Bourbon County, Kentucky, Court Deed Book 43, pp. 383-384:

April 10, 1849 - Keziah Brown Heirs to Nicholas Smith Heirs (transcribed by Robert E. Francis November 22, 2000)

This Indenture made and entered into this 10th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine Between John Brown Eliza Brown Henry Brown Margaret Brown Edward Brown and Sally Brown Heirs of Kezia Brown dec’d Hez B. Flournoy Rowland Flournoy Lawrence Flournoy and Jones Flournoy Heirs of Thoedocia Flournoy dec’d Thomas Chiles William Chiles Thomas Flournoy child and heir of Solomon Flournoy dec’d who was a child and heir of the said Theodocia Flournoy dec’d by James M. Arnold a commissioner of the one and first part and John Smith Joseph Smith Nicholas Smith Margaret Elizabeth Smith Elias Batterton and Catherine Batterton his wife heirs of Nicholas Smith, Jr. dec’d a party of the other and second part witnesseth: that whereas in a suit in chancery depending in the Bourbon Court George Rush &c against James W. Ingels so it was at the October term 1848 of said court amongst other things decreed and ordered that the heirs of Keziah Brown dec’d and the heirs of Theodocia Flournoy dec’d and William and Thomas D. Chiles convey to the defendants and heirs of Smith by deed of (illegible) and quit claim all their right title and interest in and to the two hundred sixty one &c fraction acres of land mentioned in the surveyors report on or before the first day of the first day (sic) of the necst (sic) Term of this Court and upon their failure to do as James M. Arnold is appointed commissioner to make said conveyance for them and the said party of the first part having failed to comply with said (illegible) nor the said James M. Arnold as commissioner for the party of the first part in pursuance of said decree and of the statutes in such cases made and provided of the county of Bourbon and state of Kentucky as hereby (illegible) release and quit claim and by these presents have remisced released and quit claimed unto the said party of the second part all that certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the county of Bourbon and described in the surveyors report as follows IEF 56732 represents the land now owned by the heirs of Nicholas Smith when extended so as to bind on the lines of Peter Smeltzer’s four hundred acres and Chiles eastern line of his seven hundred acres and contains two hundred and sixty one and a fourth acres and thirty one poles Together with all the premises rights and privileges thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining to have and to hold the land premises and appertenances aforesaid unto the said party of the second part their heirs and assigns forever in testimony whereof the said party of the first part by their said commissioner have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

John Brown (seal)

Eliza Brown (seal)

Henry Brown (seal)

Margaret Brown (seal)

Edward Brown (seal)

Sally Brown (seal)

Hez B. Flournoy (seal)

Rowland Flournoy (seal)

Lawrence Flournoy (seal)

Jones Flournoy (seal)

Thomas Chiles (seal)

Thomas Flournoy (seal)

The unknown heirs of Solomon Flournoy (seal)

By J. M. Arnold commissioner

Bourbon Circuit court sct April Term 1849

J.M. Arnold as commissioner escibited the written deed of conveyance which was ecsami ned by the court approved of acknowledged by said commissioner and ordered to be certified by record.

Att J. M. Arnold

By J. Paton DC

Commonwealth of Kentucky and county of Kentucky Sct

I Thomas P. Smith clerk of the county court of said county do certify that this deed from Koziah Brown Heirs to Nicholas Smith Heirs was this day produced to me and was with the certificates endorsed duly recorded in my office. Given under my hand this 11th day April 1849.

Thomas P. Smith clerk

By Mat Howard DC