Eisons in Kentucky

The “confirmed” means I found the record in two separate “Early Kentucky” books.

Breckenridge formed 9 Dec 1799 from Hardin; Meade 1823, Hancock 1829 formed from it.
      1820 Eioson

Bullit formed 13 Dec 1796 from Jefferson, Nelson; Spencer 1824 formed from it.
      1800 Ison Jonathan Bullit 1800 confirmed

Caldwell formed 31 Jan 1809 from Livingston County; Trigg (1820), Hickman (1821) and Lyon (1854) formed from it.
Caldwell Co, Ky Tax Lists 1809-1811 - Don Simmons [Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Publications, 1986]
      1809 - 0 wm 21+, bl 16+, total bl, mares/horses, acres of land, watercourse
      1810 - Ison John 0 0 3 3 134 Eddy Creek
           John 36 Eddy Creek
           Jacob 1- - 0
           Jacob 1- - 1
Census
1810 Caldwell Eddyville 11 (14)
    Jacob Ison 00001 00010 }
    Jacob Ison jr 00100 20101 02 } next to each other
1810 Caldwell Eddyville 13 (16)
    Jacob Ison 00100 001 }
    John Ison 10100 10100 03 } next to each other - then 2 people - then
    Jacob Ison jr 00010 20100 02
I don’t see how the 2nd Jacob could be junior to the first on this page.
Caldwell Co, Ky Tax Lists 1809-1811, Caldwell Co, Ky Tax Lists 812-14 Don Simmons [Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Publications, 1988].
      0 wm 21+, bl 16+, total bl, mares/horses, acres of land, watercourse
      1811 - Ison John 1034 166 ⅓ Eddy Creek
                  Jacob 1 - - 0
      1812 - Ison John 1 0 3 4 196 Eddy Creek
                  Jacob 1
      1813 - Eyson John 1 0 1 7 130 Eddy Creek
                                            36 Eddy Creek
                    Jacob 1 - - 0
      1814 - Eison Jacob 1 1 2 3 166 ¼ Eddy Creek
                    John 1 0 1 4
Census
     1830 Eison John Caldwell (155) 1101001 01111
         Ison Jacob Caldwell (151) 00001001 00001001
     1840 Caldwell (36) John Eison 2110001 2?10001
              Alexander 0001 0 0001
        Caldwell (42) Jacob sr 000000001 000010001
              David Eeson 00001 10001
     1850 Kentucky Caldwell, Dist 1 p. 282
        Jacob Eison 38 b, Caldwell Co, Ky farmer
          Sarah C – Tn
          Emeline 15 Caldwell Co, Ky / Isaac M 13 / Polly A 11 / Hiram E 9 / Nancy 7 / Julia A 4 / Malvina 2 / Sanford 5/12 - all Caldwell Co, Ky
      Kentucky Caldwell, Dist 1 p. 285
        John Eison 60 SC farmer
          Martha 47 TN
          Harriett 17 Ky / John 16 / Frederic 14 / Mitchell 13 / Caroline 4 / Martha 10
            Cornelius? Smith 27 TN / Florence C 1 Caldwell Co, Ky
      Kentucky Caldwell, Dist 1 p. 340
        James C 22 Caldwell Co, Ky laborer - living with farming family
      Kentucky Caldwell, Dist 2 p. 355
        David J Eison 40 Ky
          Mary A 30 Ky
          Pernecy 9 / Julia A 7 / James 5 / Martha E 1
     Kentucky Caldwell, Dist 2 p. 359
        Alexander Eison 30 Ky blacksmith
          Mary A 32 PA
          Francis M 8 Ky / Charles 6 / Julia H 4 / David 2 / Mary C 8/12
     Kentucky Caldwell, Dist 2 p. 377
        Jacob Eison 82 PA farmer 1500
          Agnes 45 SC
          Clementine McElroy 28 Ky
     1860 Kentucky Caldwell Princeton 24
        Miss Agnes Eison 60 SC domestic (with a family)
      — Isaac Eison 24 m farm hand KY - with family of BJ Mason
     — M Eison (m) 23 / Fannie 6/12 / M 56 TN
     — F Eison 18 - with Darnalls
     — p. 80 (831) - A Eison 40 KY / Ann 40 Ohio
        Frank 18 / Charlie 16 / Julia 14 / David 12 / Mary 10 / Nancy 8 / James 7 / Thomas 6 / Ann 4 / Barbary 1
