On 27 Jun 1797, the town trustees deeded three lots to James Brown as described below. They included lots 11, 12 and 19 under the old plan and were renumbered as 39, 40 and 26 in the later new plan.
Following Brown's death, and a court case brought by Elizabeth Griffin, Lots 39 and 40 were sold at auction to pay Brown's debt to Griffin. The two lots were combined and then divided into 5 separate lots for sale. Thomas Joyce purchased lots 1 & 3. Wilford Lee purchased lot 2; George Jenkins, lot 4; and Matthew Wilson ended up with lot 5, as will be shown by following these links.
Lot #26 would later be sold at auction by H. F. Kalfus, town tax collector, to Noah C. Summers.
Bullitt County Deed Book A, Page 12
This indenture made this 27th day of June 1797 between Nacy Brashears, Samuel Crow, Michael Troutman, Frederick Penny Baker, Benjamin Stansbury, Joseph Brooks and John Essary, trustees for the town of Shepherdsville of the one part and James Brown of the said town of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said trustees in virtue of the power vested in them by an Act of the General Assembly passed the 11th day of December 1793 entitled "An Act for Establishing a Town on the Lands of Adam Shepherd in the County of Jefferson" and also for an in consideration of the sum of nine pounds, nineteen shillings paid to the said Adam Shepherd, agreeable to the direction of the said Act, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said James Brown three certain lotts of ground in the said town known in the plan thereof by numbers eleven, twelve and nineteen.
To have and to hold the said lotts together with all and every of the appurtenances thereon and thereunto belonging unto the said James Brown, his heirs and assigns forever; subject nevertheless to the conditions expressed in the aforesaid Act of the General Assembly.
And the said Trustees unto the said James Brown, his heirs and assigns, do hereby warrant and forever defend the aforesaid lotts of land from the claim of all and every person or persons whatsoever.
And further the Trustees aforesaid do hereby promise and agree to and with the said James Brown that they will at any time hereafter at the costs and charges in the law of him the said James Brown made, do, suffer, or cause to be made done and suffered any further deed or deeds or other writing which he or his council learned in the law may advise, devise or require for the better securing the aforesaid bargained and sold lotts unto him the said James Brown, his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof the said Trustees have hereunto set their hands and seals day and year first written.
[Deed signed by Michael Troutman, Frederick Pannebecker, Ben Stansbury, John Essary, in the presence of Ben Pope Jr., Thomas Speed and Daniel Wilson.]
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