Copied from Kentucky Ancestors, Volume 7, Number 4 dated April 1972 contributed by Robert Jobson of Jeffersontown, Kentucky
“Regarding the article on Leachman Family Bibles in Kentucky Ancestors, Volume 5, Number 1, July 1969, I thought it appropriate to bring to your attention the following story which I have extracted from various sections of The Frontiersman, a narrative by Allan S. Eckert….
Simon Kenton, born April 3, 1755, in Price William County, Virginia (now the northeastern section of Fauquier County), fell in love at the age of 15 with Ellen Cummins, three years his senior. She, however, did not reciprocate and married in 1770 William Leachman, born 1750, son of Sam Leachman. In 1771, Simon, previously beaten in a fight with Leachman, beat Leachman unmercifully and, thinking him dead, departed for the Middle Ground and his place in Kentucky history. He changed his name to Simon Butler, by which name he was known until 1780, when he learned that Leachman was living. Meanwhile, due to Leachman's bloody appearance and Simon’s disappearance, Leachman was tried for his murder but was acquitted.
William and Ellen had a son born 1772, and she died a few months later. William with his son removed to Kentucky in December 1784, and settled at Simon Kenton’s Station on Lawrence Creek, where he was given land by Simon. He hung himself April 1, 1804.”
I borrowed The Frontiersman from the library. I did not read all 400 plus pages but enough to decide that the summary does match the book. The funny thing is the author spells Kentucky as Can – tuck – ee. Which reminded me of the Ben Stiller spoof from Last of the Mohicans.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=66350
Watch all the way to the end where he says “Can-tuck-ee”
The Leachman Bible, which I posted earlier, says Sampson Leachman went to Kentucky with Simon Kenton.
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