         next to (p. 81) - Mrs M Eison 40 family governess
        Julia 19 seamstress / James 16 farm hand / Martha 12 / Mary 9 / John 5
        James Deering 20 farm hand TN
Marriages (from Genealogy)
      John Eison - Ann Jones - 27 July 1809
      Jacob Eison - Sally C Mason - 26 Sep 1831
      David J Eison - Mary Ann Nichols - 23 Jan 1838
      Almira Jane Eison - Joseph Dawson - 18 Dec 1839
      Alexander Eison - Mary Ann Ausenbaugh - 28 Dec 1839
      Jacob Eison - Agnes McElroy - 18 Jan 1848
      Polly A - Thomas R Hays - 30 Nov 1854
      Caroline - Foster Mason - 13 Feb 1857
      John - Matilda Williamson - 15 Apr 1858
      Martha - James Perry - 12 Dec 1858
      Emeline - Jefferson W Fox - 3 Feb 1859 (Hopkins Co)
      Nancy - Larkin R Beshears - 7 Aug 1860
      Isaac M - Nancy Jackson - 25 Mar 1864 (Hopkins Co)
      Mary A - Cullen Carter - 20 Sep 1864
      Hiram - Pernicia Ausenbaugh - 6 Dec 1864
      Julia A - William McGrigory - 22 Aug 1865 (Hopkins Co)
      David - Nancy J Craft - 7 Jan 1867
      Martha E - Samuel H Thomas - 5 Nov 1868
      David - Nancy E Inglish - 18 Dec 1870
      Mary I - William I Thomas - 5 Mar 1871
      Mary C - D E Fowler - 11 Jan 1872
Caldwell Co Marriages. transcribed by Brenda Joyce Jerome [Newburgh, Ind: B.J. Jerome, 1996 -<2002>]
      Isum, Edmond - Susan Lad 22 May 1817 Christian
      Eison, John - Ann Jones 1 Aug 1809 consent father
      John - Martha Mason 22 July 1830
      Jacob - Sally C Mason 10 Oct 1831 father John Eison
      Catherine - Mordecai Oldham 25 Sep 1831 - sec. John Eison
      Aurora - John Ausenbaugh 24 Sep 1833 - sec John Eison
      David J - Mary Ann Nichols 25 Jan 1838
      Almira Jane - Joseph Dawson 19 Dec 1839 - sec. John Eison
      Alexander - Mary Ann Osenbaugh 1 Jan 184(0?) consent John Eison
      Jacob - Agnes McElvoy 19 Jan 1848
      Jacob Jr - oath for marriage of Caroline Mason and Irby Smith
      Harriet - Doctor Dunning 16 Dec 1852 - at house of John and Mrs Eison
            Harriet age 20, groom 22, Harriet b. Caldwell Co - married 6 (sic) Dec 1852
      Polly Ann - Thomas R Hays - 30 Nov 1854 - house of Jacob R
Caldwell Co, Ky vital statistics deaths by Brenda Joyce Jerome [Newburgh, IN : B.J. Jerome, c1994].
p. 1 - Eison John 63 m mar farmer b. NC d. 26 Jan 1852 consumption
           parents Jacob & Catherine Eison of Donaldson Forks
p. 7 - Eison Frederick 17 single b. Caldwell d. 7 May 1853 typhoid
           parents John & Martha
p. 26 - Eison Pernecy 18 y 2 d f single typhoid 2 Dec 1856
           parent DJ Eison
p. 29 - Eison not named 16 d slave - owner Martha Eison - unknown causes
p. 33 - Eison David J m mar farmer 14 Oct 1857 breast complaint consumption
           parents John & Nancy
p. 39 - Ausinbaugh Aurora 41 mar 8 Aug 1858 parent John Eison
p. 53 - Grisson Esther 40 bl f mar farmer typhoid 4 Oct 1874 b. Caldwell
           parents Anthony Calvert - Priscilla Eison
p. 69 - Eison x 21d bl m single 9 June 1908 diarrhea by Sheriff Eison
Caldwell Co Will Book B 1835-1889, compiled by Brenda Joyce Jerome [Newburgh, Ind.: B.J. Jerome, c 1995.].
Will of Sampson Hail - 15 June 1850
      niece Mary Ann Eison - land on Tradewater
Will of Austin Williamson 10 Sep 1864
      daughter Virginia Ann Eison
Pioneers of Caldwell Co - (sorry, no further bib info now)
John Alexander Jones Will
       daughter Nancy - w/o Otto John Isson (Eison) 19 Aug 1815 p. 22 Apr 1816

