Bob, I quoted from the source exactly as written in the book: On further reading I found this data in 'Ancestry's RedBook American State, County & Town Sources' Edited by Alice Eichholz, Ancestry 1992 When the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) ended, the Ohio River was designated as the boundary between settlers and native inhabitants. Kentucky was under the jurisdiction of Augusta County, Virginia. Fincastle County, Virginia, was organized in 1772 to include all of present-day Kentucky with Harrodsburg designated the county seat. That is why I quoted from the source; the book is available at many local genealogical libraries. The quote is from the first paragraph on page 246. However, the next two sentences contradict the previous: The following year the McAfee brothers and others surveyed land along the Salt River, In 1774, under James Harrod, Harrodsburg was founded as the first permanent English settlement in Kentucky by a group that arrived via the Ohio River. Regards, Virginia