KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 8 April 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 146 ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2000 11:41:56 -0400 From: Bob Francis Subject: MISC: Interview with Robert Jones, Part One, Bourbon Co Fellow researchers, I was digging through my Bourbon County papers this morning and came across something that might interest you. It is a series of articles written for the Kentuckian-Citizen, in May, 1935, by Julia Ardery. They are Lyman Draper interviews with Robert Jones, an early pioneer of Bourbon County. I will present these interviews in the same "installment" method used by Ardery. Unfortunately, Installment One is missing. I will begin with Installment Two. SECOND INSTALLMENT From: The Kentuckian-Citizen, May, 1935 Pioneer History of Kentucky Interview with Robert Jones From Draper Manuscripts Courtesy Mrs. William B. Ardery Ben Cox afterwards lived up by Bairdstown. Peter Cox was killed out back of Cincinnati. David Cox, in the upper part of the state of Ohio, above Wheeling. George McCoy, and Peggy (Cox that was) his wife, were also killed up there. George McCoy was wounded, carried out, and tomahawked, out in the back of the fields. The wife was shot standing in the door. Their child, John McCoy, was taken prisoner, This was below Beaver, Pa., on the waters of Short Creek,, and after the time we are speaking of. These were Cox's boats. Joe Cox's wife, popping up her head, unduly anxious to see, was shot by the Indians, who now pursued along the shore. The shot only grazed her neck without hurting. Ben's hat, through the rim, on the back part. I got it as we went up, Old Capt. Van Bevar (Bibber?), was captain at the mouth of the Kenhawa, at the time of Lewis' battle. While we were there, Jacob Van Bevar, his bro. and a negro man named Daniel, (Van Bevar lived about a hundred or 150 steps above the Fort) were out with a little boy, out hobbling their horses, the evening before. The little boy came and told them he saw Indians. They Didn't believe him, and the next morning when they went out to get them in, the Indians had tied the horses, and shot Jake Van Bevar. He was brought in, wrapped up in a blanket, and buried in a roll of hickory bark. I had been up there the evening before, and had agreed, on invitation, to go out with them that morning; but got there two minutes too late, as Rhoda Van Bevar said. After talking some little with Rhoda, I returned to the Fort, and Just as I got there I heard the gun. We had gotten our canoe lost, and I staid there 3 weeks: Evan Shelby, who had kept a store at Limestone, and traded some of his goods for furs and peltries, perhaps the remnant of the, got tired of waiting, went back, and came up again at the end of that time with the Keizers, and we then went on again. There were two roads leading from Lexington, the Riddle road, and