Fork of Wolf Creek within Wythe County^[3].

David Lusk again appeared on the Wythe County Personal Property Tax List in the years 1799 and 1800^[2].

Tazewell County, Virginia became effective in 1800. It was established the previous year, using land that was mostly part of Wythe County, but a smaller amount from Russell County^[4]. The 1800 U.S. Federal Census records for most of Virginia (including Wythe and Tazewell counties) have been lost^[1]. Tax records, however, indicate that the personal proprety owned by David Lusk, previously part of Wythe County, began appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Tazewell County in 1801^[5].

Although a marriage record has not yet been located, David Lusk and Chloe Bailey began a relationship sometime in the late 1790's. Chloe was born in the early to mid 1770's in Virginia to Richard Bailey Sr. and Elizabeth Anne Belcher. The first evidence of their relationship is a court case against them that is dismissed in 1801. On 15 October 1801, in Tazewell County, Virginia, the attorneys for the Commonwealth of Virginia moved to dismiss a case against David Lusk and Chloe McComas^[6]. No details are given regarding the nature of the case (see research note re: Commonwealth of Virginia vs. David Lusk and Chloe McComas).

On 16 August 1804, In Tazewell County, Virginia, an indenture of bargain and sale from "David Lusk & Chloe his wife, to John Lawson" was acknowledged in court and ordered to be recorded^[7].

On December 24 1805, in Tazewell County, Virginia, an indenture of bargain and sale from "William Davidson and Polly his wife, to David Lusk" was acknowledged in court and ordered to be recorded^[8].

On 28 June 1809, in Tazewell County, Virginia, an indenture of bargain and sale from "David Lusk and Cloe his wife, to Hugh Tiffany" was acknowledged in court and ordered to be recorded^[9].

The 1810 U.S. Federal Census records for Tazewell County, Virginia have been lost^[1]. The Personal Property Tax List for Tazewell County, however, provides evidence that David Lusk was living in that county in 1810. David appeared on this tax list every year from 1809 through 1820^[5].

On 14 August 1811, David Lusk was granted 100 acres of land situated on the Bluestone River within Tazewell County^[10].

According to Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 by Summers, there was a David Lusk from Tazewell County, Virginia, who served during the War of 1812^[11]. The Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, hosted by FamilySearch, indicates that a David Lusk served in the 4th Regiment of the Virginia Militia sometime in the years 1813-1814^[12]. Given that the Tazewell County Personal Property Tax List never included more than one person named David Lusk in any given year, it seems likely that the David Lusk who served in the War of 1812 is the same David Lusk described by this profile^[5]. A pension claim for David, or his wife, Chloe, does not exist because David was neither disabled nor killed in the war. It was not until 1871, well after the death of both David and his wife, that the requirements for a pension were relaxed to accept only service tenure^[13].

In the 1820 U.S. Federal Census, David Lusk was enumerated in Tazewell County, Virginia. His household consisted of six individuals^[14].

Age Range	Birth Year	Gender	Count	Probable Relationship	Probable Name
45+	Before 1776	M	1	Self	David
45+	Before 1776	F	1	Wife	Chloe
10 - 15	1805 - 1810	F	3	Daughter	Not yet identified
				Daughter	Not yet identified
				Daughter	Not yet identified
0 - 9	1811 - 1820	M	1	Son	Not yet identified

On 22 August 1821, David Lusk was granted 146 acres of land situated on Brush Creek within Tazewell County^[15].

From 1821 through 1827, David Lusk appeared on the Tazewell County Personal Property Tax List. He was absent from this list in 1828, but reappeared in 1829^[5].

It appears that David and his wife Chloe separated from each other at some point in 1828 or 1829. David cannot be located in the 1830 U.S. Federal Census (see research note re: 1830 U.S. Federal Census), even though his name appears on the Tazewell County Personal Property Tax List for that year^[5]. Chloe was enumerated in the 1830 census as the head of her own household, and David was not part of that household^[16]. Chloe was also listed on the Tazewell County Personal Property Tax List in 1830, separate from David^[17].

David would appear on the Tazewell County Personal Property Tax List for three more years, 1831 through 1833^[18].

On 18 February 1833, David appeared in Tazewell County Court with regard to a pension. It is not clear what type of pension David was presenting to the court^[19].

David Lusk presents in Court a declaration for a pension which was sworn to, examined & ordered to be certified according to Law.

