Francis & Catherine Blundell sold part of this lot to Thomas Holt in July 1797, as shown below. They then sold a second part of the same lot to him in November of that year.
Bullitt County Deed Book A2, Page 26
This indenture made this 26 Day of July 1797 between Francis Blundell & Catharine his wife of the one part & Thomas Holt of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said Francis Blundell & Catharnie his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of sixty pounds to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof they doth hereby acknowledge, hath bargained & sold & by doth these presents grant, bargain & sell, alien, enfeoff and confirm unto the said Thomas Holt, his heirs &c one messuage or parcel of ground situated in the town of Shepherdsville and bounded as follows, that is to say, beginning at James Brown's south corner of Lot No. 19 and running thence to the public ground, thence with the said public ground the distance of forty feet, thence in the same course forty feet further making in the whole length eighty feet, thence at a right angle in a straight direction to the said Brown's said lot, thence with the same to the beginning, it being part of Lot No. 20 on which the said Blundell now lives.
To have and to hold the said messuage or parcel of ground to the said Thomas Holt, his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Thomas Holt, his heirs and assigns forever.
And the said Francis Blundell and Catharine his wife doth covenant and agree to and with the said Thomas Holt that they will warrant and defend the title of the said premises to the said Thomas Holt and his heirs forever against the claim of any person or persons whatsoever. In witness whereof the said Francis Blundell and Catharine his wife have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this day and year first above written.
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