FIRST SETTLERS OF OWSLEY COUNTY, ONCE PART OF CLAY COUNTY.



?? Moore and his wife Ellender Hamilton, and their family have 
generally been known as the first settlers of Owsley County, Kentucky.
They migrated out of Virginia to Madison County, Kentucky and left
Flint Creek, for the South Fork of the Kentucky River near Booneville.


Cornelious Brown SR and Family were in Shenandoah County Virginia 
area, before they left for Wilkes County, North Carolina and was in what
is now the Carter County Area of Tennessee from about 1781-1795, when
they moved to Muddy Creek. They migrated slowly from Muddy Creek to
the South Fork of the Kentucky River from 1785-1813.

Old Preacher Indian-Fighter, Joseph Proctor, was an early settler on what is now
the Dave Turner Farm about one mile down river from Booneville. He
moved to the place bearing his name, Proctor, Kentucky, and died
December 2, 1844 at the age of 89 in Boone Kentucky.


?? Gabbard Sr and wife, Margret Smith, were in the Traveller's rest
area contempary with Henry Gabbard and wife Barbara Hunsucker,who
entered land on Indian Creek, what is now part of Clay County that
became part of Owlsey County, Kentucky entry made in 1817.


Samuel Woods Sr, a Revolutionary War Soldier, who is often confused
with his son Samuel Woods Jr, came to what is now Owsley County very
early. He died in that part of Clay County that is now Owsley County
Kentucky on December 13, 1825.

"Rinty" Baker lived in a rock house (under a cliff) one mile above the
mouth of Buffalo Creek in that part of Clay County that may have become
Owsley County,  It appears the Samuel Woods Family, and John Abner Sr, 
were in what is now Owlsey County.

Edward Evans and wife Margret entered land on Buck Creek, probably 
between Sag & Booneville, Kentucky in 1804. Edward and Margret are
the progenitors of the Evans in the Owlsey County Area.