Some Went To Oregon

Some of the Jessamine County ancestors went west. Maybe this will help.

subject: SOME WENT TO OREGON
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:38:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: FRANCINEATIDAHO@webtv.net (FRANCINE WHITE)
To: kyfran@ne.infi.net

ARNSPIGER,George b.1817 Jessamine Co.,Ky m.Martha R. (or L.) 27 Jan
1843 Greene Co.Illinois Arr. Oregon 10 Sept 1853 Taking land claim
10 Mar 1854 Washington Co.,Oregon #2669. Wit aff: Nathaniel Bell,
Oliver P.Potts

ARNSPIGER,Simon P. b.1824 Jessamine Co.Ky. m.Rachel 16 Sept 1849
Jersey Co. Illinois. Arr Oregon 10 Sept 1853 Taking land claim Mar.
1854 Washington Co., Oregon #3976. Wit aff: Perry Goodall,Oliver
P.Potts, Francis M.Dean,George Arnspiger, Nathaniel Bell,William Bird.
1860 Washington Co.Oregon census:
Simon P. Asnspiger age 36 Ky farmer
Rachel (wife) 28 Ill, Ann 9 Ill, Mary 5 Ore,
Charles 3 Ore, Laura 8/12 Ore.

FLOURNOY, Jones b.Ky Arr Ore. 1 Jul 1851
Single, Taking land claim 25 Mar 1853
Douglas Co.Oregn #858

FLOURNOY,Rowland b. 1797 Fayette Co,Ky
m.Margaret Simpson , he said "about "
9 Sept 1829 Jessamine Co.Ky Arr Oregon
27 Nov 1851 Taking land claim 25 Dec 1851
Douglas Co.Oregon #842

FLOURNOY,Hoy B. b. 1793 Fayette Co.,Ky
m.Mary he said"about" 26 June 1826 Estill Co.Ky Arr Oregon 27 Nov
1850 Taking land claim 25 Dec 1850 Douglas Co.Oregon #717 The first
time he crossed the plains was in 1845 going to Calif. where he
freighted from Stockton,Calif. to the gold mines,taking back to Missouri
$10,000 in gold.
Dau. Mary Flournoy d.1901 m.Frazier Ward in Douglas Co.,Oregon they
had 10 children. Dau.Paline Flournoy m.Ambrose Newton in Mo.

GRAVES,James Milton b.1829 Jessamine Co
Ky. Arr Oregon 17 Oct 1847 Taking land claim
10 Feb 1853 Yamhill Co.,Oregon # 3605
Wit aff:Charles B.Graves,Julius J.Rice,
Wm. Chapman, Theophelus R. Bewley.
On 26 May 1869 his brother, George W.
Graves wrote land office "my bro. James M.
Graves is dead"

HUGHES, William M. b.18 July 1818
Jessamine Co.Ky Arr.Oregon 30 Aug 1852
Single, Taking land claim 6 June 1853
Jackson Co.,Oregon #957

JEFFREYS,Mary, widow, b.1802 Jessamine
Co.,Ky. m. Thomas Jeffreys 8 July 1824
Jessamine Co.,Ky. No date on Arr.Oregon.
Taking land claim 30 Oct 1846 Yamhill Co.
Oregon # 4822 (Land claim in her name)
Wit.aff:Abijah S.Hendricks,William G.Buffum, W. McChrisman / This is
also written Wm Chrisman on some doc.)
Thomas Jeffreys died about 1 Nov 1849
at sea, returning from Calif. Glen O.Burnett
gave aff. that he embarked with the dec'd
Thomas Jeffreys, on the Bark "Louissanna"
at San Francisco for Oregon about 1 Oct.
1849 and that he died about 1 Nov and
was buried at sea. Thomas S.Turner gave
a similar aff. In 1876 James Jeffreys
wrote the Land office asking that certificate
be sent to "Mother."

JEFFREYS,Woodson b.1826 Jessamine Co.
Ky. He arr.Oregon Oct 1845 m.Sarah Jane
Forrest 8 Oct / Nov 1850 Yamhill Co.,Oreg.
Taking land claim 8 Dec 1850 Yamhill Co.
#914.Wit. aff: Thomas L.Turner, Solomon M.Jeffreys,James Madison
Belcher,John Richardson.
Sarah Jane was the dau.of Judge John M.
and Anna Belle (Rhea) Forrest.
The Judge was b.1808 Claybourne Co.,Tenn
d.9 July 1865 age 56, m.Anna Belle Rhea
3 June 1827 Warren Co.,Tenn she d. 7 Jan.
1866. Taking land claim 15 Mar 1849 Yamhill
Co.,Oregon #1495 Wit aff: Carney Goodrich,
William Logan, Benj.M.Robertson, Elias J.
Crandall.

