Christopher Riffe

Christopher Riffe (1764-1850 ) accompanied Col. William Casey (great-grandfather of Mark Twain) to Kentucky in 1784. Riffe lived at Bryan's Station, Boonesborough, Logan's Station and Carpenter's Station. He bought 800 acre of land from the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln. Riffe became the first Euro-American settler of Casey County in 1793. He was the first State Representative from Casey County, serving seven terms. He fought in the Battle of the Thames in the Kentucky Sixth Regiment. He was Lieutenant-General of the Kentucky State Militia.