Charles West's 2000 Acre Tract

A some point after Bullitt County was established, James Shanks surveyed 2000 acres in the name of Charles West along the south side of Long Lick Creek, as shown below. A deed was issued to West on 11 Feb 1799.

The surveyed tracts of Withers King, Paul Froman and Charles West along the upper reaches of Long Lick Creek overlap as shown on this drawing that is based on a survey conducted by Casper Herps by order of the Bullitt Circuit Court in an 1858 suit between Patterson, Moore and Company as plaintiff against George Magruder, defendant. The original survey is located in the T.C. Carroll plat cabinet in the county clerk's office. By original survey date, the King tract was the earliest surveyed.

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Surveyed for Charles West 2000 acres of land in Bullitt County on the south side of Long Lick Creek, entered May the 27th 1780 by virtue of a treasury warrant. Beginning at 2 blue ashes and a black walnut standing on the south bank of Long Lick Creek and at the upper corner of Samuel Crow's fence, thence S 4° W 580 poles to 3 white oaks on the east side of a small pine ridge, thence S 86° E 620 poles to 3 white oaks on an open ridge at the head of a drain that empties into Wilson's Creek, thence N 4° E 580 poles to a large locust tree, 4 sugar trees and a white walnut on the south bank of Long Lick Creek, thence down the creek with its meanders and binding thereon 860 poles to the beginning.

James Garrard Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know ye that by virtue and in consideration of a land office treasury warrant there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Charles West a certain or parcel of land containing two thousand acres by survey bearing date the __ day of __, one thousand seven hundred and ninety __ lying and being in Bullitt County on the south side of Long Lick Creek and bounded as followeth to wit. Beginning at two blue ashes and a black walnut standing on the south bank of Long Lick Creek and at the upper corner of Samuel Crow's fence, thence S 4° W 580 poles to 3 white oaks on the east side of a small pine ridge, thence S 86° E 620 poles to 3 white oaks on an open ridge at the head of a drain that empties into Wilson's Creek, thence N 4° E 580 poles to a large locust tree, 4 sugar trees and a white walnut on the south bank of Long Lick Creek, thence down the creek with its meanders and binding thereon 860 poles to the beginning with its appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Charles West and his heirs forever. In witness whereof the said James Garrard Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hath hereunto set his hand and caused the seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Frankfort on the eleventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine and of the Commonwealth the seventh. (signed) James Garrard

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