TIP #247: HOW TO FIND TREASURES AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. I am thrilled to use this column by George G. Morgan with permission granted by the author and Ancestry both. My thanks for this permission! "I frequently hear from readers that they would like to check to see if the National Archives has anything about their ancestors. Many say that they are intimidated by the volume of what might be there, or by the bureaucracy involved with requesting copies of records. Another E-mail arrived this week from a reader who would like to help a friend overseas to access and use the National Archives. Let me tell you that the National Archives is a great place to find materials and that they are easy to work with! In "Along Those Lines . . . " this week, let's discuss the National Archives of the United States and the tremendous resources at their Web site that can help you best use their resources. BACKGROUND. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the repository for many of the historical treasures of the United States. Besides the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are many, many documents of our national history. These include materials such as: military and service records for the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and World War I; many ships' passenger arrival records; some immigration and naturalization records; records from the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company and other records of interest to African American researchers; microfilm of the decennial Federal census records from 1790 through 1920 (minus almost all of 1890); Dawes Commission records and other records relating to Native American research; and a variety of other perhaps less common documents that may help you with your genealogical research. Genealogists and family historians are the most numerous of the users of NARA's resources. NARA has therefore compiled a Genealogy Page at their Web site, at http://www.nara.gov/genealogy, which contains an excellent collection of information of special interest to family history researchers. These include lists of free pamphlets and publications for sale that will help you determine what materials exist, where they are located, in what format they can be found (original vs. microform), and how to purchase any microform materials you might want to own. In order to access the NARA materials most efficiently, you need to know what NARA has and how to obtain copies. Your best starting point is at the NARA Web site at http://search.nara.gov. Here you will see tabs across the top of the Web page and a click on a tab takes you to a whole category of information. The "Research Room" tab is where you want to go first. THE ONLINE RESEARCH ROOM: The "Research Room" area is one of the genealogist's best resources for information at NARA. Did you know that there is more than one NARA facility? Many people think only of the building in Washington, DC. However, there also 13 regional NARA sites, as well as the presidential libraries. If you visit http://www.nara.gov/regional/nrmenu.html, you will find a list of all the sites, a general description of the materials held there, a Web address for each location with driving directions and hours, an E-mail address and a telephone number. Make certain that you know the correct place to contact or to visit for the records you seek. Different records are stored at different locations. RECORD GROUPS: To effectively locate materials held by NARA, you should understand a little about record groups. Record groups are categories of like materials A description of the record group concept at NARA can be found at http://www.nara.gov/research/tools/rgconcpt.html. A full catalog of record groups, their number, contents and location can also be found at http://www.nara.gov/research/findaids/abc/part_a.html (please note the underscore character between part and a in the address). If you take the time to review the lists of record groups, you will be amazed at the range of materials encompassed by the NARA holdings. PUBLICATIONS: NARA has a wide array of publications describing their holdings. Check their descriptions at http://www.nara.gov/publications/pubindex.html. A specific Web page containing aids for family historians can be found at http://www.nara.gov/publications/genihome.html. OBTAINING COPIES/USING THE RIGHT FORMS TO REQUEST THEM: Most important, however, to those of us who wish to obtain copies of specific records for our ancestors from NARA is the Web page, http://www.nara.gov/research/ordering/ordrfrms.html. This page contains information about the six types of records most requested by genealogists and the NARA forms required to obtain copies of those records. The record types and the forms required are: ~ Military service and pension records in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC (NATF Form 80) ~ Military service records in the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO (Standard Form 180) ~ Ship passenger arrival records (NATF Form 81) ~ Census records (NATF Form 82) ~ Eastern Cherokee land application records (NATF Form 83) ~ Land entry files (NATF Form 84) Information regarding how the forms can be easily obtained can also be found on this Web page. (Form 180 can be obtained from a Web site; all others can be requested by standard mail or E-mail by following instructions provided on the Web page.) ONLINE SEARCH FACILITIES: NARA has online search facilities at its site. Click on the 'Search' tab at the top of most screens at its Web site, or enter http://search.nara.gov in your Web browser program. Once you understand what a record group is, you may want to try a search of NARA's online catalog for records of interest to you. Here you can search both NARA's Web pages and their Web-based databases. Another online search facility is NAIL (the National Archival Information Locator), a prototype of the database ultimately intended to contain an index of all NARA's holdings. Some materials are there already, including text, maps, motion picture, sound and other materials. Some of these materials have been digitized and are available as part of the search results, serving as examples of what is available. As an example, starting to use NAIL at http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html, I used the NAIL Standard Search and entered the surname Abercrombie. The search results yielded some Selective Service System Registration Cards for several Abercrombies, some criminal defendant cases for people of this surname in the 1880s and 1890s, and some Dawes enrollment records for Native Americans from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes. (NOTE: There are representative records from many areas of NARA but certainly not everything from NARA is represented and indexed in NAIL.) NAIL also provides a search of microfilm publications. For example, I submitted a search for the words 'post' and 'office' in hopes of locating microfilm records of old post offices. Sure enough, using NAIL I located four rolls of NARA's microfilm publications that contain information concerning post offices. ASKING QUESTIONS VIA E-MAIL: Finally, if you have searched the extensive NARA Web site and checked the catalogs and still have questions, you can contact NARA electronically. Go to their Web page at http://www.nara.gov/nara/mail.html# inquire and read the instructions for sending e-mail to NARA. Make sure you use the correct E-mail address for the right topic. Please be patient. You will find that the people at NARA are responsive and helpful but they do have a lot of E-mail inquiries. SUMMARY: As you can see, NARA is a very big place with a tremendous volume of historical records about the United States and about its citizens. As family history researchers, I will admit that it can seem overwhelming and that it might be a challenge to locate specific records there. The key here, as in all other effective research, is in your advance preparation. Obtaining free pamphlets and purchasing publications about NARA's resources is an excellent starting point. Invest some time in becoming familiar with what types of records you might find at the various NARA ites. Spend an enjoyable hour or two exploring the NARA Web pages mentioned above and others you encounter along the way. Experiment with NARA's online search facilities. Determine (and order) the forms you need to request copies of records of your ancestors. And finally, ask those still unanswered questions via the E-mail query facility. The quantity and quality of the materials at NARA can be invaluable to your genealogical research. I hope you will invest the time to learn how to use their resources and achieve some new successes in your research there, whether by mail or by visiting the correct location to work with documents in person. Happy Hunting! George, Copyright 2000, MyFamily.com. All rights reserved. Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 - E-fax (707)222-1210 - e-mail:sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html Barren Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/ TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

TIP #276 - WHY CAN'T I FIND WHERE GREAT-GRANDPA IS BURIED? Now perhaps this topic is far too basic for many readers, but if we will admit it to ourselves, many of us have floundered at times with the question. I remember back almost 30 years ago when I first started digging for the roots of our family, that I gave up too easily. If I was fortunate enough to get to a library large enough to have any records at all on the area of the country in which I was hunting - and was doubly excited to find a cemetery book on that county ... and ...... no. No burial record so he must not have died there. I gave up and figured that they must have moved or maybe wasn't there anyway. As the list owner of other lists, I receive many queries about doing a look-up in the published cemetery records of the counties with which I am familiar and when I tell the individual that there is no record of the burial location of their illusive ancestor here - I also try to explain the possible reasons for this. I've also had recently a query about our local cemetery book "are all the burials before 1820 in the book?" No, of course not, and here's why. 1. Maybe Kentucky is unique, but I really don't think so. The land is not flat and wide open where one can see for miles. The landscape varies from area to area, but most the state is hilly and densely covered with tall trees and lush undergrowth. Of every cemetery that has been recorded in the various county books, there is the possibility of 10 that haven't been found. Cabins long gone with little family cemeteries nearby are now covered with timber, grasses - "back to nature." 2. Deserted cemeteries vs cattle pastures. Sorry to say, but a reality of life, is the fact that as farms have changed ownership over the years, many newer owners have not preserved the cemeteries. They have been plowed under (with the stones sometimes moved), or have been opened to the livestock who have knocked the stones down and trampled them into the ground. We have discussed the laws concerning cemeteries before, but sadly, these laws are not always obeyed. 3. Inadequate early record keeping. Birth and death certificates were not issued in Kentucky until 1911. From 1852 through 1910, there were years that the legislature required the recording of these vital statistics but many didn't make it to print: a. The physician/midwife forgot to turn the events in to the County Clerk b. The county clerk forgot to enter them c. The State didn't require them on the year of your ancestor's death d. They were recorded but the physician/midwife got the date wrong e. They were recorded but the county clerk misinterpreted the physician/midwife's handwriting 4. Family couldn't afford a stone. This happened many times. Unable to financially to afford a stone or the inability of locating someone to carve a stone, many of the old graves were marked merely by wooden crosses or later, funeral home metal signs. These have deteriorated or been knocked down over the years. 5. No funeral home records. Most funeral homes didn't come into vogue until the very late 1800's or early 1900's. People were not embalmed; most were buried within a day of their death by family and friends in the family cemetery on their property. Perhaps the only record is scribbled in a family Bible which no longer exists. 6. No newspaper obituaries. Prior to the Civil War, most smaller towns either didn't have a paper or they were destroyed during the war. Many papers ceased operation during the Civil War also so all those dying prior to the Civil War may never have had a paper to be recorded in. Early obituaries were found scattered throughout the paper between the hog reports or in town happenings written by local "correspondents." These local happenings were dependent on one individual to remember who had been born or died, their getting them to the newspaper office and the editor running the column - many times much after the person had died. 7. Inability to read and copy the stones in the cemetery. Perhaps we have been fortunate enough to locate the cemetery - a little family cemetery. In all probability, unless there are family descendants still in the area who have taken care of the cemetery, it is one mass of briars, poison ivy, ticks, groundhog holes, broken trees, beer bottles and snakes. Hacking you way through with a machette and pulling out weeds may reveal stones, but many are missed unintentionally. We have re-catalogued cemeteries that are already listed and found errors in transcription and new stones. We just happened to be there perhaps during a different season when the weeds were down or using a pry bar (tapping into the ground) found another stone buried under the dirt. In most of these cemeteries one can find evidence of many more graves from indentations (and we so indicate), but no stones to identify. Cemeteries are littered with field stones - natural rocks and stones that are in the area - which just happened to be used by many early settlers to mark the graves - we try to look at each one to see if there is anything carved into it with a pocket knife - or if it is just that, a field stone. 8. No caretakers. Many people seem to assume that every cemetery has a caretaker. Absolutely not. It is the exception not the rule in the small cemeteries that are not municipally owned, or church owned. And both of them can be "iffy." Many municipal cemeteries have started out as private cemeteries and when the city takes over, the record keeping leaves much to be desired. At our large municipal cemetery we have found a possible 100 or more burials that were not recorded, and the caretaker has many plots sold over the last 100 plus years and doesn't know if anyone was ever buried there. Church cemeteries may or may not have records kept by the church. Some churches kept excellent records of the deaths of church members, but seldom indicated where they were buried. In the smaller communities, many of the pastors are part time and the clerk of the church may or may not have all the old church books. Maddening, but true! 9. Epidemics, wars and other disasters often resulted in burying the person where they fell. Cholera epidemics and other contagious (and often incurable diseases of the time) resulted in the person being hastily pushed into a hand-dug grave next to where the body lay. So many died that no official records were kept. 10. People not buried where they were supposed to be. In many old funeral home registers, the place of interment is shown, but lo and behold they are not found there - this being in more "modern" times. Why? Well - high creeks and rivers blocking the old horse drawn hearse from crossing; cold weather resulting in the ground being frozen and the body having to be kept in an "ice" house for months; changes of mind by the family - many reasons. In conclusion, many times we have to work on the supposition that the person did die and was buried where family tales have said they were, but we may never find the grave or any written documentation. (c) Copyright 27 Jan 2000, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 - E-fax (707)222-1210 - e-mail:sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html Barren Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/ TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios

TIP #275: ANOTHER LOOK AT FLOYD, FRANKLIN, FULTON AND GALLATIN COUNTIES. I'm returning temporarily to a more contemporary look at our counties as presented in the 1960's or 1970's by former Governor Louie Nunn. While not as "historic" he mentioned many attractions and historical facts that have not been posted in the past. I will continue interspersing these with other research tips. FLOYD County, which became the 40th of our counties in 1800, was so large at the onset that 15 counties have been formed from its lands since then. Floyd, itself, was formed from Fleming, Mason and Montgomery Counties, it lies close to the Virginia line in Eastern Kentucky and was named in honor of Colonel John FLOYD, a Virginian and early surveyor of Kentucky. The mountainous surface of Floyd County abounds in coal. On the surface, its principal crops are corn, wheat, oats and flax. Floyd County's county seat, Prestonburg, lies between the Big Sandy River and the hills. This town, which grew from an early establishment known as PRESTON's campsite, is the oldest organized government center in the mountain regions of Kentucky. At Prestonburg is Jenny WILEY State Park. The oldest house in Prestonburg is the GARFIELD Home, which was the headquarters of General James A. GARFIELD during the Civil War. In the small town of David, in Floyd County, are the original salt springs discovered by Daniel BOONE in 1767. The spring served pioneers an Civil War troops. A most interesting story is told about a section called Little Floyd County. In a no-man's land surrounded by Pike County, 13 miles north of Pikeville and 19 miles south of Prestonburg, lie a thousand acres of land known as Little Floyd. Little Floyd is the creation of the 1845 legislature which honored Pandy R. STRATTON's plea to put his Pike County annexed lands back in the original Floyd County, and the land was legalized on paper. FRANKLIN COUNTY, which became our 19th county in 1795, was named in honor of the distinguished statesman Benjamin FRANKLIN. It is now the home of our state capitol, Frankfort. Frankfort was founded in 1786 and was made capitol in 1792 by the new formed Kentucky legislature in Lexington. High forested cliffs rise above the Kentucky River banks, in our capital, which also serves as the Franklin County seat. Before Frankfort was even settled, the place was called Frank's Ford in honor of Stephen FRANK, who was killed during a skirmish with Indians while camped near a ford on the Kentucky River. The State capitol, the Floral Clock, Daniel BOONE's grave in the Frankfort Cemetery - these are just some of the things to see in Frankfort. You can also visit the noble old State House (formerly the Capitol Building), where a flag of the Confederate States was flown during an occupation by Confederate troops in 1862. Our new capitol was dedicated in 1909 and is patterned after the nation's capitol in Washington. The Bedford stone structure is topped by a dome which rises 190 feet above the rotunda floor. A carillon peals out the hours from the roof of the capitol, and its bells play beautiful music at certain times of the day. Liberty Hall, one of the oldest Frankfort residences, was built in 1796 by one of Kentucky's first two United State Senators, John BROWN. It is in a fine state of preservation and is open to the public. A famous Kentucky tragedy that happened in Frankfort has been the subject of many renowned authors. Jeroboam BEAUCHAMP stabbed Colonel Solomon P SHARP to death in a house on Madison Street in November, 1825. BEAUCHAMP and his wife, Ann COOK, who had provoked BEAUCHAMP into the act, attempted suicide the night before BEAUCHAMP was to be executed. Ann died, but BEAUCHAMP was carried to the gallows and hanged. Their story was given wide publicity, and it found its way into Edgar Allan POE's "Politician" and Robert Penn WARREN's novel, "World Enough and Time." But Franklin County is a much more peaceful place now, and, besides being a center of state government, it has important industries including some of the nation's most famous distilleries. FULTON COUNTY. Color and beauty are two qualities that naturally belong to Fulton County. The county seat, Hickman, was first settled in 1818by James MILLS. It became an important shipping center for the river trade, and so charming a place that Mark TWAIN, in his life on the Mississippi, described it as one of the most beautiful towns on the river. Built on three levels of a great bluff, Hickman boasts a breathtaking view of the Mississippi River valley and the flat cotton-growing land to the south and west. Not far from Hickman lies Fulton, which has a twin, South Fulton, Tennessee, separated from it by the Kentucky-Tennessee line. Fulton's claim as banana capital of the nation is well founded. Shipped here from New Orleans and other gulf ports, the bananas are re-iced before being shipped across America. Every fall, the two Fultons stage an international banana festival, which includes a music fiesta, Latin American displays, and the selection of a Banana Princess. A most unusual geographical oddity is Fulton County's Kentucky Bend (Or Madrid Bend, as some call it), when the Mississippi River changed course in the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12, a horseshoe bend in the river was formed which completely isolates a part of Fulton County from the rest of Kentucky. You can get there from the main body of Fulton County only by crossing the Mississippi River twice or by coming up from Tennessee. It is impossible to get thee without leaving Kentucky soil. The town of Cayce is immortalized in the ballad, Casey JONES, whose hero came from Fulton County. It was here that Martin Luther JONES was born, and he began working for the railroad at the age of 17. Jones got his nickname from the town (pronounced Casey ... even though it's spelled differently), many years before he died with his hand on the throttle ... and took his farewell journey to the promised land, another in a long line of Kentucky folk heroes. GALLATIN COUNTY: Formed from Franklin and Shelby Counties, Gallatin became our 30th county in 1799. It was named for Albert GALLATIN, a Swiss native who became Secretary of the Treasury under President JEFFERSON. Visitors always enjoy the magnificent views of the Ohio River in northern Gallatin County. The county seat, Warsaw, was first called Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg was founded on the Ohio River about 1800, when pioneers landed eleven flatboats to establish a settlement. The boat timers were split and built into temporary cabins, which joined the homes of settlers who had already arrived through Cumberland Gap. (Those early pioneers had trekked all the way north from the southeastern border of Kentucky). In 1831, the name of Fredericksburg was changed and Warsaw was established as the county seat. Overlooking the river at the west end of Warsaw is old PAYNE Manor, a rambling Greek revival home built in 1850 by the son of a Revolutionary War officer, General John PAYNE. Markland Dam, 3 ½ miles downstream from Warsaw, on US42, was completed in 1963. The 1,416 foot dam is an important part of the Ohio navigation system and has 12 gates - each 42 feet high. The public is invited to use the recreational facilities that are provided at the dam. An observation platform overlooks the locks, and three ferries still operate near the dam. (c) Copyright 20 January 2000, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky-com. Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html Barren Co Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/ TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

TIP #274: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF COMPUTER GENEALOGY Ah computers. What a wonderful way to work on one's genealogy! How much faster than handwriting or typing out family sheets and pedigree charts. Now software programs let you plug in the information in a zip, hook all the families together, calculate ages ... all those things we used to slave over by the hours. Then, there is the internet. Seemingly thousands of new cousins sprouting up all over the place; people you may never have found without those internet searches. What a blessing! And oh, those wonderful gedcoms and genealogy sites. One could spend an entire day surfing the web, in total awe that there is someone actually working on the same surname as we! And there ... they have solved your entire family tree all the way back to Adam and Eve. You excitedly accept their data, with our without documentation, to be the gospel truth and settle back totally content that finally, you can move on to another line that had been giving you trouble. Whoa! Imagine for just a split second that the person who had taken your pedigree back through all the royal households; tied you in with every president of the United States; and even shown your coat of arms - was wrong? What if they got their information from another gencom that was in error? What if it came from "crazy aunt Lizzie" who had dreams of grandeur of being related to all the famous people, or who got all of her dates and data wrong? But wait you say! I can't get to all the libraries clear across the country or visit the courthouses on the other coast? This is my ONLY way of getting the data, what am I to do? Well, we've all been there, believe me. Unless we have unlimited resources and can hop a jet to London, Paris, Germany; or even driven thousands of miles .... we all know! Here it is being handed to us on the proverbial silver platter and we can finally give our grandkids their family tree, hoping they will appreciate it in later years. What else can be do? I for one DO search all the web sites and gedcoms. I often print off the findings of this long unknown cousin or aunt and uncle and then I start dissecting them. 1 - is there a name and email of the submitter than I can write to and seek documentation or offer corrections? 2 - Does the data they have dovetail closely with what I have with a few minor details different that between I have that I can work out? 3 - Have they given their sources that are in the public domain? If so, can you write for a copy of some of the records from county clerks to verify the information? Maybe this was a different George Rogers Clark who was named for the famous Clark??? Is this the same Eisenhower family that I know to be part of our immediate family line, or a contemporary unrelated? What if there is NO documentation? Then I take it with a grain of salt and put it in a file of hopeful possibilities. What if there are drastic differences between the information shown and what I have worked on for years? Then is the time to put a big question mark on it and put it in a "to be investigated" file. Don't throw out the baby with the bath water on all the information you have already accumulated thinking that they must know best because they have it on a web site! What if I cannot get paper documentation? Then, I don't use it as an "official" record. I might cite the information and stress that "I cannot confirm the following information." But ... I've found that one has to be careful with even doing that as once it is in print, people do exactly what we shouldn't do --- take it as Gospel. A favorite pastor of mine did a small book on his family tree and prefaced the findings with the words: "How it might have been by someone who wasn't there." In conclusion, be careful on mass acceptance of all the data we find. I have found glaring errors within family lines by those who sincerely had found THE missing puzzles. Some of this came from the DAR, SAR or family members. But after being thrilled with the findings later realized that "this just can't be" ... I know that Marcellus was a Presbyterian minister because his name is on the church documents complete with his photograph! Robert could not have been a hero of the Spanish American War - I have a picture from the local newspaper of his hanging on the courthouse lawn! So whether we do our genealogy the old fashioned way by paper and pen in musty courthouses, or with the speed of transmission via the internet - the rules are the same. Question, prove, disprove, keep and throw out. (c) Copyright 13 Jan 2000, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

I had no way of contacting all of you sorry to say. My computer took a hit by a power surge or a virus on Dec 23rd and I just got my system back. I lost my mother board, cdrom drive and video card. I'm about 1300 queries etal behind and will be spending the rest of the week playing catch-up. I'll hopefully be back next week with another tip. Thanks for your patience! Sandi Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

TIP #273 - WEARY FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW Again, before the Christmas holidays descend upon us in a few days and the year 2000 rolls around with all its Y2K fears; I would like to take my last break from researching tips to continue the theme set in last week's post. As I write this, no snows have graced our countryside though in the forecast more frequently now. Christmas Eve perhaps? No matter our ages, no matter where we live, there is something childlike in us that wants to rush from the warm bed covers on Christmas morn to be greeted by a coating of snow to make the world all safe and pure again. If we bundle up like our mother told us to, complete with sweater, coat, scarf, hat, mittens, and boots, maybe we can look outside this Christmas morning. There is not a sound as we close the door behind us. It's as if the world were still asleep. The only sound is the whispering of the winter breeze through the bare trees. We stop and listen and suddenly realize that it is the wind we're hearing. It is the whispering sound of voices from our past - those dear family members we talked to last week, desperately attempting to explain what life is now like in the town they knew so well. Their voices are muted but yet clear in your heart. They are arguing amongst themselves about what all this means. As suddenly as the whispers wafted through the air, they cease. We glance down in the drifting snow and there are footprints ... weary footprints in the snow. They are walking determinedly down the road as if they were on a quest to find something - anything they might recognize. Almost afraid to take a deep breath in the cold morning air lest they see the steam escaping through our lips, we walk as quietly behind them as we can putting our footprints within theirs. As they come to the end of the street they stop, uncertain which way to turn. Slowly, some with a noted limp which we know came from an old Civil War wound, they proceed They are making their way down town, a long walk in this frigid air. Something akin to a gasp is heard from one of the old warriors as he espys a statue on the courthouse lawn. They make their way to the bronze figure sheathed in ice and an old man's fingers trace out the wording engraved in the plaque below. A tear drops from his eye as he traces out his name, his rank, his outfit! As he looks upward he is taken aback for a moment as he looks upon his own likeness. "Killed in the line of duty with the Orphan Brigade." As his shoulders begin to tremble, an old pioneer lady walks slowly to his side and takes his hand in her. Gnarled in pain, she gives him the strongest squeeze she can and whispers, "They remembered you John, they remembered." The tear, now frozen upon the wrinkled cheek is soon melted by the smile that breaks forth on his face. A child steps out of the crowd now, a beautiful little girl who had been stricken in the peak of her childhood with cholera, and she dashes across the street to an empty lot. "Papa, papa," she cries out excitedly, "where's our house." "What happened, Papa?" The group carefully walks across the street to stand before this gaping hole, each remembering all the wonderful things that they had shared there. "Martha, all of our children were born there and during the big earthquake, all our neighbors took shelter in our parlor." "Remember when we watched the big circus parade as it passed our house?" Another stronger voice is heard now as he stands before a large store. The lights had been left on all night for Christmas Eve, it's garish neon lights flashing out "Season's Greetings." Red, white, green and orange lights flashed off and on around the window as a pudgy Santa Claus rotated round and round squeaking out a "Ho, Ho, Ho." Mini skirts graced a blindly staring mannequin; leather jackets draped over the shoulders of a young man astride something that looked like a monster in chrome and black. Signs announced that ear piercing and tattooing were available by appointment only. The group steps back not believing what they are seeing. They stand back as if hypnotized by the sight. Finally, they approach the courthouse. The door is unlocked as if welcoming them in. They cautiously enter the old oaken door and start walking down the hallway. They are greeted with a wall of pictures of the former county clerks, circuit clerks and lawyers. All of a sudden the age and weariness seems to be dissipated as they eagerly go from picture to picture "William, come here!" "Here's your grandfather!" "Why that no good .... he should never have been elected, fixed the election he did!" Mothers reach out and trace the outline of the faces of the famous men who held court in this building. Memories of trials, precious remembrances of marriage licenses, and those dreaded taxes. Hearing a noise, the group darts into the shadows as they watch a well dressed young man hurrying down the hall with a box in his left hand with some sort of a handle on it and hear a sound coming from it saying "you've got mail." He grumbles quite out loud about having to leave his family on Christmas Day to handle this drug case. Drug case? Did he need medicine? Was he a doctor as well as a lawyer? After his passing, the settlers turn down another familiar hall and come to the Sheriff's office. Whose pictures are these they wonder? FBI Most Wanted it says. Murder, non child support, bank robbery? Who are these awful people and why are their pictures in our courthouse? Has the world gone mad? Growing weary, the group makes their way back outside. The precious stillness of the morning has been broken now by sounds of rushing carriages, strange though they seem. Beeping horns and screeching tires have broken the solitude of their memories. People were dashing here and there on their way somewhere. Did they still go to grandmother's house for turkey, cornbread stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie on Christmas Day? "This is surely a strange world now," they uniformly say to themselves. Somehow they don't feel at home here anymore. Their time is past. To a person, the small group prepares to leave. Suddenly they are jostled by a crowd who doesn't sense their presence. These new people are rushing to the steps of the courthouse and gathering in some pre-determined pattern. The settlers pause, curious as to what is happening. Suddenly everyone seems to be where they are supposed to be; each is holding a candle and a book. A man steps out of the crowd and stands before them and raises his hands. Suddenly, the group's voices break forth into the old time Christmas carols; Silent Night, Hark the Herald Angels Sing". Song after song rings forth and the visitors to the times find a place to sit on benches around them. No one seems to notice that there are a few more tenors and sopranos singing in the back of the gathering crowd. No one hears the excited cheer when the visitors recognize someone who is their great-great-grandchild and praises God that they are singing and not in that group of strange pictures in the courthouse. They clap and sing, joining with the heavenly hosts that Christmas morning and now they knew the answer to their quest. They had been important, each in their own way. They had helped mold the next generations and some of them were holding in, honoring the family name. A unanimous shout of victory went up from the visitors and it was loud enough to stop the singing and cause the crowd which had gathered to turn around. "Season's Greetings?" It's "Merry Christmas" They all know they heard those exact words but strange, all they saw were some weary footprints in the snow. Merry Christmas and God's blessings on you and yours. Sandi (c) 23 December 1999, All Rights Reserved, Sandra K. Gorin, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

