Near Richmond in Madison County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
The Fort Boonesborough Monument
Dedicated by their descendants to the sacred memory of the brave pioneers who entered the wilderness of what later became Kentucky and formed the settlement known as Boonesborough, first fortified settlement in Kentucky. We honor these, among the first families of Kentucky.
Allen, John Allen, Richard Allen, Thomas Anderson, Aletha Anderson, James Anderson, Jemima Anderson, John Anderson, Mary Anderson, Nicholas Anthony, James Anthony, John Anthony, Joseph Ark, Uriel Ashby, Daniel Bailey, Thomas Baker, Isaac Ballard, Bland Banta, Abraham Banta, Henry Jr. Banta, Henry Sr. Banta, John Barborn, James Barker, Samuel Barker, William Barnett, Alex Barnett, Ambrose Barnett, James Barnett, John Barnett, Joseph Barnett, Robert Barnhill, James Barton, David Barton, Joab Barton, Joshua Barton, Samuel Barton, Thomas Barton, William Baughman, Catherine Baughman, Jacob Baughman, John Baxter, Col. Edward Beale, Charles Bedinger, G. Michael Bedinger, George Bell, Flowner Bell, Samuel Bellentine, John Bellew, Charles Bennett, John Benning, Joseph Bentley, William Benton, Jesse Benton, William Berry, James Best, Humphrey Best, Moses Best, Stephen Black, Mary Gass Black, William Blackford, Joseph Bledsoe, Anthony Bledsoe, Joseph Bledsoe, Moses Boggs, Robert Bondurant, John Peter Boone, Ann Boone, Betsy Boone, Col. Daniel Boone, Daniel Morgan Boone, Edward Boone, Enoch Morgan Boone, George Boone, Hannah Boone, Isiah Boone, Israel Boone, Jemima Boone, Jesse Boone, Jonathan Boone, Josiah Boone, Lavinia Boone, Moses Boone, Nathan Boone, Rebecca Boone, Rebecca (GOE) Boone, Samuel Boone, Sarah (Brooks) Boone, Sarah Wilcoxon Boone, Squire Boone, Mrs. Squire Boone, Squire (Son of Sam'l) Boone, Squire H. Boone, Susan Boone, Ulissy Borus, Albert Bowles, John Bowman, Col. John Boyle, John Bradley, Edward Bridges, James Brooks, Samuel Brooks, Thomas Brooks, William Bryant, David Bryant, George Bryant, Henry Bryant, James Bryant, Jonathan Bryant, Joseph Bryant, Rebecca Bryant, Thomas Bryant, William Buchanan, Capt. William Bulger, Edward Bulger, John Bullock, John Bullock, Leonard Hendley Bullock, Nathaniel Bundan, David Bunoran, John Bunten, James Burton, Robert Bush, Capt. William Bushby, Major William Butler, John Butler, Simon Caldwell, Robert Calk, William Calk, Mrs. William Calloway, Caleb Calloway, Edgar Calloway, Elizabeth Calloway, Flanders Calloway, Frances Calloway, George Calloway, Hezekiah Calloway, John Calloway, Keziah Calloway, Lydia Calloway, Col. Richard Calloway, Mrs. Richard Cameron, John Campbell, Samuel Caperton, Adam Carle, Thomas Carter, Braxton Cartwright, John Cartwright, Robert Chaplain, Abraham Chatten, John Chenault, Elizabeth Mullins Chenault, William Clark, Gen. George Rogers Clay, Gen. Greene Coburn, Judge John Coburn, Samuel Cocke, Capt. William Coffee, Ambrose Coffee, Jesse Copher, Jesse Colefort, John Collins, Alex Collins, Eligah
(Side 2 of Monument)
This Marker Erected by Members of the Society of Boonesborough -- 1981
