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A
Blast of Bluegrass
Early
Kentucky Settlers, 1700s–1800s
(CD 519)
Reviewed
by Marthe Arends
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I cannot praise highly enough the source records CDs that Genealogy.com
and Genealogical Publishing Company are producing. They always
contain a collection of hard-to-find or rare books, valuable information,
and provide promising leads to tracking down further details.
This CD is no exception — it contains 12 books filled with
information about residents of early Kentucky. In it you'll find
probate records, church records, marriage records, obituaries,
will abstracts, military records, pension rolls, and some fabulous
volumes on Kentucky's role in the Revolutionary War, and War of
1812.
The books contained within this CD are:
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- Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories
by Junie Estelle Stewart King. This book contains an abstract
of wills from 1780 to 1842, as well as an index of wills by
county.
- A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and
Subjects Mentioned in Littell's Laws of Kentucky by W.
T. Smith. I know what you’re thinking — laws? Huh?
This volume contains an index of all of the individuals who
are mentioned in early Kentucky statutes. There are more than
5,000 people included!
- Kentucky Court and Other Records, Volumes I and II
by Mrs. William Breckenridge Ardery. These two volumes cover
a time period from 1725 through 1875, and include a wide range
of records — everything from Bible records to marriage
records, church minutes, tombstone inscriptions, inventories
of Revolutionary soldiers, and much more.
- Kentucky in the War of 1812 by Anderson Chenault
Quisenberry. This book contains a detailed account of the
War of 1812 with reference to Kentucky soldiers. It includes
biographical notes and service records.
- Kentucky Marriage Records. This book contains a list
of every marriage published in The Register of the Kentucky
Historical Society since 1903 except for those published
G. Glenn Clift in Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865 (also
found on this CD).
- Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865 by G. Glenn Clift.
This volume contains marriage notices from The Register
of the Kentucky Historical Society.
- Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854 by G. Glenn Clift.
This volume contains extracts for 5,000 obituary notices from
six Kentucky newspapers.
- Kentucky Pension Roll for 1835 by the Secretary of
War, in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United
States. This is an excerpt from the U.S. Pension Roll of 1835,
and contains a thorough list of approximately 2,500 pensioners
who resided in Kentucky.
- Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812 by the Kentucky
Adjutant-General's Office. This volume consists of a list
of names and service records of approximately 20,000 soldiers
and officers, both regular and militia who served in the War
of 1812.
- Remember the Raisin by G. Glenn Clift. This volume,
in addition to having a great title, is regarded as one of
the richest collections of Kentucky War of 1812 source material
ever published. For those of you wondering what a Raisin has
to do with Kentucky, the title refers to the Battle on River
Raisin.
- Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky: Also a Roster of
the Virginia Navy by Anderson Chenault Quisenberry. Just
as the title says, it's a list of all of the Kentucky men
who served in the Revolutionary War.
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Although the time periods vary per volume, the bulk of
the material found within this title concerns the time from
the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812. It is a great
mix of source data (lists, records, and extracts) and some
background material that will give users a good idea of
how Kentucky was involved in two major wars. I found the
Remember the Raisin! book to be particularly good,
with its histories of the battles, biographies of the officers,
and a helpful appendix listing soldiers who were engaged
in the battles.
This CD is another welcome source of information for Kentucky
researchers. If you have Kentucky settlers who were active
during the Revolutionary War or War 1812, you'll want to
have a peek at this useful new resource.
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Marthe Arends has
been involved in genealogy for 18 years. She has lectured on computers and genealogy
to many groups, has been the SysOp of a Fidonet genealogy BBS, has written articles
for a variety of genealogy publications, and currently writes fiction. Marthe has also written Genealogy
Software Guide and Genealogy
on CD-ROM, both published by the Genealogical
Publishing Company.
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