Fayette County, Kentucky, History of.

By: J.H. Battle & Robert Peter, MD, Pub. 1882, Reprinted 2017, 856 pages, hard cover, NEW INDEX, ISBN #0-89308-163-9.

Fayette County was created in 1780 as one of the first three counties form by the Virginia Legislature in Kentucky Territory.  This book is probably one of the MOST sought-after books on Kentucky History/Genealogy. It is the definitive history on Fayette County, KY. and the city of Lexington. The NEW FULL NAME INDEX that was produced for this volume mentions approximately 12,000 individuals.