Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-07-06

oh nearly cOSt ulm niS lie. During
ms sojourn he obtained his wedding
clothes, a rich and beautiful pair of bril-
ilant shoe buckles for his intended
Drlde, scarlet coat for himself No in
.elngence of the privateer or its crew
had reached the United States. The
inference was that all was at the bottom
OF the sea. A year after Colonel Rob-
ert sawyer, distant kinsman Of Miss
bucnanan, an officer in the army, and
rich man, addressed the young lady.
sawyer had requested her to walk with
MIN In the garden she consented, and
| whilst there she agreed to marry him.
In an hour thereafter Colonel Floyd
arrived at Smithfeld, much to the Joy
and surprise of his friends. Miss Buch-
anan's last engagement was immedi-
ately cancelled, ,uand in the month of
November, ITS. she married Colonel
Floyd. Soon afterwards they went to
Johns creek and settled there. Colonel
Floyd's father and family had left Am
herst and were living on Johns creek.
He remained year there and then de-
termined to remove to Kentucky. By
this time their eldest son, William Pres
ton Floyd, was born. In the month of
October, 1779, Colonel Floyd, his broth
ers Robert, Charles, and Isham, with
his brothers-in-law LIE Master and Stur-
gis, husbands of his sisters Jemima and
Abadiah, went with them. There was
also two single sisters, 'one married
Mr.. Pryor, the other Mr.. Alexander.
The two eldest sisters-AIrs. Powell, of
Lynchburg, and Mrs. Teeley-remained
IN Virginia, whence the latter removed
to Kentucky the autumn after her hus-
bands death. Colonel Floyd went to
his fine estate on Bear-grass creek, six
miles from Louisville. He commenced
building fort, got the houses completed
in short time, and good stockade
made. The place was called Floyd's 4
Station.
GAS soon as his family was secure he
commenced organizing the county.*
Mr. John Howard, Colonel Robert Todd,
| think, Benjamin Sebastian, and Judge
Muter and Judge Samuel Mcdowell
endeavored to arrange or enact laws for
the better regulation of the people.
When they convened to do so Floyd
made an address to them, saying he
felt he had placed his foot on the
threshold of an empire This express
sion was looked upon as the boast of an
ardent-tempered man. Time has proved
that it was prophetic. Much unity ex-
listed among the first settlers of Ken
lucky; everyone sought to bring some
agreeable friend, whose future might be
advanced by the opening prospects of
that rich country. In accordance with
this feeling Colonel Floyd invited Mr..
John Brown, of Rock bridge. who had
completed his collegiate studies at Dick
inson College. Carlisle, Pa. / forget
who was Mr.. Browns preceptor in the
study of law. A very cordial friend
ship ensued. Brown was sensible,
well-poised man, of great application,
consequently successful.
"Colonel Floyd was frequently en-
gagged in skirmishes with the Indians.
Going one day to Louisville, he encoun-
tered a huge Indian. within half mile of
his fort he killed him and took all his
ornaments of medals, brooches, and rifle.
The Indian had silver enough in his or
naments to make a dozen tablespoons.
Some little time after this matter Floyd
rallied company of eighteen or nine
teen men, went about ten miles from
his fort, and met a company of Indians,
1 think sixteen in number The attack
was made by Floyd; they fought for
several hours; there were fourteen of
Indians. Floyd, who was wounded in
the foot, made his escape through the
generosity of General Wells, who dis
mounted from his horse and gave him
to Floyd. In the spring of 1901 1 passed
by the battle ground. Governor Madi-
son was my escort. He showed me
large beech tree with the names of the
fourteen soldiers carved on it, but it
had so grown out that few of the names
could be read. The bodies of the whites
and Indians were collected, placed in a
sink hole near the field of battle, and
covered with stones and limbs of trees.
This rencontre took place on the fork
of Salt river, which has ever since been
called 'Floyd's' fork' of'Salt river what
was the date of this incident 1 do not
recollect; 1 think it was in 1881 You
will find statement of it in Mr.. Hum
phrey MarshalTs History of Ken
tucky."
TO be continued ,.