CASEY, William, Captain. Born Frederick Co VA. Died: 1816 in Adair Co KY. Arrived at Logan's Fort, Lincoln Co Ky 1779. Married Jane MONTGOMERY, d/o William Montgomery. Gave land for Presbyterian Church in Adair Co - the first in the county. Great-grandfather of Mark TWAIN (from records in the Adair Co Court House in Columbia, Will Book B, p. 235.). Will read in abstract - beloved wife Jane 1/3rd of 2 tracts of land & improvements; 1/2 of the brick house; one tract is the balance of a 600 acre survey which we jointly purchased ourselves, purchased of Henry PENICK; supposed to be 250 acre survey deeded to me from William JOHNSTON and wife (supposed to be 350-400 acres). All bonds and work? to his wife and son. To wife two Negroes - one woman named Tiny and a boy, Stephen. Stephen to go to my son Green at wife's death. To wife all the house and kitchen furniture ... all the farming and carpenter's tools. To wife and son 20 head of sheep; to wife 2 horses. To beloved son Green balance of 4 tracts and stock of horses, cattle, sheep. Rest to be sold and money divided between my three daughters Peggy LAMPSON [SAMPSON?], JENNY PAXTON, POLLY CREEK & Annie Montgomery. Then he states he has 4 daughters - six Negroes to go to them plus 400 acres of land on the waters of East Fork, Little Barren on William McKINNEY's present land. He also owned land on Big Creasy - to be equally divided between them. Grandson: William Casey - willed a slave named Reuben. Daughter Jenny has 6 children. John Mongomery is the son-in-law, co-executor with wife. This abstract is a little confusing - I do not have access to the original ... CONOVER, Levi, S2471. Pension claim filed Adair Co, Order Book E, p. 354 in 1832. Entered service 1775 or 1776 under Capt STOUT, Col DYKING's command. Was in battle of Trenton; assisted attacking the British at Princeton. Marched to Steel's Gap and stayed about 3 weeks. Marched to Brunswick where the British were said to be, then to NY and boarded vessels. His service covered 3-4 years. Stated he was born in 1780. He died after 1832; married (1) Catharine DYE in 1785 - she died 1801; married (2) Mrs Jane GILBIRTH TURNBOW. COOPER, Jacob S12604. Filed in Adair Co, Order Book E, p. 358, 1832. Was 98 years old at time of filing. Entered service under Capt William MOORE 1776 from Burke Co NC. In the battle with the British at Broad River SC - served more than 2 years in NC & SC. GOODE, John, S30443. Made claim in Adair Co - Order Book E, p 257. 83 yrs old when applying. Enlistred 1780 in VA in company commanded by Capt John BOHANNON, command of Col TAYLOR. Continued to serve until after the surrender of Cornwallis. Discharged in Albermarle Co VA. HAMILTON, John, S1209. Order Book E, p. 37, 1832. Age 73 at appearance. Enlisted 1777 in Baltimore MD under Capt John SMITH in the 3rde MD Regiment. In many battles including the taking of Stoney Point, Gates Defeat, Gilford, Eutaw, Camern?, Cowpens and several other battles & skirmishes. Appt an Orderly Sgt and held this position until he was appointed and discharged at Annapolis, MD. to be continued next week with William HANCOCK. Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/