Moses Kenney

"But becoming involved with a certain Moses Kenney, who went from Bourbon County Kentucky to Franklin County and suffering as he believed, serious private injuries from said Kenney and his colleagues, he determined to leave Missouri and in the Fall of 1809 sold out and returned to Kentucky and settled on the Brushy Fork of Kingston about half way between Carlisle and Millersburg. Said Kenney left Missouri and came to Kentucky the same Fall and when in Spring of 1810, my father returned to Missouri with my oldest brother Samuel to close his business, Kenney followed him there and most cruelly murdered him by scalding him in the face and eyes and then beating him with a club. My father survived but a few days. In the meantime Kenney escaped to Kentucky and there was a man present who had witnessed the horrid murder, yet said Kenney was never brought to justice as he never could be got back to the Territory where the deed was done. He subsequently married and settled in Harrison County, Kentucky and died of cholera in 1833." (John Rogers, Recollections of Men of Faith).

August 3, 1838 Harrison Co. Record Bk. F:130 Settlement: Estate of Moses Kenney Administrator: V. M. Kenney Mentions cash received from Jacob Conrad's estate; mentions cash received from Sidney Fisher's estate; notes that Jarrett Green is guardian for three of the children of the said Moses Kenney.

October 4, 1845 Harrison Co. Record Bk. F:402 Settlement: Estate of Jarrad Green Administrator: James Green Said dec'd Jarrad Green was guardian for Nancy Clayton, late Nancy Henry, now being the wife of Thomas Clayton. The said Jarrad Green received from V. M. Kenney, administrator of Moses Kenney, for Nancy Clayton, Susan Kenney and Elizabeth Kenney - $273.45 in September 1818.

May 10, 1852 Harrison Co. Record Bk. G, 1848-1856 Account: Thomas Clayton, guardian of Susan Kenney. Mentions money received from the estate of Moses Kenney, dec'd and from the executors of G. Green, dec'd.

May 10, 1852 Harrison Co. Record Bk. G:304 Account: Thomas Clayton, guardian of Susan Kenney. Mentions money received from the estate of Moses Kenney, dec'd and from the executor of G. Green, dec'd.

June 1853 Harrison Co. Record Bk. G:408 Account: James Green, guardian of Susan Kenney, dec'd "in the presence of Thomas Clayton, one of the Heirs and the only heir that resides in Harrison County "six heirs" - mentions receipts from Jacoby (no first name listed); from John P. Kenney; from Thomas L. Kenney.