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

p. 167	17 Sep 1812, This Indenture made this 17th day of September in the year of our Lord 1812 between James French of 
the County of Montgomery of the one part and William Craycraft of the County of Bath of the other part, both of the State 
of Kentucky, Witnesseth: That said James French for and in consideration of the sum of $15 to him in hand paid the receipt 
whereof he doth hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained & sold & quit claim and by these presents doth grant bargain 
sell and quit claim to the said William Craycraft his heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest and claim 
of the aforesaid James French has to a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the County of Bath on the waters of 
Miners Run of Flat Creek on which the said Craycraft now lives, containing one hundred and three acres be the same more 
or less and bounded as follows (to wit): Beginning on a sugar tree lettered IA buckeye and cherry tree Isaac Gray’s 
northeast corner of his 260 acre survey and in the north boundary line of Thomas Swearingen’s 1,000 acre survey that 
begins at Fleming’s pond running from thence N 88 1/2° E passing the northeast corner of said 1,000 acre survey at 26 
poles in all 48 ½ poles to two hickories two locust and boulder lettered IA, thence south 89 1/2° E 88 poles to a red 
elm and two ashes, thence east at right angles crossing two branches in all 87 ½ poles to two sugar trees and two 
hickories on a hill side, thence south 89 1/2° E 90 poles to a honey locust and boulder lettered IA on the north bank 
of Miners Run, thence at right angles west up said creek crossing the same three times and running in an leaving the 
Run at 60 poles in all 136 poles to a buckeye, hickory and sugar tree and boulder in French’s south boundary line and 
Isaac Gray’s east boundary line, thence north 89° E with Gray’s line crossing two forks of Miners Run at 52 poles in 
all 178 poles to the beginning including said Craycraft’s improvements, to have and to hold the said tract or parcel 
of land of 103 acres with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the 
said William Craycraft his heirs or assigns forever and the aforesaid James French doth by these presents warrant and 
will forever defend the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances unto the said William Craycraft his heirs 
and assigns forever against himself the said James French his heirs executors administrators and assigns and against 
all persons claiming the same by from or under him but from nor against no other person or claim whatsoever and it 
is hereby declared to be the true intent and meaning of the parties that should be said 103 acres of land be taken 
away from the said William Craycraft by any other claim that is already known to cover or interfere with said 103 
acres or that may hereafter be discovered that the said James French is in no part to be accountable for the same, the 
fifteen dollars nor anything else but this conveyance is simply to operate as a quit claim of the said James French and 
his heirs to said 103 acres of land and the said William Craycraft declares himself fully satisfied and content with the 
quit claim of the said James French as afforded and doth by these presents fully and entirely release said James French 
and his heirs from all demands on account of said 103 acres of land and doth acknowledge this deed to be only by way of 
quit claim as aforesaid and do take the said title be it as it may at all chances and forever discharge and release the 
said French and his heirs.  In witness whereof the aforesaid James French hath hereunto set his hand and affixes his seal 
this day and year above written.  Signed James French.  Witnessed by: Jno A.S. Anderson, James McIllhenny, Richard Stone.  

I, William M. Sudduth, Deputy for Thomas Fletcher, Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do certify that this 
Indenture of bargain and sale from James French to William Craycraft was proven before me on the 11th day of November 
1812 by the oath of James McIlhenny, one of the witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be certified and on the 15th 
day of December following the same was fully proven before me by the oath of Richard stone, another witness thereto 
subscribed and commanded to record.  Given under my hand as Deputy aforesaid.  Signed William Sudduth.  Delivered to 
owner 19 Nov 1818.