the Limestone road., In 1790, while I was at Limestone, I visited my father's by Lexington., (1793 ?). Returning I camped or stopped 10 miles on the Riddle road. It was 8 miles to where my sister lived, over on the Limestone road. I rose and started for there as soonlight, to get my breakfast. When I got there she said that Timothy Downing had just passed on down the road, leading a horse, and if I had gotten there a little sooner, I could have gone with him, I told her that I would just take a piece in my hand, without waiting for her to cook any, which I did and got to Blue Licks without ever meeting or hearing anything of Downing, and when I got to the Blue Licks, he had not passed. After waiting a while, I passed on down to Washington, and related the circumstances. Soon after which Neill Washburn, also came in, a spy, and related that he had come on a trail; and taking the back track had pursued it to the Ohio and found three canoes hid in the river The wagons were between Mayslick and Johnson’s Fork. I spent the night at Limestone. 60 of us went down under Kenton and 3 captains., Joshua Baker, redheaded Alexander McIntyre, and one Davis. The boats were carried round and hid upon White Oak, and 7 joined us there. About 2 o'clock that day, 3 Indians came, raised a canoe, and crossed over. These were all killed. Downing with 3 or 2 other Indians was just a little piece below. The Indians said to him, it was their men, about to take a boat. But they soon fell back, and lay quiet, till night came on, without attempting to go over, or build a raft. That night they got him over, and took him, after that, way up on the heads of the Little Miami, where he got away. It was a drizzly, rainy day. That day 2 more came over. One of them was shot with 23 bullets in the breast. He had called not to shoot, for he had been a prisoner last fall. He snapped his gun, however, and then they all fired. .Both of them, I believe, were white men. Both were blue-eyed. Bill Frame and Archibald Frame, some said they were., That day, an hour, before sun down, we got back. And that day Downing, also, got back down the river. 7 more then joined us, and went out with him. We took provisions, expecting only to be away 4 days but were gone 9. We came back helter skelter, croping? at least 15 miles apart. We found at the deserted camp, great quantities of onions, which we tore up and threw in great heaps into the fire, and ate as soon as they wilted. We pursued, Kenton, said, to within 12 miles of their towns, where were laying at that time 200 Indian warriors. McIntyre was afterwards taken by the Indians, and or lost among them. ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 12:11:05 -0400 From: "Kelly" Subject: DEATHS: Mortality Schedules for York Surname, KY Compiled by Barb Rice Accelerated Indexing Systems Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Age Sex Month of Death State of Birth Cause of Death Occupation 1850 HOPSON YORK MULAT SLAVE TRIGG CO. KY 46 M MAY VA DIARRHEA NONE LISTED MRT197_155504 1850 JORDEN YORK MONTGOMERY CO. TN 60 M NG NC UNKNOWN FARMER MRT197_173331 1850 NEGRO YORK STANDENMIRE AUTAUGA CO. AL 26 M JUN SC TRE FEL ON SLAVE MRT47_2220 1850 NEGRO YORK BALDWIN CO. AL 100 M AUG NG OLD AGE SLAVE MRT47_2376 1850 NEGRO YORK BALDWIN CO. AL 16 M NOV NG DROWNED SLAVE MRT47_2401 1850 REMLERT YORK SHELBY CO. TN 45 M JUN NG CHOLERA NONE LISTED MRT197_274508 1850 YORK ANN PHILADELPHIA CO. PA 62 F JUL PA PHTHISIS NONE LISTED MRT43_18733 1850 YORK BENJAMIN F. ROCKINGHAM CO. NH 02 M MAY NH INFLUENZA NONE LISTED MRT385_4157 1850 YORK BENJAMIN R. EDGAR CO. IL 9 M FEB IL TYPHOID F NONE LISTED MRT198_382887 1850 YORK BENJAMIN R. EDGAR CO. IL 9 M FEB IL TYPHOID 1850 YORK BENJAMIN R. EDGAR CO. IL 9 M FEB IL TYPHOID F NONE LISTED MRT198_382889 1850 YORK CATHARINE LA SALLE CO. IL 17 F MAY IR CONSUMPTN NONE LISTED MRT198_382890 1850 YORK CATHARINE LA SALLE CO. IL 17 F MAY IR CONSUMPTN NONE LISTED MRT198_382891 1850 YORK CATHARINE LA SALLE CO. IL 17 F MAY IR CONSUMPTN NONE LISTED MRT198_382892 1850 YORK DEBORAH NEW LONDON CO. CT 80 F OCT CT DYSENTERY NONE LISTED MRT198_382894 1850 YORK ELIZABETH HANCOCK CO. IL 47 F JUL KY DIARRHEA NONE LISTED MRT198_382897 1850 YORK ELIZABETH HANCOCK CO. IL 47 F JUL KY DIARRHEA NONE LISTED MRT198_382898 1850 YORK ELIZABETH HANCOCK CO. IL 47 F JUL KY DIARRHEA NONE LISTED MRT198_382899 1850 YORK FRANCIS TIPTON CO. TN 66 F MAR VA CONSUMPTION HOUSEKEEPER MRT198_382911 1850 YORK HENRY C. MIAMI CO. IN 9M M FEB IN INFLAMMATION NONE LISTED MRT198_382883 1850 YORK ISAIH PIKE CO. IL 30 M AUG IN CHOLERA FARMER MRT198_382915 1850 YORK ISAIH PIKE CO. IL 30 M AUG IN CHOLERA FARMER MRT198_382916 1850 YORK ISAIH PIKE CO. IL 30 M AUG IN CHOLERA FARMER MRT198_382917 1850 YORK JACKSON PIKE CO. IL 3 M AUG IL CHOLERA NONE LISTED MRT198_382918 1850 YORK JACKSON PIKE CO. IL 3 M AUG IL CHOLERA NONE LISTED MRT198_382919 1850 YORK JACKSON PIKE CO. IL 3 M AUG IL CHOLERA NONE LISTED MRT198_382920 1850 YORK JAMES C. GRANT CO. IN 2M M AUG IN UNKNOWN NONE LISTED MRT198_382922 1850 YORK JOHN W. GILES CO. TN 2 M JUL TN FEVER NONE LISTED MRT198_382928 1850 YORK JOHN JEFFERSON CO. WI 12 M AUG GR BILIOUSFEV NONE LISTED MRT45_2005 1850 YORK JOHN PERRY CO. IN 23 M OCT IN CONSUMPTION NONE LISTED MRT198_382926 1850 YORK JOSEPH E. DUPAGE CO. IL 1M M APR IL DYSENTERY NONE LISTED MRT198_382930 1850 YORK JOSEPH E. DUPAGE CO. IL 1M M APR IL DYSENTERY NONE LISTED MRT198_382931 1850 YORK JOSEPH E. DUPAGE CO. IL 1M M APR IL DYSENTERY NONE LISTED MRT198_382932 1850 YORK JOSEPH ARKANSAS CO. AR 23 M MAR TN DIARRHEA NONE LISTED MRT126_11672 1850 YORK JOSHUA W. HANCOCK CO. IL 21 M JUN IN PLEURISY FARMER MRT198_382933 1850 YORK JOSHUA W. HANCOCK CO. IL 21 M JUN IN PLEURISY FARMER MRT198_382934 1850 YORK JOSHUA W. HANCOCK CO. IL 21 M JUN IN