Donna, I just got around to this message. Samuel Beatty born 1793 was the one that founded Beattyville, Kentucky. He and his family are buried there also. Armond L-32 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna VanZandt" <[email protected]> To: "BP2000" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:14 PM Subject: [BP2000] Beattyville, Greenup co., KY > I am doing research in a Portsmouth, Scioto co., OH newspaper and the > frequent references to Beattyville have me stumped. I know it is in Greenup > co., KY, by 1876 it had been incorporated into Springville, Greenup co., KY > however the community still had their own news in the paper as Beattyville > under the Springville news. I can't even find Springville, KY. It has to > be across the river from Portsmouth I suspect. I am curious which Beatty > gave it it's name. I know L-1 Wm. Rochester (W.R.-son of Adam) was in > Greenup co., KY on the 1840 census but I suspect it was named for an earlier > Beatty. I am reseaching a John Beatty originally of PA who died in 1806 of > malaria in Scioto co., OH and I noticed there was a business in Beattyville > cir 1870-80 that had barges on the river owned by Beatty & Thompson. One of > the early John Beatty's daughters married a Thompson. Does anyone know > anything about this second Beattyville, KY and/or its namesake? Donna L-3 > > When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >