Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...Descendants. Early in my researches and correspondence I came across accounts and records of early Kuykendall descendants in Beaver and other counties in extreme Western Pennsylvania. I was unable to determine their relationship to Benjamin Kuykendall and James, sons of Jacob, and another Benjamin who lived in Allegheny county, contemporary with these. The records show the name spelled variously, Kuykendall. Kikendall, Keykendall. and in many instances one person of these had his name spelled two or three different ways. Mostly where the parties wrote their own name it was Kuykendall. At that date the larger part of those known to be descendants of the first Peter, had adopted the spelling Coykendall. That spelling, however, does not appear at this date in any of the records of that part of the country, and so it would seem at first sight that they probably were not descendants of the first Peter Kuykendal. We should not hastily decide upon the matter, however. In Beaver county there were several Kuykendalls who appeared as taxpayers and citizens in the years from 1802 to 1807, and perhaps later. Among these were Henry, Benjamin, Ezekial and Christopher, and they appear to have been heads of families though there was nothing found to show who were their near ancestors, or from what branch they came. In Seawickly township, in 1802, there were Henry, William, Daniel and Lewis Kirkendall, and Kikendalls, Lewis. John Abraham and Samuel. It is almost absolutely certain that some of these were the same individuals with their names spelled differently. In '1805, there were in Shenango township, Beaver county, Benjamin and Ezekial Kuykendall. These were undoubtedly the same Benjamin and Ezekial as were mentioned above, and doubtless Kikendall....
