On 27 Jun 1797, Benjamin Summers bought ten lots. Listed here are the lot numbers in the new plan and in parentheses the number in the old plan: Lots 41 (13), 42 (14), 21 (24), 45 (41), 46 (42), 47 (43), 48 (44), 64 (45), 63 (46), 79 (51). Summers then sold lots 45 and 46 to George Saunders on 16 May 1821. Then George sold the two lots to Thomas Sanders Sr. Thomas next sold these two lots to Weir Tilford and Abraham Field Jr. on 15 Jan 1823. In October 1827 Tilford and Field deeded the lots to Jacob Bowman. Jacob Bowman's heirs sold the lots to James Doyle in April 1844. Then, in October 1851, lots 45 & 46 were sold by Doyle to Joseph Bowman as shown below.
On 19 Apr 1872, lot 46 was sold by auction to H. Clay Crist.
Bullitt County Deed Book M, Pages 343-344
This indenture made the 16th day of October 1851 between James Doyle by Robert F. Samuels, commissioner for him for that purpose, of the one part and Joseph Bowman of the other part.
Witnesseth that whereas in the suit in chancery pending in the Bullitt Circuit Court in the name of Joseph Bowman against James Doyle and Wilford W. Maraman, the said court did by its decree dated the 12th day of October 1847 decree and order to be sold the houses and lots in Shepherdsville, Kentucky known by their numbers 45 and 46 and 29, the two first being the same upon which are situated the tannery establishment of said Doyle, the property of said Doyle, in satisfaction of said decree, and appointed Henry C. Thomas a commissioner to sell said houses and lots and tannery and the said commissioner did advertise said houses and lots as directed by said decree to be sold at the courthouse door in Shepherdsville on the 13th day of October 1851; and on that day at said place said commissioner Thomas attended and sold said houses and lots as ordered in said decree, and George W. Bowman as agent for said Joseph Bowman purchased for the sum of $450 the lots numbers 45 and 46 at the sum of $400 and No. 29 at the sum of $50, and the commissioner made and returned his report of said sale to said Bullitt Circuit Court at the October Term 1851; and the said Court by its order in said cause confirmed said report and sale and appointed Robert F. Samuels a commissioner on the part of said Doyle to convey said land to said Joseph Bowman the purchaser, reference to said suit and the orders, decrees, sale &c in the same will more particularly show.
Wherefore in consideration of the premises, the decree, orders and sale in said cause he said James Doyle by Robert F Samuels, appointed commissioner for that purpose, has sold and conveyed, and by these presents does sell, convey and confirm unto him the said Joseph Bowman and his heirs and assigned forever the said lots numbers 45, 46 and 29 so sold with the appurtenance to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.
To have and to hold the said described houses and lots and their appurtenances unto him the said Joseph Bowman, and to his heirs and assigns forever against the claim of the said James Doyle, and his heirs, and all others as fully as by this deed said commissioner can warrant title to the same without individual responsibility on said commissioner. Witness the hand and seal of the grantor the day and date first above written.
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