Note 102 — {52} CHAPTER III
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Loutre (Otter) Island was the site of the first settlements in Montgomery County, which probably date back to 1798. There were two Talbots among the early arrivals, Christopher and Hale. Among their neighbors were the Thorps, Ashcrafts, Coles, Pattons, and Coopers—there were two or three families of each, most of them being from Kentucky. The father of "Kit" Carson was another member of the community.—Ed.