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Names of many Kentucky residents are found in district and county court records. Civil court actions include disputes over property and settlement of estates. Criminal court actions include confrontations, thefts, or destruction of property. These records may give a person’s age, residence, occupation, or family relationships. Friends and neighbors may have given depositions as witnesses. Court records include dockets, minutes, case files, and orders. Land, tax, and probate matters may be included. | Names of many Kentucky residents are found in district and county court records. Civil court actions include disputes over property and settlement of estates. Criminal court actions include confrontations, thefts, or destruction of property. These records may give a person’s age, residence, occupation, or family relationships. Friends and neighbors may have given depositions as witnesses. Court records include dockets, minutes, case files, and orders. Land, tax, and probate matters may be included. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48044 A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and Subjects Mentioned in Littell's Laws of Kentucky] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28676 Kentucky pioneer and court records] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48044 A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and Subjects Mentioned in Littell's Laws of Kentucky] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48031 Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. II] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28676 Kentucky pioneer and court records] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22745 Petitions of the early inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia : 1769-1792] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48031 Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. II] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48581 Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. I] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22745 Petitions of the early inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia : 1769-1792] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5661 Kentucky Will Index] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48581 Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. I] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5661 Kentucky Will Index] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6980 Petitions of Kentucky Inhabitants to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769-1792] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6980 Petitions of Kentucky Inhabitants to the General Assembly of Virginia, 1769-1792] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click here].</ref>/$) | ||
Major Kentucky courts that kept records of genealogical value were established as follows: | Major Kentucky courts that kept records of genealogical value were established as follows: | ||
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Some indexes are: | Some indexes are: | ||
Smith, W. T. "A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and Subjects Mentioned in Littell's Laws of Kentucky" (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1994) {{FHL|646519|item|FHL book 976.9 P32}}. Free digital copy courtesy of [http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Complete_Index_to_the_Names_of_Persons.html?id=1EGbn32879cC Google books] | Smith, W. T. "A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and Subjects Mentioned in Littell's Laws of Kentucky" (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1994) {{FHL|646519|item|FHL book 976.9 P32}}. Free digital copy courtesy of [http://books.google.com/books/about/A_Complete_Index_to_the_Names_of_Persons.html?id=1EGbn32879cC Google books] | ||
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