Bullitt County History

Wilhite Carpenter to Elijah McCubbins - Part of 200 Acres

In July 1892, Wilhite Carpenter sold his Pine Tavern tract to Elijah McCubbins. He had owned the tract since 1853 when he purchased it from Zaddock Brown. His elder brother, James Madison Carpenter had lived in that area until his death in 1884. McCubbins would soon sell it to George Yeast.


Bullitt County Deed Book 35, Pages 363-364

This deed made and entered into this the 11th day of July 1892, by and between W. Carpenter and his wife Letitia Carpenter of the first part, and Elijah McCubbins, party of the second part, all of Bullitt County, Kentucky.

Witnesseth: That for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00), which has heretofore been paid by the said second party to the party of the first part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the said first parties have bargained and sold, and hereby sell, convey and deliver unto the said Elijah McCubbins, party of the second part, the following described pieces or parcels of land on the south side of Salt River and known as the Pine Tavern tract, containing two hundred acres more or less and bounded as follows, to wit:

Beginning at two white oaks in Mackey's line, thence North 30° West 246 poles to a white oak and poplar, thence South 53° West 133 poles to a stake, thence South 30° East 246 poles to a stake in Mackey's line, thence with Mackey's line North 53° East 133 poles to the beginning, surveyed for John Carr for two hundred acres.

Out of the above boundary is excluded the following tract, which is not hereby conveyed. Beginning at a pine and white oak on a knob, thence down the knob S 71° W 133 poles across the road from Shepherdsville to Elizabethtown near a branch to two white oaks and a chestnut oak in a back line of John Carr's old survey, this being the same land once owned by F. Burch (see deed from Zaddock L. Brown to Wilhite Carpenter recorded in Deed Book M, pages 404 & 405, Bullitt County Court Clerk's office). It is expressly agreed between the parties hereto that the first party W. Carpenter is to have a passway to and from the graveyard where the remains of J. M. Carpenter are buried, and the grave yard containing on half an acre and said passway and graveyard is excluded and not conveyed in this deed.

To have and to hold the same unto the said Elijah McCubbins with all the improvements belonging thereto, his heirs and assigns forever with covenant of general warranty.

Witness the hands of the grantors this the day and year first herein written. (signed) W. Carpenter, Letitia (her x mark) Carpenter


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