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ALLEN, Charles Allen and his wife,
ELIZABETH POWELL, settled in Kentucky in 1800 and came to Montgomery
Co., MO., in 1823. Their children were -Joseph H., David P., Charles
P., Polly E., Elizabeth B., Anna A., Martha C., Tabitha W., Lucy J.,
and Catharine C. Mr. Allen was a carpenter by trade, and built the jail
at Lewiston. His son, Joseph H., who was a physician, died at Troy,
in Lincoln County. David P. was married first to ANN BOONE, by whom
he had two children. After her death, he married NANCY COURTNEY, of
St. Charles, and they had eight children. He died in 1874. Charles P.
married ELIZA J. COURTNEY, by whom he had thirteen children. tabitha
and Catharine died before they were grown. Polly and Elizabeth married
brothers named SIMPSON. Anna married WILLIAM COWHERD, and their children
were Charles A., James D., William R., Catharine C., Martha E., and
Elizabeth P. Charles and William died before they were grown. James
married ELLA LOGAN, of Montgomery County. Martha married JOSEPH CRANE
of Callaway county. Elizabeth married CHARLES BLADES of Montgomery county.
ADAMS, James Adams, of Virginia, settled
in St. louis Co., MO., in 1818. He married SALLY BROWN, and their children
were Burrell, James, Polly, Sally, Elizabeth, Lucy, Rebecca, Martha
and Nancy. Burrell was a soldier in the war of 1812. He came to Missouri
in 1816, with JUDGE BEVERLY TUCKER and was married i 1818 to HARRIET
ALLEN, a daughter of JOHN ALLEN, who died in 1830. Mr. Adams died in
Danvill, Mo., during the summer of 1876 in his 82nd year. He had 8 children,
William B., B. T., J. B., James B., Susan F., John A., C. C., and Sarah
E. William B. is a physician, lives in Danville, and has a practice
that extends for many miles over that portion of the country. He is
a very intelligent man, and exercises a large influence in the affairs
of the county, which he has represented in the state Legislature. He
possesses a large fund of ready wit and humor, and is an entertaining
conversationalist.
ANDERSON, Presley Anderson and his wife,
ELIZABETH STEELE, settled in Montgomery Co., KY, in 1779. Their children
were John A. S., James, William, Presley, Jr., Lucy and Eliza. John
A. S., better known as CAPTAIN JACK, was a remarkable man in his day,
and is well remembered by the old citizens of Montgomery and Callaway
counties. We give his history elsewhere. Presley, Jr., married EUPHEMIA
JONES of Tennessee, and settled first in Warren Co., MO in 1814, from
whence he removed to Montgomery county in 1817, and settled near Brush
creek. He brought his family to Missouri on pack-horses, and they occupied
ROBERT RAMSEY's house, near Marthasville, soon after the murder of the
family of the latter. The blood was still upon the floor when they went
into the house and Mrs. Anderson scoured it up before they put their
furniture in. During the Indian war, Mr. Anderson served as a ranger
in CAPT. HARGROVE's company in Illinois. He was a devout Methodist,
and the preachers of that denomination held services in his house for
many years. The names of his children were Presley, Jr., Joseph, James,
William, John, Margaret, Lucy, Elizabeth and Eliza. James Anderson married
ELIZA JOURNEY, of St. Charles county, and settled on Brush creek in
Montgomery county. He afterward removed to St. Louis county where he
died. Eliza Anderson married JOHN DABNEY, who settled near Middletown
in 1830.
ANDREWS, William Andrews of Virginia had
a son, Robert who married NANCY EDMONDS and settled in Missouri in 1833.
Their children were William, Samuel, Sally, Mary J., and Catharine.
ANDERSON, John Anderson, of England,
had a son, John, who married LETITIA STEWART. They also had a son John,
who married JANE CLARK, and they had Gustavus A., William E., Theresa
J., Robert S., Eliza C., and John W. Gustavus A. graduated in medicine,
and settled in Missouri in 1836. He was married first to JEMIMA E. FISHER,
and after her death, to MARY A. TALBOTT, daughter of MAJOR KIT TALBOTT,
of Loutre Island.
BUSH, William Bush, of Fayette Co., KY, had
Benjamin, Ambrose, Levi, and Matilda. Benjamin married and settled in
Illinois, on the bank of the Mississippi river, and was murdered under
the following circumstances: Parties on the opposite side of the river
owed him a considerable amount of money, and he went over on the ferryboat
one day, to collect it. As he was returning that evening he was robbed
while on the boat, and then thrown into the river. Levi and Matilda
Bush both married and lived and died in Kentucky. Ambrose married NANCY
DOUGLASS and settled first in Illinois, near his brother Benjamin, where
he remained one year, and then, in 1818, he removed to Missouri and
settled at Charrette, in Warren county. In 1818 he settled on Dry Fork
of Loutre in Montgomery county. Mr. Bush was a shrewd businessman and
made a fortune by trading in horses and other stock. He had a low, soft
voice and gentlemanly manners, a d was a general favorite with his neighbors.
He died in 1873, at the advanced age of 88 years. His wife died many
years previous. Their children were Greenberry, Maria, Edward D., William,
and Ella. Greenberry married SARAH CUNDIFF, and they had William D.,
Eliza A., Nancy J., Amanda G., Caroline, Mary, Clay, Edward W., Virginia
and Susan. Mr. Bush served as sheriff and assessor of Montgomery county
for several years. He was also elected to the legislature one term.
Maria Bush was married first to AARON GROOM, and after his death she
married WILLIAM M. WRIGHT. Edward D. married VIRGINIA MOSLEY, and died
in 1863. His children were Livinia, John, Greenberry B., William T.,
Judith A., Lydia, Benjamin F., Emma, and Fannie.
BAKER, David Baker, son of ROBERT BAKER,
of England, married MARY ANDERSON, in November, 1756, and settled in
Norfolk, VA. They had Elizabeth, Mary, Benjamin, David, Robert, Sarah,
Dempsey, Thomas and James. David was born in Nov. 1763. He married JUDITH
JOHNSON, and they had Sylvester, Thomas J., and John. sylvester, who
was born in 1791, married the widow of JOHN JOHNSON, whose maiden name
was ELSEY WARD, and settled in Montgomery Co., MO in 1820. His children
were Judith, David W., Sylvester, Jr., William M., and John F. Capt.
