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  1. EDWARD Strong: Birth: 1792 in Virginia. Death: 13 MAR 1869 in Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

  2. John C. Strong: Birth: ABT 1793 in Rockingham Co. VA. Death: ABT 1831 in Clay Co. KY

  3. Moses Strong: Birth: ABT 1795 in Scott Co. VA. Death: OCT 1849 in MO

  4. Thomas Strong: Birth: 1797 in Holston Springs, Scott Co., NC.. Death: UNKNOWN in Clay Co., KY

  5. William Blackburn Strong: Birth: ABT 1800 in Scott Co. VA. Death: 9 SEP 1871 in Lick Branch, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

  6. Mary Strong: Birth: ABT 1803 in Clay Co. KY. Death: UNKNOWN

  7. Alexander Strong: Birth: ABT 1808 in Clay Co. KY. Death: AFT 1870

  8. Isaac Strong: Birth: 1810 in Strongs Branch, Perry, Kentucky, USA. Death: AFT 1880

  9. Isabel Strong: Birth: ABT 1812 in Perry Co. KY. Death: UNKNOWN

  10. Henry H. Strong: Birth: ABT 1814 in KY. Death: UNKNOWN


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1. Title:   One World Tree (sm)
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.
2. Title:   Kentucky Explorer
Page:   Page: Early Eastern Kentucky Settlers, Vol. 10, p. 92, 1996

