Edmund Liston (abt. 1763)

Born about 1763 in New Castle, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Kester) Liston — married 1781 in Maryland

Descendants

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Biography

From The Pound and Kester Families^[1]:

"... Edmund went to Maryland and in 1781 married Elizabeth Kester, daughter of William Kester, and settled on George's Creek, under the Laurel Hills, where their son Joseph was born. From there they immigrated to Kentucky in 1786." [pp 587-8.]

Trip Down the Ohio River -- The following sketch, kindly furnished by Mr. Marvin B. Crist, is as dictated to him in 1863 by his grandfather, Joseph Liston, son of Edmund and Elizabeth Kester Liston:

"Edmund Liston and family immigrated from Maryland to Kentucky in 1786. They traveled overland to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where they "took water" on a flat boat in company with another boat belonging to two brothers by name of Cox, who were immigrating to the same locality. There were ten men in the party, five to each boat.

"During the voyage down the river Edmund Liston concluded to go ashore and procure game, and a negro called Gabe (who was with the company in addition to the white men) and the two Coxes rowed him ashore. Indian signs were so plain that it was evident the woods were full of them and Edmund returned to the boat. Cox and his brother, however, called on Gabe to see them over and as they insisted he complied. As they neared the shore the Indians fired, killing Joseph Cox, the older of the two, and wounding Benjamin Cox by a shot through the shoulder. William Chenoeth, who accompanied them, jumped out of the canoe and dived as far as he could, while Gabe wheeled the canoe and made for the boat, and Benjamin Cox, who in falling out of the canoe caught by its side, was using his endeavors to aid Gabe by kicking and paddling to get out of reach of the Indian guns. Those in the boat were using their utmost to persuade Gabe to lie down in the canoe as Cox seemed able to guide it and at the same time keep it between himself and the Indians, but the negro did not heed and was soon shot dead by the Indians. Chenoeth was seen to raise his head behind some willows, but soon discovered he again made a dive, and every time his head appeared the water would foam around it, caused by the bullets from the Indian's guns. So desperate was his struggle that he gave out, Cox having overtaken him with the canoe in time, crippled as he was. Thomas Pound, who was one of the members on the boat, made a well directed shot, killing one of the Indians, which caused them to cease shooting. This occurred just below Limestone Creek above Cincinnati, where the boats soon landed, and which then consisted only of a fort and a few log huts. John Cleves Symmes, afterwards William Henry Harrison's father-in-law, lived there at that time and was founder of the settlement.

"The party pushed on down the river to where Louisville now stands, arriving on the fourth day of April, 1786, to find only a few log cabins. Edmund Liston started the next day to Nelson County and obtained pack horses and moved his family near his father, within four miles of Bardstown at a fort called Fort Rogers. Here they lived, buying land and having it taken away by what was said to be an older title. In 1789 they moved to Jefferson County, where they remained two years, and then moved to Spencer County and bought land. In 1801 they sold out and moved to Butler County, Ohio." [pp 598-9]

1795 Tax List^[2] Edmund Liston was listed in the Shelby County, KY, tax list of 1795.

1810's Tax Lists Edmund Liston was listed in the tax assessment lists in Butler County, Ohio in the following years: 1810^[3], 1812^[4], 1813^[5], 1814^[6], 1817^[7], 1818^[8] and 1819^[9].

1810 Census There is an Edmund Liston in the 1810 Census in Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware^[10], but this most likely another Edmund Liston^[11], since this Edmund has already moved west.

1820 Census^[12] August 7, 1820, Vigo County, Indiana; Edmund Liston: Males - 1x(16-18), 2x(16-25), 1x(45+); Females - 1x(45+). Total listed is 4 people, so one male 16-18 years old is listed twice.

1821 Land Record A General Land Office record lists Edmond Liston receiving land on 6 Apr 1821 in Vigo County, Indiana.^[13] (No document image.)

