Ancestry of Larry Flynt
 
compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner
 
 

The following material on the immediate ancestry of Larry Flynt should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.  
 
 
 
 
 

William Addams Reitwiesner
 
wargs@wargs.com
 
 
Ancestry of Larry Flynt
1 Larry Claxton Flynt, publisher, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., 1 Nov. 1942
PARENTS
2 Larry Claxton Flynt, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., 16 Aug. 1919 [Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999 1984 v186 #90815]  
m. Magoffin Co., Ky., 1 Dec. 1940
3 Edith Arnett, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., 13 Aug. 1925, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., 29 March 1982
GRANDPARENTS
4 Ernest R ... Flynt, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., 23 Apr. 1884, d. Lakeville, Ky., 17 Nov. 1944  
m. Magoffin Co., Ky., 9 May 1917
5 Elizabeth Arnett, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., 28 Sept. 1896, d. Boyd Co., Ky., 4 Apr. 1963
6 Greely Arnett, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., 30 Nov. 1890, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., 6 Oct. 1965 [SSDI 402-18-9869]  
m.
7 Rosa Lee Craft, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., 1 Jan. 1894, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., ... March 1970 [SSDI 407-70-9583]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Miles Flynt, b. Floyd Co., Ky., 6 July 1859, d. ...  
m. Magoffin Co., Ky., 10 Apr. 1883
9 Ella Hazlett, b. ... , Ky., ... July 1867, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., ... Jan. 1926
10 George Milton Arnett, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., 7 Sept. 1872, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., 16 Oct. 1898  
m.
11 Celia McGuire, b. Magoffin Co., Ky., ... July 1876, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., ... Jan. 1950
12 Wiley Arnett, b. ... , d. ... 5 Feb. 1890  
m.
13 Nancy Noe, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 John James Flint, b. ... , Va., 12 May 1810, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., 4 July 1897  
m.
17 Fada McFarland, b. Lee Co., ... Jan. 1815, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., ... Dec. 1897
18 James Preston Hazelett, b. ... , Ky., ... 1830, d. ...  
m.
19 Amazinda Patrick, b. ... , Ky., ... 1840, d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 James Flint, b. Rockbridge Co., Va., ... Jan 1789, d. ... 2 Sept. 1813  
m. Rockbridge Co., Va., 4 Aug. 1809
33 Margaret Esther Sylor, b. ... , d. ...
36 Robert Hazelett, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
37 Sarah ... , b. ... , d. ...
38 Richard Patrick, b. ... , Va., ... 1802, d. ... , Ky., ... [before 1860]  
m. Floyd Co., Ky., 6 Jan. 1824
39 Ellenor Kennard, b. Floyd Co., Ky., ... 1805, d. ... , Ky., ... 1877
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 John Flint, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
65 Elizabeth Williams, b. ... , d. Rockbridge Co., Va., 16 March 1839
66 Philip Sylor, b. Augusta Co., Va., ... 1767, d. ...  
m.
67 Esther Brown, b. ... , d. ...
76 William Patrick, b. Rockingham Co., Va., ... 1762, d. Magoffin Co., Ky., 19 July 1827  
m. ... 1790
77 Molly Rains, b. ... , d. ...
78 James Kennard, b. ... , d. ...  
m. Montgomery Co., Va., 8 May 1782
79 Mary Patrick, b. ... , Va., ... 1765, d. Floyd Co., Ky., 29 June 1857
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
132 Jacob Sylor, b. Augusta Co., Va., ... [ca. 1741], d. ... [before 20 Oct. 1789]  
m.
133 Dorothy Blubaugh, b. Augusta Co., Va., ... [ca. 1743], d. ...
152 (=158) Jeremiah Patrick, b. ... , Va., ... 1738, d. ... , Ky., ... 1819  
m. ... [ca. 1760]
153 (=159) Sarah Blair, b. ... , Va., ... 1741, d. ... , Va., ... 1793
158 - 159 same as 152 - 153, above
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
304 (=316) Robert Patrick, b. ... , Scotland, ... 1705, d. ... , Md., ... 1758  
m.
305 (=317) Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ...
306 (=318) Brice Blair, b. ... , d. ...  
m.
307 (=319) ... , b. ... , d. ...
316 - 319 same as 304 - 307, above
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
632 - 639 same as 608 - 615, above
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS
 
 
 
 
 
 

1930 - Kentucky, Magoffin Co., Lakeville, ED 10, sheet 5A, line 32

Flynt Ernest R       H   M W 45       M 29   KY KY KY    Teacher    Louise School
      Lizzie         W   F W 33       M 20   KY KY KY
      Edith B        D   F W 12       S      KY KY KY
      Claxton        S   M W 10       S      KY KY KY
      Mike Milton    S   M W  2 11/12 S      KY KY KY

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NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FURTHER NOTES
 
 
 
 
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) publishes a Patriot Index, a list of persons whose honorable service in the cause of independence during the American Revolution renders their female descendants eligible for membership in the NSDAR. Several ancestors of Larry Flynt appear in the Patriot Index, including:


    Jeremiah Patrick (number 152)

While Mr. Flynt is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR (by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the equivalent organization for men, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED
 
 
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William Addams Reitwiesner
 
wargs@wargs.com