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Cloud, William Sr.
William Cloud Sr. arrived in what would become Boone County around 1793. He and his wife, Jane , were both members of Bullittsville Baptist Church. Cloud served in the Revolutionary War while still in Virginia. William returned to Virginia around 1795, and never returned. His death was attributed to two causes: an attack by Native Americans near the Licking River or he died at the hands of the man he hired as a guard to accompany him.
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Burk, George George Burk was a Free African American and Revolutionary War soldier who lived in Boone County as early as 1800. Sometime before 1820, he and his extended family members moved to Jefferson County, Indiana, where he submitted his pension appliction for his service in the Virginia Continental Army.
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Aldridge, William
William Aldridge was living in Boone County by 1810.
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Page, Sarah
Sarah "Sallie" Page Craig was was among the "Heroines of Bryan Station" who, in 1782, left the relative safety of their fort, which was under siege by Native American forces aligned with the British, to collect water from the well outside its walls. She is considered a Patriot of the American Revolutionary War for this act.
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Craig, Elizabeth "Betsy"
Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson came west with her family from Spotsylvania, Virginia. She was among the "Heroines of Bryan Station" who, in 1782, left the relative safety of their fort, which was under siege by Native American forces aligned with the British, to collect water from the well outside its walls. A marker recognizing her as a patriot was placed on her grave by the Sons of the American Revolution.
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Piatt, Jacob [3] Jacob Piatt enlisted in the 1st Regimant, New Jersey Line on Dec. 15, 1775, serving as Ensign. Throughout his service, he rose through the ranks, ulitimately serving as a valued member of General George Washington's staff.
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Anderson, Thomas, Sr.
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Alexander, James
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Willis, John [2]
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Rouse, Samuel
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Rouse, Jacob
Both his marriage and death dates are recorded in his wife's application for a widow's pension.
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Brady, William W.
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Allphin, Ransom
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Gilpin, Israel
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Smith, Nathan [2]
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Zimmerman, Christopher
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Allen, Isham
In 1820, Isham Allen was living in Henrico County (Va.), and held seven people enslaved. In 1830, he was living in Boone County (Ky.), and held five enslaved people.
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Mills, Thomas
Thomas Mills was born on 29 September 1760, in Long Island, N.Y. He moved to South Carolina with his father and older brother and signed up with Lt. Col. Francis Marion during the Revolutionary War. Mills was only 12 or 13 years old at the time. He served with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment and Marion's group, the Swamp Fox Soldiers, from 1776 to 1779. He later traveled to Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio where he was a scout and involved in skirmishes with Native Americans. He met Daniel Boone and knew Simon Kenton well. In 1786, Mills was among several families who petitioned the Commonwealth of Virginia to establish the towns of Washington and Limestone, later known as Maysville. He served in the Corn Stalk Militia between 1791 and 1799 and fought in the War of 1812.
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Conner, John [1]
John Conner, progenitor of the Conner family, emigrated from Virginia to what is now Boone County in 1795. He was one of the founding members of the Woolper Creek Baptist Church.
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Grant, John Venner
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Kay, James
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McPherson, Alexander
Alexander McPherson was born in 1751. He served in Pennsylvania as a Private during the Revolutionary War. In March 1783, he married his wife, Rebecca, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. They were members of Georges Creek Congregation. They emigrated to Boone County in October 1791.
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Brumback, Peter
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Goff, Daniel Daniel Goff was born in Cumberland County, Virginia to Samuel and Diana Goff, free people of African descent.
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Percival, Timothy, Sr.
Timothy served in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.