1829 Land Record A General Land Office record lists Edmund Liston "of Henry County, Indiana" receiving land on 6 May 1829 in Henry County, Indiana.^[14] Since this Edmund seems already established in Vigo and Sullivan Counties, perhaps this is his son, Edmund Liston, who married Sarah Goble in Henry County on 8 Jul 1824?

1830 Census^[15] Vigo County, Indiana; Edmund Liston: Males - 1x(70-79); Females - 1x(60-69).

1837 Land Record Edmund Liston "of Sullivan County, Indiana" received a land patent issued 20 Mar 1837 in Sullivan, Indiana.^[16]

1841 Land Record Edmund Liston "of Sullivan County, Indiana" received a land patent issued 25 May 1841 in Vigo County, Indiana.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ The Pound and Kester Families containing an account of the ancestry of John Pound (born in 1735) and William Kester (born in 1733) and a genealogical record of all their descendants and other family historical matter. by John Eddy Hunt, Pub. Chicago, Regan printing House, 1904. GoogleBooks | HathiTrust
2. ↑ "Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890". Ancestry.com. Edmund Liston in Shelby County, KY.
3. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DD5-8DMM : 18 February 2021), Edmund Liston, 1810; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849188.
4. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:74QH-9XMM : 18 February 2021), Edmund Liston, 1812; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004848995.
5. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JR7-6XN2 : 18 February 2021), Edmund Liston, 1813; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Butler, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004848997.
6. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:765D-LMT2 : 18 February 2021), Edmund Liston, 1814; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Saint Clair, Butler, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004848999.
7. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WYK-7TPZ : 18 February 2021), Edmund Lister, 1817; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849014.
8. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WTC-853Z : 18 February 2021), Edmund Liston, 1818; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849014.
9. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WTC-M1PZ : 18 February 2021), Edmund Lister, 1819; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004849014.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH24-LZS : accessed 28 November 2021), Edmund Liston, Wilmington Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States; citing p. 141, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 224,381.
11. ↑ Edmund Liston (b. 1783, d. 25 Mar 1825 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware): Find A Grave: Memorial #75363313
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG4-XMX : accessed 28 November 2021), Edmund Liston, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing p. 189, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 14; FHL microfilm 205,608.
13. ↑ "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015". Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Ancestry Record 1246 #5307702. Name: Edmond Liston; Issue Date: 6 Apr 1821; Place: Vigo, Indiana, USA; Meridian: 2nd PM; Township: 010n; Range: 010W; Aliquots: SE¼; Section: 25; Accession Number: CV-0076-225; Document Number: 2165; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/deta...
14. ↑ "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015". Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry.com. Name: Edmund Liston; Issue Date: 6 May 1829; Place: Henry, Indiana, USA; Land Office: Indianapolis; Meridian: 2nd PM; Township: 16-N; Range: 9-E; Section: 30; Accession Number: IN0530__.238; Document Number: 9525; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/deta...
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH53-4X5 : 20 February 2021), Edmund Liston, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing 62, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 30; FHL microfilm 7,719.
16. ↑ "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015". Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #656898. Name: Edmund Liston; Issue Date: 20 Mar 1837; Place: Sullivan, Indiana, USA; Land Office: Vincennes; Meridian: 2nd PM; Township: 9-N; Range: 10-W; Section: 28; Accession Number: IN0180__.249; Document Number: 8813; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/deta...
17. ↑ "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015". Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #106563. Name: Edmund Liston; Issue Date: 25 May 1841; Place: Vigo, Indiana, USA; Land Office: Vincennes; Meridian: 2nd PM; Township: 11-N; Range: 10-W; Section: 22; Accession Number: IN2420__.232; Document Number: 29723; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/deta...

See Also

• FamilySearch: Edmond Liston (1763 – 1840)
• The Listons of America, 1665-1987 By Gail Ann Stanley, Roger Lee Liston, 1988. (https://www.worldcat.org/title/listons-of-america-1665-1987/oclc/608594105)