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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 countries 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 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 countries 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> | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2031364?availability=Logan%20Utah%20FamilySearch%20Library ''A brief of wills and marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle counties, Virginia, 1773-1831''] compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell, (Roanoke, Virginia: s.n., 1959). | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2031364?availability=Logan%20Utah%20FamilySearch%20Library ''A brief of wills and marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle counties, Virginia, 1773-1831''] compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell, (Roanoke, Virginia: s.n., 1959). | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/431250?availability=Family%20History%20Library''Kentucky State Land Office. Virginia Land Grant Surveys in Kentucky, 1774-1796'', film 0272939. Online digital images. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/431250?availability=Family%20History%20Library''Kentucky State Land Office. Virginia Land Grant Surveys in Kentucky, 1774-1796''], film 0272939. Online digital images. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bfilm_number%3A0007811 ''Virginia Land Office. Commonwealth grants or patents, 1779-1794, 1801 now in Kentucky'']. (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1949, film 0007811). Online digital images. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bfilm_number%3A0007811 ''Virginia Land Office. Commonwealth grants or patents, 1779-1794, 1801 now in Kentucky'']. (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1949, film 0007811). Online digital images. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/473554?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Indexes to Court Records, Madison County, Kentucky: 1787-1852'']. (Frankfurt: Kentucky Public Records Division, 1981, film 1534019). Online digital images. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/473554?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Indexes to Court Records, Madison County, Kentucky: 1787-1852'']. (Frankfurt: Kentucky Public Records Division, 1981, film 1534019). Online digital images. | ||