Census, Tax & Land Records |
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1790 Kentucky Census |
This was the first Kentucky Census |
Kentucky Tax Lists, from 1789 to around 1892 |
These can be purchased for a nominal fee from the
Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives Micrographics
Division
Coffee Tree Road
Frankfort, KY 40601 |
1810 US Estill County, Kentucky Census
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1835 Kentucky Pension Roll |
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1850 US Estill County, Kentucky Census
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1860 US Estill County, Kentucky Mortality Schedule
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1880 US Census
Free & complete with index & images
1880 US Estill County Mortality Schedule |
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1900 US Estill County, Kentucky Census - Actual images |
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Estill County, Kentucky Land Records |
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Certificates of Settlement and Preemption Warrants
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As per their site: Under the Virginia Land Law of 1779, residents
of the Kentucky District could purchase if they met certain residency requirements. This database is indexed by Preemption Warrant number, the individual acquiring the Warrant & Certificate of
Settlement, immediate assignees, and tract location. We have included information on the resulting patent number and series for the Kentucky Preemption Warrants. Some counties in present-day Virginia and
West Virginia are also included in this index. |
Kentucky Land Patents: West of Tennessee River Military Series
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As per their site: The Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky was
acquired under the October 19, 1818, land treaty between the United States and the Chickasaw Indian Nation. A number of Revolutionary War soldiers occupied the Jackson Purchase prior to the treaty. On
December 26, 1820, the Kentucky General Assembly approved legislation for the "surveying of military claims west of the Tennessee River" and for the establishment of a town at Iron Banks. The 242
patents under this series were authorized by entries filed with the Military Surveyor prior to May 1, 1792
This database includes:
information on entry, survey, & grant dates; the persons having the land surveyed & receiving the grant; watercourse/location with internal gazetteer; and members of the surveying team. There is also an internal link to the Revolutionary War Warrants Database. This database may also include
scanned images
of the Warrant(s) authorizing each survey, the Entries reserving land for patenting, the official Survey depicting each tract, and the Grant finalizing each patent. After the Grant is received, subsequent conveyances may be researched by contacting the appropriate county clerk or the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives in Frankfort.
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Kentucky Land Patents: County Court
Orders Series |
Caution: This one will keep you busy all day! The largest series
of Kentucky Land Patents is the County Court Orders. These patents are authorized by warrants/orders purchased from the county court and this patent series was created in 1835. This is an excellent resource
for establishing a middle initial or Jr. and Sr. identifiers, as they seemed to pay particular attention to that in these records. HINT: Use the drop down boxes on the search page to see all the different
things you can search for. |
Virginia Revolutionary Warrants |
Indexes 4,748 Revolutionary War Warrants and many of our Kentucky ancestors can be found here. Contact the Ohio Historical Society
in Columbus, Ohio for Virginia warrants with higher numbers than 4,627. |
Birth, Marriage & Death Records |
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1852-2001 Estill County Deaths |
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1860-1923 Estill County, Kentucky Births
1860 US Estill County,
Kentucky Mortality Schedule |
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1880 US Estill County Mortality Schedule |
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Estill County, Kentucky Cemetery Transcriptions |
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Estill County Marriage Certificates includes actual images of later marriages and an index of marriages to 1850 |
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Estill County Obituaries |
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Kentucky Vital Records Index |
(Statewide; Deaths 1911-1992, Marriage & Divorce 1973-1993) |
Kentucky Vital Records Project |
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Other sites of interest |
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Estill County
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PLEASE NOTE:
You can access a TON of other info, as well as much of the info here at the wonderful Rootsweb Estill County site! They truly are incredible in the effort they put forth to bring us such valuable free resources...
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Kentucky County Formations & Courthouse Disasters
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Kentucky Cities & Counties Database |
Has City and County government web site links and statistical information. |
