In a message dated 6/28/99 8:06:47 PM, GENOBUF@AOL.COM wrote: <<Do you have a Daniel Grimes who married Mary Ann Marvin on 20 January 1819 in Adams County, OH? >> Sorry those of you who have asked if I have more info. All I have was in the posting. Stephanie

This announcement has made me wonder if there is any reunions for the Freeland or Grooms families. I would love to know if and when there is one. Thanks Sandy L

NOBLE GRIMES must have been at CONNELLSVILLE PA 1780+.and laid out WASHINGTON,aDAMS CO 1798. And had a bro who had descendants ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Do you have a Daniel Grimes who married Mary Ann Marvin on 20 January 1819 in Adams County, OH? Children: Lydia born 25 Feb 1823 Mary born 5 Dec 1824 John born 11 June 1826 Christopher Grimes born 3 Sep 1827

Hermon, Thanks for this info, others are likely interested so I'm forwarding your message below to the lists. Concerning the 1799 militia petition, I have always believed the "N." McDaniel was actually "V." for Valentine McDaniel -- I have found no other McDaniel-McDonald's in the area at the time with a given name beginning with "N," and V could have easily been transposed as an N. "Valentine," being a somewhat uncommon name even in those days, and multi-syllable, was more apt to be abbreviated by a cleric than a short common name. Or, possibly Valentine personally "signed" his name with an abbreviated V ? One of his early signatures for a marriage bond in Mason Co. was "Vol. Mcdannel." Where were your wife's KIRKPATRICK's and HILL's located prior to the Brown Co. OH area? Also the DAVIDSON's and DOUGHERTY's? Do you (or anyone else) know of other 1799 petition-signing surnames of the Brown Co. OH area who moved from the present Fleming Co. KY area? I'm also wondering where the above subject neighbors originated, they may have moved into Ohio area together? With the "other" Locust Creek being found in Mason Co. KY for the 1790's (only 25-30 miles south of Maysville in Fleming), I'm trying to identify as certainly as possible whether Valentine and Joseph McDaniel-McDonald were located on Locust Creek in the present Bracken area west of Augusta or on the "other" Locust Creek in the Fleming area in the 1790's -- prior to moving to the present Brown Co. OH area in the late 1790's. In this regard it is interesting to learn that Philemon Thomas transferred lands in the Bracken area. On the other hand, it seems the area west of Augusta was less inhabited than the Fleming area in the early 1790's -- although the Bracken area Locust Creek was directly across the river from present Brown County ....so?....on to more research. And I thought my research in Mason-Adams-Brown-Clermont-Hamilton counties was completed about as much as possible several years ago, except for a few minor details. Research is never complete, right? -- esp. when it comes to learning more history, which leads to more genealogy research, which..... (yeau, they're one and the same.) Valentine moved "further up" into Brown Co. later, the Eagle Creek area as I recall. I need to drag out these records. Neil McDonald (see below for Hermon Fagley's interesting comments.) -----Original Message----- From: hermfagley@juno.com <hermfagley@juno.com> To: Macbd1 <macbd1@arthur.k12.il.us> Date: Sunday, June 27, 1999 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [OHBROWN-L] Surnames: Martin-Ellis-Moore-Henry-Laycock-McConnell-McDaniel-Thomas-Crawford >Beers "HISTORY OF BROWN CO "mentions others that lived awhile up >Cornick's RUN befor moving further up STRAIGHT CREEK. And it shows a 1799 >petition of JAN 10,1799 ASKING ALEXANDER MARTIN be appointed JP,AND AND >SIMILAR,BUT NON IDENTICAL ONE ASKING MILITIA OFFICERS OF THOMAS MCCONNELL >LT JOHN MEFFORD ENSIGH AMOS ELLIS -1-10-1799. VAL PREFERED MARTIN,BUT >NOT THE MILITIA OFFICERS OOPS N. MCDANIEL SIGNED THE MILITIA >MY WIFE'S KIRKPATRICK'S M ALEX HILL'S DAU LIVED IN ADJ SURVEY FROM >1799,AND WERE AKIN TO MATHEW DAVIDSON AND THOMAS DOUGHERTY signing >petetions. valentine mcdaniel WAS WAY 1ST WAS SIGNED. PHILEMON THOMAS was >a land speculator-have seen him transferring BRACKEN CO KY LANDS. JOHN >CRWFORD was likely son of COL WM CRAWFORD,TORTURED 1782. WM MOORE WAS >ALIVE 1-10-1799 > >On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 20:18:40 -0700 "macbd1" <macbd1@arthur.k12.il.us> >writes: >>When Valentine McDaniel-McDonald moved across the Ohio River from >>Mason Co. >>KY into "Northwest Territory" in 1796-98, he settled lands of present >>Brown >>County, OH which were previously within Hamilton and Clermont >>Counties. >>Prior to this, Virginian John Crawford received acreage in this area >>for his >>Rev War service (military warrant #19.) Section #1033 of the >>Virginia >>Military District was surveyed for Crawford consisting of 836 acres -- >>it >>was very close to present Ripley, OH. Crawford sold the entire tract >>to >>Philmon Thomas who obtained a patent. Thomas then sold the land to >>the >>following persons, all transactions are recorded in Deed Book A-1 at >>the >>Clermont Co. OH courthouse. >> >>115 acres for $298 to Alexander Martin, p. 61 >>150 acres for $500 to William Ellis, p. 64 >>107-1/2 acres for $217.50 t heirs of Wm. Moore, p. 65 >>137 acres for $274 to James Henry, p. 67 >>200 acres for $400 to Wm. Laycock, p. 69 >>100 acres for $250 to Valentine McDaniel, p. 70 >>100 acres for $300 to Thomas McConnell, p. 72 >>(I know, these don't total 836 acres, see the Virginia Military >>District >>hyperlink near the bottom of this message for a possible >>explanation.) >> >>These deeds were all dated 1 Aug 1800 -- all grantees above were >>recorded as >>being "of Hamilton County" indicating they were already living there. >>(Clermont County was not formed from Hamilton until 6 Dec 1800 per my >>source.) >> >>Valentine McDaniel sold his 100 acres to Alexander Martin in 1807 and >>purchased 120 nearby acres from William Leacock. Valentine sold >>16-1/4 >>acres to Thomas McConnell in 1815. >> >>The 1876 Brown Co. Atlas is good for viewing the location of various >>"sections" of land. There were still Martin, Henry and McConnell >>people >>present in this section, as shown by "residences," in 1876 >> >>For more info concerning Virginia Military District lands, see: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Land/ohl1.html#VMD . >> >>Neil McDonald

