In 1790, Kentucky was a county in Virginia, which was formed from the
old Fincastle County which was dissolved in 1776.
Walter

Joy King wrote:

>According to the Introduction to FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES 1790
>RECORDS OF THE STATE ENUMERATIONS: 1782 TO 1785 VIRGINIA, p.5:
>The United States In 1790.
>In March, 1790, the Union consisted of twelve states- . . . Kentucky was a
>part of Virginia, . . .
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>Joy
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>From: "Steve and Yvonne" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 11:41 PM
>Subject: 1790 Virginia / Kentucky Census question
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>We have a simple question about the 1790 Census. Were the 9 counties soon to
>be Kentucky part of the 1790 Virginia Census or were they considered as
>Kentucky even though they were not officially a state in 1790?
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