Simon Kenton - Wikipedia
WEBSimon Kenton (aka "Simon Butler") (April 3, 1755 – April 29, 1836) was an American frontiersman and soldier in Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. He was a friend of Daniel Boone, Spencer Records, Thomas S. Hinde, Thomas Hinde, and Isaac Shelby. He served the United States in the Revolution, the Northwest Indian War, and the War of 1812.
Simon Kenton: Frontiersman, Soldier, Spy - Emerging Revolutionary War …
WEBApr 8, 2020 · Simon Kenton was one of the founding settlers of Kentucky and Ohio and was well known on the frontier. Like his friend Daniel Boone, he would acquire and later lose thousands of acres of Kentucky lands.
Simon Kenton – Frontiersman and Soldier - Legends of America
WEBA legendary frontiersman and soldier, Kenton saved Daniel Boone's life, acted as a scout, participated in Indian Wars and the War of 1812.
Simon Kenton, Facts, Biography, Accomplishments - American …
WEBApr 10, 2024 · As a soldier and scout, he fought in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), and the War of 1812 (1812–1815). In his later years, he was often troubled by financial and legal issues.
Simon Kenton — The Archetype - Frontier Partisans
WEBFeb 4, 2019 · Simon Kenton is the reason there is a Frontier Partisans blog. The Revolutionary War-era frontiersman was the embodiment of the partisan warrior, the man who turned the fieldcraft he developed as a hunter and woodsrunner to the deadly business of freelance partisan warfare.
Simon Kenton : his life and period, 1755-1836
WEBMar 6, 2020 · Front lining-paper illustrated, map on back lining-paper. Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-340) Kentucky the strange land -- Early life and the flight from Virginia -- In Kentucky -- Lord Dunmore's War -- He finds the cane-lands of Kentucky -- Kenton and Clark -- His captivity and escape -- On Indian campaigns with Clark …
Simon Kenton, legendary frontiersman, saved the life of Daniel …
WEBJul 18, 2017 · After the war, Kenton served under “Mad Anthony” Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, and during the War of 1812 was at the Battle of the Thames, which saw the defeat of Tecumseh.
e-WV | Simon Kenton
WEBKenton saved the life of Boone and prevented the destruction of Boonesborough, Kentucky, during an Indian attack in 1777. Kenton later founded his own station in what is now Mason County, Kentucky. After losing his wife …
Throwback Thursday: Simon Kenton, Iron Man of the Frontier
WEBMay 11, 2023 · Simon Kenton was forced to run a total of nine gauntlets during his captivity, one at each of the Indian villages he and his captors passed on their way to Upper Sandusky where he would be executed. He had been sentenced to such a fate by Black Fish, principal chief of the Shawnee nation.
Simon Kenton, Unlikely Hero : Biography of a Frontiersman
WEBWhen Tecumseh joined forces with the British in the War of 1812, Simon, though not a young man, rode with the Kentucky militia as an advisor. Read the fascinating story of this mostly unsung...
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