1863 Will of William Duncan – Jessamine County
William Duncan was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, January 15, 1788. He married Nancy Blackford December 22, 1813. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are listed in his will, including his deceased son, Rion, whose children receive his bequest. Three children died in early […]
Jeremiah B. Sandusky Finds Oil On Property – Wayne County
J. B. Sandusky, born November 6, 1844, died April 11, 1911, Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Jeremiah B. Sandusky is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Nicholasvile, Jessamine County. But that is not where his story begins. He was born in Wayne County November 6, 1844, […]
Gravestones from Maple Grove Cemetery – Jessamine County
Pamelia A., wife of R. M. Phillips, born November 10, 1839, died July 16, 1886. Ella B. Mooney, wife of J. B. Stears, 1859-1883. M. C. Smith, December 24, 1830 – August 11, 1909. Arabella F. Smith, March 17, 1835 – April 22, 1902. Maria Tapp, wife of […]
1832 Will of Revolutionary War Veteran Abraham Cassell – Jessamine County
The following will is that of Abraham Cassell, 1756-1844, the Revolutionary War veteran, written about the other day. Notice in the sixth bequest, after the death of his wife, all Abraham’s real and personal estate is to be sold and divided amongst his children, with his grandson Samuel […]
Samuel Farra Cassell and Family Buried in Lexington Cemetery – Fayette County
With two posts written on the Cassell family, I propose a third – the reason my search began on this family in the first place. While looking through photographs taken in the Lexington Cemetery, Fayette County, I came across those for Samuel Farra Cassell and wife Sallie (Sarah) […]
1839 Will of Abraham Cassell – Jessamine County
Today I share the will of Abraham Cassell, Jr., of Jessamine County – but not the Abraham Cassell of yesterday! Honestly, when I found this will I thought it was he! But after reading the name of his wife – Sarah – I realized this was another Abraham […]
Abraham Cassell’s Revolutionary War Pension Application – Jessamine County
Abraham Cassell was a Revolutionary War veteran who entered service in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1776 and again in 1778 – both for three-month tours of duty. According to his war records he was allowed pension on his application executed February 11, 1833, while a resident of Jessamine […]
Lewis Cass Drake – Nurseryman, Soldier, Insurance Salesman
Although our journey ends in Jessamine County for burials, the beginnings of the journey are further away, begun in Clinton County, Ohio. There Lewis Cass Drake was born August 16, 1844, to Benjamin Drake and Lavina Compton. In the 1850 census of Clinton County, Benjamin Drake was 48, […]
Capt. D. W. Steele – Jessamine County
David William Steele was born January 17, 1834, in Harrison County, Kentucky, to Gavin Steele and Salma A. Jones. In the 1850 census the family were living in Jessamine County. Gavin was a millwright, 49; Salma, 35, was born in North Carolina. Three children were listed, M. M., […]
Kentucky Kindred Genealogy 