Hello list- I have in my possession a hand-written chart done by my grandmother's cousin in 1962. Because of all the postings re Grimes I thought this might be of interest. Children of Samuel E. GRIMES and Sallie BROOKOVER: 1) William H. GRIMES b 4 Jul 1827 d 8 Feb 1873 m Eliza A BEASLEY 29 Dec 1853 children Samuel a doctor in Cincinatti; William H. a doctor in Cincinatti m Mary SCOTT; Mollie m Andrew LANE; Elizabeth m Sam RIGGS; Jessie m William KING; Lola; Sally. 2) Lewis C. GRIMES b 10 Feb 1829 d 22 May 1912 m Sally Ann CROPPER children John ; Wilse; Handy; Samuel; Fred; Frank; Minnie; Bert; Emmet. 3) Elizabeth (Eliza) A. GRIMES b 9 Oct 1830 d (?) m Abraham NEWKIRK children Frank; Sam; Henry. 4) Nancy C. GRIMES b 25 Oct 1832 d 1 Sep 1901 m Hamilton PARR. No children. 5) Aseal B. GRIMES b 25 Sep 1834 d 26 Nov 1903 m 1) Jennie HOWARD Apr 1861 m 2) Martha A. LANE 29 Jan 1885. Children (no indication of which marriage): Mary; Samuel, William; Katheryn; Dekalb d 1962 m Mabel SCOTT 27 Jun 1932 children Billie m Phillis HOOD 5 Jun 1955 children Steven; Pamela; Harry. 6) Margaret J. GRIMES b 5 Sep 1836 d 26 Apr 1912 m Jul 1855 Frederick W. OTTO b 1 Jan 1832 Hanover Germany d 16 Jul 1888. Children Henry F b 1856 d 1927 m Annie ALTMYER m 1856 d 1919 children Lutie M. b 1886 d 27 Aug 1963 m Leroy H. BOUGHTON b 1884 d WWI, Emma b 23 Feb 1888 d Jan 1900, Freddie b 21 oct 1884 d 23 Jan 1809, Harry m Fern CLAYTON. 7) Matilda GRIMES b 10 Feb 1839 d (?) m Alexander STEWART 14 Mar 1861 children Aseal; Park; Samuel; Elizabeth; Sallie; Louise. 8) Mary GRIMES b 3 Dec 1840 d 10 Jan 1878 m Harden BRADLEY 28 Sep 1859 children Charlie; Eliza m John HOOD children Fred (living in Florida); Fred m Jesse NORMAN; Dan; Sarah; Nannie; Ella; Mabel m William Shelton. 9) Francis (Frank) M. GRIMES b 7 Dec 1844 d (?) m 11 Jul 1875 Margaret DAILY b 1842 Brooklyn d 1905 children Lewis m Manie KING; Gleason m Mabel LYNN; Dennis; Julia d infant. 10) Darius Calvin GRIMES b 14 Apr 1848 d (?) m Frances C. MYERS 19 Dec 1873 children Musa Gladys; Bertha d 3 Jun 1962 m Bert RIGGS; Anna dy; George m Lillian NOBDAY children Hazel Catherine m John MAHONEY; Kendall m Opal ( ). I have on the same chart ELLIS and BROOKOVER lines if anyone is interested. I am desended from Margaret GRIMES who m Fredrich OTTO. Louise Sklar - Northridge, CA At 08:51 PM 6/25/99 -0400, you wrote: >Hello. I received a copy of a letter from a cousin that gave some >information about the Stewarts. I am sending along the parts of the letter >that pertain to that family. I do hope this helps someone out there. Is the >"home" place mentioned in the last sentence still there? >Stephanie >Colorado > >>From here on I am quoting from the letter. The author quotes from some >notebooks thus the double quotation marks. > >"My grandmother Elizabeth Stewart was the daughter of Alexander Stewart and >Matilda Grimes of Adams County, Ohio. Matilda Grimes was the daughter of >Samuel Ellis Grimes and Sallie Brookover born on April 19, 1804 at >Manchester, Ohio and died Sept. 2, 1891. >On Nov. 13, 1802 Nathan Ellis deeded 40 acres of land lying in Adams County >on the waters of the Ohio to Joseph Stewart, my great-great grandfather. > >'The first Stewart that came to America was in 1636, only 16 years after the >settlement at Jamestown, Va. Our ancestors arrived in Virginia about the year >1730, and came from Glasgow, Scotland. >After the Revolutionary War, the Commonwealth of Virginia offered inducements >to her veterans of the War to settle in the Ohio Valley by giving concessions >on farmland. Bear in mind that what are now the states of Ohio and Kentucky >were territory belonging to Virginia. Our ancestors living in what was then >Passiac (?) County, Virginia in the year 1789 joined a company of five >families, who with their stock and household goods travelled to what is now >called Braddock, Pennsylvania, only a few miles up the Monongahela river from >Pittsburgh. They raised a crop and constructed what was known as a keelboat. >It must have been a large boat to hold the five families, their horses, cows, >pigs, farming equipment, household goods, and, of course, children. They were >to help to make the future farmers, merchants, doctors, lawyers, etc. >Early in the spring of 1790, the five families loaded their belongings in the >crude boat and embarked on the Ohio, floating down the beautiful river to the >mouth of Limestone Creek, where Maysville, Ky. is now located. It was an >uneventful trip. My grandfather Stewart was then four years old. He was born >in Virginia on May 1, 1786. >The Indians were more troublesome on the Ohio side of the river; so they >moved south of the river three miles where there were quite a number of >settlers. The town of Washington is now located there. The following Spring >our little company moved to the Ohio side of the river, and settled around >what is now the little town of Aberdeen. >The Stewarts located on the hill at the head of a small creek called 'Fishing >Gut,' one mile from the Brookover home. Grandfather had 2 brothers and 3 >sisters: Susie, Lavina, Jane, Joseph, James, and John Stewart. >Uncle James and Aunt Susie were never married. Aunt Susie died in 1884, and >was 95 years old. Aunt Lavina's married name was West. She had three >children, William, Joseph, and Ellen. [She actually had more children than >three.] Joseph preached at my grandfather's funeral. William West moved to >Port Huron, Michigan, and one of his daughters and her brother is the founder >of the 'Lady Maccabees' there. Ellen married Pickerell - her daughter lives >near Georgetown, Ohio. >Grandfather Stewart was in the War of 1812 and was mustered out in 1813, and >drew a pension until he died. He married Elizabeth Rains in 1814. To them >were born: >Jane 1816 >Sallie Ann 1818 >William (Billy) 1819 >John 1823 >Alexander 1825 (my father) married Matilda Grimes >Nancy 1827 >Lavina 1830 >Joseph 1832' > >I know this is confusing to read, but I am copying it from a notebook that I >found in my mother's possessions when she died in 1970. Since my grandmother >died in 1941, I don't know when she wrote it. A lot of it pertains to the >Stewarts and Grimes . . . . >In reading this over, I failed to put the names of the children born to >Alexander and Matilda Grimes Stewart. >Elizabeth born Dec. 4, 1862 married (1) L. T. Cole (2) Marion Stockwell >Park Alexander Jan. 29, 1864 >Aseal Grimes Mar. 30, 1866 >Sallie July 12, 1868 married Marshall Hanover >Louise Feb. 5, 1875 married Homer kimball >Samuel Joseph Jan. 17, 1878 >My second cousin Hilda Brown, daughter of Aseal Grimes is living in the >'home' place on the Ohio river, between Aberdeen and Manchester." > > >==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

The mound Isreal Donaldson mentioned is shown in the ADAMS CO Atlas. It's a couple miles downstream from Concord,KY. He had a run before he was sat on the riverbank within sight of men,and a blockhouse,on the KY bank. Dr Talley made mention of "a" KENTON'S STation,which seems about across from MASSIE'S fort at Manchester,Ohio. Richard GRAHAM,namesake of the station had at least two ties with LT JOHN CRAWFORD. 1st,1786,he bought the household goods and slaves in 1786,likely at CONNELLSVILLE,PA. 2ND, FROM 11-30-1797,GRAHAM and CRAWFORD were father-in-law-son-in-law [step] Graham's 2nd [?] wife was the widow,ELIZABETH GRIMES-Mason Co will writer.And her dau, Effie GRIMES was the 2nd [?] wife of LT JOHN CRAWFORD. On the Ohio bank was NOBLE GRIMES "Washington,Oh" .His bro-in-law,LT JOHN CRAWFORD lived on the Ohio bank closer to Manchester. In between,and just across at CONCORD,KY where Stephenson's -1\2 cousins of CRAWFORDS. EVANS AND STIVERS 'history of Adams Co Ohio" 666 667 et al talks of these people. "KY ANCESTORS" OF 20 YEARS AGO has articles on these CRAWFORD-STEPHENSONS. BOOK says NOBLE GRIMES moved from NORTHUMBERLAND cO,Pa to ADAMS cO 1795-97. But I have him signing a petition in sw Pa, 1780 era. Noble GRIMES was tax man of IRON RIDGE township. I have already mentioned ties of the CRAWFORD-STEPHENSON's to iron. 1782, when COL WM CRAWFORD willed 2900 acres on the Ohio River in VA, Adams Co,Oh was part of Illinois Co,Va. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Kenneth Lyon McKenzie, wife Catharine McPherson McKenzie and two children Bernice and Alpine lived in Mayhill, Adams Co., Oh. about 1890. They were there for about two years, moving there from Kansas, then to Ware County, Ga. His obit says he held ``many prominent positions'' but doesn't specify. He was a school teacher in South Georgia. With 1890 census missing, can anyone find any trace of this family in Ohio? Jim Reeder im = Reeder

