Captain Moses Fuqua, born 1738, son of William Fuqua of Lunenburg County, Virginia, was a descendant of the French Huguenot, Guilliame Fouquet of Henrico County, Virginia. He served (McAlister's Virginia Militia, Bedford Co., VA) in the Revolutionary War. In 1760 he married Judith, daughter of Obadiah and Constance Watkins Woodson. She was a descendant of Dr. John Woodson, who came with Governor Dinwiddie to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.
Children:
1. Obadiah Fuqua (1761) m. Mary Morton in 1785, lived on the Kanawha River
2. Sarah "Sally" Fuqua (1763-1824) m. Benjamin Cook
3. William Fuqua (1764-1826) m. Sarah Morton in 1789
4. Nancy Fuqua (1767-1842) m. Josiah Morton in 1790
5. Samuel Fuqua (1769) m. Polly Armistead in 1797
6. David Fuqua (1771-1857) m. Drucilla Terry in 1794, son Obediah Woodson Faqua ? 14631581
7. Levinia Fuqua (1775-1849) m. John Mackoy in 1795
8. Elizabeth Fuqua (1776) m. William Dupuy in 1796
9. Moses Fuqua, Jr. (1778-1834) m. Cynthia Ann Collins. Private in the War of 1812
10. Mary "Polly" Fuqua (1780) m. Jeremiah Ward in 1803
Between 1797 and 1800 Captain Fuqua bought a tract of land of more than thirteen hundred acres along the Ohio River between Mt. Zion and Tygart Creek, brought his large family and many slaves from Campbell County, Virginia, and settled there. Judith Woodson Fuqua never came to Kentucky, as she died before they left Virginia. Moses died about 1814. His Will dated 1808, with a codicil dated 1811, is recorded in Greenup County Court Records.
In 1810 the writer of this article first became acquainted with Mr. Fuqua, and saw the Fuqua farm. It had the appearance of an old homestead, such as was generally seen in that day throughout the older settled parts of Virginia. There were about two hundred acres of land cleared, under fence, and in a high state of cultivation. There was a very large apple orchard, and two or three peach orchards, besides cherries, pears and other fruit in abundance, where we boys on the other side of the river used to go to get fruit of the different kinds, when they were in season. He had quite a commodious brick residence, two stories high, in a large yard, surrounded by weeping willows, which in that day was considered indispensable as a shade tree, in every man's yard who made any pretension to respectability or taste. There was also a large garden, containing an acre or more, well filled with vegetables to satisfy the palate, and flowers to please the eye. Mr. Fuqua had, in fact, fulfilled the prediction made by Col. Humphrey, in a poem written at the close of the revolutionary war, wherein describing the future greatness of the western country, he said: "The wilderness must be made to blossom with the rose."
Mr. Fuqua had one young negro, named Charles, who was always in some mischief or other, such as killing young ducks and geese, destroying property of various kinds. He was whipped every time caught in his mischief, yet it seemed to do no good. He had a great propensity for hunting, and would steal a gun every opportunity and take to the woods to have a day's hunt. As he was generally successful, and brought his game home with him, he was allowed to pass with impunity. They finally gave him a gun and ammunition and sent him a hunting. He supplied the family, which was numerous, with all the wild game they could consume. In this way they not only made him useful, but what was better, they got clear of his mischievous tricks on the farm. Charles was an uncommonly intelligent negro. In the distribution of property he fell to the share of Moses Fuqua, Jr. In after years I have heard him relate his boyish pranks with great satisfaction.
In the spring of 1811 Mr. Fuqua, growing old, and being nearly blind, concluded to divide his property among his children and retire from the cares of active life and live among his children the balance of his days. His personal property was sold at public auction. William Price, who owned the ground on which Sciotoville now stands, was the auctioneer. Among the household effects sold was a pair of spoon moulds, or to speak more properly, a spoon mould.
