General James Taylor
Deed Book D, Page 54-Recorded 28 Jan 1795
Whereas David Leitch in his life time made a deed of conveyance to John Bartle for 358 acres of land more or less by deed bearing date the 3 Jul 1794, being part of the said Leitche’s tract near the mouth of the Licking and on which he lived which said deed proved by tow witnesses in the Court of Mason County, but Keturah the then wife of the said David did not relinquish her right of dower. And whereas the said deed was made before the patent issued for the said land to the said David and whereas the said John Bartle is apprehensive that the said deed is defective owing to the said patent not being issued at the time of its acknowledgement by the David Leitch and Keturah his wife and also owing to the dower not being relinquished and whereas David Leitch by his last Will and Testament devised all his real estate to his then wife Keturah forever as will more fully appear by the said Will and the said Keturah having intermarried with James Taylor, and the said James Taylor and Keturah his wife; Keturah Leitch, widow and devisee of David Letich, deceased being willing to make over all the right of the said land to the said John Bartle.
Indentures made 28 Jan 1799 between James Taylor and Keturah his wife late, Keturah Leitch, widow and devisee of David Leitch of the County of Campbell of the one part and John Bartle of the same county of the other part. For and in consideration of 5 shillings paid by John, James and Keturah sell a certain tract of land containing 358 acres.
Witnesses: William Reddick, John J Flournoy, Thomas Griffing,
Thomas Lindsey, Archibald Brown
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Alexander Deed Book A, page 323-Recorded 7 Aug 1802
James and Keturah Taylor to Washington Berry sold for 500
pounds including the following-
"now is it to be in 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 as locator."
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Newport Deed Book A, page 323, Recorded 7 Aug 1802
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, he wife, late Keturah Leitch, widow and devisee of David Letich,
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 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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