Indenture 29 Aug 1825

This Indenture made this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five Between Benjamin I. Taul commissioner appointed by an Interlocutory decree of the Montgomery Circuit Court in a suit in Chancery wherein Bennett Clark is Complainant and Christopher Clark, Micajah Clark, Bowling Clark, William Clark, James Clark, Jeremiah Rogers and Fanny his wife, Joseph Combs and Susannah his wife, John Campbell and Judith his wife, Stephen Trigg and Elizabeth his wife, Edward Bullock and Hannah his wife, William Winn and Polly his wife, Thomas Pickett and Susan his wife. Ann B. Neally, Willis Collins and Polly his wife, Mordicai Gist and Patsy his wife, Robert Clark and Patterson B. Clark are Defendants of the one part and Andrew Lackey of the County of Estill of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Benjamin I Taul, Commissioner as aforesaid in consideration of the sum of forty dollars to him in hand paid the accept where of is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold to the said Andrew Lacky (he being the highest bidder in ninety two acres of land situate lying and being in the County of Estill Joining the Land of the said Andrew Lackey on the South side of the late Robert Clark Senior, Deceased, and is bounded as followeth towit, Beginning at the white oak and dogwood standing on the bank of the Kentucky River and comes with the said Andrew Lackey and extending thence East thirty eight poles to two sugar trees thence South Eighteen poles to a white oak and sugar tree thence with Stephen line South forty nine degrees East one hundred and twenty six poles to a white oak and dogwood corner to said Stephens thence North sixty seven degrees East sixty poles, to a black walnut and a sugar tree on a small branch comes to Boling Clark thence with said Clarks line bending on said branch North eighteen degrees east thirty poles North thirty poles north thirty three degrees west ninety four poles to four sugar trees at the mouth of said branch comes to said Boling Clark thence down the river and bending thereon one hundred and sixty poles to the beginning, together with the appurtenances thereunto belonging.  To have and to hold the Land hereby conveyed with the appurtenances to the said Andrew Lackey and his heirs to the only proper use and ______of him the said Andrew Lackey and his heirs forever.  And the said Benjamin I. Taul, Commissioner as aforesaid the said tract or parcel of land unto

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the said Andrew Lackey and his heirs or assigns against the claim of all person claiming by through or under the heirs of Robert Clark Senr. Deceased as far as directed by the Interlocutory decree aforesaid and no further doth and wills warrant and forever defend but not against any other person or persons for the said Benjamin I Taul Commissioner or as aforesaid sells and the said Andrew Lackey buys only the title of Robert Clark Senior to the said tract or parcel of Land and the heirs of Robert Clark Senior or said Taul is to be no way liable or accountable either for purchase money interest cost or damages provided the said land or any part thereof should be lost.  In Witness whereof the said Benjamin I. Taul Commissioner as a foresaid saith hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal this day and year first above written.

Signed Sealed and Delivered

In presence of
John Oldham
Hezekiah Bauman                                              Benjamin I. Taul Commissioner (seal)

Benjamin Richardson (x his mark)
William _____ (x his mark)

 Kentucky Estill County Sit.

 I Robt. Clark Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that this deed from Benjamin I Taul Commissioner to Andrew Lackey was proven by the Oaths of John Oldham and Hezekiah Bauman, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto on the 21st day of November 1825 before Abner W. Quinn, Clerk of the said County Court to be the act and deed of the said Taul Commissioner is for the purposes therein mentioned, as per certificate of said Quinn on Deed and therefore the same was duly recorded in any office given under my hand this 8th day of March 1926

Signed & seal                                                    Robert Clark clk.

Note attached
From the office of Dora N. Henry
Estill County Clerk
Irvine, KY 40336
Department: Records
Date 7/21/93

Mr. Mass,

            --Looks like Edward & Hanna Bullock were husband and wife.  It doesn’t tell why the master comm. had to sell the property or there connection to Robert Clark.
            --Robert Clark is who the mortgage was with.  (Robert Clark was the Clerk of Estill Co. at this time.  I don’t believe they are the same person.)
            --I have enclosed two copies from a book in our office on the history of Estill Co.  Maybe this will help you in deciding where to look next.
            -The marriage information deals with Catharine Bullock.  No new names.

If you have any questions or if I can help any more please call again.  (Have you tried Madison County yet?)

Sincerely

Dora N Henry, Clerk
By Teresa Miller D.C.

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