Individual Details

Rev. Moses Etherton was apparently born in Kentucky before it became a state. He was born about 1770 and would have possibly been born in one of the early stations on Kentucky soil. He married Rachel Skaggs on May 19, 1789 in Nelson County. Pioneer minister Benjamin Lynn performed the service. Therefore, the couple was probably living in the northern portion of what would become Green County. Rachel was the daughter of Rev. James Skaggs. Rev. Skaggs and Rev. Lynn helped establish the South Fork Church among others.
The Moses and Rachel had at least ten childen. They are listed as follows: Mary, who married Bennett Stennet; Moses Jr., who married Sarah Salsman; Ruth, who married Andrew Warren; Elijah, who married Mary Pierce; Nancy, who married Pinkney Elmore; Sarah, who married Warren Elmore; William, who married Mary Elkin; Louisa, who married Phillip Brown; Jane, who married Ezekial Davis; and finally Stephen.
Rev. Moses was bonded to solemize marriages in Green County on Jan. 22, 1817. He died in Green County on Oct. 3, 1852 at age 82 as a result of a fall from a horse.

Birth	Abt 1770
Marriage	19 May 1789	Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States - Rachel Skaggs
Death	3 Oct 1852	Green, Kentucky, United States

Spouse	Rachel Skaggs (1770 - )
Child	Moses Atherton Jr. (1797 - )

Father	Aaron Atherton (1745 - 1831)
Mother	Nancy Runyon ( - )
Sibling	Sarah Atherton (1769 - 1834)
Sibling	Aaron Atherton ( - )