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    1. Counties in Va.:

    3. Would someone tell me what JEFF. stands for in the 1850 census index under counties. Thanks, Paul

    11/02/2000 09:31:29
    1. Re: Counties in Va.:
    2. Paul V. Price

    3. Kentucky Co, VA, was formed in 1776 from the "soon to become extinct" Fincastle County. In 1780, Kentucky Co itself became extinct when it was divided into three parts forming Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln Counties. In 1785, Nelson Co was formed from Jefferson Co. In 1786, Madison and Mercer Counties were formed from Lincoln Co, AND Bourbon Co was formed from Fayette Co. In 1789, Mason Co was formed from Bourbon Co AND Woodford Co was formed from Fayette Co. There were political maneuverings and frequent proposals to split this region out from Virginia's control. On 18 December 1789, the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act to allow Kentucky to apply for statehood, and on 1 Jun 1792, Kentucky's nine counties became a state. Virginia "Re-uses" County Names Of these nine "original" Kentucky Counties, six had their names re-used by Virginia in the formation of new counties: Fayette: formed in 1831, became part of WV in 1863. Jefferson: formed in 1801, became part of WV in 1863. Madison: formed in 1792 from Culpeper Co. Mason: formed in 1776, became part of WV in 1863. Mercer: formed in 1837, became part of WV in 1863. Nelson: formed in 1807 from Amherst Co. Also, Lincoln County's name was re-used, but by WV in 1867. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 4:31 PM Subject: Counties in Va.: > Would someone tell me what JEFF. stands for in the 1850 census index under > counties. > Thanks, Paul > > > ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== > #1 When you have a new email address please UNSUBSCRIBE from the > old BEFORE you lose it; and SUBCRIBE from the NEW address as soon > as you get access to it. If you fail to do this please send the > old and new address to: [email protected] and the Mailing List name > -sysop > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

    11/02/2000 11:55:38
    1. Re: Counties in Va.:

    3. On 2 Nov 2000, at 16:31, [email protected] wrote: Would someone tell me what JEFF. stands for in the 1850 census index under counties. Thanks, Paul, Just a very wild guess. JEFFERSON!! <G> ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #1 When you have a new email address please UNSUBSCRIBE from the old BEFORE you lose it; and SUBCRIBE from the NEW address as soon as you get access to it. If you fail to do this please send the old and new address to: [email protected] and the Mailing List name -sysop ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

    11/02/2000 05:02:07