History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 640. [Scott County] [Newtown Precinct] DANIEL LARY, farmer, P. O. Newtown; was born in Bourbon County, Jan. 13, 1806; his father was Dennis Lary, who was born in Hardy County, Va., in 1773, and was by occupation a farmer, and died in Bourbon County in 1824; the maiden name of his mother was Sarah Curtwright, who was born in Hardy County, Va., in 1777; came to Kentucky in 1783; died in 1839. His parents had thirteen children; he was educated in Bourbon County, and began life as a farmer; was married in Hancock County, Ga., June, 1835; his wife's father was Fred'k G. Thomas, born in Edgecomb County, N. C., her mother being Rebecca Eskridge, born in Edgefield District, S. C. He has been engaged in the business of farming and trading; had two children, both of whom are dead, named as follows: Theresa and Sophia. Politics, Democratic; member of Grangers' Mutual Benefit Association. Mr. Lary is is a man of fine intellectual attainments, an enterprising citizen, and has been quite an active man in politics, having filled the position of Representative, from his county, in the Legislature with considerable credit to himself and constituency, in 1875 and 1876. Lary Curtwright Thomas Eskridge = Bourbon-KY Hancock-GA Edgecomb-NC Hardy-VA SC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/scott/lary.d.txt