SUIT: Huffman, Shawler, Johnson, French, Goldsmith, Troutman, 1837/50, Bullitt County
**********************************************************************
USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE:  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for 
profit or presentation by any other organization or persons.  Persons or organizations 
desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the 
legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof 
of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the 
file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net 

Transcribed by: Anne  Livingston - Livings1@aol.com
Date: 14 Mar 2000 
**********************************************************************
 
Bullitt Co. Deed Book I p. 40
Whereas on the 18th day of April 1836 there issued from the Clerks office of the Bullitt 
Circuit Court and Execution # 376 in the name of Anthony SHAWLER, Administrator of Jacob 
SHAWLER dec'd against the Estate of Jacob HUFFMAN and Catharine his wife, late Catharine 
JOHNSON, Administrators of Felix JOHNSON dec'd and Martha JOHNSON and Charlotte  JOHNSON 
infants of the said Felix JOHNSON dec'd returnable 11 Jun 1836  and was for the sum of Two 
hundred dollars damages nine Dollars eleven cents and costs ---  Eight Dollars Forty 
five cents which execution has on Credit on the --- thereof for Eight six dollars paid 20th 
William  HILL Sheriff of Bullitt County on the 22 April 1836 nine oclock A M   Upon which 
execution the following return of the Sheriff is endorsed:   I called on Felix JOHNSON's 
Admrs. for payment of this Execution, they had no assets at hand and did not expect any more 
come to hand I then by the direction of Plaintiffs and Defendants also levied this execution 
in the undivided interest of Martha and Charlotte JOHNSON infant heirs of Felix JOHNSON 
dec'd in and to ninety eight acres now lying on Wilsons creek in Bullitt County, Said 
interest amounts to about Sixty five and three acres of land, which I advertised for sale on 
a credit of three (?) months at the Courthouse door in Shepherdsville and on the fourth day 
of July 1836 being the first day of the Circuit Court and after having caused the same to be 
valued according to law by Ephraim NAPPER and John STICKLES valuation herewith filed and 
made , I sold said land to Peter TROUTMAN for one hundred and thirty eight dollars and 
fourteen cents which satisfied this Execution.  I cried the land  --- would pay the debt for 
a less number of acres and no person bid at all, I then took a sale bid of said TROUTMAN 
agreeable to law with Jacob HUFFMAN as security .  Now for and in consideration of the sum 
above have conveyed the said sixty five acres to Peter TROUTMAN.  

James COMBS D. S. for Wm. HILL SBC

Recorded 30 Oct 1837

I think the clerk got tired of writing this towards the end and got sloppy so I had some 
trouble reading some of it.  I do think that is one of the STICKLES rather than a SHICKLES. 
Those two families unfortunately lived in the same general area.

Yet another unpleasant task for the sheriff to go to the courthouse and "cry" 
land that his neighbors (and sometimes his relatives)  were about to lose.  

Bullitt County Deed Book M p. 26
Whereas Henry HUFFMAN,  Son of Elizabeth HUFFMAN and James HUFFMAN dec'd, died seized of a 
tract of 100 acres of land laying in Bullitt County joining Thos. BAYNES old tract and being 
part of HARRISON's  large tract on the Rolling fork - see deed from HARRISON's Hrs. to 
HUFFMAN on record in the Bullitt County Court office and said Henry HUFFMAN left no wife or 
children and left his said Mother and five brothers and sisters  as his heirs - his father, 
said James HUFFMAN,  having died before him - and his sister Elizabeth HUFFMAN one of the 
five heirs married William GOLDSMITH and they have sold their undivided interest in said 
tract of 100 acres of land to Benjamin FRENCH for the sum of Forty five dollars paid in 
hand.  This indenture made this 4th day of April 1850 between said William GOLDSMITH and 
Elizabeth his wife of Bullitt County, Kentucky to the said Benjamin FRENCH of the same 
place... have sold and conveyed their entire undivided one fifth part of said 100 acres of 
land.

(signed)
Wm. GOLDSMITH
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH

Recorded 24 April 1850, Bullitt County KY Court