KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 12 April 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 164 ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:09:43 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: PETITION: Petitions to the Ky House of Delagates, Fayette Co To the Honorable The Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Delegates The Petition of sundry of the Inhabitants on the North side of the River in the District of Kentucky, humbly begs leave to represent, that they experience many diviculties in carrying their tobacco to the warenouses already established by law at Jacks Creek on the south side of the river, Kentucky and at the mouth of Hickmans creek, owing to the danger of descending the cliffs, the badness of the roads and the risque of crossing the river. That there is a comodious and convienient place for an inspection below the mouth of Tate Creek on the lands of Michael Bedinger and nearly where the main road leads by an easy and safe discent down the hill to the said River of Kentucky. We your Petitioners, thereof pray, that you would be please in consideration of the Premises to pass a Law, establishing a warehouse on the lands of the said Michael Bedingen about three fourths of a mile below the mouth of the aforesaid Tates Creek, under such Regulations and Restrictions, as you in your wisdom may deem fit and proper. And your Petitioners as in duty bound, will ever pray. Among the signers: John Bishong ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:17:47 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: LETTER: Bishong to Lough, 1818, Barren Co March 25, 1818 Sir: Battalion muster is the 1st of May at Henry Bishongs. Regimental the 8th of October at John Howards and Court of Assessments the lst Monday in November at the same place and Company muster the first Saturday in April, June, August and September at William Hays old place. You will attend each of these musters with your fife at ten o'clock Jacob Bishong, Serg. M/ Jacob Lough ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:36:41 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: LAND: George Bushong, 1812, Monroe Co 112.00 March 12/53 George Bushong, Sr Capt John. Glover Col Ewing 3rd Auditors Office Geo Bushong under Capt Gover from 18 Sept to 20 Oct. 1812 Claiment, Thompkinsville, Ky 9 Feb. 1852 State of Kentucky Monroe County On this the 9th day of Feb, A.D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, George Bushong, aged 84 years, a resident of Monroe County and State of Kentucky who being duly sworn according to law, declare that he is the identical George Bushong whow as a private in the company commanded by Capt John Glover in the regiment commanded by Col Ewing in the war against the Indians in the Army commanded by General Hopkins and volunteers and was mustered into service some time in Sept. 1812 for the term and continued in service about seven weeks and honorably discharged on the Oct 30, 1812, at Bushongs, as will appear by the muster roll of said company. He makes this declaration for th purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitiled under the Act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States Sept 28th, 1850, under may hand this February 1852. H. Burnett I do certify that George Bushang is of and is entitled to full confidence given my hand this 9th day of July 1852. I do certify that George Bushong was in the war and served the time he states and this written under my hand the 9th February 1852. Henry Bushong Monroe County Kentucky This day personally appeared before me the under signed justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid George Bushong (illiegable) oath to the with in petition by an act of Congress given under my hand this 9th February 1852 Burnette J Pike State of Kentrucky, Monroe County I, I.C. Conkin, Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that George Bushong Esqr, whose name appears attached to the foregoing document are and were at the date there of (illegable) peace with in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly complied and qualified as such that the forgoing signature purporting to behe and that full faith and credit are due to his official act. In Witness where of I have hereun to subscribed my name and affix the seal at the office in the Town of Thompkinville, Monroe Co, Ky, February 14th, 1852, I.C. Conkin, Clerk ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:44:59 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: LAND: Henry Bushong, 1800, Barrent Co James Garrard, Esq. Govenor of the commonweath of Kentucky, to all to whom these present shall come, inconsideration of Certificate NO. 1095, granted by the State of Kentucky in 1798 for the Relief of Settlers in the South Side of the Green River, grants unto Henry Bishong, land containing two hundred acres by survay,Beginning at a oak on the north side of the creek, white oak a few poles near side of Sammuel Summers Survey, running thence N 17 degrees, E24 poles etc. Rest illegable. Dated 15 October, 1800. ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:56:43 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: GRANT: Grants for the relief of Settlers, Cumberland Co Gabriel Slaughter, Esq. Govenor and acting Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to all to Whom thse present shall come-Greetings, Know that by virture and in consideratin of a Certificate NO. 1373, (State price paid without interest) granted by the Commissioners in 1798 agreeeably to an Act of assembly for encouraging and granting relief to settlers, there is granted by the said Commonweath unto George Bushong (?) of John E. King who was (?) of John E. King was was a (?) of Thomas Andrews a certian tract or parcel of land containing two hundred acres by survay bearing the date the first day of August, 1799, lying and being in the County of Cumberland and bounded by a Oak near a bluff ten poles south of Andersons fork of the East fork of Big Barren thence N 14 E143 poles to a hickory and white Oake N 76 W143 poles with Morris's line to his corner two dogwoods S14W50 poles to Bishongs corner, thence with his line N 76W100 poles to Samuel Summers 21 Dec. 