Collins, Josiah Collins, Thomas Collins, William Collier, Betts Colmes, George Combs, Joseph Constant, John Cook, David Coombs, Cutberth Coombs, Enos Coombs, William Coons, Jacob Cooper, Ben Cooper, William Cossart, Peter Cossart, Mrs. Peter Couchman, Frederick Coulter, James Crabtree, Jacob Cradlebaugh, Major William Craig, John Craig, Lewis Crews, David Crews, Mrs. David Crews, Eligah Crooke, John Cross, John Curd, Charles Cutbirth, Benjamin Daniel, John Davis, John Davis, Joseph Davis, Samuel Deal, William Dean, Abram Dean, Susan Deban, Joseph Dial, Thomas Doniphan, John Doniphan, Joseph Doster, James Douglas, James Drake, Joseph Drake, Margaret Dryden, William Dumpard, John Dunn, John Dunnaway, Benjamin Durbin, John Duree, Daniel Duree, Henry Duree, Peter Jr. Duree, Mrs. Peter Jr. Duree, Peter Sr. Duree, Mrs. Peter Sr. Duree, Samuel Elkin, Robert Elkin, Mrs. Robert Ellis, James Ellis, Mary Ellison, Joseph Embry, Talton Epperson, Richard Espee, Robert Estill, Ben Estill, Boudee Estill, Capt. James Estill, Rachel Wright Estill, Sally Estill, Samuel Estill, Wallace Estre, James Eubank, Achilles Ewing, Baker Fall, William Farrar, John Farrow, Thomas Faulkner, John Faulkner, Joyce Craig Fear, Edmund Field, Elizabeth Fields, Col. Ezekiel H. Finley, David Finley, James Finnell, John Fleming, Robert Flent, John Fluty, John Floyd, Col. John Foot, Thomas Fowler, Joseph Fox, John French, James Gass, Capt. David Gass, James Gass, Jennie Gass, John Gass, Mary Gass, Sarah (Mrs. David) Gass, Sarah (Black) Gates, James Gatliff, Capt. Charles Gatliff, James Gatliff, Letitia Gatliff, Neal Gentry, Eliabeth Gentry, Martin Gentry, Richard George, Catherine George, John George, Nicholas George, Mrs. Nicholas George, Whitson Gibbs, Julius Gilbert, Samuel Girey, Richard Girey, Samuel Goff, Thomas Goodman, Ancil Goodman, Daniel Grant, Elizabeth Grant, Hannah Grant, Israel Grant, John Grant, Moses Grant, Rebecca B. (Mrs. Wm.) Grant, Rebecca Boone Grant, Squire Grant, William Grubbs, Capt. Higgason Grubbs, Mrs. Higgason Guerrant, Peter Hackett, Peter Hall, Edward Hall, Thomas Hall, William Hamilton, Andrew Hamilton, James Hamilton, John Hancock, George Hancock, Stephen Hancock, William Hand, Edward Hanks, Abraham Hanna, Andrew Hargrove, Thomas Harmon, John Harmon, Val Harper, John Harper, Peter Harris, Christopher Harris, William Harrison, Ben Harrison, John Harrison, Richard Harrison, Samuel Harrod, Edward Hart, Chenoa Hart, China Hart, Cumberland Hart, David Hart, Mrs. David Hart, John Hart, Kiziah Hart, Mary Hart, Nathaniel Jr. Hart, Col. Nathaniel Hart, Mrs. Nathaniel Hart, Simpson Hart, Susanna Hart, Thomas Hart, Thomas Richard Green Harvester, John Hawiston, John Hayes, Elizabeth Hayes, James Hayes, Jemima Hayes, William Henderson, John Henderson, Nathaniel Henderson, Nicholas Henderson, Pleasant Henderson, Col. Richard Henderson, Samuel Hendricks, Frances Holley Hendricks, George Hicks, William Hines, Joseph
Side 3 of Monument
In Recognition of the Fort Boonesborough Bi-Centennial Commission, 1775 - 1975 -- For their Contribution to the Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of Fort Boonesborough.
