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One of the popular features
found in The Kentucky Explorer each month is genealogy,
often published in the form of letters, queries, photographs,
and stories. Several serial features, such as Kentucky Genealogy
Help Line, Genealogy From The Long Ago, and Strictly Kentucky
Genealogy, are dedicated solely to this purpose and continue
from month to month.
Here are some genealogy
items from our December 2006/January 2007 issue:
(From "Kentucky Genealogy Help
Line")
Slaughter
Captain Phillip Slaughter, Revolutionary officer; Samuel Slaughter
and George Clayton Slaughter of Culpepper County, Virginia; Hon.
Robert Slaughter and Judge James Slaughter of Nelson County,
Kentucky; and Hon. Thomas Smith Slaughter of Logan County, Kentucky,
were brothers and sons of Colonel James Slaughter; a Revolutionary
officer, and his wife, Susannah Clayton, daughter of the elder
Major Phillips Clayton. Colonel James was the fifth son of Robert
Slaughter of St. Mark's Parish, and wife, Mary Smith, daughter
of Augustine Smith. Colonel Robert Slaughter of the French-Indian
Wars, the eldest son, moved to Kentucky about 1783 with all of
his family, except Charles; who married Miss Poindexter and died
in Campbell County, Virginia. His sons were Lieutenant James,
Revolutionary officer who settled in Logan County, Kentucky;
Charles, mentioned above; Governor Gabrial Slaughter; Jesse Slaughter;
and Augustine Smith Slaughter, who were first cousins of the
son of Colonel James. Colonel George Slaughter, Revolutionary
officer, was the youngest son and one of the first trustees of
Louisville, Kentucky, and commanded troops in Fort Nelson. Captain
Phillip Slaughter joined the Revolutionary Army before he was
17 years old and served to the close of the war. He was the grandfather
of Judge R. H. Thompson of Louisville.
Talbot
Hanson Talbot, born in Scott County, Kentucky, August 30, 1809,
the second of ten children of Gassaway Talbot and Sarah Gillum
Talbot, married Mary Allegay and had 11 children. Those living
in 1884 were Thomas, Shadrach, Evaline, Samuel, Hannah E., and
Rosa G. Talbot.
Edmonson
Edmonson County, Kentucky, was called for Captain John Edmonson
of Fayette County, who was killed at River Raisin, January 23,
1813. At an early date his grandfather came to America from the
north of Ireland and settled in Maryland. His father, Colonel
William Edmonson, was born in Cecil County, Maryland, in 1734,
and died in Washington County, Virginia, in 1822. His mother
was Nancy Montgomery. Captain John was born in Washington County,
Virginia, about 1760, and served under his father at the Battle
of King's Mountain. He married his cousin, Margaret Montgomery,
and they settled on Boone Creek, Kentucky, in 1794. Their only
son was Alexander, who died unmarried in Lancaster, Kentucky,
in 1812. Their daughter, Mary, married first, James Richardson;
and married second, James Carter. Another daughter, whose name
was either Margaret or Rebecca, married William Prewitt.
Hays
Charles Hays was born August 24, 1752, in Rockbridge County,
Virginia, and died near or at Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky,
February 6, 1810. He married Mary Walker, a daughter of Joseph
Walker, Sr., of Rockbridge County, Virginia. To them were born
eight children, viz.: Andrew; John; Mary M.; Charles, Jr.; James
W.; George C.; and Sarah Hays.
Collins
Dillard Collins was born January 4, 1760. He married, on December
24, 1789, Sarah Montague Duncan, daughter of Joseph Duncan and
Nancy Stevens Duncan. They lived and died in Clark County near
Winchester, Kentucky. He died subsequent to the year 1813.
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