On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 20:18:40 -0700 "macbd1" <macbd1@arthur.k12.il.us> writes: >When Valentine McDaniel-McDonald moved across the Ohio River from >Mason Co. >KY into "Northwest Territory" in 1796-98, he settled lands of present >Brown >County, OH which were previously within Hamilton and Clermont >Counties. >Prior to this, Virginian John Crawford received acreage in this area >for his >Rev War service (military warrant #19.) Section #1033 of the >Virginia >Military District was surveyed for Crawford consisting of 836 acres -- >it >was very close to present Ripley, OH. Crawford sold the entire tract >to >Philmon Thomas who obtained a patent. Thomas then sold the land to >the >following persons, all transactions are recorded in Deed Book A-1 at >the >Clermont Co. OH courthouse. > >115 acres for $298 to Alexander Martin, p. 61 >150 acres for $500 to William Ellis, p. 64 >107-1/2 acres for $217.50 t heirs of Wm. Moore, p. 65 >137 acres for $274 to James Henry, p. 67 >200 acres for $400 to Wm. Laycock, p. 69 >100 acres for $250 to Valentine McDaniel, p. 70 >100 acres for $300 to Thomas McConnell, p. 72 >(I know, these don't total 836 acres, see the Virginia Military >District >hyperlink near the bottom of this message for a possible >explanation.) > >These deeds were all dated 1 Aug 1800 -- all grantees above were >recorded as >being "of Hamilton County" indicating they were already living there. >(Clermont County was not formed from Hamilton until 6 Dec 1800 per my >source.) > >Valentine McDaniel sold his 100 acres to Alexander Martin in 1807 and >purchased 120 nearby acres from William Leacock. Valentine sold >16-1/4 >acres to Thomas McConnell in 1815. > >The 1876 Brown Co. Atlas is good for viewing the location of various >"sections" of land. There were still Martin, Henry and McConnell >people >present in this section, as shown by "residences," in 1876 > >For more info concerning Virginia Military District lands, see: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Land/ohl1.html#VMD . > >Neil McDonald > > >==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: >http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net >Archives: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

When Valentine McDaniel-McDonald moved across the Ohio River from Mason Co. KY into "Northwest Territory" in 1796-98, he settled lands of present Brown County, OH which were previously within Hamilton and Clermont Counties. Prior to this, Virginian John Crawford received acreage in this area for his Rev War service (military warrant #19.) Section #1033 of the Virginia Military District was surveyed for Crawford consisting of 836 acres -- it was very close to present Ripley, OH. Crawford sold the entire tract to Philmon Thomas who obtained a patent. Thomas then sold the land to the following persons, all transactions are recorded in Deed Book A-1 at the Clermont Co. OH courthouse. 115 acres for $298 to Alexander Martin, p. 61 150 acres for $500 to William Ellis, p. 64 107-1/2 acres for $217.50 t heirs of Wm. Moore, p. 65 137 acres for $274 to James Henry, p. 67 200 acres for $400 to Wm. Laycock, p. 69 100 acres for $250 to Valentine McDaniel, p. 70 100 acres for $300 to Thomas McConnell, p. 72 (I know, these don't total 836 acres, see the Virginia Military District hyperlink near the bottom of this message for a possible explanation.) These deeds were all dated 1 Aug 1800 -- all grantees above were recorded as being "of Hamilton County" indicating they were already living there. (Clermont County was not formed from Hamilton until 6 Dec 1800 per my source.) Valentine McDaniel sold his 100 acres to Alexander Martin in 1807 and purchased 120 nearby acres from William Leacock. Valentine sold 16-1/4 acres to Thomas McConnell in 1815. The 1876 Brown Co. Atlas is good for viewing the location of various "sections" of land. There were still Martin, Henry and McConnell people present in this section, as shown by "residences," in 1876 For more info concerning Virginia Military District lands, see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Land/ohl1.html#VMD . Neil McDonald

With reference to prior postings concerning Locust Creek, it is interesting to learn where another Locust Creek was located within original Mason Co. KY -- I knew there was another Locust Creek but didn't know where it was located. Although it is likely that Valentine McDaniel-McDonald (and others who moved into Northwest Territory, the Adams-Brown-Clermont Co.'s area, in the late 1790's) was located along the Ohio River in the present Bracken Co. KY Locust Creek area (west of Augusta, across the Ohio River from present Brown Co. OH), it is of course possible that some migrated from "the other" Locust Creek area, located about 25-30 miles south of Maysville. The following accounting by Dr. William M. Talley is from: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharris/gath.htm , within the Harris Co. KY rootsweb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharris/ . Does anyone recognize names in the following article as being located in the Adams-Brown-Clermont Co.'s OH area? As just one example, I emphasize the TERHUNE name, for a friend's research. Neil McDonald (Following is Dr. William M. Talley's accounting.) Gath, Fleming County, Kentucky No Trace of Gath Remains Today Small Pioneer Settlement Has All But Been Forgotten by Dr. William M. Talley Published in The Kentucky Explorer, Feb. 1996, Pg.78 Reprinted by permission from Dr. Talley and The Kentucky Explorer The ancient Biblical city of Gath was supposedly the home town of Goliath, the giant whom David slew with a small stone, according to I Samuel 17:50. It was one of the five royal cities of the Philistines. The name Gath was not as popular a name for early Kentucky towns as were some other Biblical cities, such as Shiloh, Corinth, and Antioch. However, in the early days of Fleming County, a town named Gath was organized and laid out at the site where Locust Creek flows into the Licking River; opposite Bath County (then Montgomery County). Why it was named Gath is an interesting and unanswered question. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that some of the early residents were very religious people, active in the Baptist Church, and thus they wanted a Biblical name for their town. Yet, Gath was a town of the Philistines and not one of the popular Hebrew (Israelite) cities. The town came into existence in 1798, was mentioned in the court records quite frequently for about a decade, and then disappeared just as quickly as it had appeared. If it were not for the fact that its existence is verified by various Fleming County court orders and deeds, one might dismiss it as being simply a plan that never materialized. Court records mention roads that led to the town of Gath as well as rights for building mills, operating ferries, and erecting warehouses. Strangely, none of the early writers of Fleming County history (Cotterill, Dickey, Fischer, or Northcutt) ever mentioned this town, and when older people in the community where Gath stood were interviewed in the 1950s by this writer none of them had ever heard their families speak of it. This town was laid out in the bottom lands at the site where Locust Creek empties into Licking River in the southeastern part of Fleming County, and was opposite to Bath County (but at the time of its founding Montgomery County). The town plat is recorded in the courthouse at Flemingsburg. At this location there is a wide, fertile valley or alluvial plain. All facts about Gath come from court actions relating to legal transactions of the residents of the town and their interactions with court officials. On July 9, 1798, two years after Flemingsburg was founded, the county court of Fleming established Gath on the lands of Byram Routt, a large land owner in that area. It was to be situated on the eastern bank of Locust Creek. A plat of the town was duly recorded in Order Book A. This place probably looked like an excellent place to establish a town because it was on a direct route between Flemingsburg and Mt. Sterling, and it was also on the Licking River and could serve as a shipping point for goods and material going down river to the Ohio. However, the Licking River, especially above Sherburne, was navigable only a few months of the year and was quite treacherous in many places. The first trustees of Gath were William Burke, William Caldwell, Thomas C. Brown, and Alexander Simpson. William Burke was a land owner on Locust Creek. His will is recorded in Fleming County and it was probated in October, 1801. According to the plat of the town in the old court order book, Gath contained 103 in-lots and 10 out-lots. These 113 lots contained all together 100 acres. The streets were named East, North Cross, Main, Lower Water, and Upper Water. In the center of the town was a public square containing two acres. Running north was a street called Out Street, which led in the direction of Flemingsburg. At the May term of Fleming Court, 1799, John Hunt and Manley Brown were appointed to mark out the bounds for a warehouse in the town of Gath for the inspection of flour and hemp. They finally made their report in July, 1799, stating they had laid off lots 12 and 13 (half-acre lots) for the warehouses -- beginning on the bank of the creek, thence down the same 10 rods, then off at right angles 15 rods, for quantity. Isaac Terhune bought the first lots, numbers 5 and 50, in Gath on March 10, 1800. The trustees at that time were Isaac Lawson, Archibald Glenn, William Caldwell, and Edward Johnson. (This change of persons on the board of trustees indicates that a number of people were interested and involved in the town.) On May 12, 1800, Joseph Denton, Archibald Glenn, William P. Ramey, and Andrew Wills were appointed to view and mark out the nearest and best way for a road from the ford on the Licking River at the town of Gath to intersect the road from Flemingsburg to Myers' ferry at or near Terhune's. On July 14, 1800, they made their report, stating that they had completed said order. On the same day Byram Routt, Archie Remy, Shardlow Whiteman, Skinner Hutson, and Roger Dougherty made a report that they had viewed and marked out the road from the mouth of Locust to Abraham Tout's, running with the town (Gath) line until it crossed Locust then up Locust to the mouth of the South Lick, then to near the head of the said lick and crossing the ridge to said Tout's. On Nov. 10, 1800, it was ordered that the road from the mouth of Locust Creek to intersect the road from Flemingsburg be established as a public road and that Shardlow Whiteman be appointed overseer. At the distribution of Byram Routt's estate, part of his lots were sold. These lots bordered Locust Creek in the town of Gath. Along with the lots, a grist mill and saw mill with 20 acres were sold. David Henry purchased these lots and the mill. Some people who knew the area well (in the 1950s) told this writer that they had seen what they thought were the remnants of this old mill. William Page Ramey was given permission to establish a ferry across the Licking River at the town of Gath on Oct. 14, 1800. He reported that he owned the land on the north side of the river (which is where Gath was located). On Jan. 12, 1802, Byram Routt ordered that a ferry be established at Gath across Licking, he owning the land on both sides of the river. There is frequent mention in the old records of a school and church called "Licking Locust," the church being Baptist in denomination. It is probable that this school and church had its origin in Gath because of the combined name of the two streams that bordered Gath. Mahaleleel Shackle, a Baptist minister, preached in the church. The last mention we can find of Gath in the court records is in July 1811, when John Hunt, Peter Mauzey, and Gunnell Saunders were appointed new trustees. Perhaps the town failed to grow and develop as the founders had expected. First, the original trustees and interested citizens died quite soon after the town was established and others who took their places may not have been as enthusiastic. It appears that Byram Routt was one of the primary leaders of the move to establish the town, and he died shortly after it was established. Second, the Licking River floods badly in the spring sometimes and people may have found this site unsuitable because of the flooding. A third possibility is that the town of Sherburne, farther down stream and located in a more convenient setting, began to grow and prosper with a number of mills and other establishments. It was on a more direct route between Mt. Sterling and Maysville, thus may have contributed to the decline of Gath. Nevertheless, Gath remains a puzzle. It existed for sure, but had a short existence. The site is now isolated and is used for farmland. Its mystery is intensified by the utter lack of any substantiating information or facts other than the court records. (Note: The only known published references to the town of Gath were historical notes published by William M. Talley in the Fleming Gazette, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, and by Mrs. Iolene Hawkins, in the Flemingsburg Times-DEmocrat, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, both in the mid-1950s. All information in this article was obtained from court records in the Fleming Court Clerk's office.) Dr. William M. Talley, 110 Main St. Vanceburg, KY 41179, is a professor at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is also editor of The McGill Journal of Education.