TIP #271 - CHRISTMAS MEMORIES IN KENTUCKY I am sitting here at the computer in Glasgow, Kentucky, watching the forecast for possible snow flurries and the wind is exerting itself strongly. As is my custom, I like to post around Christmas time on something that would be like a gift to you, all of my faithful readers - yet one of some genealogical value. Today my thoughts are of the coming millenium and all that has happened in the world. But, that would be a too far-reaching topic so let's narrow it down from 1792 to the present when Kentucky became the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Now I'm not going to list all the wars, county divisions, and statistical information. I'm thinking of people; those known and hidden ancestors of ours who called Kentucky their home during the past almost 207 years. What would happen if all these family tree members of ours could spend one day here again? What if those brave pioneers born in the 1700's could be "beamed dowm" for a 24 hour period to where they used to live here in Kentucky? And, what if you and I were appointed to gather our family together and try to explain what all these strange sites were? Let's see - what HAS changed in 207 years? You're welcome to eavesdrop on the conversation. Ah yes, we explain, the day of the old horse and wagons are long gone. Those horses in the pasture? Oh, they're just used for pleasure riding or for racing in the Kentucky Derby. Can they pull a plow? Well, no, but some of them can pull a surrey and some look awfully fancy in all their finery in the horse shows. Where are the steam boats? Well, you don't many of them anymore unless it's in a special 4th of July celebration when the Belle of Louisville races once again. No, there's not too many ferries left either - there is one over there on the Green River outside Mammoth Cave. What's that? Oh, that's just a jet plane going over flying someone from across the continent to land at the Louisville Airport? And that strange looking contraption? That's a helicopter. Police and hospitals used them a lot. And that's a 2000 model Honda LX coming down the road. No, it's made in Japan and goes about 65 miles an hour in speed zones. No, can't rightly say I've seen a carriage for a long time ... except maybe in the 1992 bicentennial festivities. Well, there are few cabins left in the county I think. Oh, that's a condominium, and over there is an apartment building. The thing sticking up in the ground. That's a satellite dish so we can see television from all over the world. Television? We'll talk about that later! Do you want to come inside? Oh, this is where your cabin used to be? How neat! That's ok, come right on in. We call this the living room; no, not too many houses have parlors or sitting rooms anymore. Ah, ah ... that's the bathroom .... you know ... the replacement for the .... privy? And that's called the bathtub. No, we don't have to heat water anymore and put it in a tub. Oh yes, it's well used, people take baths or showers every day pretty much anymore! Here's the kitchen; no, it's in the house now. Over there is a microwave oven. Well, that's something that cooks food really quickly, just takes a few minutes. There's the refrigerator. No, that's what keeps the food cold now, that top part there is called a freezer and you can freeze enough meat or tv dinners to last for a long time. Oh, that television contraption? Here, let me turn it on for you. Don't be scared! That's CNN, we can see news as it happens all over the world now. This station comes from Louisville - yes, they're talking right now as we hear them. Oh, here's the weather channel. We can now tell what the weather is going to be all over the world for up to a week ahead of time. Let's head into the bedroom - this is called the master bedroom. Go ahead and sit down on the bed. Don't worry, it's meant to do that, it's a water bed! That's a radio, it's sort of like a television without a picture. That? That's a clock, tells us what time it is. No, not too many people have sundials any more. Yes, we have plenty of churches. Well, here's one thing that hasn't changed too much over the years has it? It has? What's different? Oh, it's cool in here because the air conditioning in on. That's a device that blows cool air everywhere; when it gets a little colder the central heat will kick on. No, there's no fireplaces anymore or old wood stoves. Hmmm... you like the padded pews huh? No, they didn't have to chop any wood to carve out the pews, machines make them now. Up there? That's a wide screen television so people in the back can see the preacher if the church is packed. What? That's the baptismal, we don't take people to the mill pond much anymore. Sure is fancy isn't it? The preachers don't have to shout too much any more, they have microphones to broadcast their voice all over. One thing hasn't changed though ..the old time Gospel preaching churches are still preaching the same message! I don't know when Crutcher's General Store was torn town. Now a lot of the stores are all inside what's known as a mall. This is our big mall here in town, has over 100 stores. It does look kinda strange to see trees growing inside doesn't it? Why you can buy almost anything you need in one place now. No, there's no pickle barrels around and haven't seen a spitoon since I was a boy. Yes, everyone seems to be in a hurry don't they, not much time for chatting anymore. I've shown you about everything that I can think of - those are telephone lines so we can call everyone all over the world. Those are power lines - all of our homes are electrified now at the flip of a switch. We keep those old kerosene lanterns though in case of power losses. Candles are still around; we use them for decorations. Oh, I forgot! Here's a computer. A computer? That's awfully hard to explain. You turn it on and you can get messages from people clear across the country in a matter of seconds. You can read magazines and newspapers, get medical advice .... about everything you can think of. Is there anything else you would like to see? Oh, yes; I should have thought of that. Let's get in my car and I'll take you there. It's still there although a lot are gone now. It's such a shame too, plowed under, cattle grazing through them ... but yours is still there. Someone in the family goes there as much as they can and keeps it all cleaned up. Here we are - see we even have a sign with your name on it. If you like, I'll just let you walk around by yourself if you'd like to be alone. Ok, I'll walk with you if you like. Tell me about the people buried here. Were they your friends? What happened to them? I promise that I won't forget what you tell me; I'll write it down and save it for your great grandchildren of coming generations. It is time to go now and as suddenly as our visitors appeared they are gone. What changes they have witnessed; many they would never be able to understand. You didn't have time to tell them that we've walked on the moon, sent probes to Mars, have telescopes out in space. I chose not to tell them about the wars, of children killing children in school, or political matters. But, we have the chance to remember them and preserve their memories. Every time we work on our family tree, take a photograph of their old home, meet a distant cousin - we keep their names alive into the 21st century. Merry Christmas to all. Sandi (c) Copyright 16 December 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

TIP# 271: ANOTHER LOOK AT ELLIOTT, FAYETTE AND FLEMING COUNTIES Again, these are taken from a speech from former Governor Louie Nunn at the Kentucky State Fair at an unknown date, most likely in the 1970's. ELLIOTT COUNTY, in the northeast part of Kentucky, became our 113th County in 1869. It was formed from Carter, Lawrence and Morgan Counties. John ELLIOTT, for whom Elliot County was named, was born in Scott County, Virginia, 1820. He practiced law with considerable success after being admitted to the bar in 1843. He became a legislator from Floyd, Pike, and Johnson Counties. He was expelled from his seat during the Civil War for giving aid to Confederate soldiers and afterwards worked for the cause of the South. He was elected a Circuit Court Judge. Elliott County is rich and picturesque, with much of its wealth realized from good grazing land, timber products and burley tobacco. The county is a great hunting ground for strange stones and flint hard pieces, known as kimberlite, datite and false rubies. At the mouth of Ison Creek, near Stevens, is an area in which explorers have hunted gems and minerals since 1885. Private explorations have currently been completed and there are claims of platinum in the lands. Experts suggest that diamonds may be buried deep in the geological formations, shaped like inverted cones, but none have ever been found. The county seat of Elliot, Sandy Hook, has the Little Sandy River to its north where there is exciting fishing. The Grayson Reservoir has been completed in parts of Carter and Elliott Counties. It covers 6,000 acres and will be developed for boating, fishing, and other outdoor recreation. In ESTILL COUNTY, a scenic section of Kentucky's land of natural bridges, you discover Sugartop Mountain and Happy Top Mountain overlooking beautiful valleys and sparkling waters. Estill County, the 50th of the state, was established in 1808 from parts of Madison and Clark Counties. History did not bypass Estill County in its exciting accounts of pioneer settlement. The county, named for the hero James ESTILL who fought in the Indian War of 1782, was a major center of Kentucky's bustling 19th-century iron industry. Remains of the old Fitchburg Furnace are still explored by visitors. When it was in operation, from about 1860 to 1872, it was one of the largest charcoal burning furnaces in the world. The county seat, Irvine, was named after another Indian War hero, William IRVINE, and has a beautiful location on the Kentucky River. In Irvine is the famous Estill Springs, which for many years served as the scene of reunions for the Kentucky Infantry, which a local military leader, a Colonel BARNES, had organized to fight in the Union Army. Irvine today is the center of farm lands and coal cleaning plants. Estill's eastern lands are within the vast Daniel BOONE National Forest, which offers vacationers marvelous hiking trails, picnic areas, and secluded campsites. The Red River flows between Estill and Clark Counties, and was a means of transporting Fitchburg Iron out of the county. Now, of course, the Red River is very much in the news as one of the hundreds of natural beauties our state is blessed with so abundantly. FAYETTE COUNTY is a combination of commerce, history, bluegrass, horse racing, education, wonderful people. Fayette was one of the three counties which comprised the whole district of Kentucky when we were part of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia granted the name of Fayette to the district in honor of General Mortimer De Lafayette, the gallant Frenchman who was a champion of liberty to early Americans. Four other counties took some of their area from Fayette County, whose boundaries now lie in the middle of the state. Lexington, the county seat of Fayette, was known as the "Athens of the West" for it's early cultural developments. It's famous for its horse racing, which started in 1787. The first race track was built in 1798 and the Lexington Jockey Club, which held its first meeting in Henry CLAY's home, was organized in 1809. CLAY was one of the first American horse breeders to introduce the Arabian strain, using Stamboul, a noted Arabian horse, for his sire. One of the sportiest race tracks in America is Keeneland, at Lexington, which covers a land grant originally from Patrick HENRY. The Lexington Trotting Track ("The Big Red Mile"), on South Broadway, is known as the fastest trotting track and holds more world records than any other in America. The Bluegrass Region, of which Lexington is the center, comprises about 1200 square miles and has some of the most celebrated horse farms in the world. Visitors are welcome to visit them almost any day of the year. The Gratz Park area was named from the Benjamin GRATZ home, built in 1806. Here, also, is Hopemont, home of the Rebel raider, John Hunt MORGAN. In another section of town is Ashland, the estate where Henry CLAY built a home for his bride in 1811. CLAY named his English-style manor house after the estate's majestic ash trees, some of which were cut for the home'' interior woodwork. This gracious home was in the CLAY family for four generations before being opened to the public in 1950. The University of Kentucky was formed i 1865, and Transylvania College, the first institution of higher education west of the Alleghenies, was founded in Danville in 1783 and moved to Lexington in 1789. Two of its alumni were John Hunt MORGAN and Jefferson DAVIS. FLEMING COUNTY became our 26th county in 1798. It was formed from part of Mason County. The County seat, Flemingsburg, is rich in history. Both the town and the county were named for John FLEMING, a Virginian who came down the Ohio in a canoe to Maysville in 1787 with his half-brother, George STOCKTON. Both established towns. FLEMING died within seven years from a wound received in a skirmish with Indians at Battle Run. FLEMING's name lives on in the settlement he established, and his half-brother, STOCKTON, is remembered in a pioneer story of bravery and spirit. They say that, as an infant, STOCKTON had been kidnapped by Indians and had lived with them long enough to obtain a yearning for the wilderness land in Kentucky. In 1790, after he came into the area that is now Fleming County, STOCKTON and a companion left their establishment to hunt along Fox Creek and were attacked by two Indians while asleep. After killing STOCKTON, and wounding the companion, the Indians fled and BEECHUM, the companion, crawled fourteen miles to the fort. Friends of STOCKTON's establishment found his body, which had been guarded by his dog, and they buried it where it lay. Stockton Creek, in Fleming County, is named for him. Fleming County was the home of four Governors in the 19th century. Alvin SAUNDERS was the last Territorial Governor of Nebraska; Claiborne F. JACKSON was a Governor of Missouri in 1861. Willis A. GORMAN was the second Territorial Governor of Minnesota, and Richard M. BISHOP was Governor of Ohio. Fleming County is land with an enviable heritage and much beauty in its countryside - it's a proud part of our wonderful Commonwealth. (c) Copyright 9 December 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

TIP #270 - LOGAN'S (ST. ASAPH'S) STATION, BOWMAN'S STATION AND ROGER'S FORT LOGAN'S Station: This fort was settled by Colonal Benjamin LOGAN in 1775 and was situated one mile west of Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky. William HUDSON was killed by the Indians here; John KENNEDY was wounded; Burr HARRISON,killed; David LOGAN thought killed on his way to the station; Ambrose GRISSOM, killed; Jonas MENEFEE and Samuel INGRAM, wounded. In 1778, John LOGAN set out from the station in company with John KENNEDY, Alexander BARNET, Alexander MONTGOMERY and Jared MENEFEE to explored the Indian country. They joined BOONE's party at Blue Licks, total number of men was 18. Simon KENTON was their guide. Wm. RYBURN, Hugh ROSS, Benj. PETTIT, Joseph KENNEDY, George CLARKE, Wm. MILLER, Samuel HITE and Wm. PATON were in the latter party. This information taken from the Fayette Co. Circuit Court records by STAPLES, and the KY Historical Register and Draper mss. The following names appeared in Captain Benjamin LOGAN's Company, thought to be 1779. Capt Benj. LOGAN, Lt. John LOGAN, Ensign Alex MONTGOMERY, Ensign Azariah DAVIS, Sgt. Benj. PELTON, Sgt. Wm MENIFEE, Sgt. Roswell STEVENS, Sgt. George CLARK, Rob. BARNET, Ogden DEVERS, Benj. DRAKE, Isaac DRAKE, John DRAKE, Jonathan DRAKE, John EALOR, Chas. ENGLISH, Stevens ENGLISH, John FAIN, John JONES, John KENNEDY, James KNOX, Hugh LEEPER, James LEEPER, Wm. LOGAN, Thos. LOVELEDD, Joseph LUSK, John McCORMICK, David MITCHELL, Wm. MITCHELL, Alex. MONTGOMERY, John MONTGOMERY, Wm. MONTGOMERY, Wm. NEAL, Wm PATTON, Samuel PHELPS, Wm. PHELPS, Wm. BARTON, Samuel BELL, Arthur BLACKBURN, Alex. BOHANNON, John BOHANNON, Benj. BRIGGS, Samuel BRIGGS, James BROWN, John CANTERBURY, Caspar CASENER, Wm. CASEY, John CASTILIO, Pierce CASTILIO, Philip CONRAD, Azariah DAVIS, Samuel DEASON, Bartholomew FENTON, George FLINN, Lee GARRETT, John GIBSON, Richard GLOVER, John GLOVER, John GRIMES, Wm. GRIMES, Jacob GUNN, David HAWKINS, Jacob HERMAN, Roger HINES, Stephen HUSTON, John JOHNS, James JOHNSON, John McELHON, James McELWAIN, John McKAINE, Archibald MAHONE, James MENIFEE, Jarrett MENIFEE, Joseph MENIFEE, John MARTIN, Joseph MARTIN, Samuel MARTIN, James MASON, Samuel MAYES, Andrew MILLER, Henry MILLER, Wm. MILLER, Chas. PHILIPS, John PHILIPS, Nich. PROCTOR, Sr., Nich. PROCTOR, Jr., Chas. RUNSLE, James RUSSELL, Julius SANDERS, Alex. SINCLAIR, George SCOTT, John STORY, John SUMMERS, Arch. THOMASON, Nicholas TRAMMEL, Philip TRAMEL, George WHITE, Wm. WHITLEY. (See also Collins History, Vol 1) The Lincoln Militia Roll - under Capt. Saml. KIRKHAM on an expedition against the enemy Indians under Gen'l. CLARK. (These men enlisted Oct 22, 1782 and were discharged Nov. 23, 1782): Capt. Samuel KIRKHAM, Lt. Henry GRIDER, Ensign William CROW, Sgt. George CAMPBELL, Sgt. Dan'l. BROWN, Sgt. James FISHER, Adjutant John CROW, P. H. Master Jas. THOMPSON, Joseph WILSON, John SELLERS, Josiah BOON, Jeremiah BOON, James STEPHENSON, Sam'l LAURENCE, Isaac LAURENCE, Solomon LAURENCE, Joseph LAURENCE, William GRASEY, Benjamin WHITE, George WILSON, George READING, Edward DOUGHERTY, Sam'l BRINTON/BRENTON?, William BRINTON/BRENTON?, Robt. BRITNON/BRENTON?, James BRINTON/BRENTON?, John BRINTON/BRENTON?, Edwd.TAYLOR, William STONE, Nicholas PIX?, Jesse THOMAS, Abraham THOMAS, Jacob HOLSCLAW, William BARBA, Joshua BARBA, William KERN, William FIELDS, George YUNT, John HARRIS, Peter watts, Robt. FOREMAN, Moses CHERRY, Ash EMMISON, Absalom YAGER, Cornelius YAGER, Stephen ARCHER, Jacob CROW, Levi SCOTT, Isaac ROMINE, Elisha SCOTT. (See also Ky State Historical Society Reg. Vol. 29 (1931), p. 221; Vol II, Kentucky Court and other Records, Ms. W. B. ARDERY for Lincoln Co Militia officers). BOWMAN'S STATION: This station was settled in 1779 by thirty families under Col. Abraham BOWMAN and was located 6 miles east of Harrodsburg. Among the residents there were: Robert BOWMER, his son Herman BOWMER (also shown in some records as BOWMAN), Stephen and Joseph COLLINS, Elisha, Robert and Joshua PRUETT, Wm. HALL, James COX, Thomas GLASS. Not the variance in spelling of BOWMER/BOWMAN). Captain John BOYLE'S Company, 1 Apr 1780 were at stations on or near Dick's Rivr, now in Garrard, Lincoln and Boyle County and included: Capt. John BOYLE, Lt. Samuel DAVIS, Ensign Elisha CLARY, Sgt. Barney BOYLE, Sgt. Jonathan MARSHALL, Jacob ANDERSON, James ANDERSON, Thomas ARBUCKLE, James COYLE, Wm. CRAWFORD, James DAVIS, Robert DESHA, Dennis DIVEN, Owen DIVEN, Hugh GALBREATH, Evandon GORDON, Peter HIGGINS, John HICKS, Wm. HICKS, Sr., Wm. HICKS, Nathan McCLURE, Wm. MARSHALL, Basil MAXWELL, Wm. MENIFEE, Wm. MITCHELL, Robert MOORE, Samuel MOORE, Nehemiah POORE, John POYNTER, James REEVES, Wm. ROWAN, John VARDEMAN, Alex WALKER, Wm. WHITLEY, John WILKINSON, Wm. YOUNG. (See Collins History, Vol 1). ROGERS'S FORT. This lay on a tract of land between Buffalo Creek, east, Cedar Creek, west, Shephardsville Rd, north and Boston Highway 62 south. It was founded by Col. James ROGERS who was born in VA 1742 and died in Ky in 1828. KENTUCKY BAPTISTS, by J. H. Spencer, page 184, 185, 186 states that James Rogers was an early preacher in Lick Creek Church. He was quite a prominent Citizen of Nelson, and served in two of the Danville Conventions." A history/genealogy column in THE KENTUCKY STANDARD, April 17, 1985, by David Hall, (Bardstown, KY) has the following on Rogers Station. " Rogers Station grew from early land deal. William Bard put together one of the earliest real estate deals in what is now Nelson Co. In 1779, probably the summer months, Bard led a party out from the Falls of Ohio to view some "Improvements" grouped around the Buffalo Creek area. He was offering these "land claims" for sale. among the group was Co. James Rogers who later recalled some details of that trip. In the spring of 1780 Col. James Rogers took permanent possession of the preemption west of Buffalo Creek, a part of that area then called :"Bard's Flat" Rogers Station rose in the wilderness and quickly provided temporary shelter for many settlers pouring into Nelson. Not many of the names are known of those who lived here, but those found included: James ROGERS and his family; his brothers Matthew, and Jonathan, were there. Evan WILLIAMS and Wm KEITH were likely residents. Atkinson HILL was there before relocating to GOODIN's Station. Mesheck CARTER and his family and likely John RAY and and Joseph BARNETT. William BARD was here in 1780. This concludes this series. (c) Copyright 2 Dec 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

