The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-05-05
Interesting History
Concluded from last week

L IlC llluidll SdpLdlllS OF the
county prior to 1855 were John
Holder, James Estill, Nathan
Hart, John Snoody, John Boyle,
Daniel Boone, John Kennedy,
Richard Galloway, Christopher
Irvine and Geo. Adams. Five
out of these nine Captains were
scalped. Capt. John Kennedy
was killed in 1850. Capt. Rich
ard Galloway was killed on the
9Th day of March, 1880, near
Boonesborough, while construct
ing a ferry boat to run up. the
river at that place. Capt. Nath-
an Hart was killed and scalped
by the Indians in 1882. Capt.
James Estill was killed at Mt.
Sterling on the 23rd of March,
1882. Capt. Christopher Irvine
was killed in 1881. The ances-
tors of many of the present fam
lilies of the county came in to the
fort at Boonesborough in ITS
the same year that it was built
by Daniel Boone. We give here
a list of some of the names of
the emigrants who came to the
fort at Boonesborough in that
year. 1t is as follows: Robert
Boggs, Vim. Bush, Michael
Stoner, Jesse Oldham, Joel Wal
ker, John Snoddy, William Viii
liams, David Gass, John Kennedy,
James Estill, Nathan Hart, Penn
berton Rollins, William Cooper,
Samuel Woods, William Miller,
Samuel Tate, John Bullock, Hugh
Sefer, William Calk, Nicholas
Proctor, David Robinson, Will
liam Robinson, Samuel Woodson,
James Hays, Joseph Hughes,
David MCGEE, Oswald Townsend,
James Yates, John Martin, John
Holder, Squire Boone, Geo.
Boone, Samuel Barker, and Bart
lett Searcy. Those who are
known to have come to the coun-
try in 1776 were Christopher
Irvine, William Cradlebaugh,
James McMillen, Stephen Han
cock, Joshua Phelps, Richard Pat
terson and Joseph Kennedy.
Those came to the country in 1777
are Richard Wade, David Crews.
Those who came in 1778 are JOS
eph Proctor, Samuel Estill, Wal
lace Estill and Geo. Phelps.
Those who came in 1779 are
Nicholas Henderson, George Bed
niger, John Taylor, Ralph Nor
gan, Higgerson Grubbs, Peter
Hackett, John South, Acquilla
White, Thomas South, David
Lynch, Samuel South, Jacob
Storms, James Berry, Yelverton
Peyton, John Crooke, Thomas
Little, Matthew Horn and Holm
Fluffy. Those who came in 1880
are Daniel Duree, John Anderson,
Peter Duree, Henry Duree, Rich
ard Searcy, Benjamin Quinn,
Tarleton Embry, William Harris,
Samuel Rice, Green Clay, Thos.
Brooks, Charles Ballew, John
Sappington, Nathan Lipscomb,
Lawrence Thompson, Thomas
Warren, William Hoy, John Ben
nett, John Tate, John Mourner,
Joseph Ellison, John Martin,
Thos, Brooks, Henry b, q, Us,
eph Deson and James SccH.
Those who came in 1871 are
Hale Talbot, James Barnett,
Archy Woods, John Daniel, Nose
Bledsoe, William Irvine and
Stephen Best. The names OF
many of the early settlers are
perpetuated in many of the men
who came in with Boone and
were with him at Boonesborough
afterwards became prominent
leaders in the county. Higgersor
Grubbs represented, the county
six times in the lower house O.
the Legislature. Thomas Ken
nedy was a member of the frs
Constitutional Convention O
Kentucky and also of the Legs
lature. Samuel South represent
ed the county for thirteen year.
in the Legislature. John Harri
became a Judge of a Circuit Court
! Thomas Warren represented tn,
county in the Legislature. Greer
Clay became a General of tn,
United States in the war of 1872
and also represented the count,
in the Legislature. William
Irvine and Thomas Clay becam
members of the convention whicl