On 20 Aug 1825, Tax Collector Kalfus sold that part of Lot 25 owned by Abner Chalfant, and 17 feet off of Lot 19 owned by John Scott for taxes due and not paid.
Francis Blundell first obtained Lot 25 from the Shepherdsville Trustees. He then sold the southeast corner part to Thomas Holt, before later selling the 40' by 40' section north of the public square to Holt, while retaining the remainder.
In 1806, John Hough and Andrew Ralston sued Blundell and Holt for payment of debts, and the sheriff was required to sell Blundell and Holt's parts of lot 25 to recover the necessary money to pay the debts. At the sale, Andrew Ralston was the purchaser. This included the two sections Blundell had sold Holt as well as the part of the lot he still owned.
Ralston almost immediately sold his lot 25 holdings to Abner Chalfant. Then on 20 Aug 1825, Shepherdsville Tax Collector Kalfus sold that part of Lot 25 owned by Abner Chalfant for taxes due and not paid. Ephraim K. Wilson was the purchaser of both. Note that while the deed seems to be selling the entire Lot 25, it was only that part owned by Chalfant being sold.
On 2 Aug 1825, Ephraim K. Wilson paid Elizabeth Chalfant Moore & Susan Chalfant Rix for any rights they might have to lot 25. They were sisters, daughters of the now deceased Abner Chalfant who had had eight children. Of these Harry died young, leaving the others to share his inheritance from his deceased father
In October 1829, three of the others, Margaret Purcell, Nancy Newland and James R. Chalfant sold their undivided shares of Abner's part of lot 25 to Thomas Q. Wilson, Ephraim's brother. Then in October 1832, Jane Moore, another of Abner's children, sold her share to Thomas as well.
Thus by the fall of 1832, the Chalfant holdings in lot 25 were securely in the two brothers' hands.
Bullitt County Deed Book F, Pages 134-135
This indenture made and entered into this 20th day of August in the year of our Lord 1825 between Henry F. Kalfus, collector of the town tax of the town of Shepherdsville, Bullitt County and state of Kentucky of the one part, and Ephraim K. Wilson, of the same county and state aforesaid of the other part.
Witnesseth that whereas agreeably to an act of General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky concerning the town of Shepherdsville approved February 19, 1808 the trustees of said town appointed Henry F. Kalfus as collector of the town tax for the year 1825.
And whereas the said Henry F. Kalfus in pursuance of the aforesaid act did agreeably to said act, advertise one lot in the said town of Shepherdsville, No. 25 in the new plan of town, for the purpose of collecting the town tax due thereon, and unpaid at that time.
And having advertised the same at the courthouse door and other public places in the said town more than 10 days before the day appointed for the sale of the same, did on the 20th day of August 1825 in the said town in market overt and the proprietors of said a lot, nor no person for them, having paid the money due which the trustees of the said town by an order made agreeably to the aforesaid act had directed should be collected as tax due on the lots in town, the said Kalfus, collector as aforesaid, sold the same, and said Ephraim K. Wilson became the purchaser of said lot number 25 as aforesaid with all the appurtenances thereto belonging, he being in the highest bidder for the same at the sum of one dollar.
The said Kalfus, collector as aforesaid, having at the same time and manner by the aforesaid authority advertised one other lot No. 19 in the new plan of the said town for the purpose aforesaid, and the tax not being paid, did on the said 20 day of August 1825 expose to sale in market overt seventeen feet of said lot No. 19, and the said Ephraim K. Wilson also became the purchaser of the same, he being the highest bidder for the same at the sum of fifteen cents.
The former lot No. 25 was sold as the property of Abner Chalfant dec'd; and the latter as the property of John Scott.
No for and in consideration of the premises, the power vested in him by the aforesaid act of assembly, the appointment of the trustees as collector of the town tax as aforesaid, and the further consideration of one dollar and fifteen cents from the said Wilson to me in hand paid, I do hereby bargain and sell, alien, release and convey unto the said Ephraim K. Wilson, his heirs and assigns forever the aforesaid lot No. 25, and the appurtenances thereto belonging. And also 17 feet front of the lot No. 19 and the appurtenances thereto belonging.
To have and to hold the same forever hereby warranting the said lots to the said Wilson against the heirs of Abner Chalfant dec'd, and the said Scott as aforesaid, and against all other persons whatever so far as the authority vested in me as collector and no further. In testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal day and date above written.
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