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.
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. 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.
Bullitt County Deed Book M, Pages 72-74
This indenture made this 26th day of July 1850, between Mary Morehead, William Hughes, Henry Hughes, and Maria Hughes, children and heirs of Benjamin Hughes dec'd by Noah C. Summers, commissioner for them appointed for that purpose of one part, and Robert F. Samuels of Bullitt County, Kentucky of the other part.
Witnesseth that whereas in the suit in chancery depending in the Bullitt Circuit Court in the name of Person and Marge against said Ben Hughes' heirs for the said court did by its decree of 21 December 1848, decree and order the tracts of land in complainant's bill mentioned viz, the tracts of land conveyed by Basil Crow and wife to Ben Hughes by deed dated 18 Oct 1849, and the land conveyed by James C. Hogland and wife to said Hughes by deed dated 23 October 1841 be sold or so much thereof as would be necessary to pay to complainants the sums decreed to them.
And by an amended order of sale made in said case 3 April 1849, said lands were ordered to be sold as by said decree and orders named, and Henry C. Thomas was appointed commissioner to sell said lands; reference to the papers in said suit and decrees and orders will fully show.
And said Commissioner Thomas advertised said land for sale as by said decree named to be sold at the courthouse door in Shepherdsville on the 19 November 1849; and on that day said commissioner attended and sold as required said land. And Robert F. Samuels purchased the tracts deeded by Crow and wife to said Hughes for $100. And the tract deeded by said Hogland and wife to said Hughes for $50. And said commissioner returned said report and sales to the said court, and said court by its order and decree in said cause of the 5 April 1840 confirmed said report and sales and appointed said N. C. Summers commissioner to convey said lands so sold and purchased to said R. F. Samuels, the purchaser, wherefore in consideration of the whole premises, the decrees, orders, sales &c in the premises, they the said parties of the first part, heirs of said Ben Hughes by said N. C. Summers, commissioner for them for that purpose, have conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do convey and confirm unto hims the said Robert F. Samuels and to his heirs and assigns forever the said tracts of land so conveyed by said Crow and wife, and Hogland and wife to said Hughes by deed dated as aforesaid, viz one tract of 272 1/2 acres by survey conveyed to Crow by H. Crist by deed dated 28 April 1809 of record in Bullitt County Court office and described therein as bounded as follows.
Beginning at a beech and ash marked H.C. standing on the road side, and running thence North 58° East 253 poles to two sugar trees and black ash, North 32° West 253 poles to a stake, South 4° East 133 poles to a beech, South 55° West 43 poles to a white oak and sycamore on the bank of the creek (Long Lick), thence with the meanders of the creek to the end of 128 poles on the last line of the survey (of May & Oyler), thence South 32° East 178 poles to the beginning.
The land described in the deed from Bibb to Crow dated the 15 November 1817 of record in said office lies on Long Lick Creek and contains 300 acres (was patented to John May) described as bounded as follows.
Beginning at a sweet gum, now fallen down and two beeches, the beginning corner of John May's 200 acres on Wilson's fork of Long Lick Creek, thence East 180 poles to 3 small beeches, thence South 267 poles to two sugar trees, thence West 180 poles to three sycamores, thence North 267 poles to the beginning.
And the land described in the tract conveyed by James Caldwell by said Crow by deed dated 19 September 1820 is described as bounded thus.
Beginning at the south corner of the tract of land upon which Crow lived on Long Lick Creek road, and running so far up the knob so that a line across to the branch next to where Wethers King lived should include the quantity of 16 acres; see deed of record in the office aforesaid.
And the tract of land conveyed by Hogland and wife by deed as aforesaid is described as being the interest, right and title of said James C. Hogland and Rebecca his wife as one share or heirs part in the tract of land on Long Lick Creek whereon the father of said Rebecca lived and died, being one-tenth part of the whole tract, and that land adjoins the former tract conveyed by Crist to Crow as herein named. See these deeds of record in said County office, and the bill and exhibits in said suit more fully shows. This tract of the said Hogland and wife is supposed in the bill and described as 1/10 part or a tenth of the whole tract of 150 acres more or less with the appurtenances to the said tracts of land aforesaid to him the said Robert F. Samuels and to his heirs and assigns forever; and they said Ben Hughes Heirs by N. C. Summers commissioner for them for that purpose covenant and agree to and with the said Robert F. Samuels and his heirs and assigns that they said heirs of Ben Hughes, parties of the first part will and their heirs &c shall warrant and defend the land and appurtenances here sold and described as aforesaid to him said Samuels and to his heirs and assigns forever against the claim of all persons whatever by this deed of conveyance as fully as by law and the decrees and orders &c in said cause said commissioner can warrant the same without individual liability on said commissioner.
Witness the hands and seals of the grantors the date first herein written. (Signed by N. C. Summers as commissioner for the Hughes heirs.)
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