TIP #269 - LEXINGTON FORT AND RUDDLES FORT Lexington Fort: Contained in the George Rogers Clark manuscripts which are found in the Virginia Archives, Richmond, VA, dated March and April 1781 is found an account given by one Colonel John TODD which lists the names of the four most pushing men as he refers to them, and the laborers working under them. They are found to be: John MORRISON, David MITCHELL, Levi TODD, William HAYDON, Benjamin HAYDON, James McGINTY, John TODD, William NIBLACK, Benjamin BRIGGS, John WILLIAMS, Samuel McMILLEN, Charles SEAMAN, Caleb MASTERSON, John CLARK, John NUT (NITT), Joseph TURNER, Robert PATTERSON, David VANCE, Francis McDURMID Sr, John TORRENCE, Henry McDONALD, Robert STANHOPE, Archibald DICKINSON, Stephen COLLINS, John WYMER (WYMORE), Nicholas BRABSTON, James HAYDON, John STEVENSON, James MASTERSON, James WASON, Patrick OWENS, Francis PATTERSON, Horse HIGHERE, Wm. HAYDON, Wm. ROBERTSON, John WYMERR, Jas. WASON, Wm. McCONNELL, Peter JANUARY, Wm. McCONNELL, Michael WARNOCK, Francis McDONALD, John NAPIER, Ratcliff BOONE, James BOONE, James MORROW, John FITZGERALD, William SHANNON, John CASEY, James WELCH, James HAYDEN [sic], Francis HARPER, Josiah COLLINS, James McCONNELL, Samuel JANUARY, Wm. MARTIN, Samuel MARTIN, William MARTIN, John MARTIN, John McDONALD, Hugh McDONALD, James McDONALD, Daniel McCLAIN, Levi TODD, Alexander McCLAIN, John CLARK, Hugh MARTIN, Caleb MASTERSON, Hugh THOMPSON, WM. McDURMID and son, Robert STANHOPE, John TODD, Wm. McCONNELL, Peter JANUARY, Samuel JANUARY and a McBRIDE. These came CLARK papers were published by the Illinois Historical Society Collection and some of the above names do not appear. The fort was established by Colonel Robert PATTERSON on 17 April 1779, as shown by Dr. John SHANE's interview with Josiah COLLINS included: Josiah COLLINS, Col. PATTESON, Francis McCONNELL, Saml. JOHNSON, Wm. DAVIS, George GRAY, David MITCHELL, Wm MITCHELL, John MORRISON, Wm. McCRACKEN, Saml. MAYS, Jas McILVANE, John STORY, Jas WASSON, Jacob LIGHT, Elisha BETHY, Roswell STEVENS, Nicholas BRADSTONE, Jas. McBRIDE, Elisha COLLINS, Wm HAYDEN, Benj. HAYDEN, David VANCE, Jas. JANUARY - all of whom came from Harrodsburg. (History of Pioneer Lexington by STAPLES). Dr. Willard Rouse JILLSON in "History Quarterly of the Filson Club, Vol 3, added the following names: Mathew BARKLEY and wife, Martha (FORKER) BARKLEY; John McKINNEY, Jas FORBES, John NEBLACK, Andrew STEELE, Joseph MITCHELL, Wm. STEVENSON, Samuel, John and James McDOWELL, John McCRACKEN. Ruddells Fort was also known as HINKSTON'S and Licking Fort. It was built in 1779 by Isaac RUDDELL near the Bourbon Co Line, now in Harrison Co., about seven miles from Paris, KY. Most of the following resided at the Fort in 17830 at the time it was taken by the British and Indian warriors under Captain BIRD. These are shown in Draper mss and depositions in various suits. Saml BROOKS, John BIRD, John BURGER, Francis BERRY, Frank BERRY, Mrs. Nelly (SHARP) BERRY and children, Mrs. CARROLL, Michael CONWAY, Mrs John CONWAY and seven children, Samuel CONWAY, Mrs. Samuel CONWAY, Sally CONWAY, two other CONWAY girls, Joseph CONWAY, Casper CASNER (KARSNER), Benj. COOPER, Thomas CLARK, Mrs. CARROLL, Thomas DAVIS and wife Sarah (RUDDLE) DAVIS, John DUNCAN, wife and son, John DENTON and wife and Miss DENTON, Henry GROFF, Michael, Peter and John GOODNIGHT and Misses GOODNIGHT, Joseph HOUSTON an dhis company from PA stopped here, Capt. John HINKSTON, Mrs. HONN, Catherine HONN, Co. Benjamin HARRISON, John HAGGIN, Nicholas HART, Robt. Or Charles KNOX, John LONG and his wife Rhoda and other children, Mrs. LAPORT, son and Judy LAPORT, Mr. and Mrs. George LAIL and children, William MARSHALL, Wm. McCUNE (half bro of Jno. HINKSON), Jacob MARKLE, Patrick MAHAN and wife whose daughter married a WILSON and lived later in Woodford Co, and daughter Jane who married Jas. BRECKINRIDGE; daughter Agnes who married Jas. MORROW, John MAHAN, Thomas MAHAN, Wm. MAHAN, Margaret MAHAN, Jane MAHAN, James MAHAN, Jas NESBITT, Mr. PURSELEY, Capt Isaac RUDDELL (RUDDLE) and wife Elizabeth, and their small child, Abraham RUDDELL, James RUDDELL and probably others of this family, Lt. RAVENSCRAFT, Mr. and Mrs SELLERS and children, William STEELE, Hugh SHANNON, Mr. and Mrs. Christian SPEARS and fiance Anne Maria of Mat, Detroit, Martin TOLLELMIRE, his wife and six children, Samuel VANHOOK, Wm. WHITSETT, Wm. WHITESIDES,. A note was added that Abraham and Stephen RUDDELL were reared by Tecumseh and married Indian girls. Stephen married 2nd to Susan DAVID and he became a missionary to the Indians. Captain RUDDLE's Company in the period of 1779-1780 were located at Ruddles and MARTIN's Stations which was located between Paris and Cynthiana, KY. These included: Capt. Isaac RUDDLE, Lt. John HAGGIN, Ensign John MATHER, Quarter Master Joseph ISAACS, Sgt. John WATERS, Drummer John CLOYD, Andrew and George BAKER, Andrew BARTLE, Joh BIRD, George BRONKER, Casper BROWN, Reuben BUGHNER, John BURGER Sr, and Jr., Peter CALL, Leonar CROFT, Wm. DEHLINGER, David EDERMAN, Thos. EMORY, Paul FISHER, George HATFALL, John HUTTON, Jacob LEACH Sr, Edward LOW, George, Henry and Peter LAIL, Thomas MACHEN, Wm. MARSHALL, Chas., Wm Sr and Jr MUNGER, Andrew PIRTENBUSTLE, Henry PIRTENBUSTLE, H. PIRTENBUSTLE Jr, Len PIRTENBUSTLE, Peter ROUGH, George, Stephen and James RUDDLE, Patrick RYAN, Wm. SANDIDGE, Wm. SCOTT, John SMITH Jr and Sr, James STUART, Frederick TANNER, Martin TUFFLEMAN, Moses WATERS. (Collins History, Volume 1). This series will conclude next week with LOGAN'S (St. Asaph) and BOWMAN's Stations. Please do not copy or cross-post this without prior approval. (c) Copyright 18 November 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

