Dr. John J. Dickey Diary, Fleming County, Ky.  Recorded in the 1870's and
beyond.  Reprinted in Kentucky Explorer, Volume 11, No 2  June, 1996, p.
83. By permission. Breathitt County

The following interview was made at Lost Creek, Kentucky.

JEREMIAH NOBLE
     My grandfather, Nathan, with his brothers Enoch and William came from
Lee County, Virginia, to Breathitt County, Kentucky.  I think Noble is a
Dutch (name).  They were all unlearned men.  I do not think they had any
records of their ages.  There were only three families on Lost Creek when
they came.  They were born in Richmond, Virginia.  Nathan's wife was Jane
Neece.  A number of her brothers came with them, viz. - Jacob, Austin, and
Henry.  The Fugates came about the same time, and from the same place. 
There were four brothers of the Fugates, viz. - Jonathan, Eli, Levi, and
Zachariah.  Eli and Levi were soldiers in the Revolutionary War.  They
both drew pensions.  I think Henry was a soldier in the Revolutionary War,
but I am not positive.
     Barney Russell was one of the families on Lost Creek when these came.  
Ab Russell is a descendant of Barney Russell.  The Haddixes were here when
these people came.  The first man in this country lived at the mouth of
Lost Creek. He? (she) died first; then he died.  They left no children.
Lawson Noble, son of Nathan Noble, was born on the way from Virginia. 
     Jonathan Fugate was a Revolutionary soldier also.  He was a great
hunter, and the stories of his exploits were widely known.

Noble Neece Fugate Russell Haddix
=
Lee-VA

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/breathitt/noble.j.txt