John Baker was born in 1795. He married LIZZIE JOHNSON and settled in
Montgomery county in 1820. They had Sylvester C., Elsey A., Robert W.,
John J., Mary K., Judith M., Margaret E., and Dicey B. V. Capt. Baker
built a water mill on Loutre creek and a rather singular circumstance
happened to it one day. The mill was running at full speed with a heavy
head of water on, when the wheel suddenly blocked and the machinery
stopped with a jar and crash that shook the mill to its foundation Upon
examining the wheel a large catfish was found in it. The fish was taken
out, a handspike run through its gills, and two tall negroes hoisted
it on their shoulders and carried it to the house; and it was so long
that its tail dragged on the ground. This is a considerable fish story,
but it is true.
BAKER, Rev. Robert Baker came from Tennessee
to Missouri at a very early date, and was one of the first Methodist
preachers in Montgomery county. He organized the first church of that
denomination in this county, at the house of REV. DRURY CLANTON, who
was also a Methodist preacher. His house was situated on a branch called
"Pinch", about five miles southwest of Danville, and the church
was organized in 1819. Baker was an old revolutionary soldier and drew
a pension from the government, all of which he gave to his church and
the Sunday school cause. He had two sons, Jacob and Esau, who were as
much unlike each other in personal appearance as it was possible for
them to be; Jacob being six feet two inches in height, while Esau measured
only four feet five inches. The former settled in Callaway county, near
Readesville. He had an old yellow dog that he thought a great deal of,
and in order to keep him from running away, he drove a honey locust
stake in the yard and tied him fast to it. The stake took root and grew
to be a large tree and its branches cast a grateful shade over the yard
and dwelling.
BAST, George Bast settled in Montgomery county
in 1819. His father was a native of Germany, but came to American and
settled in Baltimore. George was married first to SARAH CLARK, of Lexington,
Ky., by whom he had Alonzo, John, George Y., and William H. Mrs. Bast
died in 1816, and her husband subsequently married EMILY COURTNEY, by
whom he had two children. She also died in 1823, and Mr. Bast was married
the third time to ELIZABETH FORD, by whom he had three children...Sarah,
Anna and Edward. Mr. Bast was killed by the falling of a tree in Feb.
1829, and his widow married SIRENUS COX. Alonzo, the eldest son, married
a Mexican lady, and lived and died in Camargo, Mexico. At his death
he left a widow and several children. John married HARRIET KIBBE, by
whom he had Mary, Julia, Harriet, Charles and George. George Y., son
of George Bast Sr., is a physician, and lives at New Florence. He is
a prominent and influential citizen of the county, where he is widely
known and respected. He was married first to LEONORA HANCOCK, and they
had one son, William. After the death of his first wife he married SOPHIA
JACOBS, and by her, had two sons, George and Charles. William H. Bast
is a merchant at Montgomery City. He also has a store in Kansas City,
Mo., and is a wealthy and influential citizen. He lives at his beautiful
country residence, a short distance south of Montgomery City, and enjoys
himself in the society of his family and neighbors. He was married first
to EPSEY MCGHEE, by whom he had William, Mary and Alonzo. After the
death of his first wife, he married LOUISA GORDON, and they have one
child, a daughter.
BEST, Stephen Best, of Ireland, emigrated
to America many years before the revolution, and settled in Pennsylvania.
His children were Isaac, Humphrey, Stephen, Jr., and Ebenezer. He also
had several daughters but their names are lost. Ebenezer never married,
but he educated sixty children that claimed him for their father. He
was one of the celebrated horse racers of Madison Co., KY., and also
indulged in chicken fighting. He once fought ten times with his chickens
in one day, and gained seven of the fights, winning $1,000 each. Isaac
Best and his wife came to Missouri in 1808 from Garrard Co., KY. They
rode two old horses, on which they also carried their bedding, furniture,
cooking utensils, etc. They settled on the bottom in Montgomery county
which has since borne their name. Mr. Best like his brother, was fond
of amusement, and delighted in horse racing. When the Indian war broke
out he built a fort on his farm, but had to give it up before peace
was declared. The Indians became so troublesome that he was afraid to
leave his family in the fort any longer, and conveyed them for greater
security to Fort Clemson, on Loutre Island. The following day his fort
was captured by the Indians, but they found nothing to reward them for
their trouble. The names of Mr. Best's children were John, Stephen,
Isaac, Jr., Humphrey, Ebenezer, Polly, Phoebe, Sally and Peggy. John
was married twice; first to his cousin, Polly, a daughter of HUMPHREY
BEST, and second to SARAH QUICK, daughter of ALEXANDER QUICK. By his
first wife he had Polly Catharine and Margaret; and by his second, Stephen,
John Jr., Rice, Nancy, Rhoda, and Elizabeth. Isaac Best, Jr., died when
he was nineteen years of age. Stephen, Humphrey, Ebenezer, Polly, Sally
& Margaret all accompanied their father to Texas, to which state
he removed a number of years ago.
BEARD, Edwin Beard and his wife, MARY BELL,
of Ireland, came to America and settled in Augusta Co., VA. They had
William, John, David, Charles and Samuel. The latter was a soldier in
the revolutionary war, and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
at Yorktown. He married SARAH CRAIG, of Staunton, VA., and settled first
in Pennsylvania, from whence he removed to Kentucky in 1792, and to
Missouri in 1827. His children were John, William, David, Samuel, Absalom,
James, Mary B., Sarah L., and Elizabeth. William was a soldier in the
war of 1812, under Gen. Harrison. He married ELIZABETH FINLEY, of Lincoln
Co., KY., and settled in Missouri in 1830. David married MARY DEJARNETTE,
and settled in Missouri in 1827. Samuel married REBECCA FISHER, and
settled in Ohio. Absalom died unmarried, in New Orleans. James was married
first to MARY J. LOGAN, and second to MARTHA A. BRIGGS, and settled
in Missouri. Mary married GABRIEL REEDS, of Kentucky, and settled in
Lincoln Co., MO. in 1830. sarah was married first to WILLIAM C. FINLEY,
and after his death, she removed to Lincoln Co., MO., where she married
MCKENLY HAYS. She died, and Hays married her sister, Elizabeth.
