Well Larry, It was a nice thought. Thanks for doing the research. Obviously the old folks liked to pass on the folktales of the day to the younger ones. Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "L35321" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [KYHARDIN] John Mayhew Harris >I read that line in Recollections and did a little research. It seems that > Captain Kidd was born about 1650 and stayed close to the mediterranean > while > pirating. Too bad, it would have made a great story around the ol' > campfire.- > Regards, Larry > > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "David & Julie Keyser" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 8:52 AM > Subject: Re: [KYHARDIN] John Mayhew Harris > > >> Hi Jen, >> I really appreciate your interest. I wish I knew exactly where it was >> located. There are several towns my gggrandfather mentions in his book >> located in Gentry Co. One is Lone Star, one is Julesburg (which was > called >> Ft. Sedgewick) in earlier days, and also Gentryville where he states that >> the widow of James Harris was buried in "1853 or 1854". The information >> about James' wife is found on page 20 of his book along with something > I've >> read a million times and only today stood out. It appears that my >> gggrandfather knew and heard stories from the mouth of the famous Captain >> Kidd. That is pretty cool. Anybody else read that and catch on to it? > I'm >> not quite certain though, from the way he wrote it, if he actually > listened >> to Captain Kidd himself or if the older folks told him of Captain Kidd. >> Will someone else read this and tell me what you think? >> Julie >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "jenandgarth" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 8:27 AM >> Subject: Re: [KYHARDIN] John Mayhew Harris >> >> >> > Julie, >> > I live in Liberty, MO. Where is Lonestar?? Do you know the location >> > (close idea) of the graves?? >> > >> > Jen >> >> >> ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== >> If you wish to unsubscribe from the Hardin Co., KY Mailing List, send >> only > the word >> UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the >> Digest >> List to [email protected] >> >> ============================== >> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > Letter content was scanned by WinAntiVirus 2005. > No threat detected. > Please visit www.winantivirus.com for more details. > > > ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Hardin Co., KY Mailing List, send only > the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the Digest > List to [email protected] > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >