Sketch of Dr. Andrew Fourt, Warren County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** Dr. Andrew Fourt was born in Maryland in 1780. When he was fourteen years of age his parents removed to Kentucky, where, in 1807, he was married to Sarah Wyatt. In 1810 he came to Missouri with his wife and two children, on pack horses, and settled near Charrette Village, in what is now Warren County. When the Indian War began he joined Captain Callaway's company of rangers, and served twelve months. When Montgom- ery county was organized, Dr. Fourt was appointed one of the commission- ers to locate the county seat, and Pinckney, near the Missouri River, was chosen as the place. The Doctor subsequently located there, and opened the first hotel in the place, which he kept three years, and then removed to the head of Pinckney Bottom, where he lived until his death, which occurred on November 27, 1852. He had eight children: Emsley, John T., Peter W., Pullyan M., Elizabeth, Martha S., Sarah J. and Louisa. Six of the children married and raised families. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================