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Ken ucky
Anoes ra Homes
Wash ng o n Cou n y Pa rk
Ex ce rpts from newspape rs and other sou rces
From the files of the
Linco ln Financia l Fou ndation Co llection
2 0 07 0 85 05 0 5 2
a at 1886 .
- SI ! T EEN
LINCOLNASPIONEER.
Beginn'
ng of What Promises to Be the,
Great Captain’s StandardLife.
rece i ved by h is
p i ece of l and i y i n300 acres,” the ot i e r sons and daug h t e rs havi n g bee n l ibe ra l ly p rov ided for from the
P en nsy lvan ia p ro er ty .
Th is Joh n L i nco l n establ i sh ed h im se t
’
i n Rock i ngham Cou nty , Va .,
andh ad a fa m i ly o f sons , to who m he gavethe
na m es w h i c h con t i nua l ly recu r i n th e h i story o fthe t r ibe , Ab raha m , th e p ionee r
m e nt ion ed
above , Isaac , Jacob , Thomas and Joh nfi
S LA IN B Y SAVAUES .
E ve ry th i ng we kn ow of the e m ig ran t Abra'
tam Li ncol n , the g randfathe r of the P residen t ,goes to show th at i t was u nde r the auspi ces ofth is m ost fa m ous of ou r p ionee rs that h e set out
fro m li oek in g ham Cou n ty to .
mak c a ho m e fo rh imse lf and h is you ng fam i l y i n that w i ld
N ew L ig h t T h a t C om e s i n R ift s T h ro u g h th e
‘Y l ld‘t l‘
l l e s Q “( h e re a n b i t t u t o r e tl B oy
B re a t h ed th e A i r T h a t M ade
i)fi lm L o ve L ib e r ty .
0d Sh h}i
g
i l co t i ii nx o i
’
t C‘i s
l h a‘t p ro m ises 0 be th e standard l i fe of
Abraha m Li n co l n is beg u n i n th e Cen tu ry thatco m es out to -mor row .
Tha t Joh n H ay and
J oh n N i co lay a re th e w r i te rs m ust be by th ist i m e k now n to e ve ry body a t al l l ike ly to be i n ftc r csted bu t as ye t no one h as see n spec i m ens reg io n Wh ’Ch Loon c
‘
was “35t mm “s
savag e h o lde rs.
4‘ The l i te o i theof the i r wo rk . These specrm ei i s a re n ow p resea ted , a nd fr om the m the read e r sti rclv m ay
ga i n w ha t he W ishes— bo th i nsig h t i n to N lec iny
a nd l iay’s way of handl i ng th i ngs, and the n ew
l igh t the" tu rn on as to the g rea t capta i n
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syou th
. Th is is the i r v e r y sta rt :i n 1780 Abraha m Li nco l n , a m e m be r of arespec tab l e and w e l l -to -d o fam i ly i n Rock i n gl ian i Coun ty , V i rg i n ia , star ted Wes tward to os~
tabl isli h i m se lf w i th h is w ife and fi ve c h i ldre ni n th e new ly ex p l o red cou n t ry of Ken tuck y .
was a m an of so 0 subs tance , possessi ng atone t i m e a la rg e and fert i l e trac t o f l and abou te ight m i l es N o rth of H a r
r ison bu rg . I t see m ed form any y ears i m poss ib l e toasce rta i n h ow he l ost, o r
pi onee r Ab raham L i ncol n soon cam e to a
di sast rous c lose .H e had settled in Jeffe rson
Coun ty,K y ,
o n the l and h e h ad boug ht fromth e Gove rnmen t , and cl ea red a sma l l farm i nth e fo rest . On e m o rn i ng , i n the year 1786, h estarted w i th h is th ree sons, Mo rdeca i , Josia h
and Tho m as, to the edg e of th e c l ear i ngand began t he day ’s w o rk .
A sho t fro mth e br ush k i l l ed the fa the r . Mo rdeca i , thee ld est son , ran i nst i nct i v e ly to the house ,Josm h to the n eig hbor i ng fort ( l
-Iugh es’
S tat ion ) fo r assistance , and Tho m as , theyou n
gest,a ch i ld of7, was l eft w i th th e co rpse
o f h is fa the r . Mordeca i , reach i ng the cab i n ,se ized th e r ifle , and saw th roug h the l oopho l e
an I nd ia n . i n h is war pa i n t , stoop i ng to ra isethe ch i ld fro m the g rou nd . H e took de l ibe ratea im at a wh i te
o rnam ent on the b reast of the
xiii?“w
fsguct
ghe
Emiwfg savag e and b rough t h im down. The l i ttl e boy ,
aba ndon t h is val uab l e t hus r e l eased , r an to the’ cabi n , and Mordeca i ,
p ropei ty .The reco rds be fro m the l oft, renewed h is fire upon th e savages,
WllO began to Show the m se l ve s i r o i u t i l e. th i ck e t ,l ong i ng to that port i o n oft he tam i ly w h i c h r c
n i n i u cd i n V i rg i n ia w e red es t royed i n th e Cl?“wa r ,a nd t he b ra nc h w h i chm oved to Ke n tucky passedth roug h a pe r iod of i ll i t
A B RA H AM L IN COLN . er acy wh ich , thoug h i twas b r ief, i n te r rup ted the
u n t i l Jos i ah retu rnedw ith ass istan ce from th es tock ade
,and th e assa i lants ti ed. Th is trag ed y
m ad e an i ndel ib l e i m p ress ion on the m i nd of
Mord eca i . E i the r a sp i r i t o f reveng e fo r h ism u rd e red fa the r . or a spo r tsman lik e p leasu re inh i s successfu l sho t , m ad e h i m a d e te r m i n edIndian sta lke r , and h e ra re l y stopped to i n .
q u i re wh e the r th e r edman wh o ca m ein rang e
of h is r ifl e was fr i e ndly o r liOS l lle.
m e m ory and reco rd of the i r d esce n t . The rea re h u ndreds o f fa m i l i es i n t he West,
“ P M “
bear i ng h i s to r i c na m es and p robably dcThe h eadOf the fa m i ly be i ng gouc i th e W‘dow
sce nded from w e l l - k n own houses i n th e Li n co l n soonrem oved to a m o re th i ck ly se ttl ed
n eig hbo rh ood i n iVash in g ton Coun t y . The reher cli ildren g rew up. Mordeca i and Josh uabeca m e repu tab l e c i t i zens, th e two da ugh te rs
m a rr i ed two m en na m ed (Dru m s and B romti eld.
Thomas, to w ho m we re rese rvedt he hono rs of
ani l l ustr i ou s pate rn i t y , l ea rned the trad e of a
ca rpen te r . H e g rasmn flegsy-go in g man ,
en
ti rely without ambi t ion , bu t n ot w ithout se lf
respect.
Eas t o r i n E ng land , wh i ch , by pass i ngth roug h one o r two g e ne rat i on s of a ncesto rswh o cou ld no t read n o r w r i te , have les t th e i rcon nec t i o n w i th th e pas t as eii
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ect tial ly as i f ad e l ug e h ad i n te rv ened b e tween the last. cent in y and th is. li ven t he pat rony m i c is fr e~
q uen t l y d i st orted beyondrecog n i t i o n by s l ov ~
en ly p ronu nc ia t ion du r i ng t he years w he nread i n
gand w r i t i ng we re l ost arts, and by th e
phone t i c spe l l i ng of the fi rst boy i n t he fa m i lyw h o l ea rned the u se o f the pen . The re areLi n coln s i n Ke n tucky and Ten nessee be longi n gto the sa m e s tock w ith the P residen t w hose
n a m es a re spe l led “Li nk horn” a n ti “Li nkh em .
”
T H E Li NCOLNS P ENNSYLVAN I A .
A l l tha t W as k nown of tli is em ig ran t Abra~
h a m Li nco l n by h i s i m m ed ia te descen dants
was tha t h i s p rog en i tors , wh o w e re Quak e rs,ca m e fro m B e rk s Coun ty . Pa . , i n to V i r
gi n ia
,and the re t h rov e and p rospe red. B u t
th e i n ves t ig a t i ons o i seve ra l eage r genea l og istsh ave s i nce estab l i shed a st rong p robabi l i tytha t h e was descend ed fro m the Massachu settsfa m i l y of the sa m e na m e , w h o se t tl ed about
at Ll i n gh an i , and who ca m eo r igi na l l y fro m the cou n ty of N o rfo lk i n the
o ld cou ntry .
The firs t ancestor of th is l i n e ,l i m i t w e have k now l edge , was Sa m u e l Lin
co i n ,o f N o rw i ch , l'ln g land; he , dy i ng i n H i ng
r iouss I N WH ICH ms coms’s P ARENTS wnns
M ARRI ED .
On th e 12th of J u ne, 1806, wh i le l ea rn i ng h istrade i n the ca rpente r shop of Joseph H anks, i n
h am Mass. l eft a sea Mordeca i w hosean“, o f the sam e nam e , re m oved to
lsli zabethtown , h em ar r ied Na ncy I i an k s, a
Mon m ou th , N . J” and t hence to A m ityn i
r
ece.
o i h is‘
e m p loyer,
n ear B ecch laud,i n
W ash ingto n Lou n tyff 1‘ ou r years la te r Tho m asTown sh i p , n ow a pa r t o i B e rks County , Pa . ,
w he re he d i ed abou t 51) years o ld. From
worry o f h i s w i l l , reco rded i n the otti es of the
reg iste r i i i P h i lad e l ph ia , we gathe r th at h e was
a m an o f eo n srdc rablc prope rty . I n the i n
ven to r y o f h i s c llec ts , m ade afte r h is dea th ,h e i s s ty l ed by the app ra isers “Mo r
decai Li nco l n Gen t l e m an .
” H i s son Joh n
to o i n 1801, h e rece i vtid the fo l low i n g le t tcr i r o rn
m u n ica t io n w h i c hw as wr i t te n o n
o t J c i i er so n Da v i s a n d w as i n c l osed i n a n en
Vo lopo e m b laz o n ed w i th th e Co n icder a te i i a g :
e na c t‘ h i s V i rg i n i a k i n s n i e n ,
the o n ly co me v e r ca n to fro m t h e m . I t
pa pe r ad o rn ed w i th a p o r t ra i t
.
l~
o AB RA H AM L i N Co LN . m ay ,“ 0 1 t h e
N o r th e r n Co n fede racyS i n—H av ln t r u st r etu rn e fr om
V i rg i n ia , N o r ii Ca rol i naghad Tgxihhpsggg?ge
g£m i t m e to i n fo rm y o u th a t u w i l lo u t of y ou r boo ts . T o-daydqmet a
ge
g
t
cgtiilelinpgg
t-r O in A n n a I ll . . and a l th o h be v
h e say s that th e m om en tug
y ou r tiittfo‘
iistoiéiig:
Ca i ro they w i l l get. th e s o ts k nocked o f th e m .
M y d ea r si r th ese a re
p ro v e to h e bo r r ect.is wh i ch time Wm
I a m . a i r , w i th e v e ry co ns id e rat ionspec ttu l iy ,
M w oare
Of th e S tou n to u s tock o r L i nco l n s .i
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l h ese po i n ts a r e espec ia l l y i n te res t i ng beca u se i t
,
h u s bee n ia i se ly a l l eg ed tha t A bra ha mL i n co l n s ta le n ts w e re n e ve r m ar r i ed A fa r
s i m i l e c l 1 caeon J es se H ead ‘
s reco rd.
o f th e
m a r ri ag e is sh own i n th e "L ife .” Pu ss.
P A b‘
rlma .
Lin col n pu rch ased a fi ne farm of230 ac res o nlu rc h Cr eek , nea r whe re i t tlows i nto the llol i ~tug Fo rk , and succt cdcd i n getti n g a po r t ion of
i t i n to c h i tivatlou . The t i t l e , liOWc r,
r e
m a i ned i n h i m on ly a l i t t le w h i l e , and after h is
p rope rty had passed ou t o i h is con t ro l he look edabou t for anothe r p lace to estab l ish h im se lf.l li cr e i s sti l l l iv i ng n ear K nob Cr eek , i n l i eul u cky ,
at the age of 80, a m an who c la i m s tohave k nown Ab raham Li n co l n i n h i s ch i ld hood—
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Au st i n ( io l lah cr . l i e says h e used to p lavW i t h Abe L i n co ln i n the sh av i ng s ofh is fa t he r ’sca rpente r shop .
H e te l ls a sto ry wh i ch , if no
c u rate,en t i t l es h i m to th e c i v i c c rown wh i c h
the Ro m ans used to ir i vo to one wh o saved thel ife of a c i t izen . W
' i te n Gollahcr was 11 and
L i n coln 8 the two boys we re i n th e woods inpu rsu i t
_of pa i tr idg cs ; i n t ry i ng to “coo n ”
across k n ob Creek on a lo; r Li n co l n fel l i n , an dGol lah er fished h i m out W i th a syca in ore bran ch
- a scr yme to th e Republ i c the va l u e of wh ic hi t fatig ues the i m ag i na t i on to co m pu te .
I N T H E I ND I AN AOf a l l these years of Abraham Li nco l n '
s ear l ych i ldhoodwe k n ow a l m ost n oth i ng . l le l i v eda so l itary l ife i n the woods , fir etu r n imz from h is
l onesom e l itt l e g a m es to h is cliec r less h o m e .
H e ne ve r ta lk ed o i’ ti i ese days to h is m ost i n t im a te fr i e nds
. On ce , when ask ed w ha t he r cn iembc r ed abou the war w i th ( trea t B r i ta i n h erep l i ed : “N o th i ng bu t th i s . 1 h ad bet -n iis lii tl "
ou c.
day and caug h t a l i t t l e fi sh wh i ch 1“a?tak i
‘
ng li omc . i m et a so ld i e r i n th e road, and ,hay i n g b
ee n a lways to ld at ho m e t hat we m ustbe g ood to the so ld i e rs , 1 g ave h i m my fish .
“
Th is i s on ly a fa i n t g l i m pse , bu t what i t showsi s rathe r
pleasan t— th e gen e rous ch i ld and th e
patr iot i c l e aseho ld. B u t the re is no q u es t i ontha t these first years of h i s l ife h ad the i r lasti ng efiect upon the tem pe ra m en t of th is g rea tm i r thfu l and m e lan cho ly m an .
O
ll y the t i m e the boy Abraham h ad atta i n edh i s 71h year . the soc ia l condi tion of Kentucky had chan g edcons ide rably f r o mthe ear ly p i o n e c rdays. Tho m as L i nco in ,
con c l udi ng tha tKentuck y was nocou ntry fo r a poo rm an
,d ete r m i n ed to
seek h is fo rtune i nI nd iana . l le h ad
h eardof r ich andunoccup ied lands i i iP e r ry Coun ty i n t ha tsta te , and th i the rdete r m i ned toH e bu i l t a rude raft ,l oaded i t W i l l i h is
k i t o f too l s and 400
g a llon s of w h i sk y ,and trusted h i s fo rtu nes to the w i ndi ngwa ter -cou rs es. l l c
W l OJ
Elswfl
ffl‘
fi‘
ml l
I l u
sou den t on h is way ;h is rait capsized i n the Oh i o Ii iver ,h u th c fishe
d
u p h is k i t of too ls and m os t o f the a r
de i i t sp i r i ts and ar r i ed safe l y at theiace
o
of a settl e r nam ed osey , W i th wh o m heeft h i s odd i n vo ice of househo ld g oods for theW i lde rness
,Wh i l e h e sta rted on foo t to l ook for
a ho m e i n the dense forest. H e se l ected a spott S oo n a l te r M r . L i n co l n a r r i v ed i n W as h i ng l w h i ch p leased h im i n h is first day's jou rney .
l ie the n wa l ked back to Kn ob Creek and
Qbrought h is fa m i ly on to thei r n ew ho m e.
—.Edited by Or val W. B ay lo r , P r esiden t of T h e Wash in g ton
OLDWASHINGTON COUNTYRECORDS TELLYOFBLUE LiCKS BATTLE
E ver y studen t o f K en tuck y B lue Li cks Ba ttlefi eld Mon um en t
h isto r y know s the sto r y of y
the Ba t t le of B lue L i cks. I tfo r ever re m a ins c onsp i cuousin the an n a ls o f the S ta te ’
s
h isto r y no t on l y because o fthe ‘
bloody s laug hter o f p r aet ica l l y a ll o f the w hi te p ioneer s who par t ic i pa ted in thestr ug g le w i t h the tr ick y r edsk in s , bu t a lso because it was“The La s t Ba t t l e o f the Revo lu t ion .
”
It is som e distance fr omthe c on f in es of Wash in g tonCoun t y
,t o the s i te wh er e the
,Ba t t l e o f B lue L icks tookp lac e bu t old r eco rds n ow r e
p os ing in the ar ch ives o f ou rc oun t y te l l u s tha t ther e w e r ep i oneer s wh o se tt led i n thesepar ts w h o too k par t in them em o r abl e c onf l i ct . Theser eco rds a r e in t he fo r m o fdep osi t i on s taken to establ ishland r ig hts bu t the subje
c tm a t ter r e la tes a lso to th e
par t i c i pa t i on of ce r ta in Washin g ton Co un t y p i on eer s in theba t t l e .
The B l ue L i cks bat t lef i e lds i te , wh e re the last ba t t l e o fthe Am e r i can Revo lu t i on wasfoug ht A u g ust 19 , 1782, is
on U . S . H ig hwa y N o . 68 , a
sho r t w ay n o r th o f Ca r l is lein N i cho la s Coun t y . Thebatt
l
lefiel
diis n ow a S ta te Jam es Ray
lPa r an a m on um ent o fg r a n i te h as been e r ected (To Be Con t in ued)ther e . T he n am es o f som e o fthe he r oes o f the ba t t le a r e
i n scr ibed on th is shaft . ( Seethe i l l ust ra t i on accom pan yi n g th is a r t icle . )Fo r l on g yea r s th e Indian scon s ider ed the te r r i to r y abo u t
the B lue L icks “m a r ked
land.
”T h e sa l t l icks a l on g
the L i ck i n g R iver a t tha tp o in t w er e q u i te p r om inentbo th be fo r e and after th e (Cou r tesy K y . S ta t e Pa r ks Com m i ss i on )fw h ites cam e in to K en tuck y .