I am a descendant of Jeremiah Ellis, the brother of Nancy. Please let me know if you would like to exchange information. Kellie edbert@prodigy.net -----Original Message----- From: Ctjesters@aol.com <Ctjesters@aol.com> To: OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, June 26, 1999 12:33 PM Subject: [OHADAMS-L] Grimes/Ellis/Brookover > >In a message dated 6/25/99 8:50:01 PM, jbrad805@gte.net wrote: > ><<I am interested in Samuel Grimes. I have a Samuel Grimes married Elizabeth >Bradford in 1819. Elizabeth was born in Worchester Co. MD in 1797. Sometime >after 1800-1810 she and her family moved to Adams Co. OH. Could this Samuel >Grimes be your Samuel Grimes? I have no other information on Samuel Grimes. >Any news, even if bad, would be most helpful. >Thanks >Joe Bradford>> > >Hello, Joe. I do not think they are the same because this Samuel married >Sallie Brookover. Below is what the letter says about the Grimes and Ellis >families. >Hope it might help. The rest of this e-mail is quoted verbatim from the >letter. >Stephanie > >"Samuel Ellis Grimes was the child of William Grimes, born in 1788 at Adams >County, Ohio, and his wife, Nancy Ellis, born Dec. 3, 1786 and died December >11, 1861. >"Nancy Ellis Grimes was the child of Nathan Ellis born in 1749 at Wales died >at Aberdeen, Ohio, in 1819 and his wife, Mary Walker, born Aug. 31, 1752. >"Nathan Ellis was the child of James born in 1727 at Wales, died in 1790. His >wife was Mary Veatah [sp?] born in Wales. >"Nathan Ellis was the first Justice of the Peace in Aberdeen and operated a >ferry across the Ohio River. Aberdeen was plotted July 5, 1816, by Nathan >Ellis, and bought 5 acres from James Edwards next to the hill on Gum Street >for the purpose of putting highway to ferry. In the deed, Nathan Ellis >reserved 2 lots on Main & Water St. on which were located his 'mansion & >warehouse,' a large gray stone house which stood for over 100 years until >destroyed by flood in 1918. >"Grandmother Stewart has written the following information about the children >of Nathan and Mary Ellis: >Margaret born in 1771 married Sicily Campbell >Mary 1773 >John 1777 >Jeremiah 1779 >Jesse 1782 >Samuel 1784 >Nancy Dec. 3, 1786 married William Grimes 1802 >Nathan, Jr, 1789 (bachelor) >Netty (Hetty) 1792 married Capt. John Campbell >Elender (?) 1795 James Higgins >"Nancy and William Grimes had the following children: >I. Samuel who married Sallie Brookover, Jan 27, 1825 and to this union were >born 12 children >John died in infancy >William married Ann Beasely >Lewis " " Sallie Ann Cooper >Eliza " " Abe Newkirk >Nancy " " Hamilton Parr >Margaret ' ' Fred Otto >Aseal " " 1. Jane Howard and 2. Martha Lane >Matilda married Alexander Stewart >Mary married Harden Bradley >Frank (Francis) " " 1. Maggie Daly 2. Naomi Bricker >Andrew B. Darius >Calvin " " Fannie Myers >II. Eliza married John Brookover >III. Sallie " " Robert Churm >IV. Bill married twice - both were named Eliza - but do not know the maiden >name of either >V. Jane never married. >"Strange to say, my grandfather Grimes could not remember his father's name. >He had Uncle John, Uncle Christopher, and Uncle Samuel Grimes as brothers. (I >believe his grandfather's name was William, don't you?) >"George and Mary Griffin's daughter, Margaret married Aseal Brookover. >Children born to them were: >Matilda >Sallie (or Sally) married Samuel Ellis Grimes Jan. 21, 1825 >born April 19, 1804 in Adams county >Mary >Nancy >John >James >Richard >George >Andrew Jackson >(and she has James again. I know they keep the names in the family so much, >which makes it very difficult in researching, doesn't it? For instance the >name Aseal appears in 3 generations, and I wouldn't say that is a common >name.)" > > >==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

