Cameron In The Old Kentucky Patents

The Kentucky Secretary of State, Early Certificates of Settlement and Preemption Warrants in Kentucky County, Virginia, included documentation for Charles Cameron, John Cameron and Angus Cameron.  The images can be seen online.


1.) Preemption Warrant #: 76
Name: Dochester, James County: Kentucky
Type #1: Settlement Acreage #1: 400
Type #2: Preemption Acreage #2: 1000
Location/WaterCourse: "Dochester Improvement" on Dicks River Assignee #1: Paulin, Henry
Assignee #2: Cameron, Charles
Issue Date: 10/19/1779 Authorized: VA 0947.1; VA 0947.2; VA 0947.3

2.) Preemption Warrant #: 593  

Name: Cameron, John County: Kentucky

Type #1: Preemption Acreage #1: 1000

Location/WaterCourse: Salt River

Issue Date: 2/13/1780 Authorized: VA 3914.0

3.) Preemption Warrant #: 594
Name: Cameron, Angus County: Kentucky
Type #1: Settlement Settlement Acreage #1: 400
Type #2: Preemption Acreage #2: 1000
Location/WaterCourse: Licking Creek
Issue Date: 1/1/1780 Authorized: VA 5122.0; VA 5123.0; OK 5186.0