1833 was the last year for which a record for David Lusk can be located. His name no longer appeared on the Tazewell County Personal Property Tax List after 1833^[18]. Meanwhile, Chloe would continue to appear on the Tazewell County Personal Property Tax List, from 1831 through 1837^[20]. In 1837, Mercer County was created from land previously located in Giles and Tazewell Counties^[21]. Chloe would appear on the Mercer County Personal Property Tax List only one time, in 1839^[22].

Based on the pattern of records for David, it appears that he passed away some time in 1833 or 1834, presumably in Tazewell County, Virginia. Note that some researchers indicate that he passed away in 1830, likely because he cannot be located in the 1830 U.S. Federal Census. His presence on the Tazewell County Personal Property Tax List from 1830 - 1833, and his pension related appearance in Tazewell County Court in 1833, suggest that he was not deceased until 1833 at the earliest. Neither an official record of his death nor evidence of a burial have been located.

Research Notes

Other Research Possibilities

The following list contains research ideas for David Lusk that have not yet been fully explored. Please add a note or comment to these items if you spend time on them so that others do not spend time on the same research. Also, if you have new ideas, please add them to this list:

1. Before the establishment of Tazewell County in 1800, David Lusk resided in Wythe County. FamilySearch contains unindexed images from the Wythe County Court Order Books for the year 1790 and years 1795-1800. Was there any mention of David Lusk in the court minutes for these years? The images for these years are contained in a single film beginning with FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4V-XWC4.
2. As noted in the biography, the last mention of David Lusk, thus far, was in Tazewell Court minutes in 1833 regarding a pension. A more thorough review of the FamilySearch unindexed images for Tazewell County Court Order Book for the years 1825 to 1841 would be beneficial. Was David Lusk mentioned any other times in that timeframe. The images for these years are contained in a single film beginning with FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSKK-69F2-P.
3. There is a Land Grant for a woman named Hannah Bullock, dated 17 September 1810, for 83 acres located in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The description for this land was "83 acres on Buffaloe Creek adjoining David Lusks land"^[23]. No research has been done to determine whether the David Lusk mentioned in that description was a different person than the David Lusk described by this profile. Could they be the same person?
   • Possibly this person: FamilySearch Person: LCJJ-1X5?

Birth Year

A primary source for David's birth date has not yet been located. Two sources, however, provide an idea for when David was born:

• The first time that David appears on a personal property tax list was in Wythe County, Virginia in 1793^[2]. In that entry, there was one male over the age of 16 years - presumably this was referring to David. This indicates that David was born on or before 1776. Note that personal property tax records prior to 1793 are not available for Wythe County, so David's record in 1793 may not be the first time he is paying property tax.
• The 1820^[14] U.S. Federal Census - This census noted that David's age was older than 44 years. This indicates that David was born on or before 1776.

Unfortunately, no additional records have yet been found that could be used to narrow when David was born. The two records above only provide an estimate of a later boundary for his birth year. There is no estimate of an early boundary. For example, based on these two records, he could have been born in the 1760's.

Birth Location

A primary source for David's birth location has not yet been located. Based on where he lived most of his life, it seems reasonable to believe that David was born in Virginia. A source, however, that provides any location for his birth, has not yet been located.

On 27 December 2023, this profile indicated his birth place to be "Augusta (now Tazewell) County. Virginia". This can only be true for certain birth years.

The sequence of Virginia county creations that led to Tazewell County went as follows:

• 1770 - Botetourt County was established from the southwestern portion of Augusta County.
• 1772 - Fincastle County was established from the southwestern portion of Botetourt County.
• 1777 - Montgomery County was established from the northeastern portion of Fincastle County.
• 1790 - Wythe County was established from the southwestern portion of Montgomery County.
• 1800 - Tazewell County was established from the northwestern portion of Wythe County and a smaller northeastern portion of Russell County.

Assuming that David was born in what is today Tazewell County, you can derive a birth county based on when you think David was born:

• Born before 1770 - Augusta County.
• Born 1770-1771 - Botetourt County.
• Born 1772-1776 - Fincastle County.
• Born 1777-1789 - Montgomery County.
• Born 1790-1799 - Wythe County.
• Born 1800 or later - Tazewell County.

You can review a dynamic map showing Virginia counties over time at this website.

Survived a Shawnee Raid

On 28 December 2023, this profile's biography contained the following text:

David Lusk and his Brother Samuel jr. were the only surviving sons of a Shawnee Indian raid, which killed their father Samuel Sr. and three brothers. They along with their mother and one sister survived the attack. The Attack occurred in 1792.

Unfortunately, this text had no sources associated with it. An attempt was made to find supporting sources, but what was found only supported certain elements of the above text. There is a story of a Shawnee raid, focused on stealing horses, that occurred in 1792. In this story, however, no Lusks are killed. Only one Lusk was mentioned - Samuel Lusk - who was captured during the pursuit of the raiding Shawnee. A separate story, about Mrs. Elizabeth Wiley escaping the Shawnee with the help of Samuel Lusk^[24], makes it clear that Samuel Lusk was a young man, under twenty years of age, and therefore not David's father, but possibly his brother - Samuel Lusk, Jr.

The story of Samuel Lusk's capture was originally published in 1852 in Bickley's History of Tazewell County, but subsequently republished several times, including the following:

• Annals of Tazewell County by Harman^[25].
• Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 by Summers^[26].
• History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: 1748-1920 by Pendleton^[27].
• From Cabins To Coal Mines, 1799-1999, Volume I by Blankenship (an excerpt of which was published online by the Wyoming County Report)^[28].

Personal Property Tax Lists

Year	County	Head of Household	# White Males Over 16 Years Old	# Horses, Mares, Colts, and Mules	Note	Image
1792	Wythe				Wythe County Personal Property Tax Records are not available prior to 1793
1793	Wythe	David Lusk	1	1		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-1451
1794	Wythe	David Lusk			Not found in the list.
1795	Wythe	David Lusk	1	1		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-142W
1796	Wythe	David Lusk	1	1		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-142Z
1797	Wythe	David Lusk	1	3		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-14VH
1798	Wythe				Not found in the list.
1799	Wythe	David Lusk	1	6		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-14FJ
1800	Wythe	David Lusk	1	6		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-146Z
1801	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	4		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97F-J
1802	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	4		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97V-1
1803	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	4		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B9Q5-V
1804	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	3		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97H-4
1805	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	3		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97M-N
1806	Tazewell	David Lusk			Not found in the list.
1807	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	6		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97S-B
1808	Tazewell				The personal property tax list for this county and year have been lost.
1809	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	7		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97W-J
1810	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	8		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97N-1
1811	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	6		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97Z-G
1812	Tazewell	David Lusk	2	5	Also 1 stud horse.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97X-W
1813	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	5		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97H-1
1814	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	4		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97V-W
1815	Tazewell	David Lusk	2	6	Also 12 head of cattle.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97F-Z
1816	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	7		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-5
1817	Tazewell	David Lusk		7		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97J-3
1818	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	5		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B9QY-M
1819	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	6		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97N-X
1820	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	6		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-2
1821	Tazewell	David Lusk		4		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97C-C
1822	Tazewell	David Lusk		4		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97F-9
1823	Tazewell	David Lusk		3		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B978-W
1824	Tazewell	David Lusk	1	6		FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-S
1825	Tazewell	David Lusk		1	Also 2 blacks older than 12 years.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97N-T
1826	Tazewell	David Lusk	1			FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B9QR-J
1827	Tazewell	David Lusk	1			FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B9QB-3
1828	Tazewell	David Lusk			Not found in the list.
1829	Tazewell	David Lusk	1			FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B979-G
1830	Tazewell	David Lusk	1			FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-Q
1830	Tazewell	Clowa Lusk	0	3	This is David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-Q
1831	Tazewell	David Lusk	1			FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKY-P
1831	Tazewell	Coe Lusk	0	3	This is David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKY-6
1832	Tazewell	David Lusk	1			FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKN-K
1832	Tazewell	Clay Lusk	1	3	This is David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKN-K
1833	Tazewell	David Lusk	1			FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZK6-D
1833	Tazewell	Cloye Lusk	1	3	This is David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZK6-D
1834	Tazewell	Chloe Lusk	0	1	This is David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKC-W
1835	Tazewell	Chloe Lusk	0	1	This is David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZV5-C
1836	Tazewell	Chloe Lusk	0	2	This is likely David Lusks's daughter, Chloe Jr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZ5J-2
1836	Tazewell	Chloe Lusk	0	1	This is likely David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZ5G-9
1837	Tazewell	Chloe Lusk	0	3	This is David Lusk's daughter, Chloe Jr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZ5H-W
1837	Tazewell	Chloe Lusk Senr	0	1	This is David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZ5H-W
1838	Tazewell	Chloe Lusk			Not found in the list.
1838	Tazewell	Chloe Lusk Senr			Not found in the list.
1838	Mercer	Chloe Lusk			Not found in the list.
1838	Mercer	Chloe Lusk Senr			Not found in the list.
1839	Mercer	Cloy Lusk	0	1	This is David Lusk's daughter, Chloe Jr.	FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-J36T-P9SB-F
1839	Mercer	Cloy Lusk Senr	0	1	This is David Lusk's wife, Chloe Sr.	FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-J36T-P9SB-F

