HISTORY OF KENTUCKY, by Lewis Collins, and J.A. & U.P. James, published 
1847.  Reprinted by Henry Clay Press, Lexington, Ky., 1968, p.136. 
[Fayette county].

REV. JAMES WELCH, from Virginia, was ordained pastor of the Lexington 
and Georgetown churches, in 1796, in which charge he continued till 
1804.  He was obliged to practice medicine for the support of his 
family.  In 1799, he was appointed professor of ancient languages in the 
Transylvania University, which station he filled for several years. 
[Presbyterian].

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