Chronicles of A Kentucky Settlement - Livingston County

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Chronicles of
A
Kentucky
Settlement
1607 - 1699
By William Courtney Watts, 1897
490 pages, indexed, searchable
- Bonus Book -
History of
Kentucky
By Elizabeth Shelby Kinkead, 1896
288 pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable
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"This book is an early history of Livingston County, Kentucky, the 1800 era, before Crittenden
County was formed (1842) from a part of Livingston County.
Many families now living in Livingston and
Crittenden County
,
Kentucky
, also
Southern Illinois
, are
descendants of the characters mentioned in this book.
The following is a list of the book characters and the real names of the characters as identified by
some of the older citizens of the County."
Some of the actual surnames include BIGHAM, BOAZ, BRYANT, CARTWRIGHT, FORD, GIVENS,
HAYNES, HODGE, HOVAS, LEWIS, LOVEL, MILES,
WATTS
, WEBB, WILLIAMS, WILMOT.
CONTENTS.
I.
—The Adair Family—Tom Adair as a Soldier—His
Marriage—His Three Sons—The Death of his Wife
—He Goes to
Kentucky
—The Three Old Quaker
Brothers—Joseph Adair Apprenticed to Mr. Morris—
Joseph Goes West with Mr. Morris .... I
II.—Joseph Adair and the Indian—The Howard Family—
An Attack by Indians Feared—Preparations for De-
fence—The Signal Gun Fired 12
III.—Arrival in
Knoxville
—Joseph Rescues Little Laura—
Mr. Morris Leaves for the
Cumberland
Valley
—Hard
Work—Jos. Adair a Soldier—His Apprenticeship Ends
—Visits his Father, Tom Adair—Revisits
Knoxville
—His Disappointment and Resolution—Joined by his
Brother William—Visits Mr. Morris—Gets News of
the Howards ......... 26
IV.—Joseph Adair's Meeting with Laura Howard—Adair
Introduces himself to the Howard Family—A Warm
Reception—Laura Howard as an Artist ... 38
V.—Joseph Adair and
Ada
Howard—A Fishing Excurs-
ion—The First Trout Caught and the Wager—Acci-
dent to Laura Howard, and her Rescufe by Adair—
Ada
's Good Samaritan ....... 57
VI.—Joseph Adair Arrives in
Salem
—Judge Gilroy—Amos
Green—George Duncan—Adair Goes to Work—His
Severe Illness—Horace Benton, a Unique Genius—
Miss Ritchie—
Benton
's Ways 76
VII.—Cave-iu-Rock, and its Gang—Jim Wilson—Adair
Appointed Deputy Sheriff—
Benton
, on Fishing and
Hunting—Adair's Advice to
Benton
—Beuton's Esti-
mate of himself—Benton and Miss Ritchie—
Warren
Davidson—Adair's Confession to
Benton
—Death of
William Adair and Joseph's Resolution—A Kind
Invitation 91
VIII.—Adair's Mental Conflicts—Mrs. Gilroy and her
Daughters—
Benton
Drives, with Adair, to Squire
Howard's—Ben Bolton, the Blacksmith—
Jefferson
Brantley, the Showman—Miss Emily Wilmot—The
Secret, and Ada Howard as Judge . . . .no
IX.—About "A Home"—Col. Andrew Lovelland Wife
—Family Prayer—In the Garden—Love as a Disease
—Adair Returns to Town—Laura's and
Ada
's Stroll
—Pleasing Sights and Sounds, but Sad Hearts . 124
X.—Adair and his Sister-in-Law—Viney, the Cook, and
her Story—Bentou Gives in " His Experience "—He
Makes "An Offering" of Himself—The "Case" Ad-
journed—Brautley Tells his Story to Adair—Henry
Rudolph Suspected—Adair as Brantley's Friend—
Brantley Leaves
Salem
...... 139
XI.—Adair Visits Miss Wilmot—His Message to Miss
Howard—Miss Wilmot's and Miss Howard's Con-
fidential Talk—Laura, Returning Home, Meets Ada
—Warren Davidson and Miss Laura—An Angry
Suitor 157
XII.—Davidson and Rudolph—The Lost Coins—Adair's
Great Depression and Musings—Simon and Polly
Wright—Mrs. Kent and her Son—Adair Settles a
Debt—Old Tom and Elijah, a Gratifying Discovery . 175
XIII.—The "Unfortunate" Gowan Family—Adair Sum-
mons a Posse—Rudolph's Trepidation—The Posse's
Ride—Holman's Sad Story of John Dyer and his
Wife 193
XIV.—Silas Holman, the Hunter and Fiddler—The Posse
Arrives at the Gowan Residence—A Horrible Crime
—Suicide in a Graveyard—Walter Gowan Sent under
Guard to
Salem
—Adair Quiets the Alarmed Slaves . 205
XV.—Holman and the Picture—The Strange Note—
Holman's " Impressions "—Adair and Holman on
