BIO: Migration from Virginia to Kentucky; Interview with brother-in-law Robert Gwynn; Draper Manuscripts 11CC216-217; interviews conducted by Rev. Shane, Approximately 1850-54
Robert GWYNN
Cane down here was only in very little patches; and that not the bit rank quality, but a kind of maiden cane, as high as a man's head. Here the timber was white, red, and black oak. There ash and Walnuts. Wherever bit ash or big walnut now grows, there was cane land: But little black walnut is not on what was cane ground. The Shawnee Run indn: trace, was never more than a foot wide. Was a foot deep. It passed thro' Clover bottom, where McCLANAHAN made a pre-emption: called so, bec: the Buffalo Clover grew up there in a little space, about twice as big as this house. (a stone house w. 3 rooms on the ground floor.)Came to Ky., from Augusta, thro' the Wilderness, in 1784. Came immediately to this place, fr; Crab-Orchard. A few scattering farms; had settled out inthis part. My father came right to this spot he settled on, in company with David KINCAID, who had been out here and located land, but on this occasion had gone back into Calf-pasture to see perhaps to some business. (David Kincaid had a brother named John,) D. K. remained here until the game began to get scarce, and then moved up beyond Strodes' S., above Winchester. From there, he moved up on the Ohio, in the bottom between Tygart's a nd the mouth of Little Sandy: and then actually went, in company with BOONE, up the Missouri. They got a keel bottom boat
PROOF OF RESIDENCE IN FAYETTE CO., KY
DEED: VA; Augusta Co.; Chalkley III, p. 570; Deed Book 24, Page 320
10 Jul 1784
Elesibeth ( ) Kinkead to David Kinkead, of Fayette County, Ky., to sign her name to above deed. Teste: John Tode, John Kinkead, John Wallace.
POWER OF ATTORNEY: VA; Augusta Co.; Chalkley I, p. 530; Single Paper
10 Jul 1784
Power of attorney by Elizabeth Kinkead to David Kinkead, of Fayette County, Virginia, to make a deed to Joseph Guin, of Augusta County.
(Note: These are apparently unclear statements as to location until it is recalled that Kentucky was not created as a separate state until 1 Jun 1792. Between 1784 and 1792 there were 9 conventions in the area of Kentucky attempting to separate Kentucky from Virginia. Elizabeth Kincaid lived in Fayette Co., KENTUCKY, instead of Fayette Co., VA, which was not created until 1831.)
DEED: VA; Augusta Co.; Chalkley III, p. 570; Deed Book 24, Page 317
17 Aug 1784
David Kinkead to Joseph Gum, David's share of two tracts devised by Mathew Kinkead to his two sons, David and John, when they should arrive at 21 years.
(Therefore, David is 21 or older by 1784.)
MARRIAGE: KY; Fayette Co.; from George Young's WorldConnect file - Young Clan of Shelby CO Indiana
11 APR 1786
Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Fayette County, KY
David Kincaid to Jane Guyn
1795 LOCATION IN CLARK CO., KY (created from Bourbon and Fayette Cos., KY, in 1792); from BIO ON SON: MO: Boone Co.; Boone County Journal, September 8, 1870, p. 1, col. 8. "History of Blackfoot no. VIII." From the Fayette Democratic Banner.
John Kinkade, b. Clark co., KY, [moved] to Ohio the same year; 1801 to Charett village, 15 miles above St. Charles, MO. 1808 to Kinkade's Fort near Old Franklin, Howard Co., MO; 1818 to Blackfoot in Boone Co., MO. Had a brother Matthew Kinkade. Married; one son, who was killed by Federal soldiers during the Civil War.
(Note: Son John born 1795 in KY according to Boone Co., MO, censuses of 1850, 1860, and 1870.)
