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Wilson Family of Hinkston and Grassy Lick Creeks, Bourbon County, Kentucky

Discussion of relationships between those members of the Wilson family who settled in Bourbon County, Kentucky by 1792.

When they first settled in Kentucky the Wilsons did not purchase their land or seek to acquire land grants. Instead they leased their land. Perhaps they were aware of the inconsitencies of   Kentucky land titles and preferred to wait until clear land titles were established.

A lawsuit, Peyton v Stith, for land on Grassy Lick mentions Jeremiah Wilson had been living there since 1792 or 1793 and leased the land for $20 per year under a five year agreement with Peyton's agent from 1795-1800, when Joseph Stith began leasing. "It is alleged by the appellant, that one Jeremiah Wilson, in the year 1792 or 1793, came to the land in question within the lines of Peyton's patent, and resided there until the month of March, 1795, when he took a lease for five years from the agent of Peyton, and continued to reside there for some years: that from Wilson's first settlement there was a continued uninterrupted possession of the land by tenants and persons holding under Peyton and his heirs, till Stith the complainant took possession as tenant of Peyton's heirs, under an agreement with one Mitchell, who acted as their agent under a verbal authority from some of them; and that he remained there until December, 1813, when possession was demanded of him on behalf of the appellants, which he refused to deliver up. Whereupon a warrant of forcible entry and detainer was on their complaint issued by a justice of the peace on the 27th of January, 1814, and an inquisition taken on the 1st of February, finding Stith guilty; but that on a traverse of the inquisition in..." ref: United States reports: Cases adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volume 30, p 487 By United States. Supreme Court, Peyton v Stith

Portions of Peyton's land patents overlapped other patents resulting in long legal battles for ownership. Information from the court documents generated in these lawsuits gives vital data into the settlement of the Wilsons. One of the land patents adjoining a Francis Peyton patent was granted to George Row, Jr. Numerous Wilsons eventually purchased land in the Row patent.

One of the earliest documents connected with the Row land grant is a lease dated 14 May 1803 from Philemon Thomas to Uriah Wilson for 100 acres of land described as near Peytons Lick on the East side of Hingston "a little below" where said Wilson now lives."

Wilsons on Plum Lick Creek a branch of Hinkston Creek.

Between 1819-1822 a mill was built near Plum Lick by Nathaniel Wilson, a farmer who lived in the area. The persons who helped with the project were mentioned in a book he kept. It is the only known surviving document which lists the persons involved in that enterprise. The book was found by a Wilson descendant living in Indiana. Her name is Lieta LaRoche and she wrote to Connie Graves  on Sunday, January 22, 2006 Subject: Re: Wilson Log Book Hi, Connie, Thank you, we had a wonderful holiday and hope you did as well. The book is very frail, so I copied the following: It is a day log kept by Nathaniel Wilson from 1819 -1822 while building a mill on Hinkston Creek, near Plum Lick, Kentucky. The following names are listed. I believe they were working on the mill??? Nathaniel Wilson Uriah Wilson H. Wilson John Wilson Jeremiah Wilson David Wilson Robert Lowry J. Keith Wilson Joseph Wilson Jesse Reynolds John Jacks James Gafferty John Howard David Legate Joseph Gafferty James Newkirk Edward Roberts Charles Roberts Ezekiel Blair John Gelaspie John Galvin Joseph Clark John Clark Thompson Clark John Neal John Brothers James Colllins Robert Logan George Allan Daniel Vavil My grandfather was John R. Wilson, son of Thomas J. Wilson, whose father was Richard Morrison Wilson. Richard Morrison was Uriah's son born about 1819 in Kentucky. I think Stuart Collins Wilson may have been the son of James B. Wilson. Thomas J. Wilson visited his cousin, Lane, who may have been Stuart Collins' son. They lived in Crawfordsville. Willliam M. Wilson was "Uncle Buck" and he lived in Hendricks Co., Indiana also. Kind regards, Lieta