BUSBY, Matthew Busby, of Ireland, was a
weaver by trade. He came to America and settled first in Delaware, from
whence he removed to Bath Co., KY., at an early date. He had seven sons,
one of whom, James, Married NANCY LEWIS, of Delaware, by whom he had
eleven children, Isaac, Rolley, John, James, Hiram, Lewis, Granville,
Elizabeth, Lucretia, Amanda and Malinda. Lewis and James settled in
Missouri. The former married ELIZA MCCLANNAHAN, of KY., and settled
in MO in 1835.
BARNES, James Barnes, of Virginia, settled
in KY at an early date. He had three sons, James, Jr., Noble and John.
The two latter settled in Illinois, where they lived and died. James
Jr. settled in Missouri. He married SARAH CALLAWAY, daughter of FLANDERS
CALLAWAY, and they had twenty-two children, sixteen of whom lived to
be grown, viz.: James, John, Larkin, William, Callaway F., Flanders
C., Lilborn, Volney, Andrew, Rhoda, Jemima, Minerva, Margaret, Hulda,
Cynthia and Elizabeth. Flanders C. married married OBEDIENCE GRIGG,
and lives in Montgomery county. He has in his possession, a knee buckle
and silk stocking that belonged to his grandfather, Daniel Boone. In
his youth, Mr. Barnes was a great swimmer, and from being in the water
so much he contracted inflammatory rheumatism, from which he suffers
greatly in his old age.
BUNCH, David W. bunch, of Kentucky, settled
in Montgomery Co., MO in 1826. He married ELIZABETH WRIGHT by whom he
had fourteen children -Thompson H., John J., William F., Lucretia, Patsey
A., Sterling L., Lewis W., Nancy D., Amanda J., Hamilton V., Eliza M.,
David W., Cordelia and Elizabeth.
BERGER, Jacob Berger, of Germany, came
to America and settled first in Pennsylvania, but subsequently removed
and settled in Pittsylvania Co., VA. His sons were William, Jacob, George
and John; and he had several daughters whose names we could not obtain.
William was killed in the war of 1812, having volunteered to serve in
place of his brother, George, who had been drafted, and who, being a
married man, could not leave his family. George married MARY BOATRIGHT,
of Virginia, by whom he had Thomas A., Jacob, Louisa J., Lucy A., William
J., Appalana F., Polly, David, Elizabeth, and Marialmnel. Jacob and
Polly died young, in Virginia. The rest of the children came with their
parents to Missouri in 1838, and settled in Montgomery Ci. Thomas married
ELLEN STONE, of Virginia. Louisa married PLEASANT DAVIS, of Missouri.
Lucy married BUCKNER JEFFERSON, of MO., Appalana married ERASMUS MCGINNIS
of MO. Elizabeth married WILLIAM ANDERSON.
BOWLES, Gideon Bowles and wife, of Dublin,
Ireland, were members of the St. James Colony that settled in Goochland
Co., VA. anderson Bowles, their son, married JANE THOMAS, and settled
in Cumberland Co., VA. Their children were Caleb, Sarah, james, Gideon,
Ann, Anderson Jr., Virginia, Elizabeth, Augusta and David. Ann and Gideon
died in Virginia. The rest of the children came with their parents to
Madison Co., KY, in 1806 and in 1811 they all settled in St. Louis Co.,
MO., where Mr. Bowles died the following year. His widow lived until
1834. Caleb, the eldest son, was Judge of the county court of St. Louis
co. several terms. He was married twice, and finally settled in Saline
Co., where he died. Sarah married STEPHEN MADDOX, of Virginia, who settled
in St. Louis, Co. They had fifteen children. James was a ranger in Captain
Musick's Company, and was killed by the Indians at Cap-au-Gris in 1811,
in his 20th year. Anderson settled in Mississippi where he died. Virginia
married RICHARD RIPLEY, of St. Louis co., and died soon after. elizabeth
married RICHARD SAPINGTON and lives in Illinois, a widow. augusta married
JACILLA WELLS, who removed to Texas and died there. David the youngest
son living, was married first to JULIA MACKAY, a daughter of Capt. JAMES
MACKAY, of St. Louis, by whom he had James A., Jane, Jesse, Nathan Z.,
Mary E., George R., John B., Julia V., Gustave, Jefferson R., and David
J. Mr. Bowles settled in Montgomery county at an early date and still
resides there. He is a tanner by trade, but has pursued the avocation
of a farmer the greater portion of his life, and has prospered in more
than an ordinary degree. After the death of his first wife he was married,
in his old age, to the WIDOW GILES, of Lincoln Co., and in that connection,
his neighbors tell a story on him to the following effect: When he got
his new wife home, he was so overjoyed that he danced about the room
and waved his hat over his head in an excess of delight, when he happened
to strike the lamp that was standing on the mantel, and threw it on
the floor, where it was dashed to pieces. In a moment the house was
on fire and it was only by the most prompt and energetic efforts that
they were enabled to save it from destruction. Mr. Bowles was a great
hunter during the earlier years of his residence in Montgomery county,
and during one winter he killed 120 deer, three elk, and 400 raccoons,
besides gathering 350 gallons of honey from the various bee trees that
he found. The same year he killed the famous buck which the hunters
had named General Burdine, and which had thirty three prongs on his
horns. But one day his favorite dog got hung by a grapevine in the woods,
and he has not hunted much since. During the late war he was bold and
fearless in the expression of his political sentiments, which were favorable
to the south and on that account he suffered severely from the depredations
of the militia.
BROWN, William Brown settled on Clear creek
near its mouth, in 1819. He built his house under a high bluff that
ran parallel with the creek, and cut his fire wood on the top of this
bluff and rolled it down to the door of his house. When the wood gave
out he moved his cabin to another place, and when it gave out there,
he moved it again, preferring to move his house rather than haul his
wood.
COX, Sirenus Cox, of New York, settled in
Montgomery county in 1820. He married a daughter of COL. ISAAC VANBIBBER,
and raised a large family. His wife died, and he afterward married the
widow of GEORGE BAST, an moved to St. Joseph, Mo., where they now reside.
