The following is edited from my father's book: A Branch Of The Sturgill Family, Volume I Decendants of Francis Sturgill Sr. & Rebecca Hash. Barring transcription errors, the wording is his - THS
Formation of Counties
********* VIRGINIA ********* | ||
COUNTY | YEAR FORMED | PARENT COUNTY/COUNTIES |
Essex | 1692 | Old Rapahannock County |
Spottsylvania | 1720 | Essex & King William |
Goochland | 1724 | Henrico |
Orange | 1734 | Spottsylvania |
Augusta | 1738 & 1745 | Orange |
Albemarle | 1744 | Goochland & Louisa |
Botetourt | 1769 | Augusta |
Fincastle | 1772 | Augusta |
Montgomery | 1777 | Fincastle |
Washington | 1777 | Fincastle |
Kentucky | 1777 | Fincastle (became extinct) |
Fluvannah | 1777 | Albemarle |
Russel | 1787 | Washington |
Wythe | 1790 | Montgomery |
Patrick | 1790 | Henry |
Lee | 1792 | Russel |
Grayson | 1793 | Wythe & Patrick |
Scott | 1814 | Lee, Russel, Washington |
Smyth | 1832 | Washington, Wythe |
Greene | 1838 | Orange |
Pulaski | 1839 | Montgomery |
Carroll | 1842 | Grayson, Patrick |
Wise | 1856 | Lee, Russel, Scott |
Dickenson | 1880 | Buchanan, Russel, Wise |
********* NORTH CAROLINA ********* | ||
Rowan | 1753 | |
Surrey | 1771 | Rowan |
Wilkes | 1777 | Surrey, Rowan |
Ashe | 1799 | Wilkes |
Wataugh | 1849 | Ashe, Wilkes |
Alleghany | 1859 | Ashe, Wilkes, Surrey |
********* KENTUCKY ********* | ||
Harlan | 1792 | Original County |
Floyd | 1799 | Fleming, Mason, Montgomery |
Greenup | 1803 | Mason |
Lawrence | 1821 | Floyd, Greenup |
Pike | 1821 | Floyd |
Carter | 1838 | Lawrence, Greenup |
Letcher | 1842 | Harlan, Perry |
Johnson | 1843 | Floyd, Lawrence |
Boyd | 1860 | Greenup |
Elliot | 1869 | Carter, Lawrence |
Martin | 1870 | Floyd, Johnson, Pike |
Knott | 1884 | Floyd, Letcher, Breathitt |