NEWTON ACADEMY, Russellville, Logan, KY. Established 22 Dec 1798 (to be in Logan, Warren or Christian Co). Trustees: John Bailey, Amos Balsh, Daniel Brown, David Caldwell, John Caldwell, William Campbell, Finis Cox, John Curd, Charles Davis, Robert Ewing, Young Ewing, Samuel Hardin, Samuel Hopkins, Burwell Jackson, William Love, Aeneas McCollister, Israel McGrady, William Price [Vol. 2, p. 241]. Approved 21 Dec 1805 - trustees appointed instead of: John Caldwell, deceased; Amos Balch and John Bailey, removed; and Israel M'Gready, resigned): Ninian Edwards, Armstead Morehead, William Reading, Walter Jones. [Vol. 3, p. 277]. This Academy and the Logan Seminary united into Newton Academy by act approved 27 Dec 1806. Trustees: Samuel Caldwell, John Curd, Urbin Ewing, Joseph Hamilton, William Johns, Walter E.Jones, Armistead Morehead, William Reading, Thomas V. Swearingen, Samuel Wilson. [Vol. 3., p. 409] PENDLETON ACADEMY. Falmouth, KY. Approved 26 Jan 1815. Trustees: James King, Samuel Lockwood, Alexander Monrow, James Naylor, Stephen Thrasher, James Wilson. [Vol. 5, pp. 174-175] RITTENHOUSE ACADEMY. Scott Co KY. Established 22 Dec 1798. Trustees: Abraham Buford, Bartlett Collins, Elijah Craig, Toliver Craig, John Hawkins, William Henry, John Hunter, Robert Johnson, John Payne, Samuel Shepherd, William Warren. [Vol. 2., p. 240] ROBERTCON ACADEMY. Columbia, Adair, KY. Established 31 Jan 1814. Trustees: William Caldwell, William Casey, Nathan Gaither, William Owens, Christopher Tompkins. [Vol.5, p. 125] ROCKCASTLE ACADEMY: Established 18 Jan 1810. Trustees: Henry P. Burford, John Burdett, William Carson, James Dysert, John Dysert, Absolem Rentfro, William Smith. [Vol. 4, p. 114] SALEM ACADEMY: Nelson Co KY. Trustees in 1788: James Allen, James Baird, Joseph Barnett, Walter Beall, John Caldwell, Cuthbert Harrison, George Harrison, Andrew Hynes, Isaac Morrison, James Morrison, Philip Phillips, John Steele, William Taylor, Tarah Templin, Matthew Walton. 6 Jan 1813 Trustees: Walter Brashear, William P. Duvall, Burr Harrison, John Rowan, Thomas Speed. [Vol. 5, p. 7] SHELBY ACADEMY: Established 22 Dec 1798. Trustees: Simon Adams, John Allen, Bland W Ballard, Thomas Given, Joseph Hornsby, Benjamin Logan, James Logan, Daniel McCleland, Nicholas Merewether, John Pope, Benjamin Roberts, Aquila Whitaker, Joseph Winlock. [Vol. 2, p. 241] SOMERSET ACADEMY: See SUMMERSET ACADEMY. STANFORD ACADEMY: Stanford, Lincoln Co. KY. Established 22 Dec 1798. Trustees: George Davidson, Samuel Finly, Jonathan Forbes, Richard Gaines, Nathan Huston, John James, Hugh Logan, Samuel Moore, William Owsley. [Vol 2., p. 240] 28 Nov 1806. Trustees: William Davis, Richard Gaines, William Logan, George McRoberts, Thomas Montgomery, Francis S. Reed, Samuel Shackleford, Joseph Welch, James T. Worthington. [Vol. 3, p. 334] SUMMERSET ACADEMY: Somerset, Pulaski, KY. Established 18 Dec 1802. Trustees: William Fox, James Hardgrove, Robert Moderel, Jesse Richardson. [Vol.3, p. 37] TRANSYLVANIA SEMINARY: Established May 1780. Trustees: William Christian, John Cobbs, John Cowan, William Fleming, John Floyd, Benjamin Logan, John May, George Meriwether, Edmund Taylor, George Thompson, John Todd, Levi Todd, Stephen Tripp. [Vol. 3, p. 571] May 1783 Trustees: John Bowman, John Campbell, William Christian, George Rogers Clark, John Cowan, Isaac Cox, John Craig, John Crittenden, Walker Daniel, John Edwards, William Fleming, Willis Green, Christopher Greenup, Robert Johnston, Benjamin Logan, Thomas Marshall, John May, Samuel McDowell, John Mosby, David Rice, Isaac Shelby, James Speed, Edmund Taylor, Levi Todd, Caleb Wallace. [Vol. 3, p. 572] TRANSYLVANIA SEMINARY. Established 22 Dec 1798, this seminary merged with the Kentucky Academy under the name of Transylvania University. Trustees: Cornelius Beatty, James Blythe, John Bradfdord, Bartlett Collins, James Crawford, Joseph Crockett, James Garrard, Thomas Lewis, Robert Marshall, Andrew McCalla, John McDowell, Samuel McDowell, William Morton, George Nicholas, Alexander Parker, Frederick Ridgeley, Robert Steel, Buckner Thruston, Levi Todd, James Trotter, Caleb Wallace. [Vol. 2, p. 234] UNION ACADEMY. Established 19 Jan 1814. Trustees: Robert Gilchrist, James Gray, Joseph Reives, Hugh W Robb, Jonathan Taylor, James Townsend. [Vol. 5, p. 80] WASHINGTON ACADEMY. Washington Co KY. Established 22 Dec 1798. Trustees: Henry Smock, Robert Able, Charles Ewing, Felix Grundy, Benjamin Hardin, John Helm, Thomas Kyle, John Lancaster, Barnabas McHenry, Samuel Overton, John Read, Matthew Walton, Philip Washburn, Charles Wickliff. [Vol. 2, p. 242] WINCHESTER ACADEMY. Winchester, Clark Co KY. Established 19 Dec 1798. Trustees: David Bullock, Patterson Bullock, William Cavenaugh, Robert Clark, Sr, Robert Clark Jr, Dillard Collins, Robert Elkins, Jacob Fishback, Richard Hickman, John Irwin, John Lyle, William Sudduth, Hubbard Taylor. [Vol. 2, p. 217] WOODFORD ACADEMY. Established 22 Dec 1798. Trustees: Robert Alexander, George Brooke, Marquis Calmes, Alexander Dunlap, John Jouitte, John O'Bannon, Tunstall Quarles, William Steele, William Vawter, Caleb Walalce, John Watkins, Charles Wilkins, Richard Young. [Vol. 2, p. 243] Approved 12 Dec 1804. Trustees:Harman Bowman, George Brooke, Marquis Calmes, Nathan Dedman, Thomas Eastland, John Jouitt, John O'Bannon, Charles Railey, William Steele, Benjamin Temple, Reuben Twyman, William Vawter, Richard Young. [Vol. 3, p. 181] (c) Copyright 31 Aug 2000, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. 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