TIP 268 - SQUIRE BOONE'S STATION, BRYAN STATION, AND McGEE'S STATION. Squire Boone's Station was settled before 1781 by Squire Boone and was located where Shelbyville, KY is today, on Clerk Creek which is a branch of Brashear's Creek. The following is a list of his company on 23 June 1780 - some of these were also stationed at what was known as the "Painted Stone" near Shelbyville: Capt, Squire BOONE, Alex. BREYANT, John BUCKLES, Richard CATES, Chas. DOLEMAN, John EASTWOOD, Joseph EASTWOOD, Jeremiah HARRIS, John HENTON, Abraham HOLT, Morgan HUGHES, Evan KENTON, John McFADDEN, John NICHOLS, Peter PAUL, John STAPLETON, Robert TYLER, Abraham VANMETER, Adam WICKERSHAM, Jacob WICKERSHAM, Peter WICKERSHAM, James WRIGHT, George YUNT. Bryan's Station. Information taken from Virginia Webb Howard, author of Bryan Station Heroes and Heroines. The DAR dedicated a Memorial Wall at the station, located 5 miles northeast of Lexington in Fayette Co in 1896. It was placed to honor the women that made sacrifices at the station and the names engraved are: The Women Who Carried Water August 16, 1782: Jemima Suggett JOHNSON, Sally JOHNSON, Betsy JOHNSON, Sara Page CRAIG, Nancy CRAIG, Polly CRAIG, Lucy Hawkins CRAIG, Polly CRAIG, Frankney CRAIG, Polly Hawkins CRAIG, Sally CRAIG, Elizabeth Johnson CRAIG, Polly CRAIG, Nancy CRAIG, Jane Craig SAUNDERS, Polly SAUNDERS, Betsy SAUNDERS, Lydia SAUNDERS, Elizabeth Craig CAVE, Hannah CAVE, Polly CAVE, Fanny Saunders LEA, Sara Clement HAMMOND, Mary Herndon FICKLIN, Philadelphia FICKLIN, Mildred Davis SUGGETT, Harriet Morgan NELSON, Sarah Boone BROOKS. The men who defended the station are shown as: defenders on August 16, 1792 are: John CRAIG, John H CRAIG, Elijah CRAIG, Lewis CRAIG, Edward NELSON, Aaron REYNOLDS, Thomas BELL, Jacob STUCKER, Nicholas TOMLINSON, Philip CRAIG, Frank CRAIG, Frank CRAIG, Jeremiah CRAIG, Nicholas TOMLINSON, Philip CRAIG, Frank CRAIG, Jeremiah CRAIG, Elijah CRAIG, Hawkins CRAIG, Toliver CRAIG Sr and Jr, John CRAIG, William CRAIG, Nathaniel CRAIG, Toliver CRAIG, Elijah CRAIG, Whitfield CRAIG, Nathaniel SAUNDERS, John SAUNDERS, John SAUNDERS, Richard CAVE, Thomas FICKLIN, Joseph FICKLIN, John SUGGETT, Wainright LEA, John HAMMOND, John FICKLIN, William TOMLINSON, Richard MITCHELL, David MITCHELL, William MITCHELL, Dudley MITCHELL, Thomas HERNDON, Samuel HERNDON, Edward HERNDON, Zachariah HERNDON, Robert ATKINSON, James GRAHAM, Daniel WILCOXEN, Martin HAMMOND, Ezekiel FIELD, Wm FIELD, Elison WILLIAMS, John SAUNDERS, Jesee YOCUM, Wm LEDGERWOOD, James LEDGERWOOD, James MITCHUM, John MITCHUM, James McBRIDE. Other names include: Levi TODD, Richard JOHNSON, Sarah Bryan CHINN, William JOHNSON, William ELLIS, William GRANT, Mary Boone BRYAN, Aaron REYNOLDS, Betsey Johnson PAYNE, Joseph ROGERS, Bernard ROGERS, Jemima Suggett JOHNSON, Rebecca Grant LAMOND, William BRYAN, Joseph BRYAN, Elizabeth Boone GRANT, "Aunt Fifline". Many of the above names were not present during the siege. According to Joseph FICKLIN, Draper mss 13 C74 - Wisconsin Historical Society, there were 44 men in the fort, two of whom were Nicholas TOMLINSON and Thomas BELL who were sent to Lexington for help. The remaining 42 who had guns and were known as "fighting men"were left to defend the station. FICKLIN then named those remaining "starting as their houses stood, beginning with the big spring": John WILLIAMS, Mr. BEASLEY Sr, Charles ---, John --- and his 3 sons, James, Mr LAY (sick), John CRAIG SR and his son Jr, Jeremiah CRAIG, Philip DOAK, David WILLIAMS, D SUGGETT (very old), John SUGGETT, Mr. CHILDRESS, Mr. ARNOLD, Mather GAYLE and his son, Isaiah, Jacob STUCKER, David STUCKER, David MITCHELL and his son David, John ADKINS, Wm TOMLINSON and Nicholas his son and Wm T. TOMLINSON, another son, Thomas FICKLIN, John FICKLIN, David HERNDON, Henry HERNDON, Mr. GATEWOOD, Mr CAMPELL at Col. JOHNSON's, William CAMPBELL, John GUILL, Lewis VANLENDINGHAM, Mr. BRADLEY, Aaron REYNOLDS, Thomas BELL. The provider of these names later realized he had forgotten about half a dozen, those names not shown. Other documents state that there were 43 fighting men and five too old to do service, 32 women and 64 children. Other names were added included who were either at the siege or contributed to the life there: Henry WILSON (Sur. File No. 30795, Pension Cert No 19290) who married Frances FAULKNER,daughter of John and Joyce CRAIG FAULKNER - she by tradition one who carried water. Also: Manoah SINGLETON (VA State Archives, I.P.D. 35); Sarah (Sally) Craig SINGLETON (daughter Toliver Sr and Polly H. CRAIG) and 8 of their 13 children (Bryan Station Heroes & Heroines, p. 92); Thomas BROOKS (Indian scout, Boonesborough and Bryan Station), William TURNER (Heroes & Heroines, p. 129); Martha RICORDS (same, p. 129); Lt. James SUGGETT (same, pp. 102-103); Jemima Spence SUGGETT (same, pp. 102-103); John ARNOLD (Draper mss 11 CC 245 and Heroes & Heroines, Draper mss 1 CC 241, p. 139); Elizabeth Hitt ARNOLD (his wife): Lewis ARNOLD (their son); James MORGAN (Ranck's History of Lexington, KY, p. 94-95); Mrs. MORGAN (his wife, same reference); Jacob STUCKER Sr (VA State Archives, I.P.D. 25 and 36 and 95, 8th Report VA State Librarian, p. 423; Draper mss 13 C 74 - killed by Indians between 1779-80); Eve STUCKER (his wife); David STUCKER (son of above, born 176-; killed at Harmar's Defeat in 1790); Jacob STUCKER Jr. (known as "Indian Jake", born 1764, married Betsy ROGERS, lived later in Scott Co KY - his name is on the memorial wall); Philip STUCKER (son of above, born 1773 NC, md Mary McCLUKSY); Polly STUCKER (daughter of above, married Daniel WHITE); Margaret STUCKER, widow of George (Ref 8th Report VA State Library, p. 422 and VA State Archives I.P.D. 36); married secondly John MILES and 3rd Nathan BREEDEN); Margaret's children (not named); Michael STUCKER (son of George and Margaret, born 1759 per 9th VA State Library Report and VA State Archives I.P.D. 36-166; married Nancy VAUGHAN, resided Woodford Co, KY, 12 in family, was pensioned, died Madison, IN): Rosanna STUCKER who married a STONER; Betty or Caty STUCKER who married George GRAVES; Polly STUCKER who married a YOUNG; John STUCKER who married Rebecca CASTLE; Henry STUCKER who married Jane CANTWELL; Jacob STUCKER (born 1768, married Sarah GOTTSHALL); James STUCKER (killed at Harmer's Defeat 1790). Officers were shown as Captain William HOGAN, Captain James BRYAN, Lt. Thomas HERNDON, Ensign Peter WILLIAMS, Sgt. George FORBIS and 38 privates. McGEE's Station was in Bourbon County or Cove Spring (so shown), located near Georgetown Road, McGEE's Fork and McCLURE's Run - a branch of COOPER's Run, built about 1776. Those at this station included: Abijah WOODS (1776); Roger CLEMENTS (1781); Ralph RAYBORNE (1781); Joseph PROCTOR (1782); Dawson WADE and his son James from Greenbrier Co VA (1784); John McGUIRE (soon after 1779); Nicholas PROCTOR (brother of Joseph, to KY in 1778, also at Boonesborough); STROUDS and McGEES, along with a Mrs. WILSON (later at Woodford Co). These names taken from various depositions. There was another McGEE's station built by David McGEE. No data. There are 4 more forts to be covered - Lexington, Ruddles (Hinkston's and Licking), Logan's (St. Asaph), and Bowman's. If you have names of people at other forts I haven't found information, please let me know! I have covered the other forts in previous posts, I'm looking primarily for names this time through! (c) Copyright 11 November 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

Pardon the unschedule interruption to your evening! I just learned from the company that the genealogy program I use is not Y2K compliant and supposedly most aren't unless they have just been upgraded. I use Family Origins 6.0 which I love; it and 7.0 are not compliant; their new 8.0 is. The gal I talked to said that most people don't think about it, but it can damage your date when the clock ticks over because of the date calculations. I'm not sure which brands are ok and which ones aren't but thought I'd let you all know so if you need to, you can check with your brand. Too precious to lose all that data! I don't know how to check other than calling the manufacturer or finding a web site on them. Now back to your regularly scheduled evening! Sandi Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

GRANT'S FORT: This fort was located in Bourboun County, near the Fayette County line. It was erected in 1779 by Col. John GRANT and Capt. William ELLIS who was the military leader of the Traveling Church. It was built to hold 20-30 families who had come to Bryan Station. Indians, sixty of them, attacked this fort, known as the BYRD's party, in June, 1780. The fort was burned but no prisoners were taken. Forty men from Bryan's Station went to help and found two men, both named STUCKER and a woman named MITCHELL killed. James INGLES, Jr. was born at Grant's Fort in November, 1779. In 1784 the fort was rebuilt but the GRANT family sold out to the INGLES and moved away from the fort. The site was approximately 1 ½ miles from the Antioch Christian Church near the border of Fayette County. One Timothy PEYTON was shot by the Indians about ½ mile from the fort. James STARK carried him to the fort where he later died. Peyton's Run is named for him. John GRANT wrote a letter dated 24 April 1780 to Col. John TODD who was a delegate at Harrodsburg. In the letter he listed the follow citizens of Grant's Fort: John TAMPLIN, John JACKSON, John VanCLEAVE, George STUCKER, Samson CULPEPER, Stufel STUCKER, Philip DRAKE, Christopher HARRIS, Wm. VanCLEAVE, Manoah SINGLETON, Thos. GILBART, Wm LILEY, Wm LOVING, Robert HARRAS, Jas. ROWLAND, Josiah UNDERWOOD, Frederick HUNTER, Wm. MORRASON, James GRAY, Henry MILLER, Stephen MURPHY, Michael STUCKER, Esmond LILLEY, George STUCKER and son, John VanCLEAVE and sons, Samson HOUGH and Wm. Ellis. Mr. Charles STAPLES stated that there were 6 or 7 more at the fort whose names couldn't be remembered. It is known that George SUMMITT in 1784 of SUMMITT's Station was living there in 1780 and visited STURGIS Station on Bear Grass in 1780. BUSH SETTLEMENT: This settlement was located in Clark County, KY and the following settlers are shown as coming with Capt. William BUSH, settling on lower Howard's Creek there: Fielding BUSH, Ambrose BUSH, Philip BUSH, Francis BUSH, Henry CAIN, Robert CLARK, Ambrose CHRISTY, Joel EMBRY, Elder Robert ELKIN, Smallwood ECKTON, Richard FRENCH, George GORDON, Nicholas GEORGE, John GEORGE, Lewis GRIGSBY, John HALYARD, Nathaniel HAGGARD, James HODGKIN, James HAGGARD, David HAMPTON, Richard JONES, Allen NEIL, Elder James QUISENBERRY, Joel QUISENBERRY, John QUISENBERRY, Roger QUISENBERRY, Tandy QUISENBERRY, Nathaniel RAGLAND, John RIED, Robert RICHARD, James RAGLAND, Sr, James RAGLAND, Jr, Joseph STEVENS, Wm TATE and Wm WILLS. These names were taken from a chart made from surveys in the court records of Clark County by S. J. CONKWRIGHT and S H RUTLEDGE. ESTILL'S STATION. This station was settled by Captain James and Samuel ESTILL and was located about three miles southeast of Richmond, KY in Madison County, 1781. Captain James ESTILL and his men were defeated and murdered by Indians on March 22, 1782 on Hinkston Creek two miles from the present town of Mt. Sterling. There reportedly were nine families in this station on April, 1801, and by that fall the following were there: James and Samuel ESTILL, Nicholas PROCTOR, Thomas WARREN, David LYNCH, Peter WALKER, John COLEFOOT, James PROCTOR, George ROBINSON, Thomas MILLER, David GASS, Michael SHERLY, James HAMILTON and Green CLAY. Jesse HODGES, Peter HACKETT, Michael BEDINGER, John WEBBER, Stephen HANCOCK, John SOUTH, Sr, were also there at different times. These names taken from the Kentucky Historical Register and Fayette and Bourbon Co KY depositions. STRODE'S STATION: This station was built by Capt. John STRODE in Clark County, KY in 1779. It was attacked on 1 March 1781. It was located about 2 ½ miles from Winchester on the Lexington Road and in the northeast corner of the present junction of this road and the Clintonville Road. Excavation was done there in 1926 and the chimney rocks were located covered by sod. At the time of the siege the following were present: Robert TAYLOR, Jacob SPAHR, brother of Mathias, Old Barney MITCHELL (he stayed about 2 years and went back to Virginia never to return), Old man John CONSTANT (wounded after HARMORS defeat), Frederick and Benedict COUCHMAN (Frederick died on the other side of Winchester and Benedict moved off on the Ohio toward Yellow Banks), Capt. Jas DUNCAN (later lived on Kennedy's Creek), a BAKER (it is noted that two brothers went off one night and didn't hear from them for 10-12 years - went to Blue Ridge - not clear if this means more than one BAKER there), Joe DARKS (killed by Indiana or a white man out at Mud Licks); Old Man Patrick MOONEY ("my father-in-law" - unknown who was giving deposition), John HART, Patrick DONALDSON, Joshua MENNET (BENNETT), John KIRK, Two CLINKENBEARDS (one appears to be Wm), Stephen BILES (BOYLE), Mathias SPAHR, John DOUGLAS, Jimmy BAITHIS, Granny WEST, Joshua STAMPER, Mr DUMPFORD (a Dutchman), old Pressley ANDERSON, John RICE (a single singing teacher), John DOUGLASS (married), John McINTYRE, John HART, Frederick COUCHMAN, Samuel TAYLOR, John KIRK (he and John CLINKENBEARD and brother had been ordered to Boonesborough to guard the Tories), Pressley ANDERSON, Joshua BENNETT, James BAITHY, Wm BENNETT, Joshua BAKER, another BAKER, another BAKER, Major Geo. M. BEDINGER, Stephen BOYLE, Isaac CLINKENBEARD, Michael CASSIDAY, John CONSTANT, Benedict COUCHMAN, Frederick COUCHMAN, Patrick DONALDSON, Polly DONALDSON, Mrs. Pat DONALDSON, James DUNCAN, Joseph DARK, another DUMPHARD, John DOUGLASS, Mrs. John DOUGLASS, David FOSTER, Capt. John FLEMING, John HART, James HOWARD, David HUGHES, Peter HARPER, Mrs HARPER, James HARPER, HARPER girls, James MORGAN, John MORGAN, Patrick MOONEY, Mrs Patrick MOONEY and daughter, Evan MORGAN, an ORCHARD, Richard PILES, Thomas PARCIN, John RICE, another RICE, Wm RAYBURN, Geo REYNOLDS, Capt. John STRODE, Sr, Mrs. John STRODE and children, Joshua STAMPER, Mrs. Joshua STAMPER, Col. Wm. SUDDUTH, Mr and Mrs SCONCE, Jacob SPAHR, Matthias SPAHR, Rebecca SPAHR, Matthias SPAHR Jr, Van SWEARINGEN, Major Thomas SWEARINGEN, Col. Van SWEARINGEN, SWEARINGEN'S male slave, Cuthbert STEEL, Enos. TERRY, a TANNER, Samuel TAYLOR, John TAYLOR, Robert TAYLOR, Granny WEST. Other forts founded from residents at Strode's Sation included HOOD's and RODGER'S in Clark County; MORGAN'S and CASSIDAY'S in Montgomery County and in Fleming Co-STOCKTON'S, FLEMING's and CASSIDAY's. Most of the above taken from Draper Mss Statements of John CLINKENBEARD. NOTE: A diagram of Strode's Station was given. On the west side of the station, north to south were the cabins of Col John STRODE, Stephen BOYLE, Mathias SPHAR, John DOUGLASS, BRITHIS, Granny WEST, Joshua STAMPER, DUMFORD and Pressly ANDERSON. Going west to east on the south side were John RICE (southwest corner) - the gate - and E. BASTEAN (southeast corner). On the east side from the south to north were W. CLINKENBEARD, Robert TAYLOR, Jacob SPHAR, Barney MITCHELL, Capt. John CONSTANT, F & B COUCHMAN, Capt. James DUNCAN, John and Joshua BAKER, Joe DARK and Patrick MOONEY (northeast corner). On the north from east to west was: John HART, Patrick DONALDSON, Joshua BENNETT, John KIRK and William CLINKINBEARD, returning to Col John STRODE on the northwest corner. To be continued next week with Squire BOONE's Station. (c) Copyright 4 November 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl GORIN FAMILY WEBSITE: http://www.myfamily.com/home/home.asp