A c om pan y o f br a ve p i oneer s w er e ed, as to ld by ey e - w i tnesses , par t ic ip ur su ing a band o f Indians a fter t he pan ts in the ba tt le i tse l f
, is found ins i eg e o f B r yan S ta t i on . A s the w h i tes the o ld r eco rds o f Wash ing ton Coun t ycr ossed t he r iver and r ushed up the w h i ch a r e m ade a pa r t o f th is ar t i c l e .Ir avin e in pu r su i t o f a few of the sav The r ec o rds fo l low :
ag es w ho h ad been le ft beh ind a s a The s ta tem en ts concer n ing the B atdecoy , the m a in band of r edsk ins h id t le o f B lue L i cks in 1782g ot in to theden on bo th s ides of the r avine fir ed r eco rds o f the Wash in g ton C i r cu i tw i th deadl y a ccur ac y a nd w i th in a iCou r t thr oug h the m edi um of a su i tq ua r ter o f a n h o ur near l y ha l f the f
fi led in October , 1812, by the he i r s o fp ion eer s w er e dead o r dy ing . Gr ea t- '
on e Isaac McCr ack in .
ly ou tnumber ed, the w h i tes s tood their ' A ccording to the “Com p le te Reco rdg r ound and foug ht va l ian t l y for m o r e 'found in Order B ook 1817- 1828 Of thethan tw o hou r s. F ina l l y , over c om e by Wash in g ton C i r cu i t Co u r t , A r ch iba llsup er i o r number s , the p i oneer s r e McCon n ell an d w i fe , Sa l l y , an dtr ea ted. Wh en the r o l l was ca l l ed Thom as A l len and w i fe , M ar y , th e fea fter the r e tr ea t it w as fo und t ha t m a les befo r e m ar r iag e , Sa l l y and
| on l y 76 of th e br ave p ioneer s h ad Ma r y M cCr ack in , daug hter s o f Isaacescap ed, McCr a ck in ,
thr oug h the i r a t to r n e y ,T he sto r y of w hat actua l l y hap p en Benjam in H ardin , S r . , br oug ht su it
ag a inst Wa l ter tB eall and B enjam inB r own . The p la in t i ffs p et i t i on sta tedtha t Isaac McCr ack in secur ed a cer t i ficate on Janua r y 7, 1782, for a p r e
em p t i on o f 1000 a cr es on Ca r tw r ig ht ’sC r eek in J effer son C oun t y ( n ow
th ird of th e m en w er e k illed, on th e
g rou n d and m iss in g and tha t the sa idMccrack in was n ot seen after the B a tt le an d that he has n ever hea rd ofh im s in ce— Qu est ion by JereboamB eau cham p , on behalf of the Defen dan ts— have you n ot reason to bel ievetha t he w as k i l led the r e in the B att le— a n swer i t is m y im p ress ion he w as ,
and he h as n ot been hea rd of s in ceI d id n ot however see h im du r in g theen gagem en t , n ei ther d id I see h im goin to it ; the r e w ere th irteen of the m en
w h o w ere in th e en gagem en t retu rn edabou t twelve m on th safterwards
Qu est ion by sam e, has o r has i t n o tbeen the gen era l report am on g h isre lat ives an d a lso through th e co u n trygen era l ly tha t sa id Isaac McCr ack inwas k i l led in the B att le— An swer i tha s a lways been the gen eral report .
and so be l ieved by h is fr ien ds so fa ra s I have ever hea rd— Qu est ion by P .
Waters on the pa rt of the Com p la in tan ts— Was there n ot som e person swho w as taken in sa id ~B att le that r e
tu rn ed abou t on e yea r a fterw ards,
tha t y o u h ad as grea t reason s to bel ieve were k i l led in sa id B att le, a s y o uh ad of Isaac iMcCr ack in
’s— An swer ,
Un t i l they retu rn ed I had a s grea treason to bel ieve they Were k i l led as
I had tha t of McCr a ck in w as , as I h ad :
n ever hea rd an y th in g of them u n t i l,
the sa id m en retu rn ed —Qu est ion by ?Defen dan ts did y ou in q u ire of thep r ison ers w h o retu rn ed whether M e”Cr ack in w as taken p r ison er or k i l ledA n swer I d id in q u i re if an y other per - ison s w ere taken , th ey stated tha t n o
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others w ere taken w ith t hem and thatthey kn ew n oth in g of an y others as ,
(
p r ison ers . A nd fu rth er th is Depon an t '
sa it h n ot .
Wash in gton ) ; th a t o n S ep tem ber 25,1782, he m ade an en try u pon a pr e
em pt ion w a rran t obta in ed u pon the
aforesa id cert if icate ; that he h ad th e
en try su rveyed and paten ted ; that hed ied leav in g two da u ghters , Sa l ly Mc
Con n e l l a nd Ma ry A l len ; tha t on e
Jacob Myers m ade on en try and h ad
sam e su rveyed so a s to in terfere W ithth e McCr ack in en try and su rvey ; thatth e Myers land wa s so ld to Wa l terB ea l l and B en jam in B rown w ho sou ghtto take possess ion of the lan d in c lu din g the part in con troversy .
T he defen dan ts f i led a n an swer bythe H on . C . A . W ick l iff , their at
torn ey .Wa l ter B ea l l hav in g d ied , h i s
Ison an d heir , S am u el T . B ea l l w as
jo in ed w ith B en jam in B rown as de
fendan ts . The i r an swer sta ted tha tthe lan d had been o r ig in a l ly own edby Jacob Myers w ho h ad a cert i f icateca l l ing for 600 a cresCoun ty , adjo in in g h is GOO- acre su rveyon Ca rtw r i gh t ’s Creek , da ted 2nd December , 1785. T he lan d ly in g 4 or 5m i les below Cartw r ight ’s S ta t ion . A n
swer adm it ted tha t Isaac c Cr ack in
sec u red the cert if ica te m en t ion ed in
l-p la in t iffs pet i t ion bu t a l leged that h e(McCr ack in ) d id n ot m ake th e en try .
They stated h e co u ld n ot have m adethe en try becau se h e wa s sla in by theIn d ian s a t the B a tt le of the B lu eL icks in the m on th of A u gu st , 1782tha t the sa id en try w as and i s i l lega land v o id as they a r e in stru cted o n ac
cou n t of its hav in g been m ade in th e
in am e of a m an w ho w as n ot at thatlt im e in t he sta te of ex istan ce.
T he su i t dragg ed a lon g from October , 1812, u n t i l N ovember , 1817, i tbein g con t in u ed from term to term .
D u r in g the con t in u an ce of 5 yearsdepos it ion s w ere taken by both pa rt iesto th e su i t . S u ch ear ly sett lers as
Mark H a rd in , M art in H ard in , J r . ,
John Jack sin , John Gru n dy (brotherof th e H on . Fel i x Grun dy ) , H en ryWoods , Thos . Wr ight, John Sm ith ,Rachel H e idr ick , E dm un d Pen d leton ,
Obad iah S ta yton , R icha rd B ea l l , Wi lliam Jackson a ndWil l iam Jackson , Jr . ,
w ere sw orn and the ir sta tem en t takendow n .
There w as m u ch depo sin g rela t iveto th e loca t ion of the lan d , the s ite ofCa rtw r ight ’s S tat ion ,
etc. , bu t w e a r e
con cern ed n ow w i th th e papers bearin g u pon th e Ba ttle o f Blu e Licks.
H ere they a r e :
Ray Says M ccrack in K i l ledT he deposi t ion of Jam es Ray taken
at the S ta te ho u se in the Town o fFran kfort th is 6th day of Jan uary1819 to ‘
be read as ev iden ce in a su itin chan cery n ow depen d in g in the
Wash in gton C ircu it Cou rt w hereinA rch iba ld M cCon n ell and Sa l ly Mc
C on n el l h is w ife,Thos . A l len and
Marv h is w ife a r e com pla in tan ts and
B en jam in B row n an d Sam u e l T . B ea l la r e defen dan ts . On th e part of thedefen dan ts , the depon an t bein g sw orndeposeth a nd sa i th that at the B a tt leof th e B l ue l icks on the 19t h day o fA u gu st 1782h e w as p resen t a nd tha til saac Mccrack in w as a lso there a nd
in the engagem en t , that n ear ly on e
in Jefferson
WASHINGTON
PIONEERSA ser ies of br ief sketches of th el ives an d deeds of severa l d ist ing u ish ed res iden ts of Wash in gtonCou n ty , K y .
, in P ion eer Days
1. JOH N WALLER, P ion eer M i l ler
John Wa l ler, son of a We lshm an ofthe sam e n am e wh o sett led in Vir
g in ia in the ea r ly part of th e 17thcen tu ry , w as born in 173 9 . H e w as
m arr ied in 1771 to Ma ry Sm a l l , bornin 1755.
With h is w ife a nd severa l in fan tch i ldren ,
John Wa l ler em igra ted toK en tu ck y and sett led on Cartw r ight ’sCreek , in w ha t w as then JeffersonCo un ty, abou t the yea r 1780. WhenIWa sh in g ton Cou n ty w as form ed in
1792, the Wa l ler home fel l w i th in th efconfin es of the n ew cou n ty.
There were som e 600 acres in JohnWa l ler ’s tra c t on Ca rtw r igh t's Creek ,
adjo in in g the lan ds of M a tthew Wa l
ton , P h i lem on Wa ters , Adam S hepherd , George Gru n dy , and Jacob Meyer s . In Jan ua ry , he w as gran ted perm iss ion to bu i ld a m i l l on h is
lan d o n Ca rtw r ight’s Creek . A n O rderto th is effect is fou n d in Order B ookA , of th e N e lson Cou n ty C ou rt . T h ism i l l served the comm u n ity for m an yl y ea r s . T h e ru in s of the m i l l a r e
y et d iscernable a t the n orthern ‘bou n!dry of the S a in t Rose Cem etery , abou ttw o m i les sou thwest from Spr in gfie ld .
A t on e t im e , w h i le retu rnin g froma tr ip to th e Fa l ls of the OhJO (Lou isv i lle ) , in com pa n y w ith som e of h isn eighbors, John Wa l ler w as w ou n ded ,a ndw ith on e other w as cap tu red , w henthe com pan y w as su rp r ised (by a ba n dof In d ian s. H is ho rse escaped and
r an the distan ce hom e, ca rry in g sa fe lythe load on its back . Wa l ler w a s kepta p r ison er tw o yea rs, and thou ghtdead by h is fam i ly and fr ien ds, beforehe w as ab le to effect h is esca pe . T h e
story is to ld of h ow a n ea r l ier Oppo r
tu n ity fo r escape presen ted i tse lf, bu th e refu sed to ava il h im self of i t w itho ut h is com pan ion in cap tiv i ty sharin g i t w ith h im . That com pan ion wa ss leep in g a nd cou ld n ot be a rou sedw i thou t a ttra ct in g a tten t ion , so Waller elected to rem a in ra ther than deserth is fr ien d .
T he Wa l ler fam i ly con t in u ed to r e
s ide on Cartw r ight ’s Creek fo r a n um
ber of yea rs , a nd u n t i l the nam es of,
five son s a nd fi ve dau ghter had been '
recorded in the fam i ly register . In
1806, John Wa l ler so ld h is fa rm to the n
Rev . E dward Fenw ick , a Dom in ican I
p r iest , w h o p u rposed to estab l ish a
sch oo l of tha t O rder in K en tu cky .
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(S ee prev iou s issu es of th is pa per forlen gthy h istory of th is schoo l . )After sel l in g h is farm in Wash in g
ton Cou n ty , John Wa l ler ga thered u pl h is fam i ly and goods and m oved toH enderson Cou n ty , set t l in g in tha tpa rt that la ter becam e Un ion Co u n ty .
There he l ived to see a ll of h is ch i ldrenm arr ied and d ied in 1822, ag e 83 yea rs .
H is w ife d ied in 1823,a g e
'68 yea rs .
T he descen dan ts of the ir so n , Aa ronWa l ler , w h o d ied in 1851, a r e y e t
fou n d in U n ion Cou n ty .
N ex t Week : M atthew Wa l ton .
T H E C H R I S T IA N C H U R C H
O R VA L W . B AY LO R , M IN IS T E R
S P R IN G F IE LD . K Y
Augus t 21, 19 3 3
De a r Dr . Wa r re n
Pl ea s e a c c e pt my b e la t e d than ks f o r
t h e f i l e o f L i n c oln L or e wh ic h y ou s o g r a ci ou s l y s e n t me i n r e sp on s e t o my f o rme r l e t t e r .
I am in d e ed gr a te ful f or them a n d l o ok f or wa r dt o th e a r r iva l of a l l futur e i s sue s w it h g r ea te x pe c tan cy . No
- i s s ue s have r e a che d me ho weve r,
s i n c e t h e o n e r e la t i n g t o th e Sh ip l e y S is t e r s .
On la s t eve n in g a la rge r e pr e s e n t a t iveg r oup of Wa sh in g t on Coun ty c i t iz e n s me t f o r t h e
pur p os e o f o rgan i z in g a Wa sh in g t o n C oun ty H i st
e r ic a l S oc i e ty . A temp o ra ry or gan i z a t i on wa s
s e t up a n d t h e l on g - d ela ye d moveme n t t o put t h e
or ig in a l L in c o l n C oun t ry of Wa sh in g t on C oun tyo n th e ma p i s n ow un d er way . Ou r f i r s t ob je c t ivew i l l b e t o r e s t or e t h e L in c o l n fami l y cab in on
L i n c o l n 's Ru n an d ma r k t h e s p o t whe re Wa sh in g t on
C oun ty t r a d i t i on says Ab r aham L i n c o l n S r . me t
h i s de a th . Th e l a n d wi l l be g iven t o t h e S oc iet yb y th e pr e s e n t own e r .
On Fr iday n ight , S ept emb er l s t . we
e x pe c t t o h o l d an othe r me e t in g . Th i s w i l l b e i n
t h e Cour t H ous e a n d t h e c ommi t t e e on pr og ramh a s r e q ue s t e d me t o e x t e n d
‘y o u a n in v it a t i on
t o b e pr e s e n t w i th u s a n d s pe ak t o t h e a s s emb ly .
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Y o u a r e a s fami l ia r w i th t h e L i n c o ln q ue s t i ona s a n y o the r l iv in g ma n an d I a m s ur e tha t y ouc a n s pe ak t h e wor ds tha t w i l l make our f ol khe r e s e e t h e opp or t un i t i e s the y have s o l on gn eg l e c t e d . I h ope that yo u w i l l r e a l i z e t h e
imp or t an c e o f t h e ca l l we s e n d t o y ou a n d tha ty ou w i l l ac c e pt . I sha l l appr e c i at e i t i s y ouw i ll w i r e me imme d ia t ly so that our pr og r am mayb e a r r a n g e d a c c o r d in g ly .
I have e n j oy e d r e ad in g y ou hb o ok an d
T H E C H R I S T IA N C H U R C H
O R V A L W . B AY LO R . M IN IS T E R
S P R IN G F IE LD . K Y
f in d i t ve r y he l pful i n my s t udy of t h e L in c ol nq ue st i on .
Y ou w i l l pl e a s e e x c us e my ha s te a s
I am ha r dly a wake y et an d eve ry on e a r oun d me
i s busy ge t t in g r e ad y t o g o on o u r a nn ua l S an d
day Sch ool p i c n ic .
Wi th ki n de s t pe r s o n al r ega r ds ,
Fr a t er n a lly y ours ,
S pr i n g f ie ld, Ke n t u c k y
Au gu st 26 , 19 3 3
Dr . Lou i s A . War r e n ,
Th e I i n c o l n H i st . Re s ear ch t .
Ft . Wa yn e , I n dia na ,
My De ar Dr . Warren
I rec e iv ed y ou r te legram a few da ys ag o a n d th is ev en in gI h ev e y ou r s pl e n did le t te r o f ye s t e rday . I a m l o ok in g fo rward t o
y ou r c omin g n e x t we ek w it h a great deal o f ple a s u re a n d I a m su re th atwe sh a l l h av e a f i n e gr ou p pre s e n t f or t h e me et in g o n Fr iday n igh t .
I t se ems th a t t h e f o l k h e re h av e b e en w a i t i n g for s omeo n e t o t a k e t h e l e ad i n organ i z in g a s oc ie ty t h at wi l l h av e f or i t s
ch i e f pu r p os e t h e ope n in g of th e or ig i na l L i n c o ln C ou n t y of Wash in g t onC ou n ty . Now th a t I h av e ta k e n t h e in i t iat ive t h e wh o l e c ommu n ity h a s
fal l e n i n l in e a n d I am s ure th at s ome th i n g w ort h wh i l e wi l l re su l t .
Th ere i s n o more h i s t or ic gr ou n d from t h e L in c o ln s ta n dpo in t th a n th a t s e c t i on of Wa sh in g t on C ou nty embra c e d by t h e wa ter s oft h e B e e ch Fork a n d t h r ou gh wh i ch f l ow s t h e l it t le s tre am c a l l ed L in co l n
's H u n . I t o u gh t t o b e dev e l ope d a n d ma de a S ta te or Na t i on a l Pa rk .
Tf i t h ad b ee n i n I n dia n a I am s u re th at i t wou ld h a v e be en th at l on ga g o .
Th er e a r e a n umbe r o f re a s on s wh y t h e c ou n try h ere h a s
n o t b e en pr ope r ly deve l op ed .T h i s h a s nev e r b e en a "L i . n c o l n - l ovin g"
c oun try . H e re c e iv ed b u t on e v ot e w h e n h e r a n for pre s ide n t i n 1 8 60
a n d b u t a f e w more th a n th a t wh e n h e r a n f or r e e l e c t i o n . Th e f ol k wh oc o u l d h ave don e a gre a t dea l h e re wer e n o t s o - mi n ded . Th e on e per s on ,
in t e rn at i on a l ly k n own ,wh o c ou ld h av e g ive n t o t h e w or ld a gr eat dc a
of v a lu ab le wr i t i n g on t h e L i n c o ln q u es t i on , n e v e r h a s be en an d i s n ot
n ow grea t l y in t er e sted . Th a t pe r so n i s E l iz a be th Madox Rob e r ts . H e r
fath er w a s a c on fe dera te s ol die r . H e h at ed th e v ery n ame of L in c olna n d wa s k n own t o h av e g ot t e n u p i n th e mids t o f a s ermon a n d wa l k o u t
t'h e n t h e pre a ch er me n t i o n e d L in c ol n '
s n a me . Mis s R ob er t s h a s c on s iderab lei n fl u e n c e a n d s h e do e s n ot tak e t o t h e p r o je c t n ow u n der way even as sh e
h a s n e g le c t e d t o g iv e t o th e w or ld a real L i n c o l n s t ory s u ch a s sh e i s
c a pab l e of wr i t in g .
