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Hodgenville, Ky.
April 11, 1921.

CHART THE FAMILY OF ISAAC LARUE, SENIOR

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTORY

THE LARUES IN AMERICA (By M. H. Dubbs).

AMERICAN ANCESTORS OF ISAAC LARUE, SENIOR:

Various forms of the word LaRue; Abraham LaRue, Immigrant,

about 1680; Statement of Isaac LaRue, Senior; Genealogy by

Davis, author of History of Bucks Co., Pa.; Peter LaRue;

Traditions of the La Rues in France; "Aunt Fontaine"; Abra-

ham and Peter LaRue in New York and New Jersey; Peter

LaRue's death in Frederick Co., Va.; the wife of Peter LaRue;

the children of Peter LaRue; the children of Peter LaRue's

sons, Abraham and Jacob..

DESCENDANTS OF ABRAHAM LARUE, BROTHER OF ISAAC

LARUE, SENIOR

WILL OF PETER LARUE

THE CARMAN FAMILY

ISAAC LARUE, SENIOR:

Born in New Jersey, 1712; his marriage to Phebe Carman; re-

moval to Frederick Co., Va.; his home on Long Marsh; he

"raises horses"; he votes for George Washington in 1758; he

acquires lands in various parts of Va.; he purchases 21,000 acres

on the Kanawha River; he enters land in Kentucky in 1779:

Squire Boone locates lands for the LaRues; copy of an old

deed of Isaac LaRue, Sr.; his death in 1795; death of his wid-

ow, Phebe Carman; families on Long Marsh in 1782; the ten

children of Isaac LaRue, Sr......

COPY OF CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF LAND BY ISAAC

LARUE, SENIOR (1743)

WILL OF ISAAC LARUE, SENIOR

(Note explanation of key numbers, on page 3, and chart on page

IV, for descendants of Isaac LaRue, Sr., named below.)

I. JACOB LARUE:

His marriage to Mary Frost; his home in Va.; he enters 18,000

acres of land in Jefferson Co., Kentucky; he purchases lands on

Nolynn; moves to Kentucky in 1798; death of Mary Frost LaRue;

Jacob LaRue's second marriage, to Jane Morgan; his death; his

thirteen children

.....

DEED FROM JACOB LARUE (I.) TO JAMES LARUE (IX.)

WILL OF JACOB LARUE (I.)

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iv

V

1

I. B-PHEBE LARUE BUZAN: husband, William Buzan; their chil-

dren (and some grandchildren)

46

I. C-HANNAH LARUE RUST: husband, George Rust; their chil-

dren (and some grandchildren)

48

I. D-ISAAC LARUE: wife, Elenor Brooks; children and grand-

children

49

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I. E-MARY LARUE MCDONALD: husband, John McDonald; their

children

I. F—WILLIAM LARUE: first wife, Sarah Hodgen; second wife,

Sally Price; his descendants

I. G-JACOB LARUE: first wife, Phebe Hodgen; second wife, Deborah

Welsh; his descendants

50

51

...

53

I. H-SAMUEL LARUE: wife, Elizabeth Dodge; their descendants..

I. I—JAMES LARUE: wife, Phebe LaRue; second wife, Polly

Samuels; his descendants

61

64

I. K-DEIDAMIA LARUE HODGEN: husband, John Hodgen...

I. L-MORGAN J. LARUE: first wife, Maria Castleman; second wife,

Ellen Eller; his children...

68

69

I. M-SARAH JANE LARUE CASTLEMAN: husband, Lewis Castle-

man; their children

71

I. N-JESSE V. LARUE: wife, Leatitia Hardin; their children..

[1.-JOHN LARUE:

74

Early events in Kentucky history; station on Nolynn established;
John LaRue's first journey to Kentucky; his first home in Ken-
tucky-the Shelby County cabin; 40,000 acres of land in Kentucky
entered by him; his marriage to Mary Brooks; permanent re-
moval to Kentucky in 1784; the last Indian raid-battle of Brown's
Run; death of John LaRue, 1792; the old graveyard at Phillips'
Fort; Collins' estimate of John LaRue and Robert Hodgen; LaRue
County established; litigation over estate of John LaRue; James
Buchanan, Sr., a party to this litigation; Mary Brooks, the wife
of John LaRue; her practice of medicine; her services at time of
birth of Abraham Lincoln; her marriage to Isom Enlow; her
marriage to Thomas W. Rathbone; death of "Grandma" Rath-
bone; the four children of John LaRue (II.)..

