Peter and Adam Shepherd Kentucky Surveys

Adam Shepherd came to Kentucky around 1781 as his father's representative to survey and claim land, including considerable land in what is now Bullitt County, and including the site of Shepherdsville which is named for Adam Shepherd.

Between 1780 and 1804 surveys were made in the name of Peter Shepherd or his son all across Kentucky. The chart below attempts to organize these surveys in chronological order by the dates in which the surveys were first made. Given are the names of the individuals for whom the surveys were made, the then county in which it was made, the watercourse identified on the survey, the number of acres of land within it, the numbers assigned to the surveys, and the names of the head surveyors.

The survey numbers refer to two series of surveys, the Virginia Patent Series (identified with the letters VA) and Old Kentucky Patent Series (identified with the letters OK). Images of the original documents may be seen on the Kentucky Secretary of State web site. They are also available for viewing on the computers at the Bullitt County History Museum.

Survey Date	Grantee	County	Watercourse	acres	Survey #	Surveyor
22 Oct 1780	Peter Shepherd	Kentucky	Beech Fork	500	VA0337	John Fitch
22 Mar 1781	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Salt River	900	VA0335	Benjamin Stansbury
23 Mar 1781	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Salt River	600	VA0147	Benjamin Stansbury
28 Mar 1781	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Mill Creek	404	VA0336	Adam Shepherd
18 Aug 1781	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Sovern Valley Creek	500	VA0149	John Handley
2 Jan 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Floyds Fork	1000	VA3117	Adam Shepherd
4 Jan 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Branch of Floyds Creek	500	VA0424	Adam Shepherd
7 Jan 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Rolling Fork	1100	VA3640	Adam Shepherd
7 Jan 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Branch of Cedar Creek	1000	VA3116	Adam Shepherd
11 Jan 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Shepherds Branch of Cartwright Creek	1000	VA0418	Adam Shepherd
11 Jan 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Shepherds Run	1000	VA0406	Adam Shepherd
7 Feb 1783	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Rolling Fork	200	VA3639	Adam Shepherd
13 Feb 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Wolf Branch	553	VA3119	Adam Shepherd
14 Feb 1783	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Brashears Creek	800	VA1244	Adam Shepherd
14 Feb 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Wolf Branch	1896	VA1246	Adam Shepherd
14 Feb 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Wolf Branch	500	VA3118	Adam Shepherd
6 Sep 1783	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Rolling Fork	137	VA3123	Adam Shepherd
6 Sep 1783	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	South Fork of Rolling Fork	165	VA3122	Adam Shepherd
6 Sep 1783	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Rolling Fork	170	VA3124	Adam Shepherd
10 Oct 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Elk Creek	2483	VA3076	Adam Shepherd
14 Oct 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Brs Elk Creek	398 1/2	VA3077	Adam Shepherd
16 Oct 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Brashears Creek	801	VA3120	Adam Shepherd
7 Nov 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Fork of Wilsons Creek	1000	VA3140	Adam Shepherd
7 Nov 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Rolling Fork	100	VA3134	Adam Shepherd
8 Nov 1783	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Branch of Rolling Creek	1000	VA3125	Adam Shepherd
10 Nov 1783	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Rolling Fork	600	VA9257	Adam Shepherd
7 Dec 1783	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Drennings Lick Creek	200	VA3115	Adam Shepherd
23 Jan 1784	Peter Shepherd	Lincoln	Glens Lick Creek	720	VA3136	William Henry
27 Feb 1784	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Long Lick Creek	400	VA1886	Thomas Whitledge
5 Mar 1784	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Rolling Fork	529	VA5605	Adam Shepherd