Mr. Fuqua, knowing the wants and necessities of a new country, had brought a mould to run pewter spoons in. Mr. Price bid off the spoon moulds, and when he brought them home there was great rejoicing in the neighborhood. Spoons were getting to be a very scarce article among the families, and as most of them lived upon mush and milk, without spoons it was rather a difficult thing to make a square meal. When we, the writer of this article, came to this country, we had a full set of pewter spoons, so that we could all eat at once, but in a short time some had had the handle broken in two, some had been melted in hot fat, and some were lost, and we were very glad to get a chance to renew our set of spoons. Mr. Price would not lend his spoon moulds, but gave every person in the neighborhood leave to come to his house and remould their pewter spoons, Mr. Price furnishing ladle and fire. These may seem like trifling matters to speak of at this distant day, but they were very important matters at the time they transpired.
Having sold of his personal property, divided his slaves and landed estate among his children, he gave up all the cares of life and lived among his children the remainder of his days. The homestead, where he lived, he gave to a Mr. Cook, a wealthy Virginian who married his oldest daughter.
Court Records, District Court, Fayette Co, KY abstract Fayette Co, KY District Court Book D, Page 95 Indenture July 3, 1802; Moses Fuqua of Mason Co to Benjamin Cooke of Franklin Co. Moses Fuqua indebted to Benjamin Cooke, to secure the same, conveys in mortgage five shillings, 770 acres of land part of a tract of 2,000 acreas. Wit: Thomas Bodley; Recorded July 3, 1802
Will of Moses Fuqua, dated 17 Oct 1808
....as to legacies already bequeathed I have given to my son Obadiah Fuqua, 2 negroes, namely Jo and Molly, and 300 acres of land in Campbell Co, VA,,,,to my daughter, Sally Cook, 2 negroes, Jacob and White.....to my son William Fuqua, 2 negroes, Jeremiah and Issac.....to my daughter, Nancy Morton, 2 negroes, Robin and Louisa....to my son Samuel Fuqua, e negores, Ballin and Aleeg.....to my daughter Lavina Mackoy, 2 negroes, Fanny and Edmund....to my daughter, Elizabeth Dlupuyl, 2 negroes, Stephen and Phebe....to my son, Moses Fuqua, 2 negroes, Squire and Peggy, 5 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep, the stock not yet delivered.....to my daughter, Polly Ward, 2 negroes, Dolly and Nelly, also to be delivered 5 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep.Now in discharge of a debt of 500 pounds I am due to Ben Cook of VA, I hereby .... convey 632 acres of the tract I now live on...beginning........to my son, David Fuqua 145 acres of land, part of my aforesaid tract.....to my sons Samuel and Moses Fuqua the following bounds of the residue of my said tract. I direct that the residue of my land be sold.....Trustees to sell slaves Sam, Fanny, Isaac, Nancy, Tom, Nanny, Little Tom, Dick, Lucy, Jude, Jenny, Gabriel, Jacob, Charles....pay all debts due by me and divide the remainder eqally between my son, William, my daughters, Sally, Nancy, Lavinia, Elizabeth, Polly...and the children of my sons Samuel, David and Moses....I do hereby appoint my friends, William Dupuy, Josiah Morton and Ben Cook Trustees. This 17th day of Oct 1808
*** Family Bible ***
Moses Fuqua born 1740
Judith Woodson Fuqua born 1742
Moses married Judith in 1760
Sources:
History of Greenup County, Kentucky, Families
Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Saturday, November 13, 1875. "SKETCHES of the Early Settlers of Greenup County, Ky."
Abstract Probate Record of The Will of Moses Fuqua, Dated: 17 Oct 1808
Greenup KY Cemetery Surname List
Greenup County Kentucky Cemetery Locator Guide
Children:
1. Obadiah Fuqua (1761) m. Mary Morton in 1785, lived on the Kanawha River
2. Sarah "Sally" Fuqua (1763-1824) m. Benjamin Cook
3. William Fuqua (1764-1826) m. Sarah Morton in 1789
4. Nancy Fuqua (1767-1842) m. Josiah Morton in 1790
5. Samuel Fuqua (1769) m. Polly Armistead in 1797
6. David Fuqua (1771-1857) m. Drucilla Terry in 1794, son Obediah Woodson Faqua ? 14631581
7. Levinia Fuqua (1775-1849) m. John Mackoy in 1795
8. Elizabeth Fuqua (1776) m. William Dupuy in 1796
9. Moses Fuqua, Jr. (1778-1834) m. Cynthia Ann Collins. Private in the War of 1812
10. Mary "Polly" Fuqua (1780) m. Jeremiah Ward in 1803
Between 1797 and 1800 Captain Fuqua bought a tract of land of more than thirteen hundred acres along the Ohio River between Mt. Zion and Tygart Creek, brought his large family and many slaves from Campbell County, Virginia, and settled there. Judith Woodson Fuqua never came to Kentucky, as she died before they left Virginia. Moses died about 1814. His Will dated 1808, with a codicil dated 1811, is recorded in Greenup County Court Records.