I am h appy t o l ea r n th a t y ou pla n t o s pen d s ev e r a l day sh ere a n d I a s s u r e y o u t h a t I Sn a i l C OOP Q P G b e W
' i th y o u i n ev ew n ws_v t oh e lp ma k e y ou r v i s i t wo r t h wh i le . Mr . J o e p o , 1n an d my s e l f w i l l g oov er th e L in c ol n Cou n try w i th y ou , On S u n da y n igh t we S h a l l h ave ou r
u n i o n Ch UP Ch S G P V i c e ca n d I sh ou ld l i k e v e ry mu ch i f y o u c a n e x t en d y ourV i s j “ t h a t l on g for y o u t o S pe a kk t h e n u s i ng Y our addre s s on L i n c o l n '
s
r e l i1g 1i ou s ba c k gr o u nd ,
I 8 0 o u t t o t h e Li n C OI H C ou n t r y'
ev e r y n ow a nd th e n . On
y e s t e rda y I s pe n t t h e gr ea ter par t o f th e day th er e . I we n t t o t h e
p la c e w h er e t h e f irs t L in c o l n c ab in s t o od ; t o th e s p ot wh e re Wa sh in gt o nC ou n ty tra di t i on say s Ab r ah am Lin c ol n S r . wa s k i ll ed ; t o t h e s i te wh eret h e c a b i n n ow at Harrodsb u rg s t o od; t o th e R i ch a rd B e rry h ou s e wh ere Iam s u r e Th oma s Li n c oln a n d Na n c y Ha n k s wer e ma rr ie d ; a n d t o ma n y oth erp lac e s . I s e c u r ed fr om t h e own er s of t h e la n d wh e re th e L in c ol n fami lyl ive d pr i or t o 179 0
,a pr omis e th a t th ey w ou ld de ed s u ff i c i e n t lan d t o
o u r s oc i e ty o n wh ic h t o e s tabl i sh a memor ia l e t c . A l l o f th i s I c a n
di s c u s s w ith y o u wh e n y o u ar r iv e ,
with b e s t w ish e s
Fr a na l ly y our
(Con t in u ed From Last Week)May 9th , 1787
T he Pet it ion of Ra lp h La n casteraga in st B en edic t H ook is d ism issed.
P h i l ip ‘
Matt ing ly P lf. 1a ga in st In Case .
Char les W ick l iff Def.
John G ru n dy cam e in to Co u rt an d
u n dertook for th e Defen dan t tha t incase h e sha l l be cast in th is su i t tha th e sha l l pay the Ju dgmen t of the
Cou rt or de l iver h is body in ex ecu t ion ,
o r that h e w i l l do it; for 1h im .
M ay 12th , 1787
Elizabeth G ru n dy c la im s f ifteendays a tten dan ce and
“John G i l lon ten
da ys a ttendan ce in th e su i t of M e
Cowan aga in st Wib le . A nd o rdered ]tha t the sa id‘ McGow an :pay th e sam e.
June 12th , 1787
Ol der ed tha t C har les Enw in g takethe l ist o f T ythables w ith in th e boun dsof Cap . B a rn etts Com pan y a nd on th e
n orth ps ide of th e Ro l l in g Fork abovethe In d ia n L icks .
Jam es M cK ee, John JacksonChar les Ew in g bein g appo in ted by a
;former o rder to v iew a road from‘
B a irdstown to th e In d ian L ick reported as fo l low s ( to w it ) . We the S ub
sc r ibers bein g f irst sw orn ha ve v iewed a road agreeab le to a n order ofN elson Cou n ty to r u n from th e forkof A nbuck les Creek to n ea r Joh n Jackson s thence n ear Jam es EMcK ees then ceto h ickory cam -p tu rn and down i tand H ard in s “
Creek to th e m ou th and
then ce to str ike the C ou n ty Roa d on
th e top of th e r idge “
above M i l l C reek .
Ordered that Thom as S im pson bea ppo in ted S u rveyor of th e R oad fromIn d ia n L ick to B a irdstow n ; tha t bec lear from A rbu ck le to John Ja cksona nd tha t th e in hab itan ts on both s idesof the Ro l l in g Fork from th e m ou thof the sou th Fo rk to th e m ou th ofS tua rt’s C reek a ss ist h im in c lea r in gthe sam e.
Ordered that P resley 1Sm i th be appo in ted S u rvey or o f th e Roa d fromIndian L icks to lB a irdstown and t ha t.be c lear from John Jackson s to Jam es
Ru t ters, tha t th e inhab itan ts on Cartwright’s Cr eek above th e m ou th
'
of
Severu s Run andH a rd in s C reek above
gsaxd Ru tg
r s and the h ead wa ters oftu r ats u n assist h im in clear in g
and keep th e sam e in repa ir .Ordered that John P h ill ips be ap
poin ted Su r veyor of the road fromthe Indian Licks to fB a irdstown and’
that he clear from Jam es Ru tters tothe C oun ty road above M i l l Creek .
And tha t th e in hab i tan ts on th e w aters of H ard in Creek below Ru ttersand the inhab itan ts between M i llCreek a nd the B eech Fo rk and th eCou n ty roadassist h im in c lea r in g andkeep in g the same in repa ir .
(T o B e Con tin ued)I
(Con tin u ed Fr om Last Week )A u g u st 23 r d, 1785
On the Pet it ion of Edw ard Good-w inag a in st Ra lph Lan caster it is con sid
er ed by the Cou r t th at th e Pet ition err ecover ag a in st the Defen dan t the sumof on e p ou n d , e ig h teen sh i l l in g s and
costs .
Or der ed that the Pillar side of a
S pan ish h a lf do l la r be the sea l of
th is Cou n ty u n t i l an other be p r ovided .
A u g ust 24th , 1785
Joh n A lvey Asse Pltf.
a g a in st In Case
John Wh ite Deft .
Th is day cam e the LP ltf. by h is At
tor n ey and ther e u pon cam e a Ju r yto Wit Matthew Wa lton , &c w ho be
in g sw or n w el l a nd tr u ly to en qu ir eof damag es in th is su it u po n theiroaths do say that th e Pla in t iff h a thsu sta in ed dam ag es Iby occas ion of the
defen dan ts br each of the p r om ise and
assumpt ion in the declar a t ion m en
tion ed to Fou r p oun ds , tw elve sh i l lin g s and on e pen n y w ith leg a l in terest ther eon fr -om th e l 6th day of September 1786
’t i l l p a id an dcosts . T her e
for e it is con s ider ed by th e Cou r tthat th e p la in t iff r ecover aga in st thedefen dan t h is damag es a fo r esa id in
m an n er afor esa id a ssessed and a lsoh is costs by h im abou t h is su it in th isbeha lf expen ded . A nd th e defen dan t
‘
in M er cy &c .
Au g u st 25th , 1785A Deed fr om Will iam Ca sbe
'
ar to
John Moor e for an h a lf ac r e,lot in
the Tow n of Sa lem w as ask n ow ledg edin Cou r t an d or der ed to be r ecor ded .
A u g u st 26th , 1785Rich ar d P a r ker is appo in ted su r
vey or of the Cou n ty r oad lead in g fr omL in co ln ,
‘B eg in n in g w h er e it str ikesthe w ater s of Ca r tw r ig h ts Cr eek com
in g towa r ds B ea r ds T own as low down
l Rober t Mon tg om er y
as the North ban k of th e Beach for k ,A nd it
's or der ed that all the m a le
labor in g T ithables West of th e Cou n
ty l in e and sou th of Beach for k on theWater s of Car twr ig hts and H ar d in sC r eeks do a ssist h im in open ing andclear in g the sam e accor d in g to Law .
September 27th , 1785
Or der ed th at R ichar d Par ker w ith'
th e ma le labor ing t ithables appo in tedh im by a for m er or der of th is cou r t : 5
tog ether w ith a ll these in habit in g on !the So u th B r ances of the
“Beach for k qand on the upper s ide of the t r ace g o
in g fr om ‘Ba i rds town betw een Lin u s
a nd Davis’s to Goodw in s station a nda lso the tithables on the sou th s ideof the Beach for k and th ose on the
east s ide of Car twr ig h ts C r eek to theCou n ty l in e except An thon y iS andu sk y |and Josiah Wilson do atten d h im in
Open in g and c lea r in g o u t the same ao
cor d in g to Law .
Or der ed that An thon y S an dusky ‘
and Josiah Wilson be added to Jam es
A l len ’
s l ist and that they do ass isth im in open in g and c lear ing the r oadto wh ich ‘by a form er o r der of th isCour t he was appo in ted iSu r veyor .
Septem ber 29th, 1785
P ltf.
ag a in st In CaseJoh n A lvey D eft .
T he Pet it ion exh ibited by Mar yWickl iff ag a in st P h i lem on Water s
aibates by th e Pla in t iff’s M ar r iag e.
John A lvey c la im ed a nd p r ovedthr ee day s attendan ce for th e defen dan t , G r u n dy at th e su it of G r an t .
Rober t A lvey c la im ed two days at
ten dan ce , for the defendan t G r un dyat the su it of G r an t .
October -25th , 1785
Rober t M on tg omer ya g a in st
Joh n A lvyNovembe r 23 rd, 1785
On th e P et it ion of W i l l iam Robin sonand w ife ag a in st Ph i lemon Wa ter s itis con s ider ed by th e Cou r t tha t th e
petit ion er s r ecover ag a in st th e de~
fen dan t the sum of th r ee poun ds e ig hteen sh i l l in g s and costs.
Rober t M on tg om er yag a in st
Joh n A lveyD ecember 27th , 1785
Joh n Lan caster p r oduc ing a n om in at ion for Will iam May g en t lemansu r veyor of th is cou n ty appo in t in gh im deputy to sa id o ff ice, and a lso a
cer t if ica te of h is abi l it ies to execu teth e sam e took the oath of off ice ac
cording ly .
Febr u ar y 28th , 1786Wil l iam May en ter s 200 acr es on
pa r t of Tr easu r y War r an t number21108 ly in g on Pleasant Run on thelower sa ud n ear the m ou th ther eof ,and adjo in in g Joh n H a r d in ’
s 16000acr e su r vey on the n or th ea st , andJam es Den ea l on the n or th w est be
g in n in g at two su g ar tr ees cor n er tothe sa id Den ea l on H ardin ’
s l in e, andru n n in g thence w ith Den eal
’
s l ine .
pass in g h is cor n er 20 po les n or th 60deg r ees east 290 po les to a w h ite oakand beach , n or th 27 w est 36 po les toa H oap A sh , Bu ckeye and su ga r tr ee ,stan d in g on th e ban k of e Runth en ce down the m ean der s of he r un ,
b in d in g ther eon to a pop lar a nd tw o
su g a r tr ees abou t 40 po les fr om the
m ou th of the sa id r u n , th en ce sou th 3 6
deg r ees w est 290 po les to , two blackoaks, h icor y and su g ar tr ees in H ar
din ’s l in e, then ce w ith the sa id l in e
sou th 27 deg r ees east poles to thebeg in n in g .
( T o B e Con tin ued)
J u n e 27th , 1786O r der ed that B en jam in P ope be ap
po in ted to take the L ist of t ith ablesfr om the lower water s of H ar din sCr eek , a cou r se to S tr ike the for d on
the Ro l l in g for k at th e m ou th of the
Ind ian L ick Run n and u p the Ro l l in gfo r k on the No r th s ide of the Cou n tyLin e a nd Nor th w ith th e Cou n ty l in eto the B eech for k and dow n the B eechfo r k on th e S ou th s ide to the Mou th
of H a r d in s Cr eek .
J u ly 26th , 1786
I On the m ot ion of th e Rever en dT er ah T em p l in by h is A ttor n ey . Or
der ed that l icen ce be g r an ted h im to
celebr a te the r ig hts of m atr im on y ac
cor d in g to Law .
A u g u st 23 rd, 1786
Peter T ardivieu Pla in t iffa g a in st In Case
James Wh itecotton 1Defen dan tT he Act ion of Debt br ou g h t by Joh n
Mu ldr oug h ag a in st A n d r ew John sonabtes by the S her iff’s ’
r etu r n .
T he A ction of Debt br ou g h t by Joh nM u ldr ou g h Qu etam ag a in stCa i pen ter abtes by the S her iff r etu r n .
Joh n M u ldr ou-g h P la in tiffag a in st T r esspass , A ssau lt
B atter yIsr a el Dodg e Defen dan tJoh n K en n edy Pla in t iff
ag a in st In CaseJoh n A lvey D efen dan tT he defen dan t n ot be in g a r r ested
a nd A l ias Cap ia s is aw a r ded th eP la in t iff a g a in st th e sa id D efen dan tr etu r n able h er e at n ext Qu a r ter Sess ion .
Ja n u a r y 23 rd, 1787
Or der ed th at Josiah Wilson be appo in ted su r veyo r of the r oad leadin gto Da n vi l le to beg in a t th e top of th e
d iv id in g r idg e between the w ater s ofCar tw r ig h t ’s C r eek an d P leasan t R u n
and fr om thence to th e Cou n ty l in e .
And th at all the m a le labor in g t ithables o n the Water s of P lea san t Ru nof the B eech For k above, an d a ll thew ater s th er eo f, and Water s Ru n a ndon Ca r tw r ig h t C r eek fr om Car tw r ig hts upwards in c lu din g John Jac kson w or k ther e on u n der h im .
Jan u a r y 24th . 1787
Joseph K en n edy P la in tiffa g a in st In Case
Jo h n A lvey Defen dan tT he defen dan t n o t appea r in g it
orde r ed th at J udg m en t be en ter ed forthe P la in t iff ag a in st th e sa id Defen da n t fo r w h a t dam ag es h e h as su sta ined u n less the sa id Defen dan t sh a l l
na ppea r a nd p lead to issu e a t n extRu le da y .
O r de r ed that Joh n Wa l ler h ave perm iss i on to b u i ld a H ill on h is lan d o n
C a r tw r ig h t'
s Cr eek .
A p r i l l oth , 1787A deed fr om Geo r g e H a r te Sen . w as
p r oved by W i l l iam May , Wil l iam B a r da nd Jam e s McMaha n and o r der ed t o
be r eco r d ed . T he sam e bein g fo r con
vey a n ce of fou r h u n d r ed ac r es of lan d .
(T o B e Con t in ued )
A m os
INTHEMAKING
Wash in g ton , Co u n ty , K y . , w as
c r eated by th e secon d a ct of the f ir stGen er a l A ssemb ly in 1792, w h ich ef
fec ted a d ivis ion of Nelson Coun tyw h ich hadbeen for m ed fr om Jeffer sonin 1784.
T he r ecor ds of Wash ing ton Coun ty ,f r om the beg in n in g to n ow , a r e k ep t
in ta ct in the a r ch ives o f the Wash in gton Cou n ty and the Wash ing ton C i r
Ju ly 28th , 1785
James Mor r ison and Thomas M or
ton g en t ar e a ppo in ted to con tr actw ith a w o r km an fo r er ect ing stocks,p i l lor y and wh ipp in g p osts for th eu se of th is Coun ty . A nd it is or der edI that Ben jam in Pope a nd Jam es Roger s g en t a r e appo in ted to f ix on the
p lace w her e such er ect io ns oug ht tobe p laced .
T he Cour t a r e of op in ion that tw o
p r ison s be bu i lt for those of th isCou n ty . T ha t fo r debto r s to be fifteen feet squ a r e clea r in the in s ide ;to be bu i lt w ith squ ar e logg s a foot,th ick w ith floor s above and below ofthe sam e th ickn ess and to have a g oodston e ch im n ey (wel l bar r ed at a p r oper
d istance fr om the hear th in w h ich ‘
pr ison ther e a r e to be two w in dow s
each eig h teen’ inches squ ar e , both of
'
w h ich a r e to be secu r ed w ith str ongir on ba r r s c r oss in g each other andn ot m or e than f ive inches apar t . T hedoor s of w h ich to be m ade of two inchoak p lan k a nd do ubled . T o be
‘
.w ellsp iked w ith in an dw ith ou t w ith s pn gba r r s, bo lts and locks , the w ho le p r ison to be l in ed w ith p lan k fou r inchesth ick and to be let in to the f100r 5 1above and belw a t lea st f ive in ches '
and to be p in ed w ith two p in n s in theend o f each plan k and a lso th r ou g heach log g they cro ss . T he pr ison forcr im in a ls to be ten feet squ a r e c lea red on the in side to be bu i lt w ith sq u ar
log g s a foot th ick to be p lan ked in s ideand ou t . T he p lan ks to be fou r in ches I
th ick . T he in s ide p lan k to be let in to }the floo r s above and below f ive inchesw h ich f loor s sha l l a t least be tw elvein ches of g ood soun d oak t imber . Th edoor s of w h ich to be m ade of p lan ksth r ee in ches th ick and doubled to bew e l l sp iked w ith in and ou t f ive feeth ig h a nd th r ee feet w ide w ith a w indow in the m iddle twelve inchessqua r e secu r ed w ith str ong ir on bar r sc r oss in g each o ther and n ot m or e thanth r ee i n ch es apar t . T o be cover edw ith lap sh in g les r oof and to be f inished in a w or km an l ike m an n er . T he
p lan ks of th is p r ison to be sec u r lyp in n ed on the ou ts ide and in above a nd
be low w ith at least t wo p in s in the
end of each p lan k a nd a lso th r ou gh’each log they c r oss . T he p in s to f i l l
a n in ch and on e ha lf h ole a t lease .
