DEED:  Jonathon Ricketts to William Ricketts,  1857, Bullitt Co., KY

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Transcribed by: Thomas Ricketts ricketts@bellsouth.net
Date:  January 2002
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Bullitt County, Kentucky  Deed Book O pp. 171-172
Executed December 9, 1857
Recorded May 15, 1858

This indenture made this 9th day of December 1857 between Jonathan Ricketts of the first part and 
William Ricketts and his lawful children born and those that may hereafter be born of the second part. 
Witnesseth that the party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars 
cash in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained and sold and doth 
by these presents grant, bargain and sell unto the party of the second part the following tracts of land 
lying and being in the County of Bullitt and on the north side of Wilson's Creek. The first tract containing 
one hundred and fifty acres more or less, and being the same tract conveyed to the party of the first 
part by Benjamin Lasley and Sarah his wife by deed dated the 22nd day of March 1806 and recorded in 
Deed book B page 59 which is referred to for boundary. Also a tract of three acres being the same tract 
conveyed to the party of the first part by Peter Ricketts and Mary his wife by deed recorded in deed 
book C page 24 and which is recorded the 23 day of August 1813. Also the following boundary which is a 
part of the tract on which I live and called the Smith tract which is Smith's Preemption of four hundred 
acres and the part being conveyed is to begin on Wilson's Creek at the mouth of my branch the first big 
branch above my mill and to __ ___ north with the line of a fence to the top of the hill and thence to a 
beech and stone marked J.R. and thence down the road to Lasley's line being the line of the first tract 
herein named and thence with Finn's line and Smith's line along the same to Wilson's Creek, thence down 
Wilson's Creek to the mouth of the gut, the beginning. Containing forty odd acres ____ not having been 
surveyed, and which is deeded to the party of the second part more or less. This land is deeded to the 
party of the second part, and William Ricketts is to live and have a living off of said land during his life as 
also his children and at his death the title in full is to pass to his children. To have and to hold the said 
described lands unto the party of the second part as aforesaid against the claims of the party of the 
first part and his heirs against the claim of all other persons claiming the same. 

The family grave yard which is on the Lasley tract is excepted out of this conveyance. In testimony of 
which the party of the first part hath hereunto set his hand and seal the the day and year first written.

                                                    Jonathan Ricketts (seal)

State of Kentucky  |
Bullitt County     |

I Robert F. Samuels clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that on the 9th day of 
December 1857 the foregoing deed from Jonathan Ricketts to W. Ricketts & children was produced to me 
in my office and acknowledged by the said Jonathan Ricketts to be his act and deed. Whereupon the same 
was ordered to be recorded with this certificate is truly done in my said office this the 15th day of May 
1858.

                                                     R. F. Samuels CBCC