In 1810 the writer of this article first became acquainted with Mr. Fuqua, and saw the Fuqua farm. It had the appearance of an old homestead, such as was generally seen in that day throughout the older settled parts of Virginia. There were about two hundred acres of land cleared, under fence, and in a high state of cultivation. There was a very large apple orchard, and two or three peach orchards, besides cherries, pears and other fruit in abundance, where we boys on the other side of the river used to go to get fruit of the different kinds, when they were in season. He had quite a commodious brick residence, two stories high, in a large yard, surrounded by weeping willows, which in that day was considered indispensable as a shade tree, in every man's yard who made any pretension to respectability or taste. There was also a large garden, containing an acre or more, well filled with vegetables to satisfy the palate, and flowers to please the eye. Mr. Fuqua had, in fact, fulfilled the prediction made by Col. Humphrey, in a poem written at the close of the revolutionary war, wherein describing the future greatness of the western country, he said: "The wilderness must be made to blossom with the rose."
Mr. Fuqua had one young negro, named Charles, who was always in some mischief or other, such as killing young ducks and geese, destroying property of various kinds. He was whipped every time caught in his mischief, yet it seemed to do no good. He had a great propensity for hunting, and would steal a gun every opportunity and take to the woods to have a day's hunt. As he was generally successful, and brought his game home with him, he was allowed to pass with impunity. They finally gave him a gun and ammunition and sent him a hunting. He supplied the family, which was numerous, with all the wild game they could consume. In this way they not only made him useful, but what was better, they got clear of his mischievous tricks on the farm. Charles was an uncommonly intelligent negro. In the distribution of property he fell to the share of Moses Fuqua, Jr. In after years I have heard him relate his boyish pranks with great satisfaction.
In the spring of 1811 Mr. Fuqua, growing old, and being nearly blind, concluded to divide his property among his children and retire from the cares of active life and live among his children the balance of his days. His personal property was sold at public auction. William Price, who owned the ground on which Sciotoville now stands, was the auctioneer. Among the household effects sold was a pair of spoon moulds, or to speak more properly, a spoon mould.
Mr. Fuqua, knowing the wants and necessities of a new country, had brought a mould to run pewter spoons in. Mr. Price bid off the spoon moulds, and when he brought them home there was great rejoicing in the neighborhood. Spoons were getting to be a very scarce article among the families, and as most of them lived upon mush and milk, without spoons it was rather a difficult thing to make a square meal. When we, the writer of this article, came to this country, we had a full set of pewter spoons, so that we could all eat at once, but in a short time some had had the handle broken in two, some had been melted in hot fat, and some were lost, and we were very glad to get a chance to renew our set of spoons. Mr. Price would not lend his spoon moulds, but gave every person in the neighborhood leave to come to his house and remould their pewter spoons, Mr. Price furnishing ladle and fire. These may seem like trifling matters to speak of at this distant day, but they were very important matters at the time they transpired.
Having sold of his personal property, divided his slaves and landed estate among his children, he gave up all the cares of life and lived among his children the remainder of his days. The homestead, where he lived, he gave to a Mr. Cook, a wealthy Virginian who married his oldest daughter.
