I'm looking for information on the history of Hwy 460. I was told it was originally a pioneer trail and would like to have some kind of documentation of that. Also, I was wondering if there was a county history that might contain the names of millwrights in the county from about 1810-1820. Any help would be appreciated. Marsha Buck DeepRoots@sisna.com

Marsha Buck wrote: >Also, I was wondering if there was a county history that might >contain the names of millwrights in the county from about 1810-1820. A good question, but I do not know of any comprehensive county history. A number of state or regional histories have various information on the counties, but I don't think any record anything about millwrights. Lacking a county history, we tend to fall back to Carl B Boyd, Jr and Hazel Mason Boyd, "A History of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, 1792-1918" (Mt. Sterling, Kentucky: Carl B. Boyd, Jr., 1984). Boy say that there are no firm records of mills in Mt. Sterling (and we would assume the nearby county area) before 1869. Then they continue by noting four mills in the town and their history from immediately after the Civil War. Boyd does not note who the millwright, but even that is not likely to help you since they would be far removed from you 1810-1820 timeframe. I do know of a mill (from 1780) operating in what would currently be Bath County known as Gill's Mill. It was located on the Licking River at what was later called Cogswell. The location is now under the waters of Cave Run Lake near the Twin Known Recreation Area. I do not know who built it although my 3G-GF purchased it in 1783 and expanded it considerably. It was primarily for lumber although it did other milling including flour, etc. Hope this helps - Lee Hoffman/KY TMG Tips: <http://www.tmgtips.com> My website: <http://www.tmgtips.com/lhoffman> A user of the best genealogy program, The Master Genealogist (TMG)

Thank you for your reply Lee. I was afraid that would be the answer but I had to give it a shot. My 4G-gf, Josiah Bryant, was supposed to have been a millwright. He lived in Montgomery Co. but did not own any land. We've been trying to figure out how he made a living and whose land he was living on. He's on the 1810 census there, as well as the 1803, 1810 and 1812 tax lists. He seems to have been a poor man and has been quite a challenge for us to research. Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Hoffman" <lhoffman@acm.org> To: <kymontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [KYMONTGO] Highway 460 & millwrights > Marsha Buck wrote: >>Also, I was wondering if there was a county history that might >>contain the names of millwrights in the county from about 1810-1820. > > A good question, but I do not know of any comprehensive county > history. A number of state or regional histories have various > information on the counties, but I don't think any record anything > about millwrights. > > Lacking a county history, we tend to fall back to Carl B Boyd, Jr and > Hazel Mason Boyd, "A History of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, 1792-1918" > (Mt. Sterling, Kentucky: Carl B. Boyd, Jr., 1984). Boy say that > there are no firm records of mills in Mt. Sterling (and we would > assume the nearby county area) before 1869. Then they continue by > noting four mills in the town and their history from immediately > after the Civil War. Boyd does not note who the millwright, but > even that is not likely to help you since they would be far removed > from you 1810-1820 timeframe. > > I do know of a mill (from 1780) operating in what would currently > be Bath County known as Gill's Mill. It was located on the Licking > River at what was later called Cogswell. The location is now under > the waters of Cave Run Lake near the Twin Known Recreation Area. I > do not know who built it although my 3G-GF purchased it in 1783 and > expanded it considerably. It was primarily for lumber although it > did other milling including flour, etc. > > Hope this helps - > > Lee Hoffman/KY