ALLEN CO, KY

DEED BOOK D 1826-1831

Abstract

Sharon Tabor copyright 2003

Pg 250-251 This Indenture made this the 15th day of July 1829 between HENRY S. MITCHELL deputy sheriff for HUGH BROWN sheriff of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part & LUTHER D. PORTER of the county of Allen and state afsd of the other part ... The commonwealth of Kentucky ... we command you that of the estate of CARLTEN R. GATTEN and DAVID R. PORTER late of your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of $1269.94 ...which JACOB ANTHONY lately in our circuit court of Allen County had received against them ... 19th of January 1829 I (Henry Mitchell) levied on 4 town lotts as the property of C.R. GATTEN .... and LUTHER D. PORTER became the purchaser ... Signed: HENRY S. MITCHELL DS for H. BROWN SAC ... \par \par Pg 251 This Indenture made .. this 10th day of October 1829 between ZADOCH B. THACKSTEN and SUSANNA his wife of the town of Scottville and County of Allen & state of Kentucky on the one part and ROBERT H. PARIS of the town County and state aforesaid of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of $150 ... sell unto the said ROBERT H. PARIS .... two lots .. in the said town of Scottville ... numbers 99 & 101 .... Signed: ZADOCH B. THACKSTEN, SUSANNA THACKSTON .... SUSANNA the wife of the granter ... relinquished all dower in said land ...

Pg 251-252 This Indenture made this 18th day of July 1829 between DAVID WALKER of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and DAVID A. PORTER of the county and state aforesaid of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of $40 ... sell ... parcel of land ... near the town of Scottville .... Wit: DAVID WALKER Jr, THO SUTTON Signed: DAVID A. PORTER

Pg 252-253 This Indenture made this twentieth day of October ... 1829 between WILLIAM CROW of the one part and JOHN W. CROW of the other part all of Allen county and state of Kentucky ... for the natural love and affection he the said WILLIAM bears to the said JOHN W. CROW ... and he being bound in several obligations with me as security ...do give ... unto the said JOHN W. CROW son of the said WILLIAM CROW the following lands ... one tract .... in the county of Allen containing 200 acres ... between Baysfork and Tramels creek ... Signed: WM. CROW

Pg 253 This Indenture made .... between WILLIAM CROW of Allen County and state of Kentucky and JOHN W. CROW of aforesaid county and state ... in consideration of the sum of $150 ... sell ... unto JOHN W. CROW ... parcel of land ... being in aforesaid of Allen on the waters of Bays fork beginning ... line between GEORGE WILSON and WILLIAM CROW ... containing 51 acres ... this 14th November 1829 Signed: WM. CROW \par \par Pg 254 Know all men... whereas WILLIAM CROW on a settlement with my son JOHN W. CROW ... in the amount of one hundred and Eighty four dollars Eighty three and half cents and on the 7th day of this month I had a public and he the said JOHN became the purchaser ... this 20th day of October 1829 Signed: WM. CROW

Pg 254-255 This Indenture made ... between WILLIAM CROW of the one part and JOSEPH BURRIS of the other part all of Allen County and state of Kentucky ... consideration of the sum of $50 ... sell .. survey of land ... containing 150 acres ... being in the county of Allen on the north side of Tramels creek and bounded ... Ramble creek ... JEREMIAH HINTINS corner ... Signed: WM. CROW

Pg 255 This Indenture made ... this 5th day of November 1829 between ALEXANDER B. MANSFIELD of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and THOMAS NEALE of the county and state aforesaid of the other part .... the said MANSFIELD stands justly indebted to the said NEALE in the sum of $42.47 due by note and for the further consideration of the sum of one dollar ....MANSFIELD doth ... sell ... unto the said NEALE (follows is a list of household items) ... put in mortgage to secure the payment of said debt ... when the said MANSFIELD shall pay said NEALE .... property hereby conveyed shall revert ... Signed: A.B. MANSFIELD ...