Court Records, District Court, Fayette Co, KY abstract Fayette Co, KY District Court Book D, Page 95 Indenture July 3, 1802; Moses Fuqua of Mason Co to Benjamin Cooke of Franklin Co. Moses Fuqua indebted to Benjamin Cooke, to secure the same, conveys in mortgage five shillings, 770 acres of land part of a tract of 2,000 acreas. Wit: Thomas Bodley; Recorded July 3, 1802
Will of Moses Fuqua, dated 17 Oct 1808
....as to legacies already bequeathed I have given to my son Obadiah Fuqua, 2 negroes, namely Jo and Molly, and 300 acres of land in Campbell Co, VA,,,,to my daughter, Sally Cook, 2 negroes, Jacob and White.....to my son William Fuqua, 2 negroes, Jeremiah and Issac.....to my daughter, Nancy Morton, 2 negroes, Robin and Louisa....to my son Samuel Fuqua, e negores, Ballin and Aleeg.....to my daughter Lavina Mackoy, 2 negroes, Fanny and Edmund....to my daughter, Elizabeth Dlupuyl, 2 negroes, Stephen and Phebe....to my son, Moses Fuqua, 2 negroes, Squire and Peggy, 5 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep, the stock not yet delivered.....to my daughter, Polly Ward, 2 negroes, Dolly and Nelly, also to be delivered 5 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep.Now in discharge of a debt of 500 pounds I am due to Ben Cook of VA, I hereby .... convey 632 acres of the tract I now live on...beginning........to my son, David Fuqua 145 acres of land, part of my aforesaid tract.....to my sons Samuel and Moses Fuqua the following bounds of the residue of my said tract. I direct that the residue of my land be sold.....Trustees to sell slaves Sam, Fanny, Isaac, Nancy, Tom, Nanny, Little Tom, Dick, Lucy, Jude, Jenny, Gabriel, Jacob, Charles....pay all debts due by me and divide the remainder eqally between my son, William, my daughters, Sally, Nancy, Lavinia, Elizabeth, Polly...and the children of my sons Samuel, David and Moses....I do hereby appoint my friends, William Dupuy, Josiah Morton and Ben Cook Trustees. This 17th day of Oct 1808
*** Family Bible ***
Moses Fuqua born 1740
Judith Woodson Fuqua born 1742
Moses married Judith in 1760
Sources:
History of Greenup County, Kentucky, Families
Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Saturday, November 13, 1875. "SKETCHES of the Early Settlers of Greenup County, Ky."
Abstract Probate Record of The Will of Moses Fuqua, Dated: 17 Oct 1808
Greenup KY Cemetery Surname List
Greenup County Kentucky Cemetery Locator Guide
Captain Moses Fuqua, born 1738, son of William Fuqua of Lunenburg County, Virginia, was a descendant of the French Huguenot, Guilliame Fouquet of Henrico County, Virginia. He served (McAlister's Virginia Militia, Bedford Co., VA) in the Revolutionary War. In 1760 he married Judith, daughter of Obadiah and Constance Watkins Woodson. She was a descendant of Dr. John Woodson, who came with Governor Dinwiddie to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.
Children:
1. Obadiah Fuqua (1761) m. Mary Morton in 1785, lived on the Kanawha River
2. Sarah "Sally" Fuqua (1763-1824) m. Benjamin Cook
3. William Fuqua (1764-1826) m. Sarah Morton in 1789
4. Nancy Fuqua (1767-1842) m. Josiah Morton in 1790
5. Samuel Fuqua (1769) m. Polly Armistead in 1797
6. David Fuqua (1771-1857) m. Drucilla Terry in 1794, son Obediah Woodson Faqua ? 14631581
7. Levinia Fuqua (1775-1849) m. John Mackoy in 1795
8. Elizabeth Fuqua (1776) m. William Dupuy in 1796
9. Moses Fuqua, Jr. (1778-1834) m. Cynthia Ann Collins. Private in the War of 1812
10. Mary "Polly" Fuqua (1780) m. Jeremiah Ward in 1803
Between 1797 and 1800 Captain Fuqua bought a tract of land of more than thirteen hundred acres along the Ohio River between Mt. Zion and Tygart Creek, brought his large family and many slaves from Campbell County, Virginia, and settled there. Judith Woodson Fuqua never came to Kentucky, as she died before they left Virginia. Moses died about 1814. His Will dated 1808, with a codicil dated 1811, is recorded in Greenup County Court Records.