T hefloo r s of bo th p r ison s to be r a isedon e foot fr om the c u rface and to be .
suppor ted by a p latform of ston e .
(T o B e Con t in ued)
l
cu it Cou rt Cler ks offices in S pr in gf ield . For the cou r t reco r ds that r e
late to the ea r ly sett ler s in the r eg ionthat became Wash in g ton Cou n ty ll
1702, on e m u st g o to the a r ch ives inBa r dstow n .
T h i b u g h the cou r tesy and a id ofJudg e Sam u el J . B o ld-r ick , of Lou isvil le , w e a r e able to p r esen t as a fea tu r e of th is pag e . such m in u tes as r e
late to per son s who r esided in th e
a r ea that is n ow Wash in g ton andM a
r ion Cou n t ies . These r ecor ds w i l l bepu bl ished fr om w eek to w eek , em br acin g the per iod fr om 1785 to 1788.
May 24th , 1785
A Cer tificate fr om Joh n Baker r e
l in qu ish in g h is r ig h ts to a p latt fo r800 acr es of la n d on Ca r tw r ig h t ‘
cr eek in favo r of Ph i lem on Wa ter s
w as p r oved by’
Isaac M or r ison a n d
Isaa c Cox g en t and or der ed to be r e
co r ded .
On the m ot ion of Lucy (A bel w h om ade oath accor d ing to Law cer tifi
cate is g r an ted h er for obta in ing Let~
ter s of A dm in istr at ion of the esta te
of Peter A bel deceased . Wher e u pon
lshe tog ether w ith A n thon y Foster and'Will iam K en del h er secu r it ies en ter
ed in to and ackn ow ledg ed a bon d in
the pen a lty of for h er due a nd
ithfu l adm on of the sa id deceden tsestate .
Joh n A lveya g a in st
John Wh iteS m ith K in g
ag a in stWill iam Com bes
Ju n e 29th , 1785Or der ed T hat
'
L icen se be g ran tec
in to E l i zabeth |Gr u n d
l ine so u th of the Beach for k .
Ju ly 26th , 1785A n In ven tor y a nd App r a isemen t o
the E state of Peter Abel deceased wath is day r etu r n ed and o r der ed to br eco r ded .
Joh n A lveyag a in st
Joh n Wh ite
dam ag es be a scer ta in ed by Ju r y at then ext Co u r t .
T h e p et it ion b r ou g h t by M a r y Wickl iff ag a in st P h i lem on Water s is con
t in n ed .
On m ot iob o r der that l icen se be
g r an ted u n to Jos iah Wilson for keeping o r din a r y a t h is hou se in th is Co u nty fo r and du r in g the space of on e
y ear fr om th is date . H e h avin g w ithP-h ilem on Wa ter s h is secu r ity en ter edin to and ackn ow ledg ed a bon d fo r t hesam e accor di ng to Law:A deed of mor tg ag e fr om Joh n
A skin s to Ph i lem o n Wa ter s w as pr oved by the Oath of H en r y Floy d on e
of the w itn esses there to and o r der ed
(Contin u ed Fr om Last Week )Ju ly l oth , 1787
Or der ed that Will H ays be appo in ted over seer of th e r oad fr om e s .
Gr un dys .to the upper fo r d of th e
Beech For k , and that all the tith ables
fr om between Ca r twr ig ht Cr eek and
the Beech Fo r k a s h ig h as Lin co lnRu n , u p th e same ,
to the h ead fr omthence to the bear nwa llow on ;th e r oad,
fr om th ence to Wa ter s r un h a lf a
m i le below h is p lantat ion , frdm thence
to str ike the cr eek below Ca r tw r igh tStat ion ; then ce dow n sa id C r eek in
c lu d in g a ll on both sides, as low as
John Wal ler ’s, and a ll the east sidedow n to the mouth do ass ist h im in
gO r der ed that Jos iah Wilson c lear
the r oad fr om the u pper f ord on‘
th e
Beech For k to the County l in e, and
th at th e sam e that w er e
for m er ly a loted h im except John G r u ndy a nd h is T ithables do ass ist h im in
keep ing th e same in r epa ir .
October ' 9th , 1787
A D eed fr om Joh n M -u ldr ou g h to
Jam es H an dly for on e h un dr ed an d
tw en ty- n in e acr es of land w as ao
k n ow ledg ed and or der ed to r ecor d .
November 15th , 1787
T h e Petition of James Davis Adm r .
of M i l ler ag a in st Abr aham L inco ln 's
Avin K ilbr eath n ot h avein g executed,
an a l ias is awar ded h im .
December 12th , 1787
Or dered th at An g u s Camer on be
exem pted fr om Cou n ty levies for th e
year’86
’87 h e be in g in san e .
Or der ed that Wil . H ay den be ap
p oin ted su r vey or of th e r oad fr om
Ba ir ds m i l l to Potting er s C r eek to beg in at the G r een River R oad and
thence to John Du ncan s a nd tha t the
t ithables on Pott in g er s Cr eek above
th e n o r th fo r k as far a s L ittle Pin eLick assist h im in open in g and keepin g th e sam e in r epa ir .
Febr u ar y 12th‘, 1788
Joh n Mu ldr oug h’s lM ar k bein g a
cr op fr om the left ear , and a sl it inthe r ig h t is or der ed to r ecor d .
On m ot ion of Jacob Doom g en t . it
is or der ed that ‘
h e have leave to er ect
a m i l l on h is lan d and w ith in on e m i leof the m ou th of H ar d in ’
s C r eek .
1
O r der ed that th e Revd . Char lesWheel in g (Wh elan ) be l icen sed to
celebr ate th e r ites of m a tr im on y w ithin th is Coun ty , ag r eeable to the r u lesof h is Ch u r ch . Wh o a lso took the
oath of Fidel ity to th is Common
w ea lth .
T he last w i l l and testam en t of
Ig n atiu s Cissel l was p r oduced by
E lisb. C issel l the execu t r ix th er e inm en tion ed a nd or der ed to r ecor d . (B e
ing p r oven by J am es Fr en ch and
Raph iel Fr en ch th e subscr ib in g w it
n esses w h er eu pon th e sa id E l izabethtook th e Oath of an E xecu tr ix and en
ter ed in to and ackn ow ledg ed w ithJacob D oom her secu r ity for the fa ithfu l disch ar g e of sa id office, in the
pen a lty of two h u n dr ed pou n ds C.
O r der ed that !Ba zzel l H ayden , JohnPh i l l ips Wil . iB olles bein g f ir stsw or n ,
to app r a ise th e estate of Ig
mat in s Cissel l deed. and m ake r etu r r
ther eof to Go r t.
Th e E nd)
(C on t in u ed Fr om Apr i l 8th )M ar ch 29th , 1786
Rober t Pa r ker a nd H owel l P lts.
ag a in st Debt.
Ra lph Lan caster Def.
John D ozer cam e in to Cou r t andu n der took for the D efen dan t tha t incase h e shal l be cast in th is su it , h esha l l pay the costs and con dem n at ionof th e Cou r t , or r en der th is body to
p r ison in execu t ion for the sam e or
that h e w i l l do it for h im .
Mar ch 3oth , 1786
W i l l iam W i lson Plf .a g a in st Tr over and Con ver sion
James S an du sky Def.
Cam e a s th e P la in t iff by Wil l iamMcClun g h is A ttor n ey a s the Defen dan t by T hom as H a l l h is A ttor n ey , andthe sa id defen dan t defen ds the for ceand in ju r y wh en &c and pr ay s leavether eof to im par le h er e u n ti l Cou r tan d then to p lea d .
Mar ch 3 l st , 1786
On M ot ion of Rober t Mon tg om er yby Ben jam in |Sebast ian !h is A ttor n ey ,execu t ion is aw ar ded h im a g a in st Joh nA lvy upon a r ep levin B oond for thr eepou n ds f ifteen sh i l l in g s f ive h u n dr eda nd six p en ce of tobacco and sevensh i l l ing s a nd six pen ce .
Or der ed that John Redman be ap
po in ted su r vey or of th e Road fr omCapta in Fo lkes lSpr in g to Ba r dstownin the r oom of Joh n B lan d .
A pr i l 26th , 1786‘
Or der ed that Joh n Jackson , Jam es
M cK ee , John Ph i l l ips and Char lesEw in g or an y th r ee of th em f ir st '
sw or n be appo in ted to v iew and r e- r
O r der ed th at the execu t ion i ssuedby Rober t M on tg om er y ag a in st Joh nA lvy u pon a Rep levin Bon d , be qu ashed ou accoun t of its bein g ir r eg u lar lyobta in ed and that the g oods takenth er eof be r estor ed .
T he fo l low in g w or ds in a Clau sein a Letter fr om David Bar d to William Bar d (Viz ) “Yo u m ay assu r e the
Peop le of Bar dstown fr om m e thatI w i l l do ever y th in g in r eason to sat
isfy them , tha t th ey sha l l have pr operr ig h ts for their lots a nd tha t I w i l lcomp ly w ith ever y th in g y ou h ave pr oposed to them in m y n am e.
”T he
Iden tity of the han dw r it in g w as rp r ov
ed of the Oath of Jam es Ba ir d andor der ed to r ecor d .
O r der ed that Isaac Cox be r ecom
men ded for Coun ty L ieu ten an t , A ndr ew H y nes Co lon el , Jam es Rog er sLieu ten an t Co lon el , Joseph Lew isLew is Major , John Ver tr eese, T hom as
Mo r ton , Ph i lemon Water s , Char lesPo lke , Dav id Cix and Adam Shepher dfor Capta in s and th at
"
h is excel len cythe g oven or be r equ ested to sen d blan kComm iss ion s for other o ff icer s .
Sam u el Abbe l c la im s f ive day s ofatten dan ce as w itn ess in the ca se ofJoh n W ible on th is su it ‘
ag a in st Wi l li am Pitm an .
( T o B e Con tin ued )
RECORDOFTHE
COUNTYMILlTlAPr oceedin g s Of Cou r t M ar t ia l TellOf Act ivit ies Of T h e M i l itar yIn Wash in g ton Cou n ty 145
Year s A go.
(Fo r ty -E ig h th In sta l lm en t)PAGE 204
I T hom as Bu l lock , B en n ett Olvey ,T h om as Ph i l ips, Will iam B u ckm an ,
Wa r r en H ar d in , E n s ig n s . Will iam I .McE lr oy , Com d .
Jam es A . McElr oy , A n d r ew M u ldr oug h , Ben jam in B eaven ,
‘Will iam I .
McE lr oy , Will iam B uckm an and P r es
by S m ith m ade oa th a s th e law r e
qu i r es as m ember s of B oar d .
E l ias Sm ith , Pr ovost .
Jesse M i les of Capta in Peter son ’
s
Com pan y , sat isf ied th is Cou r t of h is
in abi l ity to do M i l ita r y du ty on ac
ou n t of a so r e leg a nd o ther in abi l ities , o r der ed h e be clear of M i l itar ydu ty du r in g in abi l ity .
PAG E 205Natha n ie l B landfor d of sam e Com
pan y r etu r n ed for n ot atten d in g Compa n y m u ster in Ju n e last, on h ear in gord. he be c lea r .
Geor g e H aydon of sam e Com pan yfor d isobey in g or der s in com pan y m u s
ter last J u ly , on hear in g ord. he be
f in ed two do l la r sRichar d Lee of sam e C ompan y , r e
t u r n ed fo1 n ot atten din g Com pan ym u ster last Ju ly , on h ea r in g ord. he
be c lea r .
Fr anc is M on a r ch of sam e Com pany‘
fa i l in g to a tten d Ju ly m u ster last, n othavin g leg a l n ot ice , or der ed to be cont in ued u n t i l ou r n ext .
THURSDAY , MAY 6, 1937
ch a r g e, o rd. he be f in ed on e do l la r .
Clem en t , John son ; sam e compan ychar g e o rd, he be c lear .
PAGE 206Jo seph Lan caster of sam e com pan y ,
r etu r n ed fo r n o t a ttendin g Reg im en ta lM uster last fa l l , on h ear in g ord . h e
be f in ed $1.
Geor g e H aydon , same com pan y ,sam e char g e, on hea r in g ord. he bef in ed $1.
H en r y P ar son s of the sam e com
pan y , and sam e char g e, $1.
Ig n atiou s H aydon of "Capta in Ph i ll ips
’Com pan y r et u r n ed fo r n ot atten d
in g com pan y m u ster in S eptemberla st , on h ear in g o r d. he be acqu itted .
P eter H ayden , sam e C om pan y , sam e
cha r g e , o rd. he be acqu itted .
R ich’
d S imp son , sam e co . , sam e
char g e , o rd. h e be c lea r .
PAGE 207Joseph Wheatley , sam e Co . , r etu r n
ed fo r n ot a tten d in g th r ee Compan yM u ster s and on e B atta llion M u ster ,on hear in g o rd. h e be f in ed $4.
Will iam M cDan iel of Capta in Row
lan d ’s C om pan y , r etu r n ed for n ot at
ten d in g six m u ster s, on hear in g ord.
h e be f in ed $4 for n ot a tten d in g fou rm u ster s , acqu itted of the o ther tw o .
Joh n R01u x of sam e Com pan y , r e
t u r n ed for n ot atten din g la st Septembe1 Com pan y Mu ster , on h ear in g 01d.
h e be c lea r .
PAGE ‘208Joh n Lu cu s , sam e Com pan y , sam e
gh a r g e , on h ear in g , ord. h e be f ined1.
Joseph With r oe of sam e Com pan y ,r etu r n ed fo r n ot atten d i n g Reg . m u s
ter , on h ea r in g ord. h e be f ined $ 1.
Joh n B uckman of Capt Will iam!Ray ’
s Comp an y , r etu r n ed for n ot a t
ltendin g th1 ee Com pany m u ste1s andon e B attallion m u ster , on heal ing 01d.
h e be fin ed for n ot a tten d ing Ju lym u ster , $ 1 and a cqu itted fr om th e
other ch a r g es.
Jam es B la ir of sam e compan y sam e ( Con t in u ed Next Week )
‘RECORDOF
COUNTYMlLlTlAPr oceed in g s Of Cou r t M ar tial T ell
Of Activities Of T he M i l itar yIn Wash in g ton Coun ty 145
Year s A g o .
(Fifty -Fifth In sta l lm en t)P AGE 259
Joh n Leak of the sam e com pan y
(Capta in Row lan d appear ed and tookh is seat ) m ade sam e com p la in t , or dered th at he be acqu ited du r in g in abil
ity .
Will iam M u dd of Capta in Rhodes’
Com -
pan y , p lead in abi l ity , or der ed thath e be acqu itted du r in g in ab i l ity .
!Stephen Rig g s of sam e Comp an y ,s im i la r com p la in t , or der ed that h e becon t in u ed .
John Cook of Capta in Pr esbySm it‘h ’
s Com pan y , p lead in abi l ity ,or der ed th at he be con tin u ed .
S tephen Con stab le sam e com pan y ,
sam e p lea , or der ed that he be con
tin u ed.
T h e del in qu en ts th at appea r ed , n ow
THURSDAY , JULY 1, IQM'
del in qu en ts in th e 4th Reg t . K en tuckyM i l it ia held a t P r esby S m ith
’
s on the26th of M arch , 1813 , by a djo u r nm en t .
Pr esen t : Capta in s , P eter son , S pa ldin g , Rhodes , S m ith , Row lan d ; L ieuten an ts , G r aham in the r oom of Capta in Fo r r est and Raphael G a r din er .
T he Cou r t th u s con ven ed ch ooseCap t. P eter son , P r es iden t a nd T hom as
Bu l lock , Judg e A dvocate , p r o tem . an dA lexan der H an dley , P r ovost and then
p r oceeded to the bu s in ess befo r e th em .
Na tha n iel B lan dfor d of Capt . P eter .
son’
s Comp an y cam e in to C ou r t an d
p lead in abi l ity , a fter hear in g o r der edthat h e be con t in u ed o n th e l ist .
"Ben n ett O lvey , Lieu t . took h is seat .
John Lan der s of Capt . Rorw-lan d ’sCom pan y , cam e in an d la id in a p leaof in abi l ity , on hear in g ord. h e becon t in u ed on th e l ist .
PAGE 264Robt. fS cott, sam e Com pan y , sim i lar
p lea ,after hear in g or der ed that he be
con tin u ed on the l ist .
Jer em iah C issel l E n s ig n took h isseat .
Thom as Lyon s, sam e Com pany , s im
ilar p lea , after h ea r in g or der ed thathe !be exem pt fr om M i l itia du ty du r in gh is in abi l ity .
Joh n Wag staff, sam e Com pan y ,p lead in abi l ity befor e the Cou r t , a fterhea r in g o r d.
‘
h e be con tin u ed on thed r afted for th e p r esen t cam pa ig n n 0W ’
l ist.
a ppea r ed to w it :of Capt . Rh odes’ Comp an y la id in 11
T hom as C. Will iam s S am u el A 'bel l of Capt . Spa ldin g ’s
.Com pan y , p lead i n abi l i ty to the Cou r tp lea Of in abi l ity , or der ed that he be (A bsen t Capta in Row lan d ) a fter inacqu itted du r in g in abi l ity .
PAGE 260vestig at ion or der ed th at h e be con
t'
u n ed on th e l'
t .
N ow'or der ed that the o ldest Com
1 15
Ber n a r d D r u r y , sam e Com pan y ,pan y ( to W it ) G . P eter son
’
s be f ir St lp lead in abi l ity to the Cou r t, after i hexam in ed .
Wil l iam Va n cleve la id in a p lea of
in abi l ity , a fter hear in g or der ed h e becon t in u ed .
Cla r k Lan der s of Capta in Row lan d’s
Com pan y , la i d in a p lea of in ab i l ity ,
after hear in g o r der ed that h e be con
t in n ed .
Sam u el Cloy d sam e Com pan y , sam e
p lea , after h ea r in g o r der ed that -he be
acqu itted du r in g in ab i l ity .
Jer em iah C issel , L ieu t . in Capt .
Ray’
s Com pan y , cam e in to Cou r t a nd
took h is seat .
