DEED: Deed of Partition, Land of Richard Lee Madison County, Kentucky 1 September 1845 This Indenture made and entered into this 1st day of September 1845, by and between Ebenezer Titus and Dorothy his wife, late Dorothy Lee, James Stephenson and Polly his wife, late Polly Lee, Thomas McGuire and his wife, late Ann Lee, Sally West, late Sally Lee, Richard Lee, David Lee, Thomas Lee, Grisham Lee, Hezekiah W. Wright and Delila his wife, late Delila Lee, James Lee, David W. Dalton and Margaret, his wife, late Margaret Lee, Irvine Lee, Preston Forest and Lucinda his wife, late Lucinda Lee, Joel Todd and his children, towit: Martha Ann Todd, Elizabeth Boatman, late Elizabeth Todd, John Todd, Irvine Todd, Newton Todd, Amanda Todd, Lucinda Todd, Mary Jane Todd and Joel Todd Jr heirs and legal representatives of Nancy Todd, decd, late Nancy Lee, and Robert Belsha, Dorothy Belsha, James Belsha, Henry Belsha, Mary Belsha, Margaret Belsha, Milton Belsha and William Belsha heirs and legal representatives of Elizabeth Belsha, decd, late Elizabeth Lee, by Kiah Crooke, a commissioner appointed by a decree of the Madison Circuit Court in the case of Richard Lee’s heirs, on Petition of the first part, and Noah Lee of the second part. Witnesseth: That where as by the Decree aforesaid in the cause aforesaid the said Crooke as commissioner was directed to survey and divide the land of Richard Lee, decd, equally in value among all his heirs he having done so as in his judgment seemeth right the land is in Madison County on the Brushy Fork of Silver Creek, containing 352 acres, and the part of said land laid off to the said Noah Lee and hereby conveyed is twenty acres, marked on the Commissioner’s report realized in the Suit aforesaid Lot No 10, and is bounded as follows, towit: Beginning at a stake, two Chestnut oak pointers on a drain, and corner to Lot No 9, thence with a line of ___ West 171 poles to two hickories, do___ and Chestnut on the West line of the 352 acres, thence with said line S2W 19 poles to a stake and black ___ on a hillside, corner to Lot No 11, thence with a line of same East 171 poles to a stake two white oaks pointers on the East line of the 352 acres, thence with said line N2E 19 poles to the Beginning. Now the parties aforesaid of the first part by the Commissioner aforesaid hereby convey to the party of the Second part aforesaid all the title and interest in said twenty acres of land which they have derived from their ancestor Richard Lee, deceased and the appurtenances belonging thereto. To have and to hold the same to him the said Noah Lee and his heirs forever. The said Crooke acts as Commissioner and is not to be liable in any event. In testimony whereof the grantors aforesaid by the said Commissioner hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and date first above written Ebenezer Titus (Seal) Richard Lee (Seal) Dorothy Titus (Seal) David Lee (Seal) James Stephenson (Seal) Thomas Lee (Seal) Polly Stephenson (Seal) Gresham Lee (Seal) Thomas McGuire (Seal) Hezekiah W. Wright (Seal) Ann McGuire (Seal) Delila Wright (Seal) Sally West (Seal) James Lee (Seal) David W. Dalton (Seal) Lucinda Todd (Seal) Margaret Dalton (Seal) Mary Jane Todd (Seal) Irvine Lee (Seal) Joel Todd Jr (Seal) Preston Forest (Seal) Robert Belsha (Seal) Lucinda Forest (Seal) Dorothy Belsha (Seal) Joel Todd (Seal) James Belsha (Seal) Martha Ann Todd (Seal) Harvey Belsha (Seal) Elizabeth Boatman (Seal) Mary Belsha (Seal) John Todd (Seal) Margaret Belsha (Seal) Irvine Todd (Seal) Milton Belsha (Seal) Newton Todd (Seal0 William Belsha (Seal) Amanda Todd (Seal) By the Commissioner Kiah Crooke (Seal) Madison County, KY Book of Deeds Vol. 2 1844-1845 Pages 482-494 FHC#0183296 There is a Deed of Partition for each family with a different land description for each. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martina Carpenter jimcarp@owt.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.