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Carter formed 1838 from Greenup and Lawrence; Boyd (1860) and Elliot (1869) formed from it.
      1839 tax list - Ison, William
           http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/carter/taxlists/1839tax.txt
      1840 W Ison

Christian formed 13 Dec 1796 from Logan County; Henderson, Livingston, Muhlenburg (1798), Todd (1819), and Trigg (1820) formed from it.
      1820 Isum Gabriel Christian (044)
Marriage records, Christian County, Kentucky. by Cordelia C. Gary. [Hopkinsville? Ky.] : C.C. Gary., 1970.]
Ison, Matilda - David Caldwell - 25 Feb 1822 - father Gabriel Ison, father Daniel Caldwell
        Edmund - Susan Lad - 22 May 1817
        Suckey - Gilliam Ezell - 19 May 1823

Clark formed 6 Dec 1792 from Bourbon, Fayette; Montgomery 1796, Estill 1808, Powell 1852 formed from it.
1800 Ison George Clark 1800 confirmed

Fayette formed 1 May 1780 from Kentucky; Woodford 1788, Clark 1792, Bourbon and Jessamine 1798 formed from it.
      1820 Esam, James / Richard
      1840 Willis Eason

Floyd formed 13 Dec 1799 from Fleming, Mason, Montgomery; Clay 1806, Perry 1820, Pike and Lawrence 1821, Johnson 1843, Magoffin 1860, Martin 1870, Knott 1884 formed from it.
      1820 Eison Archibald Floyd (another index has him as Ison)

Garrard formed 1796 from Madison, Lincoln and Mercer Counties. Pretty central
      1800 Ison Charles Garrard 1800 confirmed
      1810 Ison Charles Garrard (218) 01001-01001-00
                James Garrard (218)
                John Garrard (218)
             Isom William Garrard (218)
      1820 Isom/Isan John
             Ison, Michael
             Eissan, John H
             Ison Charles (2), James, John, Nelson, William
      1830 Ison, John (2), Michael, Nelson, Charles, James, James jr, James sr, William, William jr
      1840 Ison, WG, William, JB, Nelson, Charles N, James H, John, Strother, John Eason

Greenup  formed 1803 from Mason; Lawrence (1821), Carter (1838), and Boyd (1860) formed from it.
      1820 Esom, Edward

Hopkins formed 9 Dec 1806 from Henderson; Wayne 1800, Webster 1860 formed from it.
      1840 Ison Jacob Hopk 384 10001 11001
I think this is the son of John & Nancy Jones Eison of Caldwell Co - born 1812. - but that Jacob was back in Caldwell in 1850.
      1860 - I didn't write down the page # sorry
        Jacob R 48 Ky / Sarah C 46 / HC 19 / Nancy 16 / Julia A 14 / Malvina 12 / Danford 10 / Sarah A 7 / Isaac M 22

