John Myers to Joel Vaughn - Knob Creek Land

On 15 Jul 1836, by a court order a tract of land along Knob Creek belonging to John Myers was so to Joel Vaughn, as shown below. This may be related to 636 acres claimed by Vaughn.

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Bullitt County Deed Book F, Pages 178-179

This indenture made and entered into between John Grayham, deputy sheriff for William Caldwell, sheriff of Bullitt County, state of Kentucky, of the one part, and Joel Vaughn of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas on the 13th day of June 1826 there issued from the clerk's office of the Bullitt Circuit Court an execution Venditious expunas No. 2158 in the name of Francis Smith for the use of Thomas Howell against John Myers, John Westfall and Charles Jones for the sum of $368.93 at the rate of 6% per annum from the 23rd of July 1821 until paid and $8.38 which execution issued upon a replevin bond as per endorsement thereon by the clerk and which came to the hands of said Grayham to be executed on 14 June 1826 as per endorsement thereon by said Grayham, deputy as aforesaid, and after duly advertising according to law said Grayham did under and by virtue of the execution aforesaid on the 15th day of July 1826 proceed to expose to sale and did actually sell at public auction and in market overt all the right, title and interest which John Myers has in and to the following tract or parcel of land lying and being in Bullitt County, situate on Knob Creek and bounded as follows.

Beginning at the upper corner of the tract sold by Crist to Carter on the north side of Knob Creek, running thence a straight line to the original north line of Luke Wheeler's tract and down Wheeler's line to the lower corner of Nicolas Dorsey's line, thence with his said line to Knob Creek, thence up Knob Creek with its meanders to Carter's line on the Creek, thence with Carter's line to his lower corner, thence to the beginning, but to exclude that part sold to Vaughn by Myers and Crist and all the land on the north side claimed by James Welch, and therefore Joel Vaughn became the purchaser for the sum of $200.06, he being the highest bidder.

Now in consideration of the aforesaid sum of $200.06 to me the aforesaid Grayham, so being deputy sheriff as aforesaid, paid by the aforesaid Joel Vaughn, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold and conveyed, and I the said John Graham, so being deputy sheriff aforesaid, by these presents do grant, alien and convey unto the said Joel Vaughn the aforesaid tract of land to him and his heirs forever.

To have and to hold the aforesaid tract of land and all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the aforesaid Joel Vaughn and his heirs forever, and the aforesaid Graham do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Vaughn to warrant and defend the title of the aforesaid tract of land so bounded as aforesaid unto said Vaughn from the claim of John Myers and all and every other person claiming through or under him, but not from the claim or claims of any other person or persons. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above written. (signed) John Graham, deputy for William Caldwell, Sheriff of Bullitt County.

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