TIP #266 - STATIONS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND FORT NELSON Settlers who were stationed in Limestone-Washington and those in present day Mason County (formerly Bourbon) included the following with arrival dates when known: Samuel ARROWSMITH, James BATTERTON, James BRYAN-1775; Caleb CARMAN, Jacob DUNCAN, George DEAKINS, John DURYW (at John KENTON'S station), John DOWDEN (at Kenton's), Bartlett FITZGERALD-1775, Alexander FAULKNER, Jim FREELAND, Joshua GRIFFIN, Isaac GREER , John HINKSTON, Wm. HUSKINS, David HUGHES, Robert JONES, Simon and John KENTON, Alexander McCONNELL-1775, Joseph McNUTT, John MILLS, Daniel MICKY-pre 1775, Richard MASTERSON, Edward MICHELL*, John MARTIN-1775, Lot MASTERSON-killed by the Indians, Richard POWER-1779, David PERRY*, Robert PATTESON*, Thomas RITTER-1776, --- RICHARDSON-1776, John ROSS, Thomas SWEET-1783, Evan SHELBY, John TEBBS, WM. TRIPLETT, John TOWNSEND, James TEMPLETON*, Thomas WILLIAMS, John WILLIAMSS, Samuel WELLS-1776, James WARNOCK*, Hezekiah WOODS. *These men were in Robert PATTERSON'S party that in September, 1776 left McCLELLAND's (Georgetown) for the mouth of Limestone on the way to Monogahela. The Virginia State Library listed the following who were taxed and residing north of Main Licking in the district of Miles Withers CONWAY, Commissioner, in 1787. His district included Mason County. Many of those listed below were in stations north of the Main Licking which then included what is now Bourbon County. Archibald ALLIN, Joseph ALLIN, William ANDERSON, Peter BRYAM, Joshua BAKER, Saml BANE, Saml. BLACKBURN, John BEASLEY, Henry BERRY, Joel BERRY, Daniel BOONE, Jas BUCHANNON, Miles W CONWAY, Luther CALVIN, James CAMPBELL, Charnick COURTNEY, William CALDWELL, George CLARK, Robert DOWNING, Silas DEXTER, Jeremiah DUNN, Phillip DEAKE, Lloyd DIXON, Timothy DOWNING, Elisha DeWITT, Sarah DOWDEN, Edward DOBYNS, James EDWARDS, Jacob EDWARDS, Saml. FARGUSON, Arthur FOX, James GUTHRIDGE, Jno. GUTRIDGE, James GLASCOCK, Hen. GRUFF, Joseph HARP, Moses MOUGHAM, Meredith HELMS, John KINSAULEY, Simon KENTON, Abrahm. LeFORGE, John LOVELASS, William LAMB, John LOGAN, Henry LEE, Edmund LYNE, Charles MORGAN, John MASTERSON, John MARSHALL, Robt. MARSHALL, George MEFFORD, Susanna McGINNIS, James McKAY, Edward MILLS, Thomas MILLS, Abner MARBLE, Hugh McNELLY, Jas. McKINDLEY, Thomas NIKOLS, John NIKOLS, Mary OVERFIELD, Joh OWSLEY, Ellis PALMORE, Isaac PENNINGTON, Saml PLUMMER, George PLUMMER, Gideon PARIMORE, John RIGGS Jr, Robt. RANKINS, Josiah RICHARDS, Spencer RICHARDS, Cornelius RAINS, Will. RAINS, John RIGGS Sr, Elijah REEVES, Enoch ROSE, Alex RUTHERFORD, Benjamin SWEET, Christopher SMITH, Benj. STITES, Obadiah STOUT, Thos. STOUT, Samuel STRODE, Thomas SWEET, John TAYLOR Jr, Robert TAYLOR, John THOMAS, James TURNER, John TAYLOR Sr, Isaac TAYLOR, John WILLIAMS, Rev. W WOOD, George WOOD, Jeremiah WASHBAN, Thomas WILLIAMS, David WILLIAMS, John WILSON, William WOOD, John WOOD, Andrew WOOD, Solomon WHITLEY, Thomas WILLIAMS, Benj. WOOD and Thomas WARRING. Louisville, Kentucky was the location for the largest of the early forts, named for Thomas NELSON of Virginia. Richard CHENOWITH who served under General George Rogers CLARK, was employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to build this fort; it was not completed until 1791. Warden POPE also was listed in depositions. Others who worked in erecting the fort included John VORIS, Jacob HUBBS, Wm and Edward TYLER, Edwin GOODWIN and son Amos, and Joh ROSE. Many of the early Kentucky Militia were stationed here at different times. Col. James PATON, Margaret CHENOWITH (wife of the Captain), Thomas, James and William CHENOWITH and Richard MORRIS were here. Richard CHENOWITH was the son of John who had come from Wales to Berkeley County, VA. The Captain married Margaret McCARTY, moved to Kentucky in 1777. The city of Louisville was laid out by CHENOWITH and Capt. Thomas BULLITT, the original name was planned to be "Margretville" in honor of his wife. According to the Kentucky State Papers, pages 31, 92, 417, 421, 423 and 458, Captain Wm HARROD's Company, in 1780 were located at the Stations near the Falls in present Jefferson and Shelby Counties. These included: Capt. Wm HQRROD, Lt. James PATTON, Ensign Ed BULGER, Peter BALANCE, Alex. BARR, James BRAND, John BUCKRAS, A. CAMERON, Amos CARPENTER, Sol CARPENTER, Benj. CARTER, Thomas CARTER, Reuben CASE, Thomas COCHRAN, John CONWAY, John CORBLEY, John CRABLE, Robert DICKEY, Daniel DRISKILL, Isaac DYE, Daniel HALL, Wm HALL, John HATT, Evan HENTON, Thomas HENTON, Wm. HICKMAN, A HILL, Andrew HILL, Samuel HINCK (HINCH?), Fred HONAKER, Joseph HUGHES, Rowland HUGHES, Michael HUMBLE, John HUNT, Abram JAMES, John KENNEY, Val. KINDER, Moses KUYKENDALL, John LEWIS, John LINCANT, Samuel POTTINGER, F POTTS, Reuben PREBLE, Urb. RANNER, Benj. RICE, Reed ROBBINS, Thomas SETTLE, Wm. SMILEY, Jacob SPECK, John STAPLETON, James STEWART, James STEWART (2 of them), Daniel STULL, Miner STURGIS, Peter STURGIS, James SULLIVAN, Wm. SWAN, Joseph SWEARINGIN, Samuel SWEARINGIN, Van SWEARINGIN, John. Collins History Volume 1 adds: John EASTWOOD, Samuel, Samuel FORRESTER, Joseph FRAKES, Samuel FREEZE, John GALLOWAY, WM. GALLOWAY, James GARRISON, Josseph GOINS, Isaac GOODWIN, Samuel GOODWIN, James GUTHRIE, Samuel LYON, Pat McGEE, Samuel MAJOR, Amos MANN, Edward MURDOCH, John MURDOCH, Richard MORRIS, Wm MORRIS, Wm OLDHAM, John PAUL, George PHELPS, Joseph PHELPS, Robt. THORN, Bev. TRENT, Thos. TRIBBLE, Robert TYLER, Abr. CANACRE, Michael VALLETO, Joseph WARFIELD, James WELCH, Abram WHITAKER, Jacob WICKERSHAM and Ed. WILSON. To be continued with Grant's Fork. (c) Copyright 28 Oct 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

TIP#265 - FLOYD'S , BOWMAN'S, McCONNELL'S, JOHN CRAIG'S, GILBERT'S CREEK, STOCKTON, BIG CROSSING Floyd's Station is location about 1 ½ miles from Spring Station and about six miles from Louisville. It was settled in 1779 and named for Col. John FLOYD. The following names are shown in Draper msss 13 CC11-12 - these were among those killed and wounded in an Indian attack when they were attempting to to "Harrod's Old Town after the campaign under Logan." John THICKSTON (wounded); John and Christopher WESTERFELT, Jas? SWAN, Jas McGAUGHLIN, Thos. PYBURN (all these were killed), Polly and Debbs WESTERFELT (daughters of Christopher), "cousin" Betsy SWAY. All the above were taken prisoner and a GARRETT was tomahawked; Wm. THICKSTON was wounded; Thos. PEARCE, wounded. The Widows McLAUGHLIN and PYBURN (who were killed) lived afterward at FLOYD's. Old Mrs. WESTERFELT and her son Sam, escaped. It was written that the survivors dug a great hole and buried about 20 altogether. There were 10 families. James and Betsy SWAN were attacked and Betsy wounded and tomahawked in coming to Floyd's from beyond LINN's Station along with the WESTERFELTS. Col. John FLOYD was the oldest of brothers, then Robert, then Chas., Ishel, Nancy PRYOR, Abby LEMASTERS, Mrs. TOOLEY. After Col. John FLOYD was killed, his widow later married Capt. Alexander BRACKENRIDGE and they continued to live at Floyds. Bowman's Station was located 6 miles east of Harrodsburg and was settled by Col. Abram BOWMAN in 1779. According to the Draper mss 13CC170-1 in an interview with Herman BOWMAN, it was stated that seven families came with his father from Virginia in the fall of 1779: Robert BOWMAN, Stephen COLLINS, Joseph COLLINS, Joel COLLINS (the rest of his family stayed in Virginia), Elisha PRUETT, Robt. PRUETT, Joshua PRUETT (this man had no family); Wm. HALL, Thomas GLASS; James COX. Of the above individuals, HALL and GLASS moved on to Lexington. McConnell's Station was located one mile west of Lexington and was founded by William McCONNELL in 1779. Drapes mss. 13CC82 "These all but my father went up to McConnell's Station at Lexington:" Alexander McCONNELL, uncle; John McCONNELL, Thos Smith, widow Mary HARPER, Danl. CAMPBELL, Robt EDMISTON. In mss 11CC221 Thos. STEVENSON was named as being there. John CRAIG's Station was settled in either January or February 1782. According to the Shane Paper, there is an interview with a Mrs. ARNOLD. She stated that those who came with CRAIG were: Old Mr. LAY, John PATTY; Tom BELL; John VAUGHN, Col. YOUNG, old Mr. COLLINS, Andrew JOHNSON, Danl. WILLCOX, John ARNOLD, John CRAIG and Mrs. ARNOLD. Joe CRAIG was also mentioned. Gilbert's Creek Station was established in 1781, assumed to have been in Garrard County. Gilbert's Creek Baptist Church was established there that year. Mrs. FALCONER was interviewed by Draper (mss 11C137) who said the following families were stationed here: Wm. YOUNG's, JOHNSTON's, HAMPTON's, FALCONER's and Nixon CHESTER's. The CRAIGS came in the fall of 1783. All but John CRAIG remained here and she mentioned a Ben CRAIG's Station that was settled in the spring of 1784 by Mr. FINNEY, James SMITHEY, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. MARTIN, Jos. FALCONER. She also mentioned Lewis MASTIN and his brother-in-law, Seth COOK of Fayette Co and tells of an Indian attack. Stockton's Station was located 2 miles from Winchester in Clark County. It was founded by George STOCKTON in January 1787. Draper mss 12CC231 shows an interview with Capt. George C. STOCKTON. He stated that the WILLIAMS and BARNS family settled at this station and Zadock WILLIAMS and his brother were killed. George STOCKTON had come to the area as early as 1776 from Pennsylvania with his half-brother, John FLEMING, Wm. McCLEARY (his brother-in-law), and Sam. STRODE (a boy). Big Crossing Station was in Scott County, KY and settled by Col. Robert JOHNSON in the fall of 1783. Draper mss 11CC253 includes an interview with Ben GUTHRIE wherein he states that Cave JOHNSON, brother of Robert, was in the company, Dickey CAVE, Dick TAYLOR, the families of Robert JOHNSON, Robert BRADLEY, SHORTRIDGE, John SUCKETT, David HERNDON (also spelled HEARN), Thomas HRNDON, Henry HERNDON (single), widow HERNDON (their mother), Julius GIBBS, Jimmy STURRETT and Stephen LOWRY. To be continued with the stations in northern Kentucky. (c) Copyright 21 October 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