PLACEMENT OF DAVID KINCAID IN WOODFORD CO., KY
BIO: MO; St. Charles Co.; A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri. Wm. S. and Robert Rose. 1876. Section of families of St. Charles Co.; p. 172. Online at http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi-bin/Ebind2h3/umkc3?seq=169 (good Jan 2006)
MEEK.-William Meek and his wife, of Greenbriar Co., Va., settled in Woodford Co., Ky., in 1804, and in 1806 they removed to Missouri, in company with David Kincaid and family. They left Kentucky on a flat-boat of their own construction, on which they had their families, their horses, sheep, cows, hogs, and household goods. The boat sank before they reached the mouth of the Ohio river, and they then transferred their families and household goods to keel-boats, and drove the stock through by land. While Mr. Meek lived in Virginia, his mother, wife and two children (James and Rebecca) were captured by the Indians, but were rescued three days afterward by a party of white men who had gone in pursuit. The Indians placed Mr. Meek's mother on a wild young colt, thinking it would run away and kill her, but the colt, seeming to appreciate the value of his burden, acted like an old, gentle horse, and she was not hurt. Mr. Meek and his wife had fourteen children, five of whom died young. Those who lived were-John, Rebecca, James, Samuel, Sally, Polly, Benjamin, Joseph, and Isaac. John was drowned in Kentucky. Rebecca, James, Samuel, Sally, Benjamin, Joseph, and Isaac all returned to Kentucky, where they lived and died. Polly was married in 1807 to John Ramsey, son of Capt. William Ramsey. They walked fifteen miles to the house of a Justice of the Peace to be married, who performed the ceremony free of charge. Polly Bryan, wife of David Bryan, who was an old lady and wore a cap, acted as bridesmaid, while Henry Bryan, her brother-in-law, officiated as groomsman. Mr. Ramsey was an invalid, and died in 1815. He was compelled to make frequent visits to Kentucky to consult his physician, as there were no physicians in Missouri at that time, and his wife always accompanied him. These trips were made on horseback, and they often had to swim the rivers that lay in their course. On one occasion they were accompanied by David McKinney, Aleck McPheeters, and a Mr. Crawford, and on reaching White river they camped for the night. Next morning they all prepared to swim the river on their horses, and McPheeters went first, carrying their bag of provisions, and his saddle-bags containing his clothing, etc. The current was very strong, and it carried away his saddle-bags and the bag of provisions, and they had to go without anything to eat for two days, as there were no settlements where they could obtain supplies. After the death of Mr. Ramsey, his widow married Col. Francis Howell, in December, 1816, who died a few years ago, and left her a widow again. She is living at Mechanicsville, St. Charles county, in her 88th year.
(Note: David Kincaid came to St. Charles Co., MO, circa 1806 from the area of WOODFORD CO., KY. See excerpt below from the same Missouri history book detailing the migration of Margaret Kincaid, daughter of William Kincaid/Eleanor Guy, and her husband Henry Lindsay from Woodford Co. to St. Charles Co., MO, as well.)
p. 164-64
LINDSAY.--The original Lindsay family of the United States sprang from seven brothers, who came from England before the revolution. Their names were William, Samuel, James, John, Robert, Joseph, and Alexander. William married Ellen Thompson, of Ireland. and settled in Pennsylvania. Their children were-James, Jane, Elizabeth, Samuel, William, Henry, and Joseph. Henry Lindsay and his brother-in-law, Col. Robert Patterson, who married Elizabeth Lindsay, were the joint owners of the land on which the city of Cincinnati now stands. They built the first cabin there, and dug a well one hundred and twenty-two feet deep, when they struck a large walnut stump, and being unable to remove it, and having become dissatisfied with the location, they abandoned it. They were both in the battle of Tippecanoe. Henry Lindsay married Elizabeth Culbertson, and they had one son, William C., when Mrs. Lindsay died, and he afterward married Margaret Kincaid, daughter of William Kincaid, of Dublin, Ireland, who had settled in Greenbriar county, Va. By his second wife he had-Ellen K., James, Nancy B., Preston, John K., Henry C., and Margaret J. William C. Lindsay settled in St. Charles county in 1827, and died in 1861. He was married twice, first to Mary Hamilton, and after her death, he married the widow Lewis, whose maiden name was Maria Bell. Ellen K. died single in Kentucky. James died in Lincoln county, unmarried. Nancy married Alexander McConnell, of Indiana. Preston studied medicine, and married Jane Mahan, of Kentucky. John K. married Hannah Bailey, of Lincoln county, where he now resides. Henry C. was also a physician. He settled in St. Charles county in 1835, and died three years after. Margaret J. married Dr. John Scott, of Howard county, Mo. William Lindsay, Jr., was married in Pennsylvania to Sarah Thompson, and settled in Pike county, Mo., in 1829.
MIGRATION TO MISSOURI: MO 14 Jan 1806 FSMT I(14) David Kincaid - A claim, . for 500 arpents of land, situate on the fork of the River Charrette, district of St. Charles. Produces a special permission to settle a consession from Charles Dehault Delassus. Lt Governor, dated the 14th of January 1803, and certified to have been surveyed the 27th of February, 1806.
Testimony taken, April 2nd, 1806. Kincaid CALDWELL, being duly sworn, says that the claimant, having purchased the right of one Francis WOODS to the said land, who had then a family consisting of himself, wife, and eight children; and that, early in the Spring of 1804, he moved to the said land, and has actually inhabited it and cultivated it to this day. (4a) 1809, 20 Nov: Present John BC. LUCAS and Clement B. PENROSE, commissioners. It is the opinion of the board that the claim [of 2 Apr 1806] ought not to be granted.
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