Harrod/Herrod/Hereward Family - 1782 Adventure

 

          This book says Col. James Harrod traveled up the Green River in 1782 with John Isaacs, and up Rough Creek, on the South side, until he crossed a large stream he called Muddy Creek and came to a high bluff where he cut his initials on a tree.  This information came from a deposition of James Harrod in a lawsuit.

          The following is page 287 (325 on pdf version) from the Atkins book:

          The foregoing is the only mention of Ohio County in this book.  There is no evidence that Col. Harrod settled in what is now Ohio County, so we can assume that the trip described above was just an exploration.  The map was drawn by the author, Susan Atkins, not by Col. Harrod.

          Col. James Harrod was killed about ten years later, during 1792, in either Washington County, KY or Bracken County, KY.  This family founded the town of Harrodsburg, KY in 1774 (Mercer County), which is about 15 miles southwest of Lexington. The family surname has been spelled Harrod, Herrod, and Herrard. In later generations the Harrod family lived in various Kentucky counties, in Tennessee, and in Indiana. The first time the name Harrod shows up in the Ohio County census is 1900. If you are a Harrod researcher or descendant, you need to read this book. It can be found online for free.

          As for Col. Harrod's companion, John Isaacs, the 1790 and 1800 census show a John Isaacs living in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, but there is no family with the Isaacs surname found in Ohio County, Kentucky in the early years.