CLEMENTS, Benjamin A. Clements was a
soldier of the revolution. He married his cousin, SUSAN CLEMENTS, and
they had nine children - six sons and three daughters. Two of his sons,
Robert and David, settled in Missouri. Robert wa born in Fluvanna, Co.,
VA., Jan 19, 1783, and is still living in Montgomery Co., M. in his
94th year, being the oldest man in the county. He was a soldier in the
war of 1812, and settled in Montgomery county in 1842. He married ELIZABETH
THOMAS in 1809, and they had eleven children, six sons and five daughters.
CRAIG, Victor Craig, of England, came to
America in 1760 and settled in Maryland. He had four sons, William,
James, Robert and Samuel. William and James lived in Albemarle C., Va.
Samuel was drowned in the Susquehanna river. Robert was a soldier of
the revolutionary war. He was married first to SUSAN CARTER, of Virginia,
who was afterward killed by the Indians. She lived nine days after having
been scalped. Mr. Craig was married the second time to SARAH ELLINGTON,
of New Jersey, by whom he had John, David, Victor, Jonathan, Jacob,
Cynthia, Nancy and Sally. Mr. Craig settled in Montgomery County in
1829, and died the following year. His eldest son, John, married NANCY
COBB, and settled in Montgomery county in 1826. He was a blacksmith
by trade, and the first one at Danville. In 1831 he built the Dryden
horse-mill, on the Booneslick road below Danville. The mill was run
by a cog wheel, and it required three or four hours to grind a bushel
of grain. The hermit, BAUGHMAN, whose history is given elsewhere, carried
the stones of this mill to his cave, many years after the mill ceased
running, and arranged them so he could do his own grinding, by hand.
He still uses the same stones. Col. David Craig, brother of John, settled
in Montgomery county in 1817, and is still living, in his 87th year.
He lived two years when he first came to Missouri, with MAJOR ISAAC
VANBIBBER, at Loutre Lick. The colonel remembers many amusing and interesting
incidents of early days in Montgomery county, and takes great pleasure
in relating them to his friends. When he came to Missouri he brought
two black cloth suits with him, and one Sunday morning, while staying
at Major VanBibber's, he dressed up in them and went down to breakfast.
The clothes made quite a sensation, and VanBibber and all his family
crowded around to look at them, having never seen anything of the kind
before. One of the girls came close up to Craig, and touched his coat
with one of her fingers and then sprang back with the exclamation, "Oh,
ain't he nice!" But her father, who did not relish so much style
replied, "Nice, H-ll he looks like a black-snake that has just
shed its old skin". Soon after his arrival in Missouri the Colonel
paid MRS. ROBERT GRAHAM a dollar in silver, and made 300 rails for her
husband, for one pair of wool socks. ALECK GRAHAM, who was a little
boy then, remembers the splitting of the rails, for Col. Craig agreed
to give him a picayune (6 1/4 cents) for keeping the flies of of him
while he slept on the logs at noon; but for his life he cannot remember
whether he ever paid the picayune or not. The colonel served in the
war of 1812, and was in Gen. McCarthy's division at the battle of Brownsville.
He also served with Nathan Boone in the Black Hawk war, and was elected
Colonel of militia in 1834. He was married in 1819, to SARAH WEBSTER,
and they had eleven children, Narcissa, Cynthia A., Mary A., Susan T.,
David, George R., Green, Martha, William A., Francis, and James W. Victor
Craig settled in St. Francois county. Jonathan and Cynthia lived in
KY. Jacob died in Ohio. Nancy married GREENBERRY GRIFFITH, of Pettis
Co., MO.
CARTER, Peter Carter, of KY., had twelve
children. Larkin G., one of his sons, married JUDITH JONES, and settled
in Montgomery co., MO. in 1819. He was a soldier in the war of 1812,
under General Harrison, and acted as colonel of militia in Montgomery
co. for several years. He died in 1847, having raised thirteen children.
CRANE, George W. Crane was born in 1792,
in Kind and Queen county, VA., was married in 1818 to NANCY GRESHAM,
of Franklin Co., KY, and settled in Montgomery co., Mo., in 1824. He
was Assessor of Montgomery Co., Mo four years, and sheriff eight years.
He was a member of the Baptist church and the first clerk of New Providence
church on Loutre. His children were C. C., Thomas J., Joseph G., George
W., C. D., Mildred A., Martha E., and Mary.
CLARK, Henry Clark, of Scotland, emigrated
to America, and settled in KY, where he married SARAH JONES. They had
Benjamin, Isaac, John, Henry, Susan, Mary A., and Sally. Benjamin died
in Ky, and his widow moved to Boone Co., MO. Isaac Clark was a man of
superior talents, and represented his county in the legislature for
several terms; he was also assessor four years. He brought with him
from Ky a set of china ware, the first that was ever in Montgomery co.,
and used it on a puncheon table. He was married first to a MISS CAMPBELL,
of Va., and settled in Montgomery co in 1819. They had three children,
Harold, Cynthia and Jane. Harold died single. Cynthia married ENOCH
FRUITE, who settled in Callaway Co., in 1819. Jane married JOHN FRENCH,
of Callaway co. Mr. Clark was married the second time to MARY FRENCH,
and they had Henry, William, Isaac, Benjamin F., Sally, Susan, Polly
A., Elizabeth M., and Mary H. Henry was married first to SUSAN A. TALBOTT,
and they had two children. after her death he married CATHARINE JACOBS,
and they had one son, Henry. William Clark married ELIZABETH SNETHEN,
and they had eleven children. Isaac died at 18 years of age. Benjamin
F. married PRUDENCE N. SNETHEN, and they had six children. Mr. Clark
is an influential citizen, and an ex-judge of the county court. Sally
Clark married WILLIAM KNOX. Susan A. married DAVID TALBOTT. Polly died
in childhood, and Elizabeth died at the age of twenty-two. John Clark,
a brother of Isaac, was clerk of the county court of Christian Co.,
KY., for many years. He was married first to LUCY ELLIOT, and settled
in Callaway Co., MO in 1820. His children by his first wife were Edward,
Narcissa, Nancy, Susan, Sally, Jane, Lucy A., James and John. He was
married the second time to the WIDOW SAMUELS, by whom he had one child,
Melvina. He was married the third time to the widow of ALEXANDER READ,
whose maiden name was ELIZABETH CHICK, by whom he had Logan, Isaac,
Shelby, Elizabeth J., Samuel, Fanny and Benton. Mr. Clark wa a good
business man, a kind husband and father, an excellent neighbor, and
was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
CARSON, Lindsay Carson came from KY to
MO in 1810, with COL. HALE TALBOTT, who had partly raised and educated
him. He settled on Loutre Island, but the following year he sold out
to Colonel Talbott, and moved to the Boone's Lick country, where he
was killed in 1819, by the falling of a limb from a burning tree that
he was cutting down. Mr. Carson was married twice. by his first wife
he had William, Anderson, Moses B., and a daughter who remained in KY.
