Her name may have been Esther Green. (From CDS)

Agatha is named as a daughter (Aggy Gardner) in the Henry Hurst will dated 5 Jan 1819 (Will Book C, page 24, Fleming County, Kentucky). Aggey and Anthony Gardner were early (1820-1832) landowners in Rush County, Indiana (Deed Book B, page 268). Have not yet proved they lived there. It is almost certain that Anthony was a son of Joniah Gardiner, Sr. and born in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. See notes on Aggey's brother James.

Another date of 1789 for birth year. W-mentioned by: 1819, Fleming Co. KY134

The Davis, Markwell, Hickerson and Hurst families all came from Virginia to Poplar Plains, Flemming Co., KY. Francis Davis married Evaline Markwell. their children were Jemina Davis (Mrs. Melvin Rawlins), Narcissa Davis (married three times), Sarah Davis (Mrs. John W. Day), Charles Davis, Elias Davis and Mary Ellen Davis (Mrs Charles Hurst).

Fielding Hurst married Elizabeth Hickerson. We recall the names of four children, Monroe, William, Nelson, and Charles Hickerson Hurst.

Charles Hickerson Hurst and Mary Ellen Davis were both born in Flemming Co. KY., and lived practically all their lives there. They had a family of ten children and Mr. Hurst had a son by a second marriage. Charles H. Hurst, wife and baby son Francis went with others from Fleming Co. to Illinois and he purchased land in McLean County, recorded March 28, 1855. This land later incorporated into the city of Bloomington, IL, which, at that time was a very small town. The climate did not agree with Mrs. Hurst, so about two years later they returned to KY. Evaline Hurst (Adams) recalls seeing a sign "Hurst Street" while driving through Bloomingdale since it became a city.

Christopher is our contact man among Richard and Alice's off-spring. Born at Long Combe, Oxford County, in 1539 he died in Leckhampstead December 1, 1613. His wife was Joane, last name probably Benchley or Bentley. The wives names are never considered important enough to be preserved and where they accidentally show up that problem with penmanship is always with us.

Christopher, in his will, desired to be buried in the church yard cemetery at Leckhampstead and probably this was done. Joane was buried there October 5, 1600 . We here offer Christopher's will. Joann had now been dead thirteen years, so does not appear in the will.

WILL OF Christopher Hurst In the name of God, Amen. I Christopher Hurst of Leckhamstead in the county of Bucks, blacksmith being of good and perfect memory and understanding and in good health, do make this my last will and testament the fifth day of April and in the ninth year of the reign of our soverign Lord James by the grace of God of England, (?) and Ireland King. Defender of the Faith and Scotland the fore and fortieth (??) anno domini 1611. In names and form as followeth viz in premise. I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and to Jesus Christ my Redeemer by whose death and passion I hoped to be saved and my body to be buried in the churchyard of Leckhamstead. Item. I give to Richard my son's child Richard Hurst 12d. Item. I give to his daughter Elizabeth H. 12d. Item. I give to Christopoher H. the son of John H. 12d + to his son Thomas H. 12d. Item. I give to his daughter Casandra H. 22 d. + to his son William H. I give 12d. Item. I give to John H. the son of John H. 12d. Item. To his daughter Elizabeth H. I give 12d. Item. I give to my goddaughter Annie Addington 12d. Item. I give to my daughter Winifred Bissill 12d. Item. I give to my daughter Susanna 20d. of current money. Item. I give to my daughter Jane Bridges 20d. of current money. Item. I give to my son William H. all those houses outhouses edifices and buildings and hovels and pales which I have ____ of my charges now standing and remaining and being in and about the tenement and backside where I now dwell in Leckhampstead all these gifts and ___ here set down my will is that they shall all (be) paid within one year after my decease and he whom I nominate and make mine executor to pay them without any manner of fraud or deceit. Item. Also, all those goods which are not here nominated nor set down and also all my cattles, chattels, bedding, brass, pewter, linen, woolen with all these household stuffs (?) and chattles of what kind soever, all my goods of what degree or nature soever, and also all bills, bonds, writings whatsoever and money I freely give to my son Henry Hurst whom I make my full and sole executor he paying my debts and bringing me honestly to the earth to be buried. John H. + Anthony Bissill I make and request to be my overseers in this my last will and testament. Item. I give towards the repair of the church 6d (?). In witness hereof I have charged this my last will to be made an have set my hand and seal the day and year above written (From CDS)

Buried Hurst family cemetery, near Popular Plains on the Mt. Hope road,

She was mentioned in the Will of Rosannah Hurst as daughter in 1793 in Fauquier Co., VA.