10 Mar 1784	Peter Shepherd	Lincoln	2nd S. Fk of Rolling Fork	1500	VA3871	Samuel Drake
21 Mar 1784	Peter Shepherd	Jefferson	Mill Creek	1000	VA5606	Adam Shepherd
12 Jun 1784	Peter Shepherd	Lincoln	Mississippi River	800	VA8997	G. Clay
29 Jun 1784	Adam (or Abraham) Shepherd	Fayette	Licking River	531	VA4353	JMarshallS (?)
21 Mar 1785	Adam Shepherd	Fayette	Hinsons Fk Licking River	60 1/2	VA5997	Thomas Allin
11 Apr 1785	Peter Shepherd	Fayette	Licking River	1000	VA5170	Adam Shepherd
11 Apr 1785	Peter Shepherd	Fayette	Flat Creek	1000	VA5175	Adam Shepherd
24 Aug 1785	Peter Shepherd	Lincoln	South Fork of Bensons Creek	1000	VA5176	William McBrayers
13 Sep 1785	Peter Shepherd	Lincoln	Glenns Creek	130	VA5172	Samuel Drake
20 Sep 1785	Peter Shepherd	Lincoln	Glenns Creek	350	VA5173	Samuel Drake
4 Oct 1785	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Raccoon Creek	1000	unknown	unknown
17 Oct 1785	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson	Fork of Drennings Lick Creek	300	VA5315	Adam Shepherd
27 Oct 1785	Adam Shepherd	Nelson	Long Lick Creek	250	unknown	unknown
26 Nov 1785	Peter Shepherd	Nelson	Mill Creek	350	VA5308	John Helm
26 Nov 1785	Peter Shepherd	Nelson	Mill Creek	146	VA5211	John Helm
5 Dec 1785	Adam Shepherd	Nelson	East Fork of Otter Creek	300	VA5191	M. Barnet
16 Dec 1785	Adam Shepherd	Nelson	East Fork of Little Brush Creek	400	VA5995	M. Barnet
16 Jan 1786	Peter Shepherd	Nelson	Long Lick Creek	100	VA7449	John Ray
18 Oct 1786	Peter Shepherd	Nelson	Clover Creek	50	OK1592	John Helm
19 Oct 1786	Peter Shepherd	Nelson	Clover Creek	50	OK1591	John Helm
22 Aug 1789	Peter Shepherd Heirs	Mercer	Little Benson Creek	400	OK4598	Robert Poage
1 Sep 1790	Peter Shepherd*	Bourbon	Hinkston	4000	OK0189	Chas Smith
2 Dec 1793	Adam Shepherd	Jefferson & Hardin	Ohio River	67	OK1920	A. Breckinridge
10 Dec 1793	Adam Shepherd	Shelby	Salt River	998	OK1590	Abraham Owen
11 Dec 1793	Adam Shepherd	Shelby	Elk Creek	1130	OK1589	Abraham Owen
21 Apr 1797	James McMurray & Jno Wright assignees of Adam Shepherd	Washington	Old Lick Creek	900	OK3736	John Helm
24 Jul 1797	Adam Shepherd	Military	Muddy River	1000	OK4041	William Roberts
20 Aug 1797	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	Salt River	57	OK3417	James Shanks
28 Sep 1797	Peter Shepherd*	Shelby	6 Mile Creek	500	OK4599	Abraham Owen
28 Sep 1797	Peter Shepherd*	Woodford	Clear Creek	500	unknown	unknown
28 Sep 1797	Peter Shepherd*	Shelby	6 Mile Creek	500	OK4596	James Bradshaw
17 Oct 1797	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	None	391	OK4575	James Shanks
8 Nov 1797	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	Knob Creek	1000	OK4581	James Shanks
13 Nov 1797	Adam Shepherd	Mason	Licking River	7231	OK4329	E. George Hartt
16 Nov 1797	John Ficklin & Adam Shepherd	Mason	Indian Creek	2097	OK4330	George Hartt
22 Nov 1797	Adam Shepherd	Washington	Rolling Fork	1000	OK4981	John Helm
2 Jun 1798	Peter Shepherd Heirs	Hardin	Nolin River	500	OK3705	Chas Helm
11 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Washington	Popes Creek	500	OK4662	John Helm
13 Sep 1798	Peter Shepherd*	Woodford	Clear Creek	700	OK4597	William Steele
13 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Woodford	Clear Creek	300	OK4663	William Steele
18 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	Knob Creek	300	OK4580	James Shanks
22 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	None	500	unknown	unknown
22 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	None	750	OK4776	James Shanks
28 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	Long Lick Creek	925	OK4868	James Shanks
28 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	Long Lick Creek	160	OK4869	James Shanks
28 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Washington	Rolling Fork	1800	OK4982	John Helm
29 Sep 1798	Adam Shepherd	Bullitt	Long Lick Creek	200	OK4579	James Shanks
8 Aug 1800	Adam Shepherd	Knox	Cumberland River	200	unknown	unknown
9 Aug 1800	Adam Shepherd	Knox	Cumberland River	200	unknown	unknown
1 Nov 1804	Peter Shepherd Heirs	Washington	Rolling Fork	94	OK5898	John Helm
1 Nov 1804	Peter Shepherd Heirs	Washington	Rolling Fork	260	OK5899	John Helm

* This Peter Shepherd is possibly a son of Peter Shepherd, and Adam's brother.

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