PLEURISY FARMER MRT198_382935 1850 YORK LOUISA PIKE CO. IL 25 F AUG KY CHOLERA NONE LISTED MRT198_382940 1850 YORK LOUISA PIKE CO. IL 25 F AUG KY CHOLERA NONE LISTED MRT198_382941 1850 YORK LOUISA PIKE CO. IL 25 F AUG KY CHOLERA NONE LISTED 1850 YORK LOUIS MORGAN CO. IL 6 M SEP IL SMALL POX NONE LISTED MRT198_382937 1850 YORK LOUIS MORGAN CO. IL 6 M SEP IL SMALL POX NONE LISTED MRT198_382938 1850 YORK LOUIS MORGAN CO. IL 6 M SEP IL SMALL POX NONE LISTED MRT198_382939 1850 YORK LYDIA A. GILES CO. TN 8MO F MAR TN COLD NONE LISTED MRT198_382944 1850 YORK MARGARET MADISON CO. TN 58 F DEC SC UNKNOWN NONE LISTED MRT198_382945 1850 YORK MARIA STRAFFORD CO. NH 28 F SEP NH CONSUMPTION NONE LISTED MRT385_4158 1850 YORK MARY M. SPENCER CO. IN 2M F AUG IN CROUP NONE LISTED MRT198_382947 1850 YORK MATILDA J. DAVIESS CO. IN 21 F OCT VA APPOPLEXY NONE LISTED MRT198_382948 1850 YORK ROY NEW LONDON CO. CT 1M M FEB CT UNKNOWN NONE LISTED MRT198_382954 1850 YORK WILLIAM J. CASS CO. IN 3M M APR IN INFL BRAIN NONE LISTED MRT198_382961 1850 YORK WILLIAM PERRY CO. IN 26 M JUL KY CHOLERA COOPER MRT198_382960 1860 BROWN YORK NEGRO NEW LONDON CO. CT 73 M JUL CT APOPLEXY PAUPER MRT197_40392 1860 NEGRO YORK MADISON CO. MS 85 M SEP NC ASTHMA SLAVE MRT197_243491 1860 NEGRO YORK MARSHALL CO. MS 30 M APR VA COLIC SLAVE MRT197_243490 1860 NEGRO YORK WARREN CO. MS 90 M JUL KY DROPSY SLAVE MRT197_243492 1860 NEGRO YORK YALLOBUSHA CO. MS 15 M FEB MS BRAIN INFL SLAVE MRT197_243493 1860 SMITH YORK NEGRO BARREN CO. KY 61 M JUN VA DROPSY SLAVE MRT197_309773 1860 STAMPER YORK GREENBRIER CO. WV 40 M NOV NC CONSUMPTION LABORER MRT197_314329 1860 YORK ALFRED E. IREDELL CO. NC 1MO M FEB NC UNKNOWN NONE LISTED MRT293_6478 1860 YORK CYNTHIA E. MERIWETHER CO. GA 09 F OCT GA ERYSIPELAS NONE LISTED MRT198_382893 1860 YORK ELIZABETH IZARD CO. AR 28 F APR IN DROPSY NONE LISTED MRT126_11668 1860 YORK ELIZABETH SURRY CO. NC 33 F APR NC NEURALGIA NONE LISTED MRT293_6479 1860 YORK ELLA P. NEW LONDON CO. CT 4 F AUG CT LUNG FEVER NONE LISTED MRT198_382901 1860 YORK F.M. JUNIATA CO. PA 1 F APR PA SCARLET F NONE LISTED MRT317_13309 1860 YORK F. RIPLEY CO. MO 14 M JAN TN TYPHOID NONE LISTED MRT41_2162 1860 YORK FELIX G. HARLAN CO. KY 27 M FEB TN DROWNED FARMER MRT198_382909 1860 YORK FORTUNE BRADLEY CO. AR 15 M JUL SC CONG HILL NONE LISTED MRT126_11670 1860 YORK GREEN KNOX CO. KY 15 M FEB KY DROWNED NONE LISTED MRT198_382912 1860 YORK HENRY W. SCHUYLKILL CO. PA 03 F OCT PA DYSENTERY NONE LISTED MRT317_24817 1860 YORK HENRY SURRY CO. NC 11M M SEP NC WHOOP COUGH NONE LISTED MRT293_6480 1860 YORK HIRAM C. RANDOLPH CO. NC 48 M JAN NC FITS FARMER MRT293_6481 1860 YORK JAMES RIPLEY CO. MO 3M M NOV MO CROUP NONE LISTED MRT41_2171 1860 YORK JANE ANDERSON CO. KY 3 F FEB KY UNKNOWN NONE LISTED MRT198_382925 1860 YORK JANE BRADLEY CO. TN 33 F MAR TN CONSUMPTIO NONE LISTED MRT198_382923 1860 YORK JOHN D. IREDELL CO. NC 2 M MAY