T hom as (Ba i ley , sam e Com pan y ,
p lead in abi l ity , after h ear in g or der edth at h e be con t in u ed .
Isr ael Can n on of Capta in Thom as
Spa ld in g’s Com pan y , la id in a p lea
vestig at ion o r der ed that he be con
t in n ed on t he l ist .
Sam u el D r u r y , sam e
plead in ab i l ity the"
Cou r t a fter in ves it!
t ig a tion or d. h e be con t in ued on then
“
l ist.PAGE 265
Capta in Row lan d took h is seat .
Joh n D en kin s of Capt . Rhodes Compan y p lead in abi l ity to the ‘Cou r t afterin vest ig at ion o r der ed be be con t in u ed;on th e l ist .
Will iam iB u -ekm an , L ieut . took h is
seat .
G abr iel Matt in g ly , sam e Com -
pan y ,
p lea d in ab i l ity to the Cou r t , after in ~
vest iga tion o r der ed that h e ‘be con
t in u ed on the l ist .
Compan y ,6 ]
A n dr ew Mu dd , sam e Com pan y ,
p lead in abi l ity to th e Cou r t , a fter invest ig ation or der ed h e be con t in uedon th e l ist .
IJam es M att in g ly of Capt .
lSm ith’
s
Com pan y , p lead in abi l ity to th e Cou r t , L
after hear i n g or der ed h e be con tin u ed. 1on the l ist .
Ig n a t iu s M att in g ly , sam e C om pan y ,
p lead in abi l ity to the Cou r t after in E. vest ig at ion or der ed h e be con tinged ,
on the l ist.PAGE 266
Joh n Cook of sam e, p lead in abi l ityon a r ehea r in g , after in vestig at iono r der ed he be exem pted fr om M i l it iadu ty d u r in g th e sam e.
Capt . Ray took h is seat .
! acha r iah D r u r y of Capt . Ph i l ips’Com pan y , p lead in abi l ity to the Co u r t,after in vest ig a tion o r der ed he be con
t in n ed on th e l ist .
P a tr ick Ron ev of Cap t.
of in abi l ity , a fter be in g h ear d , or dered that he be acqu itted du r ing in abil
ity .
PAGE 261John Mon tg om er y of Capt. Will iam
P h i l ips’
Com pan y , la id in a p lea of !
in abi l ity , on h ear in g or der ed that hebe con t in u ed .
Isaac Washbou r n e of Capta in R .
For r ests Com pan y la id in the p lea of
in abi l ity , a fter h ea r in g o r der ed h e beacq u itted du r in g in ab i l ity .
Geo r g e H ou ts, sam e Com-
pan y , sim
| ila r p lea , after h ear in g or der ed he becon t in ued .
Sam u el P ar is , sam e Com pan y , sim
ilar p lea , after bein g h ea r d or der edthat h e
“
be con t in u ed .
H en r y Dor ity , same Com pan y , sim
ilar p lea , a fter bein g hear d , or der edth at h e be con t in u ed .
e a 0 an simSamu 113 11111515, ..C !HP Y
,! For r est
’s
Ther e wer e h or se r aces in Wash
abo u t to cu t it down a n d h is fa th erto ld h im n ot to as it w ou ld m ake a
2ij
a r between M r . K el ly and M r . H ayen .
Isaac Jan es sa id h e r em ember ed theco r n er and the t r ee beca u se
“ther e
was a r ace ther e som e t ime ag o bein g ton Co un ty in the ear ly l 8oo
’s , and tw een
‘B uckman’s
‘B a l l ’ a nd Gr un dy ’
s
they w er e som et imes atten ded by fata l ‘Judg e an d then Joh n Ru dd w ho wa sm ish aps .
depos ition s w h ich w er e r eviewed by
Th is is eviden t fr om old p r esen t pu t h is h an d on the tr ee and.sa id it was cor n er to K el ly and H ay ~
den . A sked if John Rudd was n otT he Sun
’s fea tu r e ed itor a few day s dead , Jan es sa id he h ad been dead
a g o .
T he deposit ion s in qu est ion w er e
fou n d in an old volum e p i led awayw ith m an y other books , on the sec
ond f loo r of th e C lerk s’ Off ices in
S p r in g field .
In 1841, Joh n K el ly , a lar g e lan down er oh the water s of Car tw r ig h t
’
s
Cr eek in Wash in g ton Cou n ty , pet it ioned the Cou n ty Cou r t to appo in t P r ocessio n er s to pr ocession h is lan ds an d
determ in ed the bou n ds ther eof . A
g r eat dea l of the lan d to be p r oces
Is ion ed had been pu r chased by K el ly| fr om Mor deca i L in co ln a nd Jos iahLin co ln , u ncles of Pr es ident Abr ah am'L in co ln .
Cer ta in l in es h ad been obl iter at edand th er e w as a d ispu te between Joh nK el ly an d H en r y H ayden , r espect in ga com er to their lan ds . H en r y H ayden w as a son of Wi lfr ed H ayden ,
then deceased, w h o a lso h ad p u r ch asedlan d fr om Mor deca i Lin co ln , andwh ich lan d
'
h ad descen ded to H en r y .
John Jan es , wh o sa id h e w as bor n
in September , 1786, and cam e to th e
n eig hbor hood in M ay , 1891, m ade th e
f i r st deposit ion on Mar ch 29 , 1841,w hen th e P r ocess ion er s, in ter estedpa r ties , andother s g ather ed at a su g ar
tr ee sa id to be co r n er K el ly and H ayden . H e sa id h e had m ar r ied Wi lfr edH ayden ’
s step - da u g h ter in 1808, andthat s in ce that even t Wilfr ed H aydenh ad r epeatedly sh own the su g ar tr ee
to h im a s h is an d John K el ly ’
s cor
n er . T h e last year Wilfr ed H aydensa id aw th in g to Jan es abou t the t r ee ,“w as in th e y ea r th e pew s w as pu t
in S t . Rose’
s Ch u r ch ( I th in k in 1826)a s w e w as r etu r n in g fr om C. G . B a r
low ’s . H e po in ted it ou t to m e ag a in
as h is and K el ly ’s co r n er .
”A sked if
H en r y H ayden w as a so n of Wilfr edH a yden , Jan es sa id “
he is .
”
H en r y H ag an deposed th at h e “f ir sth ea r d of sa id co r n er abou t 18 y ear s
ag o”w hen h e w as
“cau sed to n o t ice
sam e Wilfr ed H a yden , father to H en
r y H ayden , w as abou t to swap lan dsa nd n eg r oes w ith .S . C . B r ow n . Wilfr ed H ay den then sh owed h im the cor
n er . A sked if ther e w as a dog woodt r ee th er e a t the t im e, H ag an sa id“ther e w as and S am u el H ayden w as
0
lI
| abou t 16 year s .
Rober t L . Mu dd fol low ed IsaacJan es. H e sa id that h e “
h ad alway su n der stood fr om r um o r that the sa idsu g a r w as K el ly and
‘
H ayden s cor n er .
H e a dded th at“the sa id t r ee was
m ade n oto r iou s by Clem B oblett h av-o
in g been ki l led ag a in st that tr ee (asI h ave u n der stood ) in r idin g a r ace.
”
S tephen C. B r ow n w as th e last ofthe depon en ts . H e added n oth in g to
w ha t th e oth er s had sa id save th a th e th ou g h t it w as in Decem ber , 1822,that h e w as abo u t to m ake an ex
chan g e of lan d w ith Wilfr ed H ay den .
T he o ld book fr om !w h ich the for eg o in g w as taken , con ta in s som e addit ion a l su r vey s and depos it ion s ofin ter est . Th er e is a p lat and descr ipt ion of the su r vey of th e lan d theRev . Edw ar d Fenw ick p u r ch ased fr omJoh n Wa l ler , w ith the m i l l site andm i l l r ace m a r ked . T he book has abou t500 pa g es bu t less than on e th ir d wasu sed . T he last en tr y states that
“th e
r ecor ds ar e con tin ued in the n ewbook . Th is “
n ew book” h a s not beenfou n d by the w r iter .
II
M r . Leach ma n'
s peop le cam e fr omP r in ce Will iam Cou n ty , Va . , to Boy leCou n ty , K y . T he fir st comer was
n am ed S imon Leachm an .
“T he g r ave- ya rd w as m ost in ter
est in g— ver y En g l ish or S cotc h . T he‘
m a in bu r ia ls w er e old tombs . T he on e
of the Rober tson w oman w as the
w el l - shaped, even r ou g h ston es, w ithstr a ig h t l in es of separ at ion , bu t n o
m or ta r . It h ad a top cover in g ston e
at lease 4 inches th ick and all the
other s w er e as th ick bu t n ot as br oad.
as th is w ith (h er e th e w ir ter dr ew a
sketch of type m ou ld in g :“T h is o ldest is Mar y Rober tsen
(Norweg ia n or S-weed ish in spe l l in g )d ied 1811, in h er 73d y ear . B om them .
in 1748 . T h e in scr ipt ion w as c lea rand s imp le, n o
‘
Sac r ed to the m em
or y’
bein g u sed.
T he secon d w as of Wm . T . Ca ld ~w el l , bor n May 15, 1762; d ied 1827.
T he scr ipt .of th is tomb is ver y or n ate
old En g l ish , especia l ly th e w ord‘Sacr ed ’ ( her e M iss Th om psonlu str ates) som ew h at l ike th is .
“T he th ir d was of M ar y Ca ldw el l ,
bor n May 15, 1772; d ied 1827. H erin scr ipt ion w as s im p ler .
Then Th omas each con ta in in g a g r ea t am ou n t of tr aces y et) that wen t pa st th e
Ca ldw e l l , bor n Ju ly , 1798 ; died Aug u st 12, a n infan t . T he ston e of th isin fan t was a ver t ica l or n am en ta l sla‘bC em en ted sm ooth b locks w er e u n dera ll the big tombs except Mar y Rob
er tsen’
s A coup le of the foun dat ion sw er e ‘W
‘
i th a few br oken - down ston es
On e slab w as on a br oken foun dat ion.
a nd w ith ou t an y leg ible in scr ipt ionexcept ‘
D ied“Ther e w er e two m or e tombs. Sa r ah
Jan e Ca ldw el l , b. 1807; d . 1838, and
E l i zabeth Ca ldwel l , b . 1800 ; d. 1810.
“I th in k som e in fectiou s d isease l ikety ph o id m u st have str icken those w ho
d ied in 1827 ( th r ee g r ow n peop le) .All the cem en ted mason r y w as laterthan 1811. Two a dd it iona l ston es
w er e fo r Will iam Ca ldwel l , b. 1805 ;d ied 1850, h is ston e exactly l ike h is
fath er ’s, and Isabel la Mcch or d , daug her of Joh n and Lyd ia M cChord, bor n
A pr i l 27, 1800 ; d ied Ma rch 26, 1832.
“T he w est ha lf of th e ya r d shows
a n umber of str a igh t r ou g h ston e
slabs and. th ese r each u p nea r ly' tothe pos it ion s of the Ca ldw el l tombs .
I th in k they w er e ea r l ier bu r ia ls and
w er e of p ion eer s. I do n ot th inkslaves w ou ld have been bu r ied w ith insam e en c losu r e, as c lose to the position of the w h ites .
“We dr ove back by a lan e r oad dow nto th e r iver blu ff. A cu ltivated fieldw as bet-w een the blu ff and th e r iverand at ( ! ) w as an old In d ian r ace
tr ack . (T he w r iter her e sketched th ecou r se of h er r ou te.) IM iles Sau n der sand M r . Leachm an stu died it ear l ier .
Its form w as mu ch c lea r er then . It
was a track for r un n ing abou t a halfm i le and the Indian s mu st have usedit. Ar r ow. ston es wer e made nea r by .
A moun d w as in a field that was th e‘factor y
’
p lace it is sa id, and thesea r r ow po in ts h ave been found in abun
dance ther eabout.”
OldCa ldw ell H om e And
Bu ry in g Gr ou ndDescr ibed
ea r l iest, an d its fou n dation w as of Note-B ooks of M iss K ate Thom pson Will iam ( son of Rober t Ca ldwel l of’
Con ta in M u ch In ter estin g And
Va lu able H istor ica l Data .
‘!AM—flU 3 hSomemon th s a g o , th r ou g h the k i d
n ess of Pr of . S t ith T hompson , of
B loom ing ton , Ind. , t he ed itor of th ispag e w as p r ivi leg ed to exam in e a
n umber of old n ote-books that h ad
been the p r oper ty of the la te K ate A .
Thompson , of In d ian apo l is , Ind.
M iss T h om pson w as a devou t stu
den t of h istor y and sh e had tr avel ledexten s ively , g ather in g a g r eat am ou n t
of data per ta in in g to th e fam i l ies ofTh om p son , M itche l l , Litsey , Ber r y ,and other s . S he n ever , h ow ever , so
i l l far as w e kn ow , p u t th e m ater ia l g ath0
er ed in to a n yth in g l ike an or der lyand com p lete n ar r a t ion . T h er e w er e
som e f ive or six n ote-books in all,
data w r itten down as the w r iter p r oceeded fr om p lace to p lace .
On n um er ou s occa s ion s M iss T hom pson visited Wash in g ton Cou n ty , and
her n ote-books tel l th e stor y of h er
r ambl in g s fr om hom e to h om e. On e
p lace v is ited w as th e old Ca ldw el lh om e, abou t tw o and a ha lf m i lesfr om Sp r ing field . Of her visit ther e,she w r ote in the fo l low in g m an n er :
“I vis ited the old Ca ldw el l h om e
w ith M r . H . Lea chm an an dM r s. D avidL itsey . It is n ow ow n ed by M r . H en
r y Leachm an w h ose fa th er l ived ther e.
“T he h ouse is a ver y old on e bu t
n ot the ear l iest . .T he fir st h ou se w as
a ha n dsom e br ick . A ston e in the
ch imn ey in the g ar r et bor e the date1787. T h is br ick h ou se w as th er e
w h en Thomas Leachman , fa ther of
H en r y , bou g h t the p lace in 1867. T he
h ou se wa s in exten t , fr om th e p i leof br ick fr om th e ch im n ey site to theeast of sou th end, abou t f ifty feet .It had a beau t ifu l lar g e l iv in g r oom
w ith r ich ly car ved ma n tle a nd th er e
wa s other f in e o ld w ood show in g . Af ir e destr oy ed th is h ou se and the p r es
en ts , a fr am e, is n ea r the wa l l l in eof th e ear l ier h ou se.
“Exten din g fr om the m a in r oom s,
separa ted by a ha l l , w as the old ston e
f loor ed k itch en . A l itt le far th er w ayback was a ston e ho u se w ith two
squ ar e h o les on each s ide of the ch imn ey on the sou th or east side . M r .
McCho rd and‘M r . Leachm a n both tel l
m e tha t w h en the ea r l iest Ca ldw el l ,
Mer cer ) , l ived th er e i n the ea r l iesthou se, th at Terah Temp l in , a belovedm in ister of the ear l iest Pr esbyter ian .
C h u r ch , came so often that M r . Ca ldw el l h ad t he ston e h ou se pu t u p forh im . fit w a s kn ow n fr om ear ly t im esa s
‘T he Pr eacher ’s H ou se.
’
“T her e is left ou t on th e p lace,
abou t a ha lf a b lock aw ay fr om them a in h ou se , st i l l as w el l pr eser ved as
the P r eacher Cabin , a la r g e cabin ofston e w i th m or e w in dow s that w as
on e of the slaves’ h om es on th is p laceT he squa r e h o les in the cabin , h ig h :
,u p , a r e sa id to h ave been for fir in g;ith r ou g h a g a in st In d ian a ttacks.
“M r . H en r y Leachma n’s m em or y
"
w en t w el l back . H e says h e k n ow s
that the m i l l w h ich wa s bu i lt on theMcCho rd B r an ch of the r iver a lon gthe old r oad (c lear ly sh ow in its .
een s'
p lace and th is Ca ldw el l h om e on to
Mackvil le, a nd w h ich was later m adeIa d isu sed r oad by the p r esen t cou n ty
”
r oad , w as bu i lt by the Ca ldwel ls w h oown ed it and th e r ace . M r . Leachm an say s that h e wa s bor n in 1842,and as h e wa s a
‘kid’ in ter ested in .
the “m i l l, and w el l r em ember s th estr u ctu r e , etc . , of it and the r ace.
T he m i l l m u st have been stan d in g as
late as 1855. H e say s the .m i l l wa s a.
la r g e a ll ston e o r‘r ock ’ str uctu r e ,
tw o stor ies, and th e r ace wa ter w as .
caug h t by an old doub le w ooden m i ll;w heel w ith w ooden tr ou gh s, each capable of ho ld in g a h a lf ba r r e l of w ater .
H e say s ther e was a darn ( tr aces stillshow in g ) and the w ater p ou r ed ou t
of these tr ou g hs or buckets and m adea r u sh an d r oar . It w as a f lou r in gm i l l . H e say s the m i l l on the Ber r yp lac e wa s a saw m i l l an d h e r em em ~
ber s it as an old w ooden str uctu r e,and that it w as a sa sh saw m i l l .
“Th e Ca ldw el ls had a lar g e bu r y in g;
g r ou n d acr oss fr om th e o ld r oa d . Th is.m u st h ave been u sed by E n g l ish peop le. A ston e w a l l , bu i lt by T hom as
Leachm an , su r r ou n ds the p lace, and!th e lot is abou t 200 feet squa r e. Th er ear e locu st tr ees and the p lace is ver ysh aded . A per simm on and a pp leor char d w as on th is same side of ther oad. Ther e w er e two ver y old p er
s imm on tr ees that bor e seedless fr u it ,a r ar ity , bu t ther e w er e som e other s
on a few p laces in the cou n ty . T h e
per s imm on is a n at ive tr ee.
“A ver y old m i lk tr ou g h is in the
ya r d ( ston e) and m ar ks the s ite of.”
a fin e old m i lk h ou se . A cel lar and.ice hou se w er e later on the p lace. T he
lbasem en t of the old br ick !h ou se hada stone floor andw as f in e and r oom yu n der th e w ho le of the ma in hou se.