Pg 256 Whereas SAMUEL MOORE of the County of Allen and state of Kentucky did on the 17th day of June 1826 ... receive of the said ... ALEXANDER B. MANSFIELD a mortgage ... and as the said MANSFIELD and THOMAS NEALE hath ... paid me sd Mortgage I do hereby release to said MANSFIELD ... property conveyed to me ... 4th day of November 1829 Signed: SAML MOORE

Pg 256-257 This Indenture made this 2d day of November 1829 between PHEBE DILLON of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and CHARLES BURRIS of said state and county of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of $400 .... sold to the said CHARLES BURRIS ... parcel of land containing 200 acres ... in the said county afsd of Allen on the waters of Little Tramels fork of Drakes creek and bounded .... JULIA HARRISONS corner ... FREDERICK BROWNS corner ... JOHN RICHARDS, WYGALL & BROWNs corners ... Wit: JOHN (x his mark) SARVER, SAML (x his mark) ANDERSON, WILL WYGALL Signed: PHEBE (x her mark) DILLON ...

Pg 257-258 This Indenture made ... this 16th day of November 1829 between ELI PITCHFORD sheriff of Allen County Kentucky of the one part and HENDERSON WHITE of the county of Simpson and state aforesaid ..... and Execution o ??? which issued from the clerks office of the Simpson Circuit Court in favor of HENDERSON WHITE against the estate of THOMAS R. WALLS for the sum of $75 debt .... as sheriff of Allen County ... on the 18th day of October 1829 ... I levied one tract of land ... on the waters of middle fork of Drakes Creek ... bounded ... corner of a 193 acre survey deed to EZEKIEL BENBROOK being a part of a 1000 acre survey patented to MARTIN HAWKINS ... corner to 100 acres this day deeded to THOMAS GIBSON .... corner of 93 acres sold to AMOS EDWARDS .... containing 100 acres ....Signed: ELI PITCHFORD shiff of Allen county ....

Pg 258-259 This Indenture made this 13th day of July 1829 between HENRY S. MITCHELL deputy sheriff for HUGH BROWN sheriff of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and DAVID A. PORTER of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the other part ... execution from the commonwealth of Kentucky ..we again command you that the estate of CARLTEN R. GATTEN and DAVID A. PORTER late of your bailiwick ... cause to be made the sum of $1269.9490 ... which JACOB ANTHONEY lately in one Allen Circuit court recovered of them ... the said DAVID A. PORTER became the purchaser being the highest.... bidder .... Signed: H.S. MITCHELL DS for H. BROWN SAC

Pg 259-260 This Indenture made this the first day of October 1829 between HENRY S. MITCHELL deputy sheriff for HUGH BROWN sheriff of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and LEMUEL SWEARINGAN of the county of Allen and state afsd of the other part .. execution from the clerks office of the Allen Circuit Court .... we command you ... to sale of the estate of WILLIAM RORY(?), HEZEKIAH A. (no surname given) & SAML GARRISON ... to satisfy JAMES STARK the sum of $936.55 damages ... and that you have the said sums of money before the Judge of our said court at the courthouse aforesaid on the 7th day of November next ..... I (Henry Mitchell) exposed to sale on the 21st day of Sept. 1829 ... parcel of land ... and LEMUEL SWEARINGEN became the purchaser .... for the sum of $20 ... 200 acres of land whereon WILLIAM RAY and family reside ... on the waters of Baysfork of Drakes creek ...Signed: H.S. MITCHELL

Pg 260-261 This Indenture made this 16th day of November 1829 between WILLIS MITCHEL Senr and ANAK DAWSON executors of the last will and testement of BRUMFIELD LONG Senr deceased of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and ZADOCK B. THAXTON of the county and state aforesaid of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of $506.25 .... sell ... unto the said party of the second part ... parcel of land.. in the county of Allen aforesaid and bounded ....PRISCILLA BOWMER now WALTER THOMAS\'92s corner in ANAK DAWSONs line .... containing 100 acres being hat part of a survey of 200 acres patented to DAVID AYRES ... Signed: WILLIS MITCHELL Sr, ANAK DAWSON

Pg 261 This Indenture made this 13th day of September 1829 between JAMES McREYNOLDS senior and SUSAN his wife of the County of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and SAMUEL ANDERSON of the said county and state of the other part .... in consideration of the sum of $50 .... sell... to him the said SAMUEL ANDERSON ... parcel of land lying ... in the county of Allen and state aforesaid it being a part of GEORGE S. GIBSON ten acre tract beginning ... TOLIVER CRAYs line ... FICKLINs corner ... Attest: GEO. S. GIBSON, THOS DINWIDDIE Signed: JAMES McREYNOLDS, SUSANNAH (x her mark) McREYNOLDS ... recorded Dec. 5, 1829 ...