In a message dated 6/25/99 8:50:01 PM, jbrad805@gte.net wrote: <<I am interested in Samuel Grimes. I have a Samuel Grimes married Elizabeth Bradford in 1819. Elizabeth was born in Worchester Co. MD in 1797. Sometime after 1800-1810 she and her family moved to Adams Co. OH. Could this Samuel Grimes be your Samuel Grimes? I have no other information on Samuel Grimes. Any news, even if bad, would be most helpful. Thanks Joe Bradford>> Hello, Joe. I do not think they are the same because this Samuel married Sallie Brookover. Below is what the letter says about the Grimes and Ellis families. Hope it might help. The rest of this e-mail is quoted verbatim from the letter. Stephanie "Samuel Ellis Grimes was the child of William Grimes, born in 1788 at Adams County, Ohio, and his wife, Nancy Ellis, born Dec. 3, 1786 and died December 11, 1861. "Nancy Ellis Grimes was the child of Nathan Ellis born in 1749 at Wales died at Aberdeen, Ohio, in 1819 and his wife, Mary Walker, born Aug. 31, 1752. "Nathan Ellis was the child of James born in 1727 at Wales, died in 1790. His wife was Mary Veatah [sp?] born in Wales. "Nathan Ellis was the first Justice of the Peace in Aberdeen and operated a ferry across the Ohio River. Aberdeen was plotted July 5, 1816, by Nathan Ellis, and bought 5 acres from James Edwards next to the hill on Gum Street for the purpose of putting highway to ferry. In the deed, Nathan Ellis reserved 2 lots on Main & Water St. on which were located his 'mansion & warehouse,' a large gray stone house which stood for over 100 years until destroyed by flood in 1918. "Grandmother Stewart has written the following information about the children of Nathan and Mary Ellis: Margaret born in 1771 married Sicily Campbell Mary 1773 John 1777 Jeremiah 1779 Jesse 1782 Samuel 1784 Nancy Dec. 3, 1786 married William Grimes 1802 Nathan, Jr, 1789 (bachelor) Netty (Hetty) 1792 married Capt. John Campbell Elender (?) 1795 James Higgins "Nancy and William Grimes had the following children: I. Samuel who married Sallie Brookover, Jan 27, 1825 and to this union were born 12 children John died in infancy William married Ann Beasely Lewis " " Sallie Ann Cooper Eliza " " Abe Newkirk Nancy " " Hamilton Parr Margaret ' ' Fred Otto Aseal " " 1. Jane Howard and 2. Martha Lane Matilda married Alexander Stewart Mary married Harden Bradley Frank (Francis) " " 1. Maggie Daly 2. Naomi Bricker Andrew B. Darius Calvin " " Fannie Myers II. Eliza married John Brookover III. Sallie " " Robert Churm IV. Bill married twice - both were named Eliza - but do not know the maiden name of either V. Jane never married. "Strange to say, my grandfather Grimes could not remember his father's name. He had Uncle John, Uncle Christopher, and Uncle Samuel Grimes as brothers. (I believe his grandfather's name was William, don't you?) "George and Mary Griffin's daughter, Margaret married Aseal Brookover. Children born to them were: Matilda Sallie (or Sally) married Samuel Ellis Grimes Jan. 21, 1825 born April 19, 1804 in Adams county Mary Nancy John James Richard George Andrew Jackson (and she has James again. I know they keep the names in the family so much, which makes it very difficult in researching, doesn't it? For instance the name Aseal appears in 3 generations, and I wouldn't say that is a common name.)"

Most interested in early GRIMES data from the east,thru sw Pa,to n Ky,to the mouth of Ohio Brush. "If" nobody has found your Scots in Va,suggest you check the Scotch area of NJ-THE PASSIAC RIVER and COUNTY. DONAL WEST ,FT WAYNE,IN would be interested in the WESTS. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

---------- > From: JBRA805 <jbrad805@gte.net> > To: OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OHADAMS-L] Stewarts/Grimes/Brookover > Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 10:50 PM > > I am interested in Samuel Grimes. I have a Samuel Grimes married Elizabeth > Bradford in 1819. Elizabeth was born in Worchester Co. MD in 1797. Sometime > after 1800-1810 she and her family moved to Adams Co. OH. Could this Samuel > Grimes be your Samuel Grimes? I have no other information on Samuel Grimes. > Any news, even if bad, would be most helpful. > Thanks > Joe Bradford > > ---------- > > From: Ctjesters@aol.com > > To: OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [OHADAMS-L] Stewarts/Grimes/Brookover > > Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 7:51 PM > > > > Hello. I received a copy of a letter from a cousin that gave some > > information about the Stewarts. I am sending along the parts of the > letter > > that pertain to that family. I do hope this helps someone out there. Is > the > > "home" place mentioned in the last sentence still there? > > Stephanie > > Colorado > > > > >From here on I am quoting from the letter. The author quotes from some > > notebooks thus the double quotation marks. > > > > "My grandmother Elizabeth Stewart was the daughter of Alexander Stewart > and > > Matilda Grimes of Adams County, Ohio. Matilda Grimes was the daughter of > > Samuel Ellis Grimes and Sallie Brookover born on April 19, 1804 at > > Manchester, Ohio and died Sept. 2, 1891. > > On Nov. 13, 1802 Nathan Ellis deeded 40 acres of land lying in Adams > County > > on the waters of the Ohio to Joseph Stewart, my great-great grandfather. > > > > 'The first Stewart that came to America was in 1636, only 16 years after > the > > settlement at Jamestown, Va. Our ancestors arrived in Virginia about the > year > > 1730, and came from Glasgow, Scotland. > > After the Revolutionary War, the Commonwealth of Virginia offered > inducements > > to her veterans of the War to settle in the Ohio Valley by giving > concessions > > on farmland. Bear in mind that what are now the states of Ohio and > Kentucky > > were territory belonging to Virginia. Our ancestors living in what was > then > > Passiac (?) County, Virginia in the year 1789 joined a company of five > > families, who with their stock and household goods travelled to what is > now > > called Braddock, Pennsylvania, only a few miles up the Monongahela river > from > > Pittsburgh. They raised a crop and constructed what was known as a > keelboat. > > It must have been a large boat to hold the five families, their horses, > cows, > > pigs, farming equipment, household goods, and, of course, children. They > were > > to help to make the future farmers, merchants, doctors, lawyers, etc. > > Early in the spring of 1790, the five families loaded their belongings in > the > > crude boat and embarked on the Ohio, floating down the beautiful river to > the > > mouth of Limestone Creek, where Maysville, Ky. is now located. It was an > > uneventful trip. My grandfather Stewart was then four years old. He was > born > > in Virginia on May 1, 1786. > > The Indians were more troublesome on the Ohio side of the river; so they > > moved south of the river three miles where there were quite a number of > > settlers. The town of Washington is now located there. The following > Spring > > our little company moved to the Ohio side of the river, and settled > around > > what is now the little town of Aberdeen. > > The Stewarts located on the hill at the head of a small creek called > 'Fishing > > Gut,' one mile from the Brookover home. Grandfather had 2 brothers and 3 > > sisters: Susie, Lavina, Jane, Joseph, James, and John Stewart. > > Uncle James and Aunt Susie were never married. Aunt Susie died in 1884, > and > > was 95 years old. Aunt Lavina's married name was West. She had three > > children, William, Joseph, and Ellen. [She actually had more children > than > > three.] Joseph preached at my grandfather's funeral. William West moved > to > > Port Huron, Michigan, and one of his daughters and her brother is the > founder > > of the 'Lady Maccabees' there. Ellen married Pickerell - her daughter > lives > > near Georgetown, Ohio. > > Grandfather Stewart was in the War of 1812 and was mustered out in 1813, > and > > drew a pension until he died. He married Elizabeth Rains in 1814. To them > > > were born: > > Jane 1816 > > Sallie Ann 1818 > > William (Billy) 1819 > > John 1823 > > Alexander 1825 (my father) married Matilda Grimes > > Nancy 1827 > > Lavina 1830 > > Joseph 1832' > > > > I know this is confusing to read, but I am copying it from a notebook > that I > > found in my mother's possessions when she died in 1970. Since my > grandmother > > died in 1941, I don't know when she wrote it. A lot of it pertains to the > > > Stewarts and Grimes . . . . > > In reading this over, I failed to put the names of the children born to > > Alexander and Matilda Grimes Stewart. > > Elizabeth born Dec. 4, 1862 married (1) L. T. Cole (2) Marion Stockwell > > Park Alexander Jan. 29, 1864 > > Aseal Grimes Mar. 30, 1866 > > Sallie July 12, 1868 married Marshall Hanover > > Louise Feb. 5, 1875 married Homer kimball > > Samuel Joseph Jan. 17, 1878 > > My second cousin Hilda Brown, daughter of Aseal Grimes is living in the > > 'home' place on the Ohio river, between Aberdeen and Manchester." > > > > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > > Archives: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/

