Shepherd Heirs to Francis Maraman

On 12 Jul 1828, Sarah Shepherd and Charlotte G. Shepherd sold tracts in Shepherdsville and land south of the Salt River to Francis Maraman, with the consent of their mother Rachel Shepherd, the widow of Adam Shepherd. This deed has been transcribed below, and an image of it is provided below that. For more information about Francis Maraman, see this page.

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Bullitt County Deed Book G, Pages 2-3.

This indenture made this 12th day of July 1828 between Sarah Shepherd and Charlotte G. Shepherd of the county of Bullitt and state of Kentucky of the one part and Francis Maraman of the same place. Witnesseth that the said Sarah Shepherd and Charlotte G. Shepherd for and in consideration of the sum of $350 current money of the United States to them in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell, alien, release, convey and confirm unto the said Francis Maraman, his heirs and assigns, all those tracts or parcels of land and lots in said county of Bullitt which are described and bounded as follows:

One tract of seven acres, three quarters and eight poles (7A, 3Q, 8P) beginning at a stake two poles from the southeast corner of the seminary lot in Shepherdsville, thence South 83 1/2° East 54 poles to a stake in Scott's line, thence with said line North 6° East 5 poles, ten links to a stake in Pope's line, thence with Pope's line North 36° West 28 poles, 2 links to a stake in said line, thence North 83 1/2° West 34 poles, 2 links to the northeast corner of the seminary lot, thence with the seminary line South 6 1/2° West 27 3/10 poles to the beginning.

One other tract of eight acres, two quarters and thirty-six and three quarters poles and is bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning on East Street in Shepherdsville 24 feet from the northwest corner of the seminary lot, thence South 83 1/2° East 58 poles to a stake in Pope's line, thence with said line North 36° West 46 poles, 8 links to a stake on East Street, thence South 6 1/2° West 32 1/4 poles to the beginning.

Also so much of a tract of six hundred acres of land on the south side of Salt River patented to Shepherd which has not been sold and conveyed by Shepherd and reserved by Pope, the said 600 acre survey is bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a beech on the North bank of Salt River marked A.S. and running thence South 36° West 333 1/3 poles to a stake near a small hickory (a beech and elm called for in the patent of Shepherd being gone) thence North 54° West 346 1/3 poles to a stake near a hickory and honey locust stump, thence North 36° East 260 poles to a stake at the intersection of the line of the 900 and 600 acre surveys of Shepherd, passing Stansbury's corner on the bank of Salt River of a beech, elm and sweet gum at 156 poles, thence up Salt River and with its meanders to the beginning. But out of this last 600 acre survey there is specially reserved and not conveyed or intended to be conveyed here a tract of 100 acres heretofore sold to Benjamin Stansbury and 120 acres reserved by William Pope to himself in his conveyance to said Sarah and Charlotte G. Shepherd dated the 15 of March 1827, recorded in Bullitt office. Also ten acres sold to Francis Maraman and fifty acres sold & surveyed to Beckwith & Grayson, a reference to the conveyance hereto made to said tracts reserved out of said 600 acres will show. And the parties of the first part convey all the said residue of the said 600 acres more or less which is not reserved by the clause and named as aforesaid of 100 acres, 120 acres, 10 acres and 50 acres, a reference to a connected plat and survey made and now of record in the Bullitt County Court office in Deed Book F, page 291 from William Pope to said parties of the first part dated the 15th of March 1827 will show, with the appurtenances.

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To have and to hold the said tracts of land and premises unto him the said Francis Maraman and his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Sarah Shepherd and Charlotte G. Shepherd do covenant to and with said Maraman to warrant and defend the land here sold (with the reservations aforesaid) to him, his heirs and assigns, against the claim of themselves and their heirs and against the claims of all other persons whatsoever by this their deed of general warranty to him said F. Maraman. And Rachel Shepherd, widow of Adam Shepherd dec'd who has dower in the land here sold as also in the 10 acres reserved as conveyed to Maraman, joins in this conveyance for the purpose of relinquishing her right of dower in the land here sold and also in the 10 acres heretofore sold Maraman. And she does hereby relinquish and convey to said Francis Maraman her dower in and to the said lands here conveyed and the said 10 acres aforesaid. Witness the hands and seals of the covenanters and Rachel Shepherd the date first herein written. (signed) Charlotte G. Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd, Rachel Shepherd.

I Sydney S. Caldwell, deputy clerk for Noah C. Summers, clerk of the Bullitt County Court in the state of Kentucky, do certify that this indenture wsa on this the 12th day of July 1828 acknowledged by Charlotte G. Shepherd to be her act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. And the same was acknowledged by Sarah Shepherd and Rachel Shepherd on this 5th day of August 1828. And the said Charlotte G. Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd and Rachel Shepherd were all willing that the same might be entered of record, whereupon the same with this certificate is truly entered of record in the clerk's office of the Bullitt County Court. Witness my hand this 5th day of August 1828. (signed) Sidney S. Caldwell, deputy clerk for Noah C. Summers, CBCC.

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