Pg 262 This Indenture made ... this 9th day of September .. 1829 between JOHNSON J. COCKRILL and JOHN PATEN administrators ... of the estate of ELIJAH CUSENBERRY decd and SAMUEL WICKWARE all of the one part and JAMES STARK of the other part all of the county of Allen & state of Kentucky .... in consideration of the sum of $112.64 ... sold ... parcel of land ... being in the county of Allen and state aforesaid containing 46 acres ... patented to said WICKWARE and CUSENBERRY jointly ... on the 23rd day of January 1815 and bounded ... JEREMIAH STARKs military survey .... STARKs corner ... the said COCKRILL and PATTEN ... on behalf of the ... heirs of said estate .... defend the one half of the 46 acres ..... said WICKWARE ... defend the ... title of the other ..half other aforesaid 46 acres ... Attest: CHARLES E. STARK, EMILY J. STARK Signed: JOHNSON J. COCKRILL, JOHN PATTEN, SAML WICKWARE .... recorded Dec. 21, 1829 ...

Pg 263 This Indenture made ... this 14th day of December 1829 between JOHN SPILLMAN and MARY his wife of the one part and WILLIAM SEARS of the other part both of Allen County and state of Kentucky ... in consideration of the sum of $86.70 .... sell... unto the aforesaid WILLIAM SEARS ... parcel of land lying in the county of Allen aforesaid containing 34 acres patented to JOHN SPILLMAN ... bearing date the 20th June 1823 bounded ... corner of a 300 acre survey belonging to CHAPLIN and HALL ... ISAAC RAILEYs line and GABRIEL BOUCHERs line .... containing 34 acres ... Signed: JOHN SPILLMAN, MARY B. SPILMAN ... MARY the wife and consort of the Granter .... relinquished all dower in said land ...

Pg 264-265 This Indenture made ... this 14th day of Decr 1829 between JOHN SPILMAN and MARY his wife of the one part and WILLIAM SEARS of the second part all of Allen county and state of Kentucky .... in consideration of the sum of $613.20 sell... unto the aforesaid WILLIAM SEARS ... parcel of land lying .. in the county of Allen aforesaid containing 241 acres being a part of ABRAHAM CHAPLINE and JOHN HALES 300 acre military survey bounded ... GABRIEL MAUPINS upper line of his 1000 acre survey ... east of Bays creek ... Signed: JOHN SPILLMAN, MARY B. SPILLMAN ... MARY the wife and consort of the granter ... relinquished all dower in said land ...

Pg 265 Know all men ... that I GEORGE WERK (?) as commissioner of the Allen Circuit Court appointed at the August term 1827 ... in the suit ... in which JAMES SANDERSON was complainant and JOHN WILLS was defendant to make sale of a certain negroe man slave by the name of PLEASENT in the mortgage .... and JOHN M. BRIGGS being the highest bidder for the sum at the price of $233 .... Signed: JOHN WILLS by Geo. Werk Comr ... recorded May 21, 1829 ...\par Pg 265-266 This Indenture made this 29th day of October 1829 between THOMAS HAWKINS of the county of Allen and commonwealth of Kentucky of the one part and WALTER THOMAS of the same county of the other part ... in consideration of $80 ... sold unto the said WALTER THOMAS ... parcel of land ... being in the county of Allen on the waters of Bays fork ... containing 133 acres ... the said THOMAS HAWKINS stands indebted to the sd WALTER THOMAS in the sum of $40 payable by note the 24th day of October 1830 .... Attest: ISHAM THOMAS, JAMES THOMAS Signed: THOMAS (x his mark) HAWKINS ....recorded Dec. 29, 1829

