Local Officials Commissioned by Kentucky Governors
1792-1812
This listings of early local officials of
Kentucky was compiled from entries in the Executive Journals of the Governors.
Given are the official's name, his office, the commission date.
JP=Justice of the Peace
JCQS-Justice of the Court of Quarterly Sessions
Shff=Sheriff
Inspr-Inspector of Warehouse, tobacco, hemp, flour
Crnr=Coroner
Srvyr=Surveyor
Commissions under Governor Isaac Shelby-6 June
1792-5 May 1796
Benham, Robert-JP-December 1794
Berry, Washington-JCQS-December 1794
Brashier, Henry-JP-December 1795
Bryant, Samuel-JP-December 1794
Bush, John-JP-December 1795
Bush, Philip-JP-December 1794
Cook, John-JP-December 1794
Craig, John-JCQS-December 1794
Daniel, Charles-JCQS-December 1794
Ewing, John-JP-December 1795
Grant, Squire-JP-December 1795
Grant, Squire-Srvyr-December 1794
Hiatt, John-JP-December 1795
Kelly, Nathan-Shff-December 1794
Kenney, Thomas-JP-December 1794
Little, James-JP-December 1794
Miller, James-JP-December 1795
Roberts, John-JP-December 1794
Commissioned under Governor James Garrard-6 June 1796-August 1804
Allen, Benjamin-Crnr-December 1799
Arnold, William-JP-September 1796
Bartel, John-Shff-December 1802
Bell, Benjamin-Crnr-May 1798; JP-May 1798
Berry, Washington-ACJ-December 1803
Brasher, Henry-Shff-April 1801
Brown, A-JP-December 1798
Cowine.Cozine, Maths-JP-March 1797
Flournoy, John-JP-December 1798
Flournoy, John J-ACJ-December 1801
Fowler, Jacob-JP-July 1802; Crnr-April 1801
Goodwin, Coleman-UP-March 1797
Graves, Bartlett-JP-November 1802
Griffin, Thos-JP-December 1798
Hume, George-JP-September 1796
Kelley, Nathan-resigned Shff November 1797
Kennedy, Joseph-Crnr-March 1802
Kennedy, Thomas-JCQS-May 1801; December 1801
Kertly, Jeremiah-JP-December 1796, February 1797
Leathers, John-JP-December 1798
Lindsey, Thomas-JP-March 1797, November 1797
Morgan, Charles-JCQS-December 1796
Mosby, Dan'l-JP-February 1797
Mountjoy, Alvin-JP-September 1796
Noble, Thomas-JP-October 1802
Reddick (Reddie), William-Shff-March 1797
Robinson, Josh-JP-October 1802
Sandford, Thomas-JP-December 1798
Scott, Obediah-JP-December 1796, Mar 1797
Spillman, Francis-JP-December 1798
Stewart, Bernard-Shff-July 1798
Stubbs, Robt-Srvyr-November 1801
Talbett, James L-JP-January 1802
Taylor, James-JP-February 1798
Commissioned under Governor Christopher Greenup-September 1804-August 1808
Anderson, William-JP-April 1807
Beall, Benjamin-ACJ-March 1806
Enos, Daniel-Shff-September 1804
Hume, George-Shff-December 1804; June 1805
Kenedy, James-JP-July 1806
Lawrence, John-JP-February 1808
Lynn, Nathan-JP-June 1805
McCoy, Jacob-JP-June 1805
Porter, George-JP (Newport) July 1806
Scott, Obadiah-Shff-April 1807
Taylor, Edmund-JP (Newport) March 1806
Winstone, John-JP-June 1805
Commissioned under Governor Charles Scott-October 1808-August 1812
Cooper, John-JP-October 1810
Craig, Benjamin-JP-April 1809
Daniel, Charles Jr.-JP-January 1812
Grant, Sq(ire)-Shff-April 1809
Leathers, John-ACJ-February 1809
Lindsey, John B-JP-September 1809
Lindsey, Thomas-Shff-August 1811; January 1812
McLaughlin, John-JP-September 1809
Powell, Oner-JP-October 1810
Reddick, William-JP-September 1809
Reeves, Stacy-JP-January 1812
Robertson, Joseph-Crnr-July 1810
Robinson, Joseph-Crnr-September 1809