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

p. 164	18 Sep 1812, Indenture between James French of Montgomery County, Kentucky, and James McIllhenny of Bath County, 
40 pounds in horses paid to James French, conveyed by quit claim deed, two tracts, 376 acres, part of near 9,000 acres 
survey granted to Jeremiah Moore, said part amounting to 2,666 2/3 acres deeded from Moore to said James French and also 
all James French’s interest in 560 acre claim of land granted to William Shannon if included in the said boundary herein 
named, the 376 acres bounded as follows (to wit): The five acre survey beginning at an elm in the west boundary line of 
Valentine Stone and east boundary line of said James French running from thence S 5° W 14 poles to two sugar trees and an 
apple tree at or near the remains of an old elm, the original corner to James French it being his southeast corner, thence 
with said French’s south boundary line N 45° W 188 poles to two hickories and box elder in said line in the line of Josiah 
Fugate, thence east with said Fugate’s line to the beginning containing five acres more or less.  Also 371 acres beginning 
on a cherry and sugar tree corner to Josiah Fugits survey running N 85° W 200 poles to an elm and sugar tree in Cracraft’s 
south boundary line, thence east with his line crossing Miners Run three times in all 106 poles to a honey locust and 
boulder lettered IA on the north bank of said Run and Craycraft’s southeast corner, thence with his east boundary line 
crossing a fork in all 90 poles to his northeast corner two sugar trees and two hickories on a hill side, thence west 
with another line of Craycraft’s crossing two branches in all 87 ½ poles to an elm and two ash saplings lettered IA, 
thence north with another line of his 88 poles to two locust trees, two hickories and box elders Craycrafts most northeast 
corner lettered IA, thence to and with Joshua Hazelriggs line 96 poles to a hickory cherry and honey locust said 
Hazelriggs northeast corner, thence west with his other line 24 poles to a black walnut and elm Eli Hazelriggs corner 
(the black walnut not names in said Hazelriggs deed), thence north 160 poles with his other line to two pawpaws his 
northeast corner, thence east 24 poles to a honey locust and buckeye at the end of Owings pond, thence south 100 poles 
to a white hickory, ash and elm northwest corner to James McIllhenny original survey of 150 acres deeded to him by 
Flemings heirs, thence east 150 poles to two sugar trees and two hickories in Josiah Fugits line, thence south with 
his line 160 poles to two ash and two buckeyes in Van Swearingens and John Fleming’s division line corner to said 
Fuget and said McIllhenny, thence east with said division line 86 poles to a honey locust in said line corner to said 
Fuget, thence with said Fugets line south 200 poles to the beginning… Signed James French.  Witnesses: Jno A. S. Anderson, 
Richard Stone, William Craycraft