COURT: Pope vs. McGee, 1800, Bullitt Co., KY 

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Benjamin POPE Jr. Vs. Patrick MCGEE Bullitt Circuit Court Judgments # 1 (v. 13) 

Your orator, Benjamin POPE, Jr., would show that his father Benjamin POPE, Sr 
and a certain Patrick MCGEE the 19th October 1786 made an exchange of land -- 
that is to say the said MCGEE agreed to give the said Benjamin, your orator’s 
father, the tract on which the said MCGEE then resided on Salt River, commonly 
known as the Ferry Tract, containing 450 acres for lands of the said POPE on 
the Beech Fork and Your Orator’s father executed his obligation to the said 
MCGEE for the conveyance to the said MCGEE for the conveyance of the land to 
be given in exchange on his part, which bond your Orator’s father had long since 
satisfied and complied with yr. Orator further states that the said MCGEE at the 
same time to wit: on the said 19th day of October 1786, executed his bond to your 
Orator’s father, the said Benjamin POPE, Sr., in the penalty of 1000 pounds current 
money of Virginia conditioned for the conveyance of the said Ferry Tract by a good 
and sufficient deed or deeds which bond is in the following words and figures to 
wit "know all men by these presents that I, Patrick MCGEE, etc., " which bond your 
Orator prays may be taken and considered part of this bill. Your Orator further states 
that the said Benjamin POPE, Sr., on the 23rd day of August 1799, by his 
endorsement on the said bond assigned the same to your Orator which assignment 
your Orator also prays may be taken as part of this bill. Your Orator further 
states that the tract known by the name of Ferry Tract at the time of the 
aforesaid contract of exchange and contemplated by the parties was a part of 
three tracts of land surveyed in the name of John EDWARDS and conveyed by the 
said EDWARDS to the said MCGEE and bounded as follows to wit: Beginning at 3 
maples on Salt River, being the lower corner of a track of land of 450 acres 
conveyed by the said MCGEE to a certain Michael TROUTMAN running thence S23E 556 
poles to two white oaks (illegible) corner to a track of 450 acres conveyed by 
the said MCGEE to Richard SIMMONS thence S67W 142 poles to a tract of 400 acres 
surveyed for William POPE and Paul FROMAN, asee - thence N23W 502 poles to a 
large hickory, two beeches and small walnut on the bank of Salt River - thence 
up Salt River to the beginning. Your Orator further states that the land yr 
Orator’s said father gave the said MCGEE in exchange was conveyed by a deed with 
general warranty and such conveyances was conveyed by a deed with general 
warranty and such conveyances your Orator conceived was contemplated by the 
parties at the time of the contract of exchange as afsd. Yr. Orator further 
states that the said MCGEE fraudulently designing to evade the force and effect 
of his said obligation, although frequently requested by your Orator’s father 
before the said assignment and by your orator since, has altogether refused and 
neglected to convey the said Ferry Tract pursuant to his said writing 
obligatory. Your Orator further states that the said Ferry Tract includes the 
plantation on which Your Orator’s father now lives all which acting’s and doings 
of the said deft. Are fraudulent and contrary to equity and good conscience. 
POPE for compt. Bill was filed Jan. Term 1800, -- July term, dismissed by ptff.