Collins History of Kentucky states that Bryan, or Bryant, Station "was about five miles northeast of Lexington, on the southern bank of the north fork of Elkhorn; settled by the Bryans in 1779, but a cabin had been built by Joseph Bryan, a son-in-law of Col. Daniel Boone, in 1776." The history of Bryan Station included a number of Indian attacks. In one such attack the women listed below prevented the fiery destruction of the station in 1782 by carrying buckets of water from the spring to the station.

Women's names on a memorial wall at Brian Station Spring are:
Jemima Suggett Johnson
Sally Johnson
Betsy Johnson
Sara Page Craig
Betsy Craig
Sally Craig
Nancy Craig
Polly Craig
Lucy Hawkins Craig
Polly Craig
Frankey Craig
Polly Hawkins Craig
Sally Craig (should be Sally Craig Singleton)
Elizabeth Johnson Craig
Polly Craig
Nancy Craig
Jane Craig Saunders
Polly Saunders
Betsy Saunders
Lydia Saunders
Elizabeth Craig Cave
Hannah Cave
Polly Cave
Fanny Saunders Lea
Sara Clement Hammond
Mary Herndon Ficklin
Philadelphia Ficklin
Mildred Davis Suggett
Harriet Morgan Nelson
Sara Boone Brooks.
Betsy Johnson was the daughter of Col. Robert and Jemima Suggett Johnson.
Polly and Frankey Craig were the daughters of Mrs. Sara Page Craig
Sally Craig Singleton was the daughter of Mrs. Polly Hawkins Craig, wife of Toliver Craig, Sr.
Polly and Nancy Craig were the daughters of Toliver Craig, Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth Johnson Craig.
Polly, Betsy and Lydia Saunders were the daughters of John Saunders and his wife, Jane Craig Saunders.
Hannah and Polly Cave were the daughters of Richard Cave and his wife, Elizabeth Craig Cave.
Fanny Sanders Lea was the wife of Wainright Lea.
Sara Clement Hammond was the wife of John Hammond.
Harriet Morgan Nelson was the wife of Edward Nelson.
Philadelphia Ficklin was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Herndon Ficklin.
Mildred Davis Suggett was the wife of John Suggett.

Men at the Station:

John Craig	Nathaniel Craig	Dudley Mitchell
John H. Craig	Toliver Craig	Thomas Herndon
Elijah Craig	Elijah Craig	Samuel Herndon
Benjamin Craig	Whitfield Craig	Edward Herndon
Lewis Craig	Nathaniel Saunders	Zachariah Herndon
Edward Nelson	John Saunders	Robert Adkinson
Aaron Reynolds	Richard Cave	James Graham
Thomas Bell	Reuben Cave	Daniel Wilcoxen
Jacob Stucker	Thomas Ficklin	Martin Hammond
Nicholas Tomlinson	Joseph Ficklin	Ezekiel Field
Philip Craig	John Suggett	William Field
Frank Craig	William Suggett	Elison Williams
Jeremiah Craig	Wainright Lea	John Saunders
Elijah Craig	John Hammond	Jesse Yocum
Hawkins Craig	John Ficklin	William Ledgerwood
Toliver Craig, Sr.	Name added in 1933	James Ledgerwood
Toliver Craig, Jr.	William Tomlinson	James Mitchum
John Craig	Richard Mitchell	John Mitchum
William Craig	David Mitchell	James McBride
	William Mitchell
Upon tablets inside and outside of the memorial wall the following names are found:
Levi Todd	William Grant	Bernard Rogers
Richard Johnson	Mary Boone Bryan	Jemima Suggett Johnson
Sarah Bryan Chinn	Aaron Reynolds	Rebecca Grant Lamond
William Johnson	Betsey Johnson Payne	William Bryan
William Ellis	Joseph Rogers	Joseph Bryan
Elizabeth Boone Grant (on same tablet is the name "Aunt Eifine" [?])

Many of the above were not present during the Siege - August 15-17, 1782, but were founders or otherwise prominently connected with the history of Bryan Station. Bryan Station Defenders Listed by Joseph Ficklin may be found in the Draper Manuscript 13 C 74. He presumably lists only heads of families, which are:
1. John Williams	15. Mr. Arnold	Thomas Ficklin
2. Mr. Beasley Sen	16. Mather Gayle, his son	28. John Ficklin
3. Charles	17. Isaiah Gayle	29. David Herndon
4. John, his 3 sons	18. Jacob Stucker	30. Henry Herndon
5. James	19. David Stucker	31. Mr. Gatewood
6. Mr. Lay -- sick	20. Michael Stucker	32. Mr. Campbell at Col. Johnsons
7. John Craig Sr., his son	21. David Mitchell and his son
8. John Craig Jr.		33. William Campbell
9. Jeremiah Craig	22. David Mitchell	34. John Guill
10. Philip Doak	23. John Adkins	35. Lewis Vanlendingham
11. David Williams	24. William Tomlinson	36. Mr. Bradley
12. D. Suggett, very old	25. Nicholas, his son	37. Aaron Reynolds
13. John Suggett	26. William T., another son	38. William Rogers
14. Mr. Childress		39. Thomas Bell
Joseph Ficklin stated that there were sixteen mounted men and thirty foot soldiers (militia) went to the aid of Bryan Station on Aug. 16, 1782.

The Draper Manuscripts contain numerous references to Bryan Station, with Document 1MM146, showing a list of defenders who were there in "the campaign in 1786." The lists, one of which is reproduced below, include many early settlers of Scott County. Check other militia lists that are being transcribed and published.

"A LIST OF CAPTAIN ROBERT SAUNDERS (COMPANY)

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