Notes from http://www.blvl.igs.net/~socstc/english/dat3.htm#17. given to us by Charlotte Doyle Smith (CDS), bwsmith@@garlic.net 11/1/1998. Refer to CDS file for references and end notes.

She Lease in Manor of Leeds in 1792 in Fauquier Co., VA.7 She was mentioned in the Will of Rosannah Hurst as daughter in 1793 in Fauquier Co., VA.

Elizabeth died of pneumonia, age 66, resident of county 11 years, parents born in Virginia (from 1880 Kansas Mortality Schedules, Jefferson County). She was named in father's will dated 5 Feb 1816 (Will Book A, page 407, recorded 15 Apr 1816, Fleming Co., KY). (From CDS)

Information from Hurst family cemetery lists her birth as Jan. 9, 1850, died July.

Emily was the daughter of William Hurst and Sarah.

He was buried in Brick Hill Cemetery, Walker Twp., Rush County, IN. Tombstone for Fielding has been removed to Homer Cemetery, and burial site in Brick hill Cemetery plowed up. (Renee Schaeffer)

Marriage to Effe Gardner is confirmed by "Fleming County, KY Marriage Book 1 1798-1850 by researchers; however "Fleming County, KY Marriage Book 1 1798-1827" published by The East Kentuckian gives the year as 1822 with the marriage performed by Landy Hurst. Divorced in1829 in Rush County, Indiana.

Fielding J. Hurst died of cholera in 1833, in Fleming County.

Information for Fielding is from Joyce Wheeler, 423 E. Maplewood Dr., Littleton, CO 80121. Fielding was the youngest, (and perhaps the only) child of Henry and Ann. Henry's will included the charge that Fielding was to support his mother for the rest of her life. Fielding and his wife Elizabeth Hickerson, and their infant daughter were living with Henry and Ann in 1820 (see the Census). Fielding died during the 1833 cholera epidemic. His name shows up in only the 1830 Census before his death. In Fielding's will he left his entire estate to Elizabeth with the proviso that she must forfeit 2/3 of the estate to her nine children if she ever remarried. She didn't. Elizabeth appears in the 1850 Fleming County, Kentucky Census, age 55, living with children Maria age 22, Charles age 19, and Monroe age 17. Mt. Hope Road Cemetery is located northwest of Plummer's Mill about 1/2 mile on Kentucky 1013.

Father was Charles Hickerson, and had a brother Garnett.

The following Information from Renee Schaeffer, enterprise@@seanet.com 1] Talley's Kentucky Papers, page 63; Hurst, Fielding, d. June 1, 1833, age 36 yrs., 9 months, 13 days. Buried Hurst Family Cem. 2] Joseph Emmons son of James Emmons Dec. 1815; bound out to Fielding Hurst 3]History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, by William Henry Perrin, O.L. Baskin + Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 511 ( Bourbon County) ( Millersburg Precinct ).

He was mentioned in the Will of Henry Hurst as son in 1819 in Fleming Co. KY. Married to Elizabeth HICKERSON (daughter of Charles HICKERSON) on 17 Feb 1819 in Fleming Co., Kentucky. Garnett Hickerson bondsman, Charles Hickerson Father, she is 21.WALKER Township