the River Bank—Ghostly Predictions—Dr. Clayton
and Mr. Hawley—Omens—Mr. Hawley's Statement
—Indications of Insanity 216
XVI.—George Duncan's Story—His Recollections of
Liverpool
,
England
— His Voyage to
Charleston
,
S. C. —St. Andrew's Society—In
Philadelphia
—
His Letter to Jennie Bannerman, and the Answer
—George and his Brother Go West—At the Cave
-in-Rock—Night and a Storm on the
Ohio River
—
George Arrives in Smithland 226
XVII.—George Duncan in
Salem
—His Hunts for his
Brother—He Meets Miss Catherine Wilson—He
Tells her his
Mission
—Mingo, the Slave—In Wil-
son's House—Mingo's Hunt and Warning—Miss
Wilson
and the Flute—George's Hurried Depart-
ure—Mingo's Disclosures—George, and Col. Lov-
ell's Family, and Laura Howard .... 242
XVIII.—Silas Holman—Burial of Hinton Gowan—The
Return to
Salem
—Hardin's Knob and the Rosicru-
cian—Minerals near
Salem
—
Duncan
's Story Re-
sumed—Lovers' Talk ...... 261
XIX.—
Duncan
's Story Ended—Adair Questions
Duncan
about Rudolph—
Duncan
Volunteers Advice—Dun-
can and Billy Wilmot—Adair's Confession to Dun-
can—Adair and the Lion's Den .... 277
XX.—Adair and his Little Nieces—Viney's Message to
Mingo—Beaton, Adair, and the Note—Adair and
Miss Wilmot — Osculatory Conductors — About
Warning a Friend—An Unexpected Meeting . . 294
XXI.—Henry Rudolph Visits Laura Howard—
Ada
En-
ters—Rudolph Nonplussed—He Becomes Uneasy,
and Determines to " Arrange Matters "—Adair's
Unexpected Arrival, Strange Speech, and Hurried
Departure—Rudolph's Appeal .... 314
XXII.—Adair at
Wilson
's House—His Interview with
Miss Catherine—Her Perplexity and Appeal to
Adair—His Compliance—Simon Wright, the
Great Preacher—
Wilson
's Return Home—Adair
and
Wilson
331
XXIII.—Adair's Appeal to
Wilson
for
Duncan
—The
Effect—Hearty Congratulations—
Wilson
as a
Fond Father—Miss Catherine's Notes—Mingo
Made Happy—Adair at Col. Lovell's—A Flatter-
ing Invitation—Adair at Squire Howard's—His
Letter and Message for Miss Laura—Her Sur-
prise and Pleasure 348
XXIV.—Adair's Return Home—He Tells the Little
Ones a Little Story —His Message to
Duncan
—
He Visits Benton—Ben ton Rants about Another
Young Grecian Hero—He Talks Seriously about
the Mysterious Note 368
XXV.—How Good News Affected
Duncan
—Little
Anna's Journey—Holman's Unexpected Disclos-
ures—Lost in the Woods—Mrs. Adair Questions
her Brother Joseph—She Finally Obtains an Ad-
mission—Memory of Past Happy Days . . 381
XXVI.—How Time Flies—Adair at Squire Howard's—
Ada
's Humor—Adair and Miss Laura's Drive to
the Meeting-house—They Meet Miss Wilson and
her Father — Comments of the Crowd—Mr.
Pennyman—Rev. Simon Wright—James Wilson
and his Daughter 397
XXVII.—The Basket Dinner—Joseph Adair and Simon
Wright—Rev. Mr. Freeman—Adair and Miss
Laura on their Return—The Story he Told her
—Long-Delayed Confession—True Love . . 414
XXVIII.—
Duncan
Visits his Kitty—Laura, Catherine,
and Emily Meet—Adair and Duncan Visit them
—How
Ada
Solved the Riddle—
Duncan
Visits his
Brother—Adair Buys Mingo—
Benton
's Orim.-
Con. Case—
Benton
's Letter from Miss Ritchie—
Brantley's Return 428
XXIX.—Old Tom Adair and his Son Dan—Dan and
Carrie Gilroy—The Old Man and his Daughter—
Tom Adair and Elijah Wright—Ben Simon, the
Patriotic Jew Peddler—Old Tom and Elijah Meet
—James Wilson Killed—
Duncan
's Return—A
Quiet Wedding—A Celebrated Horse Race—
rantley Settles with Ruolph—Rudolph Leaves
Salem
—Brantley's Grand Wedding—Churched
for Dancing 447
XXX.—Adair Asks Squire Howard for the Hand of his
Daughter—The Marriage of Joseph and Laura—
Dan Adair and his Strawberry Cousins—The
Firm of Joseph and Daniel Adair—Mingo Loans
them Money—Dan Loses his First Wife—Dan
and Carrie Gilroy, his Second Wife—Closing
Remarks about Characters Portrayed — Bet
Simon, the Horse : a Strange but True Story—
—
Livingston
County
Divided—Old
Salem
Left
Desolate 465
XXXI.—Joseph Adair Revisits
Hillsboro
, N. C.—His
Last Letter to his Brother Daniel—Closing In-
cidents of his Life—Laura Howard Adair, as Wife,
Mother, and Widow—The Author's Ardent Hope. 485
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