In 1866, Kentucky enacted an imperfect law to legitimize marriages of the formerly enslaved. Many Scott County, KY records survived.
Finding Marriages for Formerly Enslaved Persons
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Early Kentucky Pioneers Faced Inflated Land Prices
In 1780, early Kentucky pioneers entered Fayette County to settle the area later known as Lexington.
Flatboats Brought Pioneers into Kentucky on a Scary Path
Many of our ancestors were Kentucky pioneers who made their way down the Ohio river on a flatboat. These flatboats were later used to build a home.
Virginia Rejected Kentucky’s First Attempt at Government
Early Kentucky settlers met at Ft Boonesborough to establish a government. Pioneer families saw the need for local laws and government, but it failed.