Walker Township is bounded on the north by Posey, on the east by Rushville, on the south by Orange Township, on the mest by Shelbv Countg. Mud Creeli, which is most appropriately named passes through it from the northeast to the southwest. The land is too level to be properly drained by Mud Creek and its tributaries without the aid of ditches, but these necessary outlets for surplus water having been generally made, the swamps and low lands have been dried and converted into fertile fields, and a great number of fine farms well improved and remunerative: are now to be seen in this township. On account of this superabundance of surface-water, Walker was settled later than many of the other townships. There were but very few settlers prior to 1824, when a large number of Kentuckians, mostly from _________(obviously Fleming) County, bought land and commenced improving it. John Goddard and his son Joseph, and James Davis, came in the spring of that Fear, and, in the fall, the following persons came and settled in the same neighborhood with the first named: Landy Gardner, Landy Hurst, William Bugess, Daniel Jones, Oliver Norman, Reuben Helfin, David Peters, Fielding Hurst, Joshua Hilfin, James Rogers and Collins Heflin, all from Kentucky, and Frederick and Jacob Mull (1826), Wright Donally, Isaac Baltses and _____ Warfield, from Ohio. In 1830, Samuel Wilson and Isaac Hilligoss, from Kentucky, joined this settlement. Edward Inlow came in 1897. The towns of Homer and Manilla are on the line of the Cambridge City Branch of the J. M. + I. Railroad. Manilla is a point of considerable importance for shipping produce.

(Beer's Atlas of Rush Co Indiana, 1879 pg. 13)

Harvey H. Hurst settled in Cass Co. when as a young man, married and lived the rest of his life there.

Will abstract of Henry Hurst of Mason County Ky Oldest son:Henry-100 acres on Cabin Creek, Second son: William- Negro man Will (never to sent or taken from KY) Third son: Michael- Negro boy Isaac Fourth son: John- Negro woman Lucy, Son: Nataniel- negro child Sia, Wife; Sarah- negro boy Tob + old negro woman Jane. (none of negroes to be sent from KY) six sons-in-law: Samuel Bealor, Oliver McConnie, David Thela, Joseph Bealor, William Robinson, John Benton, Each two shillings and six pence Kentucky currency. To my sons, James, Hamon + Nathaniel-fifty acres each on Cabin Creek. Three daughters; Nancy, Jean + Lucy- each fifty acres. Youngest daughter: Catherine- fifty acres after the death of my wife. Wife: all movable property, horses, cows, sheep, hogs, all farming + household furniture. Wife and Wm. Beckley to be sole Executris + Exector. Signed 17th day of March 1801,Henry Hurst (seal), wit: Michael Daughtery,John Hurst, Mary Reed

http://www.blvl.igs.net/~socstc/american/dat12.htm#15 June Reed socstc@@blvl.igs.net Hurst, Henry Birth : C1729 Overwharton Parish, Old Stafford Co., VA Death : 1801 Mason Co., KY Parents: Father: Hurst, John Mother: Beeler, Jane (From CDS)

Henry was a Baptist minister, Ref: Will Book C, pages 23 + 24, Fleming County, Kentucky. Henry Hurst will dated 5 Jan 1819 lists: Wife, Ann Hurst; sons, Fielding, Landy, John, Henry (dec.), William, James; and daughters, Sarah Gardner, Aggey Gardner, Mary Crain. Witnessed by: Truman Day, Ackley Saunders, Lawrence Triplett, John H.Triplett, and John S. Triplett. Exec. Landy Hurst and James Hurst.

The following information is from Melvin E. Hurst: Birth and death dates, place death, the name "Harrison" and surname of Ann Emmons. Research by Doris Brock and Joyce Wheeler shows the likelihood that Ann (Emmons) Hurst was the second wife of Henry, and that Ida Woodsworth was the mother of all the children except Fielding. See notes for Ann Emmons. In a biography for great grandson William Hurst found in "History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph" by Chris. L. Rutt, editor, the only name mentioned is Harrison Hurst. It is stated that from an early date the family was established in Virginia. The place of birth is from Don Heflin records (Dec 1995). According to "Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana" (page 569), Henry was a Baptist minister, as was his son Landy.

Information for Ida is from Inez Hall Allred via Joyce Wheeler letter 5 Aug 1993, and from Barbara Jane Cowan letter of 16 Oct 1995. From Joseph E. Gardner <jgardner@@primenet.com>.

