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Subject: [MOSTCHAR-L] EARLY FAMILIES OF ST. CHARLES COUNTY written 1876 Rest of B
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BAUGH - The Baughs were doubtless of German descent; but there is no
authentic record of the origin of the family, beyond the act that 3
brothers of that name settled near Jamestown, VA., at an early date.
Abram, a son of one of these brothers, married JUDITH COLMAN, of
Powhatan Co., and by her he had Joseph, Thomas M., Edsa, William,
Alexander, Abram, Jesse, Mary, Judith and Rhoda. Joseph married NANCY
GENTRY, and settled in Madison Co., KY. in 1781; and in 1816 he removed
to St. Charles Co., MO. He served five years in the rev. war. His
children were William, Benjamin, Judith, Alsey, Nancy, Mary, Patsey and
Lucinda. William married SUSAN CARTER, of KY., and settled in St.
Charles Co., MO. but removed from there to Montgomery Co. in 1832. His
first wife died and he was married the second time to MRS. NANCY V.
HASLIP, whose maiden name was CHAMBERS.
BRYAN - William Bryan, a native of Wales, came to America with Lord
Baltimore, about the year 1650, and settled in Maryland. His wife was of
Irish descent, and they had 3 children: William, Morgan and Daniel. Of
the succeeding two or three generations of this family, nothing is
definitely known, but early in the 18th century, WILLIAM BRYAN, a
descendant of the original stock, settled in Roan Co., N.C. He married
SALLY BRINGER, who was of German descent, and they had 11 children:
William, Morgan, John, Sally, Daniel, Henry, Rebecca (who became the
wife of DANIEL BOONE), Susan, George, James and Joseph. During the Rev.
war, 6 of the sons served in the American army, and one (probably
Joseph) cast his lot with the Tories. He was promoted to the position of
Colonel, and served with Tarleton during his campaign in the Carolinas.
On one occasion, his regiment of Tories, being in the advance, was
attacked by the patriots and forced to retreat. As they were falling
back in great confusion, they met Tarleton, who had heard the firing
and accompanied by only a few of his staff officers, was riding
leisurely toward the scene of conflict, blowing his bugle as he came.
The patriots, hearing the sound of the bugle, and supposing that the
entire British army was advancing upon them, gave up the pursuit and
retired. When Bryan met Tarleton, he demanded, in an angry tone, why he
had come alone, instead of marching his army to hi assistance. Tarleton
replied that he wanted to "see how the d----d Tories would fight." This
so enraged the Tory leader that he came near resigning his commission
and retiring from the service, and would probably have done so if he
could have returned home in safety. Two of the brothers who were in the
American army (James and Morgan) were at the bloody battle of King's
Mountain, and from the best information that we can obtain, their Tory
brother fought against them in the same battle. The war feeling ran so
high that they would have shot him if he had come within range of their
rifles. Three of the brothers, (James, William, and Daniel) followed
Daniel Boone to KY., and built Bryan's station, near Lexington. Shortly
after their arrival, William and two other men left the fort and went
some distance into the woods, for the purpose of obtaining a supply of
game for the garrison. During their absence, they were attacked by the
Indians; Bryan's companions were both killed and scalped, and he was
shot through the knee with a rifle ball. But notwithstanding his severe
and painful wound, he rode to the fort, a distance of 30 miles, through
the thick woods and brush, and gave the alarm in time to save the place
from falling into the hands of the Indians. They soon began to suffer
greatly for provisions, being so closely watched by the Indians, that
hunting parties did not dare to venture out, and they were reduced to
the necessity of boiling and eating buffalo hides in order to avert
starvation.
James Bryan was a widower with six children at the time of the removal
to KY., and it was his branch of the family that afterward came to MO.,
the descendants of the other two brothers remaining in KY. The names of
his children were David, Susan, Jonathan, Polly, Henry and Rebecca.
