FIRSTS in the County
The first session of the Court of Quarter Sessions was held on 25 February, 1799 in the home of Fisher Rice. Governor Garrard commissioned Joseph Crockett, William Shreve and Richard Young as justices of the Court of Quarter Sessions.1 The First Circuit Court was organized in 1803; first order to appoint Samuel H. Woodson as clerk.1 The First Marriage was to Jesse Hughes and Mary Nicholson, married by Nathaniel Harris on March 14, 1799.1 The First Will recorded in Jessamine county was that of Charles Weber, signed, sealed and published 17 June 1799. 1
Historical Society
Address: 216 North Main Street - Farmers Square, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
