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[[Portal:Kentucky|Portal:Kentucky]] | [[Portal:Kentucky|Portal:Kentucky]] | ||
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. | ||
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Original court records are kept either in the county courthouse or at the state archives. The Family History Library and the Department of Libraries and Archives have microfilm copies of court records from many counties. Few of the records are well indexed. Many transcribed records are available at the University of Kentucky Library, the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Filson Club Library. Some records have been transcribed and published in books or periodicals. The great majority, however, are still in boxes, cabinets, and folders and have not been copied. For more information about court procedures and records, see: | Original court records are kept either in the county courthouse or at the state archives. The Family History Library and the Department of Libraries and Archives have microfilm copies of court records from many counties. Few of the records are well indexed. Many transcribed records are available at the University of Kentucky Library, the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Filson Club Library. Some records have been transcribed and published in books or periodicals. The great majority, however, are still in boxes, cabinets, and folders and have not been copied. For more information about court procedures and records, see: | ||
Ireland, Robert M. ''The County Courts in Antebellum Kentucky.'' Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1972. ( | Ireland, Robert M. ''The County Courts in Antebellum Kentucky.'' Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1972. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=85327&disp=The+county+courts+in+antebellum+Kentucky%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.9 P2i]) This book details the history of Kentucky county courts. | ||
The court structure and history are described in: | The court structure and history are described in: | ||
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Lockwood, Evelyn M. ''Index to Kentucky Legal History: References to Selected Sources of Information Concerning the 18th and 19th Centuries''. Frankfort, KY: The Library, 1983. (Not at Family History Library.) | Lockwood, Evelyn M. ''Index to Kentucky Legal History: References to Selected Sources of Information Concerning the 18th and 19th Centuries''. Frankfort, KY: The Library, 1983. (Not at Family History Library.) | ||
Richardson, William C. ''An Administrative History of Kentucky Courts to 1850''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Department for Archives and Libraries, 1983. ( | Richardson, William C. ''An Administrative History of Kentucky Courts to 1850''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Department for Archives and Libraries, 1983. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=132950&disp=An+administrative+history+of+Kentucky+co%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.9 P2r]) This booklet contains a history of Kentucky’s court system with its table of laws and judicial maps. | ||
See the United States Research Outline for more detailed information on court records. Refer to the "[[United States Court Records|Court Records]]," "[[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]]," "[[United states vital records|Vital Records]]," and "[[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]" sections for information about those specific court records. | See the United States Research Outline for more detailed information on court records. Refer to the "[[United States Court Records|Court Records]]," "[[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]]," "[[United states vital records|Vital Records]]," and "[[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]" sections for information about those specific court records. | ||