In 1810 the writer of this article first became acquainted with Mr. Fuqua, and saw the Fuqua farm. It had the appearance of an old homestead, such as was generally seen in that day throughout the older settled parts of Virginia. There were about two hundred acres of land cleared, under fence, and in a high state of cultivation. There was a very large apple orchard, and two or three peach orchards, besides cherries, pears and other fruit in abundance, where we boys on the other side of the river used to go to get fruit of the different kinds, when they were in season. He had quite a commodious brick residence, two stories high, in a large yard, surrounded by weeping willows, which in that day was considered indispensable as a shade tree, in every man's yard who made any pretension to respectability or taste. There was also a large garden, containing an acre or more, well filled with vegetables to satisfy the palate, and flowers to please the eye. Mr. Fuqua had, in fact, fulfilled the prediction made by Col. Humphrey, in a poem written at the close of the revolutionary war, wherein describing the future greatness of the western country, he said: "The wilderness must be made to blossom with the rose."
Mr. Fuqua had one young negro, named Charles, who was always in some mischief or other, such as killing young ducks and geese, destroying property of various kinds. He was whipped every time caught in his mischief, yet it seemed to do no good. He had a great propensity for hunting, and would steal a gun every opportunity and take to the woods to have a day's hunt. As he was generally successful, and brought his game home with him, he was allowed to pass with impunity. They finally gave him a gun and ammunition and sent him a hunting. He supplied the family, which was numerous, with all the wild game they could consume. In this way they not only made him useful, but what was better, they got clear of his mischievous tricks on the farm. Charles was an uncommonly intelligent negro. In the distribution of property he fell to the share of Moses Fuqua, Jr. In after years I have heard him relate his boyish pranks with great satisfaction.
In the spring of 1811 Mr. Fuqua, growing old, and being nearly blind, concluded to divide his property among his children and retire from the cares of active life and live among his children the balance of his days. His personal property was sold at public auction. William Price, who owned the ground on which Sciotoville now stands, was the auctioneer. Among the household effects sold was a pair of spoon moulds, or to speak more properly, a spoon mould.
Mr. Fuqua, knowing the wants and necessities of a new country, had brought a mould to run pewter spoons in. Mr. Price bid off the spoon moulds, and when he brought them home there was great rejoicing in the neighborhood. Spoons were getting to be a very scarce article among the families, and as most of them lived upon mush and milk, without spoons it was rather a difficult thing to make a square meal. When we, the writer of this article, came to this country, we had a full set of pewter spoons, so that we could all eat at once, but in a short time some had had the handle broken in two, some had been melted in hot fat, and some were lost, and we were very glad to get a chance to renew our set of spoons. Mr. Price would not lend his spoon moulds, but gave every person in the neighborhood leave to come to his house and remould their pewter spoons, Mr. Price furnishing ladle and fire. These may seem like trifling matters to speak of at this distant day, but they were very important matters at the time they transpired.
Having sold of his personal property, divided his slaves and landed estate among his children, he gave up all the cares of life and lived among his children the remainder of his days. The homestead, where he lived, he gave to a Mr. Cook, a wealthy Virginian who married his oldest daughter.
Court Records, District Court, Fayette Co, KY abstract Fayette Co, KY District Court Book D, Page 95 Indenture July 3, 1802; Moses Fuqua of Mason Co to Benjamin Cooke of Franklin Co. Moses Fuqua indebted to Benjamin Cooke, to secure the same, conveys in mortgage five shillings, 770 acres of land part of a tract of 2,000 acreas. Wit: Thomas Bodley; Recorded July 3, 1802
Will of Moses Fuqua, dated 17 Oct 1808
....as to legacies already bequeathed I have given to my son Obadiah Fuqua, 2 negroes, namely Jo and Molly, and 300 acres of land in Campbell Co, VA,,,,to my daughter, Sally Cook, 2 negroes, Jacob and White.....to my son William Fuqua, 2 negroes, Jeremiah and Issac.....to my daughter, Nancy Morton, 2 negroes, Robin and Louisa....to my son Samuel Fuqua, e negores, Ballin and Aleeg.....to my daughter Lavina Mackoy, 2 negroes, Fanny and Edmund....to my daughter, Elizabeth Dlupuyl, 2 negroes, Stephen and Phebe....to my son, Moses Fuqua, 2 negroes, Squire and Peggy, 5 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep, the stock not yet delivered.....to my daughter, Polly Ward, 2 negroes, Dolly and Nelly, also to be delivered 5 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep.Now in discharge of a debt of 500 pounds I am due to Ben Cook of VA, I hereby .... convey 632 acres of the tract I now live on...beginning........to my son, David Fuqua 145 acres of land, part of my aforesaid tract.....to my sons Samuel and Moses Fuqua the following bounds of the residue of my said tract. I direct that the residue of my land be sold.....Trustees to sell slaves Sam, Fanny, Isaac, Nancy, Tom, Nanny, Little Tom, Dick, Lucy, Jude, Jenny, Gabriel, Jacob, Charles....pay all debts due by me and divide the remainder eqally between my son, William, my daughters, Sally, Nancy, Lavinia, Elizabeth, Polly...and the children of my sons Samuel, David and Moses....I do hereby appoint my friends, William Dupuy, Josiah Morton and Ben Cook Trustees. This 17th day of Oct 1808
*** Family Bible ***
Moses Fuqua born 1740
Judith Woodson Fuqua born 1742
Moses married Judith in 1760
Sources:
History of Greenup County, Kentucky, Families
Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Saturday, November 13, 1875. "SKETCHES of the Early Settlers of Greenup County, Ky."
