1. Alternate year & state of birth: 1780, Tennessee.
2. Jesse's daughter, Mary Jane, married Dread Hill [owned land on the river and possibly ran a ferry across the Leon River], John Terry, Matthew Britain, & James Alexander Grimes.
3. Jesse was buried as "Beene", but, taking into consideration that he was born at Bean Station, Grainger, Tennesse, this writer believes the name was "Bean" and his father was John Bean. The spelling of the name was Bean in Tennessee, but, when they came to Texas it is found both ways. The headstones of Elizabeth and Ellen in Oklahoma are spelled Bean. Robert O. (the oldest son) spelled it Beene.4. The other daughters married men by the name of John Terry, Matthew Britain, James Alexander Graiger, and Henry McMinn. [Correct order not known]
Mary "Polly" Elizabeth "Betsy" KUYKENDALL
1. Alternate dates of birth: 1783.
25 Sep 1786
22 Sep 1788
1791 [The 1860 Bell County, Texas Census lists her as a guest in the Dread & Mary Jane Hill's
home and shows place of birth as KY].
2. Mary went to Texas sometime about 1846, first in Smith County, second in Bell County.
1. William Bruner <brunerbill@yahoo.com> indicates dob for John William Kuykendall as 26 Dec 1796. William Curtis Kuykendall is gg-grandfather on his (W. Bruner's mother's side.
1. James Kuykendall reported that Absolum went to Spanish Texas in the 1830's.
2. AFN:1G2D-BK
3. Betty Kuykendall Price et al refers to Absolum as "Absolene", and further states, "it has been stated that Absolene became a Mormon and had other wives, names unknown. I have not confirmed this. There were 15 children".....
4. The spelling of the name could be Absolom, Absolam, Absolum, etc. [Take your pick]
5, Note: White Plains, Jackson, Tennessee is now Cookville, Putnam, Tennessee.
6. Alternate place of death: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
1. The given name could be spelled "Druscilla, Drusilla, Druzilla, etc....
2. Surname may be "Dragoon".