Person:Solomon Stratton (1)
Solomon Stratton
b.Abt 1745 Amherst, Virginia, United States
d.Abt 1818 Floyd, Kentucky, United States
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  • H.  Solomon StrattonAbt 1745 - Abt 1818
  • W.  Jane Witton (add)
m. Bef 1769
  1. Tandy StrattonAbt 1772 - 1828
  2. Richard S. Stratton1776 - Abt 1827
  3. Elizabeth Stratton1769 -
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Name Solomon Stratton
Alt Name[2] King Solomon Stratton
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] Abt 1745 Amherst, Virginia, United States
Marriage Bef 1769 Virginiato Jane Witton (add)
Death[1][2] Abt 1818 Floyd, Kentucky, United States
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Solomon Stratton (1745-1818) was an American soldier and explorer born in Amherst County, Virginia. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and George Rogers Clark's 1778 expedition to Illinois in which Fort Kaskaskia was captured from the British. After learning of the purpose and destination of the Clark's expedition, many of the Virginia recruits from west of the Alleghany mountains objected and returned to their homes. Stratton, along with a few other fellow Virginians, reasserted their commitments to Clark in the face of their neighbors' cowardice, and stayed through the completion of the expedition. In 1788, Solomon, accompanied by his sons, explored the Southern Appalachian region and in 1796 established one of the first settlements in what is now Eastern Kentucky. In 1797 he helped to found the city of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. He died in 1818 near present-day Stanville, Kentucky and was buried in an unmarked grave near the Big Sandy River.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

    1745-1818

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave.

    1745-1819

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