Todd, John, 1750-1782
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Lawyer, soldier.
John Todd, an early Kentucky settler had been admitted to the bar in Botetourt County, Virginia in 1771. He participated in the Battle of Point Pleasant as an aide to General Andrew Lewis and was at Boonesborough, Kentucky for the "Elm Tree" Assembly in 1775. Todd served as a member of the first court organized at Harrodsburg, as a delegate to the Virginia Assembly from Kentucky, and as one of the first Trustees in the town of Lexington, Kentucky. Chosen first colonel of the Militia of Fayette County (Ky.), Todd was in command of his regiment when he was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks.
From the description of John Todd papers, 1779-1802 1779-1780. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 15528550
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Subjects:
- Blue Licks, Battle of the, Ky., 1782
- Estates, (Law)
- Land settlement
- Land titles
- Manuscripts, American
- Point Pleasant, Battle of, W. Va., 1774
- Surveys
Occupations:
- Lawyers
- Soldiers
Places:
- Kaskaskia (Ill.) (as recorded)
- Botetourt County (Va.) (as recorded)
- Illinois (as recorded)
- Northwest, Old (as recorded)
- Fayette County (Ky.) (as recorded)
- Kaskaskia (Ill.) (as recorded)
- Northwest, Old (as recorded)
- Kentucky (as recorded)
- Boonesboro (Ky.) (as recorded)
- Illinois (as recorded)
- Harrodsburg (Ky.) (as recorded)