“Ther e w er e M itchells livin g in th e
o ld br ick h ou se for awh i le. H e w as
fr om Jeffer son xg oun‘
ty .
“M r . Leachma ifito ld abou t th e‘B ig
was a dr ink er , and so
w as the |M itch ell. H e sa id if Lin ton .
w as in town and r an ac r oss an y oth er
m an as big as h imself, that h e w ou ld;g o up and s lap h im in the face and
th en they wou ld f ig ht to a fin ishr ig h t ther e in the str eet . H e to ld of?
a stor y of tw o men s t r ipp in g to the
w a ist a nd f ig h ting a lon g f i g ht out,
in the publ ic r oad .
W r ml hflfi n J u w fi m s ‘ l
o
H E i n fo r m a t io n
con tain edin"Lin
coln and the Lin
coln s is that fu r n ished the
au thor by the old r esiden ts
ofM ill Cr eek , w hose father s
k n ew all of the Lin co ln s, and
w ho m ig r ated w ith them to
Ken tu cky in 1780.
T he bir ths of these resi
den ts r an ged fr om 1786 to
1832, an d the deaths fr om
183 3 to 1892. N on e of
them w er e ever in ter v iew edby an other biog r apher : m ost
of them diedbefor e 1892.
Befo r e, and at the t im e of
the bir th of Pr esiden t Lin
co ln , they lived w ith in tw o
o r th r ee m iles of T om Lin
coln , the Pr esiden t’
s father .
A ll c r it ics, law yer s and
h isto r ian s w ho h ave r ead the
facts con tain ed herein pro
n ou n ce the pr oof con clu siveas to Pr esiden t Lin co ln
’
s
bir th on M ill C r eek an d n ot
in the fam ou s log cabin :
T h i s vo l u m e con t a in s the s tory o f B i l l Au s
tm . Li nco l n Spy . a nd h i s re l a t ion to Capt a i nT hom a s H i ne s , of t he Con feder ac y .T he s to ry of the p l a n ned a s s a s s in a t ion of
Li n co l n ’ s c abi ne t a nd th e con spi rac y to k id napthe P res iden t by th e tw en ty - scvcn Ken tu c
k i an s who r a ided St . A lba n s . Ve rm on t a ndesc aped in to Ca n ad a .T he fir s t au th en t ic s tory of the acu vu y of
N a n c y Li nco l n , s i s te r of T hom a s Li nco l n i nbeh a l f of the K en tu ck i a n s d u r ing the re ig n oft e r ro r i n that s t a te .T he in s ide of the con t rover sy be tw een Linco l n a nd St a n ton .
3 , 19 “
Mi n Naomi Rodger
Spr i ngf i eld, Ky .
Deer Mi en B odgm :
I t wee g ood i ndeed t o hear fr om ycu and eepec i e l l yI wee del igh ted to hea r the new: abou t th e r emove} of the
Fr enc h Ber r y h ouee .
m di ecover y wh i ch I made a t hometown on my las t
vi e i t ther e I shell be pl eeeed t o uee i n an ver y eer l y copy of
L i ncoln Lor e and poee i bly t o t i e i t i n wi th as li ttle s tor yabou t th e movi ng of the t r enc h Ber r y h ouee .
I 1mantle? i f you cou l d get for me th e Act or Leg i el e tur e
wh i ch eppr opr ieted th e money and any oth er sta temen t about i t!
wh i ch wou ld be of i n ter est t o our r eader s of Li nc oln Lor e .
th e locat i on of the ol d h ome wi l l help th e per t t r emendou slyand cause much
1
1am i n ter est i n the m y f i ne pr oject you havedeveloped th er e . I m y be ab l e to come down et the time of
dedi ca t i on i f I can t i nd.t ime to do 9 0 .
Ver y tr u ly your s ,
“V im Di r ectm'
IN T H E ORIG IN AL I
EV ER ET T H A LE J R .
C H A IRM A N
B IL LY JO N ES RO B ERT S ON
C O -C H A IRM A N
M R S . M A RG A R ET ELD ER
S EC R ET A R Y
J OS E P H O . POL IN
JO H N A . P O L IN
H AM B L ET O N T A P P
H O N O R A R Y C H A IR M E N
ma r ch 2h , 1959
Dr Ge r al d McMu r t r yLi n coln Nati on a l Li f e Fou ndati onFo r t Wayn e
,I ndi ana .
Dear Dr Mcmu r tr y
Th e wash i n gton Cou n ty Se s qui cen ten n i al Commi tteei s pr ese n t i n g an ann i ver s ar y r e - en actmen t of t h e
mar r i age of Th oma s Li n col n and an cy Hank s, par en ts
of Pr es i den t Li n co l n,
at Li n c oln Homestead Par k
on Ju n e 12, 1959 at 11 A .M.
Th at descendan ts of t h e Hank s and Li n coln fami li eswi l l or t r ay t h e ch a r acte r s i n th e pa - c an t mak es i t
q u i te u n i qu e . A h omecomi n g of f o r mer r es i den ts wi llalso be a f eatu r e of t h e day .
Si n ce th i s even t i s t o be o n e o f t h e ou ts tandi n gKen tu cky Obse r van c e s o f t h e Se squ i cen tenn i a l Year
,
we a r e i nvi ti n g y ou t o be ou r gu est at th at ti me .
Hop i n g th at y ou can ar r an ge you r s ch edu l e t o
i n c l ude th i s Ken tu cky cel ebr at i on,
I r ema i n ,
Ch r di al l y
al e Jr .
Lin coln Sesq uicen ten n ial Comm ittee of
Wash in g ton Coun ty , K en tuck y
Ever ett H a le, Jr ., an d Wil l iam J . Rober tson , Cc -ch ai rm en .
M r s . M ar g ar et E l der , Secr etar y .
H on . Joh n A . Po lin , H on . Joseph P o l in , D r . H am b leton T app ,
H on or ar y Ch a irm en .
T o th e h un dreds of Wash i n gton Cou n ty ci tiz en s w h o se coun tless
h our s of labor and m on th s o f p lan n in g h ave m ade today ’s P r ogr am fr om
yesterday’
s D ream , w e exten d sin cer est than k s.
All th ose wh o h ave h ad an y par t in br in g in g “A D ay in Jun e” fr omou t of th e past in to th e p r esen t w ish to take th e oppor tu n ity to r ecogn i zew i th p r i de ou r own H e len Redm on d Lew is.
It is th r ou gh h er ti r eless study of p ion eer K en tu cky cu stom s , h abi ts
an d h istory , h er r esear ch in to the gen eo log ical backg r oun d of th e Lin
co ln s , th e B er r y s an d th eir Wash in gton Cou n ty n e igh bor s, h er accur acy
in deta i l , h er im ag in ation , w h er e im ag in ation is n eeded , and lastly h er
ab ili ty to w eave a dr am a th at w e ar e ab le to p r esen t a r e- en actm en t as
p leasan t, as poetic an d tru e as w ill be un fol ded h er e today .
T o H elen Redm ond Lew is we say a sim p le bu t sin cer e“T h an k you .
T h e or igin al Lin coln M ar r iage Bon d is be in g disp layed , u nder th e
su per v is ion of depu tized atten dan ts, in th e log cabin booth on th e C lub
h ouse lawn .
K en tucky Lin coln Sesq uicen ten n ial Comm ission
D r . Wi l li am H . Town sen d , Ch ai rm an
D r . H am bleton T app , ViceC h airm an
D r . Rh ea A . Tay lor , E xecuti ve D ir ecto r
P r og r am of Even ts
A .M .
A DAY IN JUNE 11 AM .
Welcom e fr om a Rep r esen tative of th e Com m on w ea lth 12A .M .
G r eeting s fr om D r . Wil l iam H . T ow n sen d
A dd r ess by D r . H am b leton T app
P r esen tation of P laqu e h on or in g M r . O . W . B ay lor by D r . T app
Recogn ition o f Lin co ln P en n y Co l lecto r s by D r . Rh ea T ay lo r
Lun ch
Con tests an d G am es
Son gs by th e S p r in gettes P M .
Costu m e Aw ar ds , Ch r . Ever ett H a le
M iss E dn a R itch ie , Fo lk S on g s
Costu m e Aw ar ds, Ch r . Wm . J . Rober tson
M r . J im M o r r is of T h e S teph en Foster S to r y
A br ah am Lin co ln Aw ar ds,J . W . Jan es
Sq uar e Dan ce On T h e Gr een
A DAY IN JUNE
T h e W eddin g o f N a n c y H a n k s a n d T h om a s Lin co ln
(P r in cipa ls of th is cast ar e al l r e lat ives of th e ch ar acter s th ey por tr ay )
PROLOGUE . .D on a l d Cam pbe l l
U n cle D an , th e n a r r ato r . C . H u bbar d , J r .
Nan cy Lu ci l le Wa lker
T h om as Lin co ln B ob Wal ker
M r s . M r s. M ar y Over a l l
P o l ly B r azelton M r s. J imm ie H am i lton
E l izabeth B er r y K ath leen Walker
Little R ich a r d B er r y E r ic Wa lker
Little M ar y B er ry Jan i ce H ale
Josiah Lin coln an d fam i ly—M r . an d M r s. Jam es A lbert Wal k-er , Ju dyWa lker , J im m i e Wa lker , E dw in H am i lton .
Joh n T h om pson .
Jack H ardi n
M or decai L in co ln and fam i ly— M r . an d M r s . Ch ester Go atley , Pau la
Go atley , S al ly Goatley , B i l ly H u n ter Go at ley
M r s . A n n B er r y D eath an an d dau gh ter s— M r s. B ob Wa lker , S arah Lou iseH am i lton ,
A n n T h om as Walker .
R ich ar d B er r y , J r . , an d fam i ly— M r . and M r s. F. C . P eter s, Jr . , Fr an kieP eter s, B i l l P eter s, B etty P eter s, M ar y H ay don P eter s, P ete P eter s,
P en n y P o li n ,M a ry Ju li a P o l in , Evvie P o li n .
H en r y an d Lu cy H an ks Sp ar r ow an d fam i ly— M r . an d M r s. M u r r ay
Walker , S al ly H am i lton , Joan H am i lton , M ar y Ru th H am il ton , Al iceA n n K e l ly
Ran da l l and !!‘M a r y G r ego r y Litsey an d fam i ly— M r . an d M r s. B il ly G oa tley , B ay se G oatley , M ick ie N . G oat ley , Edd G . Go at ley , Steven H a le.
! H istor ical Data
B ERRY— Fr an cis and R ich ard B er r y , J r . , assum ed g u ar d ian sh ip o f
Nan cy H an ks u pon th e death of th e ir fath er , R ich ar d B er r y , S r .,w h o w as
Nan cy ’
s u n cle . Rich ar d B er r y ,Jr . , s ign ed th e m ar r iage bon d .
JE SSE H EAD—M eth odist c i r cu it r i der, stu den t of law , Wash in gton
Co un ty Ju stice o f th e P eace, an d ow n er of a cab in et sh op in Sp r in g fiel dem p loy in g sever a l app r en tices, Jesse H ead w as an influ en tia l m an in th e
ear ly day s of th e cou n ty . H is h om e an d sh op w er e lo cated on th e town
lot w h er e M r . Joh n A . Fo l in ’s h om e n ow stan ds . T h e H ead fam ily later
m ov ed to H ar r odsbu r g w h er e h e pu bli sh ed a D em ocr atic n ew spaper ca l ledT h e Am er ican .
SARAH M ITCH ELL T H OM PSON ~ K i dn app ed by In d ians at th e age
of e leven and h e ld cap tive fo r m or e th an th r ee year s, th e o r ph an ed S ar ahM itch el l w as tak en in to th e h om e of R ich ar d B er r y , S r and r ear ed w ithNan cy H an k s. M ar r ied to John T h om pson in th e sp r in g of 1806, S ar ah
“stood u p wi th Nan cy at th e latter ’s w edd in g th e fo l low in g Ju n e . Nan cyand T h om as Lin co ln ’
s dau gh ter w as n am ed fo r S ar ah M itch el l T h om pso n .
JACK H ARD IN— D u r in g an In di an r ai d B etsy H ar d in , Jack ’
s w ife ,
w as captu r ed an d car r ied North by th e savages. A fter sever al y ear s incap tivi ty , sh e w as r ecover ed by a scou tin g par ty of w h ich M or deca iL in co ln , T h om as
’s br o th er , w as a m em ber . Jack H ar di n is sa i d to h ave
h ated In di an s so fan at ica l ly th at h e h ad to k i l l at lea st on e du r in g th e
day in o r der to sleep at n igh t!
MARY GREG ORY L IT SEY— On e o i Nan cy ’
s in tim ate associates,M ar y m ade th e w eddi n g d r ess and atten ded th e wedd in g of T h om as an d
Nan cy . T h e Li tsey s w er e r espon sible for p r eser v i ng an d p assin g on m u ch
of th e inform ation on ear ly Lin co ln fam i ly h isto r y .
Our Musician s
T H E SPRINGET TES , r ecen tly gr a du ated fr om S p r in gfield H i gh
S ch oo l , h ave h ad n um erou s sin g in g en gagem en ts th r ou gh ou t th e state
dur in g th e last th r ee y ear s. D ir ected by M rs . Fr an ces S h u l-tz , th ey ar e .
Ju li a M cc lu r e, B er r y T app , B ever ly Wh ar to n , Ca r ol B u r r ess, Lan a Dae
Coy le and A nn Webb .
EDNA R ITCH IE , of Viper , K en tu cky , is on e of th e fam ed S in gin g
R itch ies” w h o ar e cr edited w ith p r eser vin g th e m an y folk songs th at
cam e in to K en tu cky w ith th e p ion eer s. M iss R itch i e teach es in V iper H igh
S ch oo l .
JIM M ORR IS , bar iton e, w h o h as sun g r o les in “M y Fair Lady an d
o th er h it m u sica ls, w ill por tr ay S teph en Foster in th e for th com in g B a rds
town p r odu ction o i “T h e Steph en Foster S tor y”wh ich open s Jun e 26.
T h e sp ir itu al h ear d in th e pageant w as recor ded by th e ch oi r o f th e
S p r in g fi eld A . M . E . Ch u r ch un der th e di r ection of M iss Sh i r ley Spen cer .
GU ITARIST S—M r . B . D . M ilbu r n and M r . P ete P adgett .
FIDDLERS—Mr . B er t P adgett and M r . B en Coy le.
EP ILOGUE
And so , on a day in Ju n e , N an cy and T h om as Lin co ln
r ode aw ay , acr oss th e g r een m eadow w h er e th ey h ad p layed
tog eth er in th e day s of th eir ch ildh ood an d u p th e h ill w h er e
th ey h ad p ick ed w i ld str awber r ies an d h u n ted for beech n u ts
an d g ath er ed th e fr ost- r ip en ed p er simm on s . B eh in d th em
th ey left th e secu r ity of fr ien ds an d lovin g k in sm en and th e
stau n ch log w alls of th e h om es th at h ad g iven th em sh elter .
W ith th em w en t th eir few belon g in g s— a q u i lt o r tw o , som e
ex tr a cloth in g , an i r on k ettle , a ch er ish ed B ible . Scan t fu r
n ish in g s even for th e on e r oom log cabin th at w as to be th ei r
h om e ! Ah ead of th em lay toi l an d tr ou ble , fr u str ation an d
disap p oin tm en t , p over ty , i lln ess an d u n tim ely death . A h ead
of th em , too , lay an imm or ta l g lor y to be r eflected u p on th eir
m em or y by a m an as y et u n bor n , a m an w h o w ou ld bear th ei r
n am e . B u t a ll th is, of cou r se, th ey did n ot k n ow on th at day in
Ju n e w h en th ey r ode aw ay tog eth er , acr oss th e m eadow an d
over th e h i ll
T H E S P R IN G FIEL D S U N
A DAY IN JUNE
(Pr ologue)
Welcome , f r i ends and weddi ng guests ; welcome to the land of t h e Li n coln s .
Thi s i s t he si te of th e f i r st. Kent u cky home of t he Li n coln fami ly who , i n t he
y ear 1782, came over t he moun tai n s f r om Ro ck i ngham Coun ty , Vi r g i n i a , t o settle
i n t he Indi an - i nfested wi lder n ess of Ken tu cky count r y . Captai n Abr aham Li n coln ,
Sr . was t h e head or t he fami ly , and wi th h im came h i s wi fe , Be r sheba , hi s son s ,
Mordecai , Jos i ah , and Thomas , and h i s dau ghter s , Mar y and Ann . Wi th th ei r ax es
Capt ai n Abr aham and h i s young son s clear ed t he land on wh i ch we ar e standi ng
at thi s moment and bu i lt t he l og cabi n wh i ch was th ei r home f or ei gh teen yea r s .
Her e Thomas Li n coln gr ew to manhood and cour ted and ma r r i ed Nan cy Hank s . Her e
Capt ai n Abr aham was shot by an Indi an i n 1788 , and ju st over t he h i l l h e l i es
bur i ed.
Th e Li n coln Sesqu i cen tenn i al Year i s now fi ve month s o ld, and acr oss t he
n at i on , i n vi ll age and c i ty , f r om t he g r eat. halls of Congr ess t o t he t i ni est
coun try schoolhou se , t h e n ame of Pr es i dent Abr aham Li n coln ha s been hon or ed
and hi s memor y blessed.
We , t oo , he r e i n Wash i ng ton County , wou ld pay tr i bu t e t o Pr esi den t Li n
co l n . And i n so do i n g we must hon or also t he pa r en ts who gave hi m bi r t h and t h e
com mi ty th at. sh aped th e i r char acter s , and so , i n t i me , fo rmu lated t he per son
al i ty that was Abr aham Li n coln . To pr ai se t he steadfast cou r age of the Pr esi den t
i n t he sou l - t r y i n g days of t h e Ci v i l War i s t o pr a i se t he for t i tude o f hi s pi o
neer an cestor s who hack ed a h omestead f r om t h e wi lder ness that was Kentucky . To
r ecal l t he hone sty , humi l i ty , and simpli c i ty that wi l l always be symbo l i c of
Abr aham Li nco l n 's n atu r e i s t o r emember that h i s for ebear s wer e l i k ewi se an
honest , humble , s i mpl e fo l k li v i n g i n ha rm ny wi th t h ei r n ei ghbo r s he r e i n t he
Beechland commn i ty .
