JONAS LITTLE FAMILY quoted from Guffie Through the Years, by Elizabeth Smith Cox p23—26 Jonas Little was the only son of George Little I ((NB 1)), that came with him to Kentucky. He was born in South Carolina at Newberry, Union District where he and Elizabeth “Betsy” Douglas were married ca 1799. Previously, Betsy’s mother, Mary (Handley) Douglas, widow of Alexander Douglas, had married Mary’s father, George Little as his third wife. Subsequently, they migrated to this state and in 1804-05 moved to this area and settled a few miles north of Long Fall on Green River, a settlement then in Ohio County. This was within the boundary of land which Captain John Handley held title. At the time of their arrival here, Jonas Little was a young man, not yet 25 years of age so this must have been an adventure for him and pioneer life a challenge. We know nothing of their early life spent here but one would assume the young couple endured many hardships while establishing their home in the wilderness and trying to provide for a growing family which eventually, numbered ten children. Their homestead is believed to have been on a 200 acre tract which lay to the north of Old Hartford and Harmon’s Ferry Road about one and a half miles east of the crossroads. Probably this was the location selected upon arrival though title to same was not gained until 1819 at which time George and Samuel Handley, sons of John Handley, deeded 200 acres to Betsy Little “bordering land of Roger Potts” which lay to the north and near the present day Daviess and McLean County Line. Reference to Little’s Camping Ground has come to our attention. This is known to have been the scene of many religious gatherings when families loaded their wagons with provisions and came to camp during a series of services. Here they met old acquaintances and made new friends. This was an enjoyable occasion and fulfilling experience to be anticipated annually. Also, there is mention of a schoolhouse having been used for some of the religious meetings, believed to have been situated near the old homestead. Sometime later a log house of worship was erected at this site and called Camping Ground Presbyterian Church. Among the first members were: James and William Little. Also, John Moseley, supposedly, their brother-in-law. This congregation moved to another location and the building was then occupied by the Baptist(sic) after they had constituted a Church there on December 5, 1846. One of the charter members was Jonas Little, lettered off from Mount Liberty congregation where he had joined only a short time previously. (November 29, 1846 – Jonas Little was baptized by I.R. Allen. Ref: First Record Book – Mounty[sic] Liberty Baptist Church) No mention as to church affiliation of Betsy Little. The Baptist named this church Brushy Fork and in 1855 moved their place of worship to the northwest a few miles in Daviess County nearer the creek from which it had taken its name. Their meetings were held in Vanover’s Schoolhouse before the erection of the log church that served the congregation for a number of years. In the month of October, 1860, Mosarret Lodge F. & A.M. No 379 – was chartered at the site first called Little’s Camping Ground, address then given was Cedar Grove. Officers were: Master, George Little II ((NB 1)); Senior Warden, James Monroe Hancock; Junior Warden, Granderson Mitchell. By the year 1874, both the Church and Lodge were in need of a new meeting house and agreed to share in the construction and maintenance of a two story frame building to replace the log church a the same location. The lower floor was to be used by the church as their sanctuary and the upper floor for the Lodge’s monthly meetings. This arrangement existed for almost one hundred years. The building was razed in 1970 at which time Brushy Fork Church moved to the village of Panther and the Masons erected a new Lodge Hall on Highway 564, a short distance north of Panther. Yet