Simon Kenton (April 3, 1755-April 29, 1836) , was a famous United States frontiersman and friend of Daniel Boone.

Family and early life

Simon Kenton was born in the Bull Run Mountains of Virginia to Mark Kenton, Sr. and Mary Miller Kenton.

Noted activities

Kenton served on the famous George Rogers Clark expedition to capture Fort Sackville and also fought with "Mad" Anthony Wayne in the Ohio Indian Wars. Kenton moved to Urbana, Ohio in 1810.

Burial

He died in New Jerusalem, Ohio (in Logan County) and was first buried there. His body was later moved to Urbana, Ohio.

Folklore

In 1771, thinking he had killed a man in a jealous rage, he fled into the wilderness of Kentucky and Ohio, and for years went by the name "Simon Butler," until he later found out the victim was still alive. Legend is that he saved the life of his friend and fellow frontiersman, Daniel Boone, at Boonesborough, Kentucky.

References

• Eckert, Allan W. The Frontiersmen: A Narrative; Originally published 1967; 2001 paperback reprint edition, Jesse Stuart Foundation; ISBN 0945084919. Popular history in novelized form; usually considered to be fiction by academic historians.
• Kenton, Edna. Simon Kenton: His Life and Period, 1755-1836. Originally published 1930; reprinted Salem, NH: Ayer, 1993.

External links

• The Official Simon Kenton page