From: Spiritgrny@aol.com To: Dobie1gpw@aol.com Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:00:25 EDT S I'm not sure which petition you are asking about. Benjamin Wallingford is in the one from the inhabitants of Washington, and the first of three, from the inhabitants of Limestone. However, I think this is not Benjamin Wallingford III, but Benjamin Wallingford, who moved to Ohio. Faye Walker "History of Maysville and Mason County" Volume One, G. Glenn Clift, pp 56 - 57 The settlers of Washington were not long creating this first town in Mason county. On the 22nd day of August, 1786, the citizen law makers of the settlement addressed the following to The Honourable The Speaker and Gentlemen fo the House of Delegates, General Assembly of Virginia: The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Bourbon humbly sheweth, that the most of them are settled in a new Village called Washington in the settlement of Limestone in the county aforesaid, when there are Upwards of Seven hundred Acres of Land laid off for in and out lots for the use of sd Village, and where there are now settled upwards of Fifty families among whom are Mechanicks of divers kinds, and the prospect of a rapid development being made to the advantage of the Village and County. The sd Village is also judged to be situated in the most central and convenient place to the adjacent County, and that it would be the most proper place for erecting publick buildings for the use of a county as soon as one is laid off. We therefore humbly pray that your honourable House will establish the sd Village into a town by the name of Washington and your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray etc. Signed by: Elijah Berry, George Berry, Jr., Henry Berry, Joseph Berry, Joel Berry, Joseph Berry, Jr., Jullian Bickley (Beckley), Patrick Byrne, George Clark, Robert Clark, Luther Calvin (Colvin), John Conway, Miles Conway, Charnwick Courtnay, Elijah Cusenberry, Moses Cusenberry, Vinson Cussenberry, Adonijah Davidson, Azarriah Davies, Elisha Deavitt, Silas Dexter (Dextor), Edward Dobyns, Timothy Downing, Nathaniel Drake, Jeremiah Dunn, Alexander Edwards, William Fitzgerald. David Goodnight, John Goodnight, Michael Goodnight, Peter Goodnight, James Gridler, John Gutrudge, Joseph Harp, David Hathaway, Meredith Helm, John Hughes, William Hughes, William Johnson, John Kenton, Simon Kenton, William Lamb, Henry Lee, Abraham Leforge, George Lewis, William Lewis, John Logan, Samuel Logan, Wilson Maddox, Abner Marble, Ezra Marble, John Marshall, James Masterson, Zachariah Masterson, Zachariah Masterson, Edward Mills, Thomas Mills, William Morton, William McGinnis, Thomas Nichols. Abner Overfield, John Phillips, Benjamin Plummer, George Plummer, Samuel Plummer, Nicholas Pryland, Cornelius Rains, James Rains, John Rains, William Rains, Robert Rankin, Josiah Record, Elizah Reeves, John Riggs, Enoch Rose, _______ Rucker, Davis Ruth, Hugh Sidwell, John Simpson, Samuel Simpson, Ebenezer Smith, Jesse Smith, Lucas Smith, William Sparks, William Sparks, Jr., William Story, Thomas Stout, Samuel Strode, Benjamin Sweet, Thomas Sweet. John Taylor, Jr., Robert Taylor, Amos Thatcher, John Thomas, Andrew Thompson, Charles True, Robert Uria, Daniel Wallingfitch, Benjamin Wallingford, George Weddle, Lewis Whitsel. [Mr. Clift references Robertson, J. R. Petitions of the Early Inhabitants of Kentucky. Filson Club Publications, Number 34, Louisville, Ky. The Filson Club, 1914.] ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.