Henry Hurst Will Book C p. 23 Fleming Co. Ky

In the name of God Amen I, Henry Hurst, of the county of Fleming and state of Kentucky being weak in body but of sound mind and memory blessed be God, do the 5th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen make this my last will and testament in manner following: That is to say first I give to my well beloved wife, Ann Hurst, my best bed and furniture, her choice of a cow and her chest. I give and bequeath to my son, Fielding, after the death of my wife, Ann, all of my real estate, all the land I now possess and the appurtenances thereto, and its my will that Fielding occupy the land and support his mother during her natural life or pay her $40 per year and it is my will that three years after the death of my wife, Ann, that my son Fielding pay to the rest of my children herein after named the sum of $200 to be equally divided as follows: Between my son, James H, and my son, Landy H, and my son, John H and the heirs of my son, Henry H, deceased, and to my daughter, Sarah Gardner, and my son, William Hurst, and my daughter, Aggy Gardner and my daughter, Mary Crim share and share alike and if my wife, Ann, live longer than my son, Fielding, it is my wish that the land bequeathed him be sold and equally divided among the rest of my children and their heirs and that they pay to my wife Ann $60 a year during her life. I make my sons, James and Landy executors.

Henry Hurst Aug 1822 I do hereby revoke so much of the above will as requires my son, Fielding to pay in three years after the death of my wife $200 as therein directed. It is my will that he have the land in said will devised to him forever without being subject to pay any thing whatsoever to any of my children paying, however, to my wife during her life the sum directed in said will be paid to her.

Aug 24, 1822 Henry Hurst Recorded Oct. 7, 1822 ( From Lori Trentman 10/1998, LTrentman@@aol.com)

Henry Hurst was born on 3 Dec 1753 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. He was mentioned in the Will of Rosannah Hurst as son in 1793 in Fauquier Co., VA. He signed a will on 5 Jan 1819 in Fleming Co., KY. He signed a will codicle on 24 Aug 1822 in Fleming Co. KY. He died after 24 Aug 1822 in Fleming Co., KY. He had an estate probated on 7 Oct 1822 in Fleming Co., KY. Henry was a Baptist minister, Ref: Will Book C, pages 23 + 24, Fleming County, Kentucky. Henry Hurst will dated 5 Jan 1819 lists: Wife, Ann Hurst; sons, Fielding, Landy, John, Henry (dec.), William, James; and daughters, Sarah Gardner, Aggey Gardner, Mary Crain. Witnessed by: Truman Day, Ackley Saunders, Lawrence Triplett, John H.Triplett, and John S. Triplett. Exec. Landy Hurst and James Hurst.

The following information is from Melvin E. Hurst: Birth and death dates, place death, the name "Harrison" and surname of Ann Emmons. Research by Doris Brock and Joyce Wheeler shows the likelihood that Ann (Emmons) Hurst was the second wife of Henry, and that Ida Woodsworth was the mother of all the children except Fielding. See notes for Ann Emmons. In a biography for great grandson William Hurst found in "History of Buchanan County and St. Joseph" by Chris. L. Rutt, editor, the only name mentioned is Harrison Hurst. It is stated that from an early date the family was established in Virginia. The place of birth is from Don Heflin records (Dec 1995). According to "Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana" (page 569), Henry was a Baptist minister, as was his son Landy. Information for Ida is from Inez Hall Allred via Joyce Wheeler letter 5 Aug 1993, and from Barbara Jane Cowan letter of 16 Oct 1995. From Joseph E. Gardner jgardner@@primenet.com>. spouse: Woodsworth, Ida- m. 1773 (From CDS).

He appeared on the census in 1810 in Fleming Co. KY. He signed a will on 5 Feb 1816 in Fleming Co., KY.22 He died before Aug 1816 in Fleming Co., KY. He had an estate probated in Aug 1816 in Fleming Co., KY. He was mentioned in the Will of Henry Hurst as dec'd son in 1819 in Fleming Co. KY. Fleming County, KY Wills and Estates, 1792-1822, by Charles M. Franklin, Published by Harrison House, 3851 south Post Road, P.O. Box 39128, Indianapolis, IN 46239., page 16.

