Old Talbott Tavern in Bardstown, Kentucky, Fall of 2024. Photo by author. Travel Lincoln Slept Here — And Maybe My Ancestors Did Too! The old Talbott Tavern in Bardstown, Kentucky, established in 1779, has bragging rights as the place where our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, and his parents stayed during a land dispute before moving to Indiana. In the Nelson County Court Minutes for the 1780s and 1790s, a few taverns were specifically mentioned as located in Bardstown. The rest of the tavern licenses only noted that the person's dwelling was to be used as a tavern. That is a 20 to 30-year difference from when my ancestors se
