John E. King of Cumberland County sold 101 acres of land on the waters of Long Lick Creek to William Shain in 1808. This was part of King's 400 acre survey. The deed identifies Shain as William Chain. The deed transcription is below, followed by images of the deed itself.
Bullitt County Deed Book B, pages 282-4
This indenture made this 13th day of October 1808 between John E. King and Sally King his wife of Cumberland County and state of Kentucky of the one part and William Chain of Bullitt County and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John E. King and Sally King his wife for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred and four dollars current money to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, hath granted, bargained and sold to the said William Chain a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and one acres a part of 400 acres lying in said Bullitt County on the waters of Long Lick Creek entered in the name of John Beeson and patented in the name of John King assignee of the said John Beeson and bounded as follows to wit. Beginning on Collin's line where Walton's line of his 7850 acre survey crosses the same, thence N 79° E fifty eight poles with Collin's line to his corner, thence S 11° E 152 to King's line of the original survey of four hundred acres, thence with said line N 25° E 84 poles to a white oak, hickory and cherry tree corner to the said 400 acre survey, thence N 65° W 40 poles with the line of the said survey to another of the corners thereof a poplar and beech, thence N 25° E with the line of the said survey 154 poles to two white oaks and a black oak in Rood's line, thence with said Rood's line N 65° W 94 poles to said Walton's line, thence S 25° W 148 poles with Walton's line to the beginning. To have and to hold the said one hundred and one acres of land with all and singular the improvements and appurtenance thereunto belonging to the aforesaid William Chain and his heirs forever. And the said John E. King and Sally King his wife do for themselves and their heirs covenant and agree with the said William Chain that the said John E. King and Sally King his wife will forever warrant and defend the aforesaid tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and one acres with the improvement and appurtenances thereunto belonging from and against the claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever to the aforesaid William Chain and to his heirs forever. In witness whereof the said John E. King and Sally King his wife have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. (signed) John E. King; Sally King
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Cumberland County, to wit
We the subscribers hereto do hereby certify that the within named John E. King, one of the within named parties to the within deed of bargain and sale, came personally before us, Joseph Chrisman and William Cole, two of the Commonwealth's Justices of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, and signed, sealed and delivered the within deed as his act and deed in our presence, and that the within named Sally King, wife of John E. King, came personally before us privily and apart from her said husband and signed, sealed and delivered the within deed as her act and deed in our presence. And that we privately, separately and apart from her husband examined her (the said Sally) and she agreed and acknowledged that she of her own free will and consent relinquished her right of dower in and to the within mentioned tract of land with the appurtenances without the persuasion or coercion of her said husband, and agreed that the same should be recorded. Done in the county aforesaid on the 30th day of December 1808. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year above written. (signed) Joseph Chrisman; Wm Cole
State of Kentucky
Cumberland County Court Clerk's Office
30th day of December 1808
I George Morrison, Deputy Clerk of the county court aforesaid, do hereby certify that a copy of the within deed of bargain and sale, also the above endorsed magistrates certificate, together with this certificate is recorded in my said office in Liber A at page 229. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written. (signed) George Morrison
Bullitt County Sct
I the clerk of the county court of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that on the 5th day of January 1809 the within indenture was delivered to me at my office, together with the certificates thereon endorsed in order to be recorded; and that I have truly recorded the said indenture and the said certificates together with this certificate in my said office as by law required. (signed) Frederic S. S. Grayson
Deed
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