Barren County KY Circuit Court Equity Cases Off-Docket Volume 2, 1932-1950.
An index of the cases heard and settled during this time frame; over 5,700 names cited as plaintiff or defendant. The reason for the case is not shown but normally dealt with indebtedness, minor law suits, division of land, adoptions and more. Some names found here are not listed on the census records of 1930-1940. Shown is the name of the plaintiff, defendant, the month and year that the case was settled and the bundle number assigned to the case. There are faded entries on the index but I have attempted to transcribe the majority. These cases are now in Frankfort, KY. 104 pages with extensive full-name index. $18.00
Barren County KY Equity Cases Off-Docket Index, 1813 through 1860.
Kept by the Circuit Clerk, this is an index book of all the cases heard from this time period. Shown is the name of the plaintiff, defendant, year and bundle number. These books no longer exist and the index was forwarded to Frankfort along with all the old Circuit Court cases. A wonderful source for the serious researcher as many names appear here that appear no place else and the index is only available on microfilm - very difficult to read. Cases heard in equity include divorces, emancipation of slaves, widow's dower, sale of land to pay debts and distribute money to heirs, debts and much more. 94 pages, full name index. $15.00
Barren County KY Equity Cases Off-Docket Index, 1861-1910.
Transcribed from the microfilm from records no longer available in the county. The index shows the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the year the case was brought and the bundle #. This is an excellent source to see if one's ancestor was in Barren Co during this time period. 117 pages with surname index. $18.00
Barren Co Equity Cases Off-Docket 1911-1931.
Last in the series of cases; format is the same as previous volumes. 83 pages with surname index. $15.00
Barren County KY Index of Inventories, Sales and Settlements, Volumes 11 through 13.
Covering the time frame of 21 Aug 1865 through 30 Nov 1883, these are the estate settlements of those dying without a will. This is an index of the original volumes which have never been indexed and very old and faded. They contain many hundreds of settlements. Shown is the name of the deceased, the Administrator's name (if shown), the type (Inventory and Appraisement, Sale and Settlement), the date documents were recorded, the volume and page number. A wealth of information is to be found in these records. There are some guardianship settlements along with the items the deceased owned, the value of same, who bought the item and how much they paid, bills owed, money due, some spouse and children's name are also shown. Some are rather unusual such as the inventory of one man who owned "two human skeletons, value $5.00"! Family Bibles are mentioned, tombstones to be ordered and the widow's dower. If your ancestor died during this time frame and didn't leave a will, hopefully he will be cited here. 47 pages including full-name index and an explanation of how these records were made and definition of legal terms used. $12.00
Barren County KY Index of Inventories, Sales and Settlements from Volumes 14 through 16.
Covers 13 Aug 1883 through 22 Dec 1896 for those dying intestate. In the same format as the previous volumes, this index includes extra information. Wife and child(ren)'s name are shown when noted, Family Bibles are noted and anything that will be of help to the researcher. This also covers a bankruptcy of a major store in Glasgow and two bankruptcies or mortgages of horse equipment providers. It also shows one husband who refused to let the county inventory his wife's estate! 40 pages including full-name index plus explanation of terms used, a brief explanation of the entire process. $12.
Barren County Tavern Bonds 1799-1855
Taverns in the olden days were not as we think of now. The owners provided not only libation but lodging, food, stabling of horses and cattle and their food. This small book contains the listing of all tavern owners in Barren Co 1799-1851 from the Order Books and then photostatic copies of the bonds themselves from 1848-1855. This is the only known book of its kind. Shown is the tavern owner, securities and date. Many times people whose names do not appear in the major books can be found in little books like these. 50 pages including full-name index. $5.00
Barren Circuit Court Records Vol 1 thru 7 are co-authored with Gladys Wilson.
Circuit Court Records, Barren Co KY Vol 1. 1811-1820, 124 pages, $12.00
Circuit Court Records, Barren Co KY, Vol 2. Varied dates, primarily plaintiffs whose surnames begin with A & B. 154 pages, $12.00
Circuit Court Records, Barren Co KY, Vol 3. Mainly plaintiffs "C", none newer than 1890, 98 pages, $17.00
Circuit Court Records, Barren Co KY, Vol 4. Mainly D thru G surnames, older records, 98 pages, $9.00
Circuit Court Records, Barren Co KY, Vol 5. Divorces 1811 thru 1878, 42 cases, 127 pages, $10.00
Circuit Court Records, Barren Co KY, Vol 6. 45 cases from 1840-1880, 119 pages plus index, $12.00
Circuit Court Records, Barren Co KY, Vol 7. Cases from 1807-1884, majority pre 1850. Many prominent cases, 120 pages $10.00
Barren Circuit Court Records, Vol 8.