JENNINGS,Berryman b.(no date) Jessamine
Co.,Ky m. Martha 24 Aug 1850 Clackamas
Co.,Oregon (His dates are wrong??) He
stated Arr Oregon March 1851 Taking land
claim in Clackamas Co.,Oregon 1 Nov 1851
#4984 Wit aff:George W.Walling,Charles Pope Jr.,T.J.McCarver.

MATHENY,Adam b.20 Dec 1820 Owen Co.Ky
d. 7 Nov 1895 Salem,Marion Co.,Oregon
m/1 Sarah Jane Layson b.27 Mar 1827
d.20 Jan 1847 m/2 Harriet Hamilton
30 Apr 1850 Polk Co.,Oregon
Arr Oregon Nov 1843 Taking land claim
Yamhll Co.,Oregon # 921 Wit aff: Wm Miller,
John Kirkwood, Henry Hewitt NOTE: There
are several Matheny's who took out land claims
in Yamhill Co.

MATHENY,William b.27 Nov 1813 Mead Co.Ky
m/1 Miss Allie Pennngton she d. 7 Apr 1839
m/2 Miss Elizabeth WITHERS 29 Nov 1842
(one doc.gives 21 Nov about 1844) Schuyler
Co.Illinois she d.27 Mar 1860
Arr.Oregon Aug 1851 Taking land claim
6 Dec 1851 Marion Co.,Oregon #2448
Wit.aff: Joseph M.Garrison, Alanson Beers,
Adam Matheny .

SHAW,Jefferson R. b.1803 Jessamine Co.Ky
m.Martha Jane Fields 15 Jul 1844 / 49
Platte Co.,Mo. Arr.Oregon 15 Sept 1852
Taking land claim Sept 1852 Yamhill Co.Ore
#571 Wit aff:Shelton M.Long, Ambrose Fields, Joseph Fields,John
Zumwalt.
Martha Jane was the dau.of Ambrose / Ann
(Nanor or Nour) Fields. Ambose Fields
b.1792 Rockingham Co.,N.Car. m.Ann
18 Dec 1817 / 18 Ky. Arr Oregon 4 Sept
1847 Taking land claim 3 Mar 1850
Washington Co.,Ore. #737 Wit aff:Wm A.
Bird, Elijah Bird.

STEWART,Benjamin b.1795 Jessamine Co.
Ky. m.Elzabeth 25 July 1816 Jessamine Co.
No date Arr.Oregon. Taking land claim
1 Feb 1849 Washington Co.,Oregon #4570
Wit aff: Lewis C.Cooper, Albert Stewart,
James M.Moore, Nathan Robinson.
Charles Stewart gave aff. that Benjamin Stewart died about 1856.

WILLIAMS,Milton H. b.1793 Woodford Co.Ky
m.Nancy 30 Mar 1815 Jessemaine Co.,Ky
Arr.Oregon 13 Sept 1853 Taking land claim
1 Nov 1853 Douglas Co.,Oregon #707

WILSON,John b.1788 Jessamine Co.,Ky
m.Polly 2 Feb 1814 Greenup Co.,Ky
No date of arr.in Oregon They took their
land claim on 30 Oct 1848 Linn Co.Oregon
#1603.Wit aff: Daniel B.Putnam,Thomas T.
Wilson.

WITHERS,John E. b.1830 Jessamine Co.Ky
Arr.Oregon 15 Aug 1853 m.Margaret S.
9 Aug 1854 Lane Co.,Oregon. Taking land claim 14 Aug 1854 Benton
Co.,Oregon #3531 Letter 1868 from Corvallis,Benton Co.,Ore. to Land
office states this claim is now owned
by Riley A.Hulbert.

WITHERS,Peter b.1828 Jessamine Co.Ky
m.Effie Ann Early 9 Dec 1852 DeWitt Co.Ill
Arr.Oregon 12 Sept 1853 Taking land claim
13 June 1854 Benton Co.,Oregon #2212
Wit.aff: John E.P.Withers, Samuel B.Flowers,
Thomas McBee.
1870 Corvallis,Benton Co.,Oregon census:
#508 Peter Withers age 42 Ky farmer
Effie (wife) 35 Ohio, John A. 16 Ore, farm
wkr, Peter C. 13 Ore. farm wkr, Mary E. 11
Ore. school, Ada P. 5 Ore.

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