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Bath County, Kentucky, Deed Abstracts and Transcriptions
Book A (1811-1816)(FHL Film # 272981)

p. 138	Whereas a copartnership for the locating of lands in Kentucky was entered into on the 14 Apr 1784 between John 
Fowler, David Leitch [Leach] and Joseph Weisiger, and whereas the said parties did on the 14th day of Sept. 1792 proceed 
to divide sundry lands belonging to the said company and passed also agreements
each to the other for the lands so divided reference being had to the said agreement and list of division will more fully 
appear.
	And whereas the said John Fowler, James Taylor as representative of the said David Leitch and Daniel Weisiger as 
representative of the said Joseph Weisiger did on the 7th day of February 1812 proceed to divide sundry other lands which 
are all the parties at this time have recollection of.
	This indenture made this thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eighteen hundred and twelve 
between James Taylor and Keturah his wife of the county of Campbell and state of Kentucky of the one part and John Fowler 
of the county of Fayette and state aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife 
for and in consideration of the division of the said lands and also the sum of one dollar current money to them in hand 
paid the receipt whereof the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife doth hereby acknowledge and forever acquit and 
discharge the said John Fowler his heirs, executors and administrators do by these presents grant bargain sell release 
and confirm unto the said John Fowler his heirs and assigns forever all those tracts or parcels of land lying and being 
in the Counties of Fleming and Bath on Licking River containing by survey nine thousand acres by the same more or less 
and bounded as follows, (to wit):  Beginning at an ash, white oak and black oak, northeast corner of Henry Young’s survey, 
thence east 866 poles to two red oaks and a hickory on a ridge, thence east 866 poles to two red oaks and a hickory on a 
ridge, thence south 1667 (at 840 poles crossing Licking) to a red oak, white oak and ironwood, thence west 866 poles to 
two ashes and a sugar tree the southeast corner of Henry Young’s survey of 6,666 2/3 acres crossing the east fork of Flat 
Creek at 380 poles and Flat Creek at 640 poles, thence north along Young’s line 1667 poles to the beginning, granted to 
David Leitch by patent dated the 21st day of December 1795.  Also one other tract of land containing thirty thousand acres 
by survey be the same more or less lying in the county of Pendleton and on the waters of the south fork of Licking 
adjoining John Harness’s survey of thirty thousand acres and bounded as follows (to wit):  Beginning at two sugar trees, 
poplar and white oak, south corner to said Harness, thence northwest with Harness’s line 2191 poles to his west corner a 
poplar, buckeye and white oak, thence southwest with John and Jordan Harness’s line 1691 poles to their corner passing 
the same and continuing the course in all 2191 poles to three elms and white ash, thence southeast crossing four creeks 
2191 poles to two sugar threes, hickory and ash, thence northeast crossing two creeks 2191 poles to the beginning, granted 
to the said David Leitch by patent bearing date the 7th day of September 1795.  Also one other tract of land containing 
fifteen thousand acres lying and being in the county of Bath on Licking River bounded as follows (to wit): Beginning at 
the northwest [corner?] of a 5,000 acre survey in the name of Jacob Myers an elm hickory and buckeye on the bank of a 
branch, thence east with a line of said survey and passing his corner the same course continued with the line of a 2,000 
acre survey in the name of J. C. Owings and Jacob Myers 1601 poles to a white walnut and sugar tree, thence north 1,500 
poles crossing Licking to a white oak sugar tree two ashes and black walnut, thence west 1601 poles to a buckeye white 
oak and sycamore on an island in Slate Creek, thence south 1500 poles to the beginning granted to Keturah Taylor, late 
wife of devisee D. Leitch dec’d by patent dated the 10th day of May 1798 together with all and singular the appurtenances 
to the said premises belonging or in any way pertaining and the reversions, remainders, and profits thereof and all the 
estate right and title interest property claim and demand of them the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife of in and to 
the same to have and to hold the lands hereby conveyed with all and singular the premises and every part and parcel, thence
with every of the appurtenances unto the said John Fowler his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said John Fowler his heirs and assigns forever and the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife and their heirs all and singular the premises hereby bargained and sold unto the said John Fowler his heirs and assigns against the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife and their heirs and all and every other person or persons whatever claiming under them doth and will warrant and forever by these presents.  But it is understood to be the true intent and meaning of the parties that the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife only convey all their right and interest in the several tracts of land herein before mentioned and subject to any claim that any person their heirs, executors or administrators may substantiate on account of locating this land or either of the tracts and further that if the said John Fowler his heirs or assigns should be legally evicted from the said tracts of land or either of them or of any part of either of them by any other claims then that of the said James Taylor and Keturah his 
wife their heirs and assigns that in that case the said James and Keturah his wife their heirs executors or administrators 
shall not be liable to refund the consideration money or any part thereof or any expense loss or damage whatsoever.
	In witness whereof the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife hath hereunto set their hands and seals this day 
and date before written.  Signed: James Taylor and Keturah L. Taylor.

	I, George Gordon, deputy clerk of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that this deed was presented to me in my 
office on the 30 Apr 1812 and acknowledged by the within named James Taylor to be his act and deed for the uses and 
purposes here mentioned.  Also that the within named Keturah L. Taylor, late Keturah Leitch, was examined separate and 
apart from her husband and declared she did freely and of her own free will and without the threats or persuasions of her 
said husband release her right of dower as also all other interests in the premises to the said John Fowler for the use 
and purposes therein contained and that the same is truly recorded in Book D, folio 114 & 115 given under my hand this 
30th day of April 1812.  George Gordon.