WILL OF JOHN LARUE (II.): His personal estate..

II. A-REBECCA LARUE HELM: husband, George Helm; their

children; sketch of their son, Gov. John LaRue Helm..

II. B-SQUIRE LARUE: wife, Mary McDougal; their descendants..
11. C—PHEBE LARUE: husband, James LaRue....

II. D-MARGARET LARUE WALTERS: husband, Conrad Walters,
Junior; their descendants

94

CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF MARY ENLOW (FOR-

MERLY LARUE) AND ISOM ENLOW.

97

III-ISAAC LARUE:

His home in Virginia; early immigrant to Kentucky; old roads

to Nolynn station; Isaac LaRue (III.) builds first jail in Hardin

County; children (and some grandchildren) of Isaac LaRue (III.)

and his wife, Bethiah

100

IV. ELIZABETH LARUE:

Husband, Peter LaRue; their children (and some other de-

scendants)

103

V. MARY LARUE CARMAN (LATER HARRIS):

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First husband, Joseph Carman; second husband, John Harris;

children (and some grandchildren) of Mary LaRue (V.) and

Joseph Carman

VI. SARAH LARUE HOGDEN:

Husband, Robert Hodgen; Robert Hodgen's four children from

prior marriage to Miss Adkins; his removal from Pennsylvania

to Virginia; he enters lands in Kentucky; removal to Kentucky

in 1784; order of Nelson County Court for erection of Hodgen's

mill; offices held by Robert Hodgen; his death, in 1810; town of

Hodgenville established, 1818; the twelve children of Sarah LaRue

(VI.) and Robert Hodgen

WILL OF ROBERT HODGEN

109

113

116

VI. A—MARGARET HODGEN VERTREES: husband, Joseph Ver-

trees; their children

118

VI. B—PHEBE HODGEN LARUE: husband, Jacob LaRue...

VI. C—ISAAC HODGEN: wife, Phebe Trabue; an old letter (1811);

children (and some grandchildren) of Isaac Hodgen (VI. C) and

Phebe Trabue Hodgen

118

119

VI. D-SARAH HODGEN LARUE: husband, William LaRue (I. F).. 121

VI. E—JOHN HODGEN: wife, Deidamia LaRue; some old letters of

John Hodgen (VI. E); his children (and some grandchildren).. 122

VI. F-REBECCA HODGEN KEITH (LATER THOMAS): first hus-

band, Jacob Keith; second husband, Gen. John Thomas; her chil-

dren (and some grandchildren)

128

......

V1. G—ELIZABETH HODGEN WINTERSMITH: husband, Horatio

G. Wintersmith; her children

130

VI. H-MARY ("POLLY") HODGEN

130

VI. I-SAMUEL LARUE HODGEN: wife, Ann Elizabeth Montague;

their children

131

VI. K-JACOB HODGEN: wife Frances P. Brown, their children... 132

VI. L-JAMES HODGEN: wife, Deidamia McDonald

VI. M-JABEZ HODGEN

132

132

CHILDREN OF ROBERT HODGEN BY HIS FIRST MARRIAGE

(TO MISS ADKINS):

1. Robert Hodgen, Jr.;

2. Susanna Hodgen Thomas; husband Gen. John Thomas; their
children; important command of Gen. Thomas in War of 1812;

3. Joseph Hodgen;

4. William Hodgen

133

VII. REBECCA LARUE HELM; husband, Joseph Helm; their only

child, Margaret Helm Clay, her husband, Henry Clay, of Bourbon

Co., Ky., her twelve children

136

VIII. SAMUEL LARUE; wife, Sarah S. Stump; their only child,

Phebe LaRue Neill, her husband, Thomas Neill, and her twelve

children

138