R. J. Meyler Estate to Wesley Phelps - Part of Lot 25

On 6 Oct 1821, James J. Dozier sold a part of Shepherdsville lot #25 to Edward McDade who sold it to Richard P. Simmons.

Simmons' heirs would later sell the ground to Henry J. Craycroft. Craycroft would later sell it to Wesley Phelps. Phelps then sold the tract to Joseph Collier. This was the northernmost 40 feet of lot 25. Collier next sold the lot and house to Harriet Travis, whose heirs then sold it to Sarah J. Ridgway. Sarah would next sell the lot to Nancy L. Crist.

Nancy would later enter into an arrangement with R. J. Meyler in which she deeded her part of lot 25 to him, and he deeded his part of lots 55 & 56 to her, with some money changing hands.

On 8 Apr 1884, to satisfy a debt owed by Meyler's estate to Robert Shanklin, his part of lot 25 was sold by the sheriff and purchased by Wesley Phelps as shown below. Then on 11 July 1888, Phelps sold it to J. E. Weller.

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Bullitt County Deed Book Y, Pages 616-618

This indenture made this eighth day of April 1884 between William Dawson Jr., Sheriff of Bullitt County in the state of Kentucky, of the one part and Wesley Phelps of the county and state aforesaid of the other part.

Witnesseth that whereas Robert Shanklin sued out of the clerk's office of the Bullitt Circuit Court a writ of fieri facias against the estate of R. J. Meyler in the sum of $160 debt with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum from 5 January 1876 until paid; also $16 cost bearing date 13th of December 1883 returnable to 7 February 1884 terms of said court, which fieri facias was directed and delivered to the sheriff of said County, and said sheriff by virtue of the fieri facias as aforesaid now in full force levied the same on a certain piece of land, a house and lot in Shepherdsville, as the estate of the said R. J. Meyler, and he failing to give bond and security for the payment of said debt, interest and costs, the sheriff as aforesaid in pursuance of said writ and according to the law of the said state, having legally advertised and made known the same, and said land having been duly and according to law appraised by two disinterested house keepers of Bullitt County and not related to either party to the action, and being first duly sworn, they appraised said piece of land to wit, said house and lot at $150, and said appraisement in writing an duly signed by said house keepers, to wit. J. H. Hays and John C. Hays did on 21st day of January 1884 at the courthouse door in Shepherdsville in the county aforesaid expose to public sale the aforesaid piece of land, said house and lot in Shepherdsville with the appurtenances and all the estate, right, title, claim and devise whatever of him the said R. J. Meyler in to and over the same; and whereas the said Wesley Phelps did then and there pay the sum of $130 and no person bidding more the said piece of land, said house and lot and appurtenances were in due manner openly struck off and sold to the said Wesley Phelps for the sum of $130, being more than 2/3 of the appraised value thereof.

Therefore to confirm said purchase to said Wesley Phelps as aforesaid made, this indenture witnesseth that the said William Dawson Jr., Sheriff of the county aforesaid, for and in consideration of the sum of $130 which with the interest said Phelps had paid upon his purchase bond given for said house and lot and appurtenance has given, granted, sold and conveyed by these presents does sell and convey unto said Wesley Phelps, his heirs and assigns forever, all that piece of land, said house and lot in Shepherdsville with the appurtenances in the county aforesaid, and bounded as follows: lying on the east side of Main Street in Shepherdsville and adjoining said street in town of Shepherdsville and adjoins the alley that divides said house and lot from the jail lot and ties into corner an angle formed by said Main Street and said alley, being the same house and lot conveyed by Ben H. Crist and wife to said R. J. Meyler by deed dated 4th day of March 1880, and recorded in Deed Book W, page 441 in clerk's office of Bullitt County Court.

To have and to hold all the above granted and conveyed premises and appurtenances to said Wesley Phelps and his heirs and assigns forever as full and simple a manner as I the said William Dawson Jr. By virtue of the authority aforesaid I to convey the same. In witness whereof I have here to set my hand and seal as sheriff aforesaid the day and date above written. Said house and lot is part of lot No. 25 under plat of the town of Shepherdsville and now occupied by Samuel Kunball. (signed) William Dawson, S.B.C.

State of Kentucky, county of Bullitt Sct
I C. K. Hall, clerk of the Bullitt County Court within and for the county and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that on the fifth day of May 1884 the foregoing deed of William Dawson Jr., Sheriff of Bullitt County, to Wesley Phelps was produced to me in my office and acknowledged before me by William Dawson Jr., Sheriff of Bullitt County Court, to be his act and deed and the same day was lodged in my office and ordered to be recorded. Whereupon I have this day duly recorded the same with this certificate in my office. Witnessed my hand this ninth day of May 1884. (signed) C. K. Hall, Clerk of Bullitt County Court

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