Hughes in Kentucky

No census records exist for Kentucky for 1790 or 1800. Some people on Hughes Family GenForum cite the censuses for those years, but they must be referring to substitutes - as I am when I list people for those years.

Adair formed 1801 from Green; Russell (1825) and Metcalfe (1860) formed from it
        1810 - Blackey Hughs 12

Boone formed 1798 from Campbell.
       1810 - Hughs, Andw, Cornelius - 59 / Thomas W - 60

Bourbon formed 17 Oct 1785 from Fayette; Mason 1788, Clark 1792, Harrison 1793, Nicholas 1799 formed from it
        1790 David (3/ /1791) / James Hughs (3/ /1791) / John Hughs (3/ /1791) /
                  Ralph Hughs (3/ /1791) / William Hughs (3/ /1791)
        1800 - John (7/23/1800) / Nancy (7/23/1800) / Robert / Tarlton / George (Hughs) / James (Hughs) /
                 John (Hughs) / Ralph (Hughs) / Thomas (Hughs) / William (Hughs)
        1810 - Thomas 68 / David, James, Robert, William - 88 / George, John - 89 /
                    Bathsheba, James, John, Mason - 91 / Hughs, Kinsey - 124

Caldwell formed 31 Jan 1809 from Livingston County; Trigg (1820), Hickman (1821) and Lyon (1854) formed from it
        1810 - John 6 / John 11

Campbell formed 1794 from Scott, Harrison and Mason Counties; Bracken (1796), Boone (1798) and Kenton (1840) formed from it.
        1810 - Mary 32

Christian formed 1796 from Logan; Henderson, Livingston, Muhlenburg Counties formed from it in 1798; Todd (1819) and Trigg (1820) also formed from it.
        1800 - Charles (7/22/1800)
        1810 - David 92 / Charles 93 / Nathaniel 107

Clark formed 6 Dec 1792 from Bourbon, Fayette; Montgomery 1796, Estill 1808, Powell 1852 formed from it.
        1800 - William (7/22/1800)
        1810 - Amsterd 131 / Joshua 132

Cumberland formed 1798 from Green; Wayne (1800), Monroe (1820), Russell (1825), Clinton (1836) and Metcalfe (1860) formed from it
        1810 -David 169

Fayette formed 1780 from Kentucky County (which was originally part of Virginia; Kentucky County was divided up into the first three Kentucky Counties: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln.) Woodford (1788), Clark (1792), Bourbon (1798) and Jessamine (1798) formed from it.
        1790 (all Hughs)Thos (11/27/1789) / John (12/6/1789) / Jno sr, Joseph, Roland, William (2/26/1790) / Thos (2/27/1790) / James, John (3/19/1790)
        1800 - James (Hughs 8/19/1800 - Lexington) / John (Hughs 11/7/1800)
        1810 - Nathaniel, William 21 / Richard 24 / Peter 33

Fleming formed 1798 from Mason; Floyd (1799) and Rowan (1856) formed from it.
        1800 - Fanny (8/16/1800) / William (8/16/1800) / Thomas (Hughs 8/11/1800)
        1810 - Robert 63 / James William - 73 / Thomas Hughs 82 / Allen B Hughs 83 / James -87

Franklin formed 1794 from Woodford, Mercer and Shelby Counties; Gallatin (1798), Owen (1819) and Anderson (1827) formed from it.
        1810 - John 131 / Thomas 136

Garrard formed 1796 from Madison, Lincoln and Mercer Counties.
        1800 - Absolem (8/6/1800) / Burkitt
        1810 - Absalom, Isaac, Jas. 222

Green formed 20 Dec 1792 from Lincoln and Nelson; Barren, Cumberland, Pulaski 1798, Adair 1801, Taylor 1848, Metcalfe 1860 formed from it.
        1800 - Blackman (Hughs)

Hardin formed 1792 from Nelson; Mercer (1785), Ohio (1798), Breckenridge (1799), Grayson (1810), Hart (1819) and LaRue (1843) formed from it.
        1810 - Ralph 246

Henderson formed 1798 from Christian; Wayne (1800), Hopkins (1806), Union (1811) and Webster (1860) formed from it.
        1800 - Daniel (10/1/1800) / Roland (10/1/1800) / Davod Jiges (10/1/1800)
        1810 - Mary 341 / John 346

Jefferson formed 1780 from Kentucky County; Nelson (1784), Shelby (1792), Bullett (1796) and Oldham (1823) formed from it.
        1790 - Algar (5/31/1789)/ Benjamin (8/20/1789)/ Jesse (8/20/1789)/ John (7/29/1789 - 7/19/1790) / Morgan (8/10/1789)
        1800 - Abner (9/3/1800) / Jesse (m. Elizabeth Drake) / John (9/3/1800) / Robert
        1810 - Abner, John - 8 / Chesse, John -10 / Robert 11 / Fetter 26

Jessamine formed 1798 from Fayette.
        1800 - Jesse (8/29/1800) / Joseph (8/29/1800) / William (8/29/1800)
        1810 - John (2), Samuel 44 / Joseph, Joseph jr, Joseph sr, Thomas, William (2) 45 / John 46

Lincoln formed 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.
        1790 John (4/5/1790) / Reuben Hughs (4/5/1790)
        1800 - Francis (8/23/1800) / Gabriel (8/23/1800) / John (8/23/1800) / Reuben (8/23/1800) / William (8/23/1800)
        1810 - Francis, Gabriel, Reuben, William jr, William sr 119

Livingston County formed 13 Dec 1798 from Christian County; Caldwell (1809), Hickman (1821), Crittenden (1842) formed from it.
        1810 - James 148 / James J, Joseph, William 150 / Robert F 151

Logan formed 1792 from Lincoln; Warren and Christian formed from it in 1796; Muhlenburg (1798), Butler (1810), Todd and Simpson (1819) formed from it.
Logan Co, Ky Taxpayers 1792 - 1799 [Miami Beach, FL (P.O. Box 403369, Miami Beach 33140-1369) : T.L.C. Genealogy, c1990]
        1794 - Hughs, David, Jessee
        1795 - Hughs, David, David jr, Jessee, John, Roland, William
        1796 - Hughs, David, Jessee, Rowland
        1797 - Hughs, David, John
        1798 - not extant
        1799 - Dewees, Garrad
                   Dewwees, Henry, John, Margon
                   Hughs, John, David
Logan County, Kentucky, tax list, 1792-1800 /compiled by Logan County Genealogical Society. [Russellville, Ky. : The Society, c1991]
    1792 - no Deweese, Hughes
    1793 - no Deweese, Hughes
    1794 -                   males 21+    males 16-21    blacks    blacks 16+    horses    cattle 1st rate land
          Hughes, David      1-                 0-                 0-            0-                 4-         10-       0
          Hughes Jesse        1-                 0-                 0-            0-                 2-           8-
    1795                   total wm - total black - black 16- - horses - cattle - tavern lic - stud horse - rate - wm 21+
         Hughes David      0-               0-             0-               0-          0-         0-              0-           0-        1
                     James      1-               0-             0-               0-          0-         0-              0-           0-        1
                     Will         0-               0-             0-               0-          0-         0-              0-           0-        1
                     David, jr 1-                0-             0-               2-          5-         0-              0-           0-        1
                     Jesse      1-                0-             0-               3-         14-        0-              0-           0-        1
                     William   1-                0-             0-               1-          0-         0-              0-           0-        1
    1796 name of taxee - land (1st, 2nd, 3rd class) - watercourse - surveyed, patented etc.
                    males 21+ males 16-21 slaves 16+ total slaves horses cattle
          Hughes Jesse 1-0-0-0-3-3
                     David 1-0-0-0-3-9
                       John 1-0-0-0-1-10
                Rowland 1-1-1-2-5-20
    1797 Hughes, David - Little Muddy Creek 1-0-0-0-0-1
                          John
    1798 - no tax records survived
    1799 Hughes, John 0-0-0-0-0-0
    1800 name of taxee - land (1st, 2nd, 3rd class) - watercourse - surveyed, patented etc.
                males 21+ males 16-21 slaves 16+ total slaves horses stud horses
          Deweese Garrett - Deerlick - 1-0-0-0-0-0 they all seemed to have 200 acres? 3rd class land
                         John - Muddy River - 1-0-0-0-3-0
                         Henry - ditto 1-1-0-0-2-0
                         Marson - ditto 1-0-0-0-1-0
                         James - ditto 1-0-0-0-1-0
          Hughes, John 1-0-0-0-2-0
    1800 Logan
          David (Hughs)
          James (Hughs 8/26/1800)
          John (Hughs 8/26/1800       
        1810 - Wm 168 / John 169 / James 192