Abstract Probate Record of The Will of Moses Fuqua, Dated: 17 Oct 1808
Greenup KY Cemetery Surname List
Greenup County Kentucky Cemetery Locator Guide
Children:
1. Obadiah Fuqua (1761) m. Mary Morton in 1785, lived on the Kanawha River
2. Sarah "Sally" Fuqua (1763-1824) m. Benjamin Cook
3. William Fuqua (1764-1826) m. Sarah Morton in 1789
4. Nancy Fuqua (1767-1842) m. Josiah Morton in 1790
5. Samuel Fuqua (1769) m. Polly Armistead in 1797
6. David Fuqua (1771-1857) m. Drucilla Terry in 1794, son Obediah Woodson Faqua ? 14631581
7. Levinia Fuqua (1775-1849) m. John Mackoy in 1795
8. Elizabeth Fuqua (1776) m. William Dupuy in 1796
9. Moses Fuqua, Jr. (1778-1834) m. Cynthia Ann Collins. Private in the War of 1812
10. Mary "Polly" Fuqua (1780) m. Jeremiah Ward in 1803
Between 1797 and 1800 Captain Fuqua bought a tract of land of more than thirteen hundred acres along the Ohio River between Mt. Zion and Tygart Creek, brought his large family and many slaves from Campbell County, Virginia, and settled there. Judith Woodson Fuqua never came to Kentucky, as she died before they left Virginia. Moses died about 1814. His Will dated 1808, with a codicil dated 1811, is recorded in Greenup County Court Records.
In 1810 the writer of this article first became acquainted with Mr. Fuqua, and saw the Fuqua farm. It had the appearance of an old homestead, such as was generally seen in that day throughout the older settled parts of Virginia. There were about two hundred acres of land cleared, under fence, and in a high state of cultivation. There was a very large apple orchard, and two or three peach orchards, besides cherries, pears and other fruit in abundance, where we boys on the other side of the river used to go to get fruit of the different kinds, when they were in season. He had quite a commodious brick residence, two stories high, in a large yard, surrounded by weeping willows, which in that day was considered indispensable as a shade tree, in every man's yard who made any pretension to respectability or taste. There was also a large garden, containing an acre or more, well filled with vegetables to satisfy the palate, and flowers to please the eye. Mr. Fuqua had, in fact, fulfilled the prediction made by Col. Humphrey, in a poem written at the close of the revolutionary war, wherein describing the future greatness of the western country, he said: "The wilderness must be made to blossom with the rose."
Mr. Fuqua had one young negro, named Charles, who was always in some mischief or other, such as killing young ducks and geese, destroying property of various kinds. He was whipped every time caught in his mischief, yet it seemed to do no good. He had a great propensity for hunting, and would steal a gun every opportunity and take to the woods to have a day's hunt. As he was generally successful, and brought his game home with him, he was allowed to pass with impunity. They finally gave him a gun and ammunition and sent him a hunting. He supplied the family, which was numerous, with all the wild game they could consume. In this way they not only made him useful, but what was better, they got clear of his mischievous tricks on the farm. Charles was an uncommonly intelligent negro. In the distribution of property he fell to the share of Moses Fuqua, Jr. In after years I have heard him relate his boyish pranks with great satisfaction.
