>Resent-Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 21:39:42 -0700 (PDT) >Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 21:38:10 -0700 (PDT) >From: Theresa Richardson <[email protected]> >Subject: KY to MO >Hi, I am wondering if anyone is familiar with this movement? One of my >big brickwalls is listed as: > >American citizens from Kentucky petition for land in Ste Genevieve >1797" written in French and English. Across it sideways is "Petition >from inhabitants of Kentucky (cant read) for land in which to settle ? >near Ste Genevieve 1797" > >This is Ste. Genevieve, Mo. My ancestor is Michael Burtcher and he >recieved land with brothers Sebastian, Bartholomew and brother in law >Peter Bloom/Blume. The name is found spelled Burtcher, Burcher, >Butcher, Bucher, Brutcher and Burtscher. > >They are also listed elsewhere as German and stonemason's. Peter Bloom >is listed on census as being born in MD so I do not know if they were >traveling through KY or stopped for a few years. > >Thanks in advance for any help. > >Theresa Richardson I found in some Matheny stuff a mention that might help Theresa Daniel Matheny is in 1785 head of household of Shenandoah County VA along with my Turneys. They lived just south of Millervelt which would soon be renamed Woodstock, Virginia. It seems to be to have begun with a group of German speaking people, many were Swiss. My Peter Turney had been a linenweaver in Switzerland, his brother was a stonemason. Anyway, two of the daughters of Daniel Matheny married two sons of Peter Turney. Peter Turney lived next to Abraham Bird and his Hawkins son-in-law on Shenandoah River. In 1787 the Turneys and Mathenys sell their land, 1789 they appear in Lincoln Co KY tax list. Seems a lot of the people in that area were going to KY at that time. Nearby Rockingham Co VA, Turner/Murphy group was making the same move. Anyway, I found a reference to another daughter of Daniel Matheny Rachel m 28 Sep 1790 Peter Bloomee/Blonee this from a Matheny and Allied Families book by Dolores Matheny Gucciardo. her source given: Will bk B, pg 217 Bourbon Co., Eestates; court and other records. Tax list 1790 Ky. census, Mar 1791. Mary married in Hardin Co., KY, all others m. in Bourbon Co., KY. Son-in-law, Daniel Turney mentioneed in will. Will do some more looking on your names, but would seem at least the Blume/etc. spent some time in Kentucky. Daniel Turney and wife Susan Matheny are buried Paris, Kentucky - right along a major trail from Cumberland Gap to Ohio river. Michael Turney and wife Ellen/Ellender Matheny - dont know where she died. In 1818 Michael shows up in Bond County Illinois, later to Fayette Co Illinois. His children, some stay in Illinois, two to Texas, one to MO. so it would seem your family is following a very common route - used by many German speaking people and others out of Shenandoah Valley of va. By the way, Turneys came in to US thru Philadelphia in 1741, but think they spent some time in Maryland. Other Swiss some came in thru Maryland in 1750s. So I would check ship records of Philadelphia and Maryland. Mary [email protected]