Notice that Peyton moved from Virginia to Kentucky.

From the College of William and Mary
Images from the Special Collections Division
Earl Gregg Swem Library:
Phi Beta Kappa, the premier honor society in the United States, was founded at William and Mary in 1776. The original minute book of the society is preserved in the Archives, as are later minute books, programs, poems read at meetings, some treasurer's records, and articles about the society at William and Mary. The Archives possesses the Phi Beta Kappa key of Peyton Short, who joined the society in 1780. It is the only eighteenth-century key from William and Mary known to exist. The Archives does not attempt to document the history of the national society, leaving that to the PBK headquarters in Washington, D. C. Other honor societies are represented in the Archives as well. (There was a note to “click here” to see the photo. We are not able to hot link you to the College of William ad Mary, within these notes. We will try to do it elsewhere) Try using the address below:

http://www.swem.wm.edu/SPCOL/arch.html
http://www.und.nodak.edu/org/pbk/symbols.html

We kept a copy of the a photo of the front and back views of the Phi Beta Kappa key given to Peyton Short in 1780 by the Alpha Chapter at the College of William and Mary for our own files.

Peyton Short, was a Kentucky state senator, 1792—96. - Verify
Special collection of William Short VI at William and Mary says it has a photograph of Peyton.

Found this reference to property acquired from Henry Harrison:
Author: Virginia. Governor (1779-1781 : Jefferson)
Title: Deed, 1779 Dec. 1, Williamsburg, Va.
Description: 2 p. ; 33 cm.
Notes: Grants 1,000 acres in Kentucky to Henry Harrison
in consideration of his father's service in the French and
Indian War. Harrison's assignment to Peyton Short dated June
1788 is on the verso.
Rosenbach, A.S.W. Collected cats. 16:410
Printed form filled in by hand and signed by
Jefferson.
Subjects: Deeds. ftamc
Other authors: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Harrison, Henry.
Short, Peyton.
Control No.: PARR87-A46



According to the Kentucky Gazette Peyton:
3/28/1789
Peyton Short has land for sale, part of Bartholomew Dandridge’s military survey on Elkhor. Apply to Gen. Wilkinson.

1/23/1790
Peyton Short & co. opening a dry goods store in Lexington. Mentions: Wilkinson & Short who take consignments of tobacco.

4/12/1791
Peyton Short wants to buy Barley and well-cured hops.

3/27/1792
Peyton Short has resigned as a Trustee for the town of Lexington.

1792 (Account book of Henry Innis - Filson Club publication no.2 “Wilderness Road”)
Peyton Short subscribed to pay 1pound 10 shillings toward the clearing and improvement of the Wilderness Road.

2/1/1794
Advertising a stud horse and living in Woodford county.

3/25/1794
Peyton Short wants to buy distilled spirits for the U.S.Army.

7/10/1794
Peyton is in court vs. James Wilkinson and Humphrey Marshall.

6/23/1796
John Hill regarding a horse that has strayed from Peyton Short’s in Woodford co.

1/14/1797
Peyton Short announces that Edmund Searcy of Woodford County will act in his behalf during his absence.


1820 Census Ky Franklin co Lawrance
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