Trigg County Genealogy Trails

 

Sales of Forfeited Lands, 1845

[Source: Kentucky Ancestors;

Genealogical Quarterly of the Kentucky Historical Society;

Vol. 39, No. 1 Autumn 2003]

Transcribed by Cathy Schultz

 

Beginning with the 29 April 1845 issue, the Frankfort Commonwealth published a list of forfeited lands from counties throughout Kentucky.  The list is useful because it provides a snapshot of many landholders and/or owners from the statehood year of 1792 to 1843, including those who left the state.  It also documents individuals who did not or were unable to pay their taxes.  Though the text has been placed in table form, place names and other original information have been retained.

 

LYING in Trigg county, which will be sold to the highest bidder, on the 25,h day of August next, at the Court House door in the town of Cadiz, that being Circuit Court day, unless the tax, interest and costs theron, be paid on or before that day, viz:

 

Name	acres	location	years unpaid	amount due
John Crawford	67	Cumberland river	1804-43	21.92
Thomas Rice	220	Muddy creek	1820-43	24.51
Daniel Flowrence	1,000	Cumberland river	1834(?)-43	74.87
John Edloe's heirs	601	Cumberland river	1820-34	43.68
Ronald & Brown	890	Cumberland river	1792-1843	163.52
Same	270	Cumberland river	1806-43	35.92
Thomas Gooch	90	Cumberland river	1800-43	28.94
Henry Bedinger	1,000	Cumberland river	1821-43	75.25
Wm. Fitzhugh	636	Cumberland river	1825-43	59.48
Zachariah Johnson	386 (2/3?)	Cumberland river	182_-43	31.32
Same	616	Cumberland river	1829-43	32.71
Robert White	510	Cumberland river	1820-43	37.47
John Edmonds	1,000	Cumberland river	1822-43	100.79
Camp Porter	933	Cumberland river	1824-43	32.24
Dr. M. Boswell's representatives	1,000	Cumberland river	1833-43	51.46
Joseph Covington	666 2/3	Cumberland river	1832-43	45.12
Richard Archer	556	Cumberland river	1796-1843	108.62
Matthew Glenn and T.B. Roy	600	Little River	1837-43	17.94
Hancock Lee	700	Cumberland river	1839-43	40.77
Heirs of A. Madison	1,000	Cumberland river	1839-43	58.00
Archibald Blair	1,000	Cumberland river	1837-43	58.33

With an addition often per cent, thereto as Agents' commission, and 50 cents cost of advertising.

J.E. THOMPSON,
Agent for the Com'th

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