"Marian M." wrote: > > Following the war, Hezekiah Smith did surveying along the Ohio River. After Hezekiah Smith and Mary Ann Rector married, they moved "to Mason County, Kentucky, near May's Lick, Bluelicks, Nicholas County, Kentucky, on a farm on Indian Creek." (This combination of counties is confusing to me.) > Nicholas was formed in 1799 from Bourbon & Mason counties. It could be that your family settled in what was, at the time, Mason county. Then Nicholas was formed before they moved off to Indiana. I googled around a bit looking for "Indian Creek" Nicholas KY and came up with this site: http://www.shawhan.com/stations/hinkson.html It has some interesting research info on that creek. Maybe you want to take some research tips from that site and try finding the "Virginia Surveys and Grants" book. I know the government gave land to Rev. War soldiers after the war was over and maybe you'd find Hezekiah listed in that Virginia Surveys book. Kentucky was originally part of VA and it's a good idea to check Virginia records for info on early Kentuckians. Happy researching, Kathy

Thanks, Kathy. I'm on it! Marian