Commonwealth of Virginia vs. David Lusk and Chloe McComas

FamilySearch hosts images of a transcription of the Tazewell County Court Order Books, with Book #1 covering years 1800 - 1810 (the title on the spine of the book reads "Court Record Transcribed Order Book 1800 - 1810 Tazewell County, VA" - these are not images of the original order books).

Reviewing the images for this order book (images 1 through 31, pages 1 - 50, covering only years 1800 - 1801), looking for items related to the case against David Lusk and Chloe McComas, found the following:

• On 13 August 1801 (page 37) there is a reference to a case by the Commonwealth of Virginia against "Turk & McComas". Since the images hosted by FamilySearch are a transcription of the original, I suspect that this reference is a transcription error, and it should have been a reference to "Lusk & McComas". A grand jury was convened to review several cases, including the case against "Turk & McComas", but the grand jury returned with "nothing to present".
• On 14 August 1801 (page 39) defendants David Lusk and "Clow (M) Cormus" each plead not guilty and the case was continued. No other details of the case are indicated (for example - what was the charge?).
• On 15 October 1801 (page 45) the case against David Lusk and Chloe McComas was dismissed.

Other researchers have suggested there is more to this case described in the Court Order Book for year 1800 - 1810. Perhaps there is more detail in the original order book vs. what is visible in the transcription images hosted by FamilySearch.

1830 U.S. Federal Census

If you assume that David Lusk would be enumerated with an age consistent with the 1820 census (born before 1776), then his age in the 1830 census would be at least 54 years old, and he would be marked as being 50 - 59 years old. On 17 January 2024, searching for a "David Lusk" in the 1830 census returned six matches. None of the six were living in Virginia, and only two of these matches had a male whose age was 50 or older:

• David Lusk's household in Reily, Butler, Ohio had one male age 60 - 69 years and one male age 50 - 59 years.
• William D. Lusk's household in Tioga, New York had one male age 50 - 59 years.

Adjusting the search last name to "Lisk" returned three matches, none of which lived in Virginia, and only one had a male whose age was 50 or older:

• David Lisk's household of Northfield, Richmond, New York contained one male age 70 - 79 years.

Adjusting the search last name to "Lurk" or "Lush" returned zero matches.

Other Sources

Other sources were previously noted in the profile, as follows:

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMJQ-2YX : 4 December 2014), David Lusk in entry for Elizabeth Bailey, 11 Dec 1875; citing Mercer, West Virginia, County Records, 16, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 804,477.
• Book Richard Bailey of Tazewell County & some of his descendants
• A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory.By David E. Johnston (1906).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Virginia Census," FamilySearch Wiki, , https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Virginia_Census&oldid=5523421 (accessed December 26, 2023).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
   United States, Virginia, Wythe County, Land and Property
   Personal property tax lists, 1793-1850 (Catalog #696264)
   Personal property tax lists 1793-1801 (DGS #7856355)
   Year 1793: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-1451
   Year 1794: David Lusk not found in images for this year
   Year 1795: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-142W
   Year 1796: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-142Z
   Year 1797: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-14VH
   Year 1798: David Lusk not found in images for this year
   Year 1799: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-14FJ
   Year 1800: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-146Z
3. ↑ Land grant 1 November 1798. Lusk, David. grantee.; Virginia. Land Office. Register.; Library of Virginia. Archives. Location: Wythe County. Source: Land Office Grants No. 40, 1797-1798, p. 621 (Reel 106). This Land Office Treasury Warrant is on a single page in the original document (page 621) and a digital image of that page is hosted at the Library of Virginia website. A JPG of this image can also be viewed here.
4. ↑ “State and County Maps of Virginia.” MapofUS.org. Year: 1800. Accessed 26 Dec 2023. https://www.mapofus.org/Virginia/
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
   United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Land and Property
   Personal property tax lists, 1801-1850 (Catalog #696102)
   Personal property tax lists, 1801-1830 (DGS #007833942)
   Year 1801: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97F-J
   Year 1802: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97V-1
   Year 1803: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B9Q5-V
   Year 1804: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97H-4
   Year 1805: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97M-N
   Year 1806: David Lusk not found in images for this year
   Year 1807: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97S-B
   Year 1808: Records for this year have been lost
   Year 1809: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97W-J
   Year 1810: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97N-1
   Year 1811: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97Z-G
   Year 1812: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97X-W
   Year 1813: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97H-1
   Year 1814: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97V-W
   Year 1815: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97F-Z
   Year 1816: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-5
   Year 1817: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97J-3
   Year 1818: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B9QY-M
   Year 1819: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97N-X
   Year 1820: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-2
   Year 1821: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97C-C
   Year 1822: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97F-9
   Year 1823: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B978-W
   Year 1824: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-S
   Year 1825: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97N-T
   Year 1826: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B9QR-J
   Year 1827: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B9QB-3
   Year 1828: David Lusk not found in images for this year
   Year 1829: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B979-G
   Year 1830: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-Q
6. ↑ FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
   United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Court Records
   Order Books, 1800-1904 (Catalog #374078)
   Order book, v. [1?], 1800-1810 (spine title "Court records transcribed", copied in 1922) -- Order book, v. [2?], 1810-1817 (rough minute book?) -- Order book, v. [3?], 1820-1825 (DGS #008191611)
   Order Book #1, Page 45, October Term 1801, 15 October 1801
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSL6-Y3J6-J
7. ↑ FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
   United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Court Records
   Order Books, 1800-1904 (Catalog #374078)
   Order book, v. [1?], 1800-1810 (spine title "Court records transcribed", copied in 1922) -- Order book, v. [2?], 1810-1817 (rough minute book?) -- Order book, v. [3?], 1820-1825 (DGS #008191611)
   Order Book #1, Page 145, August Term 1804, 16 August 1804
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSL6-Y3JH-M
8. ↑ FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
   United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Court Records
   Order Books, 1800-1904 (Catalog #374078)
   Order book, v. [1?], 1800-1810 (spine title "Court records transcribed", copied in 1922) -- Order book, v. [2?], 1810-1817 (rough minute book?) -- Order book, v. [3?], 1820-1825 (DGS #008191611)
   Order Book #1, Page 206, December Term 1805, 24 December 1805
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSL6-Y3V7-S
9. ↑ FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
   United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Court Records
   Order Books, 1800-1904 (Catalog #374078)
   Order book, v. [1?], 1800-1810 (spine title "Court records transcribed", copied in 1922) -- Order book, v. [2?], 1810-1817 (rough minute book?) -- Order book, v. [3?], 1820-1825 (DGS #008191611)
   Order Book #1, Page 335, June Term 1809, 28 June 1809
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSL6-Y3JK-K
10. ↑ Land grant 14 August 1811. Lusk, David. grantee.; Virginia. Land Office. Register.; Library of Virginia. Archives. Location: Tazewell County. Source: Land Office Grants No. 62, 1811-1812, p. 70 (Reel 128). This Land Office Treasury Warrant spans two pages in the original document (pages 70 and 71) and digital images of each page are hosted at the Library of Virginia website. A single JPG that combines these two images into a single image can be viewed here.
11. ↑ Summers, Lewis Preston. "Persons Who Served In The War 1812-1814", Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. Lewis Preston Summers, Abingdon, Virginia, 1929. Page 1483.
    Digital images published online by Hathi Trust. Page 1562 (accessed 27 Dec 2023).
12. ↑ "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815", database with images
    FamilySearch Record: Q29K-XT66 (accessed 27 December 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-95Z8-98NW
    Name: David Lusk; Military Service Date: 1812-1815; Military Service Place: United States; System Of Record: SLS
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812.; Affiliate Publication Number: M602; Digital film/folder number: 004869016; FHL microfilm: 000882648; Image number: 120.
13. ↑ “Page 1 Paragraph 3.” In Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files: NARA RG15 Publication M313, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives & Records Administration, Central Plains Region, 1960.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} "United States Census, 1820", database with images
    FamilySearch Record: XHLZ-QZR (accessed 26 December 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYT-9882
    David Luck in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.
    citing Page: 560; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005156993_009_M9F1-HRJ; FHL microfilm: 0193692; Image number: 13.
15. ↑ Land grant 22 August 1821. Lusk, David. grantee.; Virginia. Land Office. Register.; Library of Virginia. Archives. Location: Tazewell County. Source: Land Office Grants No. 70, 1820-1821, p. 324 (Reel 136). This Land Office Treasury Warrant spans two pages in the original document (pages 324 and 325) and digital images of each page are hosted at the Library of Virginia website. A single JPG that combines these two images into a single image can be viewed here.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", database with images
    FamilySearch Record: XH5J-SWH (accessed 27 December 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB3-8NZ
    Cloah Lusk in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.
    citing Page: 206; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M19; Digital film/folder number: 005156040; FHL microfilm: 0029679; Image number: 403.
17. ↑ FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
    United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Land and Property
    Personal property tax lists, 1801-1850 (Catalog #696102)
    Personal property tax lists, 1801-1830 (DGS #007833942)
    Year 1830: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3N-B97D-Q
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
    United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Land and Property
    Personal property tax lists, 1801-1850 (Catalog #696102)
    Personal property tax lists, 1831-1850 (DGS #007856312)
    Year 1831: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKY-P
    Year 1832: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKN-K
    Year 1833: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZK6-D
    Year 1834: David Lusk not found in images for this year
19. ↑ FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
    United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Court Records
    Order Books, 1800-1904 (Catalog #374078)
    Order books, Vols. [4-5] 1825-1841 (DGS #008153313)
    Order Book #5, Page 107, February Term 1833, 18 February 1833
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSKK-69XV-H
20. ↑ FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
    United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Land and Property
    Personal property tax lists, 1801-1850 (Catalog #696102)
    Personal property tax lists, 1831-1850 (DGS #007856312)
    Year 1831: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKY-6
    Year 1832: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKN-K
    Year 1833: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZK6-D
    Year 1834: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZKC-W
    Year 1835: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZV5-C
    Year 1836: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZ5G-9
    Year 1837: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS79-KZ5H-W
    
