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Did you know that Lawrence County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Floyd and Greenup Counties? We
hope to add resources for Greenup County soon! If you know of resources for that county, please email us with them.
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These can be purchased for a nominal fee from the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives Micrographics Division Coffee Tree Road Frankfort, KY 40601
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.
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.
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.
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.
Please Note: There are both Census records and tax lists here on
this listing. Many of the links on this page are records transcribed by Connie Spurlock and many dedicated typing volunteers of the Lawrence County Kentucky KYGENWEB
project. They are doing a fantastic job and we are in awe of their dedication!
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