Whereas David Leitch by his last will and testament dated 8 Nov 1794 devised all his real estate to his then wife, Keturah Leitch, etc. and Keturah having intermarried with James Taylor of the county of Campbell. Indenture made 7 Aug 1802 between James Taylor and his wife Keturah, his wife, of the county of Campbell of the one part and Washington Berry of the same county of the other part. James and Keturah in consideration of the sum of 500 pounds sell all the real estate of every denomination devised by the said David in his last will and testament. But it is hereby declared to be the intention of the parties to this deed that no bonefied sale of any lands made by the said David Leitch in his lifetime shall be effected by this deed as to there conveyance nor is it to effect that part of land sold by William Kennedy in his lifetime to Thomas Johnson which fell within the said James and Keturah’s part on the division with the said William and locator in the tract near the mouth of Licking.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged in presence of: Jacob Fowler, Edmund Taylor, Thomas Sandford
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Alexandria Deed Book B, page 313, Recorded November Court 1802

Whereas David Leitch by his will and testament devised all his real estate to his wife Keturah Leitch forever as will more fully appear by reference to the records of the County Court of Mason and the said Keturah having intermarried with James Taylor and whereas the said David Leitch in his lifetime executed his bond to Edward Welch for 100 acres of land, being that tract on which the said Edward lately lived and being part of the said David Leitch’s 13,800 acre tract lying near the mouth of the Licking.

Now this indenture made 1 Nov 1802 between James Taylor and Keturah, his wife, late Keturah Leitch, widow and devisee of David Leitch, deceased of Campbell County and state of Kentucky of the one part and the said Edward Welch of the same county and state of the other part; beginning on the bank of Main Licking on the lower side of Bartles run to Elms upper corner to the survey, formerly belonging to said Bartle and now belonging to Richard Southgate…small beech in the line of the land sold to D C Orcutt.
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Alexandria Deed Book B, page 334, Recorded November Court 1802

Whereas David Leitch by his will and testament devised all his real estate to his wife,
Keturah Leitch forever as will more fully appear by reference to the records of the county court of Mason and the said Keturah having intermarried with James Taylor and whereas the said David Leitch in his life time sold to George Kelly, 150 acres of land and being part of the said David Leitch's 13,800 acre tract lying near the mouth of the Licking.

Now indenture made 1 Nov 1802 between James Taylor and Keturah, his wife, late Keturah Leitch, widow and devisee of David Leitch, deceased of the county of Campbell and state of Kentucky of the one part and George Kelly of the same county of the other part….for and in consideration of the sum of $150 paid to said David in his lifetime. James and Keturah, late Leitch, being the tract where on the said George now lives, beginning at a white elm and two hickories on the bank of the Licking River at the mouth of Riffle Creek.
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Alexandria Deed Book S, page 148, Recorded 17 Feb 1807

Deed made 17 Sep 1806 between Edward Welch of the county of Campbell of the first part and Richard Southgate of the county of Campbell of the other part. Edward for 12 pounds, eight shillings sold to Richard out of the 190 acres of land sold him by Major David Leitch on Licking River adjoining the tract once owned by John Bartle which adjoins the station the following parts thereof; to wit of the said 100 acres, boundaries lying in Campbell County together with the appurtenaces (sic).

Edward Welch X his mark
Sealed and delivered in the presence of J Weaver, George Porter, John McCabe
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Alexandria Book K, page 171-Recorded 5 Feb 1831

Whereas James Taylor, executor of David Leitch, deceased on 17 Aug 1797, entered into a written contract with William Kennedy, since deceased, to redivide a tract of 13,800 acres of land patented to the said Leitch and Kennedy. Whereas it was agreed that the redivision should not effect a tract of 100 acres sold by the said Kennedy to a certain Thomas Johnson. Further that for the said Kennedy to pay the said Taylor the same price which he had sold the said land for the said Johnson in case any of the said land should fall within the part owned by the devesee of the said Leitch on said re-division.

Whereas upon said re-division 54 and ½ acres of the said 100 acres fell within the bounds of the part owned by the devisee of the said Leitch and whereas the said David Letich, deceased, by his last will and testament which is of record in the County Court of Mason County and state of Kentucky, devised the whole of his estate to his Keturah who has since intermarried with the said James Taylor. And whereas also the said James Taylor has this day received full compensation for the said 54 and ½ acres of land by a deed bearing date herewith from the administrators of the estate of William Kennedy, deceased, for 55 acres of land by reason of which said premises, it has become necessary for the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife, to convey the said 54 and ½ acres of land to Jonathan Keen, who is by assignment regularly made the present proprietor of the said 100 acres of land. Indenture made between James Taylor and Keturah, his wife to sell to Jonathan Keen 54 and ½ acres of land situated in the county of Campbell to the hackberry and box elder on the east bank of Licking river.
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