These are the original copies typed by the late researcher, Gladys Benedict Wilson which were unpublished at her untimely death. 65 cases ranging from the early 1800's to the late 1800's. They entail divorces, land disputes and divisions, debts, a Civil War pension application and much more. $18.00
Barren County Circuit Court Records Volume 9.
32 cases, ranging from 1809 to 1877 (only 3 cases after 1858) and includes land disputes, slave settlements, murder, patent disputes, a problem with a raffle for a watch, a lunacy hearing, fights over horses, bad bookkeeping at a mercantile and many other cases - including a gal who couldn't handle her late husband's children, her children and disobedient slaves. Some of names involved include: Forbis, Lee, Jewell, Crozier, Thomas, Martin, Staton, Mitchell, Wade, Holder, Harlow, Jamison, Edmunds, Martin, Dickerson, Bridges, Warder, Fulcher, Gillock, Wheeler, Monroe and many others. All old Circuit Court cases are now in Frankfort making them hard to research. Many heirs shown. 129 pages, $16.00
Barren Co KY Circuit Court Records Volume 10.
Transcribed by the late Gladys Benedict Wilson; 26 cases dated 1813 through 1849. Cases include theft, lunacy, buying land before of legal age, distribution of land and slaves and a salt well dispute. Surnames as plaintiffs and defendants include Goodman, Phillips, Fitzgerald, Whitten, Hall, Huckaby, Smith, Ford, Penn, Holloway, Lee, Wilson, Jones, Payne, Jenkins, Mayfield, Twyman, Hatton, Freeman, Depp, Wooten, Wrenn, Davidson, Buford, Mayfield, Matthews, Cake, Bush, Burks, Kinchelow, Emerson, Azlen, Furlong, Grey, Haley, Settle, Jordan, Holman, Greer, Minton, Lewis, Green, Morris, Wolf, Young, Underwood, Rogers, Moss, Bethel, Waller, Jeffries, Mansfield, Ryon, Huggins. 130 pages including full-name index. $17.00
Barren Co Circuit Court Cases Vol 11.
Originally typed by the late Gladys Benedict Wilson. Abstracts of 26 cases from 1839-1884, no longer available locally. Cases include plaintiffs and defendants Payne, Lewis, Thomas, Kinslow, Vaughn, Wade, Bibb, Houk, Clack, Tolle, Hollman, Shipley, Bush, Lee, Mansfield and many more. Included are petitions for land division with heirs named, debts, dowers. 87 pages with full-name index. $12.00
Barren Co. Circuit Court Cases Volume 12.
Presented by Sandra K. Gorin & Martha P. Harrison. 53 cases from 1813-1900 Most cases in the early to mid 1800s. Full transcription of cases transcribed by the late Eva Coe Peden & Glady Benedict Wilson. Many heirs shown, widow's dowers, divorces, debts, land sales. 228 pages with full-name index. $17.00
Barren Co KY Circuit Court Cases Volume 13.
Sandra K. Gorin and Martha P. Harrison. 44 new cases ranging from 1829-1897. Typed by the late Eva Coe Peden and Gladys Benedict Wilson from the original cases; not abstracted - full transcription. Some surnames include Pulliam, Lee, Logsdon, Bowles, Payne, Broady, Peden, Eubank, Harrison, Kincheloe, Dale, Atterberry, Rogers, Bush, Steenbergen, Shirley, Ritter. Includes divorces, distribution of dower, division of lands with all the heirs named. 159 pages including full-name index. $15.00
Barren Co Circuit Court Volume 14.
Sandra K. Gorin and Martha P. Harrison. Contains 54 cases of great interest for 1813 through 1889. The majority of the cases are pre 1850 and include many divorces, slave squabbles, debts, Rev.War pension rejection, sale of land to heirs, slander and more. Also included are 135 cases on the court docket 1808-1809 showing names, date, case # and in most cases, resolution. Names include Snoddy, Wilson, Bailey, Bransford, Bowles, Carpenter, Kinslow, Goodman, Settles, Roun(d)tree, Dishman, Winlock, Holder, Rogers, Jameson, Huckaby , Stockton and many more. 120 pages including full-name index. $16.00
Barren Co Circuit Court Records Volume 15.
