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DATENSATZ:
1. L.E. Draper, #533. 1 TYPE Book
1 PERI Draper Manuscripts.
GEBURT:
2. L.E. Draper, #533. 1 TYPE Book
1 PERI Draper Manuscripts.
TOD:
3. L.E. Draper, #533. 1 TYPE Book
1 PERI Draper Manuscripts.
Became a Colonel in the Kentucky Militia.
Col. Wm Linnâ„¢s Å“father was born in Ireland and came to America in 1701, with his father and settled there on Long Island, continued there until married, then moved to New Jersey, had four sons and two daughters, there lost his wife and emigrated to the state of Maryland.
Col. Linn was Å“born in the beautiful valey of Pohatcong, in Warren County, New Jersey.Â
Colonel Linn was a spy in Braddock's army, and reconnoitered fort Duquesne previous to the defeat of the British army. Settled on the Monongahela, near where Cookstown now stands and went a campaign against the Indians under Col. McDaniel, and was there wounded on the shoulder. He was then commissioned by the State of Virginia and went to Richmond, continued there a short time and then was sent to New Orleans with Col. Gibson by the authority of the above State. When there Col. Gibson having detained as a hostage, Col. Linn had to take command of the boat and cargo and returned in the spring of '77. He went a campaign with Gen. Clark to the Illinois while under the Spanish Government.Â
From an interview with Patrick Scott of Bourbon County:
Colonel Bill Lynn: Colonel Bill Lynn was a very mischievous fellow. He always carried an old British musket. Would make snakes crawl into it and then shoot them out against a tree. [Kentucky's first snake story, and an evidence of the kind of whisky made in those days!] He was out hunting on Salt River. Five Indians took after him, three in the rear and two on the flanks. He killed the last of the five just at the brush fence that was around the fort. He was asked, when he got in, if he ran booty. He declared he didn't. Lynn was a [Page 8.] very swift runner. A great many bets were made on him, but they were always lost; he didn't want to encourage gambling. A number of men from Harrodsburgh were out on Hardin Creek, buffalo hunting. One day they turned out on a hunt and at night, when they came in, Lynn was wanting, missing, and it was No Lynn! No Lynn! On the next day they turned out and found him tomahawked and three of his fingers cut off . [This was Ben Linn at this place, a brother of Colonel William Linn--L. C. Draper's inserted note. But B. Linn was not tomahawked; lived to good old age-anon. note.] [sic.] [William Lynn--or Linn--and George Gibson in 1766-77 made a trip from Pittsburgh to New Orleans to procure powder; this they conveyed up the Mississippi and Ohio to Wheeling. Lynn Station, on Beargrass, near Louisville, was established in 1779 by William Lynn who was an outstanding pioneer.]Hurstbourne, Kentucky, was first settled by William Linn, who built a stockade, Linn's Station, along Beargrass Creek in 1779.
In addition to naming 7 children as heirs in his will, William also added: I give to two children John and Josey Linn that has been born since I left home five shillings a peace (sic).
Col William Pope (father of Governor Pope) became guardian of Col Linnâ„¢s young children when he died.
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