NC TYPHOID FEV NONE LISTED MRT293_6482 1860 YORK JOHN SR. RANDOLPH CO. NC 85 M OCT NC SORE LEG FARMER MRT293_6483 1860 YORK JOHN BRACKEN CO. KY 38 M DEC KY SHOT SELF FARMER MRT198_382927 1860 YORK L.B. NAVARRO CO. TX 8M F JUN TX UNKNOWN NONE LISTED MRT198_382936 1860 YORK L. RIPLEY CO. MO 21 F DEC MO CONSUMPTIO NONE LISTED MRT41_2170 1860 YORK MARY A. RUTLAND CO. VT 6M F JUL VT NONE LISTED 1860 YORK MARY RANDOLPH CO. NC 84 F JAN NC DROPSY DOMESTIC MRT293_6484 1860 YORK NANCY ANDERSON CO. KY 3 F MAR KY UNKNOWN NONE LISTED MRT198_382952 1860 YORK RUBIN KNOX CO. KY 25 M FEB KY DROWNED NONE LISTED MRT198_382955 1860 YORK S.J. ANDERSON CO. TX 5 F JAN AL PNEUMONIA NONE LISTED MRT198_382956 1860 YORK SAMUEL NEGRO ADAMS CO. MS 1 M JAN MS LIVER DIS SLAVE MRT198_382958 1860 YORK SAMUEL CLINTON CO. KY 7D M MAY KY FITS NONE LISTED MRT198_382957 1860 YORK THOMAS ORLEANS PAR LA 02MO M NOV LA LOCKJAW NONE LISTED MRT2_6144 1860 YORK WILLIAM -BLACK- SURRY CO. NC 11M M SEP NC WHOOP COUGH NONE LISTED MRT293_6485 1860 YORK WILLIAM T. WINSTON CO. AL 01 M JUL AL FLUX NONE LISTED MRT40_5962 1870 YORK A. LAFAYETTE CO. MS 50 M DEC AL PNEUMONIA NONE LISTED MRT198_382884 1870 YORK AURORA MARION CO. TX 03 F OCT TX UNKNOWN NONE LISTED MRT198_382885 1870 YORK ELIZABETH JEFFERSON CO. AR 62 F MAR NC HEART DIS NONE LISTED MRT126_11669 1870 YORK ELLEN A.* JUAB CO. UT 26 F JAN MA HEART DIS HOUSEWIFE MRT198_382902 1870 YORK ELLEN A.* JUAB CO. UT 26 F JAN MA HEART DIS HOUSEWIFE MRT198_382903 1870 YORK ELLEN A.* JUAB CO. UT 26 F JAN MA HEART DIS HOUSEWIFE MRT198_382904 1870 YORK EMMA ELLIS CO. TX 09 F JAN AR PNEUMONIA NONE LISTED MRT198_382905 1870 YORK FANNIE X LEAKE CO. MS 14 F NOV MS PNEUMONIA NONE LISTED MRT198_382908 1870 YORK HOLLOWAY LEAKE CO. MS 1 M NOV MS TYPHOID NONE LISTED MRT198_382913 1870 YORK JAMES FRANKLIN CO. AR 63 M APR MS CONSUMPTION NONE LISTED MRT126_11671 1870 YORK JANE TIOGA CO. PA 10 F MAY PA DYPHTHERIA NONE LISTED MRT198_382924 1870 YORK LUCY J. BEDFORD CO. PA 1 F JAN PA CHOLERA NONE LISTED MRT198_382943 1870 YORK MAXEY DE SOTO CO. MS 1 F FEB MS DIARHEA NONE LISTED MRT198_382949 1870 YORK MELVILLE BLUE EARTH CO. MN 15 M AUG ME UNKNOWN FARMER MRT198_382950 1870 YORK PETER PHILADELPHIA CO. PA 54 M MAY SW INFL BOWEL LAWYER, ATTORNEY MRT198_382953 1880 HILL YORK X WILKINSON CO. MS 50 M JUN SC DYSENTERY LABORER MRT197_149918 1880 YORK BENJAMIN F. ELK CO. KS 2M M MAR KS MEASLES NONE LISTED MRT198_382886 1880 YORK ELLA MIAMI CO. KS 1M F APR KS WHOOPG CGH NONE LISTED MRT198_382900 1880 YORK ESTELLA JOHNSON CO. NE 6M F FEB MO LUNG FEVER NONE LISTED MRT198_382906 1880 YORK INFANT CHEROKEE CO. KS 1DAY M APR KS PREMATURE NONE LISTED MRT198_382914 1880 YORK MOSES X BOLIVAR CO. MS 2 M JAN MS SWAMP FEVR NONE LISTED MRT198_382951 1880 YORK THOMAS DAVIS CO. KS 45 M APR EN RHEUMATISM NONE LISTED End of ky-footsteps-digest V00 #146 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.