21. ↑ “State and County Maps of Virginia.” MapofUS.org. Year: 1837. Accessed 26 Dec 2023. https://www.mapofus.org/Virginia/
22. ↑ FamilySearch Unindexed Catalog Images
    United States, Virginia, Mercer County, Land and Property
    Personal property tax lists, 1837-1850 (Catalog #637413)
    Personal property tax lists, 1837-1850 (DGS #008742721)
    Year 1838: Chloe Lusk Sr. not found in images for this year
    Year 1839: FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-J36T-P9SB-F
    Year 1840: Chloe Lusk Sr. not found in images for this year
23. ↑ Land grant 17 September 1810. Bullock, Hannah. grantee.; Virginia. Land Office. Register.; Library of Virginia. Archives. Location: Rockbridge County. Source: Land Office Grants No. 61, 1810-1811, p. 216 (Reel 127).
24. ↑ Pendleton, William Cecil. "Massacre of Wiley Children and Captivity of Their Mother", History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: 1748-1920. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1920. Pages 460-461.
    Digital images published online by Google Books. Pages 460-461 (accessed 28 Dec 2023).
25. ↑ Bickley, George W. L. "Death of Gilbert", History of the Settlement and Indian Wars of Tazewell County Virginia with Statistical Tables and Illustrations, 1852.
    Reprinted within Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800-1922 by Harman, John Newton. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1922. Pages 434-435.
    Digital images published online by Internet Archive. Pages 443-444 (accessed 28 Dec 2023).
26. ↑ Summers, Lewis Preston. "Death of Gilbert", Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. Lewis Preston Summers, Abingdon, Virginia, 1929. Pages 1504-1505.
    Digital images published online by Hathi Trust. Pages 1584-1585 (accessed 28 Dec 2023).
27. ↑ Pendleton, William Cecil. "Last Hostile Indian Invasion", History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: 1748-1920. W. C. Hill Printing Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1920. Pages 465-468.
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28. ↑ Blankenship, Paul R. "Indian Territory", From Cabins To Coal Mines, 1799-1999, Volume I, 1999.
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