DEED: Caleb Hardesty and William H. May, 1841, Spencer Co., KY

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Spencer Co. KY Deed Book F p. 11
8 Dec 1841 CALEB HARDESTY and his wife SUSANNAH HARDESTY of the County of Spencer and State 
of Kentucky of the one part and WILLIAM H. MAY of the County and State aforesaid of the 
other part.  Whereas my Son WILLIAM P. HARDESTY is now residing upon a part of my land and 
has the following named children towit: MARIA ELIZABETH HARDESTY, JOSHUA J. HARDESTY, CALEB 
HARDESTY, SHELBURNE HARDESTY and SUSANNAH HARDESTY who are minors under the age of twenty 
one years and for the natural love and affection I the said CALEB HARDESTY have and bear 
towards my said son and above named grandchildren and the desire I feel of providing for my 
said grand children a home upon which they can be raised and educated.

Now in consideration of the promises aforesaid and for the consideration of the sum of One 
Dollar to me in hand paid by the said WILLIAM H. MAY the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged we the said CALEB HARDESTY and SUSANNAH his wife have given granted bargained 
sold and conveyed and by these presents do give grant bargain and Sell unto the said WILLIAM 
H. MAY in Trust for the uses and purposes herein after designated and enumerated the tract 
of land upon which my said Son WILLIAM P. HARDESTY now lives situate lying and being in 
Spencer County adjoining the farm upon which the said CALEB HARDESTY now lives containing 
about Seventy acres be the same more or less and bounded by a stone a corner to NATHAN CAIN 
thence north to a stone in the edge of main road from Taylorsville to Bloomfield another 
corner to NATHAN CAIN thence with the main road to a hickory tree tow a corner of HUMPHREY 
MAY thence with GATTON’S line to the corner at a sink hole thence with GATTON’S line to a 
sugar tree a corner to the lands of GEORGE SMALLWOODS heirs thence with said line to a Beech 
tree... to the Beginning to have and to hold for the following uses and purposes viz:

for the occupation and use of the said MARIA ELIZABETH HARDESTY, JOSHUA J. HARDESTY, CALEB 
HARDESTY, SHELBURN HARDESTY and SUSANNAH HARDESTY until the youngest one of them shall 
arrive to the age of 21 years and in order that they may be clothed, boarded and educated as 
far as the proceeds of said tract of land will justify the said Trustee is to permit WILLIAM 
P. HARDESTY & his wife the father and mother of said children before stated to live upon 
said tract of land and enjoy the same for the special purpose of appropriating the proceeds 
& profits thereof to the raising of their said children until the youngest one of them shall 
arrive at the age of twenty one years and for no other purpose whatever and upon the 
youngest one of the children aforesaid arriving at the age of twenty one years shall convey 
the said tract of land in fee simple to the said grandchildren or to the survivor or 
survivors of them or to the children of such one or more of them lawfully begotten ...

(signed)
CALEB (X) HARDESTY
SUSANNAH (X) HARDESTY
WILLIAM H. MAY

Recorded 8 December 1841 Spencer Co. KY Court