The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-12-17
When and by Whom II Was First
Settled.
With other Entertaining Notes or Fer.
sons aud Things,
Connected With The Capitll OF
Rockcastlc.
ttN sam VI. Iturdctt.


descended the long hill, east Of what is nov
the town Of NJ Vernon, whs, then was a
Wild forest, ihickly interpreted with rocky
iungles and tense cane brakes. The horse
man was young man iiou Virginia,
named William Moore, who SITTER a gal
liant .ervicc u seven years, fighting for
American Independence, in The Revolu-
tionary War, unable to become accustomed
to the Ways " peace, had lett his home TO
SEEK adventure in the West. lie was fol
lowing Boone- "old trace through the
mountains into the GENITAL part ~ the
Ozark and Bloody Ground" lie halted
hi. tired sieed Ut the little spiing which
bursts out near the rad side, Just lelow
where Fish n Grifin'- mill nov stands,
and was stopping over TO quench hi- ilsir.t,
when a rusting in the cane.brake disturb.
ell him lie discovered an object moving
through the jungle cautiously toward the
spring, and, surprising IL 10 be bear,
threw his rifle to hi. shoulder and wa. iu-,
preparing to pull trigger. when the ap.
preaching creature addressed him in the
lone. Of a human voice. lie l,Wered nj.
rife and in n few momepts VA. shaking
hands with Stephen langiord, who had
preceded him a lew months. and had erect.
Ell rude cabin, the ir-t habitation fpr a
white ma, ever buil, in Rockc,stle coun.
~ Moore concluded 10 stop With Lang
ford and tbey thus become the aGr.t set
uersn I'm The following wear they erected
the first house ever built in the town OF
Nt. Vernon. That house !. standing to.
dav IangG,rd lived 10 a ripc old age. and
l,Gt seyeral children. Their descendant.
nm, numerou.. and are scattered through.
ont Eocke,.,le. Pulaski. Madison and Fsv.
..,,. cou,t;e.
Wm Mnore remained here several
,ear.. but about lSOo he returned To Nir.
,;,;, aud married. lie came hack here in
1901 mr. t~Oi and remained until his death.
lie had Il, how. among them William and
Lain Moore who urre lawyer.. They oc.
curied the mont rank in their profession.
John Moore. especially was a man Of ca.
,r,ordinarv ability. lad he po.-es.ed TO-
luieal ambition. n, would have made for
himself A great repntation a. statesman.
Though never candidate for any Office.
n. Va elected ouee IN the Lower House
and once 10 the senate of the Kentucky
legislature bv the unanimous voice Of the
people lie paid no attention whatever to
M. election. refused 10 ausliCy. and went
an attending To his priyate Affairs. am
Told that II was once determined to elect
him An Compress and he vould have been
chosen without opposition; but after re.
rea,cd and vehement assurance. on nj. part
that il elected. he would not 20 to Wash.
ineton. his name wa. Withdrawn. lie seem
ed TO have horror Of public life, bat Wa
never happier than when engaged in the
details Of a tedious and intricate litigation.
lie diedin 1864. Another son of William
Moore. j. Marshall Il. Moore, who was
born in Mt. Vernon in 1907. lie still lives
At this place. and enjoys the reputation Of
. hglnm
was born in town. lie is lamiliaIy called
"Incle Marshall. - by old and Young alike,
and is regarded and treated with profound
resrect by EVERYDAY.
Another old settler was VIM. Adams. lie
came here about the beginning OF the cen
fury, and raised large family. -Four Of
his sons vet live in this county, two in Gar
rard and one in Missouri. Captain Jack
ADKINS, merchant Of this. place, earned
his title by distinguished services in the
I Mexican and American armies. lie served
/ in the Texan army for about six years aud
was First Lieutenant in that army du-
ring the Texas revolt against the Dictator,
santa Anna After the overthrow OF
santa Anna and the annexation Of Texas,
he wins commander Of the po.t At San An
tonia. and was mustered into the United
States Army hy General Harvey. lie was
commissioned Captain. and served for
nbout nine months, when. his health fail
inc he resigned. and. after considerable
time snept in New Orlean. and other South.
I eru cities. he returned 10 his native heath.
Another old settler was Elijah Kirtley.
lie had several sons. among whom we're
William and Charles Kirtley. These two
men were dwarf, physically, but they we're
intellectual giants. Both were lawyers
and they made splendid reputation at
the bar, which they sustained during their
lives. Alexander henderson and William
Henderson were nmong the earlier arrivals
from Virginia. Their descendants are
scattered through many States. Then there
were the sloans, the frestons, the
Naughns and the obannons, all strange
names to the laterday residents The First
brick house ever built in Mt. Vernon, al
ter the Court-llonse, was built by mar
named obannon. and was used as hotel
II was erected on the site at present occu
I med Inv The lOplln House and though sew