Donald, > I noticed your information on the Augusta Co.,Va. GenSite.regarding the > possibility of your ancestor Daniel being in Bourbon Co.,Ky. at the time > of death. This type of information has also been a problem in tracing my > family, the FURNIS / FURNISH's of Orange & Augusta Co's. in Virginia and > Kentucky. > > You might keep in mind that Bourbon Co.,Va. was not formed until 1786 and > was taken from Fayette Co.,Va.. At the time of formation, Bourbon Co., Va. > covered the area from the Tug Fork-Big Sandy Rivers westward to the > Licking River in north-central Kentucky and generally, to the > south-eastern area east of the Kentucky River. This is a huge area and our > ancestors could have been anywhere within it at the time in question. > > Other important points: Kentucky did not become a state until 1792 and > also that, prior to the Kentucky formation, Orange Co. Va. extended > westward to the Mississippi River, covering the now states of Tennessee > and Kentucky and part of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and N. > Carolina. > > Another helpful item is that the first US census that was taken in 1790 > included the western Virginia counties which later became Kentucky > counties. A look there might be fruitful. > > The dates of county formation has been an important part of tracing my > family through Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and westward. That is > why I was prompted to send this info. > > I have an old friend, Donald Hornbeek, of Cold Spring, Campbell Co., Ky. > Could he be a distant relation of yours?? Similar names. Could very well be. My ancestors leave the South Branch river and head west into Randolph County and the Tygert Valley area around Beverly though. Not Kentucky. The Hornbecks that went on that exodus are what I am presently trying to find out. As it is, I have a strong belief that at the very least Elizabeth Hornbeck did not go with her son John Cutright Sr. However I am also pretty sure that Judlike "Judith" Hornbeck went with her Husband Colonel Jacob Westfall I. Jay