Jesse Bland was born in 1778 in Nelson county, Kentucky. Son of Osborne and Lettice Bland. In September of 1782 Kincheloe Station,where they were living, was attacked by Indians. Osborne and his family were taken prisoners. Lettice escaped when she was sent for water and wandered for several days before she was found by other settlers. Osborne and the children were taken to Detroit and later were sold to a Frenchman and released to return to Kentucky. Before 1798 Osborne and family moved to Cumberland county Kentucky, where he purchased fifty acres of land along Meshack Creek. Jesse was married to Nancy Kirkpatrick in 1800 in Cumberland county. This area is now eastern Monroe county, Kentucky. Sometime after the 1810 census and before 1825, Jesse and his family moved to Saline/Pulaski county Arkansas. There he established the Kentucky Baptist Church. Jesse was well known for his oratory skill and the force with which he preached and was nicknamed "Old Hardsides". Jesse purchaced land near the present communities of Bland and Grape in Saline county, Arkansas and died there on February 14, 1843. His gravesite is unknown.
Jesse Bland was born in 1778 in Nelson county, Kentucky. Son of Osborne and Lettice Bland. In September of 1782 Kincheloe Station,where they were living, was attacked by Indians. Osborne and his family were taken prisoners. Lettice escaped when she was sent for water and wandered for several days before she was found by other settlers. Osborne and the children were taken to Detroit and later were sold to a Frenchman and released to return to Kentucky. Before 1798 Osborne and family moved to Cumberland county Kentucky, where he purchased fifty acres of land along Meshack Creek. Jesse was married to Nancy Kirkpatrick in 1800 in Cumberland county. This area is now eastern Monroe county, Kentucky. Sometime after the 1810 census and before 1825, Jesse and his family moved to Saline/Pulaski county Arkansas. There he established the Kentucky Baptist Church. Jesse was well known for his oratory skill and the force with which he preached and was nicknamed "Old Hardsides". Jesse purchaced land near the present communities of Bland and Grape in Saline county, Arkansas and died there on February 14, 1843. His gravesite is unknown.
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