Collins
History of Kentucky states that Bryan, or Bryant, Station "was about
five miles northeast of Lexington, on the southern bank of the north fork
of Elkhorn;
settled
by the Bryans in 1779, but a cabin had been built by Joseph Bryan, father-in-law
of Col. Daniel Boone, in 1776." The history of Bryan Station included a
number
of Indian attacks. In one such attack the women listed below prevented the
firey destruction of the station in 1782 by carrying buckets of water from
the
spring
to the station.
Women's
names on a memorial wall at Brian Station Spring are:
Jemima Suggett Johnson
Sally Johnson
Betsy Johnson
Sara Page Craig
Betsy Ann Craig
Sally Craig
Nancy Craig
Polly Craig
Lucy Hawkins Craig
Polly Craig
Frankey Craig
Polly Hawkins Craig
Sally Craig (should be Sally Craig Singleton)
Elizabeth Johnson Craig
Polly Craig
Nancy Craig
Jane Craig Saunders
Polly Saunders
Betsy Saunders
Lydia Saunders
Elizabeth Craig Cave
Hannah Cave
Polly Cave
Fanny Saunders Lea
Sara Clement Hammond
Mary Herndon Ficklin
Philadelphia Ficklin
Mildred Davis Suggett
Harriet Morgan Nelson
Sara Boone Brooks.
Betsy Johnson was the daughter of Col. Robert and Jemima Suggett Johnson.
Polly and Frankey Craig were the daughters of Mrs. Sara Page Craig
Sally Craig Singleton was the daughter of Mrs. Polly Hawkins Craig, wife
of Toliver Craig, Sr.
Polly and Nancy Craig were the daughters of Toliver Craig, Jr. and his wife,
Elizabeth Johnson Craig.
Polly, Betsy and Lydia Saunders were the daughters of John Saunders and his
wife, Jane Craig Saunders.
Hannah and Polly Cave were the daughters of Richard Cave and his wife, Elizabeth
Craig Cave.
Fanny Sanders Lea was the wife of Wainright Lea.
Sara Clement Hammond was the wife of John Hammond.
Harriet Morgan Nelson was the wife of Edward Nelson.
Philadelphia Ficklin was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Herndon Ficklin.
Mildred Davis Suggett was the wife of John Suggett.
Men
at the Station:
Robert
Adkinson
Thomas
Bell
Reuben
Cave
Richard
Cave
Benjamin
Craig
Elijah
Craig
Frank
Craig
Hawkins
Craig
Jeremiah
Craig
John
Craig
John
H. Craig
Lewis
Craig
Nathaniel
Craig
Phillip
Craig
Toliver
Craig
Toliver
Craig, Sr.
Whitfield Craig
Ezekiel
Field
William
Field
John
Ficklin
Joseph
Ficklin
Thomas
Ficklin
James
Graham
John
Hammond
Martin
Hammond
Thomas
Hammond
Edward
Herndon
Samuel
Herndon
Thomas
Herndon
Zachariah Herndon
Wainright
Lea
William
Ledgerwood
Dudley
Mitchell
Edward
Nelson
Aaron
Reynolds
John
Saunders
Nathaniel
Saunders
Jacob
Stucker
John
Suggett
William
Suggett
Nicholas Tomlinson
Daniel
Wilcoxen
Elison
Williams
Jesse
Yocum
Names
added in 1933
John
Adkins
Mr. Arnold
Mr.
Beasley, Sen.
Thomas
Bell
Mr.
Bradley
Mr. Campbell at Col. Johnson's
William
Campbell
Mr.
Childress
Jeremiah
Craig
John
Craig, Sr., his son David MItchell and his son
John
Craig, Jr.
Toliver
Craig, Jr.
William
Craig
Phillip
Doak
John Ficklin
Thomas
Ficklin
Mr.
Gatewood
Isaiah
Gayle
Mather Gayle, his son
John
Guill
David
Herndon
Henry
Herndon
Mr.
Lay (sick)
James
Ledgerwood
James
McBride
David
Mitchell
William
Mitchell
James
Mitchum
John
Mitchum
Aaron
Reynolds
William
Rogers
D. Suggett,
very old
John
Suggett
David
Stucker
Jacob
Stucker
Michael
Stucker
William
Tomlinson
Lewis
Vanlandingham
David
Williams
John
Williams
Upon
tablets inside and outside of the memorial wall the following names are
found:
Elizabeth
Boone Grant (on same tablet is the name "Aunt Eifine"
[?]
Mary
Boone Bryan
Joseph
Bryan
William
Bryan
Sarah
Bryan Chinn
William
Ellis
William
Grant
Jemima
Suggett Johnson
'William
Johnson
Richard
Johnson
Rebecca
Grant Lamond
Betsy
Johnson Payne
Aaron
Reynolds
Bernard
Rogers
Joseph
Rogers
Levi
Todd
Many
of the above were not present during the Siege - August 15-17, 1782, but
were founders or otherwise prominently connected with the history of Bryan
Station.
Bryan
Station Defenders Listed by Joseph Ficklin may be found in the Draper Manuscript
13 C 74. He presumably lists only heads of families. Joseph Ficklin
stated
that there were sixteen mounted men and thirty foot soldiers (militia) went
to the aid of Bryan Station on Aug. 16, 1782
The
Draper Manuscripts contain numerous references to Bryan Station, with Document
1MM146, showing a list of defenders who were there in "the campaign in
1786."
The lists, one of which is reproduced below, include many early settlers
of Scott County.
A
List of Captain Robert Saunders (Company)
Enoch
BRADFORD
John BRADFORD
Robert BRADLEY
John BRANHAM
James BRAY
Archibald CAMPBELL
William CAVE, Sr.
William CAVE, Jr.
William CAVE, Younger
George CHRISTIAN
Thomas FICKLIN
Wm. FICKLIN
David FLOURNOY
Joseph GALE
Josiah GALE
Mathew GALE
Julius GIBBS
John GIPSON
Lewis GOODEN
Ben GUTTERY, Sargt.
John HALL, Sr.
John HALL, Jr.
Joseph HARRISON
Robert JOHNSON
Jas. MONEY
Jacob MULBERRY
John PEARSON
Joseph ROGERS
Wm. ROGERS, Corpl.
Wm. ROGERS, Sr.
Edmond ROWE, Sargt.
Richd. SHARPE
Laban SHIPP, Lieut.
Richd. W. SHIPP
John SUGGETT
David STUCKER
Jacob STUCKER
Lewis VALANDINGHAM, Corpl.
Garrot VENIMON
Absts.
Colby SHIPP
In all
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