Hines, Dr. Hines, Col. Richard Hite, Isaac Hite, J. Hodges, Jesse Hogan, James Hogan, Richard Hoge, William Hogg, James Holder, Capt. John Holley, Frances Holley, Mrs. Frances Holley, John Holley, Mrs. John Hooton, William Horn, Aaron Horn, Elizabeth Horn, Jeremiah Horn, Matthew Howard, Benjamin Howard, John Howard, Margaret Hoy, Elizabeth Hoy, Frances Hoy, Jones Hoy, Parthena Hoy, Sarah Hoy, William Hughes, Joseph Hunter, Jake Hunter, John Hunter, Samuel Innes, Harry Irvine, Christopher Jr. Irvine, Christopher, Sr. Irvine, David C. Irvine, Col. William Jackson, John Jackson, Joseph Jennings, Edmund Jennings, Jonathan Jockars, Charles Johnson, Andrew Johnson, Betsy Johnson, Rev. Cove Johnson, Isaac Johnson, Robert Johnson, William Johnston, Jacob Johnston, Thomas Jones, Catlett Jouett, Matthew Kavanaugh, Charles Kavanaugh, William Kelley, Beal Kelley, Joseph Kelly, Benjamin Kelly, John Kennedy, Andrew Kennedy, David Kennedy, Elizabeth Kennedy, Jesse Kennedy, John Jr. Kennedy, John Sr. Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Thomas Kenny, James Kenton, Simon Ketcham, Jonathan Kincaid, John Kincaid, Thomas King, Daniel King, John Kintley, William Kirkham, Robert Kirkham, Samuel Knox, John Lackey, Sam Ladd, Col. John Landrum, Reuben Lanham, Thomas Lee, Charles Lee, John Lewis, Aaron Lewis, Abraham Lincoln, George Lipscomb, Nathan Lipscomb, William Little, Thomas Lockhart, Charles Logan, Col. John Logan, Samuel Long, Frances Long, Joseph Long, Lawrence Luney, John Luttrell, Col. John P. Luttrell, Thomas Lynch, David Lynn, William McAfee, George McAfee, Robert McAfee, Samuel McAfee, William McClure, Moses McCollum, John McDowell, Thomas McGee, David McGee, William McGuire, Archibald McGuire, Lt. James McGuire, Margaret McMillan, James Sr. McMillan, Margaret White McPheeters, Jeremiah McQueen, Thomas McWhinney, William Madden, George Mankins, James Mannen, John Martin, John Martin, William Maupin, Jesse Mays, William Meriwether, George Meriwether, Nicholas Miller, David Miller, Thomas Miller, William Million, John Miras, Michael Montgomery, Alex Montgomery, John Moore, Charles Moore, John Moore, William Morgan, John Morgan, Ralph Morgan, William Morris, Jesse Morris, William Morrison, Richard Morton, John Mosely, Thomas Mounce, John Myers, Jacob (Miss) Nall, James Neeley, Alexander Nelson, Edward Nelson, Mrs. Edward Nelson, John Nelson, Moses Newby, John Newland, Abraham Noble, David Sr. Noel, Thomas Oldham, Jesse Oldham, Tyree Orear, William Overstreet, Michael Overton, Claugh Owens, Thomas M. Owings, John Cockey Patterson, Richard Patterson, William Patton, Lt. James Peake, James Peake, Jesse Peake, John Penix, Joshua
Side 4 of Monument
Pennebacker, Peter Perry, James Peterson, Richard Peyton, Anne Guffey Peyton, Yelverton Phelps, Anthony Phelps, Edwin Phelps, Elizabeth Phelps, George Phelps, Guy Phelps, John Phelps, Joshua Phelps, Josiah Phelps, Lucy Phelps, Sarah Phelps, Thomas Phillips, William Pittman, John Pleakenstalver, John Pleck, John Pogue, John Pogue, William Pogue, Mrs. William Porter, Samuel Portwood, Page Portwood, Page Jr. Portwood, Sam Powell, Levin Proctor, Benjamin Proctor, James Proctor, John Proctor, Joseph Proctor, Capt. Nicholas Proctor, Nicholas Jr. Proctor, Rachel Proctor, Reuben Quinn, Benjamin Quinn, James Quinn, Thomas Quisenberry, James Rank, John Ray, Nicholas Reed, Alexander Reed, James Reid, Nathan Rice, John Rice, Joseph Rice, Samuel Riffe, Gen. Christopher Ripperdam, Fred Ripperdam, Mrs. Fred Roberts, Benjamin Robinson, David Robinson, George Robinson, Samuel Robinson, William Rodes, Col. Robert Rollins, Pemberton Ross, Ambrose Ross, Hugh Russell, James Sanders, Samuel Sappington, John Scholl, William Searcy, Anderson