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2. Mercer County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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   Mercer County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,772. Its county seat is Harrodsburg. The county was formed from Lincoln County, Virginia in 1785 and is named for Revolutionary War General Hugh Mercer, who was killed at the Battle of Princeton in 1777.

3. Nancy Lincoln - Wikipedia

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   Nancy Lincoln. Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for just over 10 years, the family moved from Kentucky to western Perry County, Indiana, in 1816.

4. John Bowman (pioneer) - Wikipedia

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   Major Joseph Bowman, brother. Capt. Isaac Bowman, brother. Col. Johannes " John " Bowman (17 December 1738 – May 4, 1784) was an 18th-century American pioneer, colonial militia officer and sheriff, the first appointed in Lincoln County, Kentucky. In 1781 he also presided as a justice of the peace over the first county court held in Kentucky.

5. Timeline of Kentucky history - Wikipedia

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   June 1, 1792 • Kentucky became the fifteenth state to be admitted to the union and Isaac Shelby, a military veteran from Virginia, was elected the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 1795 • Free Frank McWorter builds and manages a farming settlement in Pulaski County, Kentucky while enslaved by his father, George McWhorter; his ...

6. Gabriel Slaughter - Wikipedia

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   Gabriel Slaughter was born in Culpeper County in the Colony of Virginia on December 12, 1767, the son of Robert and Susannah (Harrison) Slaughter. [1] He was educated in the county's public schools and worked as a farmer. [1] In 1786, Slaughter married a cousin, Sarah Slaughter, and the couple had two daughters – Mary Buckner Slaughter and ...

7. Speed S. Fry - Wikipedia

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   Union Army. Rank. Brigadier General. Commands held. 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Battles/wars. Mexican–American War. American Civil War. Speed Smith Fry (September 9, 1817 – August 1, 1892) was a lawyer, judge, and a United States Army officer during the Mexican–American War and American Civil War .