Early Life of Lexington Before the Year 1820
Schools
| NAME | KIND | DATE IN KENTUCKY GAZETTE |
|---|---|---|
| Barbier, Chas. (French) | Aug. 8, 1795 | |
| Beck, Mr. | For Young Gentlemen | Apr. 2, 1811 |
| Beck, Mrs. | For Young Ladies | Feb. 19, 1805 |
| Brown, J.R. | Oct. 19, 1813 | |
| Capron, Mrs. | June 26, 1804 | |
| Carter, Abraham | Jan. 9, 1820 | |
| Cassidy, Edw. | Select Female Academy | May 17, 1819 |
| Desforges, Stephen (French) | July 29, 1816 | |
| Ely, G. & J. | Writing School | Aug. 10, 1820 |
| Gilbert, R. | Fencing School | June 6, 1798 |
| Grace, Mrs. | Aug. 17, 1820 | |
| Gray, Lucy | Mar. 29, 1797 | |
| Green's Academy | Nov. 3, 1806 | |
| Hannegan, Ed. B. | Feb. 27, 1809 | |
| Hargy, J. | Mar. 28, 1799 | |
| Holton, Geo. | Female School | Jan. 7, 1820 |
| Jones, Mrs. | Nov. 12, 1819 | |
| Kentucky Female Academy | Oct. 22, 1819 | |
| Lancastrian School | June 22, 1814 | |
| Lehre, Jacob | May 3, 1794 | |
| Levett, Mrs. | Academy | Aug. 28, 1810 |
| Lexington Grammar School | Jan. 12, 1788 | |
| Lexington Lycaeum | June 1, 1817 | |
| Logan, James & Mr. Pinkaid | Jan. 7, 1820 | |
| Lockwood, Mrs. | Apr. 20, 1813 | |
| Manley, J.D. | July 17, 1810 | |
| Mentelle, Woldemarde (French) | Aug. 1, 1798 | |
| Mennet, Sam (French) | Nov. 9, 1802 | |
| Morrison, Hamilton | Oct. 19, 1813 | |
| Music School at Transylvania University |
June 13, 1795 | |
| Pestilozzian Seminary | Mar. 9, 1813 | |
| Prentiss, Thos. M. | Mar. 17, 1812 | |
| Price, Sam | Mar. 29, 1798 | |
| Purkins, Jesse | Apr. 20, 1813 | |
| Rucker, Mrs. | Mar. 16, 1813 | |
| Spenver & DeCharns, Misses | Mar. 13, 1815 | |
| Stone, Barton W. | Dec. 19, 1814 | |
| Transylvania Seminary | Sept. 1, 1787 | |
| Unnamed Seminary | Oct. 4, 1788 | |
| Valentine, Peter (French) | July 1, 1794 | |
| Welch, Ann | Feb. 26, 1805 | |
| Wilson, Hugh | Jan. 15, 1791 | |
| Wing, Cornelius | Apr. 24, 1817 |
N.B. In the case of one or two, the date given may not be the very first notice; but even in those cases the date is within an issue or two of the very first notice.
Delcamp, Mary Estelle. Early Life of Lexington Before the Year 1820. Transylvania University, 1916.
Transcribed by P. Brinegar.
Updated January 12, 2026.