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Note: William Nesbit-(Cert. issd for 1400 pd &c) Wm Nisbit by Jno Martin this day claimed a settlement & preempt'n to a tract of land in the district of Kentucky on Acc't of raising a crop of Corn in the Country in the year 1776 lying on the North side of the Middle Fork of Licking Creek between a buffaloe Road & the s'd Creek adjoining of the Lower side of Wm Steeles land to include his improvement Satisfactory proof being made to the Court they are of Opinion that the s'd Nisbit. has a right to a settlement of 400 Acres of land to include the above Location & the preemption of 1000 Acres of land adjoining & that a Cert. issue accordingly.
One of first settlers in Harrison Co., KY with a Miller,William Steele, William McClintock, Joseph Houston, Henry Thompson and others to the number of abt 14. Joined up with William Huston, at Blue Licks. Sarah Huston, Williams descendent, married Williams nephew, Nathan Nesbitt. It is Reported in Kentucky Records, Volume II that William started improvements on property along Blue Licks with William Steele, William Flennand, Richard Clark, and Joseph Houston as early as 1775 and worked on improvements with William Craig, William Houston and Robert Thompson in 1776 and he is said to have stated he intended on improving Thompsons run for his brother, and returned to PA about harvest time 1776.
DEPOSITION BOOK A (Old book found in the basement of the Bourbon County Court House, by Julia S. Ardery, and placed in office of County Clerk.)
Nov. 25, 1816--Deposition of Wm. Steele, taken at home of Jno Nesbitt, north side Hinkson Creek, to establish entry of 400 a and preemption of 1000 a. entered by Wm. Nesbit, states he, deponent, came to Ky. 1775 in co. with Wm. Nesbitt, Joseph Houston and others to the matter of about fourteen, at lower Blue Licks his co. was joined by John Hinkson, John Martin and others who had just come into Ky. That each company sent our parties to explore, and on their return whole co. as well as that of Hinkston and others traveled along the buffalo trace now called Limestone, passing by Millersburg to Lexington until they came to the buffalo road now called Hinkston's trace, turned from Limestone road, that Hinkston's co. took Hinkston's trace and advanced to what is now called Hinkston's Station, that co. in which deponent was, entered Limestone trace until they came to buffalo trail, since called Ruddell's road, encamped on Miller's Run, that co. selected spots for improving and drew lots, deponent, drew place on which he has since lived, and Wm. Nesbit improved on the place this day shown, that deponent in said yr. of 1775 assisted Wm. Nesbit in making his improvement, that co. of deponant was visited by co. from Hinkson's Station in 1775, after improvements were made; that John Martin, who established Martin's Station, was one of Hinkson's co. Martin's Station was about seven or eight miles from Wm. Nesbit's improvement, and Hinkson's Station about same distance. Deponent resided in Penn. in 1779 and in 1780 came to Ky., was at Martin's and Ruddle's Stations in 1780, that John Martin and John Haggin knew of improvement in 1779 or 1780, and he believes the following of Hinkson's co. knew of Nesbit's improvement 1775 and upwards to 1780: P. Logan, Richard Clark, Joseph Cowper, Joseph Houston and Jno. Miller.
William McClintock's deposition of 27 November 1816 states he came to KY in 1775 with Wm. Steele, Jos. Houston, William Nesbitt and others. He was not in KY from 1775-1784.
David Marshall's deposition of 27 Nov 1816 states he explored, with James Powers, improvements of Wm. Steele and Wm. Nesbitt and that Powers had been in old Nesbit settlement from 1780-83.
William Steeles deposition of 27 Nov 1816 states that he in company with Wm. Smith, made a survey of land for Nesbit.
Robert Nesbit desposition states that he was with Wm. Steele, etc.
References for William Nesbitt and descendents:
The History of the Nesbitt Family by Robert Nesbitt
Records in the library of Dr. O.B. Nesbitt, 444 Jackson St., Gary IN as follows:
The Nesbitt Heraldic Plates-Ross and Grant
The Harvey Book-Oscar Harvey
An American Family-Charles F. Nisbet
Letter of Mary Nisbet-Nisbet Hamilton Grant
Nisbet, Ross Families-Blanche T. Hartman
History of the Nesbitt Family-Robert Nesbitt
History of Nisbet or Nesbitt-Alexander Nesbitt
Nesbit Family-John Pratt Nesbit
Several Volumes of Poems-Wilbur D. Nesbitt
History of Kickinson college-J.H. Morgan-Contains Charles Nisbet history
Millers and Nesbits (Ky.)-H.M. Hyatt
Cloud of Witnesses-containing last statements of John, James and James Jr., martyred Covenanters.
Hundreds of Letters and many notes.
DAR Patriot Index 1967
Will: Dated July 11, 1805 Found in Bourbon Co., KY Will Abstracts 1786-1816, by Charles Franklin. Bourbon Co. Will Book B. page 29 Witnesses James Robison, Joseph Patton and Thomas Patton. Wife Nancy, sons John, Jeremiah and daughter Elizabeth are mentioned in will.
Witnesses of William's will were Joseph Robinson, Joseph Patton, Hugh Patton.
NESBIT, WM.--C, 29-Sons, John, Joseph, Jeremiah; dau., Elizabeth, wife, Nancy. July 11, 1805-Sept. 1805. Joseph and Thos. Patton, Wts.
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From "Nesbitology 6-9":
When returning from Anderson last September we called on Miss Mary Nesbit at Allisonville; had a very pleasant visit with her. She said she has a cousin living in Borbon (Bourbon ?) County, Kentucky, that had looked up records on her family but had not gotten in touch with her to ask for her records or rather a copy of them. The only record I have ever found out about them is this -- 'That on August 20, 1798 William Nesbit of Borbon County, Ky, sold a farm to John Mears in Huntington Twp., Wesmoreland Co., Pa., Record: Vol. 4, page 88, Grantee Book of Westmoreland Co. This seems to indicate that Wm. Nesbet, is possibly the father of the names you mention, William, Jeremiah, Samuel, Thomas, Nathan and Robert, but this is only conjecture. It would seem to indicate that Wm. Nesbet had moved from Westmoreland Co., Pa. to Boboun Co., Ky, and later sold his farm in Westmoreland Co., just as my grandfather John Nesbit and great-grandfather, Wm. Nisbet sold their farms in Fairfield Twp. Westmoreland Co., Pa., after moving to Summit Co., Ohio as the records at Greensburgh, Pa. show.
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