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West Lexington Presbytery of the
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was formed from
Transylvania Presbytery Transylvania Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as it was established in 1786 from part of Abingdon Presbytery, encompassed all of Kentucky, settlements on the Cumberland River in Tennessee, and later the settlements on the Great Miami ...
in 1799. It covered the area of
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between the
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and the Licking River. In 1802, the West Lexington, Transylvania, and
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Presbyteries were formed into
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, separate from the Synod of Virginia.


Sources

* ''History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Kentucky to 1988'', by
Matthew H. Gore Matthew H. Gore (born 1962) is a British historian, popular culturist, and educator residing in Memphis, Tennessee. He is best known for his book ''The History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Kentucky to 1988'' (2000), but has published ...
, Joint Heritage Committee of Covenant and Cumberland Presbyteries. Memphis, Tennessee, 2000. Presbyterianism in the United States