thank you so much! :) i will inform the rest of us. grace and peace, penny bodner ----- Original Message ----- From: "DRKessinger" <drkessinger@alltel.net> To: <KYFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:10 AM Subject: RE: [KYFAYETT] Tomlinson > Not sure if you already have this or not but there is a wealth of > information (extracted from manuscripts, etc.) about many of the Kentucky > Tomlinson family in the book, That Dark and Bloody River, by Allan W. > Eckert. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ROGUE8357@aol.com [mailto:ROGUE8357@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 10:46 AM > To: KYFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KYFAYETT] Tomlinson > > > > Dear Glenn, > > I couldn't find anything on Hamilton Tomlinson but I found a few > others. > > In Clift's Ky Marriages I found: > > James Tomlinson, of Missouri, to Miss Louise Hurst of Lexington, Ky. > Married > > > at St. John's Chapel April 30, 1837. May 4 Kentucky Gazette. > > > > William H. Worthington to Miss Anna E. daughter of Dr. Tomlinson, of > > Harrodsburg. Married latter place July 14, 1847. July 24 Observer & > Reporter. > > > > Dr. William M. Tomlinson, of Harrodsburg to Miss Mary Ann Talbot, daughter > of > > A.G. Talbot of Danville. Married Nov 8, 1849. Nov. 21 Observer & > Reporter. > > > > W.E. Garvin of Louisville to Miss Lucy R., daughter of Dr. J.A. Tomlinson > of > > > Harrodsburg. Married Jan 19, 1853. Jan 25 Statesman. > > > > Ardery's Ky Courts & Other Records Vol 1 has: > > William Tomlinson - Fayette Co. Will book B. page 17 - Names sons, Elijah, > > and Ambrose; daughter Nancy's heirs; sons, George, John, William, and > Richard; > > daughters; Mary and Sarah. Written April 1, 1809. Probated May 1809. > Witnesses > > - John Dogel, John Forsyth, Wm. Gordon, Edmond Wainman. > > > > Ardery's Ky Courts & Other Records Vol. 2 has: > > The Madison County wills has George Tomlinson as a witness for John > Hawkins > > will on Aug 20, 1810 and: > > > > John Watts - Wife Sarah; 7 daughters., viz: Ether Sebree, Franky Quinn, > > Mildred Tomlinson, Betty Vowter, Anny Merry, Aggatha (sic) Turner, Molly > Watts. > > Extrs.: Jesse Vewter (sic), Richard Sebree, wife. Written Feb. 4, 1796. > Wts.:Jno > > Gess, Stephen Eastin, Jno Armstrong, Humphrey Magee. Probated July 5, 1795 > > (this probably should be 1796). > > > > In Perrin's History of Fayette Co. there are 3 mentions of Tomlinsons. > The > > first is mentioned on 245 without any first name, but I believe he is the > > Nicholas Tomlinson they mention on page 249 in regard to Indian attacks at > Bryant's > > Station around 1782. > > > > 245: "Upon the first appearance of the Indians in the morning, two of the > > garrison, Tomlinson and Bell, had been mounted upon fleet horses and sent > at > full > > speed to Lexington, announcing the arrival of the Indians and asking for > > reinforcements. Upon their arrival a little after sunrise, they found the > station > > occupied only by some women and children and a few old men, the rest > having > > marched to the assistance of Holder. The two couriers instantly followed > at > a > > gallop, and overtaking them on the road, informed them of the danger to > which > > Bryant's Station & Lexington were exposed during their absence. The whole > > party, with some volunteers from Boone's Station, instantly > countermarched, > and > > repaired with all possible dispatch to Bryant's Station. They were > entirely > > > ignorant of the overwhelming numbers opposed to them or they would have > proceeded > > with more caution. The couriers had only informed them that the station > was > > surrounded, being themselves ignorant of the numbers of the enemy. > > > > page 249: > > One of the most heroic of the brave little garrison, Nicholas Tomlinson, > was > > > slightly wounded in the arm. He was one of the most active defenders of > his > > > country, and was employed in Harma's expedition in 1790 as a spy. At the > > defeat of a detachment of the army under Col. John Hardin, on the > Anglaize, > the > > daring Tomlinson, being in advance, was literally shot to pieces by an > ambuscade > > of more than one thousand Indians. > > > > On page 446 E. "Tecumseh" Tomlinson is listed as having served with the > > Second Kentucky (of the Confederacy) > > > > And last but not least, in King's Abstract of Early Ky Wills and > Abstracts, > > listed in Fayette Co Will Book A: > > > > John Suggett, March 5, 1786, Wife: Jemima. Daus: Catherine Merry, > Elizabeth > > Smith, Jemima Johnson. "I give and bequeath to my son, John Suggett, all > my > > wearing clothes, except for my brown colored coat and jacket, which I give > to my > > friend, William Tomlinson." Ex: wife, son, John Suggett, William Cave. > Wit: > > William Shortbridge, Mary Shortbridge. (I notice one of his daughters is > married > > to a Merry as well as was one of John Watts'). > > Hope something in this was useful. > > Roxanne > > > > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > Did you learn something helpful through a Rootsweb mailing list? Why not > contribute to keep the system rolling? 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