TIP #265 - COX'S, POTTENGER'S , HOYS and McGARY STATIONS. Nelson County, KY was settled in 1780 by Isaac COX. He located near the trace from Harrod's Town to both the Falls of the Ohio and Bullitt's Lick and many settlers came there until they could be established in other location. In a deposition taken by Samuel OSBURN in a Nelson Co Circuit Court record (no date shown), he was asked how many of the settlers' names he could remember. He gave the following: David COX, brother of Col. Isaac COX, Jeremiah ANDERSON, James McGEE, Andrew KIMBERLEY, Andrew VAUGHAN, Jacob DEEKER, Arichibald McDANIEL, William SMILEY, N. McCLARTY, Henry WATSON, Joseph ENLOW, John HUGHES, William MAY, John BENNETT, Samuel OSBURN, Isaac COX, Mrs Isaac COX (nee ENOCH). Other records reveal more names: John DOZIER, Samuel BRASHEAR, Matthew WELLER, Richard CONNER, Matthew KURTZ, George MAY (the new Jefferson Co KY surveyor who came from VA, moved to Jefferson (now Nelson Co per COLLINS). Isaac COX was killed by the Indians in 1787; his widow later married William MAY. John FINCH came to the station in the fall of 1780. Capt. Samuel POTTENGERR (1754-1831) was the founder of Pottenger's Station (Nelson Co) in 1781 and stated that he, his eldest daughter (Mrs. James PHILLIPS who was born at the fort in 1783) lived at Cox's Station many years. The orphan children of Robert and Elizabeth WILLETT POTTENGER of Prince Georges Co MD came to KY in 1783 - Elizabeth, Jemima, Susannah, Anne and Eunice. POTTENGER'S STATION: This fort was founded by Capt. Samuel POTTENGER above and was located a mile north of Gethsemane Postoffice and 5/8ths of a mile south of Abbey of Gethesame in southern Nelson Co. Samuel was born 29 April 1754 in Price Georges County and came to Kentucky in 1776. He served in the Revolutionary War in Maryland in 1777, was with James HARROD in 1778, to Wm. HARROD's company in 1780 and died 20 Jan 1831. He is buried in Cox Creek Baptist Cemetery, 5 miles from Bardstown. The following individual were guaranteed to be living at Pottenger's Station thanks to family records which were preserved - none of which were known as hunters and landseekers. Most of them stayed in the area with a few moving to the Great Miami valley in Butler and Preble Counties, OH. Children of Robert and Elizabeth (WILLETT) POTTENGER (cited in previous fort - from Maryland), Capt. Samuel POTTENGER (founder 1754-1831), Elizabeth POTTENGER, spinster; Jemima POTTENGER, Susanna POTTENGER (married Robert BROWN in 1791), William POTTENGER (1765-1824, married Mary MELTON in 1795), Robert POTTENGER (1767-1845, married Fanny GEE in 1800), John POTTENGER (1769-1842, married first Jane GILKEY in 1795, married second Catharine RAILSBACK in 1800), Dennis POTTENGER (1770-1856, married first Mrs. Sarah BLACK, secondly Betsy LOWDEN), Anne POTTENGER (1773-1853, married 1795 John WITHROW who was the stepson of Captain POTTENGER), Eunice POTTENGER (1777-1842, married Abram GRAFFT in 1798. The older Samuel POTTENGER (1718-1820); his wife Eleanor WILLETT (1726-1822) and their seven children, Jemima who married John GILKEY, Elizabeth who married Capt. David GILKEY - John's brother; Samuel S (1767-1827 who married Susan WITHROW, Capt. POTTENGER's stepdaughter, Sarah (1764-1827 who married first Daniel ROBBINS and secondly to James WITHROW who was Susan's brother, Eleanor who married first John ROBBINS and secondly John DOWDALL, Nancy who married Charles SWEARINGEN brother of Indian Chief "Blue Jacket", Susannah who married Richard SIMMONS and Thomas who 1772-1815 who married Elizabeth KINKADE. Others at the station included: Samuel KINKADE and his wife Elizabeth WILSON KINKADE; her brother and sister, James and Sarah WILSON and their daughter Elizabeth who married Thomas POTTENGER, John GILKEY who came frompresent day Rutherford Co NC, Jane (born GRAY), his wife. She had first married Capt John WITHROW in NC. Also Jane GILKEY, their daughter (first wife of John POTTENGER), Robert GILKEY, their son who married Sarah S KERCHEVAL), John WITHROW who married Anne POTTENGER, Susan WITHROW who married Samuel S POTTENGER), John GILKEY who was killed by the Indians while hunting for meat Feb 1782 (on June 12 of the same year his widow married Captain POTTENGER (Jane GRAY WITHROW GILKEY) - they had three children. Elizabeth POTTENGERR, 1783-1857 who married James PHILIPS, Samuel Jr (1785-1832 who married Lucinda JAMESON. There follows a list of inmates (no explanation given) who came from Pennsylvania: Charles MASTERSON, John MASTERSON, John MASTERSON Jr, Thomas MASTERSON, William MASTERSON, William MASTERSON Jr, Hugh MASTERSON, Hugh MASTERSON Jr, Jerry MASTERSON and Zachariah MASTERSON. With them came Jacob MUELLER (MILLER) who had married in PA Elizabeth MASTERSON, a sister of the elder MASTERSON'S above. They had several children born at the station including Abraham, Rebecca, Rev. David and Amos Miller. The WILLETT clan came from Prince Georges County, MD (sons and daughters of William Sr and Mary GRIFFITH WILLETT who after his death married Richard SIMMONS of Landover: Mary (GRIFITH_WILLETT) SIMMONS, the widow in Nelson Co in 1794; her grandson, William T SHANCEY and his wife Mary. He died in the same county in 1814. Her 3 grandsons, William, Joseph and Henry CHILDS, James WILLETT, Capt. Samuel WILLETT and wife ANNE and sons John, William, Mary and Elizabeth; George WILLETT and wife Elizabeth and sons Samuel, Griffith, Richard, and George Jr and daughters Nancy, Susan, Elizabeth and Mary; William WILLETT and his first wife Mary along with their children Richard, William, Thomas, Edawrd, George, Ann, Elizabeth and Mary; Griffith WILLETT and wife Mary (FERREE GRAFT) with their children William G, Cornelius F, Mary (md a CRUME), Rachel (md a CRUME), Rebecca (married a STILES), Nancy (married a STILES), and Susannah who married a NORTHERN. Also Mary (FERREE) GRAFT'S children by her first husband, George - David, Jacob, and Abram GRAFT; Richel WILLETT who married Richard PRICE along with their children: Richard Jr, Nancy, Polly, Priscilla and Major REASON; Taibtha WILLETT who married Richard SIMMONS and their children: Joseph, Richard, Samuel, William, Jonathan, Griffith, Nancy, Susan, Verlinda, Polly and Tabitha. This family later moved to Bullitt Co KY. HOYS STATION. The Filson Club provided the names on this station which was located on Tate's Creek on the dividing ridge between Tate's and Otter Creek, Madison Co KY. It was founded by Major Wm HOY in 1781. It is mentioned in the Draper mss 12CC188-9 in an interview with J SAPPINGTON. He listed the following residents: Major HOY and wife, Jonas HOY his won who with Jack CALLOWAY was taken prisoner by the Indians; daughter of Major HOY who married Jno NEWLAND; Rowland HOW, old man CROOKS; Jonathan CROOKS, Daniel WILLIAMS, Ven? WILLIAMS, George BROWN, Jos. DURBIN, Thos. LANHAM; John SAPPINGTON whose first wife was a sister of James HOY, Mr. and Mrs. CALLOWAY - she had first married a Mr. HOY before coming West with the mother of Major Wm HOY. The following were killed: Major HOY, Old Man CROOKS, Rowland HOY. McGARY STATION - located in current Mercer County about 4 miles northwest of Harrodsburg. It was settled in 1781 by Hugh McGARY according to the Draper mss 12CC136 in an interview with J. STEVENS. Shown are Hugh McGARY who married Caty YOCUM ("my wife's sister), Gen James RAY who married another sister; Jas. And Wm RAY who were step sons of Hugh McGARY. Wm RAY was killed by the Indians. To be continued. (c) Copyright 14 October 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

TIP #264 - ANOTHER LOOK AT CLINTON, CRITTENDEN, CUMBERLAND, DAVIESS AND EDMONSON COUNTIES. I'll post more on the citizens of the early Kentucky forts and settlements next week. Presented by Governor Louie Nunn at the Kentucky State Fair some years ago. Clinton County, our 85th county in 1836 was formed from parts of Wayne and Cumberland Counties. It was named in honor of the distinguished Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York. Albany, the county seat and principal town of Clinton County was named for the capital of New York. Although it was considered an important outpost during the War between the States, federal troops took possession of the town early in 1863 and remained for ten months. A part of the Cumberland Mountain chain called Poplar Mountain overlooks the county. It makes a curve around Stockton's Valley, a fertile and productive land fed by rich deposits of limestone. The elevation of Poplar Mountain is from 1000 to 1500 feet. Atop the mountain, four miles from Albany, are three springs whose waters were long considered to have valuable medicinal properties. Five miles northeast of Albany is 76 Falls on Indian Creek, a serene and beautiful natural wonder, where Indian Creek leaps over a ledge into Lake Cumberland through 76 different breaks. Hikers can climb Sewell Mountain for a view of 75 miles across the Cumberland foothills, and to see the popular Rehobeth Spring of early pioneer days, another of the health-giving waters of the region. There's no doubt about the invigorating qualities of two other bodies of water in Clinton County - the southern arm of Lake Cumberland and the northern reaches of Dale Hollow Reservior. They are the two most famous fishing spots in southern Kentucky, and around their shores can be found campsites, resort lodges, fishing camps, and just about any other form of vacation accommodation the visitor might require. Crittenden County, formed from part of Livingston County and named for one of Kentucky's greatest statesmen, John. J. Crittenden, became our 92nd county in 1842. It is surrounded almost entirely by rivers, it is bounded on the north by the Ohio, the Tradewater is on its eastern side, and the Cumberland River forms part of its western boundary. The Pennyrile Region it lies received its nickname from early settlers from a wildflower indigenous to the region, related to our common mint - the Pennyroyal. The county seat, Marion, was named for General Francis Marion of Revolutionary War fame. The community of Ford's Ferry in Crittenden County is opposite the location of the infamous Cave-In-Rock. Across the Ohio River on the Illinois shore, early in the 19th century, the natural cave was the haunt of river pirates who robbed and murdered flatboat travelers. At Tolu, burial places of the prehistoric mound builders have been found. The graves yielded beads made of fluorspar, for which this area of western Kentucky is famous. An important mineral in steel making, fluorspar is found in crystals whose beautiful colors range to purple, saffron yellow, light pink, blue, green and violet. Crittenden County is also rich in rock asphalt, glass sand, limestone, and petroleum. Legend even says that, at one time, a company headed by Andrew Jackson mined silver here. John J. Crittenden was born in Kentucky in 1787. He was a lawyer by profession, but when we became involved in the War of 1812, he served as an aide to Governor Isaac Shelby, who led a company of Kentuckians in their gallant stand at the Battle of the Thames. Crittenden served for six terms in our State General Assembly. He was a distinguished U.S. Senator, the author of the Statesmanlike Crittenden Compromise. He was Governor of Kentucky, 1848-50, and resigned the Governship to become U.S. Attorney General. Governor Crittenden died in 1863. In Cumberland County, the Cumberland River cuts through lands of history and beauty and offers the vacationer unforgettable recreation and scenic splendor. It became our 37th county in 1799, formed from a part of Green County. Cumberland County was named after the Cumberland River and has had five counties formed out of its original land. It borders on the Tennessee State line. The Cumberland County seat, Burkesville, was the site of one of the first American oil wells in 1829 - accidentally drilled by John Croghan when he was boring for salt. Oil taken from the well through a casing of hand-hewn pine logs was sold in medicine bottles labeled, "American Oil." This well, later known as the Great American Well, eventually produced 50,000 barrels. Today, a monument recognizes the site of the well an Cumberland County still produces a quantity of oil. An unusual battle of the Civil War took place in the Cumberland River near Burkesville. General John Hunt Morgan's Confederate raiders had just shed their uniforms, to cross the flooded Cumberland River when they were attacked and forced to fight off a Union force which, in full dress, must at least have felt better equipped for battle. North of Burkesville is the birthplace of the inventor of Maxwell House Coffee. In the 1880's (so the story goes), a grocery drummer, Joel Cheek, was munching on coffee beans when he noticed a particularly fine blend. (This is their story, not mine). He sold the blend to the Nashville Hotel Maxwell House, and the fortune made from the coffee has benefit Cumberland Countians through the years. Along the Cumberland River, visitors will find a variety of swimming, fishing, and boating for family recreations, here in a county that shares its historic heeritage and its natural endowments with thousands of visitors annually. Daviess County, on the banks of the Ohio River, became our 58th County in 1815, formed out of part of Ohio County. It was named in honor of the brilliant and brave Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, although it is not spelled as he spelled his name. Daveiss was the best speaker they ever had, "having very few equals and no superiors." Along the banks of this Ohio River county is the county seat of Daviess, Owensboro, which was settled in 1800. Today it is the largest city in western Kentucky, with 85 industries including oil, steel, tobacco, and distilling. The largest bourbon producer in the state, Glenmore Distillery, is here. A museum on the distillery industry in this county contains local maps, prints, early advertisements, and a collection of miniature bottles from all over the world. One of Owensboro's historic buildings was the Planters' Hotel which used to be at Fourth and Main. This hotel sheltered such famous people as Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale," and the famous actress, Mary Anderson. An interesting and also educational center is the Owensboro Natural Science Museum. Kentucky colleges in this area have combined their knowledge in establishing this admission-free museum. It contains exhibits which range from marine life to meteorites, to a live reptile collection. There is also ample opportunity for recreation in Daviess County, provided in part by Carpenter Lake eight miles northeast of Owensboro, and Indian Lake, east of Hawesville. Edmonson County is one of the most visited sections of the state, partly because it contains the major portion of the world-famous Mammoth Cave National Park. Mammoth Cave lies in a 51,000 acre park containing picturesque hills and valleys and tree-lined stretches of the Green River. The cave features a vast network of winding channels, colorful stalactites and stalagmites. The underground Echo River and Crystal Lake, and colorless forms of animal life that have adapted to the strange conditions of living always underground. The cave is, undoubtedly, one of the world's major tourist attractions. Edmonson County became our 79th county in 1825. It was formed out of sections of Warren, Hart, and Grayson Counties and was named in honor of Captain John Edmonson, Kentucky frontiersman and soldier. On the left bank of the Green River is Brownsville, the Edmonson County seat. Brownsville's gracious homes stand beneath stout old trees. The brick courthouse in Brownsville, one of Kentucky's oldest, was built in 1875 from local clay out of the banks of Green River. In the Luttrell Cemetery, a half-mile north of Brownsville, is a unique monument to John Keefus, a member of the Home Guards during the Civil War, who was killed by his officer brother-in-law for refusing to obey orders. Hazelip, the officer, had the monument erected with the inscription, "I regret having to kill you, and I erect this monument in your memory." Indian Hill is a mile outside Brownsville. It is circular at its base and one mile in circumference and has an altitude of 84 feet. The remains of a fortification can be seen around the brow, and several mounds and burial places are scattered over the hill. To be continued. (c) Copyright 7 October 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Sorry for the intrusion but so many are sending me questions about locations and dates of the old forts I'm listing. Go to my signature and click on Tips. This will take you to the web site where all my past posts are located. When page loads, space down a couple of lines and you'll see a box with options - go to the time frame one and click on several eons. Then, hit the refresh button UNDER that - not the one in your tool bar. All my past tips will come up and with them will be all the information that I hae on the forts - they are shown with the newest at the top so you'll have to spin down. Hope this helps! Sandi Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

TIP #263 - FORT HARROD AND BOWMAN STATION RESIDENTS This list, per several historic researchers, is not complete, but supposedly is the only known list of residents of Fort Harrod. Most of these names are taken from the Draper manuscripts and from various depositions. Ann POAGUE McGINTY and her husband, James McGINTY, Thos ALLIN, Elisha BETHY (killed by Indians), Nicholas BRADSTONE, Jas BROWN (killed by Indians), Jeremiah BRISTOEE, Col. BOONE and family, Col. Abraham BOWMAN, Saml. COBURN (father of Mrs. Ann McDANIEL), John COWAN, George CALDWELL, Col. Richard CALLOWAY, General George Rogers CLARK, William COOMES and Jane COOMES (school teacher), Capt. CUNNINGHAM, Joe CHAPMAN (killed by Indians), George CORN and his five sons (not named), George CLARE, James COWAN (killed by Indians), Josiah COLLINS, Elisha COLLINS, Wm. DAVIS, Ezekiel DAVIS, Thomas DENTON, George GRAY, Eli GERRARD (killed by Indians), John GASS, Jno. HAYS (killed by Indians), William HARRIS (killed by Indians), John HAGGIN, Michael HUMBLE, Wm. HAYDEN (killed by Indians), Benj. HAYDEN, George HART, Richard HOGAN, John and Peter HIGGINS, Saml. JOHNSON, Patraick JORDAN, James JANUARY, Simon KENTON, John KENNEDY (killed by Indians), Thomas KENNEDY, Jacob LIGHT, Jos. LINDSAY, Ben LINN and wife Hannah (nee SOVERIGNS) LINN (thought to be the first marriage at the fort), Jas. LEGERWOOD, John McMURTRY, Wm and Francis McCONNELL, Jas. McMURTRY, Jas. McILVAIN, Wm. McCRACKEN, Jas. McBRIDE (killed by Indians), Jas. McGINTY, --- McDONALD, McAFEE brothers (Robert, Jas, George, Wm and Samuel), Mrs. Ann McDANIEL (widow of Jas who was killed, married 1778), Col. Jas. HARROD, Hugh McGARY, Jas. McCOUN and son Joseph, Saml. MAYS, Wm. MITCHELL, David MITCHELL, John MORRISON, Simeon MOORE, Wm. MANIFEE, Capt. Clough OVERTON (killed by Indians). Col. Wm. POAGE and wife (who md 2nd Joseph LINDSAY, 3rd Jas. McGINTY), and their children (Elizabeth who married John THOMAS, Robt., Jos., Mary, Matty, Anne), Benj. PETTIT, Col. Robert PATTESON, Robt. POAGE, Geo. POAGE, Henry PRATHER and wife Elizabeth (nee WILSON), Bazil PENDERGRASS and his wie and daughter, Jas. RAY, Lewis ROSE and wife Barbary (FRIER) ROSE, Nathaniel RANDOLPH, WM. RAY (killed by Indians), Hugh SHANNON, John STAPLETON, Peter SHANKLIN, Robt. SHANKLIN, Roswell STEVENS, Thomas SHORES, Barny STAGNER (killed by Indians), Bartlett SEARCY, John STORY, Hugh SHANNON, Geo. THOMPSON, John TOWNSEND, Levi TODD and family, Robert TODD, David VANCE, Jas WASSON, Col. Wm WHITLEY and family (were also at St. Asaph), Hugh WILSON wife and son Harrod (first child born at forn in 1775), Edward WORTHINGTON and Betsy. Bowman's Station. This is a smaller list. Those marked with an * indicate deserters per Collins History, Vol 1: Capt Jos. BOWMAN, Lieutenant Isaac BOWMAN, 2nd Lt. Abr. KELLAR, Sgt Dan DUST, James BENTLEY, Wm. BERRY, Ed. BULGER, Nathan CARTMELL, Henry CHRISMAN, Thomas CLIDTON, Jacob COGAR, Peter COGAR, Patrick DORAN, Henry FUNK, Philip HARBIN, Henry HONAKER, Elijah HUSTON, Abr. JAMES, Isaac KELLAR, George KING, George LIVINGSTON, Philip LONG, Isaac McBRIDE, Robert McCLANAHAN, Chas. McGLACK, Alex. McINTYRE, Abraham MILLER, George MILLER, Wm. MONTGOMERY, Barney MORTER, Edward MURRAY, Joseph PENDERGRAST, Michael PENDERGRAST, Thos. PENDERGRAST, Thos. PERRY, Henry PRATHER, John SETSER, Michael SETSER, Joseph SIMPSON, Wm. SLACK, Jacob SPEARS, Samuel STROUD, H. VANCE, Barnaby WALTERS, James GONDAY , Sameul DUST*, Wm BERRY*, Zeb Lee*. To be continued week after next. (c) Copyright 30 September 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