By his second wife he had Robert, Hamilton, Christopher and four daughters.
Christopher Carson, called "Kit", became famous as an Indian
fighter, scout and army officer. He was named for Colonel Hale Talbott's
eldest son.
CLARE. There were six brothers and two sisters
named Clare, who came from Germany with their parents and settled on
James river in VA. The names of the brothers were Thomas, allen, George,
Jacob, Daniel and Frank.
COPE, James Cope, of East Tennessee, settled
in Montgomery Co., in 1837. He married a MISS HUTTON, of Tennessee,
whose father was a soldier of the war of 1812. On one occasion the portion
of the army with which he was acting met with some reverses, by which
it was cut off from its base of supplies, and the soldiers were reduced
to the verge of starvation. As a last resort, Mr. Hutton cut off a portion
of his horses tail, and ate it, and thus saved his life. The horse seemed
to experience very little inconvenience from the loss of his caudal
appendage, and Hutton rode him during the rest of the war. The children
of James Cope were Malinda, Hannah, Isabella, Samuel W., and Susan,
all of whom settled in Montgomery county in 1837. Malinda was married
in Tennessee in 1835 to JOHN KIZER, a blacksmith, who came to MO and
settled in Troy, Lincoln Co., the same year. He remained there two years,
working at his trade, as a journeyman for $30 per month. He also worked
nearly every night, for which he received extra wages, and at the end
of two years had saved a small sum of money. He then came to Montgomery
and with his own money and $50 that he borrowed from the County Treasurer,
he bought a tract of land, on which he opened a farm, and resided there
until his death, which occurred i 1869. he hunted a great deal during
the first part of his residence in Montgomery co., and on one occasion
killed forty-five deer in a single day. At another time he killed three
deer at one shot. He had nine children, eight daughters and one son,
and his widow and children, six of whom are married, still reside in
Montgomery county. Hannah Cope married her cousin, JAMES COPE. Isabella
also married her cousin, JOHN COPE. Samuel W., who became a Methodist
minister, and is now a presiding elder in his church, was married twice;
first to LOUISA STEWART, and after her death, to JANE SCOTT. He lives,
at present, in Chillicothe, MO. Susan Cope married DAVID GLOVER, of
New Florence, Montgomery county.
CRUTCHER, Samuel Crutcher and his wife,
ELIZABETH LEE, were natives of Patrick Co., VA. Their children were
Elizabeth, Cornelia, Frank, Charles, and Samuel. The latter married
NANCY JAMES, of Virginia and settled in Lincoln Co., MO in 1810, from
whence he removed to Montgomery county in 1830. Their children were
William, John, Sophia, Lucella and Samuel, Jr. John was married first
to CLEMENCY WHITE, and after her death, to MARY J. WILLIAMS. Sophia
married SANDY JONES, who settled in Montgomery co. in 1831. Samuel,
Jr., was married three times; first to ELIZA HOLLADAY; second to a widow
named HOLLOWAY; and third to the WIDOW RANDOLPH, whose maiden name was
JANE WINTER. Lucella married JOHN DARBY, who settled in Randolph Co.,
MO. Samuel and John Crutcher settled near Middletown, and the first
goods sold in the northern part of Montgomery county were sold in one
en of Samuel's house, in 1836, by MATTHEW WILLBURGER and SAMUEL KING.
The latter sold out to Samuel Crutcher, and Willburger & Crutcher
moved their stock of goods to the present site of Middletown, into a
little log cabin, which was burnt soon after, and they were both ruined.
Willburger surveyed and laid out Middletown in 1836, and JOHN DUGAN
built the first house there. STEWART SLAVENS owned a part of the land
on which the town was built.
CAMP, Hardin Camp, of South Carolina, was
of English parentage. He served his country in two of its principal
wars - the revolution and the war of 1812. He married SARAH HAWKINS,
and settled in Warren Co., KY. Their children were Josiah, Thomas, Hawkins,
Joseph, Sarah and Elizabeth. Thomas married SARAH MIDDLETON, of KY,
and settled in MO in 1842. He died soon after, leaving a widow and nine
children. Joseph married NANCY SHACKELFORD, of Madison Co., KY., and
settled in Warren Co., MO., in 1836. His children were Hiram H., Josiah,
Mahala, Angeline, Sarah, Elizabeth, Martha, Judith A., and Mary. Mr.
Camp had intended to settled in Howard Co., MO., but when he reached
Jones' farm, where Jonesburg now stands, his wagon mired down, and he
concluded to stop there. So he bought land in the vicinity, and settled
upon it. He was Judge of the county court of Warren Co., KY., before
he left that state.
COBB, Samuel Cobb, of KY, married MAGDALENE
PEVERLEY, and settled in Montgomery Co., MO in 1823. They had 6 children,
Philip, Samuel, Jr., Adam, Easter, Nancy and Sally. All are dead except
Samuel, Jr., who is still living in the 86th year of his age. He was
married first to SALLY SAYLER, of KY., by whom he had ten children.
He was married the second time to LENORA TAYLOR, and they had three
children. Mr. Cobb belongs to the old-fashioned style of men, and does
not believe in many of our modern inventions and innovations. His brother,
Adam, was a soldier in the war of 1812. He married DELILAH BODKIN, and
settled in Montgomery Co., in 1823. They had ten children. Adam was
the great Fourth of July orator of his day, and had a glowing speech
about George Washington, of whom he was an ardent admirer, that he delivered
with great oratorical effect whenever called upon. We have obtained
a copy of this speech, and present it elsewhere.
