Pursuant to KRS 117.383, the Secretary of State is required after all elections to randomly select one (1) ballot scanner and one (1) race tabulated on that scanner for a hand-to-eye recount for each county of the Commonwealth. A random selection was conducted for each county and the selections are indicated here.

​​​​​​​​​​Land Office Articles in “Kentucky Ancestors"

1. Revolutionary War Warrants

2. Certificates of Settlement & Preemption Warrants​

3. Lincoln Entries

4. Jackson Purchase

5. County Court Orders

6. Virginia & Old Kentucky

7. Reference Library & Biographies

8. Kentucky Tax Lists 1792 - 1840

9. Kentucky Tax Lists 1841 - 1860

10. Kentucky Tax Lists 1861 - 1865​

Online references mentioned in these articles are currently available here​​


​​​​Kentucky Land History

Salyer, B.R. "Bud," "Early Kentucky Surveyors and Deputy Surveyors," - listing gathered from various sources

Hammon, Neal O., "Initial Land Acquisition in Kentucky"

Articles by Kentucky Historian Ron Bryant

Bryant, Ron, "Politics and Economics" (Oct. 2009)

Bryant, Ron, "Kentucky Roads" (Sept. 2009)

Bryant, Ron, "Although Kentucky Law Forbade Dueling..." (Aug. 2007)

Bryant, Ron, "Travel Accounts to Kentucky" (Nov. 2006)

Bryant, Ron, "Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln of Kentucky: Contrasts North and South" (Jul. 2006)

Bryant, Ron, "History as a Profession is Relatively Young" (Feb. 2006)

Bryant, Ron, "Christopher Columbus Graham: An Extraordinary Kentuckian" (Jan. 2006)

Bryant, Ron, "What Would Kentucky Be Like Without Its Large Number of Counties" (Oct. 2005)

Bryant, Ron, "Humphrey Marshall, Kentucky Historian" (Jul. 2005)

Bryant, Ron, "Kentucky and the Code Duello" (Jun. 2005)

Bryant, Ron, "The Uniqueness of Kentucky" (Apr. 2005)

 

Research Aids

Quick Reference Guide: Land Patenting Process

Quick Reference Guide: Kentucky Land Patent Series

Quick Reference Guide: Key Points to Remember
 
Quick Reference Guide: Surveying Measurements
 
About: Warrants
 

About: Entries

About: Surveys

About: Grants

Adkinson, Kandie, "Saddlebag Notes" (Technical Leaflet)

 
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Powerpoint Presentations

Early Land Patents in Kentucky, May 10, 2008, co-sponsored by Kentucky Secretary of State's Land Office, Kentucky Genealogical Society and Kentucky Historical Society

Kentucky Land Patents, March 3, 2011, presented at the American Association of Professional Landmen Spring Seminar in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Researching Kentucky Land Patents, March 3, 2011, presented at the American Association of Professional Landmen Spring Seminar in Pikeville, Kentucky.