Category: Kentucky

Research before statehood including migration routes, settlements, forts and families.

Kentucky Families Before 1782: Segment 3

By Carol on December 23, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Welcome to segment 3 of the Kentucky land records dating before 1782. If you missed the first two segments, don’t worry. We have the links listed for you today. You can find […]

Kentucky Families Before 1782: Segment 2

By Carol on December 11, 2022 • ( 3 Comments )

Piedmont Trails continues sharing family surnames dating before 1782 in present-day Kentucky with segment two of the land series. A link to the first installment, which contains surnames from A thru C, […]

Kentucky Land Grants Before 1782

By Carol on November 6, 2022 • ( 5 Comments )

When someone mentions the state of Kentucky, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Daniel Boone and the early fort settlements? Or could it be the Shawnee tribes living […]

Question Of the Week

By Carol on December 15, 2021 • ( 19 Comments )

We are starting a new trend here on Piedmont Trails. Once in a while, we will present you with a question about history and genealogy. The query will most likely deal with […]

Genealogy & The Early Roads of Kentucky

By Carol on December 11, 2021 • ( 4 Comments )

Piedmont Trails shares the early roads of Kentucky during December 2021 using several different formats. Today’s article focuses on naming and identifying the Kentucky routes dating from the 1750s to the 1790s. […]

Seeking Freedom In The Wilderness

By Carol on July 3, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

For some, it wasn’t enough to migrate to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the 1740 decade. Although the region beckoned with frontier wilderness, the ever-presence of higher authority meant stipulations and […]

Census Records And Their Friends

By Carol on May 6, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

One of the first documents that family historians research is the federal census records. From 1790, these historic archives offer a personal view of our past. The US Government instructed a census […]

History of The Great Warriors’ Path

By Carol on November 14, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

The most important Indian path in America was located east of the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania and extended southward to eastern Georgia. During the year of 1646, Abraham Wood led an exploring […]