TIP #262 - RESIDENTS OF THE OLD KENTUCKY FORTS AND SETTLEMENTS - PART 1: Early in my contributions to this research site, I ran a series on the old Kentucky forts and settlements. One thing was missing - a comprehensive list of those who lived there. Recently, I found a book entitled "Kentucky in Retrospect - Noteworthy Personages and Events in Kentucky History 192-1967. The original version was published in 1942 for the Sesquicentennial of the Statehood of Kentucky; it was reprinted and updated in 1967 by G. Glenn Clift and the Kentucky Historical Society. I am going to abstract information from the section on the old forts and settlements and add other data as I go along. Many names are found at the forts and are supposed to be relatively complete. However, please refer back to precious tips as I see a few names are missing. FORT BOONESBOROUGH: This fort was established in 1775 in current day Madison Co, on the south bank of the Kentucky River. In February of this year, Capt Wm. TWITTY, James COBURN, James BRIDGES, Thomas JOHNSON, John HART, WM. HICKS, James PEEKE and Felix WALKER came from Rutherford Co KY. They traveled on to the Watauga River (Tennessee River) awaiting the signing of the treaty with the Cherokee Indians. Daniel BOONE was then sent into the area as an agent for the Transylvania Company. The men mentioned above under Capt. Twitty and Boone united and proceeded into Kentucky. Those with the Transylvania Company included Thomas HART, Nathaniel HART, David HART, John LUTTRELL, William JOHNSON and James HOGG from Orange Co VA and John WILLIAMS, Leonard Hendley BULLOCK and Col. Richard HENDERSON from Granville, NC. A petition was issued of the Transylvanians to the Virginia Convention in May 1776 and contained the following names (per the Filson Club Publication #16.) James HARROD, Abm. HITE, Jr, Patrick DORANE, Ralph NAILOR, Robt. ATKINSON, Robt. NAILOR, John MAXFIELD, Sam. POTTINGER, Barnerd WALTER, Hugh M'MILLION, John KILPATRICK, Robt. DOOK, Edward BROWNFIELD, Wm. HOUSE, Jno. DUNN, Jno. SIM, Sr, John HOUSE, Levi HARROD, John BEESOE, Conrod WOOLTER, John MOORE, John CORBIE, Abm. VANMETRE, Saml. MOORE, Isaac PRITCHERD, Joseph GWYNE, Geo. ULAND, Mich. THOMAS, Adam SMITH, Saml. THOMAS, Henry THOMAS, John MILLS, Elijah MILLS, Jehu HARLAND, Wm. MYERS, Peter PAUL, Henry SIMONS, Wm. GAFFATA, James HUGH, Thos. BATHUGH, John CONNWAY, WM. CROW, Wm. FEALS, Benja. DAVIS, Beniah DUN, Adam NEELSON, Wm. SHEPARD, James CALLEY, Joseph PARKISON, Jediah ASHCRAFT, John HARDIN, Sime HOUSE, Chas. CREERAFT, James WILLIE, John CAMRON, Thos. KENADY, Jesse PIGMAN, Simon MOORE, John MOORE, Thos. MOORE, Herman CONSOLEY, Silas HARLAND, Wm. HARROD, Leonard COOPER, Wm. RICE, Arthur INGRAM, Thos. WILSON,William WOOD, Joseph LYONS, Andrew HOUSE, Wm. HARTLY, Thomas DEAN, Richard OWAN, Barnet NEAL, John SEVERN, James HUGH, Archd. REVES, Moses THOMAS, J. Zebulon COLLINS, Thos. PARKINSON, Wm. MUCKLEROY, Meridith HELM Jr, Andw. HOUSEE, David BROOKS, John HELM, Benja. PARKISON, Wm. PARKISON, and Wm. CROW. On Oct. 14, 1779, there was a seige at Boonesborough there were supposedly only 60 at the fort in contrast to 340 Indians. Depositions taken over the years at Richmond, KY of 1801-1806, 1907, 1808, 1811 and 1814 by pioneers at Boonesborough which showed the following names deposed and the dates they supposedly arrived at the fort if shown: James ANDERSON, Thos. ALLEN (Surveyor of Mercer Co), Daniel BOONE (1775), Anthony BLEASCO (surveyor), James BERRY (April 1779), Wm. BENTON, George BOONE, Wm BUSH (March 1775), Joseph BARNETT, James BRIDGES, James BRYANT (before 1778), Edward BAXTER, John BOYLE (1775), Moses BLEDSOE, George BEDINGER, Squire BOONE, Green CLAY (Surveyor, fall of 1780), Robert CALDWELL, John CALLAWAY, Wm CRADLEBAUGH (came to KY 1767-1775), Wm COOPER, John CROOKE (surveyor), David CREWS, Elijah CREWS, Jacob COONS, Wm. CALK, Thos. COLLINS, John COLEFOOT, Lewis CRAIG, David COOK, John CONSTANT, Samuel DUREE, John DURBIN, John DONIPHAN, Samuel DAVIS, Wm. DRYDEN, Samuel ESTILL (Capt, 1775), Talton EMBRY, Sally ESTLL (born there 19 Oct 1782), Boudee ESTLL, Ben ESTILL, Richard EPPERSON (1776), Joseph FOWLER, Robert FLEMING, John FARRAR (1775 - aslso shown FARRONS), James FINLEY, Wm. FALL (surveyor), Higgason GRUBBS (Capt - 1778), James GATES (1776), David GASS, (GIST, GUESS), Samuel GILBERT, Martin GENTRY, Peter GUERRANT, Jesse HODGES (surveyor, Oct. 1777-1786), Stephen HANCOCK (1776-1780), George HANCOCK, Wm HANCOCK (1776), Nathaniel HART (Capt - 1775 - killed by the Indians Aug 1782), Samuel HENDERSON, James HAMILTON, Joseph HINE (LYNE), John HOLDEN, Christopher IRVINE (Capt, 1776, killed 1786), Wm. IRVINE, David C. IRVINE, John KENNEDY (killed in fall of 1780), Wm. KAVANAUGH, Charles KAVANAUGH (son of Wm.), Joseph KENNEDY (1776), Thos. LANHAM, David LYNCH (surveyor, came 24 Dec 1779), Samuel LOGAN, Abraham LEWIS, Lawrence LONG, Thos. McQUEAN, Jesse MORRIS, Miss Jacob MYERS, Wm. MILLER, Wm MAYS, Thos. MOSELY, Thos. MILLER, Ralph MORGAN, Wm. MARTIN, Wm. MORGAN, Nicholas MERIWETHER, Neichael OVERSTREET, Tyree OLDHAM, John PEAK (1781), Thos. PHELPS, Josiah PHELPS (1776, son of Thomas), John PITMAN, Reuben PROCTOR, Joseph PROCTOR (1778), Nicholas PROCTOR (Capt, 1778), Rachel PROCTOR (widow of Capt. James ESTILL, 2nd wife of James Estill), James PROCTOR, Yelverton PEYTON (1780), James RUSEL (before 1778), Robert RHODES, James REED, Joseph RICE, George ROBINSON, Samuel RICE, Dudley STONE, Richard SEARCY, John SNODDY (1775), Asa SEARCY, General John SUTH, Samuel SNODDY, Michael SHERLEY, Michael STONER (surveyor and hunter, 1775), Thos. SWEARINGEN, Benoni SWEARINGEN, John TANNER (TURNER), Hale TALBOTT, Peter TAYLOR (1780), Lawrence THOMPSON (1780), James THOMPSON, John TAYLOR, (Baptist minister), Oswald TOWNSEND (surveyor, 1775), Capt. Thomas TWITTY, Joshua TOWNSEND, Wm. TURPIN, Solomon TURPIN, David V. WALKER, Joel WALKER, Aquilla WHITE (April 1779), Capt.John WHITTAKER, William WILLIAMS, Wyate WILKERSON, Richard WELLS, Thos WARREN, Capt. Archibald WOODS (Dec 1781), Adam WOODS. Petition #8 from Fort Boonesborough involved land titles and was dated 14 Oct 1779. The following residents signed: Michael BEDINGER, James BERRY, Catherine BAUGHMAN, Thos BRYANT, John BULLOCK, Fanders CALLOWAY, John CALLAWAY, Braxton CARTER, Ambrose COFFEE, Wm. CRADLEBAUGH, Charles CURD, John DAVIS, Joseph DONIPHAN, James DOSTER, Margaret DRAKE, Benjamin DUNNAWAY, James ESTILL, Samuel ESTILL, Edmund FAIR, Peter HACKETT, Edward HAND, John HARVESTER, Jesse HODGES, John HOLDER, Elizabeth HORN, Charles JOCKARS, John KELLY, John MARTIN, David McGEE, Edward NELSON, Moses NELSON, Thomas NOEL, William PATTERSON, Joshua PENIX, Nicholas PROCTOR, Nicholas PROCTOR Jr, Reuben PROCTOR, Pemberton ROLLINS, Reuben SEARCY, John SOUTH Sr, John South Jr, Samuel SOUTH, Jacob STARNS, Michael STONER, Walter WELCH, Daniel WILCOCKSON. Petition #9 16 Oct 1779. This list included the names of those killed in defense of the fort or in hunting: (a -k after name indicates they were killed). Daniel ASHBY-k, Joab BARTON-k, Joshua BARTON-k, John BAUGHMAN-k, Jacob BAUGHMAN-k, Michael BEDINGER-k, Maj. William BUSBY-k, James BERRY, Daniel BOONE, Ulissy BOONE-k, Samuel BROOKS-k, Wm BROOKS-k, James BRYANT, John BULLOCK, Nathaniel BULLOCK, David BUNDAN-k, Edgar CALLAWAY-k, Elizabeth CALLAWAY-k, Flanders CALLAWAY, Ambrose COFFMAN, Jesse COKER-k, John CROSS-k, Joseph DONIPHAN, James DOSTER, Joseph DRAKE, John DUMPARD-k, Benjamin DUNAWAY, John DUNN-k, Samuel ESTILL, Edmund FAIR, Thomas FOOT-k, Richard GIREY-k, Ancel GOODMAN-k, Daniel GOODMAN-k, Wm HANCOCK-k, Peter HARPER, Edward HARROD, George HENDRICKS-k, Richard HINES-k, Jesse HODGES, John HOLLEY-k, Joseph JACKSON-k, Andrew JOHNSON-k, Jacob JOHNSTON-k, Benjamin KELLEY-k, John KELLEY, Joseph KELLEY-k, Jonathan KETCHAM-k, George LINCOLN-k, James MANKINS-k, Michael MIRA-k, John MORTON-k, Edward NELSON, John NEWBY, Thomas NOEL, Wm. PATTERSON, Joshua PENIX, Joseph PROCTOR, Nicholas PROCTOR, Samuel ROBSON-k, Samuel SANDERS-k, Bartlett SEARCY-k, John SOUTH Sr, John SOUTH Jr, Thos. SOUTH-k, Wm STAGGE-k, Jacob STARNS, Joseph STARNS, William TWITTY-k, Wm UMPHREY-k, Richard WADE-k, WALTER WELCH, Ambrose WHITE-k, Benjamin WHITE. The Librarian at the KY Historical Society added these names: Moses THOMAS - came with ENOCH SMITH, Richard SPURR and Charles WADE in 1779. Ralph MORGAN came in 1779. David GASS and son, John, William Bailey SMITH, Edward BRADLEY, William COLLINS (was at the siege), Whitson GEORGE, John CARTWRIGHT, Lewis VALLANDINGHAM, John CAMERON, Pemberton ROLINS, Francis CALLOWAY, Oswald TOWNSEND, Thomas HARTGROVE, James KENNEY, J. HITE, Frederick COUCHMAN (per Draper manuscripts). Collins History Volume 1 lists: Capt John HOLDER, Uriel ARK, Thos BAILEY, Bland BALLARD, John BAUGHMAN, G. Michael BEDINGER, James BERRY, James BRYAN, James BUNTEN, John BUTLER, John CALLAWAY, Elijah COLLINS, Josiah COLLINS, Wm COLLINS, John CONSTNT, David COOK, Wm COOMBS, Wm CRADLEBAUGH, John DUMPORD, James ESTILL, Edmund FEAR, David GASS, Stephen HANCOCK, Wm HANCOCK, John HAEISTON, Wm HAYS, Jesse HODGES, Jeremiah HORN, Robert KIRKHAM, Samuel KIRKHAM, John LEE, Charles LOCKHART, John McCOLLUM, Wm McGEE, Ralph MORGAN, Wm MORRIS, James PERRY, John PLECK, Samuel PORTER, Samuel PORTER, Nicholas PROCTOR, Reuben PROCTOR, Pemberton ROLLINS, Hugh ROSS, Barlett SEARCY, Reuben SEARCEY, John SOUTH Jr and Sr, John SOUTH the Younger, Thos SOUTH, Barney STAGNER, Jacob STEARNS, John STEPHENSON, Benoni VALLANDIGHAM, Daniel WILCOXSON and Moses WILSON. To be continued with Fort HARROD. (c) Copyright 23 September 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, all rights reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Member Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl