Person:Solomon Spears (1)

Watchers
Solomon Spears
m. Abt 1744
  1. Joseph SpearsAbt 1744 -
  2. Mary Spears1745 - 1805
  3. Elizabeth SpearsAbt 1746 -
  4. Sarah SpearsAbt 1748 -
  5. Susanna SpearsAbt 1750 - 1788
  6. Christina Spears1752 - 1841
  7. Jacob Spears1754 - Abt 1825
  8. Rev. Henry Speers1756 - 1840
  9. Rachel Speers1758 - Aft 1820
  10. Ann Spears1759 - 1839
  11. Catherine Rebecca SpearsAbt 1761 -
  12. Solomon SpearsAbt 1765 - 1788
  13. Noah Spears1769 -
  14. Esther SpearsAbt 1771 -
Facts and Events
Name Solomon Spears
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1765 Virginia, United States
Death[1] 5 May 1788 Bullitt, Kentucky, United StatesSalt Creek ; killed by Indians during the Battle of the Kettles [1]
Estate Settlement[2] 3 Oct 1825 Nelson, Kentucky, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 KV2D-7C9, in FamilySearch Family Tree
    includes sources, last accessed Jun 2022.

    Solomon was killed by Indians on the Salt River in Kentucky during the "Battle of the Kettles". There are said to have 13 people in their party that had come to make salt. Most were killed, and Mary Neely was taken prisoner.

  2. Estate settlement, in Nelson Co KY Commissioners Deeds, 1823-1842, Land Book 3:47-49.

    3 Oct 1825 between the unknown heirs of Elizabeth Kuykendall, the unknown heirs of Mary Reasoner, and Henry Crist, Catherine Lewright and John Lewright her husband, Nicholas Crist, Rebecca Cartmell and Jacob Carmell her husband, heirs of Sarah Crist, dec'd., Nathan Crist, Catherine Crist, Rebecca Crist and Sarah Crist, the last four infant heirs of Jacob Crist who was one of the heirs of Sarah Christ, the said Henry Crist is also named as heir of Sarah Crist, the unknown heirs of Christina Frye, Catherine Ernest and William Ernest her husband, Henry Spears, Jacob Spears, Nancy Frye and James Frye her husband, Elijah Cartmell, Sarah Brown and Joseph Brown her husband and Regina Crist, the three last heirs of Susannah Cartmell who was one of the heirs of Solomon Spears, Rachel Bird, Mounce Bird her husband, the unknown heirs of Regina Owens and Noah Spears.
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    [Note: Solomon Spears was unmarried and childless when he died in 1788, so his siblings were his heirs. However, it was 1825 before the estate was settled and some of his siblings had died, which meant some of his nieces and nephews became his heirs.