Will of William Hicks Lincoln County Will Book 1, Pages 10-11 In the name of God amen. I, William Hicks, being sick and weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for his mercies, and calling to mind the mortality of my body […]
Know all men by these presents that we, Thomas Pittman and John Boyd, are held and firmly bound unto Benjamin Harrison, Esq., Governor or chief magistrate of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the sum of fifty pounds current money of Virginia, to be paid to the said Benjamin […]
It is quite possible that William Stewart was one of the victims of the Battle of Blue Licks. He was listed as one of the privates killed, as well as one of his witnesses, Francis McBride. Clough Overton, another witness, was a captain for this mission, and he, […]
I, James Berry, of Lincoln County and state of Virginia, being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory, do make and dispose this my last will and testament. First, I recommend my body to the Earth to be buried in decent order, and my spirit I […]
This will of John Swan, written July 12, 1780, while Kentucky was a county of Virginia, gives us quite a bit of information about his family. He has three sons, John, Joel and Thomas; two daughters, Elizabeth and Lettice; and his wife (who is not named) is big […]
These wills from the early days of the beginning of our state, when it was still a district of the state of Virginia, are very interesting to read. I can’t help but wonder, since Joseph Lindsay said he was in perfect health, if he wasn’t soon to leave […]
This 1782 will of Nathaniel Hart is interesting in several ways. Kentucky is still part of the state of Virginia at this point, and it is divided into only three counties – Lincoln, Jefferson and Fayette. Nathaniel Hart owns land in each of the three counties. The will […]
During our time at the Lincoln County Courthouse last week, while actually looking for marriage records, I had to copy a few of the oldest wills. This will of Silas Harlen, written in 1780 and produced in court in 1783, is the first will of the county. If […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House