Pg 266-267 Agreement made ... this day between CHARLES AUSTIN Sr of Smith County Tennessee and SUSANNAH MILES of Allen County Kentucky .... hath this day enters into a marriage contract .... said AUSTIN is to hold all the property he now possess .... is not to be liable for any debts ..contracted by her in return.. the said SUSANNAH MILES is to hold all the property ... she is now in possesn ... is not to be liable for any suits the said AUSTIN now or may hereafter contract .... if the afsd CHARLES AUSTIN and SUSANNAH MILES should in the course of them residing together as man and wife ...should accumulate ... any surplus more than what they now posses said surplus at the dec... of them is to be equally divided between the surviving individual and the heirs of the deceased .... Test: CHARLES AUSTIN, NATHL LAMBERT, P. CARTER Signed: CHARLES AUSTIN, SUSANNAH (x her mark) MILES .... recorded Dec. 31, 1829 ...

Pg 267-268 This Indenture made the 15th day of January 1830 between JOHN AYRES, FREDERICK LYNCH and ZENY his wife and JOHN AYRES of the county of Allen and the state of Kentucky of the one part and THEODERICK A. MEREDITH of the county and state aforesaid of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of $400 ... sell ... unto the said THEODERICK A. MEREDITH one certain tract .... being in the county of Allen and state of Kentucky ... containing... 100 acres ... Signed: JOHN AYRES, THOS AYRES, FRED C. LYNCH, ZENY LYNCH .... 18th day of January 1830 ... ZUNY LYNCH wife of one of the granters FREDERICK LYNCH ... relinquished all right and dower in said land ...

Pg 268-269 This Indenture made this 16th day of January ... 1830 between JOHN AYRES, FREDERICK LYNCH and ZENY his wife late ZENY AYRES of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and THOMAS AYRES of the county and state aforesaid ....in consideration of the sum of $300 ... sell ... unto the said THOMAS AYRES ... parcel of land lying ... in the county of Allen and state aforesaid on the waters of difficult and bounded .... ISAAC SATTERFIELD corner ... DAVID AYRES line ... corner to said AYERS and CARLOCK ... WILLOBYs line ... corner to STAYTEN ... containing 150 acres ... Signed: JOHN AYRES, FRED C. LYNCH, ZENY LYNCH ... ZENY LYNCH wife of FREDERICK C. LYNCH .... relinquished all right and dower in said land .

Pg 269-270 This Indenture made... this 27th day of January 1830 between DAVID WALKER and MARY L. his wife of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and ALSY BROWN of the county and state aforesaid .. in consideration of $300 commonwealth paper equal to $240 specie .... sell ... unto the said BROWN ... tract of land ... being in the county of Allen on the waters of Baysfork and bounded .... line of ALEXANDERs survey .... PARKERs mill road ... MABIN ALEXANDERs fence ... survey in the name of JOS. WILLIAMS .... near JAMES HUNT ... HUGH BROWN ... (no acreage mentioned) ... Signed: DAVID WALKER, MARY L. WALKER .... MARY L. WALKER wife of DAVID WALKER the granter ... relinquished all dower in said land ...

Pg 270-271 This Indenture made this 13th day of February ... 1830 between JOHN GIBSON and HANNA his wife of the county of Sumner and state of Tennessee of the one part and JEREMIAH HINTON of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the other part .... in consideration of the sum of $300 .... sell .. to him the said JEREMIAH HINTON ... parcel of land ... being in the county of Allen on the waters of Buck Creek containing 244 acres ... Signed: JOHN GIBSON

Pg 271-272 This Indenture made .. this 1st day of January 1830 between CHARLES BURRIS of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part DANIEL MYERS of the county and state aforesaid of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of $250 ... sell ... unto the said DANIEL MYERS ... parcel of land ... being in the county of Allen state of Kentucky on the waters of Little Tramell and bounded ....ELLENA and JULIA HARRISONs corner .... FREDERICK BROWNs corner ... JOHN PRESTON, WYALL and BROWNs corner ... FOLLISs line ... JACOB MILLERs corner ... corner made by SAMUEL ANDERSON, JACOB MILLER and DAVID MYERs .... (no acreage given ) ... Attest: DAVID WALKER Jr. Signed: CHARLES (x his mark) BURRIS

