Henry County, KY - Deeds: Deed of Land Division of Benjamin Hardin and his children Wednesday, March 22, 2000 Submitted by; cybermom@aol.com (Ramona McDowell Kelley) ************************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************************* Hardin Land Deed 1827 Deed of Land Division of Benjamin Hardin and his children. Henry Co., KY Deed Book #12, page #410 {page 410} This indenture made and entered into this 5th day of November 1827 between Benjamin Hardin of the County of Henry and Commonwealth of Kentucky of the one part and Mark Hardin, William Hardin, Daniel Hardin, Henry Hardin, Nathaniel Hardin, George Washington Hardin, and Nancy Hardin and Jacob Kelly the said party of the second part being all children of said Benjamin except Jacob Kelly who married Elizabeth Hardin the daughter of said Benjamin of this County and State aforesaid of the other part whereas one Langhead was entitle to a claim of land in said County of Henry on the waters of the Kentucky River containing as was then surveyed 900 acres but by a resurvey 1020 acres and whereas the said Benjamin Hardin and his brother Ennis purchased of said Langhead eight hundred acres of said Land and one McCord the other two hundred acres= And the said Benjamin Hardin having purchased only two hundred acres for his share {page 411} and having since purchased or traded his land in Owen County containing ten hundred acres for the six hundred acres from the said Ennis that being his share and a deed having been executed to him from the heirs of said Ennis for said land and whereas the said Benjamin having long since given said land to his children for and in consideration of his natural love as well as a varity of debts and dues having been discharged and paid off for him by said children and having had a division of the land made among themselves as will fully appear by a division & platt of said land a part of this deed- Now this indenture -------------? That for and in consideration of the promises and the farther consideration of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid by said party of the second part the said Benjamin hath and by this presents do give grant bargain and sell unto the party of the second part the whole of his claim of said land being eight hundred and twenty acres first to Mark Hardin Lots no 1 & 5 , to Daniel Hardin Lots No 2, 3 & 4 , to Nathaniel Hardin, George Washington Hardin and Nancy Hardin [the said Geo Washington and Nancy being -----------?] the lots containing two hundred and seventy eight acres ninety six acres [excepting from said 278 so much thereof as that William's line in his lot No 6 will run parralell with his said lot No 9 included Spring on a straight line -----------? On said 278 acre lot. To William Hardin Lot No 9 & 6 with the addition of including the spring as aforesaid. To Henry Hardin lots No 8 & 7 excepting there from 12 acres as laid down on said Platt which is to go to Jacob Kelly with all and singular the apperturances hereunto belonging or in any of the land unto each agreeably to their shares herein specified and each of their heirs forever- And the said Benjamin Hardin will warrant and define the same against himself and all persons claiming under him but against no other claims whatsoever. In Testimony whereof the said Benjamin Hardin has hereto set his hand and seal the date above His Benjamin X Hardin Mark {page 412}Platt drawing begins this page} December 20th 1825 Surveyed Langheads 900 acres survey lying and being in the County of Henry and the waters of the Kentucky River and bounded as follows towit; Beginning at two red oaks lying down & at stone on this side of a ridge and running thence No58E412 poles [putting a course go distance] N60E374 poles choping a brough thence a buffalo road to a black walnut white walnut and sugar tree on the north side of a ridge thence N32W396 poles [putting course a distance] No80W880 poles choping a brough at 66 poles to two blue ashes and sugar trees on the west side of a branch thence S58 W412 poles [put course a dist No West819 poles crossing a buffalo road to a white oak s---and hickory on the north side of a ridge thence S320E896 poles put course S60E choping two broughs to the beginning containing 1019 1/2 acres Charles T Chilton S. H. C. Filed note of 600 acres Beginning at a beech and dogwood in the original boundry line thence No32W396 poles to two dogwoods in the original line thence with said line S58W126 poles to a black ash hickory and grass corner to a 200 acre survey thence north a line of said survey S32E130 poles to a locust sugar tree and beech another corner to said survey thence with another line then of S58W206 poles to a beech sugar tree & ash in the original line thence with said line S32E266 poles to two red oaks & lying down and a stone original beginning corner of Langheads {page 413} survey thence N58E332 poles to the beginning Lot No1 beginning at a beech and dogwood corner to the 600 acres thence N58E80 poles to a black walnut white walnut and sugar tree original corner thence N32W100 poles croping a brough to a take corner to Daniel Hardin - thence S58W80 poles to 2 beech and dogwood thence S32E100 poles to the beginning. Lot No2 beginning at a stake in the old line corner to Mark Hardin thence N32West100 poles to a beech thence S58W80 poles to three dogwoods thence S32E100 poles to two beech and dogwood thence No58E80 poles to the begining Lot No3 beginning at a beech in the original line thence N32 W100 poles to a dowood and three Ironwoods thence S58W80 poles to a hackberry and ash thence S32E100 poles to 3 dogwoods thence N58E80 poles to the beginning Lot No4 begining at a dogwood and three ironwoods in the old line thence N32W96 poles to the dogwoods thence S32E96 poles to a hackberry and ash thence No58E80 poles to the beginning Lot No5 beginning at a beech and dogwood corner to Lot No1 thence No32W80 poles to a white walnut thence S58West100 poles to a white oak and sugar tree in the fork of a branch, thence south32E80 poles to a white walnut sugar tree and black oak in a branch in the old line thence with So line N58E100 poles to the beginning. No 6 & 9 beginning at a white oak in a line of Lot No2 thence N32West 66 2/3 poles to an ironwood, dogwood and hickory thence S58W100 poles to a dogwood red oak and walnut thence S72 1/2 W25 poles to a locust sugar tree and back corner to a 200 acre survey thence with a line thereof S58W200 poles to a beech sugar tree and ash in the old line thence S32E45 poles to a sugar tree and white oak thence N58E206 poles to two hickories thence N58E125 poles to the beginning No7 and 8 beginning at an irorwood dogwood and hickory thence N32W142 poles to two dogwoods in the old line thence S58W 126 poles to a black ash {page 414} hickory and gumwood? corner to a 200 acre tract thence S32E62 poles to a stake thence No58E25 poles to two sugar trees and black ash on a hillside thence S32E80 poles to a dogwood redoak and walnut thence North 58E100 to the beginning Charles T Chilton L. H. C. Henry County Court clerks Office November 5th 1827 I Edmund P Thomas clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing Indenture from Benjamin Hardin to Mark Hardin, William Hardin, Daniel Hardin, Henry Hardin, Nathaniel Hardin, George Washinton Hardin and Nancy Hardin and Jacob Kelly was on the day of the date hereof produced to me in my office and acknowledged by the said Benjamin Hardin to be his act and deed- and which deed together with a diagram and platt of said Land thereunto attached and truly admitted to record in my office Att Edm P Thomas ================================================================================================