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a. Note:   Copied from The Hurst Manuscript
  The Strong family of Breathitt and Owsley Counties in Kentucky, was established by William Strong, who was born about the year 1768 in Virginia and died about 1848. He was married about the year 1790 to Jennie ( Jane ) Callahan, who was born about 1769nd died in 1815. She was the daughter of Edward Callahan and Mahalia Brock. Mahalia was the daughter of Aaron Brock and sister of Jessie Brock who lived in Harlan County. The Brocks were part indian. William Strong was the son of Daniel and grandson of John Strong. They originally came from Ireland. Before coming to Kentucky William lived in Holston Springs in Scott County, Virginia. About the year 1800 or 1801, a party was organized in Scott County, Virginia to come to Kentucky. This party was composed of Edward Callahanand family- William Strong and family- Daniel Davidson and three sons, Samuel, John and Robert and thier families- also Roger and Robin Cornett. Some reports say that the Cornetts came a year or two previous to this time. The above parties brought with them their livestock- household goods- slaves and otherpossesions. William Strong, Samuel Davidson and the two Cornetts married daughters of Edward Callahan. After arriving in Kentucky they settled on the north fork of the Kentucky river at and near the mouth of Grapevine creek in what is now called Perry County. William Strong acquired a tract of land on the opposite side of the river from the mouth of Grapvine Creek. It extened from near what is now Chavies down the river as to include Strong's Branch. On this land he erected a log cabin where he made his home for some eight to ten years. William, as a deputy assessor, made the first assessment of all land and personal property on the north fork, which was then embraced in the new county of Clay. He was the leader of the " North Forkers" in the infamous " cattle wars" which began in the year 1806 between the citizens of the North Fork and Red Bird, tributary of the South Fork.This feud extended over a period of years and a number of men lost their lives and a large number of cattle were killed. The South Forkers were led by Joh Gilbert who later became a noted preacher. About the year 1812 Strong acquired a large tract land further down river in what is now Breathitt County. It included most of the land from the Haddix lands above the mouth of Troublesome Creek and extended up river to some some distance above the mouth of George's Branch. He erected a residance on the west side of the river about a mile below the mouth of George's Branch, where he resideed most of the time thereafter. In the later years of his life he lived a portion of his time on Meadow Creekin which is now part of Owsley County. He was a small man with a quick temper who walked with a cane because of a short leg caused from being broken in his youth. William Strong became a Baptist preacher in his later years. He acquired much land, most of which he left to his children. He owned 1400 acres on Meadow Creek, also 400 acres near the present site of Boonesville. He also owned land on Lost Creek. After the death of his wife in 1815, he was married a second time on July 7, 1816 to Patsey Pennington, who was born 1775 in North Carolina and died about 1856, She was the widow of Abel Pennington, Sr. By his first wife William had ten children, eight sons and two daughters. They were, Edward, John, Moses, Thomas, William, Polly, Alexander, Isaac, Isabell, and Henry H. He had no children from his second marriage.
  William Strong was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 1768 and died in Breathitt County, Kentucky, 1848. His first marriage was in about April 1790, Rockingham County, Virginia to Jane Callahan. Jane was born in Scott County, Virginia to Edward and Mahala Susan (Brock) Callahan in 1791; she died in Chavies, Perry County, Kentucky in about 1815. William became a prominent land owner of Kentucky. He first obtained land on the North Fork of the Kentucky River, near the mouth of Grapevine Creek. This land measured from near Chavies to down the river and past Strong's Branch. He built a log cabin home and lived there for 8 to 10 years. He was the Deputy Tax Assessor of newly formed Clay County and made the first real and personal property tax collection on the North Fork. William was the leader of the North Forkers during the cattle war which began in 1806, a war that continued for many years, leaving a bloody heritage for future generations. This cattle war was between people who lived on the North Fork and those who lived on the Red Bird, a branch of the South Fork. It was only the first of many feuds to develop in Breathitt County, Kentucky. In about 1812, William purchased more land down the river in what would later become Breathitt County, which was formed from Clay County. This land stretched from above the mouth of Troublesome Creek to past the mouth of George's Branch. He built a home on the west side of the river, about one mile below George's branch and remained there most of his life, other than the few years he lived in Owsley County on Meadow Creek. Records have stated that William was a short man with a quick temper. He walked with a cane because of a broken leg that had not healed properly. In later years he became a Baptist Minister, owning vast amounts of land, which he gave to his children. 1400 acres on Meadow Creek, 400 acres near Booneville, and other acreage on Lost Creek.
