DEED: John Gentry against Martin Gentry, 1827, Bullitt Co., KY

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Date: 18 June 2000
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 Bullitt Co. KY Circuit Court Deed Book A p. 121
Whereas at a Circuit Court held for the Bullitt Circuit at the Court house in Shepherdsville 
on the 25 day of August 1827 in the cases of Chancery of John GENTRY against Martin GENTRY 
and  others and Martin GENTRY against John GENTRY and others which Cases were Consolidated 
the following Decree was entered towit.  This Cause came on final hearing from the Bills, 
Answers, Depositions and Exhibits filed and the Court being now advised are of Opinion 
that the Bond of Martin GENTRY Sr. for 50 acres in the Complts. Bill mentioned never was 
delivered to SCOTT and that the Complt. by the assignment of SCOTT acquired  on interest and 
as the Court is of the Opinion that the Conduct of the Complt. in Obtaining said Bond and 
procurring the assignment was fraudulent they therefore Decree that the Complt. John GENTRYs 
Bill be dismissed and that the Defts. recover their Costs against him. 

 It is further decreed that  John GENTRY, Wyatt GENTRY, David PARRIS and Elizabeth his wife 
PARRIS by Deed Deed of release Convey to the Complainant Martin GENTRY all their interest in 
the Land and real Estate of Martin GENTRY deceased and it further Ordered that MERRIWETHER 
and the heirs of Samuel N. LUCKETT and the heirs of BARNLEY whose names are unknown Convey 
by Deed to the heirs of Martin GENTRY deceased Except the interest of John and Wyatt 
GENTRY and David PARRIS & Wife whose part is to be conveyed to Martin GENTRY as the 
purchaser of the interest of those three heirs which Conveyances are to be made by the 5th 
day of the present Term and if not made George F. POPE is appointed Commissioner to Execute 
on behalf of the respective persons Deeds of Conveyance for the lands aforesaid and the said 
William MERREWETHER and the heirs of Samuel N. LUCKETT dec’d and the heirs of John 
BARNLEY/BURNLEY dec’d whose names are unknown having failed to Convey the land in the Bills 
mentioned on or before the said Sixth day of the said August Term on the application of the 
said Martin GENTRY.  

This Indenture therefore made this 18 February 1828 Between the said George F. POPE, 
Commissioner of the one part and Martin GENTRY, John C. WHEELER and Nancy his wife, Robert 
WHEELER and Sally his wife, Peter SCOTT, Martin SCOTT, Samuel SCOTT, Joseph SCOTT, Jeptha 
SCOTT and  Macey/Macoy SCOTT of the other part, Witnesseth that the said POPE on behalf of 
William MERRIWETHER, Thurston LUCKETT, Alfred LUCKETT, Philip LUCKETT, Catherine LUCKETT and 
Elizabeth LUCKETT, heirs of Samuel N. LUCKETT Dec’d and the Heirs unknown of the said John 
BURNLEY dec’d for and in consideration of the said Decree have granted and conveyed the 
following tract of land Situate lying and being in Bullitt County and State of Kentucky 
containing one hundred and fifty acres lying on Floyds Fork and another tract of one hundred 
and fifty acres on Wales run bordering the original line to the division line between John 
DUNN, MERRIWETHER and LUCKETT thence Eastwardly...
(signed)
George F. POPE, Commr.
on behalf of Wm. MERRIWETHER, Thurston LUCKETT, Alfred LUCKETT, Philip LUCKETT, Catharine 
LUCKETT, Elizabeth LUCKETT and the unknown heirs of John BURNLEY dec’d.

Recorded 18 Feb 1828  Bullitt Co. KY Circuit Court