Dur i n g t he tr agi c war year s Pr esi dent. Li nco l n oft en found r eli ef fr om pai n
i n humo r ."I lau gh ,
" he on ce to l d a fr i end,"because I must n ot cr y .
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Jus t so , i n t h e ear ly f r on t i er days h i s pi on eer an cestor s h ad t o laugh t o k eep
f r om cr yi n g . Li f e was f i lled wi th dan ger and h ea r tbr eak and ha r d wor k . Occa
si on s fo r li ght ~ hear ted lau ghter we r e f ew, bu t when su ch an oc cas i on ar ose t h e
fami li es gath e r ed f r om. a l l c or n e r s of th e s ettlemen t t o mak e me r r y . The f i ddles
sang and t he ch i ldr en dan ced, and ther e was dr i n k i n g and f east i n g .
Ju st su ch an o ccas i on was t he weddi ng of Nan cy Hank s t o Th oma s Li n coln
on June 12, 1806. It had been a lon g cold wi nter wi th mu ch si ckn ess and a h ump
ber of death s . A Janu ar y bli z zar d dest r oyed mu ch o f t h e li vestock , and a late
spr i n g thaw f looded the fer t i le bottomlands . Ther e was mu ch t o cr y abou t that
wi nt er alon g t h e Li ttle Beech , and wh en t he day of t h e weddi ng ar r i ved t he
folk s wer e r eady for a li ttle lau ghter
(Th e f ar m. bel l beg i n s t o r i n g slowly)
1 Helen R . Lewi s
A DAY IN JUNE
(As t he far m bell 's r i ngi ng ceases , an old man appear s i n t he f r on t door and
steps out . He look s back i n to t he hou se and shak es h i s head. )
Un cle 259 : A h ou se i s n o place fer a man when t he women folk s ai r gett i n 'r eady
fer a weddi n '. Wh ew- ee ! Let Fr an c i s Ber r y stay i n th e r e and fetch and tote i f
he wants t o but n ot me ! I 'm. t oo o ld an d t i r ed for sech almi ghty fooli shne ss .
(He dr ags a chai r t o a shady spot and si ts down . ) I 'll ju st set her e i n t he
shade and watch t he goi ngs- o h .
Tom and Nan cy've su r e got
'em a pur ty day t o get wedded. I don 't r eckon
the r e 's any spot i n t he wo r ld can beat Kentu cky i n Jun e , wi th t he r edbi r ds
a 'cal l i n ' i n t he th i ck ets and t he wi ld r o ses bl oomi n 'on t he h i lls .
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Wh en f i r st I la i d eyes u pon th i s land i t pu t me i n mi nd of th at garden
God plan ted, and I sai d t o Tomis pappy , Cap
'n Li n coln ,
"Look Abr aham,'Out of
t he gr ound t he Lo rd God ha s made t o g r ow ever y t r ee that i s pleasant t o t he
si ght and ever y plant and ever y he r b , and He ha s sent a r i ver t o water i t
And Cap'n Abr aham look ed a r ound wi th t hem. qui ck shar p eyes of hi s 'n and
answer ed as slow and th ou ghty li k e ,"Yes , Dan ,
“ he sa i d,"and beh i nd every t r ee
ther e 's a r ed- sk i nn ed ser pen t wei t i n ' t o dr i ve u s out of th i s Gar den of Eden !"
(Un cle Dan si gh s and shak es h i s h ead. ) well , on e of t he r ed devi ls got Abr aham
al l r i ght . But th ey di dn 't dr i ve u s out of t he gar den . we 've stayed h er e and
we 've multi pli ed. we 've cle ar ed ou r land and plan ted ou r c r ops and bu i lt ou r
home s . we 've bi r th ed ou r youn g and bu r i ed ou r dead, and wi th each bi r th i ng
and each bu r yi n ' ou r r oot s pu sh a mi te deeper i nto t h e ga r den land of Ken tu cky .
‘Twas li ke Cap ’n Li n coln sai d, th at f i r st wi nt e r i n th e wi lder n e ss when t he
In jun s was pest e r i n'u s and food was scar ce and the r e was r umo r s of smallpox .
Davi d Ryan and t he McLau gh l i n s was al l f er pack i n'up and go i n
' back t o Vi r
g i nny , and th er e war n 't a man amon gst u s wh o cou ld th i nk up a g ood ar gymi n t
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ag i n st i t u n t i l Cap 'n Li ncoln spok e up i n that slow, soft- l i keway of h i s 'n .
"Go , boy ," h e sai d t o Davi d .
"Go , i f you th i nk best . But you 'll come back . As
long as yo r e li ttle Davi e lays bu r i ed ou t th e r e under t he wi ld plum tr ee , ther e 'l l
be a bank er i n ' i n si de ya th at 'll br i ng y ou ba ck ."
So Davi d Ryan stayed. He had othe r son s and dau ghte r s , t oo , as di d t h e
McLau gh l i n s . I gue ss they 'll al l be comi n ' today t o see Tom and Nan cy ma r r i ed.
Ever ybody'l l be h er e , I r eck on . I h ea r th ey r eces sed t he bi g cour t i n town
so's folk s cou ld come t o t he weddi n ' . And t he Wi dder Li nc oln and he r folk s
ar e comi n ' al l t he way fr om. El i zabet ht own !
Li ttle Ri char d ( f r om. upst ai r s wi n dow) : Un cle Dan ! Un cle Dan ! Th er e 's a bi g
smoth er of dust comi n ' down t he r oad f r om Rowan 's Bottoms wi th a wagon and
h or ses i n t h e mi ddle ! And i t 's fu ll of folk s al l comi n ' t o t he weddi n '.
( Un cle Dan stands up and , shadi n g h i s eyes wi th h i s h ands , look s n or thwar d. )
Un cle gag; Look s li ke Ri cha r d Ber r y and Polly and th ei r youngun s . (Cr anes h i s
n eck ) Yep , I'd kn ow t h em. ho r ses of Ri cha r d's anywh er e Ro sy and Lofty , they
be , left h i m by h i s pappy wh en h e di ed i n '98 . (Un cle Dan mops h i s face wi th a
br i ght bandan a and s i ts down aga i n ) A good man h e was , o l d Ri ch ar d Ber r y , soli d
and God- fear i n 'and wi th a h ear t a s bi g a s a l l Kentu cky . Wh en eve r a body was i n
n eed o r had t r ouble 'twas t o Ri cha r d Be r r y h e tu r n ed fo r help and a i vi ce . He was
a man you cou ld pu t you r t r u st i n , Ri ch ar d Be r r y was . And t h e Lor d mu st have
look ed wi th spe c i al favo r on t h e Be r r ys He ble ssed 'em. wi t h e i ght st r on g ,
healthy youn gu n s , fe r t i le land wi t h Sp r i ng s t hat n eve r fa i led and li vestock
that Jest k ep' i n cr easi n ' . Gu es s ther e war n 't a mo r e pr o spe r ou s man along t h e
Li t tle Beech than o l d Ri cha r d Be r r y . l i ttle Nan cy Han k s fell i nto a good home
when h er maw left he r wi th Ri cha r d and Ra ch el . Th ey r a i sed h e r up li k e thei r
ver y own .
'
Wi th h i s dyi n' br eath Ri char d made h i s boys pr omi se t o look after
th ei r si ster s and Nan cy Hank s .
. A
beyond t h e h ou se . ) The r e h e i s ! Th e r e 's Jack wi th h i s long r i fle , sear ch i n '
for savag e s . Por e f eller . wonder what memor i es k eep a-
gosdi n' hi m on li ke th at .
(He sh ak e s h i s h ead and f al ls si len t a s th ou gh th i nk i n g deep thou ghts . )
(Du r i ng Un cle Dan 's pr ecedi n g wo r ds t h e slaves wor k i n g at t he tables can be
h ea r d s i n g i ng ve r y softly ; Wh en t h e o l d man g r ows s i len t t he si n g i n g i n c r eases
i n volume and con t i n u es for seve r al mi n u tes . Al l t he wh i le people a r e a r r i vi ng
on f oot and be i n g g r eeted. The women gath er i n g r ou ps , showi n g th ei r ch i ldr en t o
on e an othe r and compar i n g t hem. i n s i z e , wh i le t he men t ell sto r i es wi th g estu r es ,
and, i f di r ecto r s wi sh , pa ss t h e wh i sk ey ju g . Du r i n g th i s i nt er lude li ttle Ri ch
ar d can pe ste r t he women and ch i ldr en below by dan gli ng a bu g on a str i n g f r om
t he u psta i r s wi ndow .
The s i n g i n g fades out on a pla i nt i ve n ot e and Un cle Dan st i r s f r om h i s
r ever i e . )
Un cle Egg : The r e 's someth i ng almi ghty sad abou t t h e si n g i n'of t h e black s .
Pu t s me i n mi n i o f t he mou r n i n 'of a sh e- wolf cau ght i n a t r ap fa r f r om he r
den and so r r owi n ' for h er you n g and t h e wi ld damp sweetn e ss of t he woody h i ll
si des . Old Cap'n Li n coln us ed t o say that t he r e we r en 't n oth i n '
so pi ti fu l as
a slave 'less 'n i t be t he wh i te man that took pr i de i n own i n ' hi m. A man
shou ldn 't belong t o n obody ,'cept i n
' t o God, Cap 'n Li n coln allu s sai d.
Ri cha r d wh o ha s been j o i n ed by a cou ple of f r i en ds lean s ou t of th e wi n dow and
sh out s : The per son’s a- comi n '
. I s ee h i m on h i s g r ay h o r se a- comi n l down t he
Spr i n gf i eld Road! And the r e 's a ca r r i ag e fo l l owi n ' h i m and i t 's pl umb fu ll of
folk s ! (He beg i n s t o ch an t and t he oth e r boys jo i n h i m. ) Ever y~ body 's- comi n '- t o
t he weddi n ' . Eve r y- body 's comi n '- t o - t h e- weddi n '.
Un cle Egg : The Rev e r endHead mu st be a - br i n g i n' h i s wh ole fambl y wi th h i m.
Wh ewa ee . Tha t 'll be a cr owd wi th outen anybody else !
Nan cy'l l be glad Jes se g o t he r e . Sh e pa
't i cu l a r l y wan t e i t o be mar r i ed
by a pa r son and told Tom so t 'o the r day ju st befo r e h e and Ri char d Ber ry left
ou t fo r town t o si gn t he mar r i age bond. And Tom sai d,"Don 't you wo r r y , Nan cy .
I 'm. a-
go i n' t o get Jesse Head h e 's a pr each er and a ju sti ce o f t h e peace .
He 'll t i e t h e kn ot r eal t i ght , I 'l l wager .
"
Tom su r e sets a heap'a sto r e by th at ga l ! Jest can 't keep away fr om. he r
anymor e'n a bee can keep away f r om a hon eysu ck le flower ! Wh en hi s maw moved
t o Har di n Coun ty and Tom g o t a job the r e fo lk s f i gu r ed h e'd f i nd h i m. an ot h e r
gal and fe r g i t a l l about Nan cy . But n ot Tom. He k ep'a~ comi n ' back t o cou r t h er
and al l t he t i me he was a- wor k i n ' and savi n ‘ h i s mon ey . I r eck on Tomis a r i ght
fai r cat ch , as feller s go t oday . I je st h ope h e's h alf t he man h i s pappy was !
(Th e Heads a r r i ve , Jesse on h i s g r ay h or se , h i s wi f e and many ch i ldr en i n t he
car r i age . She i s car r yi n g a baby wh i ch one o f t he women takes f r om. her as sh e
ali ghts f r om. the car r i age . One of h er older boys leads t he ho r ses away and ju st
as t he hubbub of the Heads ’ a r r i val i s dyi n g down an oth er car r i age dr i ves i n . Bo th
Fr an c i s and Eli zabeth Ber r y come ou t o f t he h ou se and Jo s i ah Li n coln and h i s
wi fe detach themselves f r om t he cr owd t o g r eet the se n ewcome r s
Un cle Dan : That do be t he Wi dder Li n co ln h e r self , come al l t he way f r om. El i za
bet ht own t o s ee Tom. ma r r i ed! (He stands u p and cr an e s h i s ne ck . ) mu st be Tomi s
s i ste r s , Mar y and Ann , an i th e i r hu sban ds that come wi th her . Th ey a i n 't chang ed
mu c h s i n ce I saw" em. l a st .
'
well , we 'r e je st abo ut t o get a l l t he k i nf o lk s
her e . Soon as Tom come s we k i n have u s a weddi n ' .
(The ch i ldr en have been playi n g togeth er as t he cr owd gath er s and n ow th ey do
a si mple count r y dan c e t o t he tun e of a son g wh i ch th ey s i n g . Li ttle Ma r y Ber r y
br eak s away'
f r om‘ t he oth e r ch i ldr en and r u n s over t o Un cle Dan . It i s appar ent
f r om. he r att i tude that h e i s h e r f r i end and conf i dan t . )
ggggy :'
Un cle Dan ,wh er e have y ou been h i di n '? I 'v e been look i n ' fo r y ou al l t he
day . (She g et s down on he r kn ees besi de h i m. ) I wan t t o t ell you abou t Nan cy's
dr ess su ch a beaut i fu l dr es s as I neve r di d see ! Mar y Gr ego r y Li t sey made i t
and i t 's got fl ower s a l l over li k e a s i f th ey was g r owi n
' th e r e and a r eal
L b .
la ce co l l a r that Ma r y Li t sey's maw br ou ght f r om ove r t he moun ta i n s ! And Aun t
Polly 's g o i n
' t o l et Nan cy wear h e r br oo ch that came al l t he way f r om Vi r g i n ny !
Un cle Dan : Well , n ow , sou n ds li ke ou r Nan cy 's g o i n' t o be a pr oper dyk ed ou t
br i de !
Mggy (pla i n t i vely) : I don 't want he r t o be a br i de , Un cle Dan ! I don 't wan t
Nan cy t o ma r r y Tom. Li n co l n and go away f r om u s ! Nan cy tells me and Ri ch a r d
sto r i es and r eads t o u s out o f t h e Bi ble Nan cy c'n r ead r eal go od , Un cle Dan .
An d sh e tau g ht me h ow t o wr i te my n ame an d say t h e alphabet . And sh e pr omi sed
t o tea ch me t o spi n flax . Nan cy c'n spi n t h e lon g est , smooth est th r ead of any
body i h t h e wh ole coun ty ! I wan t Nan cy t o stay he r e and li ve wi th u s for eve r
an i f o r ever !
Un cle Dan : Nan cy 's a g r owed woman , ch i ld . Sh e wan ts a home of h er own and
y ou ngun s of he r own t o r ead t o and la r n h ow t o wr i te .
‘gégy ( jumps up and stamps foot an g r i ly) : I 'll wager Toa i n co l n can 't bu i ld he r
a h ous e as n i c e as ou r s . An d h e r youn gun s won 't be a s p r etty and sma r t as
Ri cha r d and me !
(Un cle Dan pat s t he ch i ld, t r yi n g t o soo th e he r r u ffle d tempe r . )
Ri cha r d (h alfway ou t t he wi ndow , po i n t s ex c i tedly towa r d t he sh op ) I see Tom
Li n c oln a- c omi n '. Hi m. and Cou s i n Mo r de ca i a r e r i di n '
up t he Ch apli n Ro ad!
(He lean s so f a r out tha t a woman i n t he r o om beh i nd h i m g r abs h i m t o ke ep h i m
f r om. fa l l i n g ) Somebody 's don e pu t a l o g acr os s t h e r oad and Tom's h or se won 't
go ove r i t !
‘Mggy (hOpefu l l y ) : Maybe Tom Li n co l n 'l l fall o f h i s h o r se and get k i lled an d
th en th e r e wo n 't be a weddi n '. Or maybe o l d Un cle Jack Ha r di n wi ll th i nk Tom's
an i n jun and sh o ot h i m! I see h i m ove r th e r e wi th h i s gu n . (Po i n ts towar d h i ll)
Un cle Dan ( ste r n ly) : Ma r y Ber r y , y ou ju st mak e me a shamed of you ,talk i n ' li ke
tha t . Someday you 'll g r ow u p and get mar r i ed. How'd you li k e i t i f 'n some
you n gun was a - wi sh i n ' ba d lu ck on yo r e beau ? Now g et on i n th at h ou se and tell
Nan cy Tom's a- comi n '.
(Mar y walk s slowly towar d t he h ou se . On e o f t he dan c i n g ch i ldr en g r abs h e r and
wh i r ls he r a r ou nd a t i me o r two as sh e pa s ses . Th e dan c i n g can con ti nu e u n t i l
Tom and Mo r deca i come i n vi ew wh en t he ch i ldr en wi ll stop t o sta r e i n awe at
Tom i n h i s weddi ng f i n e r y . )
Uncle Dan : wa l , n ow, ju s t look at Tom. Li n co l n ,wo u ld y ou ! Dr e s sed u p li k e a
Lex i n gton lawyer , he be ! Pa i d mo st n i n e dollar s fe r h i s h at , Mo r deca i to ld me ,
and h ad that coat made spec i al down i n Eli zabeth town . Pu r e ca ss i me r e . Mo r decai
sai d, whateve r tha t be . And Tom plunk ed down two do lla r s f er fan cy su spender s ,
j est t o h old h i s br eache s up ! A pi e ce o f hemp r ope wou lda don e a s go od!
wonde r what o ld Abr aham. wou l d th i nk , cou ld he see Tom. n ow . Bu ck sk i n s i s
what o ld Abe wo r e , li k e a l l t h e r e st of u s . And n eve r had mo r e 'n on e su i t at a
t i me . Summe r and wi nt e r we 'd wea r 'em ti ll they got so h i gh a body cou ldn 't
stand h i s self , and then h e 'd st r i p of f i n t he cr eek and s cour h i sself and h i s
cloth es t i ll he wa s decen t ag i n i we ha d mor e i mpo r tan t th i n gs on ou r mi nds than
h at s and su spende r s and ca s s i me r e co ats !
