Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories
Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories

Author: Junie Estelle Stewart King

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2010-06

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 080630202X

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Mrs. King has here abstracted the earliest wills of 38 Kentucky counties formed between the years 1780 and 1842 (with the exception of Crittenden County) and representing the state as a whole. The information given includes dates of instrument and probate, names of wife and children, and names of witnesses. The arrangement is county by county, each with its own index, with a general index at the rear of the book containing all the names mentioned in the text. The following Kentucky counties are within the scope of the work: Barren, Bourbon, Bullitt, Caldwell, Christian, Clark, Crittenden, Daviess, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Greene, Hardin, Harrison, Henderson, Henry, Hopkins, Jefferson, Jessamine, Knox, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, Madison, McCracken, Mercer, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Todd, Warren, Washington, and Woodford..

Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories, Copied from Original and Recorded Wills and Inventories
Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories, Copied from Original and Recorded Wills and Inventories

Author: Junie Estelle Stewart King

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Published: 1961

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13:

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Copied from Original Wills and Inventories. The work contains abstracts of many of the earliest wills of Kentucky during the period 1780 to 1840, taken from the records of thirty-eight counties. The book is arranged by county, with each county having its own index, supplemented by a surname index at the end of the book, which lists all individuals mentioned throughout the work. The abstracted information includes the dates of the instrument and probate, names of wife and children, and names of witnesses. Following are the counties from which these records have been abstracted: Barren, Bourbon, Bullitt, Caldwell, Christian, Clark, Crittenden, Daviess, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Greene, Hardin, Harrison, Henderson, Henry, Hopkins, Jefferson, Jessamine, Knox, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, Madison, McCracken, Mercer, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Todd, Warren, Washington, and Woodford.