06/02/2026
Tidbit Tuesday from the Fayette County Archives:
Two of the interesting books in the Fayette County Clerk's Office are the Land Partition books, both from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The records in these books show the 'partitioning', or subdividing, of plots of land, usually by action of the courts. Those who drew the maps as exhibits to the partition records frequently included little drawings of landmarks, such as estate houses, trees, rivers, lakes, and roads. This image is in Partition Book 1, Page 66, also available on www.fayettedeeds.com in the non-indexed records. Take note of the surveyor's little 'hand' drawings, pointing the way to notes and important areas of the map, and of the historic Lexington family names, such as Gratz and Warfield. These records also include the use of colored ink - a rarity in our collection.
