Author

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Title

Fenley family papers

Date

1784-1958

Repository

University of Kentucky Special CollectionsLexington, Kentucky 40506

Arrangement

Chronological arrangement.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Fenley family papers, 1784-1958, 1F62M-462, Special Collections, University of Kentucky.

Extent

1 reel of microfilm.

Biography/History

Evan Williams was a whiskey distiller in Jefferson County, Ky. His granddaughter married William Carr Fenley.

Scope and Content

This collection consists primarily of the papers of the descendants of Isaac Fenley, of Jefferson County, Ky. It also includes some materials relating to Evan Williams, including a receipt for his steerage passage from London to Philadelphia in 1784. It also includes indentures and surveys for Fenley lands in Jefferson County, receipts, property inventories, business and personal correspondence, an account book, and family Bible records.

Subjects

• Williams, Evan.
• Fenley, Isaac.
• Fenley, William Carr.
• Fenley family.
• Kentucky--Genealogy.
• Jefferson County (Ky.)--History