In 1991, I was searching through old records in the Barren Co courthouse attic and found hundreds of little scraps of paper which were original land entries of Barren Co KY. They ran from 1801 through 1840. They were little scraps of paper, some only a couple of inches long. I photocopies these while most were still readable - many were written on blue paper and the ink had turned to a rusty brown which was fast deteriorating. I also located a list dating back to the early days of the names and certificate #'s of the early settlers as they entered land. The originals are now protected and not available for research. Remember, there were already people living here prior to 1801! For the first part of this series, I am going to list the names and dates along.. This list has no other information, but hopefully, I located most of the actual entries and will be sharing more information on them later - which sometimes showed the location and acreage. I would recommend holding on to this preliminary list as many of the actual land entries are not dated as they were originally bundled together by month and years - but over the years had become separated as the old clerks and individuals searched through them. The dates shown in the list to follow was the montly meeting of the Barren County Clerk as I've shared before in the Order Books. These are numbered consecutively - I do not know if this was the certificate # or just the number the clerk placed on them on the list. This list can also give you a clue when more than one individual with the same surname appeared at the same time - could be a family relationship. Names spelled as shown. January Court 1801: #'s 1 through 6: John Nevill, Francis Lattimore, Joseph Jolly, John Gates, Samuel Gates, John Kirtley March Court 1801: #'s 7through 45: Ezekiel Shirley, Saml Marrs, John Watkins, Richard Garnett, Alexander McKay, William Smith, Hugh Smith, Job Jenkins, Michael Simpson, Thomas Jones, Jessie Jones, Thomas Curd, Christopher Howard, Michael Harlow, Wm Summers, Hopsin Kincade, Wm Smith, Charles Demint, John Bennet, Jas H Rice, Robt Stockton Sr, John Montgomery, Moses Carrick, John Harris, Thomas Rowsy, William Harriis, Francis Harris, Wm Speakman, James Tomlinson, Joseph Wilson, Robert True, Solomon Dickerson, James Edgar, Joseph Gist, Jacob Grider, Elenor Kirkpatrick, Abraham Kirkendall, Kinsey Tudder, David Haiden May Court 1801: #46 thru 109: Robert Anderson, Thomas Sullivan, James Tomlinson, Joshua Pennington, John Smith, John Mulkey, James Perry, Daniel Pennington, Newberry Stockton, Moses Dooley, Robert Stockton Jr, Anderson Goforth, Philip Mulkey, Wm H Logan, Tho Morris, Aron Smith, Susanna Cummins, Abraham Kerkendall, William Cockran, Tho Bluky [likely Blakey/Blakley], Tho Smith, Henry Bushong, Elijah Gates, Tho Clelland, Jesse Davis, Jesse Terry, Ambros Hunt, Joseph Scott, Henry Tuder, Josiah Conger, Stephen Cole, John Hardy, Robert Runnian, Barefoot Runnian, Wm Runnian, Robert Kirby, Michael Runnian, Wm Prockter, Abner Dooly, Moses Dooly Jr, Jessee Temple, George Dooly, Clemme Hill, David Lyen, Henry Cook, Dennis McColly, John Birks Sr, William Edard, Richd Scags, Jeremiah Tryon, Isaac dale, David Lyen, James White, Moses Sherley, Jacob Gibson, William Dale, Wm Dunken, Saml Brents, Isaac Robertson, James Allen, Tho Smart, Matthias Lair, Abraham Noris/Voris, Samuel P Malone. July Court 1801: #110 thru 286: Elijah Butler, Nathanile Roundtree, Henry McGee, John Garnett, Beverly Bradley, William J Wood, John Lyons, John Nevil, Martin McMahan, James Sturgeon, Dan Curd, John Leach, Nimrod Bartlett, John Dicus, Jesse Satterfield, David Wooly, George Clark, James Johnston, William Kays/Keys, James Harlan, John Pinkley, John Scott, Saml Wood, John Middleton, Thomas Wood, John Walker, Andrew Lucky, John Gum, Nathan Breed, Thomas Citram, Matthew Middleton, David Anderson, Joseph Logston, William Jenkins Jr, John McGee, John Edgar, John Edgar [2 entries or one a Sr/Jr?], Wyn Malone, Nathan Bass, Obediah Vaughn, Robert Sharp, Joseph Manada, Thomas Clark, Benjamin Johnston, Richard Belcher, Charles Marada, Moses Belcher, Ephraim Puckett, James Martin, John Goff, Thomas ___, Edmund Wade, John Reece, John Cox, John Slatan, Lewis Patrick, William Bennett, Solomon Greer, John Belcher, Joseph Tunstal, Jacob Wilson, Thomas McEarly, James Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Alexander Johnson, Nehemiah Rotten, Nehemiah Rotten Jr, Benjamin Gist, Amos Harber, James Forbes, John Burks, Joseph Bridges, John Chism, John Rotten, John Gore, John Flint, Valentine Simon, James Williamson, Jobe Trobridge, Marshal D Spain, Samuel Swenny, Robert Bird, John Bird, Lawrence Gillock, Henry Kirkham, Elkanah Anderson, John Anderson, John Withers, Saml Cummins, Stephen Perkins, James Kelsey, John Harrad, Andrew Walker, Forrester Mercer, Josiah Mins, John Nelson, John Ranking, Benjamin Rush, James Rush, James Ranken, Daniel Shirley, Thomas Speakman, James Tadlock, Thomas Bartley, John Harlen Jr, George B Harlin, Robesrt Hamilton, Abraham Joab, Jno Kelly, Richard Pennington, Joshua Wilson, Thomas Logan, John Leonard, James Austin, John Andrews, Jacob Button, Joel Moore, Ezekiel Springer, Thomas Bandy, John Buford, George Chism, George Jameson, John Jameson. to be continued next week with Oct 1801. 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