More information on our DeMott family buried in the Bonta – DeMott family cemetery close to the Boyle County line on US127 south. The progenitor of this family who moved to Kentucky at least by 1792 (there are marriages listed in this year) was Lawrence DeMott, a Revolutionary […]
I know I have inundated you with DeMott information in the last week or so, but wanted to share the will of Lawrence DeMott, father of Peter DeMott. Lawrence was born in 1718 and died May 14, 1800, in Mercer County, Kentucky. According to old records, he, too, […]
Monday I posted photos taken at the Bonta – DeMott Family Cemetery on US127 at the Mercer/Boyle County line. Today we will discuss the family of Peter DeMott and his wife Mary Terhune. Peter DeMott came with his father, Lawrance DeMott from Somerset County, New Jersey, after the […]
This photograph was taken from the side of the cemetery. From the road you see only trees. Vantage Engineering PLC would be located directly behind you if you were taking this photograph, beside the cemetery. They have a small parking area. When Ritchey came home yesterday, he said, […]
Information about Mercer County Kentucky Revolutionary War soldiers from the Mercer County Court Order Books. Order Book 1818-1823 p. 59 – On motion of William Cowan, guardian to the heirs of Ebenezer Blackston, deceased, late a private soldier of the 19th Regiment of U.S. Infantry, who died in […]
Before we begin our fireworks display for this Fourth of July – let’s think back to our country’s beginnings and the many men who fought for our independence. Many of us can trace our roots back to a Revolutionary War veteran – and those that can’t most likely […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House