Memoirs of Wayne County chapter 5 page 45 In February , 1805 , Richard RUE , George HOLMAN , & his sons - Joseph aged 16 yrs - Joseph COX & Mary , his wife , [ the eldest daughter of RUE ] , Thomas McCoy , WILLIAM BLUNT , & Patrick O'HARA crossed the Ohionear the mouth of the Kentucky River to explore the new region just brought into the market by the Government & know as the ' seven mile purchase ' After 6 days spent in prospecting , RUE , George Holman , McCoy , & BLUNT returned to Kentucky to make arrangement for removal to the White Water Valley Didint know if this was possibly one of --> BLUNT