Was your ancestor a pioneer of the county? For the purposes of our pages in order to qualify as a pioneer, your ancestor would have had to be a resident by the year 1840. I will attempt to compile a listing of these persons and where possible, a biography on them. If you have either a name or biography on a county pioneer, please submit it for our page. Please include the following information:1) Name of pioneer; 2) Year of county entry; 3) Where they settled in the county.
This page last updated April 22, 2006
| Pioneer(s) | Birth Place | Birth Year | Date Entered | Township | Submitted By |
| William Warthen | NC | 1795 | 1835 | Brown | Debbie Jennings |
| Phillip Sechrist | NC | 1790 | 1839-1840 | Ray | Debbie Jennings |
| Henry Ratts | NC | 1792 | 1825 | Ray | Debbie Jennings |
| Nancy Thacker | KY | 1804 | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Peter Thomas | NC | 1791 | 1823 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Benjamin Thornburgh | KY | 1797 | 1822 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Silas Townsend | NC | 1794-1800 | about 1822 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| William Townsend | NC | 1760 | 1820 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Charles Vertrees | KY | 1797 | 1820 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Jincy Ballard Vertrees | VA | 1801 | 1822 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Jacob Wetzel | VA | 1765 | 1818 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Ruhama Shepherd Wetzel | Va | 1778 | 1819 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Grafton Baker Whitaker | Ky | 1799 | 1826 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Irason Taylor | Va | 1813 | pre 1831 | Washington Twp | Curtis C. Taylor |
| Peter Coble | NC | 1794 | 1830 | Unknown | Diana King |
