On 24 Jan 1792, Henry and Nicholas Crist and Adam Shepherd, for a debt they owed to Samuel Crow, deeded 273 1/4 acres on the waters of Long Lick Creek to Crow who lived in Maryland. Following the death of Samuel Crow, this land descended to his children Basil, Samuel Jr., and Ann who married Thomas Q. Willson. Then on 27 Oct 1821, Ann Crow Willson and her husband sold their third share of the farm to her brother Basil Crow. And on 17 Sep 1825, Samuel Crow Jr. sold his third share of the farm to Basil Crow.
It appears that Hughes died in Port Gibson, Mississippi, indebted to the bank there, and his widow and heirs were sued in Bullitt Circuit Court for payment. The court ordered the sale of Hughes' Bullitt County property to pay the debt. Then on 26 Jul 1850, the sale was made and Robert F. Samuels was the purchaser of all but the dower lands belonging to Hughes' widow. Samuels would then arrange with Nancy Hughes to obtain her dower rights.
Basil Crow later on 18 Oct 1839 sold an uncertain tract of land, but likely this one, to Benjamin Hughes who was living in Mississippi at the time.
Bullitt County Deed Book I, Pages 224-225
This indenture made this 18th day of October 1839 between Basil Crow and Maria, his wife of the county of Monroe and state of Missouri (now in Bullitt County, Kentucky) of the one part and Benjamin Hughes of the county of Claiborne and state of Mississippi of the other part.
Witness that the said Basil Crow for an in consideration of the sum of $1000 in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said Benjamin Hughes and his heirs forever the following tract or tracts of land in Bullitt County, Kentucky on Long Lick Creek containing between 500 and 600 acres more or less, being the same tract of land upon which said Basil Crow lived, and formerly owned by his deceased father, Samuel Crow of said county of Bullitt; reference to the deeds from Crow, Bibb and Caldwell to said Crow of record in the office of Bullitt County Court will show and more particularly point out the boundary and quantity.
To have and to hold said tract of land and appurtenances unto the said Benjamin Hughes and his heirs forever; and said Basil Crow does hereby covenant to and with said Hughes to warrant and forever defend the title to said land here sold unto him the said Hughes and to his heirs forever against the claim or claims of all persons whatsoever by this deed in fee simple with general warranty.
Witness the hands and seals of the said Crow and wife the date above written. There is reserved out of this conveyance one quarter of an acre for the family burying ground as the same now is. (signed) Basil Crow, Mariah Crow
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