Hurst, Henry Jr., will book A, page 1816, Recorded April 15, 1816. wife Hancy Hurst. Son: Landy Hurst Son: Warrick Hurst Dau: Emilia Hurst Dau: Elizabeth Hurst Dau: Anny Hurst Dau: Mahala Hurst Wit: Jesse Markwell Comelia Markwell

He appeared on the census in 1810 in Fleming Co. KY. He signed a will on 5 Feb 1816 in Fleming Co., KY.22 He died before Aug 1816 in Fleming Co., KY. He had an estate probated in Aug 1816 in Fleming Co., KY. He was mentioned in the Will of Henry Hurst as dec'd son in 1819 in Fleming Co. KY.

Izorah's name may have been Izorale. There is a birth date of Jan. 4, 1857, Rowan County, KY, d. March 3, 1901.

Izorah Hurst Kenney moved with her family to Cass Co., MO. in 1895. There is some question as to where she was born.

Izorah had a birthmark in one eye. The story goes that it was caused by a man on the train on their return trip to KY, watching Mrs. Hurst very closely. this man had something wrong with his eye.

Evaline Hurst (Adams) recalls that she once asked her mother where she got her sister's name, Izorah. She said that her mother said she was named in honor of the nurse who cared for her when her sister was born, in the "west." (Bloomington, IL)

Edward Kenney says his mother was born in Flemming Co, KY. and gives his reasons as follows: He recollects that the move to Illinois was always spoken of as about two years duration. The record of McLean, IL shows that purchase of land by Charles H. Hurst was recorded on March 28, 1855, Edward assumed that they would have arrived there prior to recording the deed.

Izorah Hurst was born June 4, 1857. This was more than two years after the recording of the deed and they would probably not have traveled immediately after the child's birth. Charles Hurst was a farmer and if he had not returned until some time after June 4, would have lost out one season in farming.

Another incident of which Edward Kenney's grandfather, Charles H. Hurst told him is that his wife and the baby, Izorah, had to be rolled up in their bedding and taken out in a boat to higher ground on account of the creek near which they lived getting out of banks and spreading over the bottom land. this was when Izorah was just a few days old. this incident happened in Flemming Co., KY.

Notes from Susan Hard and Kenney Genealogy.

He was mentioned in the Will of Henry Hurst as son in 1819 in Fleming Co. KY. He died before 28 Jul 1834 in Fleming Co., KY. He had an estate probated on 28 Jul 1834 in Fleming Co. KY. He was placed in this family thru the records of Laquita Fox Carter.

James and Phoebe were 5th great grandparents of Don Adams (letter to Lois Montgomery, 21 March 1979, page 5).

Melvin E. Hurst states that James' will was proved 28 Jul 1834 in Fleming County but no children are named.

Tom Franz in a letter to Charlotte Doyle Smith dated 5 Feb 1995 states that James was born in 1774 in Virginia.

Barbara Jane Cowan letter (Family Group Record) of 16 Oct 1995 gives complete date of death.

Probate: July 28, 1834, Fleming Co. KY W-mentioned by: 1819, Fleming Co. KY (From CDS)

James Hurst and his wife moved from KY. soon after their marriage, to Cass Co. MO. and lived in Cas Co. and neighboring counties until about 1942, when they moved to Miami, FL. The rest of the brothers and sisters remained in KY.

She is mentioned in the Will of Rosannah Hurst as daughter in 1793 in Fauquier County, VA. (From Charlotte Doyle Smith)

He appeared on the census in 1810 in Fleming Co. KY. He was mentioned in the Will of Henry Hurst as son in 1819 in Fleming Co. KY. He signed a will on 24 Mar 1854 in Fleming Co., KY.25 He appeared on the census in 1860 in Fleming Co. KY.24 He died on 14 May 1861 in Fleming Co., KY.23 He was buried after 14 May 1861 in Un-named Cem. Fox Spring Rd., Fleming Co Ky. He had an estate probated on 23 Feb 1863 in Fleming Co., KY.