The following are typed pages of microfilm found at Allen County library in Fort Wayne Indiana.  Part of the DRAPER COLLECTION (originals at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI)  Notes that follow were written by D.Shane, a Minister who traveled around eastern KY  taking oral history statements from the pioneers of the state:

COPIED FROM HANDWRITTEN NOTES

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Elizaville, Fleming Co Ky
August 10th 1866
Lyman C. Draper Esq

I have ascertained these particular John McIntyre was an half brother of James and Alexander they were sons of Nicholas McIntyre and were born near Shephardstown Virginia  they came to Kentucky in company with Wm McIntyre as near as he can recollect about 72 or 3 years ago John was then 25 or 6 years old and James 33 or thereabout.

Alexander held 500 acres of land near Mt. Sterling 5 miles from the town   They were half uncles to Wm McIntyre.  John died at the Ferry at the mouth of Triplett creek and James died at Fox Springs

Eli Williams says:
There was another McIntyre named Isaac.  James held land (500acres) about halfway between Flemingsburg and Elizaville.

Jas McIntyre served under Col John Fleming.  Eli Williams bought land of Isaac and says that Alexander has been at his home since he was married and was not killed by the Indians he thinks.
To the best of his recollection he was last at the house of Williams about 35 years ago  There was also an Aaron.

If these are of any use to you and the enquiries are of consequence please write us again and we will make further enquiries respectfully.

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Bethel Owens - Eu_ Kenton - Jas&John McIntire

with a bullet hole through the boxy of it; Saw them go and return
        -Near Flemingsburg Ky
        Oct 16 ‘66
 (go to bottom of page) - edit out by Gail Randle

From Bennet McIntire - nephew of John & James McIntire.  They were from Berkley Co VA (I infer they went to Strodes Station - as Strode most of his Station settlers were from Berkley - this explains Maj. Bedinger’s attachment

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to John McIntire, Bedinger also coming from Berkley -)  They settled on Licking perhaps in Bath  - John at McIntire’s Ferry: He has only one son living, Thomas, who lives on Licking.  Wm. Tabor married a daughter of John McIntire, but she is dead: Post office on Triplett Creek, Rowan Co - lives on Bath side of the river, about 12 miles from Owingsville.  Another daughter, Malvina, married Newton Congleton, & reside near Mt. Sterling,Ky; & another, Amanda, married Melville Metcalf (son of Gov. W. Metcalf) Moorfield P.O., Nicholas Co Ky.  These two daughters of Capt. John McIntire can give more informaiton that their brother, who is comparatively young & reckless.

Capt. John McIntire died some 25 years ago.  He was in early times a Captain on Scouting service , was County Surveyor of Fleming (W. Metcalfe above referred to, writes that John McIntire was born in Berkley Co Va in 1760,& died in 1826. L.C.D.)

James McIntire lived a long time in Bath County - finally moved to,& died in Fleming County.  James Barnes,

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a grandson, lived up Fox’s Creek ______(can’t read one word) Post Office - Poplar Plains, Fleming Co.- or a letter would reach him at Flemingsburg.  A sister of his, Sally, married Stephen Hester and resides Modale, Harrison Co, Iowa; & a brother Uriah, in same region & another brother, Alvin Barnes, Kingston, DesMoines Co Iowa.  This reference to James McIntire’s descendants from Mrs. Barnes, dau. in law of James Barnes.
                                              Near Flemingsburg, Ky  Oct 16th, 1866.
 

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From Wm McIntire - born on Wheeling Creek, in 1773.

Erice(can’t figure this name) Massacre - Three days before the attack on Wheeling, Sept 1, 1777 - wk was Aug 29th, John Erice was taken prisoner on Wheeling Creek - his sister was tomahawked, got well, & subsequently married Henry Jolly.  He was kept nine years in captivity - & looked as yellow as an Indian.

In consequence of this massacre, & the tthreatened Indian dangers, McIntires parents moved, three days before the attack on Wheeling, to Reason _____’s (at Beesontown, now Uniontown) in Pennsylvania.

Attack on Wheeling, 1777 - Miss Zane offered to go and get powder at Zanes’ house - saying the loss of a woman, if killed, was not equal to

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that of a man; she gathered up her apron & ran & got it.

Don’t remember which McCollock, Saml on John, made the leap.

David Licks - He removed from Dunkard Creek, on the Monogahela, & settled on Flat Creek, which runs from near Mt. Sterling, Ky, to Licking, & built a mill on that stream.  This was before the War of 1812 - perhaps as early as 1804.  Cant say what became of him.

Informant made axes for Mr. Zane, used to cut road from Wheeling to Zamesville & came to Ky in the year 1804.

Lewis Wetzel & Mills  Thinks they went to Wills Creek, 60 miles, & sitting down one eating a morsels - Mills was not a soldier; Wetzel quietly exclaimed “There’s Indians”, started & had to fight his way - loading as he ran, killing seven of  of them.  As he got opposite to Wheeling island, he threw his gun under a log, & swam over to the island.  Mills never fired a gun, & was killed.

Capt. John Wetzel Killed - Capt. John Wetzel & Housely Baker were killed together near  Grave Creek Flats.  Can give no further particulars.

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Incident - Once two spies were spying(?) on the bank of Scioto - when suddenly rounding a point, they met a squaw & a white woman prisoner, & caught them both; they threw the squaw into the river & drowned her; & in attempting to serve the other in the same way, she broke her silence by exclaiming “I’m a white women taken from the Flats of Crave Creek”  They saved her.

Col. David Shepherd - When he settled on Wheeling, he brought with him from the Shepherdstown region, three blacksmiths, a shoe-maker, & other mechanics, for the new settlement.

James & John McIntire were sons of Nicholas McIntire (my informant’s uncle), & were raised within two miles of Shelherdstown, Va. John McIntire was a surveyor - informant has carried chain for him.  James died (Mrs. James McIntire adds, dau. of Wm. my informant, & wife of James, a grandson of Mrs. James, son of Nicholas) about 23 years ago - has one son, William McIntire, living about 7 miles from Indianapolis, Ind.
                                         Near Upper Blue Licks, Ky - Oct 17th 1866.