  ****************************************************************************************************************************************** William S. STRONG SR Birth abt 1768, Virginia Death abt 1848 Religion Baptist Father: Thomas STRONG Sr. (1739-~1778) Mother: Elizabeth LEWIS Misc. Notes a. Before going to Kentucky, he was living in Holston Springs in Scott County, Virginia. Hurst Book
  b. Came to Kentucky in 1800 or 1801 . Settled on north fork of the Kentucky River at or near the mouth of Grapevine Creek (in now) Perry County. Hurst Book
  c. William acquired a tract of land on the opposite side of the river from the mouth of the Grapevine Creek. It extended from near what is now Chavies down the river so as to include Strong's Branch. On this land he erected a log building where he made his home for some eight or ten years. He, as deputy assessor, made the first assessment of all land and personal property on the North Fork, which was then embraced in the new County of Clay. He was a leader of the "North Forkers", in the famous "cattle war" which began in the year 1806 between the citizens of the North Fork and Red Bird, a tributary of the South Fork. This feud extended over a period of years and a number of men lost their lives and a large number of cattle were killed. The "South Forkers" were led by John Gilbert, who later became a noted preacher.
  About the year 1812, Strong acquired a large tract of land further down the river in (now) Breathitt County. It included most of the land from the Haddix lands above the mouth of Troublesome Creek and extended up the river to some distance above the mouth of George's Branch. He erected a residence on the West side of the river about one mile below the mouth of George's Branch, where he resided most of the time thereafter. In the later years of his life he lived a portion of time on Meadow Creek in (now) Owsley County. He was a small man, with a quick temper and walked with a cane on account of having had a broken leg which was somewhat shortened by the accident.
  Became a Baptist preacher in his later years. He acquired much land, most of which he gave to his children. He owned 1400 acres on Meadow Creek, also 400 acres near the present site of Booneville. He also owned land on Lost Creek. Hurst Book
  d. Listed in 1810 Census for Clay Clounty, KY. Spouses:Jennie (Jane) CALLAHAN Birth abt 1770 Death abt 1815 Father Edward CALLAHAN (<1765-) Mother Mahalah BROCK (<1765-) Marriage abt 1785 Children: 1. Edward (1791-1869) 2. John C. (1793-1831) 3. Moses (1794-1850) 4. Thomas (1785-1845) 5. William Blackburn (1798->1870) 6. Mary "Polly" (1803-1845) 7. Alexander (~1810-) 8. Isaac (Pike) (~1810-) 9. Isabel (1819-) 10. Henry Harrison (~1814-) . Patsey ? Birth 1775, North Carolina ; Marriage 7 Jul 1816 Last Modified 8 May 1999 Created 14 Oct 1999 by Reunion for Macintosh ******************************************************************************************************************
  The Strong family of Breathitt and Owsley Cos., KY was established by William, who was born about the year 1768 in VA and died about the year 1848. He was married about the year 1790 to Jennie Callahan (commonly called Jane), who was born about the year 1779 and died about the year 1815. She was a daughter of Edward and Mahalah Brock Callahan. Mahalah was a daughter of AARON BROCK and a sister of JESSE BROCK, who lived in Harlan County. The Brocks were part Indian. William Strong was a son of Daniel and a grandson of John Strong. They originally came from Ireland.
  "Before coming to KY William was living at Holston Springs in Scott Co., VA.
  "About the year 1800 or 1801, a party was organized in Scott Co., VA, to come to KY. This party was composed of Edward Callahan and family ~ William Strong and family ~ Daniel Davidson and three sons Samuel, John, and Robert, with their families ~ also Roger and Robin Cornett. Some reports say that the Cornetts came a year or two previous to this time. The above mentioned parties brought along with them their livestock ~ household goods ~ slaves and other possessions.
  "William Strong, Samuel Davidson and the two Cornetts had married daughters of Edward Callahan. After arriving in KY the above named parties settled on the North fork of the Kentucky river at and near the mouth of Grapevine Creek in (now) Perry Co.
  "William Strong acquired a tract of land on the opposite side of the river from the mouth of Grapevine. It extended from near what is now Chavies down the river so as to include Strong's Branch. On this land he erected a log building where he made his home for some eight or ten years. He, as a deputy assessor, made the first assessment of all land and personal property on the North fork, which was then embraced in the new County of Clay. He was leader of the 'North Forkers' in the famous 'cattle war' which began in the year 1806. . ." ############################################################################### Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Entries: 48422 Updated: 2006-07-16 03:23:20 UTC (Sun) Contact: Doris Ross Johnston Home Page: OurTexasFamily
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  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID: I20211 Title: Rev. Name: William S. Strong Sex: M Change Date: 18 JAN 2005 Birth: 1768 in Fauquier Co., VA Death: 1848 in Breathitt Co., KY Note: buried in Strong Family Ceme., Strongville, Lost Creek, Breathitt Co. Immigration: DEC 1801 KY Note: from Holston Springs, Scott Co., VA. "The Strong family of Breathitt and Owsley Cos., KY was established by William, who was born about the year 1768 in VA and died about the year 1848. He was married about the year 1790 to Jennie Callahan (commonly called Jane), who was born about the year 1779 and died about the year 1815. She was a daughter of Edward and Mahalah Brock Callahan. Mahalah was a daughter of AARON BROCK and a sister of JESSE BROCK, who lived in Harlan County. The Brocks were part Indian. William Strong was a son of Daniel and a grandson of John Strong. They originally came from Ireland. "Before coming to KY William was living at Holston Springs in Scott Co., VA. "About the year 1800 or 1801, a party was organized in Scott Co., VA to come to KY. This party was composed of Edward Callahan and family ~ William Strong and family ~ Daniel Davidson and three sons Samuel, John, and Robert, with their families ~ also Roger and Robin Cornett. Some reports say that the Cornetts came a year or two previous to this time. The above mentioned parties brought along with them their livestock ~ household goods ~ slaves and other possessions. "William Strong, Samuel Davidson and the two Cornetts had married daughters of Edward Callahan. After arriving in KY the above named parties settled on the North fork of the Kentucky river at and near the mouth of Grapevine Creek in (now) Perry Co. "William Strong acquired a tract of land on the opposite side of the river from the mouth of Grapevine. It extended from near what is now Chavies down the river so as to include Strong's Branch. On this land he erected a log building where he made his home for some eight or ten years. He, as a deputy assessor, made the first assessment of all land and personal property on the North fork, which was then embraced in the new County of Clay. He was leader of the 'North Forkers' in the famous 'cattle war' which began in the year 1806. . ." #######################################################################################1 Census: 1790 VA Census: 1840 Breathitt Co., KY
  Father: Thomas Strong b: 16 DEC 1739 in Hanover Co., VA Mother: Elizabeth Lewis b: ABT 1740?
  Marriage 1 Jane "Jenny" Callahan b: ABT 1770 in Scott Co., VA Married: APR 1790 in Scott Co., VA Note: or Rockingham Co., NC 1 Census: 1810 in Clay Co., KY Children Edward Strong b: 1791 in Rockingham Co., NC John C. Strong b: 1793 in Rockingham Co., NC Moses Strong b: 1795 in Holston Springs, Scott Co., VA Thomas Strong b: 1797 in Holston Springs, Scott Co., NC William Blackburn Strong b: 12 MAY 1800 in Holston Springs, Scott Co., VA Mary "Polly" Strong b: 1803 in Strongs Branch, Perry Co., KY Alexander Strong b: 1808 in Strongs Branch, Perry Co., KY Isaac "Pike" Strong b: 1810 in Strongs Branch, Perry Co., KY Isabelle Strong b: 1812 in Strongs Branch, KY Henry Harrison Strong b: 1814 in Strongs Branch, KY Marriage 2 Patsy Pennington b: ABT 1780? Married: 11 JUL 1816 in Clay Co., KY Note: 2nd wife, 2nd husb 2
  Sources: Title: Strong Family (copy of preface, 1st page, & index from Arlie Strong, Feb 2003) Abbrev: Strong Family Author: Mrs. J. C. Hurst Publication: Mrs. J. C. Hurst, Lexington, KY, 1958 Page: p. 1 Title: Kentucky Explorer Abbrev: KY Explorer Page: Early Eastern Kentucky Settlers, Vol. 10, p. 92, 1996 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Corrected Mar 2 1999 (See Below For Changes) Earlier Source was apparently taken from the Kentucky Biographies website, http://starbase21.com/kybiog/leslie/lewis.md.txt, with their source being: Dr. John J. Dickey Diary, Fleming County, Ky. Recorded in the 1870's and beyond. Reprinted in Kentucky Explorer, Volume 10, No 1 May, 1995. pp. 80-81. Corrected Source is from "Eastern Kentucky, Bits of the Past, from Dr. John J. Dickey's Diary," with their source being almost the same as above: Dr. John J. Dickey Diary - May, 1898, Leslie County, Ky., Reprinted in Kentucky Explorer, Volume 10, No 1 - May, 1995. p. 82. Changes are in bold and [brackets].
  Matilda DUFF Lewis - Hyden [Leslie Co], Ky., May 1898. My father was Rev. Daniel DUFF, born in Guilford County, N.C. in 1776. His father was Shadrick DUFF. He was killed in the Revolutionary War. His wife was Deborah DICKSON, did not survive him. Shadrick DUFF'S father was born in Ireland. He was Scotch-Irish. The DICKSONS were Irish also. My father spoke (used) broken English. My father used to call Mrs SPARKS his old Irish aunt. My father had a sister, Elizabeth [previously "Eliabeth"], who married Mr. McLEAN. They settled in Green County, Tenn. and reared a large family. I saw two of the sons at my father's once. My mother was Nancy Ann ELLISON. My parents were married in Guilford County. Her father was Welsh. Soon after my father and mother married they came to Lee County, Virginia. There were DUFFS living there. Robin DUFF of that county was a very wealthy man. They were related to my father. While they lived in Lee County several children were born to them. Their oldest child was Henry, he was born in 1798. John was born in 1801. In 1818 my parents removed to Perry County, Kentucky, and settled on the North Fork of the Kentucky River about two miles above the mouth of Grapevine Creek. He was a Baptist Minister. Attending a meeting of some kind in Harlan County, he met with Rev. Jesse BOLLING who lived on the North Fork and becoming attached to him, made a visit to his home. This led to his removal to Kentucky and Perry County. My father's children were: Henry, John, Shadrick and Martha who married William BOWMAN and moved to Iowa. They reared a family. Deborah, who married William BOLLING and reared a large family on Middle Fork about Perry and Breathitt line. Mary married SHEPHERD and moved to Missouri; Colson who married Elizabeth GILBERT of Virginia. These GILBERTS moved to the Sandy Country, where Thomas GILBERT, the father died. Drusilla married William GILBERT, brother of Elizabeth. They moved to Illinois about the close of the war. They lived in Carter county up to that time. Alexander married Miss HOLLY or HOLYFIELD. He is a carpenter and lived in Breathitt. Margaret who married John HAYS of Breathitt and moved to Wolfe County where he [previously "she"] died. She was living at last account. She raised a large family. I am the next and youngest. I was born in 1825. I married John LEWIS in 1859. Our children: Drusilla LEWIS, wife of Theo LEWIS, and Henry LEWIS with whom I live and one who died are my children. These are all. My father died in 1855 in Carter County, my mother in Perry County in 1849. My father then went to his daughters in Carter County where he married a Mrs. Ellen ROE. He only lived a short time after this.
