Two of Daniel Haston’s Siblings in South Central, KY The Mill Creek Meeting House Near Tompkinsville, KY. Built in 1804. Abraham Hiestand’s (Hestand’s) Path Ends in South Central KY John Mulkey and his brother Philip Mulkey, sons of Rev. Jonathan Mulkey, were members of the Big Pigeon Baptist Church near what is now Newport, TennesseeContinue reading “22- Two of Daniel Haston’s Siblings in South Central KY”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
21 – Daniel Haston Votes in Favor of the State of Franklin
21 – Daniel Haston Voted in Favor of the State of Franklin So, our Daniel was a “Franklinite” The yellow county – Washington County – is where Abraham Hiestand lived for a few years. Although there is no (to my knowledge) evidence for Daniel Haston’s specific whereabouts in the county, apparently he also lived thereContinue reading “21 – Daniel Haston Votes in Favor of the State of Franklin”
07 – Richterswil – Our Swiss “Hometown”
07 – Richterswil, the “Village” of Our Swiss Hiestands Although our Hiestand ancestors lived in other villages around Lake Zürich, we can probably think of Richterswil as our Swiss hometown. For that reason, we will be spending four nights in Richterswil, where – in our free times – we can walk the streets that ourContinue reading “07 – Richterswil – Our Swiss “Hometown””
05 – Zürich – Walking Tour of the City
05 – Zürich – A Walking Tour of the City On the afternoon of Saturday, June 17, 2023, we will tour the city of Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland. It’s one of the most important financial centers in the world. Situated on the north shore of Lake Zurich and spanning the Limmat River, itContinue reading “05 – Zürich – Walking Tour of the City”
20 – Abraham and Daniel Hiestand in the “Overmountain” Wilderness of NC
20 – Abraham and Daniel in the “Overmountain” of NC For approximately 10 to 15 years, Henry Hiestand’s “boys”–Daniel and his older brother Abraham–lived in the “Overmountain” region of Western North Carolina. Well, that’s not totally accurate because that area became part of the 16th state of the USA, Tennessee (1796), while they were livingContinue reading “20 – Abraham and Daniel Hiestand in the “Overmountain” Wilderness of NC”
06 – Limmat River – Where Felix Manz Was Martyred
06 – The Drowning Martyrdom of Anabaptist, Felix Manz On Saturday June 17, 2023 we will visit the site on the Limmat River in Zurich City where one of the first Anabaptist leaders, Felix Manz, was executed by drowning solely because of his Anabaptist faith. The people of Zurich crowded along both sides of theContinue reading “06 – Limmat River – Where Felix Manz Was Martyred”
19 – The Hiestand Brothers – Abraham and Daniel – Settle in Western North Carolina
19 – Abraham and Daniel Hiestand Settle in the “Carolinas” Headed for “the Carolinas” When the earliest post-Revolution settlers left their homes in places like Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia and said, “We’re going to the Carolinas,†that did not necessarily mean they were going to the area enclosed in the current boundaries of North andContinue reading “19 – The Hiestand Brothers – Abraham and Daniel – Settle in Western North Carolina”
04 – The Anabaptist Cave – Täuferhöhle, Where Anabaptists Worshipped in Secret
04 – Täuferhöhle (Anabaptist Cave) – Secret Place for Worship – Saturday, June 17, 2023, we will walk up the hill to see where Swiss Brethren (Anabaptists/Mennonites) met to worship in secret. – The German word Täufer = “Baptist” in English, not Baptist as a denomination but Baptist as “one who baptizes.” In Switzerland, beginning inContinue reading “04 – The Anabaptist Cave – Täuferhöhle, Where Anabaptists Worshipped in Secret”
18 – The Mysterious Daniel MG Hastings “Mortality List” Card
18 – The Mysterious Daniel MG. Hastings Mortality List Card The “1830 Revolutionary War Mortality Listing” Card In the early 1970s, Dwight Haston discovered the little card that you see pictured above. He found it in a research library in Arkansas. At that time, there was several members of the Daniel Haston family who wereContinue reading “18 – The Mysterious Daniel MG Hastings “Mortality List” Card”