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- Samuel Haycraft of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. was appointed clerk of both circuit and county courts in 1816. He held that position until 1851, when he began the practice of law in Elizabethtown, Ky. In 1855, he was elected as clerk of the circuit court and served until he became a state senator from 1858 until 1862.
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Aug 10, 2021 · Judge Samuel Haycraft, pioneer and farmer, was born September 11, 1752, in Virginia, and was the son of James Haycraft, an English sailor, who belonged to the British navy. His father’s ship touched some American harbor, probably on the coast of Virginia, about 1740, and for some cause, he remained in this country.
Samuel Haycraft, a distinguished citizen of Kentucky, was born in Elizabethtown, Aug. 14, 1795. He was clerk of the county and circuit courts, practised law, and represented his district in the State senate. Mr. Haycraft joined Severn's Valley Baptist church, the oldest congregation in the Mississippi Valley, in early manhood.
Feb 28, 2018 · I share with you today a short biography of Samuel Haycraft, a very early citizen of Hardin County, who wrote a history of the county in 1869, which was published by the Woman’s Club of Elizabethtown in 1921.
May 28, 2023 · Samuel Haycraft was a soldier for 2 years and 6 months in 13th Virginia and one year with Thomas Morris' Light Infantry. Enlisted from Hardin County, Kentucky and was granted pension June 20, 1820. Employed young Thomas Lincoln (later father of Abraham Lincoln) as a carpenter to help build a mill.
- Male
- November 19, 1752
- Margaret (Van Meter) Haycraft
- October 15, 1823
His father was Samuel Haycraft, a Revolutionary soldier, and a man of great public... Contributor: Haycraft, Samuel - Woman's Club of Elizabethtown, Ky. Date: 1921
a Kentucky lawyer and state senator named Samuel Haycraft. Haycraft was a distant acquaintance of Lincoln's father, a die hard Unionist (he would suffer at the hands of pro-Confederate guerrillas during the war), and a staunch Lincoln supporter.5 He hailed from Elizabethtown, not far from Lincoln's birthplace at
Jan 18, 2021 · Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about? Samuel Haycraft, historian.
