The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-10-03

fers, opened them, looked in them, and
then with an air OF triumph, relicked his
thumb and finger, pinched off the snuff.
placed it in the snuffers, replaced them
on the table with the remark, "Ain't
they nice and handy7'
As long as health and strength would
permit. their house wac the common re-
sort Of the sick and afflicted, who needed
advice, and the gay and witty who wished
to measure lances with the backwoods,
unpublished, off-hsnd wit, humor and sar-
casm OF the old lady, and even to this
day stories of her sayings and doings are
extant. Even the most sober and sage
like sought her society. The late eccen-
trio James Axley. who preached her
funeral, and WAS frequently in her COM
panY during her latter days. was heard
to say that she had more actual elo-
quence and sound common sense than
any woman he ever knew.
One OF their children, daughter,
married man by the name OF Pue. She
died, and an only grand-child-Peggy-
accom- panied the old folks to Kentucky.
Richard, che oldest son, lived to be
eighty>fve years Of age. and raised a
large family. An attempt was made
some years after to ascertain the names
and locality of his descendants, for the
purpose of procuring his bounty as a
revolutionary soldier, but the effort WAS
given up in despair. They we're scattered
every where through the west, even 70
Oregon. lie has two daughters still liV-
ing in this country bordering on ninety
years, and enjoying good health.
Thomas, the next oldest, will be men,
toned hereafter. Harrison, the third
son, hiss been alluded to as one Of the
early pioneers. He was plain, simple>
hearted, honest and hospitable man. His
house for years was the headquarters of
land claimants, who came TO the county
to look after their land claims, and his
thorough knowledge of the country. and
the locality of the various surveys, rem
dering his services highly important, and
in this way he oiton spent days and
weeks, not only in entertaining visitors.
but in showing them their lands, for all
of which his ideas OF old Virginia hospi-
tally would not permit him to receive
one cent. There was ole remarkable
trait in his character. Although cele-
DRAFTED from his boyhood for his unfiinch.
ing courage and cool daring Of danger,
and among the fret justices OF the peace
and sherifs OF the county, and acting ss
wagon-master during General Hopkins
campaign, an extensive trader and BUSH
ness man. he was never known to have a
row, rencounter or personal difficulty
with any one. His descendants, though
not as numerous as Richards, are also
scattered through the west and south.
William, the fourth son, was a man OF
| sbOub itouiCt HOu Wiilt auu untiiluB iu~
dustry. lie was the first man in the
county to learn and appreciate the value
of bottom lands for meadows, and the
profits of stock-raising. From his ex-
tensive meadows he not only fed large
amount OF cattle and horses. but sold
hay TO the citizens Of Hartford and Nor
gantowu. He also built the first brick
dwelling house ever built in Ohio county.
THIS house, though much abused since
his death, still stands in a tolerable state
Of repair, and was thought a splendid
piece of architecture in its early day.
After living to a good old age, the old
man died of that loathsome disease,
small-pox. His posterity was not very
numerous nor migratory.
John and Septimus. the fifth and sixth
sons, both died in middle life. leaving
large families, the greater part of whom
remained residents of the county, and
grew up to be good disposed, industrious
citizens.
Joseph and Simon removed at an early
period to the far west, and little is known
OF them. There is a remote probability
that General or Colonel Joe Taylor, who
fiourished in the Mormon war, was lh'
son of Simon, as he had son of tina
name, who was rake and scamp enough
when he left Kentucky to have fourishec
under Brigham's care.
Hannah married Samuel Brown, Mar
garet married James Harsha, and Jan,
married Levi Pigman. The Harshas re
moved 10 Indiana, aud Pigmsns to Ohio
Harsha's eldest son, Thomas, had jus
joined the Methodist itineracy, and gav,
the most extraordinary promise Of talen
and usefulness as preacher when h
died, lamented by all who knew him.
Although the descendants Of the oil
original pair have become contaminate,
by some very injudicious crosses, it i
remarkable how many of them retail
characteristic traces of their parent stem
, Hospitality, honesty, integrity, industry
and mate diffidencs and modesty, still
: is the family tiuge. 1t is remarkable
8 also, that they have mostly all pursue,
s the quiet path of private life, mostly ig
. noring politics and political distinctions
nor have they ever gained notoriety i
the calendar Of crime.
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