In 1780, Kasper Mansker, a longhunter of German descent, settled in the Goodlettsville area and established a forted station on the west side of Mansker Creek, but the inhabitants left during the winter of 1780-1781 because of increasing attacks from Indians, and after Mansker left it was burned to the ground. In 1783, he returned and built a second station on the east bank of Mansker Creek, where he lived with his wife Elizabeth and others, including Isaac Bledsoe. Along with John Donelson, James Robertson, and Isaac Bledsoe, Mansker helped form the beginnings of local government, signed the Cumberland Compact that set guidelines for government in the developing Cumberland region, and in 1784 was elected the first Captain in Davidson County. At age 62 he volunteered for service in the War of 1812 and returned home shortly after fighting in the Battle of New Orleans. He lived at his home in Sumner County until his death in 1821 at age 75.