Hope noone minds me forwarding this, but interesting Ky. History. Kinda long-prints out to 4 pages. --Original Message----- >From: saquinn <saquinn@goldenminutes.com> >To: Melungeon-L@rootsweb.com <Melungeon-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 5:07 PM >Subject: [Melungeon-L] Fw: [STAGNER-L] [Fwd: TIP #204: PIONEER SOLDIERS, >1778 TO 1781] >>I received this from another list but I am sure they won't mind me passing >>this along. It appeared to me that there were some familiar names. Hope >>this helps someone. >>Sheila >> >>>TIP #204: PIONEER SOLDIERS, 1778 TO 1781 >>> >>>Lewis Collins, in his wonderful history of Kentucky, has aided us greatly >>>in piecing together the names and locations of our earliest settlers in >>>Kentucky. Kentucky did not reach statehood until 1792, but even while we >>>were still a part of Virginia, the hearty pioneers were blazing out trails >>>into this wonderful commonwealth. >>> >>>According to Collins, the following is a "large portion of those who were >>>enrolled as pioneer soldiers of Kentucky." Some name were spelled >>incorrectly. >>> >>>Captain Joseph Bowman's Company 24 January 1778. Located at Harrodsburg >and >>>neighboring stations: >>> >>>Jos. Bowman, Capt., Isaac Bowman, Lt., Abr. Keller, 2nd Lt., Dan. Dust, >>>Sgt., James Bentley, Wm. Berry, Ed. Bulger, Nathan Cartmell, Henry >>>Chrisman, Thomas Clifton, Jacob Cogar, Peter Cogar, Patrick Doran, Henry >>>Funk, Philip Harbin, Henry Honaker, Elijah Huston, Abr. James, Isaac >>>Kellar, George King, George Livingston, Philip Long, Isaac McBride, Robert >>>McClanahan, Chas. McGlack, Alex. MyIntyre, Abraham Miller, George Miller, >>>Wm. Montgomery, Barney Morter, Edward Murray, Joseph Pendergrast, Michael >>>Pendergrast, Thos. Pendergrast, Thos. Perry, Henry Prather, John Setser, >>>Michael Setser, Joseph Simpson, Wm. Slack, Jacob Spears, Samuel Stroud, H. >>>Vance, Barnaby Walters. Those shown as deserters were: James Gonday, >Samuel >>>Dust, Wm. Berry and Zeb Lee. Total of 48. >>> >>>Captain Benjamin Logan's Company, in now Lincoln County at or near Logan's >>>Station, ca 1779: >>> >>>Capt. Benjamin Logan, Lt. John Logan, Ensign Alex. Montgomery, Ensign >>>Azariah Davis, Sgt. Benj. Pelton, Sgt. Wm. Menifee, Sgt. Roswell Stevens, >>>Sgt. George Clark. Robt. Barnet, Wm. Barton, Samuel Bell, Arthur >Blackburn, >>>Alex. Bohannon, John Bohannon, Benj. Briggs, Samuel Briggs, James Brown, >>>John Canterbury, Caspar Casener, Wm. Casey, John Castillo, Pierce >Castilio, >>>Philip Conrad, Azariah Davis, Samuel Deason, Ogden Devers, Ben. Drake, >>>Isaac Drake, John Drake, Jonathan Drake, John Ealor, Chas. English, >Stevens >>>English, John Fain, Bartholomew Fenton, George Flinn, Lee Garrett, John >>>Gibson, Richard Glover, John Grimes, Wm. Grimes, Jacob Gunn, David >Hawkins, >>>Jacob Herman, Roger Hines, Stephen Haston, John Johns, James Johnson, John >>>Jones, John Kennedy, James Knox, Hugh Leeper, James Leeper, Wm. Logan, >Thos >>>Loveledd, Joseph Lusk, John McCormick, John McElhon, James McElwain, John >>>McKaine, Archibald Mahone, James Menifee, Jarrett