  I went to school to David FEE. He was a smart man, a good teacher and highly respected. He taught near my home. When my father moved to Kentucky he came horseback. They came down Red Bird and up Cutshin. There were no wagon roads. They stayed all night at John GILBERTS. I knew old William STRONG, he too, was a Baptist preacher. He married Jane CALLAHAN, the daughter of Edward CALLAHAN, of Red Bird. Several of her brothers lived on the North Fork and it was they who were engaged in the "Cattle War." John AMIS, the leader of the other side, was a brother-in-law of John GILBERT, they having married sisters- BOLLINGS. The names of CALLAHANS were William and Isaac, nicknamed "Pike" and it seems to me there was a third. Old Samuel DAVIDSON married a CALLAHAN, sister to Mrs. STRONG [previously "SSTRONG"], and he was in the war.
  Rev. William STRONG was a Baptist preacher. He had children as follows; Edward, Isaac, Alexander and William. William married a DEATON, sister of the old legislator. Edward married a SPENCER; his children were: Capt. William STRONG, Mrs. Alfred MARCUM, Mrs. John LITTLE and Mrs. Henry DUFF, also Robert STRONG who died young leaving a few children; also Judge Alex STRONG of Lee County, Kentucky. William had children as follows; Judge Edward STRONG of Lost Creek known as "Red Ned;" Mrs. William COPE (Tom COPE'S father) and Mrs. Wiley COPE, of Big Branch. Isaac had a son, William. Alexander married Miss WILSON, had several children, one the wife of George BAKER of Clay County, also Daniel STRONG of Laurel County.
  John SPENCER was an early settler of Grapevine. I think he came from Virginia. He had a large family. I think William SPENCER of Breathitt who married Miss BRITTAIN was a relative of his. Joseph SPENCER was one of his sons. John SPENCER who married John DUFF'S daughter was a son of Joseph SPENCER.
  My brother, John DUFF married Mary, the daughter of General Elijah Combs. He had children as follows: Sarah Jane DAVIDSON, Henry DUFF who married Mahala STRONG, daughter of Edward and sister of Capt. Bill STRONG; Elijah , married Mary EVERSOLE, daughter of old Billy EVERSOLE lives in Owsley, father of Miss Mary DUFF; Shadrick DUFF married Mary Combs, granddaughter [previously "granddaughters"] of Gen. Combs. They raised a family: Louisa, wife of John SPENCER; Nancy, wife of Major John EVERSOLE, mother of Joseph and Harry, George, John and Claude EVERSOLE; Orleana, wife of Adam CAMPBELL, they reared a family; Mary wife of Anderson EVERSOLE who moved to Kansas, a brother of Abner and Capt. Billy EVERSOLE.
  John DUFF, my brother, was the first surveyor in Perry County. He was county judge of Perry in his old days. He had an arm amputated when he was in the 70's. He died in 1892, age 91. He left a fine estate at the mouth of Grapevine. His wife survives him. (1)
  Old Miss Effie MOORE, raised one child, Allen MOORE. His father was MORRIS [previously omitted]. She was a good woman, raised her child well, never had any other. Allen married Margaret LEWIS, sister of my husband. They had a large family of children; Daniel James, William, who was killed in Jackson, some left the country; Drusilla married James WHITE, parents of Miss Mary WHITE. They were two of the old DAVIDSONS, Samuel who married CALLAHAN above given and who moved to Missouri; and Robert who lived in Breathitt.
  Shadrick DUFF, my brother was killed by the explosion of a keg of gun powder in a store room in Hazard when a young man. He snuffed a candle and threw the snuff into a keg of power, accidentally. He and my brother John [previously James] were in partnership in the goods business. We lived in Hazard at the time. John was in the south with a drove of horses at that time and did not hear the calamity till he reached home. His wife told him of it, before he got off his horse, whereupon he went to the grave and stuck his riding switch in the fresh dirt. It grew to be a tree and stands there today. (2)
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  Mary Combs (d/o "General" Elijah and Sarah ROARK Combs, Sr.), b ca 1805, Kentucky; m 16 Jan 1823, Perry Co, KY, John DUFF (s/o Daniel & Nancy Ann ELLISON Duff). Among their children were Shadrach DUFF, b ca 1833, whom Matilda states married Mary Combs, granddaughter of Elijah "8" Combs, Sr.; however, see 1859 Perry Co, KY Marriage record which crosses out surname Combs and adds PATRICK instead. Also note that there is confusion in regard to Combs-Duff marriages (see next). Research in progress. Also note apparent conflict as to whether it was Shadrach DUFF, Sr. or Jr. who was killed by the explosion. There is now a question as to whether the explosion occurred in 1873-1874 when Jesse Combs died or the late 1820s (research in progress), in which case it is not known which Combs died in the explosion with DUFF. See interview of John S. Combs and see Lucinda Combs, possibly d/o Elijah Combs, Sr. and w/o Shadrach DUFF, Sr. Click Back to Return ###########################################################################
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