Hi All,
I am a Aaron Wells descendant. Since Aaron & Zach are suppose to be
related I have been learning all I can about Zach through your e-mails.
I can not add much but I do know some about Fincastle Co, VA. It was formed in 1772
from Botetourt County. At that time Fincastle County included most of southwest
Virginia, the southern part of West Virginia and all of Kentucky. Fincastle was disbanded
in December of 1776 and made into 3 new counties; Kentucky, Montgomery and Washington.
Russell Co, Virginia was formed out ot Washington in 1785. Lee County was formed out of
Russell County in 1792. Lee and Wise counties eventually came out of what was earlier
Fincastle County. Wilkes Co, NC, is not all that far away.
It would appear to me that Old Zach settled in Fincastle County, went to North
Carolina for a while, then returned to his Virginia home which was now a new county.
Part of my Claypoole family married into the Osborn's in Hardy County, Virginia
(now WV) and later moved into Greenbrier Co, VA (now WV). Unfortunately I know very
little about those Osborns.
Hope this helps,
Don