CUNDIFF, William Cundiff, of VA., settled
in Montgomery Co. at a very early date. His children were Joseph, John,
William, Jane, Uraney, Elizabeth A., and Polly. Joseph married SALLY
MCFARLAND, of KY. John married POLLY SNETHEN. William died a bachelor.
Jane married WILLIAM GROOM, a son of JACOB GROOM. Polly married JOSEPH
MCFARLAND. Elizabeth A. married NELSON HUNTER.
CHAPMAN, Stephen Chapman, of England,
came to America when he was only fifteen years of age. When the revolution
began, he joined the American army under Washington, and fought throughout
the whole war. After the close of the war, he married ELIZA FLOYD, of
VA., by whom he had Frank, George, William, James, John, Andrew, Isiah,
Benjamin, Rachel & Peggy. Frank was a soldier in the war of 1812.
He married NANCY CHESTER, of VA., whose father, DR. STEPHEN CHESTER,
was a surgeon in the American army during the revolution. Their children
were Sally, Polly A., John W., James B., and Wesley. James B. married
SUSAN FIPPS, of VA., and settled in Montgomery Co., MO. in 1838. Mr.
Chapman was a cabinet maker by trade and before he left his home in
VA., he made the coffins for the parents of General JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON,
who became so celebrated during the late war between the North and South.
After he came to MO., Mr. Chapman took up the carpenter's trade, and
became one of the most rapid workmen in his part of the country. He
possessed great powers of endurance, and on one occasion, while building
a house for GEORGE BRITT, he worked sixty hours without stopping, for
which he received $25 in gold. When he first came to Montgomery Co.,
there were no roads through the prairies, and the grass was nearly as
high as his horse's back. When he traveled anywhere he would tie a small
log to his horse's tail, and drag it through the grass, so it would
make a trail he could follow back home. He raised his first apple orchard
by cutting off small pieces of the branches of apple trees, and sticking
them in Irish potatoes, which he planted, and the branches grew to be
bearing trees.
CLANTON, Drury & Henry Clanton, of
Tennessee, settled on a branch called "Pinch", * about five
miles south of Danville, in 1818. Drury Clanton was Methodist preacher,
and it was at his house that the first Methodist church in Montgomery
county was organized, by REV. ROBERT BAKER and himself, about the year
1819. A Sunday school was also organized at the same time and place,
and the first camp meeting in Montgomery co. was held there, on what
was called the Loutre campground. Drury Clanton married a MISS JAMES
of Tennessee, and their children were John, James, Thomas, William,
Eliza, Nancy, Angeline, Rebecca and Patsey. Henry Clanton was married
twice, and his children were Wesley, Alonzo, Sally, Martha & Mary.
Martha and a negro woman were burned to death on the prairie in Montgomery
Co.
*Captain John Baker gave the name to this branch, because the people
who lived upon it were always "in a pinch" for something to
live on.
COLE, Mark Cole, of Tennessee, came to MO.
in 1817, and settled in Montgomery Co. He married DORCAS HALL, a daughter
of WILLIAM HALL, who settled on Dry Fork of Loutre in 1817. Mr. Cole
was a hatter by trade, and the first that settled in Montgomery Co.
He made "Boss" Logan's famous hat, which he wore twenty years.
It was composed of twenty ounces of muskrat fur, mixed with thirteen
ounces of raccoon fur, and would hole an even half-bushel. The crown
was eighteen inches high, and the brim six inches wide. Mr. Cole died
in 1854, but his widow is still living. Their children were Stephen
H., William C., John W., Henry W., David D., James A., Robert T., Marcus
L., Jerusha A., Mary M., Elizabeth S., Sarah A., and Nancy J., all of
whom are still living except James A. and Nancy J.
CUNDIFF, Richard Cundiff, the grandfather
of the Cundiff family of Montgomery co. was killed at the battle of
Point Pleasant, in 1774. His sons, Louis and William, settled in MO.,
the former in 1818, and the latter in 1819. Louis married ELIZABETH
TOWERS, by whom he had Polly, Elizabeth, Richmond, James, Louis, Sally
& Levisa. William married SALLY MADDOX, by whom he had Joseph, James,
John, William, Polly, Jane, Sally, Maria and Elizabeth A.
DIGGS, Simon Diggs, of Lancaster Co., VA.,
had a son named William, who married a MISS GOE, of Middlesex Co., VA,
by whom he had one son named Christopher. His first wife died, and he
was married the second time to MARY SEETON, by whom he had William,
Isaac, Simon, John H., Dudley, Rowland, Barbee, Cole, Nancy, Polly and
Elizabeth. John H. married SARAH HATHAWAY, who lived to the age of 103
years. Their children were Lawson, Christopher Y., John H. Jr., Cynthia,
Malinda, Nancy, Elizabeth and William C. Lawson and John H., Jr., were
ship carpenters. The former married SARAH DIGGS, of VA., and settled
in MO in 1834. John H., Jr., followed the sea for a number of years,
but finally abandoned that dangerous calling and emigrated to the west.
He came to St. Louis in 1834 and worked on the first steamboat built
in that city. In 1839 he settled in Montgomery Co., where he still lives.
He married JANE JETER, a daughter of PLEASANT JETER, of Richmond, VA.,
and sister of the eminent REV. DR. JETER, of that city. Cole Diggs was
born Feb. 25, 1791. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812, and in
1817 he settled in KY, and married JANE PACE, a daughter of REV. JOHN
PACE, of Va. In 1832 he removed to MO and settled in Montgomery Co.
where he still resides (1875), in the 85th year of his age. He kept
hotel at Danville, for some time after he came to MO. and served as
Justice of the peace for many years.