Pg 272-273 ..... I ISAAC LEE do relinquish all my right and title to a mortgage given to me on the 19th day of January 1829 by JOHN SPILLMAN .... Attest: LEVI SPILLMAN Signed: ISAAC LEE

Pg 273-274 This Indenture made this 12th day of January ... 1830 between AUGUSTINE CLAYTON of the county of Warren and state of Kentucky of the one part and BENJAMIN BAILEY and CATHARINE BAILEY his wife late CATHARINE FURGASEIN widow and relick of WILLIAM FERGASEN decd of the county of Allen and state aforesaid of the other part .... in consideration of $170 .... by the said WILLIAM FURGERSEN in his life lime and by the said CATHARINE before her intermarriage with the said BENJAMIN BAILEY .... sell unto the said BENJAMIN BAILEY and CATHARINE his wife .... parcel of land .. being in the county of Allen on the waters of Tramel(?) creek and bounded .... corner of JAMES BROWN 800 acre survey ... line of 200 acre survey in the name of JOSHUE HODGES .... containing 60 acres .... Wit: W. THOMAS, HAIDEN THOMAS Signed: A. CLAYTON, CATY (x her mark) CLAYTON ...

Pg 274-275 This Indenture made .. this 26th of April 1828 between JAMES EDMUNDS of Warren County state of Kentucky and MILES C. SLEDGE of the county of Allen and state aforesaid .... in consideration of the sum of $49 .... confirm unto the said MILES C. SLEDGE ... parcel of land ... being in the county of Warren containing 78 acres ... Wit: GABL(?) (x his mark) BOUCHER , WILLIAM COLEMAN Signed: JAMES EDMUNDS

Pg 275-276 This deed of bargain and sale ... this 13th day of January ... 1830 between CHRISTOPHER WELCH of the one part and WALKER HINTON of the other part both of Allen County Kentucky .... in consideration of the sum of one dollar .... convey unto the said WALKER HINTON .... the following property (follows a list of household items, livestock, implements & produce ) ... said WALKER HINTON is bound in the security of said CHRISTOPHER WELCH in a note of RACHEL BURRIS of Kentucky for the sum of $10 .... Signed: CHRISTOPHER WELCH ...

Pg 276-277 This deed of bargain and sale ... this 7th day of January ... 1830 between HEZEKIAH A. GARRISON of the one part and DREWERY BURTEN Sr of the other part both of Allen County Kentucky ... in consideration of the sum of $1 .... and also in consideration ... said BURTEN in his securityship for said GARRISON .... said HEZEKIAH A. GARRISON ... convey unto the said DREWRY BURTEN Sr .... to the following named slaves towit SARAH(?), ARAWK(?), NANCY, WARENS, LEANDER, JIM, COOKE and KIAH ... the slaves bequeathed to the children of which the said HEZEKIAH is one of ESTHER A. GARRISON now decd by the last will of HEZEKIAH ALEXANDER decd also ... 80 barrels of corn .... whereas the said DREWRY BURTEN is bound as the security of the security of the said HEZEKIAH A. GARRISON in a note to JNO. CURGE(?) of Tennesse in the sum of .. $287.54 .... Signed: JNOA. HOLSON ...

Pg 277-278 This Indenture made this 4th day of February 1830 between JAMES LOYD of the one part and WILLIAM REEVES of the other part .... in the sum of $65 ....by a note .... stands as security of ...the said LOYD in a note to THOMAS W. JOHNSON with ROBERT LOYD and BENJAMIN C. JOHNSON and WILLIAM GILMORE his co-securities ... for the sum of $50 .... sell to the said REEVES one dark by mare (following is a list of other livestock and personal property) ... Test: THO. W. JOHNSON, RAGEN (x his mark) MAYHEW, WILL WALKER Signed: JAMES LOYD ...