Menifee, Joseph Menifee, >>>John Martin, Joseph Martin, Samuel Martin, James Mason, Samuel Mayes, >>>Andrew Miller, Henry Miller, Wm. Miller, David Mitchell, Wm. Mitchell, >>>Alex. Montgomery, John Montgomery, Wm. Montgomery, Wm. Neal, Wm. Patton, >>>Samuel Phelps, Wm. Phelps, Chas. Philips, John Philips, Nich. Proctor, >Sr., >>>Nich. Proctor, Jr., Chas. Runsle, James Russell, Julius Sanders, Alex. >>>Sinclair, George Scott, John Story, John Summers, Arch. Thomason, Nicholas >>>Tramel, Philip Tramel, George White, Wm. Whitley. Total: 99. >>> >>>Wm. Harrod's Company, 1780, at the Station near the Falls, in now >Jefferson >>>and Shelby Counties. >>> >>>Capt. Wm. Harrod, Lt. James Patton, Ensign Ed. Balger, Peter Balance, >Alex. >>>Barr, James Brand, John Buckras, A. Cameron, Amos Carpenter, Sol. >>>Carpenter, Benj. Carter, Thomas Carter, Reuben Case, Thomas Cochran, John >>>Conway, John Corbley, John Crable, Robert Dickey, Daniel Driskill, Isaac >>>Dye, John Eastwood, Samuel Forrester, Joseph Frakes, Samuel Frazee, John >>>Galloway, Wm. Galloway, James Garrison, Joseph Goins, Isaac Goodwin, >Samuel >>>Goodwin, James Guthrie, Daniel Hall, Wm. Hall, John Hatt, Evan Henton, >>>Thomas Henton, A. Hill, Andrew Hill, Samuel Hinck, Fred. Honaker, Joseph >>>Hughes, Rowland Hughes, Michael Humble, John Hunt, Abram James, John >Kenny, >>>Val. Kinder, Moses Kuykendall, John Lewis, John Lincant, Samuel Lyon, Pat. >>>McGee, Samuel Major, Amos Mann, Edward Murdoch, John Murdoch, Richard >>>Morris, Wm. Morris, Wm. Oldham, John Paul, George Phelps, Joseph Phelps, >>>Samuel Pottinger, F. Potts, Reuben Preble, Urb. Ranner, Benj. Rice, Reed >>>Robbins, Thos Settle, Wm. Smiley, Jacob Speck, John Stapleton, James >>>Stewart, James Stewart, Daniel Stull, Miner Sturgis, Peter Sturgis, James >>>Sullivan, Wm. Swan, Joseph Swearingen, Samuel Swearingen, Van Swearingen, >>>Robt. Thorn, John Tomton, Bev. Trent, Thos. Tribble, Robert Tyler, Abr. >>>Vanmetre, Michael Valleto, Joseph Warford, James Welch, Abram Whitaker, >>>Aquilla Whitaker, Jacob Wickersham, Ed. Wilson. Total: 96. >>> >>>Captain John Boyle's Company, 1 April 1780, at stations near and or on >>>Dick's River, in now Garrard, Lincoln and Boyle counties: >>> >>>Capt. John Boyle, Lt. Samuel Davis, Ensign Elisha Clary, Sgt. Barney >Boyle, >>>Sgt. Jonathan Marshall, Jacob Anderson, James Anderson, Thomas Arbuckle, >>>James Coyle, Wm. Crawford, James Davis, Robert Desha, Dennis Diven, Owen >>>Diven, Hugh Galbreath, Evandon Gordon, Peter Higgins, John Hicks, Wm. >>>Hicks, Sr., Wm. Hicks, Nathan McClure, Wm. Marshall, Basil Maxwell, Wm. >>>Menifee, Wm. Mitchell, Robert Moore, Samuel Moore, Nehemiah Poore, John >>>Poynter, James Reeves, Wm. Rowan, John Vardeman, Alex. Walker, Wm. >Whitley, >>>John Wilkinson, Wm. Young. Total: 36. >>> >>>Captain John Holder's Company, 10 June 1779 - in now Madison County, at >and >>>near Boonesborough: >>> >>>Capt. John Holder, Uriel Ark, Thos. Bailey, Bland Ballard, John Baughman, >>>G. Michael Bedinger, James Berry, James Bryan, James Bunten, John Butler, >>>John Callaway, Elijah Collins, Josiah