Caleb Masterson 
Caleb was born about 1758 in Fairfax Co., Virginia. Caleb's father was Edward, Jr Masterson and his mother was Mary Coleman. His paternal grandparents were Edward, Sr. Masterson and Mary Lindsay; his maternal grandparents were Richard Coleman and Eleanor Critcher. He had three brothers and seven sisters, named James, William, Lazarus, Mary, Leah, Leannah, Sarah "Sally", Winnifred "Winney", Delilah and Jane. He was the third oldest of the eleven children. He died after 1819 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky.General Notes
Caleb's farm was next to William Shields' farm.
He had at least two daughters other than Sarah who were married in
Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
Caleb fought with George Rogers Clark in the Revolution. He was one of
the first lot holders in Lexington, Kentucky 1781 with brother, James.
From "Kentucky Court and other records" by Julia Spencer Ardery, Pages
110-111.
Deposition taken 23 April 1819, Caleb states he came to Lexington,
Kentucky Bryan's Station in 1779 and then in 1780, he with others, came
from Bryan's Station to Lower Blue Licks.
History of Lexington-Collins;-P73; Those who secured lots when town of
Lexington was first laid out were: Caleb and James Masterson, Thornton
Farrow, James and Joseph Lindsey.
Caleb was fined for missing a muster in Johnston Co., N.C. in 1777.
He was listed on duty in Capt. Robert Patterson's company of Militia.
In 1830 and 1840 Kentucky Census, Clark Co.; 1810 Kentucky Census,
Bourbon Co. and, same for 1800 and 1790 and 1820. InCensus of 1810, 7
slaves.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.Bet 1705 and 1706 d.25 Jul 1754 in Fairfax Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1730 in Fairfax Co., Virginia d.29 Apr 1790 in Wayne Co., North Carolina
- b.~ 1758 in Fairfax Co., Virginia d.> 1819 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky
- b. in England d.~ 1652 in Virginia
- b. in England d.>27 Dec 1666 in Essex Co., Virginia
- b.< 1674 in Virginia d.Aft 22 Mar 1722/23 in Westmoreland Co., Virginia
- b.< 1710 in Westmoreland Co., Virginia d.<Feb 1764 in Fairfax Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1730 in Fairfax Co., Virginia d.< 1788 in Dobbs Co., North Carolina
- b.< 1715 in Westmoreland Co., Virginia
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Children
Sarah "Sally" Masterson
Sarah "Sally" was born on February 14th, 1794 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky. She died at the age of 84 on October 31st, 1878 in Monroe County, Indiana. She was buried in Shield's Cemetery, Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana.
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