Francis Blundell first obtained Lot 25 from the Shepherdsville Trustees. He then sold the southeast corner part to Thomas Holt, before later selling the 40' by 40' section north of the public square to Holt, while retaining the remainder.
In 1806, John Hough and Andrew Ralston sued Blundell and Holt for payment of debts, and the sheriff was required to sell Blundell and Holt's parts of lot 25 to recover the necessary money to pay the debts. At the sale, Andrew Ralston was the purchaser. This included the two sections Blundell had sold Holt as well as the part of the lot he still owned.
Ralston almost immediately sold his lot 25 holdings to Abner Chalfant. Then on 20 Aug 1825, Shepherdsville Tax Collector Kalfus sold that part of Lot 25 owned by Abner Chalfant for taxes due and not paid. Ephraim K. Wilson was the purchaser of both. Note that while the deed seems to be selling the entire Lot 25, it was only that part owned by Chalfant being sold.
On 2 Aug 1825, Ephraim K. Wilson paid Elizabeth Chalfant Moore & Susan Chalfant Rix for any rights they might have to lot 25. They were sisters, daughters of the now deceased Abner Chalfant who had had eight children. Of these Harry died young, leaving the others to share his inheritance from his deceased father
In October 1829, three of the others, Margaret Purcell, Nancy Newland and James R. Chalfant sold their undivided shares of Abner's part of lot 25 to Thomas Q. Wilson, Ephraim's brother. Then in October 1832, Jane Moore, another of Abner's children, sold her share to Thomas as well.
Thus by the fall of 1832, the Chalfant holdings in lot 25 were securely in the two brothers' hands.
Bullitt County Deed Book F, Pages 59-60
This indenture made and entered into this second day of August 1825 between William Rix and Susan his wife of the county of Nelson, and Charles Moore and Elizabeth his wife of the county of Bullitt and all of the state of Kentucky of the one part, and Ephraim K. Wilson of the county of Bullitt and state aforesaid of the other part.
Witnesseth that whereas Abner Chalfant died seized and possessed of part of lot No. 20 in the old plan of the town of Shepherdsville, and No. 25 in the new plan of said town, and which part of lot is bounded as follows.
Beginning at the southwest corner of lot number 19, thence with Second Street, westwardly to the public Square, thence northwardly with the same square forty feet, thence westwardly with the same square 40 feet to Main Street, thence with Main Street northwardly to Graham's corner 40 feet south of the alley, thence at right angles eastwardly to lot number 19, thence with lot number 19 southwardly to the beginning; which lot No. 19 is numbered 19 on the old plan and No. 26 in the new plan of said town Shepherdsville.
And the undersigned Susan and Elizabeth being children and heirs of the said Abner Chalfant, and having intermarried with the said Rix and Moore, have for and in consideration of the sum of $100 in Commonwealth money by the said Ephraim K Wilson to the said Rix and wife and the said Moore and wife in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, they have given, granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do give, grant, bargain and sell, alien, release and convey unto the said Wilson all the right, title and interest which the said Susan and Elizabeth as heirs and children of said Chalfant have or may have of, in and to the said lot or part of lor No. 20 in the old and 25 in the new plan of said town, herby intending to convey all right which we have now or may have hereafter, either ourselves or our heirs.
To have and to hold the said part of a lot of ground to him the said Ephraim K. Wilson, him, his heirs and assigns forever. And the said William Rixs and Susan his wife and the said Charles Moore and Elizabeth his wife, for themselves their heirs &c do hereby covenant to and with the said Ephraim K. Wilson that they will warrant and defend the part of lot as aforesaid against themselves, their heirs &c, and all persons claiming or to claim the same by, through, from or under their ancestor Abner Chalfant or by, through, from or under them, but not against the claim or claims of any other person or person whatsoever.
In testimony whereof they the said William Rix and wife and Charles Moore and wife have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals day and date above written.
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