Richard
Thurman
Born about in Colony of Virginia
Son of Unknown Thurman
and Unknown (Unknown) Thurman
Husband of
Unknown Unknown
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died before
before about age 45
in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jul 2020
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Biography
- Richard was born about 1765. He passed away before 1810.
Sources
- Bourbon County KY Will Book A pages 274-5
- Green County KY Land Entry Book page 147
Acknowledgements
- Profile created by Deborah Thurman Parks on July 30, 2020.
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Exact language in will, "my will and desire is that after my debts and reasonable charges with funeral is paid the remainder to be divided among my brother Richard Thurmon's children." __________________________
1796 Green Co KY tax list Richard Thurman (no land); 1 white male above 21; 13 blacks (5 slaves above age 16); 4 horses & mares; 9 cattle __________________________
“The Kentucky Gazette 1787 - 1800” - John Chisum and on October 29, 1796, an ad was run for the sale of his property to pay back taxes in Green County, Kentucky. “Mentions: John Embry, John Hall, Jeremiah Hooper, Archibald Kennedy, James Knox, James Ross, Frederick Skaggs, David Thompson, Richard Thurman, William Ratcliff, John Smith.”
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1799 Cumberland County Kentucky tax list - Richard Thurman __________________________
Green County, Kentucky Land Entries
Page 147 February 18, 1799 No. 756 We do hereby certify that Richard Thurman is entitled to 200 acres of 2nd rate land by virtue of his having improved the same agreeably to an act of the assembly entitled “an act for encouraging and granting relief to settlers” and located as follows in Green County on the south side of Cumberland River beginning at a white oak and sugar tree upon a line of Andrew Hamilton’s on Bear Creek thence running north 70 E 181 poles to the line of Mr. Bond thence with Bond line S25E150 poles thence S70 W and north to the beginning the improvement near the lower corner.
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1799 October 11 Richard Thurman (along with Haze Murphy) served as a chain carrier on a survey for John Thurman on a dividing ridge adjacent to Mill Sap 200 acres.
October 20 Richard Thurman (along with Haze Murphy) served as a chain carrier on a survey for Charles Burks on Ill Will Creek for 200 acres adjacent to Lexington Seminary Survey. Certificate # 1993 ___________________________
From: "A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleaning: Reminiscences Antiquities" by William B. Allen
Chapter XI - HIstory of Kentucky more particularly related to Green County When Established its present Area First Representative Richard Thurman
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Certificate of Settlement #330 granted by Cumberland County, Kentucky for 25 acres on the Cumberland River in 1801. Survey entered 1805 adjacent to Robert Champs property. Survey completed May 21, 1806 _________________________