Dear Marjorie: The following Stouts are listed on a petition of "Limestone settlers" from 1787: Jonathan Stout, Obadiah Stout Jr., Josiah Stout and Thomas Stout. Bill P.S. The following are earlier e-mails regarding Hosea Stout: 1. Dear Marjorie, Today I looked at the Mason County tax records for the years 1797 - 1800. There is no 1798 on the LDS film. For 1797 I found Hosea Stout with 110 acres of land on the N. Fork in what seems to read "Anthy Thornton" survey/patent. For 1799 I found a Zebulon Stout and a David Stout and a Jonathan (last name not legible but probably Stout). Jonathan had 100 acres on the North Fork in what seemed to be the William May survey/patent. Zebulon, David and Jonathan each had 2 horses. For 1800 I found Zebulon, Jonathan, Abraham and David Stout. Only Abraham was taxed on land; he had 100 acres on Lee's Creek in Wm. May's survey/patent. Zebulon had 2 horses; Jonathan 3; Abraham 4 and David 2. None of these men had slaves. None had any white males under 16 in their household. There is a Lee's Creek that empties into the North Fork from the south [tax district 3]. I think there is another Lee's Creek that empties into the Ohio [tax district 1]. Perhaps someone knows which Lee's Creek the William May survey is near. As I have said in two other e-mails today, the tax lists are hard to read in some cases and often are hard to interpret. You may want to order the film yourself and check what I found and check other years. 2. Marjorie Devore wrote: Thanks so much! One more cog to prove he was in Mason County and this is the first I have had that he had land! Is there a record there of land sold in that time period? He sold his Tenn. land then, but then where? any suggestions? 3. The Mason County deed books are on film at LDS family history centers; and major public libraries have a book that summarizes the early deeds. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.10/43 - Release Date: 7/6/2005

On any of these early documents you are looking at you see the name of James Thornton or Mary Lucas Thornton, please let me know. I am looking for their burial and parents names. I know they were in Mason Co. as early as 1816 because most of their 14 children were married there and James signed for the girls. James died in 1836 and Mary in 1826 in Mason Co. I don't know if the Anthony Thornton who was a land surveyor there was any relation. I have really hit a brick wall on them. Thanks, Dorothy Thornton Dickerhoof ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Archerd" <yuccanow@comcast.net> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 9:12 AM Subject: [KYMASON-L] Hosea Stout > Dear Marjorie: > > The following Stouts are listed on a petition of "Limestone settlers" from > 1787: Jonathan Stout, Obadiah Stout Jr., Josiah Stout and Thomas Stout. > > Bill > > P.S. The following are earlier e-mails regarding Hosea Stout: > > 1. Dear Marjorie, > > Today I looked at the Mason County tax records for the years 1797 - 1800. > There is no 1798 on the LDS film. > > For 1797 I found Hosea Stout with 110 acres of land on the N. Fork in what > seems to read "Anthy Thornton" survey/patent. > > For 1799 I found a Zebulon Stout and a David Stout and a Jonathan (last > name not legible but probably Stout). Jonathan had 100 acres on the North > Fork in what seemed to be the William May survey/patent. Zebulon, David > and Jonathan each had 2 horses. > > For 1800 I found Zebulon, Jonathan, Abraham and David Stout. Only Abraham > was taxed on land; he had 100 acres on Lee's Creek in Wm. May's > survey/patent. Zebulon had 2 horses; Jonathan 3; Abraham 4 and David 2. > None of these men had slaves. None had any white males under 16 in their > household. There is a Lee's Creek that empties into the North Fork from > the south [tax district 3]. I think there is another Lee's Creek that > empties into the Ohio [tax district 1]. Perhaps someone knows which Lee's > Creek the William May survey is near. > > As I have said in two other e-mails today, the tax lists are hard to read > in some cases and often are hard to interpret. You may want to order the > film yourself and check what I found and check other years. > > 2. Marjorie Devore wrote: > > Thanks so much! One more cog to prove he was in Mason County and this is > the first I have had that he had land! Is there a record there of land > sold in that time period? He sold his Tenn. land then, but then where? any > suggestions? > > 3. The Mason County deed books are on film at LDS family history centers; > and major public libraries have a book that summarizes the early deeds. > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.10/43 - Release Date: 7/6/2005 > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com > Visit Daisy's Roots! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm > >