Andrew was the son of James Kitchen and Jane Patterson. He and his family, including parents and siblings, left Virginia in the 1810s. They settled in the area that is now Willard in Carter County about 1817. Andrew was a farmer near the Carter County and Elliott County line, near Willard, with 811 acres of land on the Little Sandy River. In 1842 he was elected as Carter County's first representative to the Kentucky House of Representatives. He served one term and was a leading Democrat. Because he had served as a Major in the War of 1812 and was also a commissioned Major in the Kentucky militia, he was known as Major Kitchen. He married Mary McMahan Williams in Russell County, Virginia, 25 Nov. 1812 and they had 7 children.

Will of Andrew Kitchen:

Carter County, Kentucky,

I, Andrew Kitchen, Sr., in my last will and testament, give and bequeath to my wife, Mary Kitchen, sufficient means for her support during her life should she be the longer lived.

I further give and bequeath one acre of land above the Slate Shoal to the public for a Burial Ground forever.

I give and bequeath to my son, Lewis H. Kitchen, a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying, and being in the County and State aforesaid and on the waters of Dry Fork, Little Sandy River, containing three hundred acres, more or less, and bound as follows, to-wit:

Beginning on the bank of the Dry Fork near the island, thence with mine & Watson's line to opposite the Indian Graves, thence to the Indian Graves to a hickory, thence the South corner of the Wolf Pen Field, thence down a small drain to the Dry Fork at the Slate Shoals to a maple, then down the Dry Fork to the corner of the "Old Field" so called at the mouth of a pond drain, thence a straight line to left of the high knob immediately above the "Old Field," thence with the ridge to near the corner of the __ land Field then so as to include __ land Field to mine & Rice's line, thence with said line to Rice's corner, thence with my original line, thence with his line to the beginning (of the above) specified boundry being Lewis H. Kitchen's Junction of all the lands owned by me, the said Andrew Kitchen, Sr. The said Lewis H. Kitchen to have and to hold all of the above described land (except the one acre aforesaid) unto himself, his heirs or assigns forever.

All the balance of the lands owned by me, the said Andrew Kitchen, Sr., I wish to be equally divided between the rest of my children, viz: James Kitchen's heirs, William Kitchen, Andrew Kitchen, Fleming Kitchen and Malinda Watson.

I further will and bequeath all my personal property, cash & cash debts, should there be any, to be equally divided between all my children.

Given under my hand this the day and date first-above written.

Andrew Kitchen

Witnesses: L.W. Hudgins, James Jordan

N.B. The eight-hundred dollars to Charles Kitchen, I consider land & therefore Lewis H. has no lease on therein said $800.

E.P. Davis, Clerk of the County in and for the County and State aforesaid do certify that the foregoing Instrument of writing was on the 12th day of December 1871 at the regular term of the Carter County Court produced in open court and then and there proven to be the last will and testament of Andrew Kitchen, deceased. That said Andrew Kitchen at the time of making and publishing the same was in sound mind and disposing memory by the oaths of L.W. Hudgins and James Jordan, the subscribing witnesses thereto and the same was duly ordered probate, which is accordingly done. Given under my hand this 12th day of December 1871.

E.P. Davis, Clerk Carter County