Documents in Year 1775                     

Sources:

• Kentucky County formed as part of Virginia

Fincastle County divided  "into other counties, which included Kentucky County, to prevent recognition of Richard Henderson's Transylvania Company by the Continental Congress."

"Kentucky County Boundaries: Ohio River to the north, Big Sandy River to the east, Virginia and North Carolina borders to the south, and the Tennessee River to the west."

Source: "Lincoln County Kentucky" by Turner Publishing Company 2002 pages 10-11

Links of Interest:

• King George III, British Monarch over American Colonies

• American Revolution 1775-1783

All about the American Revolution from battles and commanders to documents and timeline

• American Revolutionary War Reenactment organization

Field Guide has drawings of Continental forces uniforms