The founding of the Transylvania Colony by Henderson, in 1775, gave an armed and trained force to meet Indian attacks, with forts located at Harrodsburg and St. Asaphs, or Logan’s Fort. Yet the Transylvania land scheme did not include Jessamine County!
The Wilderness Road entered Kentucky at Cumberland Gap, divided at Rockcastle River, one branch going to Boonesboro, and the other to Crab Orchard, Danville, and Pardstown, to Louisville. In 1782, the persistent assaults of the Indians caused the abandonment of all forts in the state east of Kentucky, except five: Lexington, Bryants, McConnells, McClellans (Georgetown), and Boones. Find your names in Kentucky’s county records. SEE the link below.