DRURY, Lawson Drury was a native of Worcester
Co., Mass., but removed to New Hampshire where he married ELIZABETH
JOHNSON Their children were Lawson, Jr., Charles, and Ruth. His first
wife died, and he was married the second time. His children by his second
wife were George, John, James and Sarah. Mr. Drury removed from New
Hampshire to Ohio, where he became Judge of the county court for the
county in which he lived. After the death of his second wife, he came
to MO. and lived with his son, Charles, at Danville, where he died in
July, 1835, in his 65th year. Charles Drury came to MO at a very early
date and was the second merchant in Montgomery co., DANIEL ROBINSON
being the first. Drury's first store was at Loutre Lick, but in 1834
he removed to Danville. He was an honest, enterprising man, and was
highly esteemed by all who knew him. He married SALLY A. WISEMAN , of
Boone Co., who was a daughter of JAMES WISEMAN & MARY TUTTLE. Their
children were Lawson, James H., Susan B., Charles J., Jarrett, Joseph,
Andrew M., Richard B., Mary E., and Elizabeth. Mr. Drury died in Danville
in 1848, in his 47th year. Five of his children, James H., Jarrett,
Joseph, Andrew M., and Elizabeth, died unmarried. Lawson was married
twice; first to MARGARET FRAZIER, and second to CATHARINE WILSON. He
lives in Kansas City, MO. Susan B. (who was the first child born in
Danville) married DR. WILLIAM B. ADAMS. Charles J. and Richard B. live
in Atchison, KS. Mary E. married CAPT. STUART CARKENER, of Danville.
Joseph Wiseman, a brother of Mrs. Charles Drury, married ELIZABETH ROBINSON,
of Callaway Co., and became one of the early settlers of Danville.
DAVIS, John David, of Jonesburg, familiarly
known as "Uncle John", is the oldest son of the late THOMAS
DAVIS, of Shenandoah Co., Va. John was born Oct. 30, 1791, in Shenandoah
Co., and is now nearly 85 years of age. When he was about sixteen, his
parents removed to Bourbon Co., KY, and when the war of 1812 began,
he enlisted in the army and served under Generals Winchester and Payne.
He was stationed at Forts Wayne and Laramie, in Ohio, for some time
In 1820, he came to MO. and stopped a short time in St. Louis, which
then had only one principal street, and most of the houses were made
of square posts set upright, with the spaces between, filled with straw
and mud, the chimneys being built of the same material. The court house
was surrounded by a post and rail fence, and young Davis was sitting
on this fence when the announcement was made that the Territory of Missouri
had become a state. From St. Louis, Mr. Davis went to Pike Co., and
settled in Clarkesville, where he lived forty-six years. In those days,
rattlesnakes were much more abundant than they are now, and the old
pioneers would occasionally go on "snaking" frolics. They
always came back vomiting from the effects of the poisonous smell of
the snakes. On one occasion, Mr. Davis and his neighbors went to a knob
near Clarkesville and killed seven hundred rattlesnakes in one day.
This is a pretty large snake story, but it is nevertheless true. Mr.
Davis had failed in business in KY, before his removal to MO., but he
worked hard for ten years after he came here to get money to pay those
debts; and he often says that that was the happiest period of his life.
Bankrupt and exemption laws had not been invented then, and when men
entered into obligations they generally endeavored to fulfill them.
For many years after he settled at Clarksville, the population was so
thin that it required all the men within a circuit of ten of fifteen
miles to raise a log cabin. At that time, the government sold its public
lands at $2 per acre, payable in four equal installments, with interest
on the deferred payments. But in 1825, a new system was adopted, and
the public lands were sold at $1.25 per acre, for cash. Mr. Davis has
a son living at Navoo, Illinois, who is 62 years of age; and his brother-in-law
REV. THOMAS JOHNSON, was an Indian Missionary where Kansas City now
stands, many years ago. His children still reside in that vicinity.
DAVIS, Jonathan Davis, of PA., married
ELIZABETH BOWEN, and they had six children...James, John, Elijah, Septimus,
Jonathan and Elizabeth. John and James came to MO in 1800. John was
a great hunter and trapper, and spent most of his time in the woods,
often being absent for months at a time. He married SUSAN BRYAN, a daughter
of DAVID BRYAN, and his children were James B., JOnathan, Joseph C.,
John H., Unicia and Elizabeth. James, the brother of John Davis, married
JEMIMA HAYS, a granddaughter of Daniel Boone, her mother being SUSANNA
BOONE. After his marriage he returned to KY and remained until 1819,
when he came back to MO and settled in Montgomery Co. His children were
John, Elizabeth, Jesse, Susan, Narcissa, Marcha, Daniel B., Unicia,
and Volney. Jonathan Davis, brother of James and John, came to MO in
1820 and married MAHALA HAYS, a sister of his brother james' wife. They
had thirteen children, only four of whom are living (1875).
DAVIDSON, alexander Davidson, of South
Carolina, married SARAH ELLIS, and settled in KY, from whence, in 1821,
he removed to MO and settled in Montgomery Co. They had 3 children,
John, Abraham and Rachel. Abraham was married first to MARY BRANSON,
by whom he had 12 children, Alexander, Alfred, Abraham, Stout B., Franklin,
Hezekiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rachel, Mary, Louisa, and Martha. His first
wife died and he was married the 2nd time to the widow HUBBARD, by whom
he had William and John A. Mr. Davidson was not out of the county during
the last forty-five years of his life.
DRYDEN, David Dryden, of PA., married BARBARA
BERRY, and settled in Washington Co., VA., where he and his wife both
died. Their children were Jonathan, David, Nathaniel, William. Thomas,
Rebecca, Elizabeth and Mary. Jonathan married FANNY DUFF, and lived
and died in KY. David was married twice, the name of his second wife
being JANE LAUGHLAN. He settled in Blunt Co., Tenn. Nathaniel was also
married twice; first to ELLEN LAUGHLAN, a daughter of ALEXANDER AND
ANN LAUGHLAN, but she died without children. Mr. Dryden was married
the second time to MARGARET CRAIG, a daughter of ROBERT CRAIG, who was
a son of a revolutionary soldier, and they had Frederick H., John D.
