Bullitt County History

Zadok L. Brown & Francis A. Burch - Division of 200 Acres

On 24 Apr 1851, Zadok L. Brown and Francis A. Burch agreed to divide the 200 acres formerly belonging to Eli Burch dec'd between them. Burch would later sell the land to John M. Waters.


Bullitt County Deed Book M, Page 172

This indenture and deed of partition made and entered into this 24th day of April 1851 by and between Zadock L. Brown, and Elizabeth Brown of the county of Bullitt, and state of Kentucky of the one part, and Francis A Birch and Sarah A. C. Birch of the county and state aforesaid of the other part.

Witnesseth that whereas the said Zadock L. Brown and Francis A. Birch, having purchased of Eli Birch's heirs their undivided interest in a tract of two hundred acres of land, as follows. The said Brown has bought the interest of three of the heirs, and owns one by the right of his wife who is one of the heirs, the said Burch has bought the interest of one of the heirs and possesses the remaining sixth in his own right, being one of the heirs of Eli Burch dec'd. Now the said parties have this day agreed upon a division line, which runs as follows.

Beginning at a pine and white oak in a line of John Carr's old survey on a knob, thence down the knob S 71° W 133 poles crossing the road from Shepherdsville to Elizabethtown near a branch to to white oaks and a chestnut oak on a back line of John Harris' old survey, the said Zadock L. Brown and wife now relinquish all their right and title to the land lying below and next to Elizabethtown and the said Brown and wife hereby covenants to and with the said Burch that they will warrant the title to the same against themselves, their heirs, assigns, executors and administrators forever. The said Zadock L. Brown is to have the land lying above and next to Shepherdsville from said division line and the said Burch and wife hereby covenant and agree with the said Brown that they will and their heirs, executors, and administrators and assigns shall warrant the title to the same against themselves forever. In testimony whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first written. (signed) Francis A. Burch; Sarah A. (her x mark) Burch; Zadock L. Brown; Elizabeth Brown.


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