Pg 278 This Indenture made this 27th day of February 1830 between WILLIAM SMITH and POLLY SMITH his wife of the one part and ABRAHAM PREWETT of the other part all of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky ... in consideration of $65 .... sell ... unto him the said party of the second part .. parcel of land lying ... in the county aforesaid on Baysfork .. containing 30 acres ... Signed: WILLIAM SMITH \par \par Pg 279 ... the deed made by JAMES McREYNOLDS Sr and wife to ANDERSON McREYNOLDS ... on the 15th day of January 1829 ... presented ... 14th day of October 1829 and SUSAN McREYNOLDS the wife of the granter .... relinquished all dower in said land ...

Pg 279-280 This Indenture made ... this 17th day of April .. 1830 between GEORGE HINTON of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and HEZEKIAH LANDERS of the County and state afsd of the other part .... in consideration of the sum of $125 .... parcel of land lying in the county of Allen and state of Kentucky ... containing ... 50 acres ... Wit: EDWIN MOTLEY, HENRY MOTLEY Signed: GEORGE HINTON

Pg 280-281 This Indenture made ... this 17th day of February ... 1830 between WALTER THOMAS as Executor of the last will and Testament of JOHN WILLS deceased of the County of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and ELIZA WILLS now of the county of Warren and same state ... the said JOHN WILLS deceased ...did authorize ... said executor the aforesaid WALTER THOMAS to sell the land ... of said decedent ... said ELIZA WILLS being the highest bidder became the purchaser (follows are descriptions of numerous lots, locations and amounts paid ) ... Signed: W. THOMAS ....

Pg 282 This Indenture mad this (blank) day of March 1830 between JAS. McREYNOLDS of Allen County of the first part and ANDERSON McREYNOLDS of the aforesaid county and state of Kentucky of the second part ...in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars .... sell unto the said party of the second part ... parcel of land lying upon the waters of Bays fork ... containing 120 acres .... Signed: JAMES McREYNOLDS ...

Pg 282-283 This Indenture made ... this 12th day of March 1830 between CHARLES PHIPPS of Allen County and state of Kentucky of the first part and ELIZABETH PHIPPS of aforesaid county and state of the second part .... in consideration of the sum of Sixty dollars ... sell unto the party of the second part ... parcel of land containing sixty Eight Dollars (sic) lying ... in the county of Allen and state of Kentucky on the waters of Walnut Creek and bounded ... JOSHUA HODGES line .... JESSE HAMMETS corner .... Signed: CHARLES (x his mark) PHIPPS

Pg 283-284 This Indenture made ...this 30th day of January 1830 between WILLIAM CROW and JOHN W. CROW of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part and BUREN COZGEN(?) and WALTER D. SEVTT (?) of the city of Louisville and state aforesaid of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of one dollar ... sold unto the said BRUN COGGENS and WALTER D. SEVET ... parcel of land... being in the county of Allen on the waters of containing 200 acres between Baysfork and Tramels creek (other land and personal property mentioned) ... whereas the said WILLIAM CROW stands justly indebted to the said BRIAN COGGENS and WALTER D. SEVIT in the sum of $308.48 ... Signed: WILLIAM CROW, JOHN W. CROW ...

Pg 285-286 This Indenture made this 2d day of June 1821 between SAML OXFORD in the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the first part and the president and directors of the Bank of the commonwealth of Kentucky of the second part .... the party of the first part doth ... sell ... to the party of the second part .... tract of land ... being in the county of Allen on the waters of the middle fork of Drakes creek and bounded .... line of a military survey called PAYNES third 1600 acre survey .... corner to JOHN CLARKEs land sold to said CLARKE by WILLIAM T. HENDERSON ... corner to WILLIAM MIFFLIN 100 acres survey ... containing 288 which lands the party of the first part declares to be in mortgage for the payment of $500 ... Signed: SAMUEL (x his mark) OXFORD .... mortgage dated May 4, 1822 ... I the clerk of the county of Allen in the state of Kentucky certify that the within mortgage and release from the Bank of the Commonwealth to SAMUEL OXFORD was produced to me in my office on the 3d day of May 1830 and the same is recorded. Signed: DAVID WALKER