I am interested in Samuel Grimes. I have a Samuel Grimes married Elizabeth Bradford in 1819. Elizabeth was born in Worchester Co. MD in 1797. Sometime after 1800-1810 she and her family moved to Adams Co. OH. Could this Samuel Grimes be your Samuel Grimes? I have no other information on Samuel Grimes. Any news, even if bad, would be most helpful. Thanks Joe Bradford ---------- > From: Ctjesters@aol.com > To: OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHADAMS-L] Stewarts/Grimes/Brookover > Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 7:51 PM > > Hello. I received a copy of a letter from a cousin that gave some > information about the Stewarts. I am sending along the parts of the letter > that pertain to that family. I do hope this helps someone out there. Is the > "home" place mentioned in the last sentence still there? > Stephanie > Colorado > > >From here on I am quoting from the letter. The author quotes from some > notebooks thus the double quotation marks. > > "My grandmother Elizabeth Stewart was the daughter of Alexander Stewart and > Matilda Grimes of Adams County, Ohio. Matilda Grimes was the daughter of > Samuel Ellis Grimes and Sallie Brookover born on April 19, 1804 at > Manchester, Ohio and died Sept. 2, 1891. > On Nov. 13, 1802 Nathan Ellis deeded 40 acres of land lying in Adams County > on the waters of the Ohio to Joseph Stewart, my great-great grandfather. > > 'The first Stewart that came to America was in 1636, only 16 years after the > settlement at Jamestown, Va. Our ancestors arrived in Virginia about the year > 1730, and came from Glasgow, Scotland. > After the Revolutionary War, the Commonwealth of Virginia offered inducements > to her veterans of the War to settle in the Ohio Valley by giving concessions > on farmland. Bear in mind that what are now the states of Ohio and Kentucky > were territory belonging to Virginia. Our ancestors living in what was then > Passiac (?) County, Virginia in the year 1789 joined a company of five > families, who with their stock and household goods travelled to what is now > called Braddock, Pennsylvania, only a few miles up the Monongahela river from > Pittsburgh. They raised a crop and constructed what was known as a keelboat. > It must have been a large boat to hold the five families, their horses, cows, > pigs, farming equipment, household goods, and, of course, children. They were > to help to make the future farmers, merchants, doctors, lawyers, etc. > Early in the spring of 1790, the five families loaded their belongings in the > crude boat and embarked on the Ohio, floating down the beautiful river to the > mouth of Limestone Creek, where Maysville, Ky. is now located. It was an > uneventful trip. My grandfather Stewart was then four years old. He was born > in Virginia on May 1, 1786. > The Indians were more troublesome on the Ohio side of the river; so they > moved south of the river three miles where there were quite a number of > settlers. The town of Washington is now located there. The following Spring > our little company moved to the Ohio side of the river, and settled around > what is now the little town of Aberdeen. > The Stewarts located on the hill at the head of a small creek called 'Fishing > Gut,' one mile from the Brookover home. Grandfather had 2 brothers and 3 > sisters: Susie, Lavina, Jane, Joseph, James, and John Stewart. > Uncle James and Aunt Susie were never married. Aunt Susie died in 1884, and > was 95 years old. Aunt Lavina's married name was West. She had three > children, William, Joseph, and Ellen. [She actually had more children than > three.] Joseph preached at my grandfather's funeral. William West moved to > Port Huron, Michigan, and one of his daughters and her brother is the founder > of the 'Lady Maccabees' there. Ellen married Pickerell - her daughter lives > near Georgetown, Ohio. > Grandfather Stewart was in the War of 1812 and was mustered out in 1813, and > drew a pension until he died. He married Elizabeth Rains in 1814. To them > were born: > Jane 1816 > Sallie Ann 1818 > William (Billy) 1819 > John 1823 > Alexander 1825 (my father) married Matilda Grimes > Nancy 1827 > Lavina 1830 > Joseph 1832' > > I know this is confusing to read, but I am copying it from a notebook that I > found in my mother's possessions when she died in 1970. Since my grandmother > died in 1941, I don't know when she wrote it. A lot of it pertains to the > Stewarts and Grimes . . . . > In reading this over, I failed to put the names of the children born to > Alexander and Matilda Grimes Stewart. > Elizabeth born Dec. 4, 1862 married (1) L. T. Cole (2) Marion Stockwell > Park Alexander Jan. 29, 1864 > Aseal Grimes Mar. 30, 1866 > Sallie July 12, 1868 married Marshall Hanover > Louise Feb. 5, 1875 married Homer kimball > Samuel Joseph Jan. 17, 1878 > My second cousin Hilda Brown, daughter of Aseal Grimes is living in the > 'home' place on the Ohio river, between Aberdeen and Manchester." > > > ==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/

Hello. I received a copy of a letter from a cousin that gave some information about the Stewarts. I am sending along the parts of the letter that pertain to that family. I do hope this helps someone out there. Is the "home" place mentioned in the last sentence still there? Stephanie Colorado >From here on I am quoting from the letter. The author quotes from some notebooks thus the double quotation marks. "My grandmother Elizabeth Stewart was the daughter of Alexander Stewart and Matilda Grimes of Adams County, Ohio. Matilda Grimes was the daughter of Samuel Ellis Grimes and Sallie Brookover born on April 19, 1804 at Manchester, Ohio and died Sept. 2, 1891. On Nov. 13, 1802 Nathan Ellis deeded 40 acres of land lying in Adams County on the waters of the Ohio to Joseph Stewart, my great-great grandfather. 'The first Stewart that came to America was in 1636, only 16 years after the settlement at Jamestown, Va. Our ancestors arrived in Virginia about the year 1730, and came from Glasgow, Scotland. After the Revolutionary War, the Commonwealth of Virginia offered inducements to her veterans of the War to settle in the Ohio Valley by giving concessions on farmland. Bear in mind that what are now the states of Ohio and Kentucky were territory belonging to Virginia. Our ancestors living in what was then Passiac (?) County, Virginia in the year 1789 joined a company of five families, who with their stock and household goods travelled to what is now called Braddock, Pennsylvania, only a few miles up the Monongahela river from Pittsburgh. They raised a crop and constructed what was known as a keelboat. It must have been a large boat to hold the five families, their horses, cows, pigs, farming equipment, household goods, and, of course, children. They were to help to make the future farmers, merchants, doctors, lawyers, etc. Early in the spring of 1790, the five families loaded their belongings in the crude boat and embarked on the Ohio, floating down the beautiful river to the mouth of Limestone Creek, where Maysville, Ky. is now located. It was an uneventful trip. My grandfather Stewart was then four years old. He was born in Virginia on May 1, 1786. The Indians were more troublesome on the Ohio side of the river; so they moved south of the river three miles where there were quite a number of settlers. The town of Washington is now located there. The following Spring our little company moved to the Ohio side of the river, and settled around what is now the little town of Aberdeen. The Stewarts located on the hill at the head of a small creek called 'Fishing Gut,' one mile from the Brookover home. Grandfather had 2 brothers and 3 sisters: Susie, Lavina, Jane, Joseph, James, and John Stewart. Uncle James and Aunt Susie were never married. Aunt Susie died in 1884, and was 95 years old. Aunt Lavina's married name was West. She had three children, William, Joseph, and Ellen. [She actually had more children than three.] Joseph preached at my grandfather's funeral. William West moved to Port Huron, Michigan, and one of his daughters and her brother is the founder of the 'Lady Maccabees' there. Ellen married Pickerell - her daughter lives near Georgetown, Ohio. Grandfather Stewart was in the War of 1812 and was mustered out in 1813, and drew a pension until he died. He married Elizabeth Rains in 1814. To them were born: Jane 1816 Sallie Ann 1818 William (Billy) 1819 John 1823 Alexander 1825 (my father) married Matilda Grimes Nancy 1827 Lavina 1830 Joseph 1832' I know this is confusing to read, but I am copying it from a notebook that I found in my mother's possessions when she died in 1970. Since my grandmother died in 1941, I don't know when she wrote it. A lot of it pertains to the Stewarts and Grimes . . . . In reading this over, I failed to put the names of the children born to Alexander and Matilda Grimes Stewart. Elizabeth born Dec. 4, 1862 married (1) L. T. Cole (2) Marion Stockwell Park Alexander Jan. 29, 1864 Aseal Grimes Mar. 30, 1866 Sallie July 12, 1868 married Marshall Hanover Louise Feb. 5, 1875 married Homer kimball Samuel Joseph Jan. 17, 1878 My second cousin Hilda Brown, daughter of Aseal Grimes is living in the 'home' place on the Ohio river, between Aberdeen and Manchester."

