Logan County, KY, Order Book 25 Sept 1792 – January 1806 Notes Logan County, KY, Order Book 1 has the earliest court records but skips many court dates. This report is from the first 66 pages of the order book for after that it becomes a land entry book with no court records found other than the dates they met. This book is interesting to compare to A1 to see the variances as well as to see the spots that are filled in by using both of them to study Logan Co., KY, history. The first 6 pages (3 sheets) are torn loose and fragile but the remainder of the book is in good shape. P. 1, 25 Sept 1792, first court meets at home of Richard Mauldin. Burwell Jackson, Ambrose Mauldin, and Young Ewing are sworn in as justices of the peace and then they become the ones signing the court minutes. Samuel Caldwell is sworn in as clerk; William Reading is the county attorney; West Maulding is appointed sheriff. They order public buildings to be built on the land of William Campbell at the head of Muddy River. P. 2, court is to meet next at home of William Harrison. Justinian Cartwright is listed as a “man of ho--- and good demeaner” which seems to be the pre-lawyer certification. The KY-Carolina (later TN) line is mentioned. P. 3, 23 October 1792, John Grammer is a minister of the gospel and is licensed to perform the rites of matrimony. George Herndon and John Baker are appointed constables. A deed involving James Shepherd is listed here AND in first deed book but some deeds listed here as well as estate settlements do not show up in the deed and will books as one would expect. Order books, however, give no details on deeds or deaths, just records of them happening. The latter part of this book lists boundary lines of land being taken up on warrants. P. 5, January 1793, says the next court will meet at the courthouse on head of Muddy River. There are 134 tithables in the county and they are to pay 42 pounds of tobacco each for county expenses. Brands and ear marks for livestock are recorded in court records. P. 7, March 1793, a bill of sale involving Zachariah Askey and Stephen Jones does not show up in Deed Books. Ferry rates are set here also. James Shaw had a ferry on Ohio River at the mouth of the Cumberland River and was allowed to charge considerably more than Abraham Raymon’s ferry across Big Barren River. Logan County road to state line towards Nashville is order to be viewed. West Maulding, sheriff, complains that the jail is not sufficient. P. 8, 1793 mentions Ambrose Maulding’s Creek which is cannot be located today, at least, not by me. Does anyone have proof of where it was? Evidently between Logan courthouse and the state line as it is mentioned in road plans towards Nashville, the first road viewed and ordered in these books. P. 8, 1793, appraisers are assigned for Rubin McGathan’s estate and this does not show up in any Will Books. P. 9, July 1793, Thomas Boon makes bond and is administered oath as constable for the county. Ambrose Maulding is paid 40 shillings for iron for the public buildings. P. 10, 1793, order is given to lay out a road to Red Banks on Ohio River and to the county line near the mouth of Big Barren River. Order is given to cut the road towards Nashville, TN. P. 11, 1793, John Wriley has died and his estate is to be appraised. James Byrns is the administrator and bond was set at 1000 pounds. This does not show up in Will Books. P. 12, 1793, John Tigert gives gift of household items to his daughter Ester Standley. In the Deed Book, they become John Tagart and Esther Standly. Also here the Negro Mamo or Mamoa, property of James Herndon, is exempt from the tax. The sheriff is paid with 1400 pounds of tobacco, 800 for year 1792 and the remainder for 1793. Joshua Cates and Jessee Green keep coming to court until a mill seat is condemned on their property and they can begin business. P. 14, 1794, the road to Rhoads Settlement on Green River is viewed. James Dromgoole, tax commissioner in one district, is to be paid $56 for working 56 days on collecting taxes or tax lists. John Howard lists as his ear marks a cross in each ear and slit in left ear. Zachariah Askey cuts a swallow fork in the left ear and underkeal (?) in the right ear. P. 15, March 1794, there were 367 tithables in the county and they were to pay 1 shilling 7 pence each for expenses of the court. In Nov 1794, 415 tithables are listed and they are to pay 2 shillings 5 pence each. P. 15-16, 1794, Joseph Burdin and William McFadin are fined for not listing their taxable property. John Grammar, minister, is fined because he would not swear to his list. Later Grammar is relieved of the fine and McFadin’s is rescinded, no mention of Burdin, though, getting relief. P. 19, 1794, Burwell Jackson, John Cox, Henry Rhoads, Robert Ewing, and Young Ewing are to divide the land held in partnership for this county. 1795 liquor rates show a quart of whiskey at 1 shilling 6 d (which must mean pence) and breakfast or supper is 1 shilling. P. 21, 1794, the road to Frazer’s Mill is ordered. P. 22, 1795, John Foreman has died and does not show up in Will Books. P. 23, 1795, John McCombs is overseer of the road from Red Banks to Pond River. This helps locate him and you can see he was outside the present day bounds of Logan County. P. 25, 1795 Azariah Owens, Young Ewing, Charles Stewart and others are given license to keep an ordinary (tavern or eating house) in their houses. P. 26, 1795 Joseph Alexander is prohibited as ever again serving as constable, no reason stated. Mary Robertson and Charles Stewart are to keep the property safe for the orphans of Alexander Robertson (not in Will Book.) P. 27, 1795, Edmund Willcox is apprenticed out to William Henry, carpenter. P. 30, August court of 1795, Jeremiah Morgan has died and is the first one recorded in the Will Book. P. 33, October 1795, 12 pounds were spent to buy a table and press for the office of Commonwealth attorney. Record books cost the county 5 pounds. P. 34, October 1795, William Whitsett is paid 9s 9p for new locks for the jail. Charles Boyd is paid for courthouse repair. Many entries here are for roads to be viewed, laid out, or ordered. These are handy for locating ancestors for many mention creeks in surrounding counties so the people probably didn’t move, the county lines did. For example, Beaver Creek is the site of Robert Wallace’s mill. Does anyone know its location now for Logan County had not yet been cut up into the other counties at this date? Daniel Rhoads is overseer of the road from Rawhide to Clifty creek on the road from Logan Courthouse to Rhoads’ Landing, now probably north Logan and Todd County. P. 45, October 1796, the county expenses are presented and listed in record books, the number of people able to pay tax are counted and then the levy is passed. Any extra collected is to be retained by the sheriff until needed. The tax is still collected in pounds, shillings, and pence but the pay refers to dollar amounts. P. 63, 1797, inventory of William Lanham estate lists 1 Negro, a sorrell horse, a bay horse, 1 cloak, a saddle, 1 handkerchief, a gown. P. 65, 1800, Reubin Ewing, sheriff, is directed to build stocks for the county. P. 66 through 462 are land entries with description of bounds claimed. Later court entries in book 3 relinquish many of these claims due to already being appropriated or swapping for higher rated land. In the index, the person entering the land is marked with an (L) but MANY names are mentioned as “borders on the line of John Brown” and ALL names will be included in the index. Three names show up in this book but with questionable interpretations and are possibly anything else. They are Leonard Stum, several family members of an Avea or Avrea group, and Kinae, John. Any suggestions? If passed along to others or used in some other text, please credit or blame: Judy Utley Lyne, President, Logan Co., KY, Genealogical Society, Inc. P. O. Box 853 Russellville, KY 42276-0853 Return to Family Group Sheet Index Return To Logan Main Page