Pg 286-287 This Indenture made this 13th day of March ...1830 between BENJAMIN P. THOMAS of the county of Allen and commonwealth of Kentucky of the one part and ISHAM THOMAS of the same county and commonwealth of the other part .... in consideration of $50 ... sell unto the said ISHAM THOMAS ... (a list of household items and livestock held as collateral)... if the said BENJAMIN P. THOMAS ....cause to be paid to the said ISHAM THOMAS ...the full sum of $50 on or before the 10th day of March 1831 ....every ... item and thing therein ... shall cease and be void ... Wit: JOHN HILLMAN, LEVEL ATWOOD Signed: BENJAMIN P. THOMAS

Pg 287-290 This Indenture made ...this 17th day of April 1830 between THOMAS W. JOHNSON of the one part and BRITTEIN LONG of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of one dollar ... the said BRITTAIN in a securityships liabilities and obligations entered into by the said JOHNSON and the said BRITTAIN as his security to one WILLIAM SIDDENS for the payment of about $141.63 ... due by three several notes and payable in about Twelve months .... (follows are 2 pages of land descriptions and lists of household items, implements and personal property held as collateral) ... Wit: BENJAMIN C. JOHNSON, LEWIS SMITH Signed: THOMAS W. JOHNSON

Pg 290-291 Allen County January term 1830. On the application of ELIZABETH R. HUGHES widow of RICHARDSON P. HUGHES ordered that SAMUEL E. CARPENTER, BENJAMIN DERRING, JAMES SIDDENS, JOHN CARUTH and ALEXANDER STEWART of any three allot and assign to said widow her dower in her said husbands lands ... containing 105 acres. Wit: JAMES SIDDENS, ALEX STEWART Signed: HUGH BROWN ... recorded on the 15th day of February 1830.

Pg 291-293 This Indenture made ... this 19th day of May 1830 between ROBERT SHIPLEY, ISAAC ELLIS and PATSEY his wife late PATSEY SHIPLEY heirs of GEORGE SHIPLEY decd and GEORGE ALEXANDER, ROBERT, MARTHA and WILLIAM SHIPLEY children of WILLIAM SHIPLEY decd who was a son and heir of GEORGE SHIPLEY decd on the first part and CHRISTIAN MILLER of the county of Allen and commonwealth of Kentucky of the second part ... It was ... decreed that DAVID WALKER be made commissioner for and on behalf of GEORGE, ALEXANDER, ROBERT, MARTHA and WILLIAM SHIPLEY minors of WILLIAM SHIPLEY decd and that the adults should join in said conveyance ... ($2000 sum total with dates each portion is due) ... parties of the first part ... convey unto the said MILLER .... two hundred and two acres of land ... being in the county of Allen state of Kentucky on Big Barron River and bounded ... corner of GABRIEL MADISONs 500 acre survey ... corner to JAMED CORVDENS(?) lot ... formerly belonged to ROBERT SHIPLEY ... Signed: ROBT SHIPLEY, ISAAC ELLIS, MARTHA ELLIS by Robert Shipley, ALEX SHIPLEY, MARTHA SHIPLEY, WILL SHIPLEY by David Walker comr ...

Pg 293-294 Whereas the Allen circuit court at their May term 1830 in the suit in chancery in which EPHRIAM BERRY is complainant and ISAAC ELLIS and MARTHA his wife late MARTHA SHIPLEY, ROBERT SHIPLEY, GEORGE, ROBERT, MARTHA and WILLIAM SHIPLEY children of WILLIAM SHIPLEY decd who was the son and one of the heirs of GEORGE SHIPLEY decd, defendants. It was ordered ... that DAVID WALKER be appointed commissioner on behalf of the said GEORGE, ROBERT, MARTHA, and WILLIAM SHIPLEY who are infants... and that said ISAAC ELLIS and wife and ROBERT SHIPLEY join in conveyance .... in consideration of $600 .... paid by the said BERRY. This Indenture made ... this 20th day of May 1830 between the heirs... of the sd GEORGE SHIPLEY of the first part and the said EPHRAIM BERRY of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the second part ... sell ... to the said BERRY .... parcel of land ... being in the county of Allen on Big Barren River and bounded .... corner to GABRIEL WILLIAMS military survey of 500 acres .... to JAMES COWDENS part of said tract ... containing two hundred and two acres .... Signed: ISAAC ELLIS, MARTHA ELLIS by R.W. Shipley , ROBERT SHIPLEY, GEORGE SHIPLEY, MARTHA SHIPLEY, WILL SHIPLEY by David Walker Com ....