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Jefferson formed 1 May 1780 from Kentucky County; Nelson (1784), Shelby (1792), Bullett (1796) and Oldham (1823) formed from it.
      1820 Charles Easom
      1840 Charles, Harman Easum

Lincoln formed 1 May 1780 from Kentucky County; Madison and Mercer (1785), Green and Logan (1792), Garrard (1796), Pulaski (1798), Casey (1806), Rockcastle (1810), Knox (1825) and Boyle (1842) formed from it.
      1840 James Ison

Livingston formed 13 Dec 1798 from Christian County; Caldwell (1809), Hickman (1821), Crittenden (1842) formed from it.
Livingston Co, Ky, tax lists 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820. - Don Simmons [Melber, Ky. : Simmons Historical Publications, c. 1983]
      1817 - no Eison wm 21+, bm, total b, horses acres watercourse
      1818 - Euen, Jacob 1005 300
      1819 - Eison, Jacob 1006 183 Ohio
      1820 - Eison, Jacob 1119 300 Phillip’s Cr
                                        “ 193 Ohio
Census
      1820 Kentucky Livingston Salem 11 (004)
           Jacob Ison 201290 32010 03(A) 2 (C) 5 (M)
     1830 Kentucky Livingston Salem 005
          Jacob Eisen 00112211 0012001
          Obediah Roberts 02001 00001
     1840 Kentucky Livingston Salem 140
          James Ison 1001101 0000101
     1850 Kentucky Livingston 353
          John Evans 29 farmer Tn
              Mary 29 Ky
              John Ison 10 Ky
               Lucinda “ 15 Ky
          George Jackson 20 Ky
      1870 Livingston Smithland (Diershill) 203
      Eison, John H 30 / Josephine 26 / Mary B 5 / James B 2 / Julia 1
Woodyard, Joyce M. Livingston County, Kentucky, marriage records : bonds, licenses, consents and misc. loose papers.by Joyce M. Woodyard.[[Smithland, Ky.] : The Society, c1992]
      Eison - Jacob bondsman to John McKinney - Polly Silvers - 28 Nov 1818
                 Jacob bondsman to Evan Evans - Patsey Rouse - 3 July 1821
                 Nancy Ann - Franklin Robb - 20 Sep 1821
                 Louiza - Obediah Roberts - 20 Oct 1827
                 James - proved age of Mrs Arena Martin m. Edward Perry - 26 Mar 1837
                 James - Mary Litton - 12 May 1838
Livingston County, Kentucky deeds : books A-C, 1800-1817. by Brenda Joyce Jerome [(Newburgh, Ind. : B.J. Jerome, 1991-]
      A 246 - 6 Oct 1806 - Thomas Gordon & wf Ann to Jacob Eicen 230 ¼ acres on Big Eddy Creek
      AA 16 - 23 Oct 1822 - James McIlroy to Jacob Eison, $312 for 274 acres on waters of Deer Creek. s. James   McIlroy, wit: F. Isan, James Davis, rec 2 Nov 1822
      AA 126 - 30 May 1823 - Jacob Eyson to William Gordon & Henry Wells $175 for 274 acres on waters of Deer Creek, adj. Blair’s survey & Thomas Howard’s line. s Jacob Eisen wit SJE Hogg, Joseph Sly rec 3 June 1823
      BB 193 - 21 May 1827 - Jacob Eison to Obadiah Roberts $900 for 187 acres on Ohio River by survey of 21 Mar 1818, adj :Lilbourn Lewis’ heirs’ survey. s. Jacob Eisen Attest: Benjamin McMatten rec 16 July 1827
      [Deed Book CC p. 366 - 6 May 1833
         John Eison conveys to Thomas F Barnett both of Livingston County $318.74 for a parcel of land on the Ohio River...John (X) Eison]
Livingston County Estate Records, 1799-1842. by Brenda Joyce Jerome. (Newburgh, Ind.: BJ Jerome, 2004)
      1814 June 28 - Jacob - buyer at sale of Richard Ferguson [CoClk Papers box 3]
      1815 Jan 26, Feb 4 - estate of Amos Persons - buyers Jesse Roberts, Jacob Eyson, Benjamin Eison
      1823 March 23 - estate of Daniel North - buyer Jacob Eyeson
      1823 July 24 - estate of Daniel F Cope - buyer Jacob Eyson
      1823 Nov 3 - appointed to divide land of Lilburn Lewis - Jesse S Roberts, Jacob Eyson
      1825 Oct 3 - Jacob appraiser of estate of Charles L Lewis [CoCt Ord Bk G]
      1830 Jan 2 - John Eison appraiser of estate of Wm Hankins
      1832 Feb 16 - John Eison, Oba Roberts - buyers at estate of Thomas Rice
      1834 Nov 3 - John Eison granted letters of administration on the estate of Jacob Eison dec’d and entered into bond with Bird Jameson, his security, in the penalty of $300. Phillip Bearden, Andw McCarroll, Zach. Hibbs, Phineas Barnett & Isaac Evans, or any three of them, appointed appraisers of the estate of Jacob Eison dec’d. [CoCt Order Book H]
      1838 July 2 - Richard Eison - appraiser of estate of John Harmon
      1839 Apr 1 - Richard Eison - executor of estate of Matthew Lollard
      1841 Feb 1 - After satisfactory evidence being made in court by John Eison and John Hankins that the widow of James Eison relinquished her right and claim to administer, letters of administration granted to John Litton upon the estate of John (sic) Eison dec’d (John Eison dec’d referred 2x; entry as a whole headed by “James Eison”) - one of buyers = Mary Eison [James Eison married Mary Litton 2 May 1838]
      1841 Oct 4 - Stephen H Rappolee, Edmond Doon (? Notes bad), George C. Hurley, AE Wheeler & James Rutter, or any three of them appointed commissioners to allot & set apart to Mrs Martha Eison her dower in the lands belonging to her deceased husband, Jacob Eison [CoCt Ord Book I]
      1841 Oct 20 - Dower of Mrs Martha Eison in the lands belonging to her deceased husband, Jacob Eison set apart to her: 78 acres. [InvApp & Sale Bk C, p. 307]

