Buchanan Research Notes: April-September 2005

Research 15 Apr. 2005
Film 009420 items 1 - 3 Kentucke Gazette Numb II Aug 18, 1787 -
(stopped for the day on January 23, 1790, in item 3)

Found one reference to a William Buckhannon who was supposed to return some horses to another man, but didn't. No Bach or Back references found. One interesting news item at about the time Nancy Ann Bach was born:

"Lexington, January 23
We are just now informed, that on Saturday the 16th Inst. the Indians killed or took 2 men and a lad near the mouth of Lee's creek, on the Ohio. There were 6 whites in company, 3 of which escaped, but are not able to inform whether those missing are killed or taken, the last they saw of them the Indians had them prisoners.
And about Thursday or Friday last, they killed two men some where on the waters of the hanging Fork of Dick's River, who had carried a number of horses to a Cane-break, for range." The Kentucky Gazette Vol III No. XXII, Saturday, January 23, 1790, p. 1

Research 8 June 2005
Film 009420 items 3 - 5 Kentucky Gazette Numb II January 23, 1790 -
(stopped for the day on Sept 8, 1792 , end of item 5 )

Anecdote in June 21, 1790, p 2 (VOL III NUMB XLIII)

"A Recruiting officer, during the late war, had orders, not to remain more than three days in a place; he being somewhat profane, was told by a gentleman present, tha for such wickedness he would certainly go to Hell - how long shall I stay there (replied the officer) to all eternity returned the other, that is wrong returned the son of Mars, for I have Gen. Washington's orders not to remain more than three days in one place."

File 0009429 it 4

from a list of letter in the office (VOL IV, NUMB XIV, December 4, 1790, p. 3)
"Waller Overton, Fayette"

Also in VOL IV NUMB VXIII, January 1, 1791, p 3 "Waller Overton, Fayette"

Saturday, May 28, 1791 Num XXXVIII Vol IV p. 2
The Amount of the number of souls, in the several counties within the district of Kentucky.
Counties . . . . free white males of 16 years and upwards, including heads of families . . . . free white mailes under 16 years . . . . Free white females including heads of families . . . . All other free persons . . . . Slaves . . . . TOTAL
Mason . . . . 594 . . . . 771 . . . . 1135 . . . . . . . . 229 . . . . 2729
Bourbon . . . . 1645 . . . . 2035 . . . . 3249 . . . . . . . . 908 . . . . 7837
Fayette . . . . 3517 . . . . 4081 . . . . 7028 . . . . 32 . . . . 3752 . . . . 18410
Woodford . . . . 1767 . . . . 1927 . . . . 3267 . . . . 27 . . . . 2220 . . . . 9210
Mercer . . . . 1460 . . . . 1543 . . . . 2742 . . . . 7 . . . . 1339 . . . . 7091
Lincoln . . . . 1375 . . . . 1441 . . . . 2630 . . . . 8 . . . . 1094 . . . . 6548
Madison . . . . 1231 . . . . 1421 . . . . 2383 . . . . . . . . 737 . . . . 5772
Nelson, except G. river . . . . 1966 . . . . 2195 . . . . 3749 . . . . 32 . . . . 1075 . . . . 9017
Jefferson . . . . 1057 . . . . 1041 . . . . 1759 . . . . 5 . . . . 903 . . . . 4765
Green river settlement . . . . 541 . . . . 600 . . . . 930 . . . . 3 . . . . 173 . . . . 2298
TOTAL . . . . 15154 . . . . 17057 . . . . 18922 . . . . 114 . . . . 12430 . . . . 73677

Research September 1, 2005 Film 0009420 it 4 (cont), June 4, 1791 Kentucky Gazette
it 5 Oct 8, 1791

Numb XXIX Saturday, March 31, 1792 VOL V, page 1 col 1 near top:

"Taken up bythe subscriber (in Fayette County) a black stear[?] about 4 years old next summer, no mark, white feet, white under his belly and and the end of his tail white with a star in his forehead, appraised to [pound] 2 8.
Waller Overton
Dec 5, 1792"
(Also appeared on Apr 7 issue)

Anecdote (May 19, 1792, Kentucky gazette, p 4)
"It was a custom with Benjamin Lay, to visit at times the houses of worship belonging to other religious societies than his own. He would not go within the walls, but stood at the door. He one day attended at Christ Church, where the late dr. Jenny was preaching on the subject of the day of judgement. After service, while the congregation were coming out of the church, Benjamin was very desirous to know from those who passed him, how the sheep were to be distinguished from the goats at the last day. A facetious gentleman, whom he applied himselfto, took him by the beard, and giving it a good shake, replied,'by their beards Benjamin'".

it 6 Nov. 14, 1792

Land for sale, near Frankfort, listed in Jan 25 1793 Gazette, pg 3 at top - Alexr. Buchanan

Stopped for the day just before June 1, 1793