Christopher Acklin's Kentucky Property

(Most) Information and images on this blog were taken from Virginia and Old Kentucky Patent Series at the Kentucky Secretary Of State (link here).

Land Patents involving Christopher Acklin

Patent Numbers / Name

VA 6953.0 - Christopher Acklin
VA 6954.0 "
VA 6955.0 "
VA 6958.0 "
VA 6982.0
VA 6983.0 "
VA 6984.0 "

A search for the above-listed patents can be done here -- choose Virginia, not Old Kentucky, before searching for name/number to find Christopher Acklin's VA patents with a pull-down menu (not a search box). Approximately 6 images will be found per patent. [I've used 3 of the 6 images from VA 6953.0 for illustrative purposes].

Patent #VA 6953.0

For John Latham 3,000 acres for $4,800. dated 24 December 1781 [see image online]

(VA) Treasury Warrant #10303 for Patent #6953, dated 26 March 1782 [image below]



Survey dated 29 March 1788, signed by Walter Wilson & James Thompson [see image online]

From John Latham To Christopher Acklin, dated 14 March 1789 [image below]



Property described as both sides of south fork of the Cumberland River at the mouth of Rock House Creek, 50 poles west....[image below]



Kentucky Land Grants
The data below serves as a brief description to the online, records available at the KY Secretary of State's website for Christopher Acklin.

Acklin, Christopher
Acres:1,000Book:14
Survey Date:3-30-1788County:Lincoln
WaterCourse:N Fk Cumberland RPage:

Acklin, Christopher
Acres:600Book:14
Survey Date:3-31-1788County:Lincoln
WaterCourse:S Fk Cumberland RPage:

Acklin, Christopher
Acres:200Book:14
Survey Date:3-28-1788County:Lincoln
WaterCourse:Pucketts CrPage:

Acklin, Christopher
Acres:1,000Book:14
Survey Date:3-27-1788County:Lincoln
WaterCourse:Cumberland RPage:

Acklin, Christopher
Acres:300Book:14
Survey Date:3-28-1788County:Lincoln
WaterCourse:Cumberland RPage:

Acklin, Christopher
Acres:250Book:14
Survey Date:3-29-1788County:Lincoln
WaterCourse:S Fk Cumberland RPage:

Acklin, Christopher
Acres:250Book:14
Survey Date:3-29-1788County:Lincoln
WaterCourse:Fk Pucketta CrPage:

Bell & Knox Counties in Kentucky both had a Rock House stream and Cumberland river according to the KY Gazetteer. Knox Co., KY, was formed from Lincoln Co. in 1799; Bell Co. was formed from Knox & Harlan Counties, KY, in 1867. See a 1795 map of Kentucky here; the Cumberland River is prominently featured. This source shows a Rock House Creek in Logan Co., Kentucky (on Google map here). Logan Co. was formed from Lincoln Co. in 1792. This source shows Rock House Creek near Venters and Pike Co., KY. However, since Lincoln Co. was not a parent county for Pike, that seems to eliminate Pike Co. as the location of Christopher Acklin's Virginia Patent 6953.