visible are some of the stones used as the foundation for either the old log church or schoolhouse at Little’s Camping Ground. The cemetery adjacent to this building has long since been abandoned and is now practically obliterated. The remaining tombstones are lying flat or leaning against a tree. Jonas Little was laid to rest here with other members of his family. The inscription on the marble slab that marked his grave reads: Jonas Little born Feb 11, 1780 – died Apr 12, 1850. It was ten or more years later that his wife, Betsy passed away and is believed to have been buried at his side but no marker has been found. Children born to Jonas Little and Betsy Douglas were ((NB 2)): --Martha Little born in 1800 in South Carolina; married first – March 9, 1824 to Benjamin Humphrey, son of Daniel and Catherine Humphrey. Benjamin was deceased by 1831 leaving three small children: Francis Marion, married Margaret Ann Payne; Mary E., married Dr. A. D. Cosby; Elizabeth, married W.J. Owen. On February 5, 1847 Martha (Little) Humphrey, married Wilson Waltrip, son of Joseph and Henrietta (Prior) Waltrip. No issue. --Mary “Polly” Little born December 24 1801 in South Carolina; died November 4, 1842 in Daviess County Kentucky. She was married October 20, 1829 to John T. Moseley born October 27, 1804; died April 2, 1858, the son of John and Mary Jane “Jennie” (Tarleton) Moseley. They are buried at the John Moseley Family Graveyard near Glenville. Children were: Pinkney G., Merritt Chapman, married Sarah E. Hansford; Elizabeth, married Cornelius M. Ruby (probably other children) --Sally Little born ca 1803 in South Carolina, married ca 1825 to Jonathan Minton, also a native of South Carolina. Children (listed in 1850 census of Daviess County, KY.) Harrison, Martha, Jonas, Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary, Eli, James and Elisha B Minton. --George Little ((II, NB 1)) born February 26, 1806; died July 9, 1884; married November 4, 1834 to Betsy Handley Leachman (See article on George Little II). --Douglas Little born February 20, 1810 ((KY, NB 3)); died April 20, 1877; married March 21, 1837 to Martha Ann Wright born November 7, 1811 in Virginia, died October 21, 1901 in Owensboro KY, the daughter of John and Catherine G. (Weatherford) Wright. Children: Lucius Powhattan., married (1) Lizzie Freeman, (2) Louise Holloway, (3) Fannie Beach; Lysurgus Leverett, died, unmarried; Finis H., Jeptha F., married Karen R., daughter of John William and Amanda (Lashbrook) Johnson; Alonzo W.; Ratcliffe, married Sally A., the daughter of Dr. Thomas M. and Nancy (Wright) Gates; Mary Lattie, married Dr. William C. Fowlkes, son of Dr. David W. and Paulina (Watkins) Fowlkes, of Virginia. An article from the McLean County Newspaper published April28, 1877 reads as follows: “On April 20, 1877, Judge Douglas Little, 67, an old and honored citizen of McLean County died suddenly of paralysis at his home in Calhoun. He had been born within four miles of Calhoun and lived his entire life in the vivinity(sic). Described as universally popular with his fellow citizens. Little served eleven years as County Judge and six years as Justice of the Peace.” -- James T. Little, born May 7, 1812, died Jul 11, 1875; married May 31 to Agnes Morgan, born November 5, 1811; died January 3, 1868, daughter of Thomas J. and Margaret (Phegley) Morgan. James T. Little was a big land owner and came into possession of the old homestead after the death of his father. Children: Angeline Frances married Benjamin Woodward, son of ? James H. and Elizabeth (Crowe) Woodward; Martha Ellen, married (1) to William P. Lee, son of Simpson and Sarah (Moseley) Lee, (2) Joseph Layton, son of William A. and Nancy (Porter) Layton; Lucy Ann married George Woodward , son of James H. and Elizabeth (Crowe) Woodward; Thomas Dorsey married (1) Mizella, daughter of John W. and Amanda (Lashbrook) Johnson, (2) Mattie Spence, (3) Dixie Jane, daughter of Lafayette