According to noted historian, Roseann R. Hogan in her wonderful book "Kentucky Ancestry, A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research": "Early divorces could be recorded in the Acts of Kentucky until as late as 1850. These early records are indexed in the Kentucky Historical Society for the period 1792 to 1849 in a card catalog file drawer. The bills themselves, and the names of the parties, will also be indexed by Hening's Statutes (Hening 1823). Later divorce records may be found in the circuit court records in the county of residence, which will show a divorce as a chancery or equity case. Since July of 1958, divorces have been recorded in the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort; copies of divorce decrees dating and 1958 can be obtained and that office." I also pulled references and Hening's Statutes, copies of which I borrowed and a local lawyer. So many have asked for a common reference for these divorces and I present below (not my original compilation - taken and the records of the KY Historical Society, Hening's Statutes, etc. ), the divorces that were recorded. Shirley Reynolds has also researched these divorces and some can be found at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/state/vitals/divorces/div1-2.txt These are in alphabetical order by the party's name who filed for divorce, although there are instances where they are shown both under the husband's name and the wife's name and it's impossible to ascertain who filed. If the wife's maiden name was restored (as was often asked), the maiden name will be shown in brackets. I do not have the county of residence on the majority of these. Date shown is the date of divorce as granted by the Kentucky State Legislature, thus you will see several divorces with the same date. AARON, Rebecca and James, 27 Feb 1849 ACUFF, Sarah Jane and Joseph, 29 Feb 1848 (Calloway Co). ADAIR, John and Dicy, 27 Feb 1849 ADAMS, Elizabeth and William, 9 Dec 1799 ADAMS, Elizabeth and Allenworth,20 Jan 1841 ADAMS, Eveline and Harvey, 3 Feb 1848 ALEXANDER, Rosella BIBB and ______, 18 Feb 1837 (Logan Co) ALFORD, Fielding and Sally, 9 Dec 1821 ALFRIEND, Mary B and James L, 1 Mar 1847 ALLCOCK, Durin and Elizabeth, 1 Mar 1848. ALLEN, Sarah K (FOSTER) and George, 2 Mar 1843 ALLEN, William and Lucinda, 1 Mar 1848 ALLENSWORTH, Hardenia (REYNOLDS) and Philip, 8 Jan 1838. ALLISON, Aaron and Susannah, 29 Feb 1836. ALLISON, Aaron and Martha Ann, 10 Mar 1843. AMES, Rhoda and David S, 23 Feb 1846. ANDERSON, Vincent and Joanna, 23 Dec 1820. ANDERSON, Wilkerson and _____, 1 Mar 1848. ANGEL, John and Elvira, 4 Mar 1843 ANTLE, Willis and Malinda, 16 Feb 1837. APPLEGATE, Thomas A and Saran N (HANSON), 27 Feb 1849 ARTERBERRY, Ezekiel and Tabitha, 27 Feb 1849 ASBURY, John and Franky, 1 Mar 1848. ATKINS, Rebecca and Willis, 4 Feb 1820. ATWOOD, Rebecca and John L, 25 Jan 1827. AYDELOTT, George and Elizabeth, 29 Feb 1848. BABBITT, Joy and Edy, 28 Feb 1848 (Butler Co). BABBIT, Mahala and Ebenezer, 10Mar 1843. BABER, Amelia and Duncan, 29 Feb 1836. BACCHUS, Elizabeth and Lucius, 10 Feb 1841. BACKMAN, Sophia C and Anthony, 9 Feb 1847 BADGER, Eliza and Robert, 1 Feb 1833. BAITS, Nicholas and Sarah, 4 Mar 1843. BAKER, David E and Lucinda, 12 Feb 1849. BAKER, George W and Nancy, 10 Mar 1843. BAKER, Jeremiah and Dicy, 23 Jan 1837. BAKER, Jesse and Mildred, 27 Dec 1824. BAKER, Paul R and Diana H, 23 Feb 1846 BALL, Eliza G and Spencer, 3 Feb 1819 BARLOW, Doshy and James, 27 Dec 1824. BARNES, Amelia S (ROPER) and Nathan, 22 Feb 1834. BARNETT, Samuel and Susannah (McBURNIE), 18 Jan 1842. BARTHOLEMY, Nancy and Francis, 17 Dec 1803. BARTLETT, Elizabeth(CHORN) and James, 15 Dec 1840 BEACH, Coleman and Elizabeth, 10 Mar 1843. BEACH, Samuel and ______, 28 Jan 1837 BEAL, Fanny and ____, 1 Feb 1845. Name changed to GORE, unknown if maiden name. BEDFORD, Volney and Rache, 28 Feb 1848. BEELOR, Eleanor and Nathaniel, 23 Feb 1808. BELL, Nancy and William, 24 Feb 1849. BELL, Sally (FIGHTMASTER) and Samuel 8 Feb 1837. BENNETT, Benjamin and Harriett, 18 Feb 1841. BENNETT, Eleanor and Nelson D, 22 Jan 1848. BENNETT, Emily and James, 4 Mar 1843. BENNETT, Harriett and Benjamin, 18 Feb 1841. BENNETT, Nelson D and Eleanor, 22 Jan 1848. BERTON, Marcus and Margaret, 13 Feb 1837. BILETER, Samuel and Amanda, 27 Feb 1849. BIRDWELL, Abigail and George, 20 Dec 1821. BISHOP, Henry R and Charlotte, 12 Feb 1849 (Green Co). BISHOP, Stephen and Elizabeth, 1 Mar 1848. BISHOP, William A and Elizabeth, 27 Feb 1849. BLACK, John and Pamela (TRICE), 17 Jan 1838. BLACK, Mary and Robert, 11 Dec 1798 BLACKERBY, Catharine Ann and Henry, 4 Mar 1843. BLAIR, Catherine and Samuel, either 28 Feb 1842 or 10 Mar 1843. BLAIR, William and Easter, 1 Mar 1848. BLANKMAN, Henry G and Anna (SAVOURIN), 17 Jan 1839 (Jefferson Co) BLEDSOE, Mary (WADE) and George, 18 Feb 1841. BLEWET, Mary C (LEWIS) and James L, 28 Feb 1849. BOGGESS, Roseanna and ____, 5 Feb 1841. BOLER, Sally W and ____, 30 Jan 1817 (Husband joined the Shakers). BOOKER, Ann and Mercer M, 23 Feb 1849 (Warren Co). BOOKER, Sally B and Yelverton, 29 Jan 1845 (Green Co). BOONE, Polly and Joseph, 1793. BOOTHE, Christiana (WOODS) and James, 10 Feb 1841. BOSWELL, Eliza and Ignatius, 4 Jan 1841. Allowed custody of children Mary and James. BOTTS, Ellen D and Seth, 20 Jan 1837. BOULTON, George and Anna, 19 Feb 1849. BOWEN, William and Polly, 10 Mar 1843 BOWMAN, Edward S and Litha Jane, 24 Feb 1849. BOYD, Elizabeth (FOREMAN) and John, 15 Nov 1831 (Spencer Co.). BRADLEY, William and Linney (ADAIR), 22 Jan 1842. BREEDING, Elisha and STAMPER, Belinda. Legitimates marriage and son William. 18 Apr 1842 BROWN, Sarah Ann and George, 14 Feb 1839. BRUMLEY, Mary Ann and Abigail Ann. Named changed to DENNY,children of Henry, now Legitimate, 1 Jan 1839. CABLE, Ann and ___, 12 Mar 1840 * CARPENTER, Mary Ann (McLAIN) and Joshua, 19 Feb 1849 CARROLL, John Sr and Penny, 12 Feb 1849. CARROLL, Mahala (BURCHFIELD) and Simeon E, 10 Mar 1843. CARSON, Cynthia and David, 13 Dec 1820 (Rockcastle Co). CARSTARPHEN, Robert E and Elizabeth, 23 Dec 1820 CASEY, Letitia (CUMMINS) and James, 13 Feb 1847. CAYCRAFT, Keziah (RATLIFFE)from Willima, 17 Jan 1839 CHAMBERLAIN, Deborah (WORLEY) and James, 2 Mar 1843. CHAMBERS, Polly vs William, 21 Dec 1821 CHAPELL, Sarah A (JANUARY) and Henry T, 10 Mar 1843. CHAPEZE, Henry and Sarah, 1 Dec 1803 CHISM, Nathan B and Martha, 25 Jan 1848. CHRISMAN, Elizabeth Proctor and Ison, 27 Dec 1824. CHRISMAN, Mary and Richard, 29 Feb 1848. CLARK, George W and Sarah, 18 Jan 1841. CLARK, Mary and John M, 4 Mar 1843. CLARK, Mary P and Robert S, 25 Feb 1836. CLARK, Sally and John, 23 Dec 1820 CLARKE, Catherine and William, 10 Feb 1820. CLARKE, Susan C and James E, 27 Feb 1849 (Boone Co). CLEMMONS, Polly and Benjamin, 22 Dec 1831 CLOSE, Lucinda (JOHNSON) and Benjamin, 21 Jan 1842. CLOW, Zelica (FOSTER) and Pitman H, 9 Feb 1836. COFFEE, Nancy (COOPER) and Reuben, 14 Feb 1837. COLE, Elizabeth and James S, 10 Mar 1843. COLE, Sally and James, 31 Dec 1827. COLLINS, Catherine and Jacob, 4 Jan 1841. COLLINS, Nancy and Edward, 1 Feb 1839. COMBS,John H and Marinda, 11 Feb 1836. COMINGOW, Pheby Ann (RANDOLPH) and ____, 12 Jan 1849 CONN, John F and Susannah, 10 Mar 1843. CONWAY, Polly and Thomas, 31 Jan 1818 COOK, John and Betsy, 22 Dec 1832 COTTON, Isaac and Lucinda, 1 Mar 1848. COULIN, George and Scholastique, 12 Feb 1849 COULTER, Mary A and Henrietta, 2 Mar 1843. COWEN, Eliza and John, 10 Feb 1848 COWEN, John and Eliza, 12 Feb 1849 [same?] COX, Elizabeth and George, 6 Feb 1846 COX, Nancy S and John, 23 Feb 1849 CRAFT, Joseph L and Hannah, 3 Feb 1848 (Boone Co). CRAIG, Andrew and Hannah W (BLAIR), 10 Mar 1843 CRAIG, Benjamin and Elizabeth (GREEN), 29 Feb 1836 (Grant Co). His marriage to MONTGOMERY, Henrietta legalized. CRAIG, Betsy and Benjamin, 19 Dec 1820 CRAIG, Nellie S (PITMAN) and ____, 10 Feb 1848. (Laurel Co). CRANE, Mary E (WEST) and John M, 28 Feb 1848 CREAMER, John and Malinda, 27 Feb 1849. CREIGHTON, Ann and George, 28 Feb 1842 CRIM, Sarah and Harrison, 11 Feb 1836. CROMWELL, Eleanor and Oliver, 25 Jan 1833. Another marriage of Oct 1831 to JEWELL, William legalized. CROW, Samuel H and Marcella, 1 Mar 1848 CROWDER, Thomas and Susan, 27 Feb 1849. CRUTCHER, Sarah (SWANK) and James W, 20 Feb 1836 CUNNINGHAM, John and Elizabeth, 27 Feb 1849 (Hardin Co). CURRY, Amanda F and Robert W, 5 Jan 1837 CUVILLIER, Pierre Theodore and Margaret BOOTH, alias HENRY, 22 Dec 1839. To be continued. (c) Copyright 20 June 2002, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. 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