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to his house, to spend this evening with him. The invitation
was accepted, & the next morning the Judge
apologised to him for the rudeness of his conduct.
They remained, as they always have been intimate
personal friends. I have been thus particular in
describing this scene in court, for the reason before
stated, & as it is characteristic of the very best man
I ever knew - a man, who was always to me "a
Brother" indeed. It was through him, that I was
placed in a clerks office, when only thirteen years
of age, and to whom, I am indebted for any success
I may have met with in life. He raised
five children, two sons (Pentecost & Samuel) and
three daughters (Mary-Ann, Elizabeth & Sarah).
Pentecost, Mary-Ann & Elizabeth, died in the life
time of their father & Mother. The other two
when I last heard from them were living in
Scott County, Kentucky.

Jonathan Taul was married in March 1802
to Susannah Jones, daughter of John Jones a
respectable farmer of our neighborhood, and
shortly afterwards settled in Montgomery County,
Kenky, near to his brother Benjamin's where he
continued to reside until his death. He was
a very pious, moral man. He & his wife were
members of the Methodist Church. He was accidently
killed in the year 18 by falling from
a tree on the end of an axe handle. During
a spell of cold weather, & a deep snow he was
informed that a large number of his hogs had
been suffocated in a hollow sycamore tree on
the plantation (the sycamore tree in the rich
lands of Kenty grew to a great size). He took
a servant boy & went to the place, for the purpose
of having them burnt up; upon his arrival he
found a shelk bark had fallen against the
sycamore; he took the axe & went up it for
the purpose of knocking off some of the bark
to kindle a fire & in doing so fell with his side