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==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1736, The French established a trading village along the Ohio River, creating the first European settlement in Kentucky. In 1774, the Transylvania Company purchased land rights to all of Kentucky and parts of Tennessee. Fort Boonesborough and Harroldsburg were established by the British and settlers from Virginia during the 1770s. Kentucky was a part of Virginia until it became its own state in 1792.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the | In 1736, The French established a trading village along the Ohio River, creating the first European settlement in Kentucky. In 1774, the Transylvania Company purchased land rights to all of Kentucky and parts of Tennessee. Fort Boonesborough and Harroldsburg were established by the British and settlers from Virginia during the 1770s. Kentucky was a part of Virginia until it became its own state in 1792.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the counties of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 585. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | ||
==Civil Records and Sources== | |||
Kentucky was established as Kentucky County in 1776 from Fincastle County, Virginia. The Supreme Court of Kentucky was established in 1783. Marriages were originally solemnized by county courts because of a lack of clergy in Kentucky.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the counties of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 585. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | |||
*''Kentucky State Land Office. Virginia Land Grant Surveys in Kentucky, 1774-1796'', film 0272939 ff. | |||
* | *''Virginia Land Office. Commonwealth grants or patents, 1779-1794, 1801 now in Kentucky, (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1949, film 0007811). | ||
* | *''Indexes to Court Records, Madison County, Kentucky: 1787-1852'', (Frankfurt: Kentucky Public Records Division, 1981, film 1534019). | ||
* | *''Master Index, Virginia Surveys and Grants 1774-1791'' by Joan E. Brookes-Smith, (Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society, 1976, film 1320833). | ||
* | *''Fincastle and Kentucky County, Virginia-Kentucky Records and History'' by Michael L. Cook, (Evansville, IN: Cook Publishing, 1988). | ||
==Additional Reading== | |||
==References== | == References == | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
In 1736, The French established a trading village along the Ohio River, creating the first European settlement in Kentucky. In 1774, the Transylvania Company purchased land rights to all of Kentucky and parts of Tennessee. Fort Boonesborough and Harroldsburg were established by the British and settlers from Virginia during the 1770s. Kentucky was a part of Virginia until it became its own state in 1792.[1]
Civil Records and Sources[edit | edit source]
Kentucky was established as Kentucky County in 1776 from Fincastle County, Virginia. The Supreme Court of Kentucky was established in 1783. Marriages were originally solemnized by county courts because of a lack of clergy in Kentucky.[2]
- Kentucky State Land Office. Virginia Land Grant Surveys in Kentucky, 1774-1796, film 0272939 ff.
- Virginia Land Office. Commonwealth grants or patents, 1779-1794, 1801 now in Kentucky, (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1949, film 0007811).
- Indexes to Court Records, Madison County, Kentucky: 1787-1852, (Frankfurt: Kentucky Public Records Division, 1981, film 1534019).
- Master Index, Virginia Surveys and Grants 1774-1791 by Joan E. Brookes-Smith, (Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society, 1976, film 1320833).
- Fincastle and Kentucky County, Virginia-Kentucky Records and History by Michael L. Cook, (Evansville, IN: Cook Publishing, 1988).
Additional Reading[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the counties of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 585. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998
- ↑ Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the counties of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 585. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998