From: "Faith Keahey" <keahey@cyberhighway.net> To: LONGHUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:58:36 -0600 Sontent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Of a Monday morning, several cabins outside the fort, Jonathan Zane among them. The first notice of Indians, Dr. McMahon intended to move away, some alarmed. Lt Sam Johnson was applied to for two soldiers to go out and hunt his (McMahon's) horses. John Boyd and one Greathouse went out on the hillside. They were fired on. Boyd was killed and scalped, and Greathouse escaped to the fort. Perhaps a Negro may have been along. Still thinking it was only a scouting party, Tomlinson and all that could turned out. Greathouse went along to show where Boyd was. They found his body. They kept along the Indian trail, untill around the hill, where the Indians were secreted. They rose around them and killed 15 men, Lt. Tomlinson among them. Capt Mason was wounded. Capt Ogle hid in the fence corner, and wounded, and got in during the night. This fight was early in the morning. One Harkness fled to Shepherd's Run, then the siege commenced. The people fled from their cabins outside, leaving everything. They surrounded the fort and commenced firing on the fort. Col Shepherd brought his family in the day before. In the afternoon, Francis Duke came along alone on horseback, and came near, when he found his way surrounded. He put his horse to the speed, and was shot, but he fell so near the fort that they did not get his scalp until evening. He dragged his body into a cabin. Capt Ogle got to Wheeling with his company the day before the siege. In the fight he got wounded and hid in the fence corner, and the 2d day was discovered and taken in. Capt Mason got his thigh broke. Lt Sam Tomlinson and 14 others were killed in the fight. William Shepherd, son of Col David Shepherd, was one, and left a wife and child. John Harkness escaped to Shepherd's Fort. Elizabeth Zane carried powder - an the balls kicked up the dust around her. She was a cheerful, and fearless girl, full of joy. She was at Ebenezer Zane's, outside the fort, and she went and got powder. She went to the fort, to the small gate on the creek end. John McCulloch came and he was chased. No relief party of Col Swearingen or anyone else the first siege. In the evening, the Indians fired the cabins. They fired on the fort all night, and next morning, by daylight, they went off. It was allowed that Indians were killed, but none were found. Not over 10 or 15 fighting men were left after mason's and Ogle's men were defeated. A few men brought in Boyd's body, while others went on and were attacked. The next day the dead were buried. No British recollected at first siege. Foremen's Defeat Foreman's and Linn's companies came. Next day they went down to see of there was any sign of Indians at Grave Creek, where there was a deserted blockhouse. 46 turned out to go. They camped, and next morning Linn, Daniel McLane, and a few others went up the hill, the others marching in Indian file. The Indians had made blinds and were under the river bank, etc., and when the whites were opposite, Foreman, at the head of the file, was the first shot down. The others stopped suddenly, and were fired on and shot down. McLane said he ran part way down the hill. He said he heard tomahawks as if Indians were cutting up beef. In the afternoon, a fugitive with his gun, but without his hat, gave the first mournful intelligence of the defeat, not knowing of any other beside himself who had escaped. Others returned that night, and kept dropping in. Next day a party turned out to bury the dead. Second Siege of Wheeling With Ebenezer Zane was George Green, Andrew Scott, and young Bob Scott. Molly Scott loaded guns for them. Old Sam in the kitchen was slightly wounded. Capt Pratt and 40 British were present. Jonathan Zane did speak to Capt Pratt, in the upper river corner bastion. Jonathan Zane was asked if he had not a brother among the Indians. Yes, said Zane, and tell him all his brothers here are able, ready and willing to fight. The Indians were under the bank. They threw gravel over into the fort. They throwed stones over. We had water heated to scald, in case they attempted to come in. Sullivan was wounded that night. We fired grape-shots at Rigger's (Reagan's) house and drove out the Indians. Next morning a Negro came in handcuffed. Wheat stood sentry over him with a tomahawk. The women stood their tour a part of the day, giving the men a chance to sleep. The wooden cannon was fired in the evening of the second day, it was made of sugar-tree maple. The 2d night the attack was brisk until day-break. They left in the morning. The relief arrived under Capt Williamson, of 40 men from Washington, PA, shortly after the Indians left. Other Information Silas Zane and George Green - Zane took goods to trade with the Indians, they sold out and on return, were both waylaid and killed in the Indian Country. Lewis Wetzel and another (perhaps young Boggs) tomahawked Kill Buck. lewis and Jacob were suspected, and thumbscrewed in a vise, but would not divulge any knowledge. The Indian was placed in his blanket and sunk in the river. She thinks it was after George Wetzel had been killed. THE END ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

