Adam Shepherd to Jonathan Irons - 160 Acres

On 20 Sep 1798, Adam Shepherd paid James Shanks to survey 160 acres that included the bed of Salt River from the mouth of Long Lick Creek upstream to the upper corner of William Christian's 1000 acre Bullitt's Lick tract, then crossing the river and running downstream to the beginning. Shepherd sold his claim to this tract to Jonathan Irons on 27 Jan 1806, as shown below. The tract is again described in a Commissioners' Report.

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Bullitt County Deed Book B, Pages 132-135

This indenture made this 27th day of January in the year 1806 between Adam Shepherd and Rachel his wife of Bullitt County and state of Kentucky of the one part and Jonathan Irons of the county and state aforesaid of the other part.

Witnesseth that they the aforesaid Adam Shepherd and Rachel his wife for and in consideration of the full and just sum $300 to them in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, have bargained and sold, and by these presents do bargain and sell, alien and confirm unto him the aforesaid Jonathan Irons all their estate, right, title, claim and interest of and in and to a certain tract or parcel of land in Bullitt County containing 160 acres by survey and bounded as follows, to wit.

Beginning on the north side of Long Lick Creek at the junction of said creek with Salt River, thence up the river North 42° East 63 poles to three beeches, thence North 36° East 60 poles, North 22° East 20 poles, North 6° West 38 poles to Brend's corner, North 15° West 176 poles to three small hoop ash trees, thence South 73° East 20 poles, East 40 poles, North 60° East 38 poles, North 30° East 58 poles to Shepherd and Stansbury's corner of honey locust and hickory trees, thence with the said Stansbury's line North 6° East 57 poles, North 140 poles, North 55° East 84 poles, East 90 poles, North 30° East 20 poles crossing Salt River to a white oak, a corner to William Christian's survey that includes Bullitt's Lick, thence reversing the course of Christian's lines and running down Salt River North 80° West 68 poles, South 60° West 82 poles, South 136 poles, South 7° West 68 poles, South 20° East 68 poles, South 50° West 82 poles, North 80° West 50 poles, South 65° West 26 poles to two maples, it being the lower corner to Christian's 1000 acre survey, thence South 65° West 25 poles, South 18° East 185 poles to two hickories and a buckeye tree, South 3° West 22 poles to Buckner's corner of elm and hickory tree, thence South 30° West 73 poles to a large sycamore, thence South 42° West 63 poles to a stake, thence South 54° East 24 poles to the beginning.

To have and to hold all and singular the aforesaid tract or parcel of land together with all and singular every the rights, benefits, privileges and heredements to him the aforesaid Jonathan Irons, his heirs &c from them the aforesaid Adam Shepherd and Rachel his wife and their heirs &c forever, and they the aforesaid Adam Shepherd and Rachel his wife for themselves and their heirs &c do covenant with him the aforesaid Jonathan Irons and his heirs &c that they the aforesaid Adam Shepherd and Rachel his wife the aforesaid tract or parcel of land together with all and every the appurtenances thereunto belonging from themselves, their heirs &c and from all and every person or persons claiming by, through or under them unto him the aforesaid Jonathan Irons and his heirs &c shall and will covenant and forever defend by these presents.

But is it to be clearly understood that the aforesaid Adam Shepherd and Rachel his wife are not bound to warrant nor defend the aforesaid claim against any claim founded on any prior or better entry or entries than that of the aforesaid Shepherd; nor are they bound to refund any part of the purchase money in case any part of the whole of the aforesaid 160 acres should be lost by any prior claim founded on any other entry than that of the aforesaid Shepherd, and this being clearly understood by the parties, they the aforesaid Adam Shepherd and Rachel his wife have in testimony thereof hereunto set their hands and seals this day and year as first written. (signed) Adam Shepherd, Rachel Shepherd. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presense of us: John W. Hundley, James White, James Shanks.

Bullitt County to wit. I the clerk of the county court of said county, certify that Adam Shepherd on the 12th day of May 1806 and Rachel his wife on the 15th day of December 1806 personally before me at my office acknowledged the within indenture to be their voluntary act and deed; she the said Rachel be examined by me privily and apart from her husband declared that she freely and willingly sealed and delivered the said indenture, which was then shown and explained to her that she wished not to retract it and that she consented to the recording of it, and that I have recorded the same indenture with the certificate in my said office as required by law. Witness my hand the sixth day of December 1807. (signed) Fred W. S. Grayson

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