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William Ingles William Ingles (1729 – September, 1782), also spelled Inglis, Ingliss, Engels, or English, was a colonist and soldier in colonial Virginia. He participated in the Sandy Creek Expedition and was a signatory of the Fincastle Resolutions. He wa ...

and his wife Mary Draper Ingles began developing a farm on the eastern side of the New River a few years after Mary's capture by Shawnee Indians and subsequent escape in 1755.Ingels History
/ref> Around 1762, William obtained a license to operate a ferry at the site of the current tavern. William Ingles was in charge of improving and maintaining the road leading to and from Ingles Ferry, known at the time as Ingle's Ferry Road or English Ferry Road. It later became a main thoroughfare and was part of as the

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. By 1780, William Ingles owned 907 acres and ten slaves, who ran his ferry, worked in his mills or in domestic capacities."Montgomery County Reconnaissance Level Survey," Vol 1, July 1986, Historic Sites Survey: Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks
/ref> Following William Ingles' death in 1782, his son

Thomas Ingles Thomas Ingles (1751 - 1809) was a Virginia pioneer, frontiersman and soldier. He was the son of William Ingles and Mary Draper Ingles. He, his mother and his younger brother were captured by Shawnee Indians and although his mother escaped, Thoma ...

took over the operation of Ingles Ferry. During the first few years of its existence, Indians frequently attacked the farm and ferry. Mary Draper Ingles died at Ingles Ferry in 1815. Thomas Ingles, grandson of William and Mary Draper Ingles, built a bridge across the New River at Ingles Ferry in 1840. Although it was the first bridge across the river, it was destroyed during the Civil War. The property is listed on the

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Bibliography

* Fitzpatrick, Francis Burke
History of Ingles Ferry - 1937
Washington, District of Columbia: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1990. Notes: Microfilm of original typescript (1937, carbon or mimeograph, 65 leaves). Contains history of Ingles Ferry and settlement and biographical sketches of Colonel

and Mary Draper Ingles. * John Preston McConnell Library
James Zoll Ingles Ferry Store Ledgers
inding Aid Radford, Va: McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections, 2011. Summary: This contains two ledgers and a few supporting documents from a store owned by James Zoll that was at or near the site of Ingles Ferry near Radford, and operated ca. 1850-1870s. * Killen, Linda
Ingles Ferry Ledgers: 1840s to 1880s
irginia? . Killen 1999. Notes: Includes index. Description: 96 pages; 28 cm. Responsibility: transcribed by Linda Killen.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Pulaski County, Virginia 1772 establishments in Virginia

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