Samuel Howard II

M, b. 2 July 1762, d. 5 December 1840
Birth*2 July 1762 Samuel Howard II was born on 2 July 1762 at Buckingham County, Virginia. 
Marriage*circa 1780 He married Chloe Langley Osborne circa 1780 at Virginia. 
Death*5 December 1840 Samuel Howard II died on 5 December 1840 at Harlan County, Kentucky, at age 78. 
Note* He Samuel Howard served in the Revolutionary War, Pention File #S30491 in the Virginia branch of the Army.
Samuel Hoard ( later changed to Howard), and some of his relatives are said to be the first settlers in Knox, (later changed to Harlan), County Kentucky. He came to Knox Co., by way of Virginia. He built a log home with a mud and stone chimney, at the foot of Ivy Hill.
The object in those days was to settle near wood and water. His brother settled and built a log house on the George Green Hill. They raised potatoes and a few other vegtables, and depended on bear, wild turkey and other game for meat.
The spring near Samuel's house never went dry, the mountain water came from Ivy Hill. Sometimes Indians would lay in wait at the spring, because they knew that sooner or later someone would come for water.
Samuel secured a patent for his land. At the time the whole Harlan Valley was covered with cane, he cleared some of the bottom land and planted corn, but it would not ripen.
He moved his family back to Hickory Flat, near Pennington Gap and lived there for 6 or 7 years before moving back to Knox County. He returned in the spring of the year and staked land on Pine Mountain and Nolan's Branch. Other pioneers were starting to move into the county by this time, from the surrounding states, mostly Virginia.
Others that were in the county at the time of the Revolutionary War were: Epriam Osborn ,Carr Bailey, Berry Cawood, Lewis Green, James Hall, Stephen Jones, Henry Smith, and Henry Shackleford.

"The will of Samuel Howard"
Samuel Hord Sr. to John Hord, Andrew Hord, Adron Hord, Samuel Hord Jr., Wilkerson Hord, Sarah Napier and Elizabeth Napier
This Indenture made this 27th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty between Samuel Hord Sr. of the county of Harlan and the state of Kentucky of the one part and John Hord, Andrew Hord, Adron Hord, Samuel Hord Jr., Wilkerson Hord, and Dredd Howard, Sarah Napier, and Elizabeth Napier all of the county of Harlan and state aforesaid and Mary Hensley the wife of Henry Hensley and Nancy Hensley the wife of Lewis Hensley of the county of Buncum and the state of North Carolina of the other part. Witnesseth that Samuel Hord Sr. for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid the reciept whereof he doth hereby acknowledge doth hereby bargain, sell alien and confirm unto John Hord, Andrew Hord, Adron Hord, Samuel Hord Jr., Wilkerson Hord, Dredd Howard, Sarah Napier, Elizabeth Napier, Mary Hensley, and Nancy Hensley, jointly and severly their heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of land, situate lying and being in the county of Harlan on the most Northeast side of Martins Fork of Cumberland River containing one half acre of land leaving a certain lick or any other prospect within the original survey of 150 acre prospect for salt in the center of a square. It is to be understood that the above named John Hord, Andrew Hord, Adron Hord, Samuel Hord Jr., Wilkerson Hord, Dredd Howard and Sarah Napier, Elizabeth Napier, Mary Hensley, and Nancy Hensley them or their agents or Attorneys shall attend at the seat of Justice in the aforesaid County of Harlan and enter into article of agreement and annex their signature there to which shall vest one tenth part in each demised or above named persons of the interest arising by virtue of salt and any one or more omits complying with the above conditions by the first of September next their part shall become forfeited, otherwise to have and hold the said piece or parcel of land aforesaid to the above named
persons their heirs and assigns forever, and the said Samuel Hord Sr. for himself and his heirs executors and administraters do warrant and forever defend the said piece or parcel of land with all its appurtenances to the above named persons their heirs & forever against the claim of all and every person whatever claiming by through or under him but against no other person. In testimony where of I have unto set my hand and affixed my seal the dayand date written above. Samuel Hord.

Samuel was also a Revolutionary War soldier serving in the Virginia Militia, as a private.
He and his wife were buried in the Samuel Howard Cemetery, but were later moved to the Wix Howard Cemetery located at Loyall Kentucky, his grave maker reads: Samuel Howard, Virginia Private.
Carrington Company, Fleming Va. Regiment, Revolutionary War 5 Dec 1840
Notes from Milissia Morgan. 

Family

Chloe Langley Osborne b. 1765, d. 7 Feb 1843
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