John Chaddic to United Baptist Church of Shepherdsville & Masonic Lodge No. 155

On 1 Sep 1849, John Chaddic transferred ownership of the Shepherdsville lot located at the northeast corner of Main Street and Third Street to the joint ownership of the United Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge No. 155. It appears that the deed may have mis-numbered the ground, but the location is clearly at that place.

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Bullitt County Deed Book L, Pages 493-494

This indenture made this 1st day of September 1849 between John Chaddic and Susan his wife of Bullitt County, Kentucky of one part and Charles Quirey, John Chaddic and Samuel A. McKay, Trustees for that purpose of the United Baptist Church of Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky and their successors in office forever; and the Worshipful Master and Wardens and their successors in office and brethren of Free and Accepted Masons for the sole use in fee simple of Bullitt Lodge No. 155 of free and accepted Masons located at Shepherdsville, Kentucky, a branch of or subordinate lodge of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky and their successors in office for that purpose to be appointed and named by said Lodge No. 155 forever of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said John Chaddic and wife for and in consideration of the sum of $95 paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have bargained, donated to the church, given and granted, and by these presents do give, sell and convey to the parties of the second part for the sole use of purposes aforesaid and benefit in fee, of said Baptist Church, and Masonic Lodge No. 155 the following lots of ground in the new plan of Shepherdsville, viz.

Lots No. 93 & 94, said lots contain a front on Main Street of 40 feet and extend back 199 feet 5 inches, the full extent of said town lots, and also 40 feet front next and adjoining north of said Lots No. 93 & 94, making in all here sold and conveyed 80 feet front on Main Street extended, and running back the 199 feet 5 inches, or the distance of the town lots; said lots of ground here sold lay opposite the public jail lot and the Methodist Episcopal Church fronting Main Steet extended, and Third Street of said town of Shepherdsville.

The lot is sold for the purpose of erecting and building thereon a church house for said United Baptist Church at Shepherdsville, and also a house for said Bullitt Masonic Lodge No. 155, the lower room of same, about 40 by 50 feet for the sole use of said church, and the front rooms of about 8 feet square and the upper room of about 40 by 60 feet in the clear for the sole use of said Masonic Lodge No. 155, and the ground and lot upon which said buildings are to be erected to be held and owned in common by said church and Lodge No. 155 in fee, each department to be at the expense of building and keeping in good order forever their own part of said building, and the lot to be fenced in and kept in good order and repair at the joint expense of said church and Lodge No. 155; and what paving it requires and fencing to enclose said lot and paving &c in front of said lot to be joint expenses of said church and Lodge No. 155; and when necessary the repairs to or any new roof that may be required to be put on, or plain cupalo or bell that may be deemed necessary and got by the parties to be done at the joint expense of the church and Lodge No. 155; and if either party sells, the other to have the refusal to purchase if they can agree, and it is distinctly understood by the grantors and grantees, the trustees on the part of the said church, and the officers and brethren of Bullitt Masonic Lodge No. 155 that the title to said lots &c herein conveyed to them in trust, is held by them in trust for the sole use in fee forever of said United Baptist Church and Bullitt Lodge No. 155 at all future time in fee for their sole and exclusive use and benefit as a church, and as free masons aforesaid of said lodge; and the lodge from time to time may and will if necessary elect or select officers to hold as their successors or in lieu of the persons herein named for the purposes aforesaid and said , and officers accept the trust herein and will convey when and if required by said Lodge No. 155 to any other trustees as their successors for the use of said lodge No. 155; and the said Chaddic and wife, grantors, covenant and agree to and with the said trustees of said church and said Masonic Lodge No. 155, the grantees as aforesaid, that they will and their heirs shall warrant and forever defend the said lots and appurtenances here sold to said Trustees of said Baptist Church and their successors in office forever, and to the officers and brethren and their successors of Bullitt Masonic Lodge No. 155 for the purposes aforesaid forever against them the said Chaddic and wife and their heirs and all claiming by, from, through or under them.

And in case the lot is ever lost by other or better title, the said Chaddic and wife are to pay to the said Masonic Lodge No. 155 their part of the purchase of said lots, viz. $47.50 and no more. It is understood the legal title to one of the 40 foot lots No. 93 is in the Bullitt County Court, and they sold said lot to said Chaddic in part pay for his lot sold them for a public jail and courthouse lot, and the court on the records of said county made and published and signed an order in court acknowledging the sale and payment for said lot to said Chaddic and if the title is not perfect in fee in Chaddic the grantees look to the court for the perfection of the title. Witness the hands and seals of the grantors the day and year first written.

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