David married MARY POOR, and came to MO. in 1800. He settled near the
present town of Marthasville, in Warren Co. His children were James,
Morgan, Elizabeth, Mary, Willis, John, Susan, Drizella, Samuel and
William K. Mr. Bryan reserved half an acre of ground near his house for
a grave yard, and it was there that Daniel Boone and his wife were
buried. He also had a large orchard, which he grew from apple seed that
he carried from KY. in his vest pocket. Susan Bryan married ISRAEL
GRANT, of KY. They had 3 children: James, William and Israel B.
Jonathan married MARY COSBOW, a widow with 1 son, William. (her maiden
name was MARY HUGHES) In 1800 he moved his family to MO. in a keel-boat,
and landed at the mouth of Femme Osage creek, on Christmas day of that
year. He settled first in Lincoln co., near the present town of
Cap-au-gris, but there they were greatly exposed to attacks from the
Indians, and the location proving to be a sickly one, he moved and
settled on Femme Osage creek, near NATHAN BOONE's place, where he lived
during the remainder of his life. In 1801 he built the first water mill
west of the mississippi river. The stones were carried from KY on
horseback, a spring branch supplied the water power, and an old musket
barrel formed the aluice or water race. The children of Jonathan Bryan
were Parthena, Phoebe, Nancy, Elijah, Abner, Mary, Alsey, James, Delila
and Lavinia. Henry Bryan married ELIZABETH SPARKS, and settled in St.
Charles Co. in 1808. They had 8 children: Susan, Joseph, Rebecca,
Elizabeth, Cynthia, Johannah, John W., and Polly. Rebecca (daughter of
James Bryan) married HUGH LOGAN, of KY. and they had 5 children:
William, Alexander, Hugh, Henry and Mary. Mr. Logan died, and she was
married the 2nd time to JAMES SMITH, of KY. They had 2 children when he
also died; and in 1810, Jonathan and Henry Bryan moved their sister and
her family to MO. She settled on South Bear creek, in Montgomery Co.,
and died 20 years later. Her two children by Smith were named Susan and
James. Susan married a man named KING, and James married SUSAN ELLIS.
BALDRIDGE - Robert Baldridge was a native of Ireland, but emigrated to
America and settled in KY., where he married HANNAH FRUIT. He
subsequently moved to MO., and was one of the first settlers of St.
Charles Co. He obtained the Spanish grant of land on which Pond Fort was
built. His children were Daniel, James, Malachi, John, Robert, Jr.,
Alexander, Elizabeth, Mary, Grace and Nancy. Malachi and two
companions, Price and Lewis, were killed by the Indians while hunting on
Loutre Prairie. Shortly after, Daniel, in order to have revenge for his
brother's death, tracked a party of Indians to their camp at night, and
shot their chief as h sat by the campfire. He then concealed himself in
the tall grass, and watched the Indians searching for hi; but they
failed to find him. James and John were successful business men, and
always had money to loan. A man named HUTCHINGS once borrowed $300 in
silver quarters from John, and carried the money home in a calico bag.
Finding that he would not need it, he returned the money at the end of
three months, and offered to pay interest. But Baldridge said he could
not think of accepting interest from a man who had kept him money safe
for him that length of time; "Because," said he, "If I had kept it, some
rascal would have stolen it". When James died he had several boxes
filled with gold and silver money. Robert, Jr., planted a cherry tree,
and when it grew large enough, he had it manufactured into lumber, from
which he had his coffin made, and when he died he was buried in it.
Robert and John were rangers in CALLAWAY's company during the Indian
war. After the close of the war, John moved to the Gasconade country,
and built a large saw mill in the pineries; but it did not prove to be a
paying investment, and subsequently passed into the hands of other
parties. Elizabeth Baldridge married JOHN SCOTT, and their son, Hiram,
was killed at Callaway's defeat. He was a man of great daring, and
Callaway placed much confidence in him. Daniel married KATE HUFFMAN.
James married MARGARET ZUMWALT. Robert, Jr., married PEGGY RYEBOLT.
Grace married JOHN HOWELL, and Nancy married FREDERICK PRICE.
BURDINE - General Amos Burdine, as he was called, was a native of KY.,
where he married JENNIE DAVIDSON, and came to MO. in 1811. He settled in
Dog prairie, St. Charles Co., and built his cabin on the JAMES MACKEY
claim. Soon after he came to MO. the earthquakes at New Madrid occurred,
and the shaking of the earth caused the boards that composed the roof of
his cabin to rattle so, that he imagined there were Indians up there
trying to get in. so, arousing his sons (for it was at night), they
secured their guns and began to fire through the roof, which they so
completely riddled with bullets that it would not turn the rain anymore.
He was a believer in witches as were many of the early settlers, and
used to brand his cattle in the forehead with a hot shoe hammer, to keep
the witches from killing them. He had a flock of geese, and several of
the birds died of some disease peculiar to the goose family. The General
imagined that the witches had been at work; so he built a large log fire
and commenced burning the dead birds, one by one. When the 3rd bird was
thrown on the fire, it gave signs of life, and the general always
declared that all the others came to life and flew around the fire and
drove the witches away. On another occasion, he imagined that he had
been shot in the hip with a hair ball, and called on a physician to have
it extracted. But of course, no such ball could be found. Burdine was a
great hunter, and killed more deer than any other half-dozen men in the
vicinity. He used the skins of the animals that he killed for beds and
bed clothing, which was a common thing among the people of that day. He
had a habit of naming the trees in the woods where he killed deer, and
his sons knew the woods so well, and the names of the different trees,
that when he went them to bring the game in, they never had any trouble
in finding it. His little pony, Ned, was so well trained that he knew
when to run, walk, or stand still by the simple motion of the bridle,
and, being as fond of hunting as his master, he never failed to obey
commands. The general could mimic the cry of any animal or bird, and
often imitated wolves or panthers for the purpose of scaring deer out of
the brush, so he could shoot them. a party of hunters heard him one day,
screaming like a panther, and imagining they were in close proximity to
one of those ferocious animals, they put spurs to their horses and rode
away for their lives. He gave names to nearly all of the streams in his
vicinity, and Chain-of- rocks, on Cuivre, owes it appropriate title to
him. Burdine was a man of medium size, but his wife was very large and
heavy. One day he undertook to weigh her with a pair of old-fashioned
steelyards. They were fastened to the rafters of the porch in front of
his house, with a grape vine, and he tied another grape vine to the hook
on the under side of the steelyard for his wife to sit in. Mounting on a
barrel, so as to be high enough to handle the beam, he signaled to his
wife that he was ready, and she took her seat. But immediately the beam
ascended to the roof, carrying the general with it; and he hung
suspended in the air until some members of the family came to his
assistance and helped him down.
Hon. WILLIAM M. CAMPBELL, of St. charles, began to write a history of
the general's life, but died before the book was completed. It would no
doubt have afforded a rich mine of humor and adventures. The general's
wife died of cholera in 1832. some years afterward, suit was commenced
against him for the land on which he lived, the title being vested in
another party. He lost the suit and his home and becoming dissatisfied
with the new order of things in MO., he moved his large family to
Arkansas, where they were not crowded with neighbors.
BOYD - John Boyd, of Ireland, came to America before the revolution. He
had 2 sons, John and William. The latter was a gunsmith, and in the war
of 1812 he was commissioned Captain of volunteers. In his company were 6
of his apprentices, all of whom were killed in the same battle. Capt.
Boyd married RUTH CARR, of PA., and settled in Spencer Co., KY. in 1792.
In 1829 he came to MO., and selecting a location in St. Charles Co., for
his future residence, he returned to KY., but died before he had
completed his arrangements for moving. His widow and children came to
St. charles Co. in 1830. The names of his children were Elizabeth, John,
Elijah, Hiram, Jane, James, Emeline, William, Ruth, Alexander T., and
Thomas C. John married a MISS CLEMENS, Elijah married FANNIE THOMAS.
Jane was married in KY. to JOSEPH BROWN. Emeline married JAMES COCHRAN,
Aleck T. married MEDORA MCROBERTS. Thomas C. married RUTH ALLEN. Ruth
married