"The first settler with his family near Maysville and outside of a blockhouse was George Mefford, who lived in a cabin where his son, John Mefford lived until his death on April 7, 1872, two miles due south of Maysville. The 'Boathouse' as it is called was constructed from timbers of the old broadhorn George Mefford steered down the Ohio River. The spot was known, in 1787, as 'Mefford's Station'. George Mefford was one of the first trustees of Maysville in 1787, and his son John was the third child born in Mason County, born December 4, 1787."
History of Kentucky, Vol. II, 1878, by Lewis Collins and Richard Collins, Published by Collins & Co.
"The First Settler with his family near Maysville and outside of the blockhouse, was George Mefford, in a cabin on the farm where his son John lived until his death, April 11, 1872, two miles due south of Maysville. One night, when he was absent, an attempt was made by Indians to steal his horses. An old horse that had a distaste for Indians and whose scent of them was wonderfully acute, gave the alarm by loud snorting which Mrs. Mefford, who was alone with her small children, instantly understood. She had the presence of mind to build a roaring fire, which, shining through the crevices of the cabin, convinced the Indians that the house was full of men, and they scampered off immediately for fear of discovery and pursuit. The Indians continued so troublesome that they moved back to Maysville awhile; then, with several other families, went out and built Mefford's station."
11 Dec 2021: Suggested edit: Born in route from Germany Antietim, Atlantic Ocean, docking in Maryland USA (from family data collections).
Contributor: Virginia Mefford #51066859
"The first settler with his family near Maysville and outside of a blockhouse was George Mefford, who lived in a cabin where his son, John Mefford lived until his death on April 7, 1872, two miles due south of Maysville. The 'Boathouse' as it is called was constructed from timbers of the old broadhorn George Mefford steered down the Ohio River. The spot was known, in 1787, as 'Mefford's Station'. George Mefford was one of the first trustees of Maysville in 1787, and his son John was the third child born in Mason County, born December 4, 1787."
History of Kentucky, Vol. II, 1878, by Lewis Collins and Richard Collins, Published by Collins & Co.
"The First Settler with his family near Maysville and outside of the blockhouse, was George Mefford, in a cabin on the farm where his son John lived until his death, April 11, 1872, two miles due south of Maysville. One night, when he was absent, an attempt was made by Indians to steal his horses. An old horse that had a distaste for Indians and whose scent of them was wonderfully acute, gave the alarm by loud snorting which Mrs. Mefford, who was alone with her small children, instantly understood. She had the presence of mind to build a roaring fire, which, shining through the crevices of the cabin, convinced the Indians that the house was full of men, and they scampered off immediately for fear of discovery and pursuit. The Indians continued so troublesome that they moved back to Maysville awhile; then, with several other families, went out and built Mefford's station."
11 Dec 2021: Suggested edit: Born in route from Germany Antietim, Atlantic Ocean, docking in Maryland USA (from family data collections).
Contributor: Virginia Mefford #51066859
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Nancy Ann Mefford Waring
1782–1864
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Samuel Mefford
1785–1852
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John Mefford
1787–1872
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Nathan F Mefford
1790–1859
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Mary Mefford Evans
1792–1858
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Elizabeth Mefford Schofield
1795–1858
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George Mefford
1797–1832
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Sarah Mefford Bell
1799–1860
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Lydia Mefford Blair
1800–1870
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Thomas Mefford
1803–1890
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Joshua Mefford
1805–1880
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Caleb J. T. Mefford
1808–1896
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