WILLIAM ARTERBURN JR. was born ca. 1770 probably in Culpeper County, Virginia. His parents may have been living in Culpeper County as early as August, 1769, as suggested by purchases made from Culpeper County for Thomas Byrd as noted in WILLIAM SR.'s Glassford store account (cf. Arterburn, 2013 *). A Culpeper birthplace in 1774—mistranscribed as "1771" in The Arterburn Cousins—is indicated on the gravestone of his brother, SAMUEL (Memorial 19738235). The authors of The Arterburn Cousins assigned a birth year of 1780 for WILLIAM JR., which does not correlate with available public records and more recent discoveries.
Four (4) males under age 16 were counted in the household of WILLIAM ARTERBURN SR. in Captain John Netherton's Dunmore (Shenandoah) County Census of 1775—four (4) of the five (5) sons of WILLIAM SR. (PRESLEY was born later in 1778.) Shenandoah County Censuses of 1783 and 1785 and Shenandoah County Tax Lists confirm a family of eight (8) children—five (5) sons and three (3) daughters for WILLIAM ARTERBURN SR. Evidently, JOHN ARTERBURN SR. was in WILLIAM's household, not in PETER's household, and was the fifth son of WILLIAM SR.
Before 1787, only males age 21 and older were counted (and taxable) in Shenandoah County Tax Lists, and only WILLIAM SR. was listed, 1783-86. In 1787, males age 16-21 were counted for the first time. ELIJAH, JOHN, and WILLIAM JR. were the three unnamed males first counted in the Shenandoah County Tax List in 1787, age 16-21, in WILLIAM SR's household. Thus, THESE THREE (3) SONS WERE BORN DURING THE PERIOD, 1767-1771.(SAMUEL was born later in 1774.)
The children named in the Last Will and Testament (LW&T) of WILLIAM SR. appear in birth order—except for JOHN and SARAH who were omitted. First named was ELIJAH, followed by WILLIAM JR., SAMUEL, PRESLEY, ELIZABETH, and LYDIA. Because JOHN and SARAH are missing from their father's LW&T, the birth order of the two oldest sons and daughter SARAH remain uncertain.
JOHN was apparently older than age 21 when married (1794), since Tax Lists disclose that he was born by 1771. ELIJAH's marriage (1791) implies that he was at least age 21 when married. WILLIAM JR. was apparently younger than ELIJAH—according to the birth order of their father's LW&T. Whether ELIJAH or JOHN was oldest and the first-born son cannot be determined conclusively from public records.
WILLIAM JR. and "Rachel Smoote" were married March 2, 1796, in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. According to The Arterburn Cousins, their (known) children were: HARRISON, BRANHAM, DENNIS, BURRIS, NORBOURN, WILLIAM CRAWFORD, JORDAN, TARLTON, and COVINGTON. "Cuthbert B. Arterburn," listed as a purchaser in the estate sale of WILLIAM JR., was evidently the complete name of son, BURRIS (Memorial 113897529).
On February 26, 1803, William Arterburn Jr. purchased a 100-acre tract in Jefferson County (Oldham County, after 1823), Kentucky. Because of its location, it's doubtful the Arterburns lived there after 1807, if at all (see "Final Rest," below). The tract was located in the southwest corner of Alexander Breckenridge's original 1,000-acre survey located on Harrod's Creek. (Jefferson County, Kentucky Deed Book No. 6, page 393.) **
WILLIAM JR. was the only landowner of record in Kentucky among the Family of WILLIAM SR. and NANCY until 1824. Rachel kept the Breckinridge tract (1803) of 100 acres in Oldham County and paid taxes for it through 1846. She also acquired other tracts of land after 1830.
WILLIAM JR. died intestate in Jefferson County before 16 November, 1822. His widow and son, "RACHEAL" and HARRISON ARTERBURN, served as Administrators of his estate settlement, November 1822 — March 1824:
"16 Nov 1822. On motion of Racheal Arterburn widow and relict of William Arterburn deceased late of this county and Harrison Arterburn who made oath according to law administration of the estate of the said William Arterburn deceased is granted them whereupon they gave bond with Robert Breckenridge, Conway Oldham, and Alexander Veech their securities." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 13, page 200) **
FINAL REST
"5 Oct 1807. The court appointed William Arterburn Jr. Capt., and Samuel Arterburn, Francis Adams, Peter Cornwell, John Netherton & John Mairs assistant patrollers in & for the neighborhood of Beargrass." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 8, page 37) **
"6 Aug 1808. Ordered that William Arterburn Jr. be appointed Captain and Peter Cornwell, Presley Arterburn, Nathan Marders, Samuel Bray, and Samuel Arterburn assistant patrollers for the following bounds to wit. Beginning at the bridge near Col. Geigers Mill thence up the creek to the South Fork of Beargrass, and with the same to the Bairdstown road thence with said road to the road leading from Bruners town to Mann's Lick, and with the same to Middletown thence down the road leading from Louisville to Middletown to the beginning." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 8, page 127.) **
These court records of 1807/8 suggest that some members of the Family of WILLIAM SR., including WILLIAM JR., evidently lived as early tenants in the community surrounding Beargrass Creek, but this does not confirm they were living in the William Christian log house at Oxmoor—the site of Arterburn Cemetery. WILLIAM JR. had purchased a subdivided tract of 100 acres on Harrod's Creek (Oldham County, after 1823) in 1803, and was the only Arterburn landowner of record until 1824. There is no indication that any of the Arterburn Family lived on the Harrod's Creek tract. Given its location, this tract may have been leased out by WILLIAM JR. as agricultural land. A Deed with mortgage in the name of his son, Branham Arterburn, was recorded in 1830 for the purchase of a tract known as the A'Sturgus Station property, subdivided from the larger original Oxmoor grant, from previous owners, John & Mildred Peay, who first acquired the property in 1814 from their relatives, the Alexander Scott Bullitt Family. *** The Arterburns may have been tenants originally of the Peays, and very possibly tenants of the Bullitts before that, who were related to the Harrisons and with whom the Arterburns may have had a shared relationship (SEE ALSO: "Unsolved Mysteries," Arterburn, 2023).
If the Arterburns were tenants in the William Christian log house (38.2455491, -85.6153825) at Oxmoor prior to 1822, then the unmarked gravesite of WILLIAM ARTERBURN JR. is almost certainly in Arterburn Cemetery, along with RACHEL and other family members. Prior tenancy at Oxmoor cannot definitely be confirmed from public records, but seems likely.
* (Arterburn, Charles R. Supplemental Notes on the History of the Arterburn Family in America. 2013.)
** (Jefferson County Court records contributed by James F. Sellars III and Catherine Arterburn Felten.)
*** (Oxmoor The Bullitt Family Estate Near Louisville Since 1787 / Samuel W. Thomas. Oxmoor Cemetery Corporation and Filson Historical Society. 2003. pp. 59-61.)
Four (4) males under age 16 were counted in the household of WILLIAM ARTERBURN SR. in Captain John Netherton's Dunmore (Shenandoah) County Census of 1775—four (4) of the five (5) sons of WILLIAM SR. (PRESLEY was born later in 1778.) Shenandoah County Censuses of 1783 and 1785 and Shenandoah County Tax Lists confirm a family of eight (8) children—five (5) sons and three (3) daughters for WILLIAM ARTERBURN SR. Evidently, JOHN ARTERBURN SR. was in WILLIAM's household, not in PETER's household, and was the fifth son of WILLIAM SR.
Before 1787, only males age 21 and older were counted (and taxable) in Shenandoah County Tax Lists, and only WILLIAM SR. was listed, 1783-86. In 1787, males age 16-21 were counted for the first time. ELIJAH, JOHN, and WILLIAM JR. were the three unnamed males first counted in the Shenandoah County Tax List in 1787, age 16-21, in WILLIAM SR's household. Thus, THESE THREE (3) SONS WERE BORN DURING THE PERIOD, 1767-1771.(SAMUEL was born later in 1774.)
The children named in the Last Will and Testament (LW&T) of WILLIAM SR. appear in birth order—except for JOHN and SARAH who were omitted. First named was ELIJAH, followed by WILLIAM JR., SAMUEL, PRESLEY, ELIZABETH, and LYDIA. Because JOHN and SARAH are missing from their father's LW&T, the birth order of the two oldest sons and daughter SARAH remain uncertain.
JOHN was apparently older than age 21 when married (1794), since Tax Lists disclose that he was born by 1771. ELIJAH's marriage (1791) implies that he was at least age 21 when married. WILLIAM JR. was apparently younger than ELIJAH—according to the birth order of their father's LW&T. Whether ELIJAH or JOHN was oldest and the first-born son cannot be determined conclusively from public records.
WILLIAM JR. and "Rachel Smoote" were married March 2, 1796, in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. According to The Arterburn Cousins, their (known) children were: HARRISON, BRANHAM, DENNIS, BURRIS, NORBOURN, WILLIAM CRAWFORD, JORDAN, TARLTON, and COVINGTON. "Cuthbert B. Arterburn," listed as a purchaser in the estate sale of WILLIAM JR., was evidently the complete name of son, BURRIS (Memorial 113897529).
On February 26, 1803, William Arterburn Jr. purchased a 100-acre tract in Jefferson County (Oldham County, after 1823), Kentucky. Because of its location, it's doubtful the Arterburns lived there after 1807, if at all (see "Final Rest," below). The tract was located in the southwest corner of Alexander Breckenridge's original 1,000-acre survey located on Harrod's Creek. (Jefferson County, Kentucky Deed Book No. 6, page 393.) **
WILLIAM JR. was the only landowner of record in Kentucky among the Family of WILLIAM SR. and NANCY until 1824. Rachel kept the Breckinridge tract (1803) of 100 acres in Oldham County and paid taxes for it through 1846. She also acquired other tracts of land after 1830.
WILLIAM JR. died intestate in Jefferson County before 16 November, 1822. His widow and son, "RACHEAL" and HARRISON ARTERBURN, served as Administrators of his estate settlement, November 1822 — March 1824:
"16 Nov 1822. On motion of Racheal Arterburn widow and relict of William Arterburn deceased late of this county and Harrison Arterburn who made oath according to law administration of the estate of the said William Arterburn deceased is granted them whereupon they gave bond with Robert Breckenridge, Conway Oldham, and Alexander Veech their securities." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 13, page 200) **
FINAL REST
"5 Oct 1807. The court appointed William Arterburn Jr. Capt., and Samuel Arterburn, Francis Adams, Peter Cornwell, John Netherton & John Mairs assistant patrollers in & for the neighborhood of Beargrass." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 8, page 37) **
"6 Aug 1808. Ordered that William Arterburn Jr. be appointed Captain and Peter Cornwell, Presley Arterburn, Nathan Marders, Samuel Bray, and Samuel Arterburn assistant patrollers for the following bounds to wit. Beginning at the bridge near Col. Geigers Mill thence up the creek to the South Fork of Beargrass, and with the same to the Bairdstown road thence with said road to the road leading from Bruners town to Mann's Lick, and with the same to Middletown thence down the road leading from Louisville to Middletown to the beginning." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 8, page 127.) **
These court records of 1807/8 suggest that some members of the Family of WILLIAM SR., including WILLIAM JR., evidently lived as early tenants in the community surrounding Beargrass Creek, but this does not confirm they were living in the William Christian log house at Oxmoor—the site of Arterburn Cemetery. WILLIAM JR. had purchased a subdivided tract of 100 acres on Harrod's Creek (Oldham County, after 1823) in 1803, and was the only Arterburn landowner of record until 1824. There is no indication that any of the Arterburn Family lived on the Harrod's Creek tract. Given its location, this tract may have been leased out by WILLIAM JR. as agricultural land. A Deed with mortgage in the name of his son, Branham Arterburn, was recorded in 1830 for the purchase of a tract known as the A'Sturgus Station property, subdivided from the larger original Oxmoor grant, from previous owners, John & Mildred Peay, who first acquired the property in 1814 from their relatives, the Alexander Scott Bullitt Family. *** The Arterburns may have been tenants originally of the Peays, and very possibly tenants of the Bullitts before that, who were related to the Harrisons and with whom the Arterburns may have had a shared relationship (SEE ALSO: "Unsolved Mysteries," Arterburn, 2023).
If the Arterburns were tenants in the William Christian log house (38.2455491, -85.6153825) at Oxmoor prior to 1822, then the unmarked gravesite of WILLIAM ARTERBURN JR. is almost certainly in Arterburn Cemetery, along with RACHEL and other family members. Prior tenancy at Oxmoor cannot definitely be confirmed from public records, but seems likely.
* (Arterburn, Charles R. Supplemental Notes on the History of the Arterburn Family in America. 2013.)
** (Jefferson County Court records contributed by James F. Sellars III and Catherine Arterburn Felten.)
*** (Oxmoor The Bullitt Family Estate Near Louisville Since 1787 / Samuel W. Thomas. Oxmoor Cemetery Corporation and Filson Historical Society. 2003. pp. 59-61.)
WILLIAM ARTERBURN JR. was born ca. 1770 probably in Culpeper County, Virginia. His parents may have been living in Culpeper County as early as August, 1769, as suggested by purchases made from Culpeper County for Thomas Byrd as noted in WILLIAM SR.'s Glassford store account (cf. Arterburn, 2013 *). A Culpeper birthplace in 1774—mistranscribed as "1771" in The Arterburn Cousins—is indicated on the gravestone of his brother, SAMUEL (Memorial 19738235). The authors of The Arterburn Cousins assigned a birth year of 1780 for WILLIAM JR., which does not correlate with available public records and more recent discoveries.
Four (4) males under age 16 were counted in the household of WILLIAM ARTERBURN SR. in Captain John Netherton's Dunmore (Shenandoah) County Census of 1775—four (4) of the five (5) sons of WILLIAM SR. (PRESLEY was born later in 1778.) Shenandoah County Censuses of 1783 and 1785 and Shenandoah County Tax Lists confirm a family of eight (8) children—five (5) sons and three (3) daughters for WILLIAM ARTERBURN SR. Evidently, JOHN ARTERBURN SR. was in WILLIAM's household, not in PETER's household, and was the fifth son of WILLIAM SR.
Before 1787, only males age 21 and older were counted (and taxable) in Shenandoah County Tax Lists, and only WILLIAM SR. was listed, 1783-86. In 1787, males age 16-21 were counted for the first time. ELIJAH, JOHN, and WILLIAM JR. were the three unnamed males first counted in the Shenandoah County Tax List in 1787, age 16-21, in WILLIAM SR's household. Thus, THESE THREE (3) SONS WERE BORN DURING THE PERIOD, 1767-1771.(SAMUEL was born later in 1774.)
The children named in the Last Will and Testament (LW&T) of WILLIAM SR. appear in birth order—except for JOHN and SARAH who were omitted. First named was ELIJAH, followed by WILLIAM JR., SAMUEL, PRESLEY, ELIZABETH, and LYDIA. Because JOHN and SARAH are missing from their father's LW&T, the birth order of the two oldest sons and daughter SARAH remain uncertain.
JOHN was apparently older than age 21 when married (1794), since Tax Lists disclose that he was born by 1771. ELIJAH's marriage (1791) implies that he was at least age 21 when married. WILLIAM JR. was apparently younger than ELIJAH—according to the birth order of their father's LW&T. Whether ELIJAH or JOHN was oldest and the first-born son cannot be determined conclusively from public records.
WILLIAM JR. and "Rachel Smoote" were married March 2, 1796, in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. According to The Arterburn Cousins, their (known) children were: HARRISON, BRANHAM, DENNIS, BURRIS, NORBOURN, WILLIAM CRAWFORD, JORDAN, TARLTON, and COVINGTON. "Cuthbert B. Arterburn," listed as a purchaser in the estate sale of WILLIAM JR., was evidently the complete name of son, BURRIS (Memorial 113897529).
On February 26, 1803, William Arterburn Jr. purchased a 100-acre tract in Jefferson County (Oldham County, after 1823), Kentucky. Because of its location, it's doubtful the Arterburns lived there after 1807, if at all (see "Final Rest," below). The tract was located in the southwest corner of Alexander Breckenridge's original 1,000-acre survey located on Harrod's Creek. (Jefferson County, Kentucky Deed Book No. 6, page 393.) **
WILLIAM JR. was the only landowner of record in Kentucky among the Family of WILLIAM SR. and NANCY until 1824. Rachel kept the Breckinridge tract (1803) of 100 acres in Oldham County and paid taxes for it through 1846. She also acquired other tracts of land after 1830.
WILLIAM JR. died intestate in Jefferson County before 16 November, 1822. His widow and son, "RACHEAL" and HARRISON ARTERBURN, served as Administrators of his estate settlement, November 1822 — March 1824:
"16 Nov 1822. On motion of Racheal Arterburn widow and relict of William Arterburn deceased late of this county and Harrison Arterburn who made oath according to law administration of the estate of the said William Arterburn deceased is granted them whereupon they gave bond with Robert Breckenridge, Conway Oldham, and Alexander Veech their securities." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 13, page 200) **
FINAL REST
"5 Oct 1807. The court appointed William Arterburn Jr. Capt., and Samuel Arterburn, Francis Adams, Peter Cornwell, John Netherton & John Mairs assistant patrollers in & for the neighborhood of Beargrass." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 8, page 37) **
"6 Aug 1808. Ordered that William Arterburn Jr. be appointed Captain and Peter Cornwell, Presley Arterburn, Nathan Marders, Samuel Bray, and Samuel Arterburn assistant patrollers for the following bounds to wit. Beginning at the bridge near Col. Geigers Mill thence up the creek to the South Fork of Beargrass, and with the same to the Bairdstown road thence with said road to the road leading from Bruners town to Mann's Lick, and with the same to Middletown thence down the road leading from Louisville to Middletown to the beginning." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 8, page 127.) **
These court records of 1807/8 suggest that some members of the Family of WILLIAM SR., including WILLIAM JR., evidently lived as early tenants in the community surrounding Beargrass Creek, but this does not confirm they were living in the William Christian log house at Oxmoor—the site of Arterburn Cemetery. WILLIAM JR. had purchased a subdivided tract of 100 acres on Harrod's Creek (Oldham County, after 1823) in 1803, and was the only Arterburn landowner of record until 1824. There is no indication that any of the Arterburn Family lived on the Harrod's Creek tract. Given its location, this tract may have been leased out by WILLIAM JR. as agricultural land. A Deed with mortgage in the name of his son, Branham Arterburn, was recorded in 1830 for the purchase of a tract known as the A'Sturgus Station property, subdivided from the larger original Oxmoor grant, from previous owners, John & Mildred Peay, who first acquired the property in 1814 from their relatives, the Alexander Scott Bullitt Family. *** The Arterburns may have been tenants originally of the Peays, and very possibly tenants of the Bullitts before that, who were related to the Harrisons and with whom the Arterburns may have had a shared relationship (SEE ALSO: "Unsolved Mysteries," Arterburn, 2023).
If the Arterburns were tenants in the William Christian log house (38.2455491, -85.6153825) at Oxmoor prior to 1822, then the unmarked gravesite of WILLIAM ARTERBURN JR. is almost certainly in Arterburn Cemetery, along with RACHEL and other family members. Prior tenancy at Oxmoor cannot definitely be confirmed from public records, but seems likely.
* (Arterburn, Charles R. Supplemental Notes on the History of the Arterburn Family in America. 2013.)
** (Jefferson County Court records contributed by James F. Sellars III and Catherine Arterburn Felten.)
*** (Oxmoor The Bullitt Family Estate Near Louisville Since 1787 / Samuel W. Thomas. Oxmoor Cemetery Corporation and Filson Historical Society. 2003. pp. 59-61.)
Four (4) males under age 16 were counted in the household of WILLIAM ARTERBURN SR. in Captain John Netherton's Dunmore (Shenandoah) County Census of 1775—four (4) of the five (5) sons of WILLIAM SR. (PRESLEY was born later in 1778.) Shenandoah County Censuses of 1783 and 1785 and Shenandoah County Tax Lists confirm a family of eight (8) children—five (5) sons and three (3) daughters for WILLIAM ARTERBURN SR. Evidently, JOHN ARTERBURN SR. was in WILLIAM's household, not in PETER's household, and was the fifth son of WILLIAM SR.
Before 1787, only males age 21 and older were counted (and taxable) in Shenandoah County Tax Lists, and only WILLIAM SR. was listed, 1783-86. In 1787, males age 16-21 were counted for the first time. ELIJAH, JOHN, and WILLIAM JR. were the three unnamed males first counted in the Shenandoah County Tax List in 1787, age 16-21, in WILLIAM SR's household. Thus, THESE THREE (3) SONS WERE BORN DURING THE PERIOD, 1767-1771.(SAMUEL was born later in 1774.)
The children named in the Last Will and Testament (LW&T) of WILLIAM SR. appear in birth order—except for JOHN and SARAH who were omitted. First named was ELIJAH, followed by WILLIAM JR., SAMUEL, PRESLEY, ELIZABETH, and LYDIA. Because JOHN and SARAH are missing from their father's LW&T, the birth order of the two oldest sons and daughter SARAH remain uncertain.
JOHN was apparently older than age 21 when married (1794), since Tax Lists disclose that he was born by 1771. ELIJAH's marriage (1791) implies that he was at least age 21 when married. WILLIAM JR. was apparently younger than ELIJAH—according to the birth order of their father's LW&T. Whether ELIJAH or JOHN was oldest and the first-born son cannot be determined conclusively from public records.
WILLIAM JR. and "Rachel Smoote" were married March 2, 1796, in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. According to The Arterburn Cousins, their (known) children were: HARRISON, BRANHAM, DENNIS, BURRIS, NORBOURN, WILLIAM CRAWFORD, JORDAN, TARLTON, and COVINGTON. "Cuthbert B. Arterburn," listed as a purchaser in the estate sale of WILLIAM JR., was evidently the complete name of son, BURRIS (Memorial 113897529).
On February 26, 1803, William Arterburn Jr. purchased a 100-acre tract in Jefferson County (Oldham County, after 1823), Kentucky. Because of its location, it's doubtful the Arterburns lived there after 1807, if at all (see "Final Rest," below). The tract was located in the southwest corner of Alexander Breckenridge's original 1,000-acre survey located on Harrod's Creek. (Jefferson County, Kentucky Deed Book No. 6, page 393.) **
WILLIAM JR. was the only landowner of record in Kentucky among the Family of WILLIAM SR. and NANCY until 1824. Rachel kept the Breckinridge tract (1803) of 100 acres in Oldham County and paid taxes for it through 1846. She also acquired other tracts of land after 1830.
WILLIAM JR. died intestate in Jefferson County before 16 November, 1822. His widow and son, "RACHEAL" and HARRISON ARTERBURN, served as Administrators of his estate settlement, November 1822 — March 1824:
"16 Nov 1822. On motion of Racheal Arterburn widow and relict of William Arterburn deceased late of this county and Harrison Arterburn who made oath according to law administration of the estate of the said William Arterburn deceased is granted them whereupon they gave bond with Robert Breckenridge, Conway Oldham, and Alexander Veech their securities." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 13, page 200) **
FINAL REST
"5 Oct 1807. The court appointed William Arterburn Jr. Capt., and Samuel Arterburn, Francis Adams, Peter Cornwell, John Netherton & John Mairs assistant patrollers in & for the neighborhood of Beargrass." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 8, page 37) **
"6 Aug 1808. Ordered that William Arterburn Jr. be appointed Captain and Peter Cornwell, Presley Arterburn, Nathan Marders, Samuel Bray, and Samuel Arterburn assistant patrollers for the following bounds to wit. Beginning at the bridge near Col. Geigers Mill thence up the creek to the South Fork of Beargrass, and with the same to the Bairdstown road thence with said road to the road leading from Bruners town to Mann's Lick, and with the same to Middletown thence down the road leading from Louisville to Middletown to the beginning." (Jefferson County Court Minute Book No. 8, page 127.) **
These court records of 1807/8 suggest that some members of the Family of WILLIAM SR., including WILLIAM JR., evidently lived as early tenants in the community surrounding Beargrass Creek, but this does not confirm they were living in the William Christian log house at Oxmoor—the site of Arterburn Cemetery. WILLIAM JR. had purchased a subdivided tract of 100 acres on Harrod's Creek (Oldham County, after 1823) in 1803, and was the only Arterburn landowner of record until 1824. There is no indication that any of the Arterburn Family lived on the Harrod's Creek tract. Given its location, this tract may have been leased out by WILLIAM JR. as agricultural land. A Deed with mortgage in the name of his son, Branham Arterburn, was recorded in 1830 for the purchase of a tract known as the A'Sturgus Station property, subdivided from the larger original Oxmoor grant, from previous owners, John & Mildred Peay, who first acquired the property in 1814 from their relatives, the Alexander Scott Bullitt Family. *** The Arterburns may have been tenants originally of the Peays, and very possibly tenants of the Bullitts before that, who were related to the Harrisons and with whom the Arterburns may have had a shared relationship (SEE ALSO: "Unsolved Mysteries," Arterburn, 2023).
If the Arterburns were tenants in the William Christian log house (38.2455491, -85.6153825) at Oxmoor prior to 1822, then the unmarked gravesite of WILLIAM ARTERBURN JR. is almost certainly in Arterburn Cemetery, along with RACHEL and other family members. Prior tenancy at Oxmoor cannot definitely be confirmed from public records, but seems likely.
* (Arterburn, Charles R. Supplemental Notes on the History of the Arterburn Family in America. 2013.)
** (Jefferson County Court records contributed by James F. Sellars III and Catherine Arterburn Felten.)
*** (Oxmoor The Bullitt Family Estate Near Louisville Since 1787 / Samuel W. Thomas. Oxmoor Cemetery Corporation and Filson Historical Society. 2003. pp. 59-61.)
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