54 file cases from 1808-1899 with the majority in the 1850's. Includes a murder, suicide, dower, sale of land for distributions to heirs (names listed), partnerships, a case over a thrashing machine, divorces and child custody. Also included are a few emancipations prior to the Civil War and some militia commanding officers 1845-1857. Some names included are Johnston, Thomas, Greer, Jones, Deweese, Yancey, Holman, Skaggs, Holman, Bunch, & many more. 115 pages including full-name index. $15.00
Barren Co KY Circuit Court Cases Volume 16.
58 cases dating from 1808 through 1899 plus 16 County Court records involving dower assignment, division of land, heirs, murder, etc. Transcribed from the files of Gladys Benedict Wilson, cases range from land disputes, slave disputes, partnership problems, a patent for a steam washing machine and much more. 130 pages including a full-name index. $17.00
Barren County Circuit Court Journal
1808-1810. Land fights, will disputes, divorces & annulments, drinking, assault & battery. 9 pages, $7.00
Barren County Circuit Court Memorandum Book
1816 thru part of 1819. Defts, pltffs, cause, cost of suit. 59 pages, $8.00
Barren County Circuit Court Memorandum Book, Vol 2.
Same as above, 52 pages, $14.00
Barren County Circuit Court Witness Book
1812-1819. Names, payments, mileages paid to witnesses, 71 pages, $14.00
Barren County Court of Quarter Sessions Vol 1.
1799-1802. 46 pages, $6.00
Barren County Court of Quarter Sessions, Vol 2.
1802 thru May 1807. 97 pages, $4.00
Christopher Tompkins Minute Book 1817- 1822.
The records of the proceedings of the Circuit Court under Judge Christopher Tompkins, noted Judge, KY State Representative and lawyer. If your ancestor was in Barren Co during this time frame, they likely were sued, sued someone or sat on the Grand Jury. Hundreds of cases in abbreviated format as recorded by Richard Garnett, Clerk. 150 pages plus 34 page index plus a list of many of the legal definitions shown. $22.00
Edmonson Co KY Probate Index 1831-1921.
An index of all the probate cases of the county taken from Books A, B, C and 1. Shows the name of the individual, type of transaction, book number and page number. Probate records include inventories and appraisals, sale bills, vouchers and other adjustments to the accounts of the deceased, guardian reports, widow's dowers, settlements and other miscellaneous information. The actual documents are not shown. 45 pages including full-name index. $10.00
Metcalfe County KY Probate Records Index:
The reader can see at a glance whether their ancestor's name is shown in the probate record books. Indexes to the following books are given: Administrative Settlements 1896-1912; Bills and Sales 1893-1923; Inventories 1867-1908 and Settlements 1868-1888. These do not contain the documents, just the index! Names shown can include the name of the deceased, administrator, executor, guardian, wards of the guardian or spouse. The book and page number where the names are found is shown. 66 pages including a full-name index. $10.00
Monroe County
Circuit Court Records, Monroe Co KY Vol 1. Pltffs surname A & B, 1870 thru early 1900's. 103 pages, $10.00
Circuit Court Records, Monroe Co KY Vol 2. 1885 thru 1907, 89 cases inc divorces, bigamy, bastardy suits, land 115 pages, $14.00
Circuit Court Records, Monroe Co KY Vol 3. 30 divorces plus land settlements, slander, wills, 101 cases 1880's thru 1905. $15.00
Circuit Court Records, Monroe Co KY Vol 4. Photocopies of Peden's transcription, 71 cases including divorces, land, slander, etc. 217 pages, $19.00
Monroe Co Circuit Court Volume 5. Transcribed from 1893-1907 destroyed records of the county. Includes 47 extremely interesting divorces cases and 12 cases of assault & battery, slander, adoption, breach of peace and others. 111 pages, full name index. $15.00
Monroe Co Circuit Court Records Volume 6. Continuing series of the old Circuit Court records which were destroyed many years ago. Cases include one divorce, land sales for payment of debts, land sales for distribution of money to heirs & much more. Many heirs named and residences for those out of state. 131 pages including full-name index. $15.00
Monroe Co Docket Book. $6.00
Warren County Court of Quarter Sessions (Circuit Court Order Book 1)
1797 - 1801. 64 pages, $10.00
Warren County KY Equity Case Index 1802-1856.
These records are no longer in the Circuit Court but are housed at the WKU Folklife Archives, Manuscripts. With permission, this book lists the index of the records during this time frame Transcribed by the staff. Shown is the Box, File & Case Number of every record during this time frame Cases include many divorces, settlements of estates, land disputes, debts, slaves etc. Files most times show heirs of the parties involved, sometimes copies of wills and deeds. Barren County people are found there when suit was handled in Warren Co. Over 1200 indexes of cases shown, abstracted with a 9,000 full name index. 122 pages. $20.00