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Mercer formed 17 Oct 1785 from Hardin and Lincoln; Franklin 1794, Garrard 1796, Anderson 1827, Boyle 1842 formed from it.
     1800
         Isom Charles (2) Mercer 1789 3/6/1789
         Isum James Mercer 1800 confirmed
                John Mercer 1800 confirmed

Morgan formed 7 Dec 1822 from Bath; Rowan (1856), Magoffin, Wolfe (1860) and Elliott and Menifee (1869) formed from it.
      1840 Bird Isan

Muhlenberg formed 14 Dec 1798 from Christian and Logan; McLean 1854 formed from it.
      1810 Isom, John
      1820 Esom, Gideon

Pendleton formed 4 Dec 1787 from Clay, Estill, Bracken; Owen 1819, Grand 1820 formed from it.
      1820 James Eson

Perry formed 1820 from Clay, Floyd; Breathitt 1796, Letcher 1842, Leslie 1878, and Knott 1884 formed from it.
      1820 Isan, George

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Pulaski formed 10 Dec 1798 from Lincoln and Green Counties; Wayne (1800), Rockcastle (1810) and McCreary (1824) formed from it.
      1820 Esom, John James Easom

Trigg formed 27 Jan 1820 from Christian and Caldwell.
      1820 Isom Edmund Trig

Washington formed 22 June 1792 from Nelson; Anderson 1827, Marion 1834 formed from it.
      1800 Isome William Washington 1800 confirmed
      1810 Isom William (2) Washington
      1820 Isam Henry, William

Wayne formed 18 Dec 1800 from Pulaski, Cumberland, Hopkins, Union and Henderson Counties; McCreary (1824), Russell (1825) and Clinton (1836) formed from it.
      1830 Eissam, Mabel Mrs

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