1819. ______________________________X-Message: #6 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:58:45 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: Correction: Henry Bushong-Isabella Summers July 5, 1791- Henry Pushon to Tabbe Summers, John Summers surety, Rev. John Rice ______________________________X-Message: #7 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:06:25 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: DEED: Jacob Bushon, Barren Co This Indenture mae this 23day of September in the year 1816, between Jacob Bushong and Jane Bushong of Barren County in the State of Kentucky of the one part and John Chapman Sr, of the county of Barren and State of Kentucky for the other, in consideration of the sum of $485. where of is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold by these present doth grant to said John Chapman a tract of land containing two acres. ______________________________X-Message: #8 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:14:12 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: BIBLE: Henry & Isabella Bushong Bible Records, Monroe Co Bible of Mrs. John Owens of Monroe Co, KY Henry and Issabella Bushong was married the 4th day of July in the year 1791. John Bushong was born July the 4th in the year of our Lord 1794 Mary G. Bushong was born February the 13, 1797 Ann Bushong was born December the 4th, 1798 James Bushong was born July the 13th, 1801 Samuel Bushong was born October the 11, 1803 Henry Bushong was born July the 20th, 1805 John Bushong departed this life October 29, 1846 Isabella Bushong departed this life the 11 of Sept. 1850 Henry Bushong departed this life the 1st day of August 1856 Sussan Bushong departed this life the 23rd day of July 1859 Henry Bushong, Senr, was borned June the 19th, 1771 Isabella Summers was borned the 27th of January, 1770 John Bushong's children: Martin Bushong was borned Oct 17, 1817 Betsey Bushong was borned September, 1819 Henry Bushong was borned December 25th, 1822 Issabella Bushong was borned March the 4th 1824 Issabella S. Bushong died 4th day of March 1827 James Bushong (no dates) ______________________________X-Message: #9 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:18:01 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: DEED: George Bushong, 1804, Barren Co 4- Barren County State of Kentucky , Surveyed for George Bushong 250 acres of land on the waters of the East Fork of Big Barren River by virtue of a Certificate NO. 5035, granted by the county court of Barren. Beginning at Francis Harveys SE corner etc. Survayed November 8, 1804 G.Bushong Francis Harvis ______________________________X-Message: #10 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:26:42 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: DEED: Abraham Darland, 1816, Bourbon Co No Book Given- this Indenture made the 22 day of Oct 1816 between Jonn Sears of Bourbon County of the one part and Abraham Darland of the County of the other, in consideration of the sum of $18.00 a certain tract or parcel of land containing 6 1/2 acres lying in the County of Bourbon being a part of Ruckers Survay, Beginning a three trees to a corner to Sweaingen's survey, thence to a corner of Jacob Harris where John Sears west line crosses the creek, thence south together will all improvements etc. Tests: John His Sears Mark Sammuel Donell Abraham Kerns Benj. Boardman ______________________________X-Message: #11 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:48:52 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com Subject: NEWS: W. D. Howser, Monroe Co Article written in 1936 for the Texas Centennial: W.D. HOWSER RECALLS INTERESTING FACTS OF PIONEER FAMILY HISTORY. W. D. Howser, Clarksville Lawyer and former postmaster believes that the origional manuscript of the constitution of the Texas Republic for which the Texas Centenial Exposition is conducting a search may be in Nashville, since the secretary of the convention. H.S. Kimble went returned to Nashville from Texas. Mr. Howser possessed a copy of this document until his home was destroyed by fire in 1933. The copy was made from that of Lt. Will Bowie who lived near the Antioch School House in the district of Macon Co, TN who secured it from Mr. Kimble. When the grandfather of Mr. Howser, Thomas Howser, who lived across the Kentucky line on the edge of Monroe County, got his copy of the constitution from Lt. Bowie, the latter did not know where Kimble lived or what he had done with the origional. The grandfather, Thomas Howser, had left seven volumes of letters and documents collected during his life time, the father 14 volumes and Mr. Howser himself had compiled 41 volumes. All were indexed and much of the material shed important light on facts and personages of the times. Perhaps the most important document lost was a letter written by Sam Houston a few days before he left the Govenors chair in April 1829, to return to his old friends the Cherokee Indians. "Relying on your judgement, I am leaving this manuscript with you to be opened only when you think my honor requires it". This letter was left in the hands of his good friend Thomas Howser of Monroe Co. Ky, and this was passed down through the generations and was in a safe deposit box at a bank for many years, however W.D. Howser brought it home the night before the fateful fire and it was destroyed. Mr. Howser states that several days before Houston left Tennessee for the Indian Territory he spent the night at the Howser home in Monroe Co. W.D. Howser states that the Howser family has an interesting history. The grandfather came from Germany as a stowaway and settled in North Carolina. When lots were drawn for soldiers for the War of 1812, Thomas Howser drew a colored bead, but his brother-in-law Stever Warner, of Monroe Co, all of whose family had been killed by the Indians, prevailed on him to let him go in his stead. The soldier contrary to fiction, returned safe and sound, but dissappeared some years later and the family never found a trace of him. Davey Crockett, the immortal hero of the Alamo, often hunted with grandfather Howser who thought "him a fine fellow with more common sense than anybody". 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