In the spring of 1811 Mr. Fuqua, growing old, and being nearly blind, concluded to divide his property among his children and retire from the cares of active life and live among his children the balance of his days. His personal property was sold at public auction. William Price, who owned the ground on which Sciotoville now stands, was the auctioneer. Among the household effects sold was a pair of spoon moulds, or to speak more properly, a spoon mould.
Mr. Fuqua, knowing the wants and necessities of a new country, had brought a mould to run pewter spoons in. Mr. Price bid off the spoon moulds, and when he brought them home there was great rejoicing in the neighborhood. Spoons were getting to be a very scarce article among the families, and as most of them lived upon mush and milk, without spoons it was rather a difficult thing to make a square meal. When we, the writer of this article, came to this country, we had a full set of pewter spoons, so that we could all eat at once, but in a short time some had had the handle broken in two, some had been melted in hot fat, and some were lost, and we were very glad to get a chance to renew our set of spoons. Mr. Price would not lend his spoon moulds, but gave every person in the neighborhood leave to come to his house and remould their pewter spoons, Mr. Price furnishing ladle and fire. These may seem like trifling matters to speak of at this distant day, but they were very important matters at the time they transpired.
Having sold of his personal property, divided his slaves and landed estate among his children, he gave up all the cares of life and lived among his children the remainder of his days. The homestead, where he lived, he gave to a Mr. Cook, a wealthy Virginian who married his oldest daughter.
Court Records, District Court, Fayette Co, KY abstract Fayette Co, KY District Court Book D, Page 95 Indenture July 3, 1802; Moses Fuqua of Mason Co to Benjamin Cooke of Franklin Co. Moses Fuqua indebted to Benjamin Cooke, to secure the same, conveys in mortgage five shillings, 770 acres of land part of a tract of 2,000 acreas. Wit: Thomas Bodley; Recorded July 3, 1802
Will of Moses Fuqua, dated 17 Oct 1808
....as to legacies already bequeathed I have given to my son Obadiah Fuqua, 2 negroes, namely Jo and Molly, and 300 acres of land in Campbell Co, VA,,,,to my daughter, Sally Cook, 2 negroes, Jacob and White.....to my son William Fuqua, 2 negroes, Jeremiah and Issac.....to my daughter, Nancy Morton, 2 negroes, Robin and Louisa....to my son Samuel Fuqua, e negores, Ballin and Aleeg.....to my daughter Lavina Mackoy, 2 negroes, Fanny and Edmund....to my daughter, Elizabeth Dlupuyl, 2 negroes, Stephen and Phebe....to my son, Moses Fuqua, 2 negroes, Squire and Peggy, 5 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep, the stock not yet delivered.....to my daughter, Polly Ward, 2 negroes, Dolly and Nelly, also to be delivered 5 head of cattle and 5 head of sheep.Now in discharge of a debt of 500 pounds I am due to Ben Cook of VA, I hereby .... convey 632 acres of the tract I now live on...beginning........to my son, David Fuqua 145 acres of land, part of my aforesaid tract.....to my sons Samuel and Moses Fuqua the following bounds of the residue of my said tract. I direct that the residue of my land be sold.....Trustees to sell slaves Sam, Fanny, Isaac, Nancy, Tom, Nanny, Little Tom, Dick, Lucy, Jude, Jenny, Gabriel, Jacob, Charles....pay all debts due by me and divide the remainder eqally between my son, William, my daughters, Sally, Nancy, Lavinia, Elizabeth, Polly...and the children of my sons Samuel, David and Moses....I do hereby appoint my friends, William Dupuy, Josiah Morton and Ben Cook Trustees. This 17th day of Oct 1808
*** Family Bible ***
Moses Fuqua born 1740
Judith Woodson Fuqua born 1742
Moses married Judith in 1760
Sources:
History of Greenup County, Kentucky, Families
Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Saturday, November 13, 1875. "SKETCHES of the Early Settlers of Greenup County, Ky."
Abstract Probate Record of The Will of Moses Fuqua, Dated: 17 Oct 1808
Greenup KY Cemetery Surname List
Greenup County Kentucky Cemetery Locator Guide
Gravesite Details
Flood water destroyed grave of Capt. Moses Fuqua
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