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== History == | == History == | ||
Kentucky | Probate records of Kentucky are kept by the county clerk. | ||
Before 1748 there were few American settlers in the area of present-day Kentucky. In the ensuing years boundary disputes continued between Tennessee and Kentucky, which were not firmly settled until 1859. As a result, some families were unsure which state they lived in. Often, records for them are found in both states. | |||
A loss of records occurred in some of the 120 counties of Kentucky by either fire or accident. Fortunately, some of these lost records were later re-recorded, making it necessary to extend a search in those counties well past the years in which the records were destroyed. | |||
*A brief history of the settlement and boundary changes of Kentucky and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Kentucky Ancestry].($) | |||
*A discussion of Kentucky Probate Records written by Wendy Bebout Elliott for ''Red book: American State, County, and Town Sources'' can be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kentucky_Probate_Records Ancestry]. ($) | *A discussion of Kentucky Probate Records written by Wendy Bebout Elliott for ''Red book: American State, County, and Town Sources'' can be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kentucky_Probate_Records Ancestry]. ($) | ||