and Sarah E. (Roland) Patteron; Leo Zinn married Mrs. Rachel (Brooks) Hoover, widow of George Hoover. James T. and Agnes Little are buried at Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in McLean County. -- Wesley M. Little born November 3, 1814, was killed at South Carrollton, KY. August 16, 1857: married (1) October 1, 1836 to Henrietta, daughter of Joseph and Henrietta (Prior) Waltrip. Children: George, William, Mary and Elizabeth. Married (2) December 2, 1847, to Mary, daughter of Isaac and Bettie (Crumbaker) Miller of Muhlenberg County. Children: Isaac, Martha J. and Delia C. Little. --Elizabeth Little born April 19. 1817; died December 3, 1850; married ca 1837 to James Robards born November 2, 1813; died (murdered) October 28, 1863, son of George and Martha (Moss) Robards of Henderson County. Children: Martha, married Charles Buckner of Nelson County. At his request, she joined the Sisterhood and taught at Nazareth College after his death. Mary married (1) Charles Stutsville, (2) John Heifer and lived in Madisonville, Hopkins County; Sallie married Ephraim Baker; Letitia married John Cosby, son of William and Louisa (Shackleford) Settle; Ellen married (1) Henry Preston, (2) (?) Todd of Hopkins County. Two sons died in infancy and are buried at Old Brushy Fork Cemetery ((NB 4)) It is said an iron fence enclosed the Robards plat but was removed many years ago. -- William Little born ca 1819; married December 5, 1841 to Jane, daughter of John and Nancy (Glenn) Travis. Children: (listed in 1850 Daviess County census) Jonas, Beatrice A. and Nancy D. Occupation of William Little given as school teacher. Later they moved to Texas. --Hiram Lucius Little born February 8, 1821; died July 10, 1876 in Texas. He married (1) Nancy Catherine Wright born June 14, 1822; died July 29, 1853 daughter of John and Catherine G. (Weatherford) Wright from Charlotte County VA. Children: Mary Lavinia born 15 November 1852, died at age 10 years. John W. (1843 - ?) married ca 1870 in Bullet County, Mary Catherine Crigler; Johnson Rush (1844-1850); Joseph Mortimer born October 7, 1846; died in TX December 21 1936; Susan R. born July 4, 1848; died August 18 1926;married (1) 1870 N.W. Harris – (2) John R. Crenshaw; Ann Katherine “Kate” born July 9, 1949; died December 6, 1927; married September 2, 1869 Capt. Thomas Crawford Alexander (1824 – 1907); Georgia Alice born September 28, 1852; died March 28, 1945; married January 1, 1871 John Alston Nelson (1848-1891), son of Allison and Mary Sledge (Green) Nelson, natives of Fulton County, GA. A few years after the death of his first wife, Hiram L. went to Meridian TX taking with him all his children. He became a doctor and served, during the Civil War, as surgeon-physician for the Confederate troops. He married, as his second wife, Rebecca I. Adams, born December 29, 1844; died December 22, 1904. Issue: Bettie D. born December 13, 1860; died February 4, 1883; married January 7, 1879 C. J. Gibbs; Carrie born May 3, 1862; died November 3, 1880; Ida born ca 1864; married December 24, 1884 Leslie C. McCandless; Ichabod Adam born November 19, 1865; died March 19, 1928; married Brittle ? (1873 – 1960); Hiram Lucius Jr. born March 2, 1868; died March 19, 1928; married December 24, 1895 Maggie B. Davis born April 2, 1872; died September 21, 1958. Information on Isaiah Hunt, who died 1832, Daviess County, Kentucky. Wife was Martha Douglas, daughter of Alexander Douglas, who died ca 1784 in South Carolina, and Mary Handley, born 1748 in Scotland; died 1838 in Daviess County, KY. Devised by Circuit Court Suit ? File Box 11 Hunt vs. Handley’s Heirs ? Filed 21 Aug 1817. Appealed to the Court of Appeals, Frankfort, KY. Isaiah Hunt held a 200 acre land bond dated 1813 given him by Capt. John Handley (1755-1816). Wants his heirs to give him a deed for same. Heirs claimed Hunt hadn’t paid anything for it, therefore were not required to do so. Hunt claimed his father-in-law, Alexander