On 30 Aug 1827, George F. Pope, as commissioner, deeded Shepherdsville town lot 27 and part of lot 28 to Matthew Wilson. Wilson sold the part of Lot 28 and the brick house on it to Richard Simcoe as trustee for Henrietta Oldham, daughter of Dr. H. Oldham, as shown below.
Henrietta Wilson, born 22 Apr 1828, daughter of Henry and Eliza Oldham, died of consumption on 17 Oct 1852. She was buried in the Old City Cemetery in Shepherdsville.
She had married the lawyer William Wilson on 27 May 1847, and they had two children, Henry Turner Wilson, born 7 Apr 1848, and Mary who was born 17 Jul 1850, but died 13 Jan 1853, and is buried alongside her mother.
The brick house sat on the southwest corner of Lot 28, and this deed divides the lot, giving to William and Henrietta Wilson the western slice the width of the brick house. The remainder of the lot to the east was allotted to R. B. Simcoe, M. L. B. Simcoe his wife, Henry W. Simcoe, James P. Oldham and John W. Oldham, heirs of Samuel Oldham.
On 6 Nov 1850, John W. Oldham sold his share of Lot 28 to Henrietta Wilson, as shown below. Note that the deed misidentifies the lot number, but this is clearly lot 28.
Bullitt County Deed Book M, Page 156
Know all men by these presents that we John W. Oldham and Emily his wife for and in consideration of the sum of $70 to us in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell, alien, release and convey to Henrietta E. Wilson all our right, title and interest in and to a certain house and lot in the town of Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Ky., known in the plan of said town as lot No. 22 [sic] and being the same willed by Samuel Oldham to Conway Oldham in trust for Eliza Oldham, the wife of Henry Oldham and her children, now said interest being one-fifth of the entire lot No. 22 [sic] with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Henrietta and her heirs and assigns forever; and we the said John W. Oldham and Emily his wife against ourselves, our heirs and assigns, and against the claim or claims of all and every person or persons lawfully claiming or pretending to claim by, through or under us or them of either of them the said above mentioned one-fifth of said lot with the appurtenances to teh said Henrietta will forever warrant and defend firmly by these presents. Given under our hands and seals this the 6th of November 1850. (signed) John W. Oldham, Emily Oldham; Attest: Richard B. Simcoe; W. Arterburn
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