Thank you for sharing these, at least you can see them from Netscape. The other message on this list is not viewable on Netscape, had to go to Explorer 5 (IE5) to see the pictures. To me a problem. Annette DeCourcy Towler Sharon McKenzie wrote: > Bud, it was a real treat to read about your vacation. Thank you for sharing > with us. > > I have posted pictures that we took on our trip to Kentucky last fall. Some > of you might enjoy looking at them. They include pictures of the Gambill > Mansion B&B in Blaine, Lawrence County and The Mountain Home Place. I have > also included a hand-drawn map that was sent to me by a distant cousin who > used to live in the area of Red Bush. Most of the area on the map was > cleared for the construction of the Paintsville Lake. However, it is not > under water and we were able to drive down the road and get a glimpse of > where my husband's grandmother grew up. The map shows the location of homes > that were occupied by families with the surnames of Gambill, Bradley, Hill, > Salyers, Fyffe, and a few others. The URL for the photo album is: > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=573222&a=6498083 > > I have also posted photos we took at the Patty Flat Cemetery, the Estep > Cemetery located on McKenzie Fork and the Prater Cemetery on Rt. 172. The > pictured headstones are mostly for the McKenzie & Estep families. There is > also a photo of a small Sparks Family Cemetery located in Martha. The URL > for that album is: > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=573222&a=5903501 > > Hope you enjoy them. > > Sharon McKenzie > Pleasant Hill, CA > > ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to the listowner, Ann Lemaster-Applegate > [email protected] > Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html

I am a day late but here is some interesting info on Abraham Lemaistre. All spellings used here will be as they appear on original documents. As I posted earlier, Abraham Lemaistre was born abt. 1638 in Ste. Marie's Parish on the Isle of Jersey in the Channel Islands. He died December 6, 1722 in Charles Co. Maryland. He was the son of John and Sarah Lemaistre. (I have a copy of a deposition that states this fact.) Abraham first came to the United States around 1661. The exact date has not been established, but it is a fact that he was living there in September of 1662, when he witnessed the will of Dr. George Houldcraft. Abraham arrived in St, Mary's County, Maryland as an indentured servant to John Smith. In 1696, the section of St. Mary's County, MD that Abraham lived in was made part of Charles County, MD. Abraham completed his indenture in November of 1668 and was then entitled to 50 acres of land under Lord Baltimore's amended Conditions of Plantation. However, Abraham did not claimed his earned 50 acres of land. Instead, he assigned it to Roger Snell. I have alot more info on Abraham involving land patents, court cases, etc. Unfortunately, at the moment I dont have time to type it all up. Today is my son's 8th birthday and it is time to leave for the party at Pizza Hut. Sources for the above info are: 1. Maryland Wills, Book 1, pg. 237 2. Copy of a deposition in my possession Ralph D. Smith put together a very interesting book in 1977 that has many instances pertaining to Abraham and his children, all of which is documented. The book is no longer available , but I have received permission to use parts of the book on this list. Hope that you all have a great day of research and that I haven't bored you all to tears with this post. Ann