This no frills abstraction of Kentucky Wills and inventories contains only hard facts, which the author painstakingly gathered from original documents that cross seven decades and provide hundreds of names for genealogical research. It includes entries from thirty-eight counties, among them the first three formed; Fayette, Lincoln, and Jefferson, and gives details from documents that ...
The probate records (which actually go up to 1804) include the names of the testator, spouse, children, family members, executors and witnesses, the dates of the will and its probate, and its location. In addition, there are marriage bonds for 1764-1800, the 1770 Rent Roll (including the 1738 Rent Roll of the parent county, Prince William), cemetery inscriptions, and other data. The index has ...
These probate records include the names of the testator, spouse, children, family members, executors and witnesses, the dates of the will and its probate, and its location. Supplementing this are a 1761 rent roll, lists of militia officers and pensioners, and inscriptions from four cemeteries. The new index has 4,250 entries.