Early Life of Lexington Before the Year 1820
Tavern Keepers of Early Lexington
| NAME | TAVERN NAME | DATE IN KENTUCKY GAZETTE |
|---|---|---|
| Adams. Geo. | Jan. 9, 1796 | |
| Banks, Cuthbert | Kentucky Hotel | Jan. 3, 1809 |
| Baylor, Walter | Jan. 16, 1796 | |
| Bradley, R. | Traveller's Hall | Aug. 2, 1806 |
| Bray | Sept. 29, 1787 | |
| Collins | Sept. 6, 1788 | |
| Dailey, Wm. | (Hotel) | Nov. 10, 1800 |
| Downing, John | Sign of Buffalo | July 16, 1805 |
| Cowning, John | Traveller's Hall | Dec. 15, 1806 |
| Edwards, Wm. | Apr. 30, 1802 | |
| Fitzgerald, Henry | Dec. 6, 1799 | |
| Hunter, John | Sign of American Eagle | Jan. 31, 1799 |
| Jamison, Sam'l. | Oct. 25, 1794 | |
| Kiser, John | Nov. 28, 1789 | |
| Lanphear, Benj. | Indian Queen Tavern | Jan. 6, 1817 |
| Marshall, Henry | Mar. 1, 1788 | |
| Noble, Elijah | Old Ironsides | Feb. 12, 1816 |
| Peake, Jesse | Dec. 13, 1788 | |
| Postlethwait, John | July 22, 1809 | |
| Satterwhite, Wm. | Eagle Tavern | Apr. 23. 1805 |
| Satterwhite, Wm. | Kentucky Hotel | Jan. 14, 1812 |
| Tibbatts, Thos. | Sign of Sheaf of Wheat | Jan. 2, 1798 |
| Warren, Thos. | June 21, 1803 | |
| Wickliffe, Chas. | Mar. 4, 1816 | |
| Willgus, Asa | Columbian Inn | June 13, 1814 |
| Wilson, Joshua | Postlethwait Tavern | June 5, 1804 |
| Young, Thos. | July 5, 1788 |
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 13, 2026.