ANTH 432/432G Field Course in Archaeology
Dr. Darlene Applegate
Summer 2003
Site Information: The Guffy-Kuykendall Farmstead
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: KUYKENDALL FAMILY
Family originated in Holland, near Wageningen overlooking the Rhine River
Immigrated to the United States in late 1600s
Settled initially in Dutch New York
Patriarch and matriarch were Luur Jacobsen van Kuykendall (ca. 1650-1720) and Grietjen Aertse Track (1663-1720), residents of New York
Second generation included Cornelis Jacobz van Kuykendall (ca. 1686-1753) and Maritje Westfall (ca. 1685-?), residents of New York
Third generation included Abraham Kuykendall (ca. 1719-1812) and Elizabeth Jones (?-?); Peter Kuykendall (?-1783) and Mary (?-?); and John Kuykendall (?-?); all residents of North Carolina
Fourth generation included Matthew Kuykendall (1758-1845) and Jane Hardin (1763-1841), residents of Logan/Butler County, Kentucky
Matthew was the fifth son of Peter Kuykendall, born in Mecklinberg/Micklenburg, North CarolinaREFERENCESJane Hardin was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Kuykendall) Hardin
Matthew and Jane married in 1781 in Burke County, North Carolina
Matthew served in the Revolutionary War; fought at Battle of King's Mountain in Burke County as a private; fought in the Battle of Cowpen in 1781; and was wounded in the arm, leaving him permanently disabled
Matthew and Jane moved from Burke County, North Carolina to Washington County, North Carolina in about 1784 to Davidson County, Tennessee in about 1787 to northern Logan County, Kentucky in 1795
Matthew served as Justice of the Peace (1799) and as Magistrate (1801, 1802) in Logan County and was appointed to lay a road between Russellville and the Green River at the first crossing below the Barren River (1799) [= State Route 79?]
Matthew served as the first Sheriff of Butler County when it was formed from portions of Logan and Ohio counties in 1810
Matthew made his living by farming; he registered his stock mark in Butler County on July 9, 1810
Matthew was appointed to assist in marking a road from Funkhouser Ferry on the Green River to the Logan County line toward Russellville on September 10, 1810
Matthew and Jane had eight children: Josiah, John A., Allen, Andrew R., Matthew, Moses, Mark H., and Margaret; John A., Andrew R., Matthew, and Mark H. (and many of their children and grandchildren) are buried within a few miles of the Guffy-Kuykendall farmstead site; Mark H. and Andrew R. were the great grandfathers of Emma Kuykendall, who resided at the Guffy-Kuykendall farmstead
Matthew lived to be 87 and Jane lived to be 78; both died in Butler County; the burial locations of Matthew and Jane are unknown
DeWeese, Raymond Paul
1992 The Early Days of Butler County, Kentucky Taken from
the County Court Order Book "A" and Circuit Court Order Books "A" and "B."
R. P. DeWeese, Morgantown, Kentucky.
Kuykendall, George Benson
1919 History of the Kuykendall Family Since Its Settlement
in Dutch New York in 1646. Kilham Stationery and Printing Company,
Portland, Oregon.
Kuykendall, Jerry M.
1977 Andrew Kuykendall from Kentucky: A Family History.
Butler County Historical and Genealogical Society, Morgantown, Kentucky;
Filer, Idaho.
PREVIOUS OWNERS OF GUFFY-KUYKENDALL FARMSTEAD
House constructed by Chapman family between 1811-1820
House occupied by xxx Guffy and Emma Kuykendall Guffy in the early 1920s
Other former occupants included Lewis Dunn, Woosley, Baxter, and Cedric
Hatcher families
PARTIAL GUFFY-KUYKENDALL PEDIGREE
Matthew (1758-1845) and Jane Hardin Kuykendall (1763-1841)
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Mark H. and Elizabeth Kuykendall
Andrew R. and Magdalena Kuykendall
(1796-1859) (1800-1871)
(1792-1839) (1802-1876)
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Moses Warren Kuykendall
+
Eliza Kuykendall
[first cousins]
(1831-1899)
(1832-1883)
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John Andrew Kuykendall
+ Laura
(1853-1925)
(1862-1894)
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Emma Kuykendall + Guffy