( Tom. an i Mo r decai r i de up t o t he h ou se and di smou n t . Tom. i s ca r r yi n g a small
bun ch o f r ed r o s e s i n on e h and. Sever al o f t h e ch i ldr en jo i n hands and dance i n
a c i r cle ar ound h i m a s h e move s towar d t he h ou s e . As he star ts u p t he steps ,
Sar ah Mi t ch ell Thompson come s t o t h e doo r way , smi li n g ly bar r i n g t he way . He
cr an es h i s n e ck , t r yi n g t o see Nan cy , then g i ve s t he flowe r s t o Sar ah i ndi cat i ng
th ey ar e for Nan cy . Mr s. l i n c o l n an d dau ght e r s come ou t o f t h e h ou se t o g r eet
Tom,and C r ume , Br umf i eld, and othe r s come fo r war d t o sh ak e h i s h and and look at
h i m. admi r i n g l y . )
Un cle Dan : Lo ok s li ke jest about ev e r body's he r e . Th em. a s a i n 't had bette r get
a move on'em. (He look s u p at t h e su n . ) Th e sun says i t 's t i me fer vi ttle s ,
and so doe s my st ummi ck !
(Li ttle Ri ch ar d Be r r y wh o di sappea r ed f r om t he wi ndow afte r Tom's a r r i val , cata
pu lts ou t t he f r on t doo r and r un s a r oun d t o t he far m bell at t h e s i de . It i s
_ g
appa r en t tha t h e ha s been pr omi s ed t h e pr i vi leg e o f r i n g i n g t he bell befor e t h e
weddi n g . Wh i le t h e h el l i s r i n g i n g , Edn a , wi th h e r du lc i me r , tak es h e r place on
t he ben ch befo r e t h e h ou se . She s i n g s seve r al love son g s wh i le t h e f i n al pr ep
a r at i on s ar e made and t h e gu est s sh i ft i nto po s i t i on fo r t he weddi n g . Th e Be r rys ,
Spar r ows , and Li n co ln s ar e clo s e t o t he steps on the r i gh t si de o f t h e h ou se ;
Rev . Head, Mo r deca i , and Tom. on t h e r i ght s i de . As t he n otes o f t he last
son g di e away the r e i s a momen t of complete s i len ce , th en Nan cy appear s i n the
doo r way . She stands the r e a f ew seconds , smi li n g at Tom, th en des cends steps ,
followed by Sa r ah . Nan cy and Tom. t ak e th e i r places , Sar ah and Mor deca i beh i nd
them,an d t h e Rev . Head steps t o h i s po s i t i on on t h e lowe r step o f t he h ou se .
CEREMONY
(Afte r t he la st Amen , Edn a plays a f ew ba r s on h er du lc i me r . Th en sudden l y , t he
f i ddle r s sta r t a gay tun e and t h e tempo o f t he g ath er i n g ch an ge s . Th e youn g men
su r r ound Tom. wh i l e t he g i r ls and ch i ldr en en c i r cle Nan cy , t h e i dea be i n g t o k eep
t he couple separ ated. Th e olde r women jo i n t h e slaves i n putt i n g t he f i n al
tou ch es t o the f east . The r e can be seve r al mi n ut es o f h o r seplay and sh en an i gans .
Wh en t he meal i s r eady Tom and Nan cy lead t he way t o t he tables . Th ey ar e st i ll
bei ng k ept apa r t and have t o go down Oppo s i te s i des o f the tables . Sever al of
t h e older men ar e i n ch ar g e o f t h e ju g s o r bar r el , and Un cle Dan ,be i n g t h e
oldest gu est ,r a i se s t h e f i r st toa st t o t he n ewl y wedded couple . )
Un cle Dan : "Health t o t he g r o om, n ot f o r g et t i n' myself ; an d h e r e 's t o t h e br i de ,
t hump i n' lu ck an d bi g ch i ldr en ! "
(The gu est s a l l ch ee r an d clap Tom on t he back . Un cle Dan , wi th a plate of food
and a gou r d of li qu o r , settle s i n to h i s o l d pla ce by t h e t r ee . )
Un cle Dan : Bear meat , ven i son ,wi ld tu r k ey , du ck i t 's been a lon g t i me s i n ce
I la st seen so mu ch meat .'Twa r n 't so long ago that a man ar ound th e se pa r ts
cou n t ed h i sself lu cky i f h e had a pi e ce o f co r n pon e t o eat and a li ttle f r esh
_ oi
meat 'spe c i a l ly i f ther e wa s salt f er t h e meat ! (He ch ews medi tat i vely for a
few momen t s . ) Th e Ber r ys a i r a -
g i vi n ’ Nan cy a pr oper send- of f th i s 'll be a day
f e r he r t o r emember a l l h e r li f e th r ou gh and t o tell about t o he r youn gun s !
( The fi ddles tun e u p aga i n an d t h e dan c i n g beg i n s . Nan cy and Tom. l ead out t he
f i r st set , then Nan cy goe s i nt o t h e h ou se t o ch an g e he r cloth e s , wh i le Tom. goes
t o see about h i s h or ses . When t he dan c i ng stops h e leads t he h o r se s u p t o t he
f r on t doo r . One i s heavi ly laden wi th h ou seh old g oods and pe r son al belon gi ng s ;
h e and Nan cy wi ll r i de on oth er s .
Nan cy comes out o f t he h ou se i n he r t r aveli ng cloth e s . He r k i n sfolk
embr a ce he r and g i ve last- mi nute me s sag es . Tom he lps h e r t o mou n t , th en shak es
han ds a l l ar oun d an d tak es h i s mothe r i n h i s a r ms . Fr an c i s Be r r y i n spects t he
fasten i n gs on t he pa ck h or se . Tom. moun t s h i s h o r se and ami d sh ou ted fa r ewells
they sta r t of f . The g r ou p follows t h em. t e t h e edg e o f t h e h i ll and stand wavi ng
as t h e h or ses c r o s s t h e li ttle st r eam. end go u p t h e h i llsi de oppo si te .
EPILOGUE
A DAY IN JUNE
(Epi logu e )
And so , on a day i n Jun e ,Nan cy and Th oma s Li n coln r ode away , acr os s
t h e g r een meadow wmh er e they h ad played togethe r i n t he days of th ei r ch i ldh ood
and u p t h e h i ll whe r e they had pi ck ed wi ld st r awber r i es and hu n ted f o r beech
nu t s and gathe r ed t he f r o st - r i pen ed pe r s i mmon s . Beh i nd th em they left t h e
secu r i ty of f r i ends and lovi n g k i n smen an i t h e stau n ch l og walls o f t he h omes
tha t had g i ven them sh elter . Wi th th em wen t th ei r few belon g i n g s a qu i lt o r
two , some ex t r a cloth i n g , an i r on k ettle , a ch e r i sh e d Bi ble . Scan t fu r n i sh
i n g s even for t he on e r oom. l og cabi n th at was t o be th ei r h ome ! Ah ead o f them
l ay to i l and t r ouble , f r u st r at i on an d di sappo i n tmen t , pove r ty , i lln es s and u h
t i mely death . Ahead of t hem, t o o , l ay an i mmo r tal glo r y t o be r eflected upon
th ei r memo r y by a man as yet unbo r n , a man wh o wou ld bea r th ei r n ame . But al l
thi s , of cou r s e,they di d n ot k n ow on that day i n Jun e when th ey r ode away
togethe r , ac r o s s t he meadow and ove r t h e h i ll
(The du lc i mer plays aga i n and t he weddi n g gu ests go qu i etly down t h e h i ll and
beh i nd t he Nan cy Hank s mon umen t g an d on ou t o f vi ew of t h e audi en ce . )
LINCOLN HOMESTEAD
State Park
T he park i s located s ix m i le s no rth of Spr i ngfie ld, off Ke ntucky H ig hway 55.
A r epl ica of the log cabi n of Abraham Li nco ln ,g ra ndfathe r o f the G re at Eman c ipator , is s ituatedo n the s ite whe re he l i ved in 1782. Ano the r logho u se , the o n e in wh ich Na n cy Ha nks liveddu r i nghe r co urt sh ip w ith Thoma s Li nco l n , ha s beenmoved a nd rebu i lt at the shr i ne . The Pres ide nt 's
g randfathe r wa s k i lled by Indian s , but h is g r andmothe r co n t i n ued to li ve in Wa sh i ngton Co u n ty ,whe re she rearedfi ve ch i ldre n
,o n e ofthem Thoma s ,
fa the r of the C i v i l War leade r . T he two cabi n sa re fi lledw i th p io nee r re lic s of the Li nco l n age .
Spl i t ra i l fe n ce s a re s ituated in the pa rk .
A g i ft sho p and exce l le n t go lfco u r se a re a lso
lo cated he re .
ADMISSlON TO PARKAdu lts 25¢ C h i ldren 10¢
H ISTORY OFLINCOLN HOMEST EAD STATE PARK
Li n co ln Home stead State Pa rk is s ix m i le s
No rth o f Sp r i ng field, the co unty seat ofWa shi ngto n Co u nty , Ke ntucky . Spr i ngfie ld is located o n
U. S. H ighway No . 150, and o n Ke n tucky H ighway s No . 55, 53 , a nd 152. The sho rte st ro ute to
the park is o ve r H ig hway165 wh ich leave s Spr ingfie ldat the i nte r sect io n ofMa i n andC r o s s Streets .
“
T he Wa shi ngto n Co un ty Co u rt Ho u se , erected in
1816, is lo cated at th i s i n ter sect io n .
1
Lo cated in the o r ig na l Li nco ln Co unty of
Ke ntucky , Li nco ln Home stead State Pa rk wa s
dedicated in 1943 , a nd co nta i n s , amo ng othe r
th ing s , a r ep lica of the fi r st Li nco ln home in
Ken tucky , in wh ich Thoma s Li nco ln , fathe r of
the Pre s iden t, wa s reared, a nd the Fra nc i s Be r ryhome in wh ich Abraham Li nco ln 's paren ts were
ma r r ied. Wa sh i ng to n Co un ty i s the repo s ito ry of
much Li nco ln h i sto ry , tradit io n anddata .
In 1782, te n year s befo re Kentucky became a
state , the g randfathe r of Abraham Li nco ln bu i lta home o n a sma ll creek that became kn own a s
Li n co ln '
s Run . In compa ny w ith other p io neerfam i l ie s , he , h is w ife B e r sheba
,a nd five ch i l
dren came from Vi rg i n ia to sett le o n a 100-ac re
tra ct of land co nveyed to h im by Richa rd Ber ry ,Sr . , from h is g rant o f 600 acre s .
Wh i le hu nt i ng in the vi c i n ity of h is cabin ,Abraham Li n co ln , Sr . was k i lled by a n India n in1788, and wa s bu r ied nea rby . H is w idow and
ch i ldre n lived in the o r ig i n a l home unt i l 1802.
Near Li n co ln Home stead State Pa rk is the
home of Ri cha rd Be r ry , Sr who se w ife , Rache lSh ip ley Ber ry , wa s the a un t of Nan cy Ha n ks ,who came to live in the B er ry home in 1790.
Nan cy Hanks rema i ned in the Richard Be r ry homeun t i l the death ofhe r a u n t in 1804
,whe n she wen t
to the home of her co usi n , Fran c i s Be r ry , whereshe wa s mar r ied to Thoma s Li nco ln o n Ju ne 12,1806.
Mem o r i a l to Na n c y H a n k s L in c o ln —Sp r i n g fi e ld, K y.
In the Co u n ty C lerk’s Office in Spr i ngfie ldar e
the ma r r iag e bo nd of Thoma s Li nco ln , s ig ned byh im and Richa rd Be rry , Jr . , a nd the m i n i ster 'scert ificate of the Revere ndJe sse Head, who perfo rmed the ceremo ny . Other re co rds i nc lude ta x
li sts and o r ig i na l s ig nature s and mar r iage bo ndso f o ther membe r s of the Li nco ln fam i ly . An of
fic ia l doc ume n t show i ng that the Pre s ident ’s
g randfathe r , Abraham Li nco ln , wa s a re s ide nt of
Wa sh i ngton Co unty at the t ime he wa s k i lled, isthe appra i sement of hi s e state in 1789 , wh ich isfi led in the Co u n ty C lerk
's Office at Ba rdstown ,
Kentucky . At that t ime , Wa sh i ng to n Co u n ty wa sa pa rt of Ne lso n Co u nty .
Afte r yo u v i s it Li n co ln Home stead, he re are
other state pa rks yo u w i ll en ioy .
WILLIAM WH ITLEY HOUSE Sta n fo rd
CONST ITUT ION SQUARE Da n v i lle
FORT HARROD H a r r ods bu rg
MY OLD KENT UCKY HOME B a rds town
LINCOLN MEMORIAL H odg e n w'
lle
P ERRYVILLE BATT LEFIELD Pe r ry v i lle
LAKE CUMB ERLAND STAT E PARK Ja me s tow n
CUMB ERLAND FALLS STAT E PARK Co rbi n
ISAAC SH ELBY MEMORIAL Da n v i lle
Othe r Fa c i lit ie s Ava i lable
Go lf: A n i ne - ho le go lf co u r se is located at the
park . There is a lso a c lub ho u se .
P icn ick i ng : P ic n ick i ng fac i lit ie s a re ava i lable ,
a nd the g ro u nds a re beaut ifu l at every seaso n .
Li v ing accommodat io n s a ndea t i ng fac i l i t ie s are
ava i lable in nearby Spr i ngfie ld. Exce l le n t roadslead i nto the a rea , and ma ny othe r h i sto r ica lspo ts are located nea rby .
Ma ny h i sto r ic home s a nd scene s a r e fo u nd in thi sv ic i n ity . T he nea rby co un trys ide is typ ica llyB lueg ra ss . Informat io n o n the area sur r o u ndingLi nco ln Home stead may be Obta i ned at the park .
A so uve n i r a nd g ift shop is lo cated in the park .
A c urato r is o n du ty a nd g u ided to ur s a re ava i lable .
PM 644flu e Iqaé ,
HI STORY OF LINCOLN HOMESTEAD STATE PARK
Li n col n Home stead State Pa r k i s s i x mi l e s Nor th of Sp r i n g f i e l d, t h e cou n ty se ato f Wash i n gton Cou n ty , Ken tu ck y . Sp r i n gf i e l d i s l o cated on U . S . Hi ghway No . 150 and
on Ken tu cky Hi ghways NO . 55, 53 and 152. Th e sh o r te st r ou te t o t h e par k i s over Hi gh
way 155 wh i ch l e ave s Sp r i n gf i e l d at t h e i n te r se ct i on of Ma i n and Cr o s s Str eets . Th e
Wa sh i n gt on Cou n ty Cou r t Hou se , e r e cted i n 1816, i s l ocated at th i s i n te r se ct i on .
Lo cated i n t h e o r i g i n a l Li n co l n Cou n ty o f Ken tu cky , Li n co l n Home ste ad State Par k
wa s dedi cated i n l 93h , and c on ta i n s , amon g oth e r th i n g s , a r ep l i ca o f t h e f i r st Li n co l nh ome i n Ke n tu c ky , i n wh i ch Th oma s Li n co l n , f ath e r of t h e Pr e s i den t , was r e a r ed
, and
t h e Fr an c i s Ber r y h ome i n wh i ch Ab r ah am Li n c o l n ’s pa r en t s we r e mar r i ed . wa sh i n gt on
Cou n ty i s t h e r ep os i to r y Of mu ch Li n co l n h i s to r y , t r adi t i on , and data
I n 1782, t en ye a r s bef or e Ken tu cky be came a state , t he g r andf ath e r o f Ab r ah am
Li n c o l n bu i l t a h ome on a sma l l cr ee k th at be came kn own a s Li n co l n 's Run . I n compan y
wi th oth e r p i on ee r f ami l i e s , h e , h i s wi f e Be r sheba , and f i ve ch i l dr en came f r om Vi r g i n i a
t o sett l e on a l oo- a c r e tr a ct of l an d conveyed t o h i m by Ri ch ar d Be r r y , S r .
, f r om h i s
g r an t of 600 a cr e s .
Wh i l e h u n t i n g i n t h e vi c i n i ty of h i s cab i n , Abr ah am Li n co l n , S r ., was k i l l ed by
an I ndi an i n 1788 , and wa s bu r i ed n e arby . Hi s wi dow and ch i l dr en l i ved i n t h e o r i g i n a l
h ome u n t i l 1802
Near Li n co l n Home ste ad State Par k i s t h e h ome of Ri ch ar d Be r r y , S r .
, wh o se wi fe ,
Ra ch e l Sh i p l ey Be r r y , wa s t he aun t of Nan cy Han k s , wh o came t o l i ve i n t h e Be r r y h ome
i n 1790 . Nan cy Han k s r ema i n ed i n t h e Ri ch ar d Be r r y h ome u n t i l t h e death of h e r au n ti n 180A, wh en sh e wen t t o t he h ome of h er cou s i n , Fr an c i s Be r r y , wh e r e sh e wa s ma r r i ed
t o Th oma s Li n co l n on Jun e 12, 1806 .
I n t h e Cou n ty Cl e r k 's Of f i ce i n Sp r i n gf i e l d ar e t h e ma r r i age bond of Th oma s
Li n co l n , s i gn ed by h i m and Ri ch ar d Be r r y , J r .
, and t h e mi n i ste r 's ce r t i f i cate of
t h e Reve r end Je s se He ad, wh o pe r f o r med t h e ce r emon y . Oth e r r e co r ds i n cl ude t a x
l i st s and or i g i n a l s i gn atu r e s an d mar r i a ge bonds of othe r membe r s of t h e Li n co l nf ami l y . An Of f i c i al do cumen t sh owi n g th at t h e Pr e s i den t '
s g r andf ath e r , Ab r ah am
Li n co l n , was a r e s i den t of wa sh i ngt on . COu n t y at t h e t i me h e wa s k i l l ed, i s t h e
app r a i seme n t of h i s e stat e i n 1789 , wh i ch i s f i l ed i n t h e Cou n ty Cl e r k 's Of f i ce
at B a r dstown ,Ke n tu ck y . At th at t i me , wa sh i n gton Cou n ty was a p ar t Of Ne l s on
Cou n ty .