Madison formed 1785 from Lincoln; Garrard (1796), Nicholas (1799), Clay (1806), Estill (1808), Rockcastle (1810) and Jackson (1858) formed from it.
        1800 - Samuel (Hughs 8/12/1800)
        1810 - John S Hughs 213 / Samuel Hughs 216 / Anne Hughs 248

Mason formed 1788 from Bourbon; Campbell (1794), Bracken (1796), Fleming (1798), Floyd (1799), Greenup (1803), Lewis (1806) and Robertson (1867) formed from it.
        1800 - William (Hughs)
        1810 - James 256

Mercer formed 17 Oct 1785 from Hardin and Lincoln; Franklin 1794, Garrard 1796, Anderson 1827, Boyle 1842 formed from it.
        1790 George Hughs (4/6/1789) / William Hughs (4/24/1789)
        1800 - Barnabas (Hughs) / John (Hughs)

Montgomery formed 14 Dec 1796 from Clark; Floyd 1799, Bath 1811, Powell 1852, Menifee 1869 formed from it.
        1800 - David (8/22/1800) / James (2) (8/22/1800) / Jesse (8/22/1800) / John (8/22/1800) / William (8/22/1800) / Abraham (Hughs 8/22/1800)
        1810 - Margaret Hughs 352Absalon 367 / Wm. Hughs 370 / James Hughs 380 / Wm 384

Muhlenburg formed 14 Dec 1798 from Christian and Logan; McLean 1854 formed from it.
        1810 - John 394 / Jesse 395

Nelson formed 1784 from Jefferson; Green, Hardin and Washington (1792), Bullitt (1796) and Spencer (1824) formed from it.
        1790 John Hughs (10/24/1792) / Wm jr, Wm sr (11/20/1792)
        1800 - James (Hughs 8/30/1800) / John (Hughs - 2 - 8/30/1800) / William jr (Hughs 8/30/1800) / William sr (Hughs 8/30/1800)
        1810 - Hugh, Lewis, William -35 / John, John Hughs -37

Nicholas formed 18 Dec 1799 from Bourbon and Madison; Robertson 1867 formed from it.
        1800 - William Hugh
        1810 - Wm. 93

Ohio formed 17 Dec 1798 from Hardin; Butler and Grayson 1810, Daviess 1815, Hancock 1829, and McLean 1854 formed from it.
        1810 - William 87

Pulaski formed 1798 from Lincoln and Green Counties; Wayne (1800), Rockcastle (1810) and McCreary (1824) formed from it.
        1810 - John 152

Shelby formed 1792 from Jefferson; Franklin (1794), Gallatin and Henry (1798), Oldham (1803) and Spencer (1824) formed from it.
        1800 - Thomas (8/7/1800) / Benjamin (Hughs-8/29/1800)
        1810 - Thomas 212 /

Warren formed 1796 from Logan; Barren (1798), Allen (1815), Simpson (1819) and Edmonson (1869) formed from it.
        1810 - Thomas Hughs 245 / Edd Hughs 268 / David 271

Washington formed 22 June 1792 from Nelson; Anderson 1827, Marion 1834 formed from it.
        1800 - Church / David / James / John / Robert / Edward (Hughs) / William (Hughs)
        1810 - William 306 / Edward, John 307 / James 343

Wayne formed 1800 from Pulaski, Cumberland, Hopkins, Union and Henderson Counties; McCreary (1824), Russell (1825) and Clinton (1836) formed from it.
        1810 - Wm. 355 / John 369 /

Woodford formed 12 Nov 1788 from Fayette; Scott 1792 and Franklin 1794 formed from it.
        1800 - Rowlin
        1810 - Abijah 382

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