Hello: I appreciate your video. Have one correction on the personage of James Graham, one of 16 Long Hunters shown on the memorial you show which was depicted at the Skin House Branch. James Graham, the Long Hunter, was actually the third son of John Graham Sr. (a son of American Graham Patriarch Christopher Graham who came to America in 1720.) James Graham's first marriage was to Rebecca Robinson. James second marriage was in 1778 to Mary Worthington at Fort Pitt. He was a brother-in-law of CPT Edward Worthington, another long-hunter, who one of GEN Clark's CPT's during the Illinois Campaign. James Graham was the father of Dr. Christopher Columbus Graham, the noted Kentuckian, and Judge John Graham of Floyd County, Kentucky (Dr. Willard Rouse Jillson had Judge Graham's parentage wrong). The long-hunter Robert Crockett, killed in Tennessee by Indians in 1769, during the Knox long-hunt, lived next to the Graham family, and was a shirt-tail cousin. Robert's aunt Esther Crockett's sister was married to one of James Graham's extended cousins. James Graham settled in Nelson County, Kentucky with a nephew, also named Christopher Graham. In neighboring Green County, there was a large group of Graham's and Linn's which included William Robinson Graham and Benajmin Linn. Both were reportedly early long-hunters, and like so many of the long-hunters, chose to move their families to settle in or around the Barrens. William Graham descended from William Graham Sr, another son of Patriarch Christopher Graham. He was the grandfather of Mentor Graham who was Abraham Lincoln's teacher. Also depicted on the memorial is a man named Christopher Stoph. There are no records existing that show a Christopher Stoph, other than with the long-hunters' lore, and nothing for a family named Stoph. I believe this man was actually Christopher Graham, whose was probably known by a variant of his first name "Stoph." His name should be shown in records as Christopher "Stoph" Graham. He moved to Nelson County in 1791. This Christopher was a son of John Graham Jr., who was James Graham's older brother.
@@theolkentuckian6925 Pretty interesting stuff you remind me of my pops (he kinda took responsibility of passin down all of local history he could to as many of us younger people that would listen he was very passionate about it and told a good story too I know Pop would've loved this video) the local history of your home lands,thanx for sharing sir!
Interesting video, thanks for sharing it. I'm in Barren County, KY and would love to learn more about the Longhunters.
Another fine story. Please keep telling them Ol Kentuckian!
Thank you for watching.
Hello: I appreciate your video. Have one correction on the personage of James Graham, one of 16 Long Hunters shown on the memorial you show which was depicted at the Skin House Branch. James Graham, the Long Hunter, was actually the third son of John Graham Sr. (a son of American Graham Patriarch Christopher Graham who came to America in 1720.) James Graham's first marriage was to Rebecca Robinson. James second marriage was in 1778 to Mary Worthington at Fort Pitt. He was a brother-in-law of CPT Edward Worthington, another long-hunter, who one of GEN Clark's CPT's during the Illinois Campaign. James Graham was the father of Dr. Christopher Columbus Graham, the noted Kentuckian, and Judge John Graham of Floyd County, Kentucky (Dr. Willard Rouse Jillson had Judge Graham's parentage wrong). The long-hunter Robert Crockett, killed in Tennessee by Indians in 1769, during the Knox long-hunt, lived next to the Graham family, and was a shirt-tail cousin. Robert's aunt Esther Crockett's sister was married to one of James Graham's extended cousins.
James Graham settled in Nelson County, Kentucky with a nephew, also named Christopher Graham. In neighboring Green County, there was a large group of Graham's and Linn's which included William Robinson Graham and Benajmin Linn. Both were reportedly early long-hunters, and like so many of the long-hunters, chose to move their families to settle in or around the Barrens. William Graham descended from William Graham Sr, another son of Patriarch Christopher Graham. He was the grandfather of Mentor Graham who was Abraham Lincoln's teacher. Also depicted on the memorial is a man named Christopher Stoph. There are no records existing that show a Christopher Stoph, other than with the long-hunters' lore, and nothing for a family named Stoph. I believe this man was actually Christopher Graham, whose was probably known by a variant of his first name "Stoph." His name should be shown in records as Christopher "Stoph" Graham. He moved to Nelson County in 1791. This Christopher was a son of John Graham Jr., who was James Graham's older brother.
Did you know Henry Skaggs is my 7th Great grandpa 😊🙏
Theres a lot of Skaggs cousins out there.
@@theolkentuckian6925 😁
@@theolkentuckian6925 Wonder how many of them was pickers like Ricky?
Henry Scaggs is my sixth great grand uncle
@@stevemilby4666 ahhhh that’s amazing
Any relation to Ricky Skaggs?
He would be a distant cousin
@@theolkentuckian6925 Pretty interesting stuff you remind me of my pops (he kinda took responsibility of passin down all of local history he could to as many of us younger people that would listen he was very passionate about it and told a good story too I know Pop would've loved this video) the local history of your home lands,thanx for sharing sir!