Douglas, had deeded land in Penna. to Capt. John Handley and hadn’t been paid for it. Also, in 1802, Capt. John Handley had promised to give his sister, Mrs. Mary Handley Douglas Little Atterbury (nee Handley) a 500 acre tract for her and her children to live on. The 200 acre tract land bond dated 1813 was part of this promise. Deposition of Mrs. Mary Atterbury, dated 13 Feb. 1819, said Isaiah Hunt’s father-in-law, Alexander Douglas, had deeded land in Penna. to Capt. John Handley without pay. Handley had promised Hunt and her 500 acres, when Hunt was living in Barren County, KY. Deposition of Jonas Little, dated 3 Feb 1819, said he had known Hunt 25 or 30 years. “Mr. Hunt and myself moved in company from South Carolina to Barren County in the state about 16 or 17 years ago, made a crop there and lived in the fall after, moved to this settlement. When myself and Mr. Hunt lived in Barren County our Mother-in-law came down to see Capt. Handley. She came back and told us that Capt. Handley gave her 500 acres to settle on. ---- We moved due to encouragement we received of Capt. Handley’s sister, our mother-in-law.” He also mentioned that Hunt had some money due him from South Carolina, had sent for his money by Robert Daniel. About 9 or 10 years ago Robert Daniel brought about $100 from South Carolina to Hunt. Deposition of Martha E. Thompson, dated 6 July 1817 at Yellow Banks: Question: “Do you or do you not know or have you ever heard Capt. Handley say that Martha Hunt, wife of Isaiah, was his niece?” Answer: “I believe he did, by always owning her mother to be his sister.” Deposition of John Handley dated 27 June 1818: Question: “In what way is Mr. Hunt and Capt. Handley related?” Answer: “I always understood that Capt. Handley is an uncle to Mr. Hunt’s wife.” Mentioned in this suit was another suit brought by Isaiah Hunt vs. Lewis Odom in Ohio County, KY Circuit Court about 1808-09, to eject Lewis Odom from his land. To prove title to this land, Hunt had Capt. Handley testify that the title was in Capt. John Handley’s name, because he hadn’t yet given Hunt a deed to same. THE FIRST SENTENCE STARTS THIS OFF WRONG! All ten children of George followed him into Tennessee in 1802, his children by Mary of Scotland. Then he married his son’s mother in law, Mary Handley Douglass and her brother offered her land in Vienna KY to come and join him and while they proceeded in that journey, John Little was there on the 1810 census but decided to return to TN, but many years later removed to TX. Dr. Hiram Little was happy until his wife Catherine G. Wright died leaving him with several children, so he left them with brother Douglass and went to TN where he married a 14 yr old Rebecca. Douglass was a successful wagon maker, then a lawyer, then a judge. His son Lucius Powhatan Little soon followed in those steps yet also became a great author contributing his family stories to the history books of KY AND ALSO THE COUNTY HISTORY BOOKS. HIS DAUGHTER LAURA KEPT HIS FAMILY RECORDS AND PAPERS AND FOLLOWED UP IN ORDER TO HAVE GEORGE RECOGNIZED BY THE DAR. DOUGLASS AND MARTHA HAD A LARGE HOME, TAKING IN HER PARENTS, AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN OF HIRAM/ DDDSDDDDDDD NB 1 – Mrs. Cox begins identifying George (b 1733/5 Scotland, d 1815 KY) as “George I”. George II is the son of Jonas, (i.e., George I’s grandson). Apparently, neither name had a suffix in use otherwise. NB 2 – note that Mrs. Cox spells Douglas with a single “s”, whereas other sources use a double “ss”. ? also note that a double hyphen is used to identify Jonas and Betsy’s issue (not as published). NB 3 – Douglas is the first child born in KY, and identifiable in the 1810 Ohio County census. Subsequent children were born in KY NB 4 – there are two Brushy Fork Cemeteries in the area. The Old Brushy Fork Cemetery is reportedly abandoned and graves are unidentifiable. Mary (Handley) Douglass Little Atterbury MAY be buried here?!