Searcy, Asa Searcy, Bartlett Brown, Arabia Bryan, William Bryant, Samuel Conway, John Gess, John Grant, Elizabeth Boone Hamlin, John McClanahan, Thomas Marshall Moore, John & Mildred O'Rear, Jeremiah Searcy, Charles Searcy, Reuben Searcy, Richard Jr. Searcy, Richard Sr. Searcy, Sam Searcy, William Scott, James Sefer, Hugh Shields, Hugh Shelby, David Shelby, Isaac Shelton, David Shirley, Charles Shirley, Katie Shirley, Michael Shores, Thomas Slaughter, Col. Thomas Smith, Enoch Smith, George Smith, John Smith, Maj. Wm. Bailey Snoddy, John Snoddy, Samuel South, John Jr. South, John Sr. South, Mrs. John South, Samuel South, Thomas Sparks, Jonas Spurr, Richard Stagge, William Stagner, Barney Stagner, Mrs. Barney Stapleton, John Starnes, Jacob Starnes, Joseph Starnes, Valentine Stephenson, John Stone, Dudley Stoner, Michael Storms, Jacob Strode, Samuel Swearingen, Berue Swearingen, Beroni Swearingen, Thomas Talbott, Hale Tanner, John Tate, John Tate, Robert Tate, Samuel Tate, Samuel Jr. Taylor, Edmund Taylor, John Taylor, Nancy Taylor, Peter W. Taylor, Richard Terrell, John Terrell, Robert Thomas, James Thomas, Moses Thompson, James Thompson, Lawrence Thruston, Charles Mimms Todd, John Col. Tomlinson, William Townsend, Gerrett Townsend, Joshua Phelps, Shadrack Strode, John Tyler, Capt. Robert Wilson, William Townsend, Oswald Tripple, Thomas Turner, David Turner, John Turpin, Solomon Turpin, William Twiddy, Capt. Thomas Twiddy, William Umphrey, William Vallandigham, Benoni Vallandigham, Lewis Vardeman, John Vassar, Joel Wade, Richard Walker, David V. Walker, Felix Walker, Joel Walton, Robert Wane, Isaac Warren, Thomas Warton, James Watkins, Capt. Charles G. Watkins, James Webber, John Welch, Walter Wells, Richard Westerville, James White, Ambrose White, Aquilla White, Benjamin White, Mrs. Benjamin White, Galen Whitledge, Robert Whittaker, Capt. John Wilcox, Billy Wilcox, Sally Boone Wilcoxon, Daniel Wilcoxon, David Wilcoxon, Elizabeth Wilcoxon, John Wilcoxon, Rachel Wilkerson, Aletha Anderson Wilkerson, John Wilkerson, Mrs. John Wilkerson, Moses Wilkerson, William Wilkerson, Wyate Williams, David Williams, Edward Williams, Elder Daniel Williams, Jarrett Williams, John Williams, Ralph Williams, William Williams, William Wilson, Moses Withers, John Witledge, Richard Woods, Adam Woods, Capt. Archibald Woods, John Woods, Samuel Woodson, Samuel Worthington, Capt. E. Wright, John Yates, James Yocum, Jesse
Erected 1981 by Members of the Society of Boonesborough.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.
Location. 37° 53.624′ N, 84° 16.224′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Kentucky, in Madison County. Marker can be reached from Boonesborough Road (Kentucky Route 388). The marker is at Fort Boonesborough State Park, near the entrance to the old fort. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4375 Boonesboro Road, Richmond KY 40475, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Boonesborough (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nathaniel Hart / Home of Capt. Nathaniel Hart (approx. Ό mile away); First Ferry in Kentucky / Col. Richard Callaway (approx. Ό mile away); Col. Richard Callaway / First Ferry in Kentucky (approx. 0.3 miles away); The First Christian Service in Kentucky (approx. half a mile away); Pioneer National Monument Association (approx. half a mile away); Building Fort Boonesborough (approx. half a mile away); Boone Trace (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
Also see . . . John "Jack" Dunn family history. The biography of John Ross Dunn, Esq. (Submitted on May 4, 2023, by Joseph Leon Dunn of Louisville, Kentucky.)
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