The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-03-19
When and Where the Courts Of Lin
coin Co. were Held, as shown
from the Records Of
the Courts.

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Of Virginia from and after that date
Fincastle county was divided into three
counties, Of which one was called Ken
lucky, and embraced all that part there
OF which lies TO the South and west
ward Of line beginning on the Ohio
river at the mouth Of the great Sandy
Creek and running up the same and
the main, or North-easterly branch
thereof to the Great Laurel Ridge or
Cumberland Mountains; thence South
westerly along said mountains TO the
line Of North Carolina and contained
$3.50 square miles.
In May, 1880. Kentucky was divided
into three counties. jefferson, Fayette
and Lincoln. jefferson embraced that
part OF the South side Of Kentucky riv-
er. which lies west and north Of line
beginning at the mouth Of Big Benson
creek and running up the same, and its
main fork to the head; then south to
the nearest waters Of Hammonds creek
and down the same to its junction with
the town fork OF Salt river. thence
South TO Green river and down the
same to its juncture with the Ohio riv-
er.
Fayette embraced that part which
lies north OF the line beginning at the
mouth of the Kentucky river and run
ming up the same to its middle fork
thence up the middle fork to the head.
thence Southeast TO the Washington
line.
Lincoln county embraced the residue
OF Kentucky county.
The first court in Lincoln county was
held at Harrodsburg on the 10th day OF
January. l7sl. The following persons
having received q commission from the
governor Of Virginia appointing them
Justices for the county of Lincoln: John
Bowman. Benjamin Logan, Hugh Nc
Gary. William Craig. Stephen Trigg'
John Cowan. Jno Kennedy. Jno. Logan
Abraham Bowman, Isaac Hite. William
Mcbride. William MeAfee and James
Estille. with authority as well to exc
cute within the limits the other duties
Of said Office prescribed by law to be OF
any court to be held for said county. OF
which court one of the said justices be-
ing of the seven first named shall be one
and also a commissioner Of Oyer and
Tcrminer directed to the same person
being commissioner Of Oyer and Termi'
ner for the trial of slaves In the said
county with authority to be OF any
court Of Oyer and Terminer.
The first court, held the 10th OF jan
uary. 1881, was organized 10y the sever
nj persons above named taking the oath
OF o.i,e. court adjourned TO Feb. ~
i7Sl. When court convened Feb. Zl'
l7sl, Col. Benjamin Logan came INTO
court and offered ten acres Of land. IN
GLIDING the Buffalo Springs, for build
IN, q court house and other necessary
public buildings. and also fifty acres AZ
one mile distant. nearly Southeast from
said spring. as long as the court oil sa'o
county shall continue there. and u ap'
pears TO the court TO be the most con
venient place; 1t is ordered that the
court be held there for the future; anC
il Is ordered that the court be adjourn
ed from Harroisburg to St. Asaph tc
he held there the next court in course
Nav term. 1888. Benjamin Logan
and George Davidson appointed to EN-
ploy persons to remove the court house
and prison for the use OF the county &c
such place on the land laid off for that
purpose as they shall think most con
yenient, and to be completed in such
manner as they shall direct. Ordered
that Willis Green be appointed clerk oil
this court.
August term. 1888 Benjamin Logan
and Hugh Logan (Gentlemen) are ap'
pointed in room of William Maylto view
the pri son and court house.
July term, 1886. Ordered that the
dwelling house of Col. Ben Logan b
made and considered the Goal OF the
county until further provisions be mad
herein by the court.
February ERIN, Feb. 81, 1857. Al
court held for Lincoln county. ordere'
that William Montgomery. Walker Bay
Tor, James Davis and Andrew klneald
(Gentlemen) are appointed and request
ed to let the building Of court nous
for the use Of the county Of the dlmen
sions to.wit: The body OF the house .
be of good white ash or oak logs wei
hewed and dufftailed. Thirty feet long
twenty feet wide and fourteen Zee
pitch, to be covered with lapt. shingles
two jury rooms. one on each side OF tn
same kind of logs and roof on each SD
at the end where the door is to open s.
that the whole building shall form I
The floors to be laid of good oak o