Chronicles of Boone County

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• Gilpin, Israel
• Zimmerman, Christopher
• 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.
• 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 Indian fighter. 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.
• Conner, John [1]
  John Conner, progenitor of the Conner family, emigrated from Virginia to what is now Boone County in 1796. He was one of the founding members of the Woolper Creek Baptist Church.
• Grant, John [1]
• Kay, James
• 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.
• Brumback, Peter
• Goff, Daniel
• Percival, Timothy, Sr.
  Timothy served in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
• Hughes, Cornelius, Sr.
• Symmes, John Cleves Jr.
  John Cleves Symmes Jr. is listed as a Revolutionary War pensioner. He lived in Kenton County (Ky.)
• Sandford, Richard
  Richard Sandford, born in 1755, served in the Westmoreland County, Virginia militia under Captian Singleton and then was promoted to lieutenant under Captain James Triplett. He later married Winnifred Redmon in Westmoreland County and migrated to Kentucky around 1795 where he died soon after. His children settled in Boone County, Kentucky, where his estate was inventoried in 1802.
• Johnson, Cave
  Cave Johnson was among the most prominent early Boone County citizens. The son of William and Elizabeth Johnson, Cave was born 15 November 1760 in Orange Co., Virginia. He served as a Private in the Revolutionary War, then came to Kentucky in April of 1779, spending time at Bryant's Station near Lexington.
• Graves, John [1]
• Fowler, Jacob
  In 1796 Fowler was appointed Campbell County Deputy Sheriff. In 1810 Jacob Fowler was in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky with one known enslaved. The 1820 census shows Jacob Fowler with nine known enslaved. In 1830 Jacob Fowler was known to have eight enslaved in Campbell County, Kentucky. Jacob Fowler died Oct 16, 1849. His death was reported in the Covington Journal Newspaper.
• Craig, John Hawkins
  John Hawkins Craig, the son of John and Sarah "Sally" (Page) Craig, was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on 14 Mar 1763. He served in the Revolutionary War as a Private and Quartermaster General, before moving to Boone County.
• Craig, John
• Tomlinson, John
  John Tomlinson was a private in the U.S. Revolutionary war, initially enlisted in Orange County (Va.). From April 1st, 1777, he served six months under Colonel Harrison. One year later he commenced serving 15 months with the Virginia Militia under Captain John Scott under General Nelson, Captain Benjamin Johnson, Captain Roe and then moved to Culpeper County (Va.) and enlisted to serve and fought in several skirmishes under Captain Joseph Wood and Captain E. Kirtley. He marched to Yorktown and fought against Cornwallis. He was granted a pension on January 7th, 1833 of $50.00 per year, at 73 years of age. John Tomlinson held 9 enslaved persons in the 1820 Boone County (Ky.) census, 1 in the 1830 census, and 7 in the 1840 census. His will lists his son, William Tomlinson, and two granddaughters, Permelia Jarrell and Milly Jarrell.
• Tanner, Frederick
• Vest, George
  George Vest was born in Halifax County (Va.) in May of 1760. He served in the Revolutionary War from 1776-1778. He enlisted in Pittsylvania (Va.) and served as a private militia man under Captain Thomas Dillard, Colonel Andrew Lewis, Colonel Christy, and Captain James Dickson. He was granted lands in Kentucky and begins to appear in the Boone County (Ky.) censuses from 1810. He married Nancy O'Neal on November 19th, 1829. In 1820 they are shown to hold one female slave under the age of 14. In 1840 they enslave a young male between he ages of 10 to 23. He lived in Boone County until his demise on February 22nd, 1845. According to his will, he names his sons as John Vest, Squire Vest, George Vest Jr., and Thomas Vest. He names his daughter Rutha Alexander Vest. He differentiates these children from the children "of [his] wife Nancy" as Thomas O'eal, Polly Ann O'Neal, Willa Jane O'neal, and Richard Ellis O'neal. It is appears that his wife had these children in a prior marriage, as in the 1820 census, George West co-habitates with an older woman (presumably a first wife). By the 1830 census, which follows his and Nancy O'Neal's 1829 marriage, we see the older George Vest (age range given as 70 to 79 years) with Nancy (age range given is 30-39 years) and her four children (two boys and two girls).
• Taylor, John
  John Taylor's military record states that he was born in the 1750s. At the end of his life, he was living in Washington County (Ky.). He served with the Virginia Militia in the U.S. Revolutionary war. The 7 persons enslaved by him appear in the 1800 records of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church.
• Hamilton, William
  William Hamilton was born in Scotland in 1740. He married Ruth Wilson on January 12, 1783. William Hamilton was known to have thirteen enslaved in the Burlington, Boone, Kentucky 1820 census. The 1830 census shows William Hamilton with twelve enslaved. He died in Boone County, Kentucky April 8, 1834.
• Kirtley, Jeremiah
  Jeremiah Kirtley was born in 1754 in Culpepper County, Virginia. Jeremiah married Mary Robinson June 24, 1773. He served in the Revolutionary War in the Culpeper County Militia. He moved to Boone County, Kentucky after his service. He died before March 6, 1806 in Boone County, Kentucky where his will was probated. He is buried in the Kirtley family cemetery.