DEED:  Preston GRANT, Overall GRANT, John GRANT, Franklin WHITLEDGE, Betty WHITLEDGE to 
Alfred GRANT, 1878, Bullitt County

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Transcribed by:  Melody Tittle (valenaann68@yahoo.com)
Submitted:       6 May 2003
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Whereas in an action of Preston GRANT against Overall GRANT & Defendant 
then pending in the Bullitt County Court for the partition of the real 
estate of John M. GRANT an order was entered at the September 1877 directing 
W.P. STALLINGS, Joel BALEE, and Casper HERPS as Commissioners of said Court 
to make division and allotment of said real estate between the parties to 
said action and the said real estate was divided in accordance with said 
order and said Commissioners having made their report of division at the 
November Term 1877 of said Court their said report was by a further order 
of said court approved and confirmed, and on the 17th day of December 1877 
the said Court appointed the undersigned E.W. HALL a special Commissioner 
to make deeds of partition, conveying to each party the lands and property 
allotted to them in severalty(?),

Now therefore this Indenture made and entered into this ninth day of January 
1878 between Preston T. GRANT, Overall GRANT, John GRANT, Franklin WHITLEDGE 
and Bettie WHITLEDGE by E.W. HALL Commissioner aforesaid of the first part 
and Alfred GRANT of the second part-Witnesseth, that for and in consideration 
of the premises, and in obedience to said order the parties of the first part 
by E.W. HALL Commissioner aforesaid, have sold and do hereby convey to said 
party of the second part and his heirs and assigns forever the Lot No. 4 
described a follows.  viz:  Beginning at a stone corner to Lots No. 1,2,& 3, 
thence with Lot 3, S29 E93 1/2 poles to a stone in W.H. JAMES line & with the 
same N62 E48 1/2 poles to a white oak and ironwood in Richard JAMES line, 
thence N25 1/4 W933/5 poles to a stone corner to Lot 1.  Thence S61 1/2 W53 1/5 
poles to the beginning containing 29 1/2 acres.

To have and to hold the same with the appurtenances unto the party of the 
second part his heirs and assigns forever, and the said parties of the first 
part by the Commissioner aforesaid, hereby covenant with the party of the 
second part, that they will warrant and defend the title of the land and premise 
hereby conveyed against the claims of themselves and their heirs.

Witness my hand this 9th day of January 1878

				E.W. HALL Special
				Commissioner Bullitt County Court

Examined and approved in open court this 21st day of January 1878
				
				W. CARPENTER Judge B.C.C.

State of Kentucky
Bullitt County    SCT

I, E.W. HALL Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid, 
do certify that the foregoing deed from John M. GRANTS Hrs. by E.W. HALL 
Commissioner to Alfred GRANT was on the 21st day of January 1878 presented 
in open Court and was acknowledged by the said E.W. HALL Cmm. for and on 
behalf of the parties of the first part to be his act and deed, and lodged 
for record and said deed having been examined by the Court, was approved and 
confirmed and so endorsed by the Judge.

Whereupon the same, together with the certificate of the Judge and this 
certificate have been duly admitted to record in my office.

Given under my hand this 13th day of September 1878.

				E.W. HALL Clerk