Capt. Isaac Ruddell

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Founder of Ruddell's (Ruddle's) Station in Bourbon co KY. During the Revolution, he as captured by Shawnee under a British Commander in a joint British-Shawnee attack, his sons were adopted by the Shawnee. After the war, he returned to Bourbon co and established a grist mill on the Licking River, and donated the land for Stoner Mouth Church and Cemeteray where he and wife are buried. href="http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full..."> DAR Record A099549

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https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20911307/ruddles_station_massacre/

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Destruction of Ruddle's and Martin's Fort

RUDDLE'S FORT
Captain Ruddle, who came from the Shenandoah Valley, was one of Kentucky's earliest settlers. While
General Clark was conquering the Northwest, he lived on Corn Island and later at Logan's Fort[19] near what is now Stanford, Kentucky. In 1779 he established his own settlement at Ruddle's on Hinkson Creek in what is now Bourbon County.

Ruddle's wife, Elizabeth, came of heroic stock, being a sister of Colonel John Bowman, first Military
Governor of Kentucky County, Virginia, and granddaughter of Jost Hite, one of the historic characters
of the Shenandoah Valley.

As the Revolutionary War progressed, the Indians, incited by the British, traveled in war parties and
committed depradations on isolated settlements such as Ruddle's Mills. Ruddle, therefore, decided for
the safety of his own family and those that had gathered about him to move into Hinkson's deserted fort on the Licking River. He added to and fortified it, making it one of the largest and strongest in the
Kentucky wilderness capable of accommodating from two to three hundred people.[20] His garrison was composed of forty-nine men as follows:
Isaac Ruddle, Captain
John Haggin, Lieutenant
John Mather, Ensign
Joseph Isaacs, Quartermaster
John Waters, Sergeant
John Cloyd, Drummer
Andrew Baker
Edward Low
Henry Loyl
George Loyl
Peter Loyl
Thomas Machen
Charles Munger, Sr.

Andrew Bartell
George Bronker
Ruben Boughner
John Burger, Sr.
Lconard Croft
David Erdman
George Baker
John Bird
Casper Brown
John Burger, Jr.
Peter Call
William Delinger
Thomas Emory
Paul Fisher
John Hulton
James Ruddle
John Smith, Sr.
Martin Tuffleman
Andrew Pirtenbustle
Henry Pirtenbustle
Len Pirtenbustle
H. Pirtenbustle, Jr.
Peter Rough
Stephen Ruddle
Patrick Ryan
William Scott
John Smith, Jr.
Frederick Tanner
Moses Waters
Jacob Leach, Sr.
William Marshall
George Hatfall
William Munger, Jr.
George Ruddle
William Sandidge
James Stewart

THE SPRING OF 1780
The land owners living near Ruddle's and Martin's Stations pre-empted lands for miles around, farming
during intervals of peace and taking refuge within the forts when the Indians were on the warpath.[21] In the immediate neighborhood were Samuel McMillain, John Miller, Alex Pollock, Samuel Nesbitt,
William McFall, Captain Asa Reese and E. E. Williams; Pat and Dan Callahan, who lived two miles
from Ruddle's; Andrew Linn on Hinkson Creek; James Sodowsky and John Shelp on the Middle Fork of Licking; William Field at the mouth of Stone Creek; William Gillispie on Boone's Creek; John Cooper
on Cooper's Run and Michael Stoner[22] on Stoner's Creek.

The spring following the hard winter of 1779 was unusually fine, and the inhabitants of Martin's and
Ruddle's Stations saw their cattle grow fat on the luscious bluegrass and the rich soil give promise of
bounteous crops. Everywhere there was an atmosphere of peace and prosperity and general well-being, and they went hopefully about their spring work with no premonition of the tragedy that awaited them unaware that a formidable force was being collected at Detroit for the invasion of Kentucky to
counteract Clark's success in the West.[23] .......more didn't copy.

Added to Geni by Janet Milburn 11/6/22
Capt. Isaac Ruddell is our 6th cousin 7 times removed.