On 15 Jun 1840, Sarah Shepherd deeded to her sister Charlotte Benthall her part of 266 acres deeded to them during the partition of Adam Shepherd's home tract. This deed provided that Charlotte would hold the land in trust for Sarah's nieces Sarah Shepherd Benthall, and Julia Monroe Neill. Charlotte would later allot part of this land to Samuel Neill, father of Julia Monroe Neill, as a life estate.
Bullitt County Deed Book I, Pages 310-311
This indenture made this 15th day of June 1840 between Sarah Shepherd of the county of Bullitt and state of Kentucky of the one part and Charlotte Benthall of the same county and state of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said Sarah Shepherd, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar in hand paid and of the love and affection she bears her two nieces, Sarah Shepherd Benthall, and Julia Monroe Neill, have granted, bargained and sold, aliened, released and conveyed, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell, alien, release and convey unto the said Charlotte Benthall the following property, to wit: the entire interest of the said Sarah Shepherd in the tract of land which Adam Shepherd died seized of and on which said Adam died, lying upon the waters of Long Lick Creek, situate in the county of bullitt, for more particular description of her said Sarah Shepherd's interest in said tract reference is made to the deed of partition between Benjamin Chapeze and Elizabeth his wife, Sarah Shepherd and Julia M. Shepherd dated 28 of July 1834, and recorded in the clerk's office of the Bullitt County Court, Deed Book H, page 112, and being the land on which said Sarah Shepherd now lives.
Also all her right, title, claim and interest to the following negroes: Molly and child, said Molly aged about 17 years, a negro girl about 15 years old named Mahala; also three-fourths of a negro girl named Cassey about 7 years of age; and also all her personal property together with all and singular the appurtenances belonging to the interest of the said Sarah Shepherd in the tract of land aforesaid.
To have and to hold the property hereby conveyed unto the said Charlotte Benthall in trust for the benefit of the said Said Sarah Shepherd Benthall and the said Julia Monroe Neill, nieces of the said Sarah Shepherd; and said property is to be equally divided between the said Sarah Shepherd Benthall and the said Julia Monroe Niell upon either of them marrying or arriving at the age of twenty-one years till the happening of the one or other of the last named events, all of said property is to be under the control of Charlotte Benthall aforesaid in trust for the benefit of the said Sarah Shepherd Benthall and Julia Monroe Neill, nieces of the said Sarah Shepherd. And the said Sarah Shepherd for herself, her heirs, executors, assigns &c her interest in the tract aforesaid and the other property aforesaid she will warrant to the said Charlotte Benthall for the purposes aforesaid against the claim of all and every person claiming by, through or under her. In testimony whereof the said Sarah Shepherd has hereunto set her hand and affixed her seal the day and date above written. (signed) Sarah Shepherd
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