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Note: [Antoine 3.22.2000.FTW] [Antoine.ftw] [Habbel.ftw] [guinevere60.FTW] [Antoine.FTW] [hans_henrich.FTW] [mintz_FBK.FBK.FBK] Eva McFarland- John our Revolutionary ancestor emigrated to Logan County, Kentucky and settled on the Red River where he built a powder mill (and the old deeds state he did have a powder mill on Whipporwill Creek). Nearby was a huge cave from which he mined salt petre for the powder. John made powder for Old Fort Logan and perhaps for the two Fort Maudlings pioneers too. Several years ago Mr. Manley visited this cave and he crawled back into the large room where he saw dates on the walls of 1797. This old cave room had been used by Murrell who was a noted horse thief in the pioneer days and by the Jesse James Gang. Nearby the old cave is the old home of Fairfax Washington who was George Washington's cousin. Fairfax is buried on this farm. His memorial stone was taken up by a farmer and used for a stepping stone. I offer proof of the old powder mill as follows: BK F, Page 306 - Deeds. George Mefford to Jacob Butts for 112 acres of land following to the south side of the south fork where John Pitts line crosses the south fork just above the old powder mill built by old John Mefford ---- Then so many meandering miles by the river. About 1850 some of the Mefford emigrated to Muhlenberg and Butler Counties, Kentucky and settled. "On this 28th Day of December 1840, personally appeared in Logan County, Kentucky, one John Mefferd, a resident of the said county Age 76 on the 89th of October last, who first being duly sworn states he enlisted in the Army of the United States as a substitute for his father, Gasper Meffert, in the year 1781. In which Cornwallis was taken, in the spring of that year and he went out either on the 9th day of May or June, does not remember which, went out with George Huston as Captain, Guy Hamilton as the Major, and a Harris or Harrison was the Colonel. The Lieut. was Chirtian Cuggar, who took sick and Thomas Lewis was Lieut. in his place. A man by the name of Campbell was called General and also Anthony Wayne (this was the famous Mad Anthony Wayne) was General, and also Margris or Marcus was in command of the troops at a little skirmish at Jamestown, that he was in the regular service about two months and then he was sent home and got his discharge about four months after he first entered the service. He served for only one term of enlistment for which his father was drafted. Then he served afterward as a minute man guarding prisoners taken by Morgan and sent to Winchester. He lived in Rockingham County, Virginia, when he entered the service. His company started from Rockingham County and went across Swift Run Gap and then the next place he remembers was Richmond. Thinks he went from Richmond to Petersburg but will not be sure. His recollections are that the next place he marched to was Jamestown where there was an engagement between about 200 of the American troops and as many of the British and his company in which he saw active service and took part in the engagement. Nine days after he was in another engagement at a place called "Hot Water" (The Battle of Hot Water was fought 16 June 1787 near Williamsburg, Virginia) and the men picked men and the Major Willis. He does not remember whether the name of the place was given by the soldiers or not. General Wayne commanded at Jamestown during most of that engagement and he does not remember who commanded at Hot Water but always thought it was a Colonel from Augusta. He marched between Richmond and Jamestown several times and started to go to Norfolk but did not get there. The Captain was discharged about sixteen miles below Richmond as he thinks and the Captain did not discharge his men till after they reached home. He states he has lost his discharge. He was denied a pension because he had not served six months. "Land Owners in the Virginia Military Dist., of Rockingham County, Virginia" - John Mefford -- 100 acres.[Revised.ftw] [Antoine 3.22.2000.FTW] [Antoine.ftw] [Habbel.ftw] [guinevere60.FTW] [Antoine.FTW] [hans_henrich.FTW] [mintz_FBK.FBK.FBK] Eva McFarland- John our Revolutionary ancestor emigrated to Logan County, Kentucky and settled on the Red River where he built a powder mill (and the old deeds state he did have a powder mill on Whipporwill Creek). Nearby was a huge cave from which he mined salt petre for the powder. John made powder for Old Fort Logan and perhaps for the two Fort Maudlings pioneers too. Several years ago Mr. Manley visited this cave and he crawled back into the large room where he saw dates on the walls of 1797. This old cave room had been used by Murrell who was a noted horse thief in the pioneer days and by the Jesse James Gang. Nearby the old cave is the old home of Fairfax Washington who was George Washington's cousin. Fairfax is buried on this farm. His memorial stone was taken up by a farmer and used for a stepping stone. I offer proof of the old powder mill as follows: BK F, Page 306 - Deeds. George Mefford to Jacob Butts for 112 acres of land following to the south side of the south fork where John Pitts line crosses the south fork just above the old powder mill built by old John Mefford ---- Then so many meandering miles by the river. About 1850 some of the Mefford emigrated to Muhlenberg and Butler Counties, Kentucky and settled. "On this 28th Day of December 1840, personally appeared in Logan County, Kentucky, one John Mefferd, a resident of the said county Age 76 on the 89th of October last, who first being duly sworn states he enlisted in the Army of the United States as a substitute for his father, Gasper Meffert, in the year 1781. In which Cornwallis was taken, in the spring of that year and he went out either on the 9th day of May or June, does not remember which, went out with George Huston as Captain, Guy Hamilton as the Major, and a Harris or Harrison was the Colonel. The Lieut. was Chirtian Cuggar, who took sick and Thomas Lewis was Lieut. in his place. A man by the name of Campbell was called General and also Anthony Wayne (this was the famous Mad Anthony Wayne) was General, and also Margris or Marcus was in command of the troops at a little skirmish at Jamestown, that he was in the regular service about two months and then he was sent home and got his discharge about four months after he first entered the service. He served for only one term of enlistment for which his father was drafted. Then he served afterward as a minute man guarding prisoners taken by Morgan and sent to Winchester. He lived in Rockingham County, Virginia, when he entered the service. His company started from Rockingham County and went across Swift Run Gap and then the next place he remembers was Richmond. Thinks he went from Richmond to Petersburg but will not be sure. His recollections are that the next place he marched to was Jamestown where there was an engagement between about 200 of the American troops and as many of the British and his company in which he saw active service and took part in the engagement. Nine days after he was in another engagement at a place called "Hot Water" (The Battle of Hot Water was fought 16 June 1787 near Williamsburg, Virginia) and the men picked men and the Major Willis. He does not remember whether the name of the place was given by the soldiers or not. General Wayne commanded at Jamestown during most of that engagement and he does not remember who commanded at Hot Water but always thought it was a Colonel from Augusta. He marched between Richmond and Jamestown several times and started to go to Norfolk but did not get there. The Captain was discharged about sixteen miles below Richmond as he thinks and the Captain did not discharge his men till after they reached home. He states he has lost his discharge. He was denied a pension because he had not served six months. "Land Owners in the Virginia Military Dist., of Rockingham County, Virginia" - John Mefford -- 100 acres.
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