4-5 MILES UPRIVER FROM MANCHESTER,OH,BUT ON KY BANK. Have long read DR TALLEY'S articles. LEWIS CO KY genealogy and history owns much to him. I startd reading his articles in KY ANCESTORS' quarterly 20+ years ago By chance,the names and locations I associate with GRAHAM'S STATION differ a bit. And a KENTON'S STATION in the location he mentions,is new to me,but predicted. From: William Talley <watalley@kih.net> To: hermfagley@juno.com Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:00:59 -0400 Subject: Graham's Station & Quick's Run Message-ID: <l03110700b39957063115@[209.209.169.41]> Return-path: <watalley@kih.net> Rontent-Type: text/plain FOLLOWING IS AN ARTICLE I WROTE AND PUBLISHED LAST YEAR RELATIVE TO GRAHAM'S STATION AND QUICK'S RUN: BICENTENNIAL HISTORY GRAHAM'S STATION: AN OLD FORT IN KENNEDY'S BOTTOM by William M. Talley Vanceburg, Ky., & Montreal, Qc. During the 1790s, when thousands of settlers destined for the Kentucky settlements were coming down the Ohio River on flatboats, Indian activity increased all along the river and attacks on the boats and their passengers were frequent and devastating. The section of the river between the mouth of the Big Sandy River and Limestone (now Maysville) was carefully patrolled by about a dozen spies who kept a lookout for signs of Indians, and when there appeared to be trouble-in-the-making, they would warn the settlers. These men, sometimes known as Simon Kenton's men, were selected and trained; the order employing them was dated March 31, 1792. Their names were: Mercer Beason, Archibald Bennett, William Bennett, Henry Cochran, Samuel Davis, John Dowden, John Dyal (Doyal), Matthew Hart, James Ireland, Ellis Palmer, Isaac Pennington, and Cornelius (Neal) Washburn. In addition, several blockhouses or forts were built along the river as additional protection for those who felt that attacks were imminent. One of these blockhouses was located in what was once known as Kennedy's Bottom, and sometime later Stout's Bottom, and in later years known more commonly as Carrs, in what was then Mason County, now Lewis County. It was called Graham's Station and was named for Col. Richard Graham, a Revolutionary War officer, of Dumfries, Virginia, who was granted thousands of acres of land in the general area of Quick's Run and Carrs for his services in the war. Actually, it was probably Graham who erected the blockhouse for protection of those persons who were settling on some of his lands, although there is a mention of Capt. Kennedy's cabin in this vicinity as early as 1782. Its location has been argued from time to time, but Capt. John G. McDowell, in his interview with Dr. Shane, stated that Graham's Station was two miles above the mouth of Ohio Brush Creek on the Kentucky side, and about 20 miles above Limestone (Maysville). As Dugan points out in his history (1940), some have speculated that this blockhouse was at the mouth of Quick's Run, but that cannot be correct in view of what Jacob Stricklett, John Doyal, and John G. McDowell, former inhabitants, said of its location. At one time, the county commissioners recommended that the county seat be located near the mouth of Quick's Run and that it be called Baldwinsville. This, perhaps, is the source of the error. Additionally, one of the inhabitants of the blockhouse was a Mr. Quick and thus the association between Mr. Quick and Quick's Run made it seem logical that that is where the blockhouse would be. Dugan (1940) states that Jacob Stricklett, an Indian fighter who served with "Mad Anthony" Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, was quartered at one time in this blockhouse and before his death he pointed out its location to his family. He identified the site as being on the shore of the Ohio River on land lately owned by the Bierley family, but in later years has been sold to Kentucky Power Co. We have concluded that the exact spot of the fort cannot be determined without scientific exploration but that (1) it was opposite the mouth of Ohio Brush Creek , (2) near the upper end of Brush Creek Island, (3) on a riverbank location once known as the Jennings farm. Some researchers have confused Graham's Station with Kenton's Station, which was about 5 miles further down the river on the Highfield place, above the old Dunbar farm, and within a short distance of the Three Islands. There was a great deal of traffic between these two stations and Lee's Station located below Maysville. Stricklett stated that the Stout, Cox, and Stalcup families found shelter in this blockhouse when he was there. In 1798, he married Martha Cox, a widow, whose husband had been killed by the Indians. Most of these people had come from Pennsylvania. Stricklett also said that inhabitants of Graham's Station would slip from the blockhouse or fort at opportune times to clear ground and plant crops. On one occasion, while the men were at work clearing land, a canoe full of Indians slipped across the river, intent on raiding the settlement. They almost got into the gates before they were noticed. There was quite a commotion among the younger women, but one old grandmother who had been through such situations in Pennsylvania, grabbed a musket and shot the first Indian coming through the gate. The others then succeeded in closing the gate, while the grandmother beat an alarm on a big drum, to give a warning sound to the men. By the time the men returned the Indians were half way back across the river. In a letter from Col. Robert Rankins to Col. Thomas Lewis, dated Apr. 3, 1790, he states that "ten men were killed and seven more, one woman and five children, taken prisoners about six week's ago in Kennedy's Bottom, on the Ohio, 20 miles above Limestone (Maysville) where they were engaged in erecting a new settlement". This incident in late February or early March, indicates the approximate date of the initial building of the fort. The above encounter may have been the one in which two children, John and Obadiah Stout, sons of Obadiah Stout, were tomahawked and killed near the station. Capt. John Doyle, another one of the Indian spies, also gave his deposition to Dr. Shane. He says he left Graham's Station in June, 1792 and went with Ellis Palmer up river as far as the mouth of the Scioto, where they encountered numerous Indians. He mentions several other forays during his stay at the station. (Doyle says emphatically in his interview that Graham's Station was the same as Kennedy's Bottom.) Apparently, from the descriptions given by former residents in the fort, there was a blockhouse and some kind of stockade, with several cabins of settlers at certain distances. For example, the spies speak of staying in the fort, but others, like Mr. Quick had made his settlement (cabin) at the end of a run just above Kennedy's Bottom. Doyle relates this story: "One morning his (Quick's) wife went out to bring in a little something to put in the fire to get breakfast and Blackfoot (Blackfish) stepped up, and said, 'Howdy do?' He didn't offer to trouble her, and she went into the house, and told them the Indians were out of doors. They flew to their guns, and were going to make a defense. But Blackfoot, who had come up, told them they might as well surrender, for that they were too many for them, and that he could shoot them through the cracks. (Whenever they would have peeped out to get a shot, the Indians from behind the trees all around would have shot them.) Quick concluded to do so, and opened the door. Blackfoot came in and shook hands with them all around. After they had been there about three hours, Kennedy brought a black man, and came to see Quick. When the Indians saw him coming, they slipped out and surrounded them. Blackfoot told Kennedy he must go with them. Kennedy said he'd be damned if he should. Blackfoot told him he might as well go along peaceably, and they wouldn't hurt him. Kennedy then told the Negro to go home and tell his mistress what had happened. But he must go along too, Blackfoot insisted. Kennedy said he be damned if he should. Blackfoot said he wanted him, too. Kennedy then drew his sword and aimed to strike Blackfoot, when one of Blackfoot's men shot him dead. Blackfoot asked Quick if he had any horses. He said, two. They were out in the meadow. He told him to go out and get them; he could catch them better than they could, and if he ran off they would kill his wife and children; if he came back, they would treat him well. Quick went and caught his horses, and they then put his wife and children across the river in a pirogue, and swam the horses. I saw him afterwards. He came back on a visit. Said it was the best swap he ever made in his life. The British gave him a good piece of land, a fine farm [in Ontario, Canada]." Capt. John G. McDowell, who was an Indian spy (but not a member of the Simon Kenton group), said that his father, Joseph McDowell, moved to the station in 1794. His description of Graham's Station and the Indian activities directly across the river in Ohio at a deer lick give the impression that the station was an important place and that well-known people stopped there. He says that when Gen. Alexander Orr, of Mason County, was on his way to the U. S. Congress in 1794, that the boat on which he was travelling stopped to pick up mail, which it did regularly on a weekly basis. Four spies generally stayed at Graham's Station and two of them took it week about to go out and patrol around the station. Another inhabitant of the blockhouse was George Calvin (Colvin), who gave aid to the settlers against any band of lurking Indians. He once related how he killed an Indian who was attempting to entrap some of the settlers by walking through the hills carrying a small bell, giving the impression it was a lost horse or cow. There is very little further information on Graham's Station. It probably ceased to be a major fortification after the Indian threat subsided in the mid-1790s. It appears that many of the original inhabitatnts of this station settled on Martin's Fork of Quick's Run or at other points along the stream. The old route that was traveled heavily by the early settlers going to Quick's Run started near Ky. 8 in the lower end of Kennedy's Bottom and ran up over the hill by way of Fairmount Church and then down Martin's Fork into Quick's Run. It should be noted that both Kenton's Fort and Graham's Station were placed near treacherous islands, Brush Creek Island and the famous Three Islands. Settlers and travellers found it hazardous to navigate these narrow channels with the ever-present danger of attacks from Indians. As a concluding note, it is important to point out that Kennedy's Bottom seems to have become a general ( or generic) term among the early settlers to refer to almost all of the bottom land between the bottoms just below Salt Lick Creek through present-day Carrs to the bottom land just east of the "Concord Island". More specifically, it referred primarily to that section of bottom land currently known as Carrs. Somewhere in this vast stretch of bottom land lie the ashes of its namesake, Capt. Kennedy, who played such an important role in steering early settlers from Pittsburgh to this area, and was rewarded by being shot to death by one of Chief Blackfoot's warriors. REFERENCES: History of Lewis County, by W. C. Dugan (1940); Draper Mss., Dr. Shane's Interview with Capt. John G. McDowell; Draper Mss., Dr. Shane's Interview with Capt. John Doyal; History of Maysville and Mason County, by G. Clift (1936); Collins' History of Kentucky, Vol. 2, page 553; personal correspondence between W. A. (Gus) Doyle and W. C. Dugan; Salt Lick Creek and Its Salt Works, by W. M. Talley (1966), in The Register, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp.85-109. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

From: Betty Lou Riley <chipmunk@zoomnet.net> To: KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 19:12:04 -0400 Subject: Re: [KYLEWIS-L] Re: Civil War Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990624191204.00814a80@zoomnet.net> Return-path: <KYLEWIS-L-request@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <1999620779123281@ix.netcom.com> Received: from mx2.boston.juno.com (mx2.boston.juno.com [207.205.100.55]) by x11.boston.juno.com with SMTP id AAA5ZFRFLARGNC3A for <hermfagley@juno.com> (sender <KYLEWIS-L-request@rootsweb.com>); Thu, 24 Jun 1999 19:18:02 -0400 (EST) Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by mx2.boston.juno.com with SMTP id AAA5ZFRFLAFPFWBA for <hermfagley@juno.com> (sender <KYLEWIS-L-request@rootsweb.com>); Thu, 24 Jun 1999 19:18:02 -0400 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id QAA13133; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:16:38 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: KYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:16:38 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Sender: KYLEWIS-L-request@rootsweb.com Resent-Message-ID: <uf1FWD.A.aMD.Uxrc3@bl-11.rootsweb.com> X-Status: Read X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) X-Juno-Att: 0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain >> >>Thomas Carr was indicted for horse stealing at the same time as Uncle >>George as well as David Stout and Charles Bevan (sic). Those are on page >>673 of the order book. > >Almost certainly a cousin of some sort. > > >> >>"Uncle Davey" Stout, as he was called many years later, is the one who >>jumped off the train and ran when the Union order came to shoot two rebs >>for every Union soldier killed. He figgered "they was a goin' to shoot >>[him] anyway". > > Hi Everyone, Just wanted to ask if this David Stout could be my David Sanford Stout? Capt. in the Vanceburg, Lewis Co. KY., CONFEDERATE STATE ARMY, CO. C5 REGT.KY MID INF. He is buried in Sandy Springs Ceme., Adams Co., OH ************************************************************************* Betty Lou Riley () chipmunk@zoomnet.net ~(_)/ ICQ#26749649 Web site (Riley's Camp) http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/ *Check the "Forest" for Family trees.* In Southern Ohio, USA ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html or contact Betty Lou at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net Arch: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.