S., Ellen E., Mary R., Jane R., Louisa W., Thomas A., Margaret, David
C., Caroline, and William P. Mr. Dryden represented Washington county
Va., in the Legislature of that state before he came to MO., and after,
he settled in Montgomery co. in 1829, he represented that county in
the MO. Legislature several terms. He also held other important positions
in the county, and was an influential and highly esteemed citizen. He
died in 1858, in his 75th year; his widow still survives, in her 83rd
year. Thomas Dryden built a horse mill near Danville, soon after his
arrival in Montgomery Co., which, being something unusual for those
times, attracted a great deal of attention. It was situated on a high
point of ground, where the wind had a fair sweep against it, and several
persons came near freezing to death while grinding grain there during
cold weather. The capacity of the mill for grinding was from 3 to 5
bushels per day. Mr. Dryden was a leading member of the Methodist church,
and strict in his observance of its rules; but one day he needed some
whisky for some purpose, and went to Danville and procured a jugful
of that fiery liquid. On his way back home he met. REV. ANDREW MONROE,
his pastor, who was bitterly opposed to the use of intoxicating liquors
in any manner, and was very strict in his enforcement of the rules of
the church against it. Mr. Dryden saw him coming, and wondered what
he should do--he a steward in the church, with a jug of whisky in his
hands! But a happy thought struck him. He remembered that MOnroe had
once entertained the Governor in his house at Danville, and had sent
to the saloon to get a bottle of whisky for his benefit, as he had none
in the house, and the Governor had called for a stimulant. When the
met, Monroe's first question was, "Well, Brother Dryden, what is
that you have got in your jug?" Dryden promptly answered, "It's
some whisky that I have just purchased for the Governor, who is at my
house". Monroe saw the point, and let Brother Dryden off without
a reprimand. Thomas Dryden, brother of Nathaniel, married ELIZABETH
CRAIG, and settled n Montgomery Co. He died in 1874, in his 74th year.
DAVAULT, Henry Davault was born in France,
but married CATHARINE MARIA GROVER, of Germany. They emigrated to America
about the year 1764, landed near Philadelphia, and settled near Hanover,
York Co., PA., where they lived and died. Mr. Davault served in the
revolutionary war, under General Washington. He died at the age of 85,
but his wife lived to the remarkably old age of 97 years, 4 months and
10 days They had the following children...Philip, Margaret, Elizabeth
and Gabriel (Twins), Catharine, Mary, Henry, Valentine, Frederick, Julia
& Jacob. Philip was one year old when his parents arrived in America.
He married CATHARINE LONG. Margaret married SAMUEL LONG. Elizabeth married
JOHN KITZMILLER. Gabriel married MARY KITZMILLER. Catharine married
NICHOLAS KEEFAUVER. Mary married MARTIN KITZMILLER. Henry married KITTY
GROSS. Valentine married LOUISA RANGE. Julia married JACOB WARTS. Jacob
married RACHEL KITZMILLER. Philip Davault had the following children...Mary,
Kate, Margaret Lydia, Louisa, Daniel, and Eliza. One of these children
married JOHN HARSHEY, and died in Maryland. Another married WILLIAM
ROBERTS, and lived in Baltimore. Another married WILLIAM LANDERS and
lived in Illinois. Another married JOHN KITZMILLER, and lived in Tennessee.
Another married MARY KITZMILLER, and lived in Ohio. The children of
Frederick Davault were Henry, Peter, David, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Louisa,
Kitty and Samuel. Most of these children settled and lived in Tennessee.
Henry settled in Montgomery Co in 1831, and married VIRGINIA MAUGHS,
by whom he had Mary, Elijah, and john. Peter married MARY HAYS, of Tennessee,
and settled in Montgomery co in 1831. He conditionally donated the land
to the county on which Danville now stands. His children were Henry,
Laban, Catharine, Frederick, Alfred, John, Emma, Louisa and Mary V.
The latter died in childhood. Mr. Davault died in 1872. His sister,
Kitty, married a MR. CRAWFORD , of Tennessee, and removed to Kansas,
but afterward died in MO. Mary Davault married JAMES DUNCAN, who settled
in South Carolina. Elizabeth married JOSEPH DUNCAN, and remained in
Tennessee. Louisa was married twice, to two brothers, named RANKIN,
and remained in Tennessee.
DUTTON, Natley Dutton and wife, of England,
settled in Maryland some time after Lord Baltimore began to colonize
that state. Their son, Natley, Jr., was born and raised in Maryland.
He had a son, named John II, who was born in 1790. Mr. Dutton died when
his son was eleven years of age, and two years afterward, his mother
had him bound out to learn the ship carpenter's trade. He worked at
that business fourteen years. In the meantime, his mother had married
a MR. ELTON, whose father was a Quaker and came to America with WILLIAM
PENN. They had a son named THOMAS T. ELTON, and in 1818, he and his
half-brother, JOHN H; DUTTON, in company with PHILIP GLOVER, started
to Missouri. They traveled in a wagon to Wheeling, VA., where they bought
a flatboat, and loading their wagon and team onto it, and proceeded
to Louisville. There they sold their boat and came by land to MO. They
located first in St. Charles Co., where they rented land, and lived
two years. They then entered land on North Bear creek, in Montgomery
Co., and settled there. Mr. Elton married ELEANOR GLOVER, and raised
a large family of children. He subsequently removed to Grant County,
Wisconsin, where he now resides. Mr. dutton married MARY BRUIN, of St.
Charles Co., whose father settled there in 1808 They had John H., Jr.,
Evaline, Timothy B., Eleanor, James M. and Elizabeth. The two latter
lived to be grown, but died unmarried. John H., Jr., lives in Warren
Co. Eveline married J. B. SHELTON, of Montgomery Co. Timothy B. lives
in Montgomery City. Eleanor married EDMOND F. ADAMS. John H. Dutton
Sr., and his wife were members of the Baptist church of which he was
a deacon for twenty years. He was Justice of the peace for a long time,
and judge of the county court for eighteen consecutive years, twelve
years of which time he was the presiding justice. He was a man of fine
business qualifications, and was highly esteemed for his many excellent
characteristics. He died the death of a christian, June 9, 1853. His
widow survived him thirteen years. ENGLAND, Joseph England married MARY
REED, of VA. and settled in Montgomery Co., MO in 1833. Their children
were David, William, Joseph, Jr., James, John, Riley, Elizabeth and
Nancy. James married ELIZABETH RUSSEL, who died in 1874. John died in
California, unmarried. The rest of the children married and settled
in different states.
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