Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk.

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Pendleton, the twenty-eighth Kentucky county, was formed in 1799 from parts of Bracken and Campbell Counties. It is named for Edmund Pendleton. Falmouth is the county seat.

The Pendleton County Clerk, whose duties are numerous and diverse, records and maintains various legal instruments and Fiscal Court records. In addition, the clerk registers motor vehicles (KRS 186.020); issues and records marriage licenses and certificates (KRS 402.080, 402.220, 402.230); and receives, maintains, and reports voter registrations (KRS 116.045, 116.075, 116.095). The county clerk also serves as chair of the county Board of Elections (KRS 117.035) and has a variety of primary and regular election responsibilities.

The Office of County Court was established in each county when Kentucky became a state in 1792. Many of the duties and functions of the new county courts were carried over from those of the existing courts of Virginia, and as such may not have been specified in the Kentucky Constitution or by the Kentucky General Assembly (1792 Acts, Ch. 23, Sect. 6). The stated jurisdiction of the county courts included appointing guardians, recording deeds and wills, and overseeing matters concerning mills and roads. Justices of the peace in each county were appointed by the governor. The justices duties included presiding over a monthly meeting of the county court (1792 Constitution, Art. II, Sect. 8; 1792 Acts, Ch. 23, Sect. 1-4). In 1796, each county court was given the power to erect and maintain a courthouse and a jail (1796 Acts, Ch. 256, Sect. 5).

Each county court was permitted to appoint a clerk (1792 Constitution, Art. VI, Sect. 5). The constitution of 1850 provided for the election of a county clerk, a presiding judge, and two associate judges to four year terms (Art. IV, Sect. 29-30; Art. VI, Sect. 1). The associate judge offices were abolished the next year (1851 Acts, Ch. 419, Sect. 1). The 1891 constitution reaffirmed the election to four year terms of a county judge and county clerk (Sect. 99).

Occasionally, the jurisdiction of the county court was altered by the General Assembly. For example, in 1851 the county courts were given concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts in all actions involving sums of over fifty dollars but less than one hundred dollars, and in granting writs in relation to idiots and lunatics (1851 Acts, Ch. 419, Sect. 9, 11). In 1851, the judge of the county court also became judge of the newly created quarterly court in each county (1851 Acts, Ch. 419, Sect. 8). In 1906, a juvenile court was formed as a branch of the county court, with the county judge presiding and the county clerk in charge of its records (1906 Acts, Ch. 64, Sect. 2).

In the 1970s, the General Assembly made significant changes to Kentucky's court system. The office of county judge/executive was created, and the various judicial duties of the county judge and county court clerk were transferred to the circuit and district courts. Since the county judge/executive is in charge of the administrative affairs of the county (1976 Acts, Ch. 20, Sect. 2-6), the title "county clerk's office" is now used to more accurately reflect its present nature.

The county clerk may, except in counties with a city of the first class, serve as clerk of the fiscal court. The county clerk's office also serves as the official repository for fiscal court records (KRS 67.120).

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creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. General cross index to marriages, 1799-1962. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Judgments against Delinquents under Revenue Law, 1815-1820. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Cash Books, 1938-1949. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage bonds, 1799-1852 [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Order books, 1799-1866 [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage bond books (indexed), 1855-1866 [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Writs of Ad Quod Damnum, 1812-1827. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Justices' Commissions, 1800s. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Cash Expenditures Book, 1915-1932. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Tax assessment books, 1799-1892 (bulk 1799-1831, 1833, 1835-1836, 1841-1875, 1879-1892) [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Bee Inspector Records, 1910-1911. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court Papers, 1836-1922. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Executions, 1799-1866. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Receipts and Expenditures Book, 1930-1934. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Tavern Keeper and Ferry Bonds, 1799-1820. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Omitted Taxes Collected, 1921-1922. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Delinquent Tax Book, 1871-1886. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Land Records - Land Sold for Taxes, 1860-1917. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Certificates of Strays, 1834-1871. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Minute Book, 1868-1878. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Land Records - Deed Books - General Index to Indexes, [microform] 1798-1931. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Judgments on Appeal, 1799-1841. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Agency history. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Election Records - Voter Registration Books, ca. 1933ca. 1968. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1916-1918. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Election Records - Board of Election Certificates Book, 1883-1891. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Will book (indexed), 1841-1871 [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Deed books, 1798-1866 [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Constable Bonds, 1799-1840. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1925-1930. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Registers of Redeemed County Bonds, 1886-1933. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Judgments on Attachments for Taxes, 1811-1878. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. School Census Reports, 1895-1934. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Court Case Papers, 1837-1878. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1930-1934. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Public Official Bonds, 1799-1845. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate Records - Estate and Guardian Settlements, 1799-1944. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Fees Collected Book, 1943-1944. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Tax Commissioner Bonds, 1815. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Board of Supervisors' Minutes, 1895-1942. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. General index to marriages (groom or bride), [1800-1909] [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Chattel Mortgages - Index, undated? Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Election Records - Voter Registration Cards (Purged), ca. 1960. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate Records - Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1799-1845. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Clerks' Correspondence, 1941-1956. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. School Superintendent Reports and Settlements, 1859-1920. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Docket Books, 1918-1943. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Commissions, 1851-1895. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Birth, marriage, and death records, 1852-1878 Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1868-1880. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Mental Inquest Records - Lunatic/Feeble-Minded Persons Inquest Book, 1905-1919. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1878-1885. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Sheriffs' and Treasurers' Settlements, 1883-1924. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate Records - Administrator Bond Books, [microform] 1855-1957, (bulk 1855-1866, 1931-1957). Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Indentures of Apprenticeship and Emancipation, 1799-1842. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1958-1968. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Appropriation Ledgers, 1936-1964. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate Records - Inventories and Appraisements, 1958-1965. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Clerks' Report Books, 1894-1949, (bulk 1894-1906; 1938-1949). Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate records [microform], 1841- 1871. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1918-1925. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1949-1958. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Sheriffs' Monthly Reports of State and County Funds Collected, 1893-1939. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate Records - Probate Order Stub Book, 1915-1925. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Taxes Received Ledgers, 1915-1941. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Public Buildings and Grounds Bonds, 1816-1837. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Exonerations and Duplicate Assessments, 1901-1931. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1872-1878. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1934-1940 Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Naturalizations, 1846-1886. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Sheriffs' Settlements, 1882-1895. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Delinquent Tax Records, 1842-1934. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. School Commissioner Bond Book, 1880-1884. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Land Records - Non Resident Land Assessments, 1903-1905. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate Records - Guardian Bond Book, [microform] 1852-1858. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Mechanics' Liens, 1884-1919. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Election Records - Poll Books, 1856-1878. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Confederate Soldiers' Widows' Applications, 1912. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. General cross index to deeds, 1798-1931 [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Sheriff and Coroner Bonds, 1799-1830. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage records [microform], 1940-1949. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Marriage books, 1799-1869 [microform]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Probate Records - Executor Bond Book, 1935-1953. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Road Records - Turnpike Settlements, 1894-1929. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Poor House Reports, 1862-1887. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk. Land Records - Warrants for Vacant Lands, 1799-1846. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
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