Bastin in Kentucky, United States

Oral Traditions

According to Othella Lile of Hardyville, KY (Sept. 1993), the Bastins, Nunns, Atwells & Jewells came into Ky from NC in the early 1800s by wagons. They were on their way to MO but the weather turned bad so they ended up staying in KY Some of the Bastins did go on to MO.

According to Irene McGlasson of Horse Cave, KY (March 1994), some of the Atwell, Bastin, Jewell, & Nunns all came to KY together in covered wagons in a wagon-train around 1809 or 1810.