Pg 295-296 Whereas by a decree of the Allen circuit court at their August term 1829 in the suit of WHITNEYs heirs against TINSLEYs heirs It was ordered and decreed that the heirs of said TINSLEY convey by general warranty the land in the bill mentioned on or before the first day of the next term and upon their failure so to do WILLIAM WALKER was appointed a commissioner to convey the same to the complainants .... This Indenture made this 17th day of November 1829 between THOS TINSLEY, MARIAH HOLDER the wife of DANL HOLDER, DANIEL HOLDER, DIADAMA, POLLY, ELIZABETH and WILL TINSLEY heirs of WILLIAM decd ...on the one part and JEREMIAH WHITNEY, CATHARINE BERRY the wife of THOMPSON BERRY, JOHN, SAMUEL, THOMAS SIMON WHITNEYs AGNESS MARTIN late AGNESS WHITNEY, URIAH WHITNEY the heirs of JOHN WHITNEY decd of the other part .... parcel of land ... lying in the county of Allen containing 100 acres and be the same ....their ancestor WILLIAM TINSLEY purchased of BRITTAIN WILLIAMS .... Signed: WILL WALKER commrs ... recorded 19th day of November 1829 ...

Pg 296-297 This Indenture made this 16th day of November 1829 between BRITTAIN WILLIAMS and (blank) his wife by WILLIAM WALKER the commissioner appointed ... for the purpose of carrying said decreed order unto ??? of the one part and THOMAS TINSLEY, DANIEL HOLDER and MARIAH his wife, DIADAMA, POLLY, ELIZABETH and WILL TINSLEYs heirs of WILLIAM TINSLEY decd of the other part ... August term 1829 in the suit in chancery wherein TINSLEYs heirs were complainants and the said WILLIAMS and wife defendants ... WILLIAM WALKER was appointed commissioner to convey ... the tract of land .... bound towit.... ROBERT SHIPLEY line ... containing 100 acres .... Signed: WILL WALKER Commr .....

Pg 297-298 This Indenture made this 19th day of May 1830 between SAMUEL PULLIAM, RICHARD P. PULLIAM and ELIZABETH PULLIAM heirs of BOSWELL PULLIAM deceased by JACOB W. WALKER commission of the one part and HENRY ROWNTREE of the other part .... whereas in the suit.... wherein HENRY ROWNTREE was complainant and said heirs were decendant .....at the May term 1828 .... the land owned by JOHN PULLIAM decd and devised to his wife ANNESS and his children .... would be sufficient to pay the complainant the costs of said suit ... Signed: SAMUEL PULLIAM, by Jacob W. Walker com, RICHARD P. PULLIAM by Jacob W. Walker, ELIZA PULLIAM by Jacob W. Walker com ....

Pg 298-300 This deed made ... this 17th day of May 1830 between MARY E. LOUSIA WILLS and ELIZA JOHN WILLS by GARLAND J. BLEWETT commissioner appointed for the purpose of the first part and JAMES SANDERSON of the other part .... pending suit ... in chancery the said JAMES SANDERSON is complainant and the said grantor and others defendant .... said court .... requiring the said BLEWETT to sell certain lots of ground in the town of Scottville Kentucky ... did on the 17th day of May 1830 .... soled(sic) the personal estate in the mortgage mentioned .... and the said JAMES SANDERSON by his attorney JOHN F. TODD became the purchaser thereof for the sum of $400 .... Signed: MARY E. LOUISA WILLS, ELIZA JOHN WILLS by Garland J. Blewett commr ....