"Kentucky was part of Virginia until 1776. Prior to this time, 1 Dec 1772 to 31 Dec 1776 the area was Fincastle Co. VA." "The three original counties of Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln were formed in 1780. Together they encompassed all of current day Kentucky." aken from Kentucky Ancestry by Roseanne Hogan. This book explains much of the changes and developments. Kentucky became a state in 1792 having 6 additional counties now. Along with the original three above there was Nelson, Woodford, Mason, Madison, Bourbon and Mercer. I am not sure how much I can quote legally but the next paragraph describes the boundaries better for Lincoln which covered most of the sourthern part of the state. excepting what is was taken for Madison Co. Jefferson was reduced by the creation of Nelson Co. Together with what today called the Jackson Purchase ( Chickasaw Indian Hunting Grounds) it made up all the counties. All other counties sprung from with in these counties. Boundaries moved tremendously for some and minimal for others. The last boundary change was in 1912. 120 counties were created the last was McCreary Co. Fayettes area was split to form Mason, Bourbon and Woodford. It is also suggested you acquire or read Willaim Dollarhides Census Maps of Kentucky and Rones Historical Atlas of Kentucky and her counties Rone 1965.. I have not seen this second one but have used the first one. Mason Co. was formed from Bourbon Co. and 19 counties have been formed from Mason Co. . That ought to give you clue as to where to hunt. :>) Hope this helps some out there. SusiCP@aol.com

Thanks for the brush up on Kentucky history, Susi, very helpful! SusiCP@aol.com wrote: "Kentucky was part of Virginia until 1776. Prior to this time, 1 Dec 1772 to 31 Dec 1776 the area was Fincastle Co. VA." "The three original counties of Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln were formed in 1780. Together they encompassed all of current day Kentucky." aken from Kentucky Ancestry by Roseanne Hogan. This book explains much of the changes and developments. Kentucky became a state in 1792 having 6 additional counties now. Along with the original three above there was Nelson, Woodford, Mason, Madison, Bourbon and Mercer. I am not sure how much I can quote legally but the next paragraph describes the boundaries better for Lincoln which covered most of the sourthern part of the state. excepting what is was taken for Madison Co. Jefferson was reduced by the creation of Nelson Co. Together with what today called the Jackson Purchase ( Chickasaw Indian Hunting Grounds) it made up all the counties. All other counties sprung from with in these counties. Boundaries moved tremendously for some and minimal for others. The last boundary change was in 1912. 120 counties were created the last was McCreary Co. Fayettes area was split to form Mason, Bourbon and Woodford. It is also suggested you acquire or read Willaim Dollarhides Census Maps of Kentucky and Rones Historical Atlas of Kentucky and her counties Rone 1965.. I have not seen this second one but have used the first one. Mason Co. was formed from Bourbon Co. and 19 counties have been formed from Mason Co. . That ought to give you clue as to where to hunt. :>) Hope this helps some out there. SusiCP@aol.com ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received when you subscribed. E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com Visit Daisy's Roots! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm .·:*¨¨*:·.~* Elizabeth *~.·:*¨¨*:·.