Eddyville RecordsEddyville RecordsThis page updated 23 Jun 2007
The sections listed below contain extracts for the original county records, in all cases focusing on the family of Gideon Dyer Cobb (1773-1834). I have attempted to find every record of each type searched for Gideon, his brothers, and his descendants, though no doubt some were missed.
Selected records of some associates are included, as noted more specifically in each section. Further, many other individuals are mentioned when they were part of transactions involving the Cobbs, but the records for those individuals are by no means complete.
Many names are spelled as best I could discern them from the original records, and in many cases are no doubt in error. I have scanned images of all of the records listed, and would be happy to consult them, or furnish copies, to clarify any questions.
County Courts in early Kentucky served functions today the responsibility of multiple governmental bodies; they were essentially the whole of county government. They were responsible for functions today generally the purview of County Commissioners or Supervisors - setting tax rates and collecting taxes, establishing and maintaining roads and public buildings, and licensing taverns and ferries. They also had judicial functions, including the probating of wills and estates, and hearing appeals to decisions of magistrates. Members of the Court were Justices of the Peace, appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth. The Order Books record the proceedings of the Court.
| Covers the period from the formation of the County on 21 May 1799 until Caldwell County was formed on 1 May 1809. | |
| Covers the period from the formation of the County on 1 May 1809 until Lyon County was formed on 1 Apr 1854. |
Livingston County |
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| Cover the period from the formation of the County on 21 May 1799 until Caldwell County was formed on 1 May 1809. | |
Caldwell County Deeds |
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| Transactions involving the initial settlers in the Eddyville area, from the formation of the County on 1 May 1809. | |
| Transactions involving Caleb C. Cobb, eldest son of Gideon & Modena Cobb. | |
| Transactions involving Robert L. Cobb and his younger brother, Gideon D. Cobb, sons of Gideon & Modena Cobb. They joined in many business ventures. | |
| Transactions involving the descendants of Col. Linah Mims. | |
| Transactions involving persons not listed above. | |
Mortgages were taken for a variety of reasons, often to obtain an advance payment on a crop not yet ready for harvest, or to secure accounts due with merchants. While some mortgages were secured with land, in many cases crops and household good were mortgaged in addition to or instead of land. Thus these mortgages serve as an inventory of the goods typically owned by the people of this time and place.
| Covers the period from the formation of the County on 21 May 1799 until Caldwell County was formed on 1 May 1809. | |
| Covers the period from the formation of the County on 1 May 1809 until Lyon County was formed on 1 Apr 1854. |
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