Thanks to Laura for posting this. I believe there is a typo. It should be Col. Andrew HYNES not HELM. >About the fall of 1779 and winter of 1780, the early settlers were CAPTAIN THOMAS HELM, COLONEL ANDREW HELM and SAMUEL HAYCRAFT, each of these persons built fort with block houses. The forts were stockades, constructed of split timber---then deemed sufficient for defense against the Indian rifles. The sites were well selected, each on elevated ground, commanding >springs of never failing and excellent water. John H. Cashman, 5-g-grandson of Thomas HELM