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The Settlers of Painted Stone Station

By the end of 1785, practically all of Shelby County had been surveyed, and grants had been issued for many tracts. Even so, very few of these landowners lived on their property. In 1780, the only occupied area within the present Shelby County was Painted Stone. Here the occupants lived in cabins built close together, with pickets between cabins forming a fort. According to Moses Boone, the fort was nearly square and covered about an acre; thus each wall would be slightly over 200 Feet long. He also said that those who settled there the first year were ``Marius Hansbury, old Mr. Yunt and son George Yunt with their families, Wm. Hall, Abraham Van Metre, Abram Holt, Robert Tyler, John Kline, Philip Nichols, old Robert Eastwood, John Van Cleve, Evan Hinton – and several young men without families, among them were George Hohman [sic, Holman], Rich'd. Rue, a brother of Philip Nichols, one Leggett, &c. The widow Underwood and family also of the first settlers."

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On July 17, Squire Boone's company of militia was called upon to join General George Rogers Clark in his campaign against the Shawnee, Fourteen men were mustered from his station, and several were killed on the campaign.

Following Indian attacks in 1781, the remaining settlers abandoned Painted Stone Station in hopes of finding shelter at one of the six stations along Beargrass Creek in Jefferson County. But Indians attacked them en route near Long Run, killing 7 to 10 in what became known as the Long Run Massacre. The next day John Floyd led a small company of mounted militia to Long Run with the intention of punishing the Indians, but they were outnumbered and defeated with heavy losses.   

There were 27 men who rode out with  Floyd's militia. Some of those present were: Col. John Floyd, Capt. Peter A'Sturgis, Lt. Thomas Ravenscraft, William Wells, Samuel Wells, James Welsh and Bland Ballard who had also been there the preceeding day.

Photos of the Monument to Floyd's Defeat in Eastwood, Kentucky

A few days later additional troops were able to evacuate the wounded Squire Boone and the Hinton family from Painted Stone. After they left, the Indians burned down all the cabins at the fort. No white men resided in what is now Shelby County between September 1782 and January or February of 1784.

The following received early land grants: Hezekiah Applegate, John Bailey, Richard Bard, James Beaty, Richard Benson, John Gray Blount, Richard Brashear [Brasheir],Thomas Bull, James Carroll, Richard Chenoweth [Chenoch], George Rogers Clark, Samuel Coburn, James Cruck, Thomas Dagerly, Aniah Davis, James Elliott, Robert Elliott, Henry Fairwether, Peter Flin, James Foaker, Robert Foeman, Henry French, William Garrott, Cornelias Gatter, Thomas Gibson, Roger Top, Daniel Goodman, James Hall, James Hannah, James Harrod [Harrods], George Hart, Jr., John Helm, William Hickman, Evan Hinton, Peter Hogg, Edward Hoggin, George Holeman, Henry Holeman, John Hunt, Arthur Ingram, John Larue, James Lee, Phillip Lutts, Philip Young McCallock, George McClure, Senica McCracken, John Miller, Edward Mooredock, William Morgan, Thomas O'Bryan, George Paff, Adam Pain, John Paul, Peter Paul, Pendergrass, George Phelps, Benj. Pope, John Porter, Samuel Potter, Richard Rue, George Sitlemore, George Slaugher, Robert Slaugher, Jr., John Soverns, Isaac Sparks, Uriah Stone, Richard Thomas, Charles M. Thruston, Daniel Trabue, Benj. Underwood, Aaron Vancleve, Benj. Vancleve, James Wall, Robert Wall, Adam Whickerham Jr., Aquilla Whitaker, William White, Peter Williams, William Woodard, and James Wright.

Source: The New History of Shelby County

If you are a descendant of the Boone Family or one of the other early settlers of Shelby County and will be attending the Long Run Massacre Re-Enactment on September 10 & 11, please submit the form below.

Descendants will be recognized after the main battle. They will also received a name badge identifying them as a descendant and special seating at the main event in addition to a reduced admission rate. A genealogy swap will also be held (time to be announced.)

For more information on the descendants celebration email Helen McKinney (a Boone descendant ) or Karen Powell (a Yunt- also spelled Yount - descendant.)

If you have any additional information about The Long Run Massacre or Painted Stone Fort from unusual or family sources that may not be in already published sources email Kathy Cummings.


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