Collins, Wm. Collins, John Constant, >>>David Cook, Wm. Coombs, Wm. Cradlebaugh, John Dumpord, James Estill, >Edmund >>>Fear, David Gass, Stephen Hancock, Wm. Hancock, John Hawiston, Wm. Hays, >>>Jesse Hodges, Jeremiah Horn, Robert Kirkham, Samuel Kirkham, John Lee, >>>Charles Lockhart, John McCollum, Wm. McGee, Ralph Morgan, Wm. Morris, >James >>>Perry, John Pleck, Samuel Porter, Nicholas Proctor, Reuben Proctor, >>>Pemberton Rollins, Hugh Ross, Bartlett Searcy, Reuben Searcy, John South, >>>Sr., John South, Jr., John South, younger, Thos. South, Barney Stagner, >>>Jacob Stearns, John Stephenson, Bennoi Vallandigham, John Weber, Daniel >>>Wilcoxson, Moses Wilson. Total: 56. >>> >>>Captain Isaac Ruddle's Company 1779-890 at Ruddles and Martin's stations, >>>near now Cynthiana. >>> >>>Capt. Isaac Ruddle, Lt. John Haggin, Ensign John Mather, Quartermaster >>>Joseph Isaacs, Sgt. John Waters, Andrew Baker, George Baker, Andrew >Bartle, >>>John Bird, George Bronker, Caspar Brown, Reuben Boughner, John Burger, >Sr., >>>John Burger, Jr., Peter Call, Leonard Croft, Wm. Dehlinger, David >Ederman, >>>Thos. Emory, Paul Fishes, George Hatfall, John Hatton, Jacob Leach, Sr., >>>Edward Low, George Loyl, Henry Loyl, Peter Loyl, Thomas Machen, Wm. >>>Marshall, Chas. Munger, Wm. Munger, Sr., Wm. Munger, Jr., Andrew >>>Pirtenbustle, Henry Pirtenbustle, H. Pirtenbustle, Jr., Len. Pirtenbustle, >>>Peger Rough, George Ruddell, Stephen Ruddell, James Ruddle, Patrick Ryan, >>>Wm. Sandidge, Wm. Scott, John Smith, Sr., John Smith, Jr., James Stuart, >>>Frederick Tanner, Martin Tuffelman, Moses Waters, John Cloyd, Drummer. >>>Total: 50. >>> >>>Captain Squire Boone's Company, 23 June 1780 - partial list, stationed at >>>"Painted Stone," near now Shelbyville. >>> >>>Capt. Squire Boone, Alex. Bryant, John Buckles, Richard Cates, Chas. >>>Doleman, John Eastwood, Joseph Eastwood, Jeremiah Harris, John Henton, >>>Abraham Holt, Morgan Hughes, Evan Kenton, John McFadden, John Nichols, >>>Peter Paul, John Stapleton, Robert Tyler, Abraham Vanmeter, Adam >>>Wickersham, Jacob Wickersham, Peter Wickersham, James Wright, George Yunt. >>>Total: 23. >>> >>>(c) Copyright 3 December 1998, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, >>>sgorin@glasgow-ky.com >>> >>>Sandi Gorin - A Kentucky Colonel >>>205 Clements Ave., Glasgow, KY 42141 (502) 651-9114 >>>PUBLISHING: http://www.members.tripod.com/~GorinS/index.html >>>BARREN CO OBITS, WILLS, DEEDS & BIBLE RECORDS: >>>http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/BarrenObits >>>KYRESEARCHING TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips >>>KYBIOGRAPHIES: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios >>> >>> >>> >>>--------------E00F3FB1F70BD1D0A054856C-- >>> >>> >> >> >>==== Melungeon Mailing List ==== >>http://cresswells.com/alhn/melung/index.html >>To subscribe to MLNGlife, send an email to Majordomo@rootsquest.com >>with the words "subscribe mlnglife" (without the quotes) >>To subscribe to MLNGlife-digest, send an email to Majordomo@rootsquest.com >>with the words "subscribe mlnglife-digest" (without the quotes) >> >